Birbla

Discussion summary

A user created a free, browser-based graph paper generator that renders true-to-scale vector PDFs without login or watermarks. The tool has been well-received for its simplicity and utility, with suggestions for additional features like SVG export and more graph types.

What the discussion says

  • Users appreciate the no-login, free, true-to-scale PDF generation.
  • Some suggest adding SVG export for plotter use.
  • Others request more graph types like log scales and Smith charts.
“This is incredible, thanks for building this!”
— NetOpWibby
“Nice design, good utility, and kept it simple.”
— rpdillon

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  • Cool! Thanks for creating and sharing this!
    by chrisweekly
  • Woah what a very niche cool concept.
    by versuchai
  • Never thought about it, but it looks very useful.
    by stegveil
  • I have used this a lot. A very valuable resource.
    by analog8374
  • Any chance that a pentagon pattern could be added?
    by Topology1
  • Penrose tiling with kites and darts would be neat!
    by bakul
  • You can't tile regular pentagons. How will you specify the space be filled?

    There's other pentagon tiling though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagonal_tiling

    by jagged-chisel
  • I love this. Any chance of having this be a downloadable application somehow?
    by asibahi
  • Nice. I remember writing a PostScript graph paper generator when we got our first LaserWriters back in 1985.
    by relium
  • I have checked your app. The idea is great, but I feel the log-log plots and some scientific and engineering sheets will be helpful. By the way great work.
    by riponcm
  • Very cool.

    However, on Safari, in the Mac, I don't see any graph on the first two (standard North-South/East-West graph).

    I do see the isometric and hexagonal ones, though. Maybe the lines are too thin/light.

    by ChrisMarshallNY
  • It is because of the faintness of the lines. If you zoom the page, you can see it.

    It's a really nicely-done utility.

    Thanks!

    by ChrisMarshallNY
  • Bug in the "Draw on Graph Paper"/virtual graph paper? Change the grid to hexagon and make sure "snap to grid" is checked. Still snaps to the original square grid.
    by jagged-chisel
  • This is a nice sharply pointed tool. Thanks for the nice supply of pre configured styles!
    by smalltorch
  • Although I don't personally use graph paper much, this project looks great. I find many of the example pattern previews very hard to see, though. I'd darken and/or thicken the lines. The descriptions underneath are good, but there are a lot of patterns that are unfamiliar to me that I'd like to be able to preview better, like Cross Stitch and Knitting.
    by timpark