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Contents
Preliminaries .............................................................................. 2
0.1 Welcome to AxiDraw! ......................................................2
0.2 This guide is updated from time to time. .....................2
0.3 Copyright notice .............................................................2
1. Introducing the AxiDraw ....................................................... 7
1.1 Credits and History ...........................................................7
2. Checking out your AxiDraw ................................................. 9
2.1 Parts and accessories ......................................................9
2.2 AxiDraw anatomy .............................................................10
2.3 Unboxing AxiDraw ..........................................................12
2.4 Safe handling of the AxiDraw ........................................15
3. Software for AxiDraw ...........................................................16
3.1 Installing software ............................................................16
3.2 Inkscape and the extensions ..........................................16
3.3 Aside: Alternative software, CLI, and APIs ..................17
4. Quick start: Making your first plot ......................................18
4.1 Pen, paper, and the clip easel .........................................18
4.2 Move to the Home corner .............................................18
4.3 Connect Power and USB ................................................ 19
4.4 Check pen-up and pen-down positions .......................20
4.5 Insert your pen .................................................................21
4.6 Position your paper .........................................................21
4.7 Open a document and print it .......................................22
4.8 Recap: Setting up a print................................................23
4.9 Setting the machine size ................................................23
5. In detail: The Home Corner .................................................. 24
6. In detail: Workholding ........................................................... 25
6.1 Printing on large workpieces .........................................25
6.2 Workholding with the Clip Easel....................................25
6.3 Document orientation ....................................................26
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