Add belt path render

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@@ -6,9 +6,25 @@ permalink: docs/getting-started
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## Software ## Kinematic
You might have noticed from the pictures that the Endorphin uses a slightly different belt setup from the original Ender 5, but it's not exactly a CoreXY either. This is known as the "Markforged kinematic" or a "Hybrid CoreXY" and is the central idea behind the Endorphin which allows us the benefits of a CoreXY with far less modification (more on that later). Luckily this kinematic is supported by both Klipper and the stock Marlin firmware with a small modification. The Endorphin uses a slightly different belt setup from the original Ender 5, known as the "Markforged kinematic" or a Hybrid CoreXY. In this setup the X belt moves like a CoreXY but the Y axis remains in its original Ender 5 cartesian style--one of the main reasons why the Endorphin is is so much faster to build than a CoreXY.
![Belt path](/assets/images/docs/getting-started/belt-path.png)
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Now, if you know anything about CoreXY machines you know that unlike cartesian printers, CoreXY printers don't have an "X stepper" or a "Y stepper" because a movement of one stepper affects both belts. In the Markforged kinematic, this is only sometimes true:
- The X stepper can move the printhead along the X axis by simply moving its belt
- The Y stepper is totally independent and only has to worry about moving the gantry linearly along the Y axis
- BUT when the Y stepper moves the gantry, the length of the X belt on either side of the gantry is affected and the X stepper must also move to compensate
![Kinematic](/assets/images/docs/getting-started/kinematic.png)
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Luckily this kinematic is supported by both Klipper and the stock Marlin firmware (with a small modification).
## Software
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Don't make these configuration changes until *AFTER* you've printed out all the parts for at least stage 1! You need a working printer (or a second printer) to get stage 1 off the ground. Don't make these configuration changes until *AFTER* you've printed out all the parts for at least stage 1! You need a working printer (or a second printer) to get stage 1 off the ground.