iDraw - Best Handwriting Machine/Pen Plotter, 300% Faster than Axidraw

I'm quite impressed by how well this pen plotter performs. I was expecting to have a harder time assembling it but unlike the * Drawbot, it is already mostly preassembled so only a few steps to get it running. The build quality is good, as expected between the Drawbot and the Axidraw.....All in all, this feels like the type of gear I'd have loved to get started on when I jumped into generative art.  By PIERRE PASLIER

Uuna Tek’s iDraw XY plotter is a versatile machine, specially designed to imitate handwriting. Like the previous plotters, it’s based on AxiDraw pen plotter and is a very popular alternative. It not only allows writing with different types of pens, but also laser engraving on paper, leather, and wood. 

 There are two reasons that you might choose an iDraw 2.0 pen plotter over those crafting machines. The first is that it can work with thick and rigid materials, like wood, instead of just materials like paper. The second is that it is hackable. A crafting machine isn’t meant for modification or tinkering, but the iDraw 2.0 is ripe for hacking. 

A special feature are two springs at the pen holder plate that add additional pressure on the pen and increase the interaction between the surface of the paper and the pen. The results are more bold and vivid drawings. In general, this is a very good pen plotter, it does exactly what you expect, it delivers very precise drawings. 

Of course I’m planning on using much more than a pen when I work on my future projects. I’d like to experiment with markers, paintbrushes, and of course a laser once I figure out where to get one. ....I’m impressed with how this pen plotter can draw such thin and precise lines. By NADYA PRIMAK

This lead me to the Uunatek IDraw, a pen plotter and laser engraving combo with a price point fitting of a beginner, but with an impressive performance and workflow fitting an expert. Translating generative art to paper has always been difficult, but the IDraw might be one of the easiest ways to get it right. 

iDraw pen plotter was easy to assemble and is simple to use. It's a lot of fun to plot drawings using Inkscape. I also use iDraw to plot our computer-generated drawings I programming using Processing. I was surprised over the accuracy of iDraw. Lines are always accurate with never no gaps or misalignments when the pen lifts up and down off the paper during drawing. The other thing I like with iDraw is all the options you have when drawing with Inkscape. You will not get bored with iDraw!

The first thing I liked was the one-year warranty and their partners. One being the Austin Independent School District (I live near Austin TX). Once I received the iDraw 2.0 pen plotter and set it up I noticed the space that was needed for it. It was more compact and did not take up as much space as the AxiDraw A3 and has a better design. The pause button and power switch are in a better and more convenient place. It also uses a Stepper Motor to raise and lower the pen that does not have to be replaced unlike the AxiDraw plastic gear pen motor.

 It's faster than other existing pen plotter, sufficient pen height and robust pen up/down mechanism, in addition positioning accuracy might be better than others. I started re-selling this to Japanese customers with my own SVG creation web service.