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4. Quick start: Making your first plot
In this section, we will briefly walk through the steps to make your first plot. After this
section, we will discuss each part of this process in additional depth.
As you get started, please make sure that you have gone through §2.3 Unboxing
AxiDraw, on page 12 (so that you have connected the pen-lift cable and in-
stalled the pen clip) and §3.1 Installing software, on page 16.
4.1 Pen, paper, and the clip easel
For your first plot, you’ll need a pen (or something else to write with) and paper
(or something else to write on).
The easiest way to get started is to use the Clip Easel, a hardboard with binder
clips, included with the AxiDraw. Clip a piece of paper to the top of it.
For more information about the Clip Ea-
sel and other methods of workholding,
see §6. In detail: Workholding, on page
25.
4.2 Move to the Home corner
Prior to plotting, it is necessary to move the AxiDraw carriage to the Home Cor-
ner. This is where the carriage is as far left and as far back as it can go: where the
pen holder is closest to the engraved label “Home”.
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