# MacOS
MANUAL for DXY-1350 and DXY-1150
http://emoc.org/materiel/plotter_roland_DXY-1200/UMDXY1350a.pdf

make sure you have xcode command line tools installed.
`xcode-select --install`

Install [pstoedit](http://www.calvina.de/pstoedit/)

Via Brew: `brew install pstoedit`

Download [HPGL-Distiller](https://pldaniels.com/hpgl-distiller/)

Install / Make:

- `tar zxvf hpgl-distiller-0.9.1.tar.gz`
- `cd hpgl-distiller-0.9.1; make`
- `make install`

Install [chiplotle](http://sites.music.columbia.edu/cmc/chiplotle/)

First install pip `sudo easy_install pip==20.3.4`  (only speicfy version if you are using python 2.7)

Via PIP: `pip install Chiplotle`

# Process

For artwork, I ill often create something in Inkscape, Illustrator or 3D, export it as an `.EPS` file.

From here, you'll want to convert the EPS to HPGL:

`pstoedit -f plot-hpgl src/input.eps dist/output.hpgl`

Then you want to remove all the excess crap in the HPGL and optimise the pen route:

`hpgl-distiller -i dist/output.hpgl -o dist/output-distilled.hpgl`

Now use the optimised in Chiplotle:

```
$ chiplotle

>>> plotter.write_file('dist/output-distilled.hpgl')
```

The plotter will start drawing straight away.


select pen : `SP1;`
set speed: `VS40;`

# chiplotle handy commands:

- `plotter.margins.hard.draw_outline()` draw outlines of drawable area:
- `plotter.select_pen(0)` put pen back 




> *Note*: Worth adding a pick up pen command to the top of your HPGL incase there isn't one from your EPS
> 
> - [HPGL Language](https://www.isoplotec.co.jp/HPGL/eHPGL.htm)
> - [HPGL Cheat sheet](http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/hpgl/)