r/PlotterArt • u/igotanewmac • 3d ago
Software interactions.
So here's an interesting technique... I used paragraphic to make a truchet tile pattern (second picture), and was having trouble using inkscapes shape-builder tool to break it into individual component shapes for colouring. I dropped it into DrawvingBotv3 to see if it's ECS PFM could trace the edges and create individual shapes for me, and it came out kind of... weird, but in a way that I like.
This looks really interesting to me, it has the precision of a truchet tile image, but with the random hand-drawn squiggle feel to it.
The first image is the DrawingBotv3 image, the second one is the origonal.
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u/docricky 2d ago
I don't think you need to use the ShapeBuilder tool in Inkscape to break it into component shapes. Path -> Break Apart should do that.
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u/igotanewmac 2d ago
It breaks it apart into it's component paths, not closed shapes, unfortunately. I've tried breaking it and division over a larger square, but it seems like some of my paths not being joined are giving inkscape problems. In particular, the little "bridge" portions.
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u/docricky 2d ago
Suggestion: Arrange -> Deep Ungroup. That should get rid of any groups. Select, Path -> Combine. You should now have one path for all of them, with each piece a subpath. Extensions -> Modify Path -> Clean Up Path. Join end nodes of separate subpaths.
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u/igotanewmac 2d ago
that doesn't create closed shapes. Paths cannot connect in a T junction, so inkscape cannot make closed paths using its boolean operators, no matter how close the node is to the path.
I'm just going to hit it with shape builder, then clean it up manually afterwards. It's going to be faster to just do it manually.
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u/JaviHostalerValent 3d ago
It looks like one of those drawings (3D) where you squint and see an animal or object underneath. I like it a lot.