What Maker.js Is

Mahesh Chand
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Introduction

The Microsoft Garage team is doing a tremendous job with the open-source projects it has been releasing recently and Maker.js is one of them.

Maker.js is an open-source JavaScript library for creating and sharing modular line drawings for CNC and laser cutters.

Download Maker.js on Github.

From the definition

Maker.js creates line drawings for two-dimensional maker machines, like laser cutters and CNC routers. Using the Maker.js JavaScript library that can run in a Node.js environment or in a web browser, a developer may create a small program that creates a line drawing.

The developer's program may accept parameters that can be used to alter the drawing. The program can be shared and re-used in other drawings. Lastly, the drawing can be exported to a file that can be used directly by a maker machine, uploaded to a maker service, or imported into other 2D or 3D CAD software.

The following are the features of the Maker.js library:

Export formats: DXF / SVG
Uses Plain Old JavaScript Objects (POJOs) for its drawing model
Import and modify other drawings
Conversion among unit systems: Millimeter / Centimeter / Meter / Inch / Foot / Unitless
Primitive paths: Line / Circle / Arc
Transformations: Mirror / Rotate / Scale
Functions: Break path / Bridge Path / Compute intersection / Triangle solvers
Basic models: •Bolt circle
Bolt rectangle
Connect the dots
Golden Rectangle
Oval
Oval Arc
Polygon
Rectangle
Rounded rectangle
S curve
Square

Maker.js

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