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The glitches come from the paper. Its plotter paper and I think also the pens had some issues because I ran it at full speed. Otherwise I don’t have any problems with the iDraw a1.

Hi! No particular reason, recently I had to do work for a plotter work for an exhibition. The curators use the AxiDraw and all artists works had to be calibrated for it. At the same time I recorded these videos. Just took me time to do the video editing and posting. Otherwise, the performance is similar to iDraw. Speed and precision is similar. IDraw has a much better pen holder plate with a stepper motor, overall the motors are more quiet. Actually, the iDraw is better, especially the strokes are clearer because of more pressure from the pen holder plate. In the review videos I replied to some people who asked similar questions. That said, this is the AxiDraw, I don’t have any experience with the NextDraw.

I wrote an algorithm and added a few lines of code to change the stroke weight into lines for the plotter. I shall make a short tutorial for patrons and members here.

It’s a typical photocopy paper and an ink pen by a Korean company: Monami Plus Pen 3000. Just cheap to test the plotter and drawing. Otherwise I use better paper and ink pens.

can you share the tutorial for the build?

It’s not a silent machine indeed but to be fair, the microphone of the camera is close and the volume appears louder. The setting in this recording was at 70% speed. At lower speeds, for example 10-30%, the sound is even louder. :)

Haha, indeed, an elephant walked across the canvas.

@@thedotisblack LOL It just looks like an elephant's footprint in soft African soil. You always make something really special and unique.

Thank you!

Glad you like it! Thank you!

Hi! This basement comes with the iDraw, you need to select the option when you purchase it. But you can also get it without and plot directly on your desk. However, I find the basement extremely useful, the plotter becomes a plug&play device and because the basement is screwed to the frame, the plotter is always precise at high speeds. If there is a need, you also can remove the basement. Yes, the iDraw 2.0 is much better than 1.0! Day and night difference. 2.0 has a much better frame, doesn’t bend. 1.0 has metal rods that bend with additional weight and when extended. 2.0 has higher speeds, and the pen holder plate has a stepper motor which is faster for plotting. Also, 2.0 can hold a laser module. 1.0 cannot. The question is rather whether iDraw H is better than iDraw 2.0.

@@thedotisblack thx for the response and the code saved me a bunch, do you know where I can possibly get a feeder that is already made to possibly attach to this device? Also, I plan on just using it for the "handwriting" of 5x5 index cards so where did you locate the hershey fonts?

@@thedotisblack hey again, I got it and it's just like you said. Just wondering if you know how to simply write on a postcard then scan it in Inkscape and have the plotter write it out? Tried asking Uunatek but they don't seem to understand what I want to use it for. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi! I am sorry, I did not use the application, perhaps I should try it but did don’t have a need yet. Is there anything special about Vector to Gcode that you’d like to know?

@@thedotisblack First let me tell you that I really like your work/plots. With Vector to Gcode 2 is super intuitive. You can preview your path, add custom commands in specific places of the path , add interval commands every X amount of steps , set variable Z heights depending on the line width, custom commands per svg .... Super powerful and easy to use

@diegomonzon thanks for elaborating! The app sounds very useful, especially for optimizing paths and using brushes for acrylics instead of ink pens. I’ll give it a try!

@@thedotisblack with the iDraw can you use directly Gcode or do you have to use Inkscape with plugins?

The iDraw works same as the AxiDraw, with the plug-in in Inkscape and GRBL. Gcode is no problem. It’s just saw your message on Instagram. I’ll reply but first I need to watch your tutorial videos, especially the one that shows how to plot directly from Illustrator. Lots of people will be interested in it!

Thank you!

Sure, instead of a pen, you can use a brush. It’s a just a pen holder plate. But just like with any pen plotter, you will need to develop a method how to make the brush move between the canvas and paint. However, I’d recommend the iDraw 2.0 or iDraw H.

It’s a Monami pen. South Korean brand.

Well, Bantam bought an established brand and want to see an instant return of their investment. Also, many people are simply not capable of building their own plotter and simply prefer a reliable machine. But here is a reply from Bantam to one of my comments on Reddit regarding the price: www.reddit.com/r/PlotterArt/s/eCArtHn7YF

I don’t convert, this graphic is made with Illustrator. But you can do it in any vector editing application. Converting images into vectors, you’ll need ti find some online sources or write your own algorithms.

The A0 plotter looks great. I did not test it, but apart of the additional cable rail on the y-axis, everything supposed to be the same as A1. The frame is stable enough for the size. For me personally, A0 is too large though, I don’t have that much space in my studio.

One of the machine or the drawing itself?

I think I mentioned it in the video, about 3.5 hours. I did as fast as possible, hence the nice granular strokes that emerge on the paper.

@@thedotisblack sorry I didn’t have my sound on

I do everything myself. And sometimes share the be files with my patrons and members.

@@thedotisblackoh

I totally agree! That would enable many opportunities.

It’s a Korean supplier, very common markers: Monami Oil Magic Ink.

If you go to the website, you have several options to select from for this plotter, including the laser module. The laser modules work only with the iDraw models 2.0, H, A2, A1 and A0. These models have strong frames to hold the additional weight and the microcontrollers have the necessary plug for a laser module, including additional power adapter. The AxiDraw platform is not made for laser modules unfortunately.

I’ve seen several of your negative comments. Can you please describe your problem in detail?

Thank you for your feedback. Using charcoal pencils is possible, but you can’t use them inclined and they must have a certain thickness otherwise they’ll break from the movement. Of course you’ll need to sharpen them constantly. Or “invent” a loader for the pencil. For example, a small tube (ball pointer) with a spring on the other side that will press the pencil carriage down. This however will need a continuous line. It’s a little complicated and would require some work. Probably the best way to do it is simply dividing the drawing into segments and sharpen the pencil ones in a while.

@@thedotisblack thank you so much for replying and sharing your thoughts. Deeply appreciate your time and effort.

That is an interesting problem. Can you give me some info where you retrieved the numbers from? Otherwise I’ll have to look around. But perhaps the easiest way is, email UUNATEK and ask them directly to send you the original firmware. They’ll do it.

@@thedotisblack Thanks a lot for your reply. Im already contacted UUNATEK and they decided to send me replacing motherboard instead of firmware. Those numbers i had from UGS when you press command $$, But now i got new numbers from Lightburn with command $$ they looks like this, i know they still wrong $0=10 $1=0 $2=126 $3=0 $4=0 $5=0 $6=0 $10=1 $11=0.010 $12=0.002 $13=0 $20=0 $21=0 $22=1 $23=0 $24=25.000 $25=500.000 $26=207 $27=-0.000 $30=1000 $31=0 $32=0 $100=100.000 $101=100.000 $102=50.000 $110=5000.000 $111=5000.000 $112=5000.000 $120=500.000 $121=500.000 $122=5000.000 $130=200.000 $131=200.000 $132=200.000

Unfortunately not. You can find some larger ink cartridges for ink pens, but that’s also limited. Usually, as part of the process, the artists develop their own drawing tools or divide the drawing into several sequences.

Sure, you can use various languages. You need to first write your text and then use the plug-in Hershey text to transform your writing into a single font type. Just a few mouse clicks only.

I can’t measure it right now but it’s a bit larger than the size of the A3 page. Y-axis ~50cm, x-axis ~37cm. Keep in mind, if fully extended (A3), the x-axis is wobbly. For A4 it’s fine though. I talked about it in the review. Hence, I’d recommend the iDraw 2.0 or H.

It always was and is. :))