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12. A single rubber band can be looped loosely around the pen holder as shown,
to add a small amount of additional pressure for use with ball-point pens, or
for operating the AxiDraw in other orientations (where gravity is not readily
available to pull the pen to the surface). Do not add a rubber band unless it is
actually needed; the extra load will shorten the life of the pen-lift servo mo-
tor. Example rubber bands are included with the AxiDraw, but will degrade
over time.
13. Inkscape has a keyboard shortcut, Alt-Q (Option-Q on Macs), which will ex-
ecute the last Inkscape extension once again. This is frequently useful when
repeating a command, such as making one additional copy of a plot, without
having to open the AxiDraw Control panel again.
14. When saving graphics in SVG format from Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW, a
helpful tip is to select the “Presentation attributes” option in the SVG export
options. This typically helps to make the formatting work better in Inkscape.
15. The order in which objects on your page will plot is generally determined by
the order in which they were initially drawn. “Lower” objects on the same
layer will print before “higher” objects on the same layer. You can use the
Object > Raise and Object > Lower commands to re-order objects. For more
about plot order, see §9.7 Plot order and optimization, on page 49.
16. A range of AxiDraw accessories are available, including larger-size pen hold-
ers, extra easel boards, magnetic easels, mounting hardware and more. For
details, please see https://emsl.us/902
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