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10.2 Disable XY Motors
This is a single-purpose “shortcut” command that turns o power to the pair of
motors that controls the XY position of the AxiDraw carriage. This motor power
is o by default at power up. It is often useful to turn o power to the XY motors
so that the carriage can be manually moved to the home corner, prior to plotting.
It can be found in the menu at:
Extensions > AxiDraw Utilities > Disable XY Motors.
This command is equivalent to using the Manual tab in AxiDraw Control, with the
Disable Motors command selected. (See §9.8 Manual Controls, on page 53.)
This shortcut command is intended for use with a single AxiDraw; it performs the
action on the first AxiDraw located via USB. If you need to perform this action
with multiple AxiDraw units, use the Manual controls in AxiDraw Control.
10.3 Hatch Fill
The Hatch Fill utility can be found in the menu at:
Extensions > AxiDraw Utilities > Hatch Fill
Its usage is described in §11.11 Filling shapes and text, on page 72.
10.4 Hershey Text
The Hershey Text utility can be found in the menu at:
Extensions > AxiDraw Utilities > Hershey Text
Its usage is described in §11.7 Hershey Text, on page 69.
10.5 Plot Optimization
This utility can be found in the menu at:
Extensions > AxiDraw Utilities > Plot Optimization
This is a stand-alone version of the plot optimization option in AxiDraw Control,
described in detail in §9.7 Plot order and optimization, on page 49. It changes
the order in which elements will be plotted, so as to reduce pen-up travel.
Unlike the option built into AxiDraw Control, which only temporarily re-orders
the document, this stand-alone version changes the order of objects within the
file so that you can save the optimized version. This approach may be advanta-
geous if you plan to plot the same file many times.
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