Question

Difference between flat bed plotter and drum plotter

Answer 1

Hey!!!!  The main difference b/w Flatbed and drum plotter is: Flatbed plotters hold the paper still while the pen moves, and drum plotters roll paper over a cylinder.  Hope it helps

Answer 2

Flatbed plotter printers have evolved over the years to provide a greater variety of printing jobs. The original flatbed plotter printers used refillable pens fastened to a mechanical arm. The pens dropped down onto a paper roll mounted flat and unrolled to form the drawing surface. The pens moved back and forth drawing the design. These older flatbed plotter printers only produced different colors in accordance with the number of pens they held. Old flatbed plotter printers were generally used for blueprints and mechanical designs not requiring numerous colors.

Drum plotter printers feature a mechanical arm limited to lateral movement on a fixed track; the pen can only draw from left to right or back and forth. Drum plotter printers use plotter paper rolls anchored on a cylindrical drum rotating beneath the pen creating image dimension. A drum plotter printer can produce images as long as an entire paper roll while the images width is restricted to the drum’s width. While drum plotter printers are used for long graphic prints like billboards and maps, they are primarily used for line drawing prints like blueprints, engineering designs, and plotted medical information.