Abstract: A plotter having a flat-bed, a beam-shaped tool carriage having opposite ends and movable in a first coordinate direction, work stands located at each end of the tool carriage, a tool holder movable on the tool carriage in a second coordinate direction orthogonal to the first coordinate direction, controlled drive motors for the two travel movements is provided with a drive connection from the drive motor for the first coordinate direction to the tool carriage, said drive connection being provided from muliple cable strands each comprising at least four individual cables guided in parallel. The individual cables loop around drive pulleys to secure the tool carriage tightly in each work stand. Rockers pivotally mounted on each word stand and containing reverse rollers through individual cables pass through, equalize the tensile stresses of the individual cables. This results in an improved repeat accuracy of the positioning of the plotter tool.