Anet A8 Pen Plotter

Pen plotter for Anet A8, and a simple way to print pictures on pieces of paper

This youtube video describes the process very well

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP3jkoEJSa4

Here is my Video

https://youtu.be/Z1OPxMJlRos

Download 2D image to STL Converter (windows) http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:66115

open image inside program

Target Size (custom to the size of the image you want)

Target Height: 0.2 (or the layer height you have set in cura for your printer)

Add Base: 0

Spike filter and Anti Spike filter all the way to the left

Create STL

Now time for Cura settings. Open up Cura and save your previous profile by going to file, save profile.


settings on cura:
enable retraction, set minimum extrusion before retraction (mm) to 0 and z hop when retracting (mm) to 1

Printing temperature :0, bed temperature: 0

my print speed is set to 50mm/s

open up expert settings and remove the skirt by setting the line count under skirt to 0

now to t