Making dots with just down up movement

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  • #30686
    Debbie
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    Hello- I am trying to figure out the settings to have the AxiDraw make dots by just touching the paper with a quick down-up movement. Just a tap, no side movement. I have been video’s of people doing this but can’t figure out how. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

    #30687
    Windell Oskay
    Keymaster

    Use short line segments, for example equal to the width of your pen (maybe 0.5 mm) or smaller.

    #30690
    Debbie
    Participant

    Thanks, tried that but the pen still looked like it was moving a bit sideways. But maybe it does in the videos too and I just can’t tell.

    #30691
    Windell Oskay
    Keymaster

    A path has to have at least two points. You can make these very close together, a line segment of width 0.01 mm is *much* smaller than a pen width, and should be indistinguishable from a dot.

    Another approach is to make a tiny circle — again, start with your pen width or smaller — but that won’t be as small as a tiny segment.

    #30694
    Debbie
    Participant

    Thanks! I’ll give that a try.

    #30719
    spkcore
    Participant

    Thanks! I’ll give that a try.

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