Week 11. Oct 29.Nov 2 2018 - michelle-qin/Portfolio GitHub Wiki

Back in for a new week

Last week, I downloaded the software for the AxiRobot, but it didn't seem to connect properly. I'm currently trying to solve the problem.

New Idea: Use invisible ink

Talked with Mr. Harlow and we looked at the "Devices" setting to see which devices were connected to the computer. It seemed like it wasn't detecting the board. We replaced the USB wire with a new one and it was able to detect the board and connect. I guess there was a defect in the previous wire.

Now, I'm learning about G-Code - the code behind 3D printing. Our goal is to develop the software to convert an image into movement for the 3D printing/drawing. I'll be looking into the Inkscape code and 3D printing code to try to gather some understanding.

Useful site about G-Code that I'm learning about: https://all3dp.com/g-code-tutorial-3d-printer-gcode-commands/

This morning, I watched some YouTube videos about 3D printing (G-Code, more specifically) to familiarize myself with how the code should look and work. This is a new topic for me so I'm slowly getting adjusted.

It seems like many slicing software are open source, so I've gathered code from InkScape and other places found on Youtube (e.g. SuperMakeSomething). According to the descriptions, it seems like this is the code that we need, but I'm still trying to decipher what each file actually does. Work in progress...