What Are Graphic Plotters?
Graphic plotters print vector graphics from computer-generated image files. These large-format printers work well for images that require precision, such as construction plans, product designs or fine art reproductions. Once the preferred tool for creating high-resolution prints, plotters have become all but obsolete because of their lack of speed and advances in laser printing resolution. History Graphic plotters were invented in the 1950s. During the 1960s and 1970s, companies such as Hewlett Packard and IBM bought out smaller companies to become large-format print industry leaders. Graphic plotters were still in widespread use throughout the 1980s and 1990s. However, progress in the capabilities of laser printers (including size, speed, accuracy, computer compatibility and resolution) led to the decline of plotter use in traditional settings (like architecture and graphic design firms) in the late 1990s. Design The first graphic plotters, which were built in the 1950s, used ball-poi
