MultiPlot vs Bantam Tools Hatch

MultiPlot is your essential companion for multi-color pen plotter projects. Import SVG artwork, automatically separate paths by stroke color, optimize the plotting sequence to minimize pen changes, and manage your workflow from start to finish. Designed for generative artists and plotter enthusiasts who work with AxiDraw, iDraw, and other pen plotters. MultiPlot solves the tedious problem of managing multi-pen workflows by intelligently grouping and ordering your plot layers. Key Features: SVG Import and Parse — Load SVG files and automatically detect all unique stroke colors. Preview each color layer independently. Color Splitting — Automatically group paths by color into separate plot layers. Each layer represents one pen change. Pen Order Optimization — Minimize pen changes with intelligent path ordering algorithms. Save time during long multi-color plots. Workflow Manager — Step through your plot layer by layer. Mark each layer as plotted, skip layers, or reorder as needed. Project Persistence — Save multiple projects with their SVG data, color splits, and workflow progress. Resume any project anytime. No internet required. No account needed. No data collected. Just you and your plotter. Download MultiPlot and streamline your multi-color plotting today.

Bantam Tools Hatch™ is a photo-to-drawing tool that transforms everyday photos into beautiful SVG line art, ready to draw with real pens on real paper using your Bantam Tools drawing machine or another .SVG compatible pen plotter. Choose from four distinct drawing modes and three color modes to control how your image is translated into lines, marks, and color. Crosshatch Build tone and depth with layered intersecting lines, turning photos into richly shaded pen drawings. Squiggle Use flowing, wavy lines to create playful drawings with a distinctly algorithmic feel. Pixel Turn photos into bold pixel-art compositions, translating tonal detail into structured, dithered patterns. Stipple Build images from clusters of short dots and marks, creating texture, shading, and detail through density. Hatch is designed for an intuitive, visual workflow. Adjust your image, explore different drawing styles and color modes, and export clean SVG artwork ready for your Bantam Tools drawing machine or another compatible pen plotter. From photographs and portraits to experimental generative compositions, Hatch makes it easy to move from pixels on a screen to physical drawings on paper.