Manually control the AxiDraw

This function sets up a connection to the AxiDraw and returns an object with methods for directly controlling the movement of the pen plotter.

axi_manual(units = "cm", options = axi_options())

Arguments

units	The units that movement is given in. Either 'cm' or 'in'.
options	An axi_options object. See the documentation for axi_options() for all the settings.

Value

An object with the methods given in the Instructions section.

Note

Before and after use it is necessary to call the connect()/disconnect() methods to signal the start and end of a sequence of instructions.

Instructions

The following methods are available to the returned object:

• connect(): Start a connection to the plotter.

• disconnect(): End a connection to the plotter.

• update_options(): Change the options of the plotter.

• go_to(): Move the plotter head to the absolute (x, y) position.

• move_to(): Move the plotter head to the absolute (x, y) position, raising the head if not already up.

• line_to(): Move the plotter head to the absolute (x, y) position, lowering the head if not already down.

• go_rel(): Move the plotter head with the relative (x, y) amount.

• move_rel(): Move the plotter head with the relative (x, y) amount, raising the head if not already up.

• line_rel(): Move the plotter head with the relative (x, y) amount, lowering the head if not already down.

• pen_up(): Raise the pen head.

• pen_down(): Lower the pen head.