The programming involves writing a code that controls the movement of the stepper motors based on the input coordinates. This code can be uploaded to the Arduino board using the Arduino IDE. Watch ...

The software driving the SVG plotter has been significantly modified to be compatible with Processing 2.1.1. This ensures that the plotter can handle a variety of vector graphic formats and commands.

Being only ten at the time I was unable to build the thing and, now that I’m 40, I still can’t fathom how to build this DIY CNC plotter out of a DVD player and some Arduino gear.

We’ve never seen someone build a plotter out of buzzwords, but [roxen] did a really good job of it. The idea is simple, place the plotter over a sheet of paper, open a website, draw, and watc… ...

We are suckers for simple plotter projects even though you could just mate a pen to your 3D printer or CNC machine. Those won’t fit your whiteboard , though. Posted in 3d Printer hacks , Arduino ...