# Axidraw v3 Pen Plotter

> WARNING: THE MOTORS ARE ANGRY WITH OUR SPRINGS

**up height 70% down height 84%**

![](https://basement.woodbine.nyc/uploads/92384de8-4ca0-4d3d-95a8-4d8bb34cd08d.jpg =50%x)

This is an axidraw v3 pen plotter. Lippe designed and built a bracket system to make it hang vertically, with adjustable captured bolts to help with angles.

A raspberry pi zero w is running saxi on http://plotter.local:9080

## Workflow

1. Move the plotter to the top left corner or you will burn out the motors

2. Place a sharpie in the holder **making sure the bottom bracket is grabbing the gray part of the sharpie**

3. Go to http://plotter.local:9080

4. Find/make an svg you want to plot

5. Drag that svg on the page, check the layers are ok, and plot!

## Plotting resources
https://drawingbots.net/

It can be useful to create test sheets for both pens and papers, to see how geometry renders. Some samples of a sort of "contact sheet" to help in previsualizing designs: https://arnaudpfeffer.com/Contact-Sheet

## Plotting inspiration
https://arnaudpfeffer.com/