Device for producing a document body, the device comprising a device for positioning a document body and at least one apparatus for providing a laser beam, the device comprising a holding apparatus and at least one support element for the document body, characterized in that the device comprises at least one linear-drive apparatus, the at least one linear-drive apparatus being mounted on the holding apparatus, a linearly movable drive element of the linear-drive apparatus being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus, the support element being mounted on the holding apparatus via a further rotary-bearing apparatus or being connected to a linearly movable drive element (22, 32) of a further linear-drive apparatus (20, 30) via the further rotary-bearing apparatus (8, 9), the device comprising exactly one linear-drive apparatus, the support element being mounted on the holding apparatus via the further rotary-bearing apparatus, the support element additionally being mounted via at least one radial-bearing apparatus (6a, 6b), or the device comprising exactly two linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20), the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20) being mounted on the holding apparatus, linearly movable drive elements (12, 22) of the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20) each being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus (7, 8) or the device comprising a first, a second and a third linear-drive apparatus (10, 20, 30), the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20, 30) being mounted on the holding apparatus, linearly movable drive elements (12, 22, 32) of the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20, 30) each being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus (7, 8, 9), the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20, 30) each being rigidly mounted on the holding apparatus, a rotary-bearing apparatus being linearly movably mounted on the support element and a further rotary-bearing apparatus being freely movably mounted on the support element. the device comprises at least one linear-drive apparatus, the at least one linear-drive apparatus being mounted on the holding apparatus, a linearly movable drive element of the linear-drive apparatus being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus, the support element being mounted on the holding apparatus via a further rotary-bearing apparatus or being connected to a linearly movable drive element (22, 32) of a further linear-drive apparatus (20, 30) via the further rotary-bearing apparatus (8, 9), the device comprising exactly one linear-drive apparatus, the support element being mounted on the holding apparatus via the further rotary-bearing apparatus, the support element additionally being mounted via at least one radial-bearing apparatus (6a, 6b), or the device comprising exactly two linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20), the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20) being mounted on the holding apparatus, linearly movable drive elements (12, 22) of the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20) each being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus (7, 8) or the device comprising a first, a second and a third linear-drive apparatus (10, 20, 30), the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20, 30) being mounted on the holding apparatus, linearly movable drive elements (12, 22, 32) of the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20, 30) each being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus (7, 8, 9), the linear-drive apparatuses (10, 20, 30) each being rigidly mounted on the holding apparatus, a rotary-bearing apparatus being linearly movably mounted on the support element and a further rotary-bearing apparatus being freely movably mounted on the support element.