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Why are you using the Arduino IDE? Is this not an EggBot?
You’ve installed a set of Inkscape extensions that require Inkscape 1.0; it will not work on Inkscape 0.92.
Adding a direct feature for resizing is something that we have considered, but there are so many possible parameters (scaling vs cropping, centering or not, document size, margin sizes, orientation, etc) that it’s a little challenging to do so *well* without making the usage more cumbersome.
Which version of Inkscape did you install?
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modelsetting only sets the limits; it performs no scaling.When you set the page size and scaling in Inkscape, it is editing how those parameters are set in the SVG file itself. Most important are the
width,height, andviewboxparameters.You haven’t said how you are creating the artwork. Normally, what you would do is to make the page the correct size in whatever environment you are using to create the artwork. If that’s Inkscape, you’ve already figured out how. If you are creating artwork in some other graphic environment, there are likely controls there to set the size. If you are creating things programmatically, you can edit how large the artwork is created within that process. And, if all else fails, you can edit the SVG directly within a text editor to set the size, or write a script to do so if you need to do the same thing repeatedly.
There is also a CLI tool called vpype that is specially designed to perform operations like this.
A bad LED display is possible but unlikely. You can try swapping two of the LED displays — carefully — to verify. If the entire digit is out, the most likely situation is that transistor Q1, which turns on that LED display, is not turning on. Check soldering and orientation of Q1, as well as RP6 and U5. Check with the schematic if you need further reference for what’s what.
If things are working well for you, then I don’t see any issues whatsoever. Any added stress or wear from this configuration is negligible.
I would recommend that you attach the machine to the tilting surface — maybe just with screws through the extended feet — to reduce the risk of it sliding.
First, make sure that you’re running the latest version of the EggBot software (which is included with the AxiDraw software installer).
Next, disconnect the EggBot — both power and USB. Restart your computer. Plug in USB only, not power, for the moment. Open Inkscape, and try and connect.
If you still aren’t able to connect, try a different USB cable if you have one available, and/or a different port on your computer.
It sounds like your machine needs a little bit of tuning, and I need to ask some follow-up questions. Since you’ve written to us by email as well, I’ll follow up there.
@RobotBruce: If you need tech support, please contact tech support. Asking for an update on someone else’s situation won’t help.
No, I’m afraid that there isn’t at present. This is due to a subtle change in the latest version of Inkscape. Rather than providing a full paragraph of text and bounds to the extensions, Inkscape is now providing the text only one line at a time.
We are aware of the issue, and we are working on it. In the mean time, we recommend manually adding returns to your paragraphs, shortening the horizontal bounds, and/or using a placeholder font that closely matches the stroke font in spacing.
If you would like us to follow up with you when there’s a new version available, please contact tech support by email or through our contact form.
Is there any chance that you tried to run the updater program “within” the ZIP download, without unzipping it first?
The AxiDraw power supply is 9 V, 1.5 A, or 13.5 W, and usually uses less than that, but can also potentially use slightly more accounting for the inefficiency of the power supply. For two, figure maybe 30 W total? For a full month, 24 hours * 30 days = 720 hours, or 21600 watt-hours at 30 W, 21.6 kWh.
Figuring $0.15 (US average) per kWh, I would estimate that two AxiDraws would together use about $3.25 per month in electricity, assuming that you leave the motors powered on all the time. (Use Extensions>AxiDraw Utilities>Disable XY Motors to disable an AxiDraw, and it will use much less energy.)
I don’t think that this is enough to explain $40-$50 difference. On the other hand, if having them connected is (for example) related to your computer not sleeping, that kind of thing could cause a much larger difference in energy use.
I’m afraid that I don’t understand the situation here.
It sounds like you had an error when trying to update to 2.7.0, but it also sounds like you successfully updated to 2.7.0, but then it also sounds (again) like you are running 2.6.0.
Can you please clarify the situation?
Yes; see section 9.7 of the AxiDraw user guide.
