Artillery Sidewinder / Genius Pen Plotter Holder

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### Attachment for Artillery printers that lets you turn your printer into a pen plotter. Print thingy with included settigns. Then simply slide the holder on front fan on the extruder, no screws or bolts required, easy to attach and remove. Then strap on a pen, marker, liner or pencil and your plotter is almost ready. .step model is included for easier remixes in case anyone wants to use the fan attachment for anything else. ### How to generate plotter gcode One possibility is to import vector image to Fusion360, extrude it one layer and slice it using your preffered slicer. This method is not suitable for more complicated graphics tho. What I use is Inkscape with gcodeplot extension. This lets you generate gcode right from your vector graphics really fast. 0. If you don't have Inkscape installed, install it from here: https://inkscape.org/release/ 1. Install this Inkscape extension. Download the .zip file from here: https://github.com/arpruss/gcodeplot/releases and extract the contents to your Inkscape installation, into the _extensions_ folder. 2. Prepare your vector graphics. After you're done, do _save as._ Select _3-axsis gcode plotter_ data type, name your file and save. 3. New window with gcode options appears. Set _work z-coordinate_ according to your z height in position when pen touches the paper you draw on. Set _lower y-coordinate_ to 35 or higher - this is to account for pen offset from the nozzle. Make sure _parking z-height_ is higher than _work z-coord_. You can leave all the other values default, or fiddle with them as you wish. Click ok 4. G-code is generated. Now open your gcode and delete line 10: _G28 Z ;home_, so your pen doesn't crash into the printer bed while homing Z axis. Save the gcode file. 5. Now you're ready to print your code!