supports 5 1 5 2 are shown only schematically the sheet with fig3 and the sheet with fig2 both show the overall layout of drawing line 1 as fig1 so that the assignment of drives 31 1 31 2 32 14 to the fourteen godets in all of the two drawing units 1 1 1 2 becomes clear each motor 31 1 31 2 32 14 which can be designed as a water cooled motor is used for direct drive of an individual godet 2 inserted between the drive shaft of the motor 3 and the drive shaft of the godet 2 is a joint a joint shaft or a self aligning bearing so that lateral offset or effects caused by bending moments can be compensated fig4 shows a speed diagram with two different speeds v of a first and second drawing unit 1 1 and 1 2 driven by one motor 3 1 and 3 2 each where v 1 is the speed circumferential speed rotational speed of godet times radius of godet surface the circumferential speed corresponds to the speed of the tow 6 this description always talks of speed while the value of rotational godet speed results from the above relationship of the godets 2 of the first drawing unit 1 1 and v 2 is the speed of the godets 2 of the second drawing unit 1 2 see also fig1 and fig2 the continuous line shows a higher drawing ratio the dashed line a lower one the course of the torques m exerted on the godets 2 by the tow 6 starting from an average torque is illustrated in the diagrams of fig5 and 6 the bars shown in continuous outlines.