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6.4 Using multiple Clip Easels ..............................................27
6.5 Moving beyond the Clip Easel .......................................27
6.6 Magnetic easel accessories ............................................ 27
7. In detail: Power and USB .......................................................28
8. In detail: Setting up pen and paper ..................................... 29
8.1 Pen choices .......................................................................29
8.2 Setting the pen angle ...................................................... 29
8.3 Inserting a pen .................................................................30
8.4 Pen up and pen down positions .....................................31
8.5 Positioning your paper .................................................... 34
9. Working with AxiDraw Control ............................................ 36
9.1 Plotting the document .....................................................36
9.1.1 Number of copies .............................................................. 37
9.1.2 Delay between pages ....................................................... 37
9.2 Pausing, resuming, and canceling plots ........................38
9.2.1 To resume after pausing ................................................... 38
9.2.2 To return to the Home Corner after pausing .............. 38
9.2.3 Canceling a plot ............................................................... 39
9.3 Plotting with multiple layers and colors ....................... 39
9.3.1 Inkscape’s Layers panel .................................................... 39
9.3.2 The Layers tab in AxiDraw Control ............................... 40
9.3.3 An example with multiple colors ................................... 41
9.3.4 Multiple copies from the layers tab .............................. 42
9.3.5 Additional layer control features................................... 42
9.4 The Timing tab ..................................................................43
9.4.1 Suggested starting speeds .............................................. 44
9.4.2 Pen lift speeds .................................................................. 45
9.5 Advanced options ............................................................46
9.6 Preview Mode ..................................................................47
9.7 Plot order and optimization ............................................49
9.7.1 How plot order is determined ......................................... 49
9.7.2 The Plot optimization option .......................................... 49