Every drawing machine runs at its own speed. A home-built machine, a fast AxiDraw and an old pen plotter can take very different times over the same drawing.

So we'll measure yours. Plot the three tests on your machine, with your usual pen and speed settings.

Stand by with a stopwatch. Time each one from pressing plot until the pen is back home.

Type the times in (2:31 or 151 both work). From then on, every generator here will estimate plot times for your machine.

Each test fits on A6 or bigger.

Drawing speed

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Travel speed

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Pen lift

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Time all three tests to calibrate.

Measures drawing speed.

Measures travel speed.

Measures pen lifts.