What is a Plotter?
A plotter is basically a type of printer technology. It is a computer output device which is used to to create high-quality images, large-formats images and diagrams and drawings on flat surfaces or papers. It has flatbed which helps in printing on flat surfaces. This device operates on vectors graphics. It is not likely a simple traditional printer that generate images by spraying tiny dots of ink on paper or toner (like deskjet and LaserJet printers) instead plotters uses pens, pencils, or other drawing tools to move across the paper, producing continuous, detailed lines. This device interprets commands from a computer to draw lines on paper with one or more automated multicolored pens. A plotter can draw continuous point-to-point lines directly from vector graphic files or commands.
A Plotter Printer
What is a Plotter?
Plotter uses multicolored automatic pens to create lines on paper and reads computer orders. It can create charts, maps, graphs, drawings, and more. It uses one or more automated pens to draw a line.