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Added a note about using `npm new-plot` from a subdirectory. Maybe
a step-by-step Getting Started guide would be helpful.
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```sh
npx new-plot
```
This will create new default `index.html`, `style.css` and `plot.js` files.

This is a shell script that will create new default `index.html`,
`style.css` and `plot.js` files in the current working directory.
Inside `plot.js`, adjust the options for initializing the plot:

```js
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});
```

Define a plot.generate() function, in which Vectors, Lines and other shapes can be created, manipulated, and added to the SVG document using `plot.add(shapes)`.
The image is defined in a plot.generate() function in which Vector,
Line and Circle objects can be created and manipulated, and added to
the SVG document using `plot.add(shapes)`.

```js
// This is where the work is made
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plot.draw();
```

Calling `plot.draw()` at the end of the file will generate an SVG element and
UI inside `index.html`, which can be opened in a browser.
Calling `plot.draw()` at the end of the file will generate an SVG element
and UI inside `index.html`, which can be opened in a browser.

### Keyboard shortcuts
| Action | Key |
|-|-|
|Download an SVG file|`d`|
|Regenerate with random seed|`r`|
| Action | Key |
|----------------------------|----|
|Download an SVG file | `d` |
|Regenerate with random seed | `r` |

### Plotting the SVG files

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This project is a personal project, and as such, it is a work-in-progress. New features and breaking changes are to be expected in future updates. Use at your own discretion, feel free to contribute and raise issues.</p><h2 id="features">Features</h2><ul><li>Shapes and geometry classes: 2D Vector, Line, Path, Circle, AABB</li><li>Seedable PRNG implementations with useful methods</li><li>Quadtree for optimised nearest-neighbour search</li><li>Paper sizes</li></ul><h2 id="installation">Installation</h2><pre class="prettyprint source lang-sh"><code>npm i @jakebeamish/penplotting
</code></pre><h2 id="usage">Usage</h2><p>To start a new plot, run</p><pre class="prettyprint source lang-sh"><code>npx new-plot
</code></pre><p>This will create new default <code>index.html</code>, <code>style.css</code> and <code>plot.js</code> files.</p><p>Inside <code>plot.js</code>, adjust the options for initializing the plot:</p><pre class="prettyprint source lang-js"><code>const plot = new Plot({
</code></pre><p>This is a shell script that will create new default <code>index.html</code>, <code>style.css</code> and <code>plot.js</code> files in the current working directory. Inside <code>plot.js</code>, adjust the options for initializing the plot:</p><pre class="prettyprint source lang-js"><code>const plot = new Plot({
units: &quot;mm&quot;,
title: &quot;My amazing plot&quot;,
size: Paper.A5,
strokeWidth: 0.05
});
</code></pre><p>Define a plot.generate() function, in which Vectors, Lines and other shapes can be created, manipulated, and added to the SVG document using <code>plot.add(shapes)</code>.</p><pre class="prettyprint source lang-js"><code>// This is where the work is made
</code></pre><p>The image is defined in a plot.generate() function in which Vector, Line and Circle objects can be created and manipulated, and added to the SVG document using <code>plot.add(shapes)</code>.</p><pre class="prettyprint source lang-js"><code>// This is where the work is made
plot.generate = () => {
// Create Lines from Vectors
const a = new Vector(10, 10);
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