PLOT YOUR DRAWING

This is about how you could plot your drawings via https://1milliondrawings.com

1. save the code in a .py script (and yeah install axi / json and requests)
2. now go and draw some lines @ https://1milliondrawings.com/drawing
3. after you saved your drawing, remember or write down your DRAWING-ID
4. now open a terminal and load your script
   1. you will be asked for a drawing-ID
   2. confirm your plot
5. fun

from axi import Device, Drawing
import json
import requests

################################################
###        by 1milliondrawings.com           ###
###                                          ###
### 1. go to 1milliondrawings.com/drawing    ###
### 2. save your drawing                     ###
### 3. plot your DRAWING-ID                  ###
###                                          ###
################################################

def printer(PATH):
    drawing = Drawing(PATH)
    d = Device()
    d.enable_motors()
    d.run_drawing(drawing)
    d.disable_motors()

def bildprinter(image):
    try:
        url = "https://1milliondrawings.com/axipath?nr="+str(image)
        result = requests.get(url).json()
        resultat = []
        for pfad in result["CORD"]:
            resu = [(piece['x'], piece['y']) for piece in pfad]
            resultat.append(resu)
        print resultat
        plot = raw_input("PLOT IMAGE ID: "+  str(image) +" OR NOT(y/n)")
        if(plot == "y"):
            printer(resultat)
        else:
            Anfang()
    except TypeError:
        print 'PROBLEM: PLEASE TRY AGAIN OR USE OTHER ID'
        Anfang()

def Anfang():
    bildnummer = raw_input("DRAWING NUMBER (#/n): ")
    if(bildnummer == "n"):
        exit()
    else:
        try:
            bildprinter(bildnummer)
        except IOError:
            print 'oops!'

Anfang()

STOP READING

STOP READING - from here down its old news (-31.12.2017)
Here I try to put some research I made together. Main problem: how to print with your axidrawer from within terminal via python scripts… BEST SNIPPET I CAME UP WITH AFTER HOURS

json_encode($yourCordinateArray);

• https://github.com/fogleman/axi/blob/master/axi/turtle.py

• http://wiki.evilmadscientist.com/Axidraw_Software_Installation
• http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Installing_Inkscape
• https://inkscape.org/en/gallery/

• https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/644621
• https://github.com/evil-mad/axidraw/issues/18
• https://superuser.com/questions/793322/add-text-via-command-line-inkscape?rq=1

sed "s/XYZwrzlprmftXYZ/useful text/g" dummy.svg > useful.svg