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
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
My first plot thanks to: https://heic2png.com/
My first plot thanks to: https://heic2png.com/