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What you can do with Scientific Illustrator

Scientific Illustrator is a Codex plugin that redraws a reference figure as editable objects in PowerPoint, WPS Presentation, or draw.io, then checks and corrects the result.

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3 use cases

  • Redraw a figure in draw.io and export a 2000 px PNG

    Rebuild an uploaded figure on a live draw.io canvas and save an editable .drawio file.

    View prompt
    Using the scientific-illustrator plugin, connect to the live draw.io canvas and redraw the uploaded reference figure as editable shapes, connectors, and groups. Save an editable .drawio file and export a PNG preview at 2000 px width. Verify that the canvas screenshot matches the reference layout before saving.

  • Redraw a figure in WPS Presentation as an editable PPTX

    Build an editable PPTX working copy of a figure in WPS Presentation with checkpoint refreshes.

    View prompt
    Using the scientific-illustrator plugin with host_application set to wps, redraw the uploaded reference figure as an editable PPTX working copy in WPS Presentation. Verify that target_application is wps, microsoft_powerpoint_used is false, and refresh_verified is true for each region.

  • Watch figure objects draw live in Mac PowerPoint

    Set up the optional Office.js add-in so each object appears in Mac PowerPoint as it is drawn.

    View prompt
    In the scientific-illustrator repo on macOS, run the officejs-setup.mjs prepare and sideload steps, then confirm that powerpoint_officejs_status reports connected=true with the Scientific Illustrator Live task pane open. Verify the connection before asking the plugin to draw the uploaded figure in PowerPoint.

How to use Scientific Illustrator

  1. Check you have what it needs: Codex with the ability to install plugins; Microsoft PowerPoint, WPS Presentation, or draw.io Desktop installed and open; The reference figure as an image file to upload to Codex.
  2. Open icebird1998/scientific-illustrator on GitHub and read the README and license.
  3. Install draw.io Desktop from https://www.drawio.com/ and open it.
  4. Install the plugin by sending the install prompt from the README to Codex, then fully quit and reopen Codex.
  5. Upload the reference figure to Codex and send the draw.io prompt from the README in a new task.
  6. Check the canvas screenshot after each region, then confirm the saved .drawio file and the 2000 px PNG preview.

These steps come from our top use case, Redraw a figure in draw.io and export a 2000 px PNG, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

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Requirements

  • Codex with the ability to install plugins
  • Microsoft PowerPoint, WPS Presentation, or draw.io Desktop installed and open
  • The reference figure as an image file to upload to Codex
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Questions about Scientific Illustrator

What is Scientific Illustrator?

Scientific Illustrator is a Codex plugin that redraws a reference figure as editable objects in PowerPoint, WPS Presentation, or draw.io, then checks and corrects the result. It is an open-source project on GitHub: https://github.com/icebird1998/scientific-illustrator.

Who is Scientific Illustrator for?

Researchers, students, and lab staff who need an editable version of a scientific figure they already have as an image.

What can I do with Scientific Illustrator?

3 use cases so far, for example: Redraw a figure in draw.io and export a 2000 px PNG; Redraw a figure in WPS Presentation as an editable PPTX; Watch figure objects draw live in Mac PowerPoint. Each has steps and a copy-paste agent prompt.

What do I need to run Scientific Illustrator?

Codex with the ability to install plugins; Microsoft PowerPoint, WPS Presentation, or draw.io Desktop installed and open; The reference figure as an image file to upload to Codex.

What are alternatives to Scientific Illustrator?

Other hot AI repos in Research: Scientific Agent Skills, Speaker Mem R1, DSH Council, Evo Bot, AI Engineering Course.

Is Scientific Illustrator safe to run?

Deduped does not own, audit or vouch for it. Read the README and license, run it on your own systems first and review every command before you run it.