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Draw Me Bot: Software Setup

Updated Yesterday · 3 min readBeginner

This guide walks you through connecting Draw Me Bot to FMX for iPad and Foto Master Cloud, ready to receive photos and start drawing at your first event.

Two licenses required: Draw Me Bot needs both an FMX for iPad license (to run the booth that captures guest photos) and a DMBot license (to operate the drawing robot). Both are managed from your Foto Master Cloud account under Account → Licenses.

Step 1: Install FMX for iPad

FMX for iPad is the software that captures guest photos and feeds them into the Cloud event that Draw Me Bot monitors.

  1. On the iPad, open the App Store and search for FMX by Foto Master, or use this link: FMX on the App Store
  2. Install the app and open it
  3. Sign in with your Foto Master Cloud email and password
  4. Your FMX for iPad license activates automatically

Tip: If FMX for iPad is already installed on the iPad that came with your Turn Key package, skip this step — just open FMX and sign in.

Step 2: Create a Cloud Event

Both FMX for iPad and the DMBot software connect to the same Cloud event. Create it before opening either app.

  1. Log in at cloud.fotomaster.com
  2. Go to Events → New Event and fill in the name, date, and duration
  3. Assign a preset that includes the AI Draw Me step — this tells FMX to process every guest photo through AI before uploading to the Cloud gallery
  4. Save the event

The Cloud event is the shared connection point: FMX uploads AI-processed drawings to the event gallery, and DMBot software watches that same gallery to pull new drawings into the queue.

Important: The preset assigned to your event must include an AI Draw Me workflow step. This is what converts the guest photo into a drawing style before it reaches the robot. See AI Draw Me for model options.

Step 3: Set Up the DMBot Software

  1. Open the DMBot application on the drawing robot's connected PC
  2. Sign in with your Foto Master Cloud credentials
  3. Select the same Cloud event you just created
  4. DMBot will now monitor the event's gallery for new AI-processed drawings

Step 4: Sync and Test FMX

  1. In FMX on the iPad, select your event and tap Sync
  2. Tap Play to enter the booth experience
  3. Run a test session: take a photo and confirm the AI Draw Me step processes it
  4. Check the Cloud event gallery — the AI-processed drawing should appear
  5. Check the DMBot software — the drawing should appear in the queue
  6. Confirm the robot picks up and draws the test job

Step 5: Calibrate

Before going live, calibrate the robot arm to ensure drawings are positioned and scaled correctly on the paper. See Draw Me Bot: Calibration.

Photo Sources

FMX for iPad is the most common photo source for Draw Me Bot, but it is not the only one. You can also use FMX for Windows, Selfie Wi-Fi, or AI Hot Folder — all feeding the same Cloud event simultaneously. See Photo Sources & Integrations for the full overview.


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