Tyke Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 . In reality' date=' unless it actually uses pens or pencils, the big ones are simply large format printers. [/quote'] Or if we go back far enough, a true plotter that uses pens or pencils is a draughtsman. It was only later that these machines came in that took over the drawing role :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Or if we go back far enough, a true plotter that uses pens or pencils is a draughtsman. It was only later that these machines came in that took over the drawing role :wink: So now you are blaming the machines for taking over the world? You best delete this before the resident machine of the future finds out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_O'neill Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Or if we go back far enough, a true plotter that uses pens or pencils is a draughtsman. It was only later that these machines came in that took over the drawing role :wink: My old Ioline does sound rather like a guy chipping away at a stone tablet with a mallet and chisel when it's running. It's about as fast too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daft vader Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) plotters use pens as a rule, printers are just large ink jet printers we have a A0/A1 HP printer in out office and its great Edited July 27, 2011 by daft vader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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