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11.3 Visualizing paths in your document
To see all of the paths in your document, select all in your drawing (From the
menu: Edit > Select all in all layers). Then, open the Fill and Stroke panel (Object
> Fill and stroke).
In the Fill tab, select “No paint” (the “X”). In the Stroke paint tab, select “Flat
Color”. And, in the Stroke style tab, select a consistent width, say 0.020 inches
or 0.5 mm.
This procedure generally provides a good preview of how the AxiDraw will view
your page. It is only a preview, not a precise representation of how plotting will
work. For example, it shows the outlines around objects even if they are not yet
converted to paths.
For a more exact preview of how your document will plot, you may wish to try
preview mode with rendering enabled, see §The two options are for native res-
olution of about 1435 or 2870 steps per inch (56 or 113 steps per mm). Both
options are finer than what can be resolved with pens. The 1435 DPI option is
slightly faster, while the 2870 DPI option is slightly smoother, giving a neater
plot. The dierence between the two settings is typically minor in practice., on
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