{"id":118,"date":"2016-02-13T09:49:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T09:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mr-west.uk\/igcse\/?p=118"},"modified":"2016-07-24T09:40:41","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T09:40:41","slug":"graph-plotters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/2016\/02\/13\/graph-plotters\/","title":{"rendered":"Graph Plotters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/113213232354.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-123 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/113213232354-300x300.png\" alt=\"113213232354\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/113213232354-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/113213232354-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/learnlearn.uk\/igcseict\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/10\/113213232354.png 359w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What it is:<\/h2>\n<p>Plotters are a specialist kind of printer which are able to draw high quality images on very large pieces of paper (for example 3 foot wide, by 10 foot long).<\/p>\n<h2>Uses:<\/h2>\n<p>They\u2019re used in architecture, engineering and map making to draw plans of buildings, diagrams of machines or large scale maps. They can also be used for many other similar tasks.<\/p>\n<h2>Advantages:<\/h2>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0Drawings are of the same quality as if an expert drew them<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0Larger sizes of paper can be used unlike with most printers<\/p>\n<h2>Disadvantages:<\/h2>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0Plotters are slower than printers as each line is drawn separately<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0They\u2019re most expensive than printers<\/p>\n<h2>Alternatives:<\/h2>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0Printing<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0Draw by hand<\/p>\n<p><em>By 3ll!e\u00a0and b3n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What it is: Plotters are a specialist kind of printer which are able to draw high quality images on very large pieces of paper (for example 3 foot wide, by 10 foot long). Uses: They\u2019re used in architecture, engineering and map making to draw plans of buildings, diagrams of machines or large scale maps. 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