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Join selected notes to merge 2 paths into a single path that will plot witout pen lifting (Don't use CTRL+K it joins the paths but keeps the pen lift)
When you have exported a SVG file you can join paths together in Inkscape to reduce pen lifting
Australia Data to download https://download.geofabrik.de/australia-oceania/australia.html
http://maperitive.net/docs/Rulesets.html
https://www.mappa-mercia.org/2013/01/creating-your-own-rendering-rules.html
Get the AxiDraw Software https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5mhw8-nrg0
Install AxiDraw plugin in Inkscape
https://braincrunch.tumblr.com/post/9947074703/maperitive-tutorial-generating-osm-map-for-adobe
Well I have worked out the basics.
Workflow:
1) Open https://www.openstreetmap.org
2) Select the area you want to plot https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/-37.5451/143.7799
3) Export and save the .osm file use the Overpass API
SAVE THE FILE AS A .OSM FILE
4) Open Maperitive
5) Open the OSM file
6) Remove any unwanted Map Sources
Delete any previous open osm files
7) Change to Rule set you use for Plotting
Switch to Urbanight for a wirteframe view of the map data
8) Export a SVG (For Inkscape)
9) Note the location and name of the file
10) Open the Output file in Inkscape
11) Slect Layers
12) hide Map frame and Map decoration
13) Open Document Properties (SHIF+CTRL+D)
14) Click Custon to Change the canvas size to A4
15) Turn off or delete the Map Background
16) Resize or reposition on A4 page
17) Zoom to fit selection on window (3)
18) Plot using the Inkscape AxiDraw Extension :-)
For Red Bubble Set Stroke:
Colour to Black, (Shift Click Black Swatch)
Width to 1.00 mm
Round Caps
Round Joints
Export PNG file Shift+Ctrl+E
Set Width to 8268
Try using https://jakearchibald.github.io/svgomg/ to clean up SVG files
Ballarat Simplified SVG:
Ballarat Simplified see png above and svg ballarat-simplified-001 SVG below
To remove short lines from an SVG file, you can use the "Purge Short Lines" extension for Inkscape, which is designed to delete lines shorter than a specified threshold. This extension was originally created to clean up heavy PDFs exported from SketchUp but can be used in other scenarios as well. After installing the extension by copying its content into the Inkscape extensions directory, you can access it through the Extensions menu. Note that this extension only supports straight lines, so it may not work on paths containing curves or arcs.
https://github.com/Eneroth3/inkscape-purge-short-lines
You can download the Purge Short Lines extension for Inkscape from its official repository on GitHub or the Inkscape Gallery:
Inkscape Gallery: inkscape.org/~eneroth3/★purge-short-lines
To install:
Download the files from the src/ folder.
Copy them into your Inkscape User Extensions directory (found under Edit > Preferences > System).
Restart Inkscape.
The extension works with straight lines and allows you to delete lines shorter than a specified threshold.
My first plot thanks to: https://heic2png.com/
My first plot thanks to: https://heic2png.com/