HPGL Plotter Manager

Manage HPGL files and send them to a plotter. Single core library (refac version at root), generators, and unified output folder for all graphics.

Folder structure

mimaki/
├── Command.py, Program.py, Plotter.py   # Core HPGL library (parse, scale, send to plotter)
├── main.py                              # Main entry: load HPGL, scale, send to plotter
├── maintk.py, hpglView.py               # Tk-based viewer / GUI
├── output/                              # All HPGL and SVG files
│   ├── hpgl/                            # HPGL plot files
│   └── svg/                             # SVG and related assets
├── generators/                          # Scripts that generate HPGL (or related graphics)
│   ├── hilbert.py, koche.py, koch.py, kochger.py
│   ├── mandelbrot.py, moebius.py, potter.py
│   ├── refac/                           # hilbert, lorenz, K18650, Kleber
│   └── apollon/                         # Apollonian gasket → SVG/HPGL
└── docs/                                # HPGL / plotter documentation (PDFs)

Usage

• Run main (load file and send to plotter):
  From project root: python main.py
  Edit main.py to change the file (default: output/hpgl/kreis.hpgl).

• Load HPGL and show in window:
  python show_hpgl.py

• Run a generator:
  From project root, e.g.
  python generators/potter.py

• Open/save files in GUI:
  python maintk.py — use File → Open and point to files under output/hpgl/ or output/svg/.

Paths

• All HPGL and SVG live under output/hpgl/ and output/svg/.
• Run scripts from the project root so paths like output/hpgl/... resolve correctly.

Config

• Copy config.example.ini to config.ini to set plotter port, baudrate, timeouts, and web UI host/port. config.ini is gitignored.
• Plotter and web UI read from config.ini; env SECRET_KEY overrides the web session secret.