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Pen plotting setup with a Reprap
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; Prepare printer for a regular G28 as if you were going to do a print.
G90 ; Absolute
G28 ; Home
G0 Z15 ; Move axis up (change this to your liking)
M18 ; Disable steppers
; Now, move the carriage to X0 Y0 of your piece of paper (watch out for butterfly clips holding paper down
; Insert the pen and push it firmly onto the paper.
G92 X0 Y0 Z1 ; Reset coords
; Now, run your print. Make sure not to issue any G28 or other coordinate commands.
; If the pen pressure is not enough, you can INCREASE the Z in the G92 command.
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