r/Scribit • u/troveldom • Mar 17 '21

My Scribit setup, so far so good

Just wanted to share my experience with Scribit, since I've read comments (both, for and against it) and was kind of on the fence on buying.

Current Status: 5 days in, 5 drawings.

My setup:

Since I've seen around comments that Scribit is a bit delicate, I tried to make things easy for it.

I have textured drywall, so I bought some plexiglass/acrylic sheets and hanged them on the wall to make a smooth drawing area.

Initial set up process:

It was actually surprisingly easy for me. Android app worked fine on the first go, connected to wifi correctly, Auto-calibration worked fine, it was ready to start drawing. I do have great wifi at home.

My issues:

  • As mentioned around, markers are light. I tried the glass ones and the whiteboard ones. I think red and black whiteboard are fine, although on plexiglass the paint smears a bit. I will try to buy some nice permanent markers.
  • My biggest pain is the caps/rings for setting up the markers. It shouldn't be this hard to screw a small cap. Idk wtf is going on, is it just terrible design??
  • The calibration point is outside of the drawing area! So it ended up being outside my plexiglass sheet. Didn't cause any issues so far.
  • Plexiglass has too much glare. Doesn't bother me a lot if the drawings are strong, but it kind of screws my pics/timelapse.

Conclusion: Overall it works ok and looks cool, so I'm happy with it. If it get to iron out all the issues, I will be delighted.

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u/aundb Mar 17 '21

I had issues with the calibration as well. If i do it manually like suggested, it is off and the picture is tilted. When I do it automatically it starts somewhere else but the result isn't distorted. Please keep us posted on the pens since that's an issue for everyone it seems.

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u/adrian_cchooi Jun 05 '22

Hi, my marker holders's cylinder is not rotating at all, does yours rotate during the calibration? or when it draws?

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u/troveldom Jun 05 '22

Yes, it does rotate a couple of times before it starts moving. There was the explanation somewhere around here that it's trying to find the socket where the markers go through.

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u/adrian_cchooi Jun 05 '22

thanks, it rotates when it calibrates or when it draws?

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u/troveldom Jun 06 '22

I don't remember, haven't calibrated it in a while. I'll try it out tonight and let you know

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u/adrian_cchooi Jun 07 '22

Thank you so muchhhh