: How to plot images using cutting plotter with pencil? I have cutting plotter and I want to plot raster or vector pictures with it. For example I have a photo... I convert it to B/W mode,

@Cugini998

So in essence your using it as a pen plotter, nothing really special there.

In graphics terms converting bitmap images to vector paths is called tracing and many vector tools such as Illustrator or Inkscape should have tools for this. But you can even find command line versions of these tools (see Autotrace or Potrace).

Now ideally you wouldn't start form a scan. Ideally you would start with a vector drawing, just like the 3D Printer is! See the 3d model is vector. Reason or this is that the conversion from a discrete image to a vector format is a bit susceptible for errors and loss of fidelity. And as such your simile is not entirely valid.

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