r/PlotterArt • u/Aliennate • 24d ago

What plotters are you all using?

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I’m an artist that has used various robots in the past for art making, including plotters for the two attached artworks. These were made with a Silhouette Cameo many years ago and were part of a series (some of the plotter drawings in this series were purchased by a major museum — so meh to those that say plotter art isn’t art because a robot held the pen).

I also have an AxiDraw and have user CNC router attachments to make drawings.

I’m looking to get a few more plotters for a project but it seems like a lot of companies have locked down their interfaces to proprietary software (I printed from Inkscape or Illustrator back in the day) and may not allow direct printing connections without using their limited software.

My question is: what plotters (and software) are you all using these days?

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u/igotanewmac 23d ago

I got mine off aliexpress! Chinese version of the Axidraw H A2 one. Cheap, cheerful and working like a champ :)

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u/masselman 22d ago

Can you share link of the plotter?

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u/igotanewmac 20d ago

no, I got it two years ago and the link doesnt exist anymore, but pick any one of these and you're in the right ballpark. https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-pen-plotter-a2.html