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 of a further linear-drive apparatus via the further rotary-bearing apparatus , 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 , or the device comprising exactly two linear-drive apparatuses , the linear-drive apparatuses being mounted on the holding apparatus, linearly movable drive elements of the linear-drive apparatuses each being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus or the device comprising a first, a second and a third linear-drive apparatus , the linear-drive apparatuses being mounted on the holding apparatus, linearly movable drive elements of the linear-drive apparatuses each being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus , the linear-drive apparatuses 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 of a further linear-drive apparatus via the further rotary-bearing apparatus , 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 , or the device comprising exactly two linear-drive apparatuses , the linear-drive apparatuses being mounted on the holding apparatus, linearly movable drive elements of the linear-drive apparatuses each being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus or the device comprising a first, a second and a third linear-drive apparatus , the linear-drive apparatuses being mounted on the holding apparatus, linearly movable drive elements of the linear-drive apparatuses each being connected to the support element via a rotary-bearing apparatus , the linear-drive apparatuses 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 . <EOS>