# AxiDraw: plotting/drawing flows

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/axidraw-plotting-drawing-flows/86275
**Category:** Share Your Projects
**Created:** [8 March 2024 14:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/axidraw-plotting-drawing-flows/86275 "2024-03-08T14:21:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [8 March 2024 14:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/axidraw-plotting-drawing-flows/86275/1 "2024-03-08T14:21:11Z")

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Hi There,

I recently obtained an [AxiDraw](https://www.axidraw.com/) plotter and have been playing around with plotting flows:

 ![signal-2024-03-08-151136](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/f/0f9312c83d3dcfe0edbd84e683662c9520abd4a1.jpeg)

The work is based on the [screenshot tab node](https://github.com/gorenje/node-red-contrib-introspection?tab=readme-ov-file#screenshot) and a [flow](https://flowhub.org/f/07b2d0f3b0445ab5) that removes duplication from the SVG - everything is only drawn once.

Since the flow is _drawn_ and not printed, it really looks like I spent a very long time with a ruler and pen copying my flows ...

Usage is limited to hanging flows on the wall, I doubt very much this can be called a _print out_ of code!

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### Author: ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [8 March 2024 15:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/axidraw-plotting-drawing-flows/86275/2 "2024-03-08T15:46:48Z")

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You - sir - have far too much fun....

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### Author: ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [8 March 2024 16:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/axidraw-plotting-drawing-flows/86275/3 "2024-03-08T16:06:47Z")

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> [@dceejay](#):
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> far too much fun....

Learning by having fun is probably the best way to learn ... at least now I have a full understanding of the SVG structure of the Node-RED editor 😉

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### Author: ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [8 March 2024 16:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/axidraw-plotting-drawing-flows/86275/4 "2024-03-08T16:07:21Z")

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I totally agree !

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### Author: ![gregorius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gregorius/32/73816_2.png) [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [20 March 2024 16:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/axidraw-plotting-drawing-flows/86275/5 "2024-03-20T16:11:57Z")

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Just an update, I can also paint in oil:

![painting-code-4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/5/650e746aad6953bde2d6963a922c3294ba9b5fca.gif)

So I no longer _print out_ my code, I _paint out_ my code.

(Three oil colours and a brush attached to an axidraw plotter.)