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1. Alphanumeric Suffix Last sequence O Character string Block Reset to default Formatted sequence Preview 1 tag selected Options Step Duplicate each value Block step Duplicate sequence Skip tags CELL LLL Sequence insert 140 before existing text e after existing text Project fields Result E 11 pp 11 ae 11 re 11 fe 11 Pe 11 Ea 11 He 1 ee 11 Fie l eet l ate iat l atl l 144P l at l eat l ir l lait l inlets l goe l A M 4 M Page 02 User Manual General Operation e 31 Color coding The background and font colors of the numbers 0 to 9 can be set using the Color Coding option The background and the font colors are set in the Options menu see chapter Options Color coding O Color coding can only be used in single lined text O The color coding is applied to complete elements not to parts of the text O The color coding settings are saved in the project file e g mpc This enables you to create different files with different color codings If the color codings defined in the program differ from the ones defined in the project the following message box appears The values of the Digit Color Code Table in the project are different to the values used by default Do you want to replace the project values with the defaults e Click on Yes to accept the color values defined in the program e Click on No to keep the color values defined in the project Synchro
2. CHISB projects lbinifiltervksamplel txt E f Browse Select the type of the source File Filter de Script dl Use converter Text Format 4 AS CO TST 4 2 1 6 bl The dialog for setting the converter details opens e Click on the selection buttons to select the converter file XXXConverter exe and the output file e lf the field for the output file remains empty the path of the source file is used and the extension convert is appended to the source file name e The delimiters and column pairs can be defined in the Additional Parameters field e Select OK to return to the Import Wizard Converter Details e Full path and filename of C Vilter WX XConverter exe Converter exe Full path and filename of Ciprojectsivksample_ convert Ext Output File Additional Parameters The rest of the import process is carried out with the output file To execute the converter file XXXConverter exe with other parameters it must be controlled via the command line see section Call parameters for the converter Print Introduction This chapter describes how to set up and calibrate printers how to map them to Marker Cards and the printing options 5 Call up the printing menu via the standard print dialog see section Calling up the printing menu 6 Via the fast printing mode see the Fast printing section Calling up the printing menu eo Select File gt Print This opens the pri
3. Variant Catalog n Favorites a Marker Cards eee B Cable Markers fey 1492 MW1 0X23 GA 1492 Mw1 1X60 5 NIE pta ihe 1492 MW5 21 Sel 1492 MWe 21 fe 1492 MW7 21 EA 1493 MWwaned 03 Self Adhesive Markers 6 43 Snap In Hinged Markers 6 13 Snap In Individual Markers 4153 Snap In Linked Markers H Wire Markers Variant List FE EEN Select Product Close Catalog Description External diameter from 0 276 in From 7 0 rom User Manual Getting started e 81 e In the left pane under Catalog click on the marker type you want to use In the right pane select the variant by clicking on it then click on the Select product button The marker type is opened Step 3 Add data to the marker e Click with the left mouse button to select the marker you want to add text to rn H Se E LI pp LI a Ll re LI Ae LI Pe LI Pp LI ie Ll hae LI ile l pep l Ap iat e l Ap det ot 10 ie l in l APP l Att 10 h PP a PPa Aia mi era TO ian aan aa ion l an II an 1I Ma H Page 01 4 Page 02 If you can see a red triangle in a text field after adding text there is too much text in the field Not all of the text is displayed or printed You will need to shorten the text or have it automatically adjusted by the program see chapter Adjust font size Step 4 Save the file When you have entered all the text you can save the file as follows e On the menu bar select File gt Save e Inthe next dialog enter
4. Open the print dialog using the menu items File gt Print In the lower field select the marker type that you want to map to a printer Then select a printer from the Printer field and click the Map button In the selection dialog that follows select whether the selected printer is a printer or a plotter The selected printer and marker type are automatically mapped whenever printing takes place 0 To map the marker type to a different printer select the required printer from the installed printers or activate the mapping dialog see Options dialog Print e 145 Printer correction 146 e Print The printer may vary from its standard calibration in both the horizontal and vertical directions as a result of environmental conditions or maker specific issues To adjust the printer s feed rate select File gt Set Printer Correction The following dialog appears Set Printer Correction Ea a Step 1 Select Printer Select printer for this Marker Type gt Page Margin Map printer for SF 0 21 Map Step 2 Print Test Page In order to determine the printer feed rate you have to print a rectangle with a specified size first Specified Width x 210 mm Step 3 Measure Actual Size Please measure the actual height and width of the rectangle and insert this Values into the fields below Actual Width x 210 mm 100 Actual Height Y 54 mm 100 Print a test page with a rectangle whose size
5. User Manual 90 e Managing projects Adding a marker type to the subproject e Click on the subproject and use the shortcut menu to add a new marker type see also Adding a marker type to a project Follow these steps if you want to add an existing marker type to the subproject e Left click on the marker type you want to move and hold down the mouse button e Keeping the mouse button pressed drag the marker type to the subproject The marker type now appears in the hierarchy under the subproject Project Explorer x J New Project 3 5 Mew SubProject AEA 1492 Mex10 User Manual Managing projects e 91 Removing a marker type e Click on the marker type you want to remove then click the right mouse button a Copy Paste New Project Insert New Marker Type Insert New Subproject Delete Pages Delete Marker Type Change Marker Type Add to Order View Close File e Select Delete Marker Type on the shortcut menu 92 e Managing projects User Manual Removing a subproject e Click on the subproject you want to remove then click the right mouse button 3 Copy Paste New Project Insert New Marker Type Insert New Subproject E Print Add to Order View d Close File e Select Delete Subproject on the shortcut menu d The subproject is removed along with all its associated marker types User Manual Managing projects e 93 Closing the project Right click inside th
6. txy Import ClearTools exe file name p ImportFilter script file name mis MatNo material number Fallback material number ClearTools exe file name p ImportFilter CSV WTXT WE XML MatNo material number Fallback material number User Manual Calling up command lines e 119 Call up parameter converter The converter for the import can be controlled via the command line see chapter Import converter 120 e Calling up command lines User Manual Importing files Introduction This section explains how you can import files in other formats e g Microsoft Excel into the program and paste the data into the marker areas The import can be effected into the marker types in the catalog or into template files mpt set up by you There are various ways to import a file 1 Manual Import with the possibility to create a script file of the import see chapter Manual Import 2 Automated import via a script file see chapter Automated Import 3 Automated import with one several script files batch import see chapter Batch Import 4 Remote controlled import via the command line prompt see chapter Calling up command lines The following file formats can be imported at the moment ASC CSV Mpx txt wbe we xml Manual Import For the manual import the import wizard supports you when selecting the import parameters You can save them at th
7. Exit Excel editing Find Ctrl F Replace Ctrl H Insert Linebreak Ctri Shift L Synchronize Content CtrkShift Y Select d Delete Change Marker Type Delete Marker Type lt Format Painter Sort Markers Flip Markers Ctrl F9 Multi level Terminal Pl mk a Eh lad Undo This undoes the last editing step Redo Redoes the steps that have been undone Redoing relates to the basic functions and cannot be undone again Cut This menu item cuts one or several selected elements Copy This menu item copies one or several selected elements Paste This menu item pastes the clipboard content into a selected field Pasting elements User Manual User interface e 43 This menu item pastes a copied element into a selected field e g a symbol Multiple Insert This menu item enables you to paste a copied element multiple times see section Multiple Insert Duplicate This menu item duplicates a selected element and places it slightly offset on top of the original element Start Excel editing This menu item starts Excel editing function see section Excel editing Exit Excel editing This menu item ends Excel editing Find Calls the search dialogue The current marker is checked for the entered search criterion Replace Calls Search Replace dialogue The current marker is checked for the entered search criterion Insert Line Break Opens a dialog to insert line breaks see section Inserting a
8. H Snap In Individual Markers H Snap In Linked Markers H Wire Markers Description External diameter From 0 276 in From 7 0 mm Select Product Close Catalog Provided the relevant information has been defined the bottom left part of the dialog contains a description of the selected variant and the material number The bottom right part of the dialog shows a photograph of the selected variant User Manual Product Catalog e 95 You can double click on the photograph to open a new window with a magnified view of the product If you click on Product Website a product data sheet appears via the Internet The link only appears if there is a data sheet for the product This dialog includes the following buttons Click on this button to open the last project you worked on This button is only available after the program start Open an existing project see chapter Managing projects This button is only available after the program start This button enables you to select a particular product Closing the product catalog Creating a new product category You can create your own personal product category where you can store all the markers you use regularly Follow these steps Open the product catalog Tools gt Product Catalog To add a new category click on the top level Catalog To add a subcategory click on the corresponding category and the subcategory will be added under it e Select Category gt N
9. I A AAA Pe i i i i a i i i io aio i 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 AAA FF oo AAA AA A A AAA Ce i i io i ai a ES I C a i a a a i rrr rr rrr B C Printout sorted with 2 duplicates Duplicate Markers Number of Duplicates Collate A 5 B 5 A 5 B 5 A 4 B 4 A 4 B 4 A 3 B 3 A 3 B 3 A 2 A 7 B 2 C 2 A 2 A 7 B 2 C 2 A 1 A 6 B 1 C 1 A 1 A 6 B 1 C 1 s6 oO lt XI ea O Printout separated with 2 duplicates User Manual Print e 157 Duplicate Markers Number of Duplicates 2 pipa Collate A 3 A 5 B 3 B 5 A 2 A 5 A 7 B 2 B 5 C2 A 2 A 4 A 7 B 2 B 4 C 2 A 1 A 4 A 6 B 1 B 4 C 1 A 1 A 3 A 6 B 1 B 3 C 1 lt x 20 O Fast printing To print just the current page click on the following icon in the toolbar A message is output if the marker type to be printed has not been mapped to a printer Se This Marker Type is not assigned to a printer Would you like to print this Marker Type on the default printer If you specify Yes the page is output on the default printer If you specify No the Print menu opens so that you can map a printer see section Mapping the printer and marker type Printing directly You can print all supported file formats directly by using the command line syntax c program ClearTools exe p myprint rde 158 e Print User Manual Activating the plotter Introduction This chapter describes the setup activation and allocati
10. Project field and overwrite the entry with the project name you want to use Managing projects e 87 Adding a marker type to a project You can assign additional marker types to a project e Right click inside the Project Explorer The following shortcut menu appears es Copy Mew Project Insert Mew Marker Type Print Delete Marker Type Change Marker Type View Close File e Select Add New Marker Type on the shortcut menu Follow the steps as instructed and the marker type is pasted in the Project Explorer 88 e Managing projects User Manual o New Project She 1492 M6X 10 3 Page 01 E y 1492 M6 10 E Page 01 Gee 1492 M6X10 an Eg Page ol User Manual Managing projects e 89 Adding a subproject To make it easier for you to manage the marker types in a project you can organize them in subprojects Follow these steps to add a subproject Click on the main project at the top of the hierarchy then right click on it The following shortcut menu appears New Project E Insert New Marker Type Insert New Subproject Print Delete this Page Delete Pages Delete Marker Type Delete Subproject View Close File e Select Insert New Subproject on the shortcut menu The subproject is placed in the hierarchy below the main project Project Explorer E E Mew Project ead El Mew SubProject Sey 1492 M6x10 38 1492 mex10 BA 1492 MA5 12
11. added from the first marker on Existing marker type in current project 124 e Importing files User Manual For this option a marker type must be opened The import is effected starting with the first marker of the selected marker type New marker type in current project e Click on Catalog to select a marker type from the catalog or from the saved templates mpt A new marker type is added to the current project during the import New Project e Click on Catalog to select a marker type from the catalog or from the saved templates mpt The import is effected into a new project with the selected marker type E If a non saved other project marker type is still open a confirmation prompt is displayed before the import starts Step 4 5 Selecting data format and field delimiter Select whether the columns in the source file are defined by delimiters e g by semi colons tabs or have a fixed column width see section Source file with delimiters or Source file with fixed column width In addition you can select e Data lineage Specify the operating system used to create the file e Text delimiting character Text characters between the text delimiting characters are interpreted as being text Delimiters are thus ignored masked User Manual Importing files e 125 Import Data Wizard Data Type Choose the data type that best describes your data Original Data Type O Fixed width Fields are aligned in
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14. be completed For each case select the button e Inthe target you can also choose whether you want to import the data into a new marker type or into a marker type from the project that is open In the latter case you can also define whether the data should be inserted at the beginning or at the end of the respective marker type e Click on the Add button to add the selected import combination to the batch Changing a batch Changing the import combination e Click on the batch entry in the list that you want to change e Change the import combination via the button or the selection option in the target User Manual Importing files e 139 Change the batch entry by clicking on Adjust Moving the batch entry Use the arrow buttons to adjust the order of the batch processing Deleting batch entries Deletes the selected list entry E Deletes ALL list entries i The entries are deleted without confirmation prompt Converter The converter supports prefiltering of the source file It can be executed either via the Import Wizard see Settings in the Import Wizard or via the command line see section Call up parameter converter Settings of the import wizard e Select the source file vksample txt e Check Use converter and click on More Import Data Wizard Filter and File Type Specify the file name to import data From and select one of the available types From the drop down list Select the source File
15. dialog appears every time when allocating this device User Manual Activating the plotter e 167 Symbol Explorer Plotter Symbol Editor The plotter symbols mps and a selection box for symbol subdirectories have been added to the Symbol Explorer Symbol 0031 mpz Selection box for symbol directory 2 i cleartools C configs 5 data y Filter 4 symbols symbols 1 symbols 2 y symbols 4 y h symbols 4 symbals_1 4 y symbols 4 symbols 2 The selection box for symbol subdirectories shows on the highest level symbols all the symbols of the symbol directory set and its subdirectories default setting is Symbols 168 e Activating the plotter User Manual Editing Creating plotter symbols Creating new plotter symbols e Inthe Symbol Explorer right click with the mouse on an empty symbol box and then select Plotter Symbol Editor Editing plotter symbols e Click with the right mouse button on a plotter symbol and then select Edit with Plotter Symbol Editor Calibration dialog There are three different frames that can be used with the plotter depending on the marker type selected These frames can be set in the Calibration dialog zero point pen etc e Select Tools gt Options gt Plotter The Options dialog opens The calibration instructions can be found in the user manual for the plotter Marker Card Fixture In the Options dialog select Marker Card Fixture Options E
16. layers see chapter Toolbars Show overflow Fields the contents of which cannot be completely displayed are marked as follows see also Adjust font size 104 e Options dialog User Manual Program start Control the behavior after the program start Startup Options Open Catalog Open last project show File Open dialog No dialog File extensions Here you can link different file extensions to a script file If the program opens the file e g via the command line the script file is automatically run Extensions Extension Script File AA TEY ALS User Manual Options dialog e 105 Directory Directories Program Settings Directories The displayed areas are preset and browsed through in the saved directories Program settings Modified program settings can be saved exported and or loaded imported Company internal settings may for example be set once and be installed on other workplaces Program settings that can be stored are e g Grid shift during duplication see View Consecutive numbering last dialog values File extensions import wizard last dialog values Assigned printer for marker type see Mapping the printer and marker type adjusted default values for marker types measured printer settings e g printer correction material slip marker type settings 106 e Options dialog User Manual Administration Share print settings Click on Sh
17. mc_1492 rmics6x10 mef ERAN Dateiname ClearT ools Configuration File F mocf bal The dialog contains all the products that are available for you to use in the application and that have been saved in a dedicated folder Netewerkumgeb Dateityp e Select the product you want to add and click on the Open button The selected product is added to the category e Exit the product catalog by clicking on the Close Catalog button O The catalog is saved automatically User Manual Product Catalog e 97 Removing a product e Select the product you want to remove by clicking on it Inthe menu bar of the Product catalogue window click on Marker type gt Remove The product is removed from the catalog after a confirmation prompt The product has ONLY been removed from the catalog It is not deleted from the application folder and can be re added at any time Removing all products from a category e Click on the category from which you want to remove all products e Select Category gt Empty The category is emptied after a confirmation prompt The products have ONLY been removed from this category They are not deleted from the application folder and can be re added at any time Removing a product category e Click on the category and select Category gt Remove The category is removed after a confirmation prompt Finding a product You can use the product search function if you want to select a new
18. moving alignment Format Text Contains text formatting functions like font and font size color etc Borders and Fills Contains the functions for formatting text elements such as line thickness or fill color Element Check box for pasting all available elements such as text fields images and barcodes docking bars view This option shows the dialog containing functions for displaying the different editing windows like the Property Explorer or the Layer Explorer and for showing or hiding the Project Explorer Header line User interface e 45 This option shows hides the caption bar showing the application name and version Customize This option shows a dialog in which you can change the way the toolbar icons are displayed on screen or even create new toolbars Project Showing or hiding the Project Explorer Layers Showing or hiding the Layer Explorer Properties Showing or hiding the Property Explorer Character Map Showing or hiding the Character Map dialog Symbols Showing or hiding the Symbol dialog Data Grid Showing or hiding the data grid for data entry The data are simultaneously shown on the markers see chapter Data Grid Explorer Filter Here you can filter your current marker according to given criteria so that only the filtered solution is displayed see section Filter functions Status bar Showing or hiding the status bar Show Start Page Showing or hiding the start
19. the file name and click on the Save button 82 e Getting started User Manual Step 5 Print the marker type On the menu bar select File gt Print Select a printer from the printer list and click on Map In the next dialog select the printer type printer plotter e Select a marker type from the list and click on the Print button also see the Printing chapter MN Print Project New Project Printer Map printer For Copies Number of Copies Jobs 2 all Marker Types O Marker Type Single Pages 5 selected Markers Marker Type Title Show message box for Marker Type change Map sort Calibration me Copies Printer Heating E If no printer has been mapped to any or all of the marker types to be printed pressing the Print button sends the data to the default printer d If the printout is not positioned properly you must calibrate the printer see the Adjusting the printer to the marker type section Step 6 Close the file e On the menu bar select File gt Close User Manual Getting started e 83 Managing projects Project structure A project 1 can be made up of a number of subprojects 2 These subprojects can contain any number of Marker Cards A marker type can consist of several pages 4 and can include a range of elements such as text barcodes images and shapes like lines rectangles etc All images and barcodes are stored in dedicated folders D
20. to the lines of the data grid User Manual Importing files e 131 PROJECT MARKER TEXTBOX mu me ey 6 fe Select Line by line if you want to add the imported contents line by line as shown in the data grid Field mappings The field mappings enable you to import data into existing elements on the marker type The field names e g PROJECT MARKER or TEXTBOX1 are determined by the properties of the elements see chapter Adjust element names The columns to be imported can be combined as you wish A PROJECT Column 1 w v vl E MARKER Column 2 w Tab w Column 3 v v vl TEXTEOA1 Column 5 w Plus vl yt v v E s Se ae eee AAR Combination possibilities are e g e Return e Space e Tab e without delimiters plus eo Texts Field formats The contents of the columns to be imported can be formatted using the import wizard font color Size e Select a drop down field with selected column oe Click on the icon A to open the format dialog e Select the data format Data already formatted is grey shaded Mapping Type 2 column by column line by line PROJECT Column 1 Y w vl MARKER Column 2 vl Line e Column 3 vi v v 132 e Importing files User Manual e To delete ALL formats click on User Manual Importing files e 133 Importing project text onto markers The texts of the project layer project markers can autom
21. 92 M6X10 User Manual n Shape Format Tools window Help Te ES ClearTools w 4 5 5 0 10 EE New Projet arte eel es la LEE_tT TTEtTttittitttttitittittl E E For Help press Fl explorer 15 x 4 Z start Page 3 10202 A 60 FO 20 30 100 i he Ge 1492 M6X10 AES Page 01 1223 Page 02 E Page 03 GEA 1492 MR5x12 E Page 01 General Mame MAREER Size and Position Left Top Right Bottom Width Height Page 01 Page 02 4 Page 03 al ii gt 15 Sea aa Ed oes Marker 1 120 Column 1 12 Row 1 10 23 019 Menu bar The menu bar enables you to use the most important program functions Menu items can be active or inactive Toolbars You can use the icons of the toolbars to run important menu commands The toolbars are movable and dockable Tabs The tabs are arranged below the toolbars If you click on a tab the associated marker type moves to the foreground Ruler There are rulers along the top and the left of the workspace You can use the rulers to measure distances and spacing User interface e 39 5 Project Explorer The default position of the Project Explorer is on the left of the user interface The Project Explorer has a hierarchical structure and is used for managing projects see section Project Explorer 6 Property Explorer You can use the Property Explorer to show or change the properties of different elements e g text fields images or barcode
22. CUSIMUCIUING orar dan dador cada dsd 85 Changing the project NaMe ooccccccccccccnnccccnncconcconnnncnnnnononnnononononnnonononnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnaness 87 Adding a marker type to a project cccoonccnnccccconcnncncnonnonnnnonancnnnononancnnnonnnancnnnnnnnanennnns 88 PACING a SUD DV ONS 0 OO An ntti dendaddtanacttes atucaed OS 90 Adding a marker type to the SUDproOjeCt ccccccoocccnccccconccnncnononcnnncnonannnonononancnnnnnnnannnnnss 91 Removing a marker TY DC cria dida 92 Removing a SUD O ai edad 93 closing Me pro ets dida eicieisadl 94 Product Catalog 95 A tee ener een ee mer ne ante Semen mee et sere ee mee een 95 Opening the Product Catalog dialog ccccccccocccnnccnnnccnononanncnnnnnnonononanonnnnnnnnnnans 95 Creating a new product Category occccccccocccnnccccnnncnncnononnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnononnnrnnnnnonancns 96 Addin A OU ais 96 Removing a Prod ai 98 Removing all products from a Category ooccccccocccnccconcncocnncnnononnnncnnanonnnnonrnnonnnnnncnnncnnos 98 REMOVING a product Category oooccnccccccnccnncccnonnconcnonnnncnncnonnnncnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnanennnns 98 FNAN a Prol a lo 98 FRG NAMING a Prod la 100 Options dialog 101 o A saan 101 ENVIO MEN Cass tada 101 A 101 VIEW saene r a o 104 User Manual Prodan se VAN is ciatecer E 105 FIIS eXIENSION Sita 105 o a a N 106 AMIA TAO Mas ie iaia a aai ge licita 107 COCO daa a a tacts E a ES 107 Standards soian ec 108 nn e a Sates etn a a a se
23. ClearTools Software User Manual a Allen Bradley 7 aa AA 4 5 LU WHEEEEEnee BET a aa N y 1 cc _ _ _ gt gt gt AA z221 a o A A ee ee TE ranana EEES A 5 taz ttt me a ver y i i lt y LULA q A A a DY ip il Lyre i Ex j 7 197 NANI iaie A i a q nl TA i GEA M w ALLA AN E Rockwell D Allen Bradley Rockwell Software Automation Important User Information In no event will Rockwell Automation Inc be responsible or liable for indirect or consequential damages resulting from the use or application of this equipment The examples and diagrams in this manual are included solely for illustrative purposes Because of the many variables and requirements associated with any particular installation Rockwell Automation Inc cannot assume responsibility or liability for actual use based on the examples and diagrams No patent liability is assumed by Rockwell Automation Inc with respect to use of Information circuits equipment or software described in this manual Reproduction of the contents of this manual in whole or in part without written permission of Rockwell Automation Inc is prohibited Content User Manual Introduction 1 PD OUT Me progra 1 ABOUT US MANUA ralla 1 ENE o O e oinesanoncane 2 AA e o aecut sone ceo sees eaacte ade cooanetno ee eeetet ncaa 2 MAAU NOl E at seeeceee 20s
24. FFF Fill Pattern None Y Behaviour Onentation O Locked Mo Printable Yes Read only Mo Tab Order 1 A Field Appearance Document Individual Y Content Text 4 The Property Explorer shows different properties depending on the selected Locked grayed out properties are either not available or locked for the selected element To unlock them set the property Locked on No see section Important Properties User interface e 65 Adjusting Properties The Property Explorer is subdivided into the following categories which are described in more detail below General Size and Position Border and Fill Behavior Field Content General ENEE Name TEX TBO amp Size and Position Border and Fill Ej Behaviour amp Field Ej Content General Name Designation of the marked element You can change the name This name is also used for assigning columns when data is imported see chapter Import Field mappings This name also appears as a column heading in the data grid d The name must not contain special or blank characters 66 e User interface User Manual Size and Position 2 tl E Ej General M a 3 Lett 6 606 Top 4729 Right 13 042 Bottorn 9 756 Width 12 436 Height 5027 np Size and Position You can use this category to specify the size and position of the element Distances are measured from the origin which is located in the
25. Import Batch Import Print Ctrl P User Manual ER Toggle Plot Mode Set Printer Correction Set Materia dependent Slip Adjust Marker Type Send to Exit New You can use this menu item to create a new file Open Opens an existing file Save Saves a file you have been working on Save As Lets you specify a new name when you save a file Close Closes a file Import You can use this menu item to import data from other formats Batch Import You can import external data via a script Print This menu item displays the dialog for printing marker types User interface e 41 Toggle Plot Mode Changes to plot mode see section Plot Mode Set Printer Correction This menu item enables you to perform printer correction see section Printer correction Set Material dependent Slip With this menu item you can correct the material slip see section Adjust Marker Type This menu item enables you to calibrate the marker type see section Adjust printer offset Send to This menu item enables you to send your current project by e mail Recent Files This part of the menu lists recently opened files Exit You can use this menu item to exit the program 42 e User interface User Manual Edit menu Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y 4 Cut Ctrl x Sa Copy Core Paste Ctrl V Paste Elements Ctrl Shitt V Multiple Insert Ctrl M Duplicate Ctrl D Start Excel editing
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27. anandetomueorervhatiureeeaneees 60 SION TC UNE MENU is aros 61 Property EXPO nica iii dia 63 Marker Propers anios dida 64 SHOWING FOO CTUICS iia olla 65 POWWSUNOIPIODSMIES ssi cats eas a a a a ede esate a G 66 Selecting elo Meis toi 74 WO Paca id da 75 Shortcut menu in the workspace oocccccccccocccnnccononcnonononancnnnononancnnnonnnanennnonnns 75 TVG MAY CLS POPE PO e PO REO A eS 76 Layer EXDIOMCE One OPI PUN PU A 76 The Layer Properties ccccoooccccoconconcccnconcononnonononcnnononnnnnonannnnononnnnnnnananconanens 77 BACARES AP A eua 79 Setting the width of the data grid ccccooocccnccccconcnnnccnooncnnnonnnancnnnononanennnnnnns 79 Shortcut menu of the data Qri ccccoooonccnccccconcnnncnonancnnnonnnancnnnnnnnanencnnnnns 80 Line height and column width of the data grid occccccccocccnncccnnnccnncnnnancnnnnos 80 Getting started 81 A ieusdsboeduesdbsnaeatedaten e EA 81 Step 1 Starting the PrOQraM ccccccccssescccecseeeeeeeeeeeseeceeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeessegeeeees 81 Step 2 Select the Marker tyPe cccccsecccccccsesseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeseeeaeeeeeesseaseeesesseeeeees 81 Step 3 Add data to the Marker ccceecccccccesseceeeceeeseceeesaeeeceeeseeeeeeeeseseaeeeeeesaaeeeees 82 ICDA SAVES Me TNS acces coh teetc Ae ia esate neces Mae a oan 82 Step 5 Print the marker iy sen reeis eased handed Aa metcnedeceee Santee A Dcas 83 JN rece ee ee cee 83 Managing projects 85 PROJC
28. are Print Settings to share your current print settings with other users of this computer Set Printer Correction Set Material dependent Slip Printer Plotter Calibration However the users can decide whether they wank to accept them or mak Share Print Settings Protect print settings Share print settings see descriptive text in the dialog Protect print settings You can retain a password to protect the measured print settings against modifications Before any modification in the printer values a password query is effected After the installation there is NO password Color coding User Manual Determining the color codings for the numbers 0 to 9 see also Color coding Options dialog e 107 Digit Color Code Font Reset fa 7 a E a e le ee leal le leal leal le leal le Standards Defaults Font Use Config Font Itis recommended to restart the program to apply the changes Font Here you select a font to be used as the preferred font when new marker types are inserted in a project This means that the fonts stored in the configuration files are not used This setting is only applied when the program has been restarted Use Config Font Resets the font that was selected via Font 108 e Options dialog User Manual Afterwards the respective fonts of the added marker types are used This setting is only applied when the pr
29. atically be pasted on the marker areas markers during the import e Click on the button Us e The view of the button changes Example The following text file shall be imported using the indicated field mappings 1 e n Al gt X1 oe 9 1 Al gt Za 4 23141 gt XJ3 ae l he gt X 4 b sl se 5 fee e 11 gt Xb Sl Al gt X7 da hea gt XO0 10 32 gt 42 gt X9 SS 45 gt X10 lz SELL no A X12 A A gt X14 A Sd gt 414 gt X 15 44 16 oa gt 44 gt X17 LO Mapping Type column by column Cline by line PROJECT Column 1 w Spa w Column 2 v v v MARKER Column 3 v v vl 134 e Importing files User Manual The import WITHOUT the function results in the following a A A E 09 oz The import WITH the function results in the following 4 a I I I I I 1 1 1 I I I I I ny y 4 I eo hee eee Lo y 4 a E A a Ta Ta 4 1 E A Oo qe ee ee la 4 ny OL Importing files e 135 User Manual Step 8 Saving and finishing The last step serves to complete the import You have the following options to complete the import e Setting the number of iterations of data import e Saving The fixed import steps are saved as a script file see chapter Automated Import or Batch Import e Finishing Imports the source file with the settings made Impo
30. ayed in original size see example only for image and barcode Show text Shows or hides the plain text of a barcode field only for barcode Printable The element is or is not printed with the project Read only The content is locked so that it cannot be modified only for text field image and barcode User Manual User interface e 69 Tab order Order by which the field is selected with the tab enter key Values from 1 to x are admitted Fields with the same tab order are selected in the order of their creation Example Barcode Adjust size The barcode field is compressed Yes horizontally The numbers thus close ranks Adjust size The original distance between the numbers No remains but not all contents are shown Adjust size em em The original size is shown Without Adjust size The image is adjusted to the dimensions of Proportionally the image field and may be distorted Adjust size The image is adjusted to the dimensions of Rectangle the image field The proportions remain the same 70 e User interface User Manual Field You can use the Field category to specify the type of the field ESA Ej General A Size and Position A Ej Border and Fill Ej Behaviour S Field Appearance Single E Content t ls Content You can choose from these field types Single field A single field has no association with any other field Single fields each have their own s
31. cked layer You can arrange elements rectangles lines ellipses on the locked layer covering the content of the other layers so they cannot be seen or printed This layer is always the top layer It cannot be removed For example you could use the locked layer to create a circle at the position of a bore hole or an LED to make sure no data is added to the area Layer Explorer This dialog shows all layers of a marker type see chapter Editing layers To show or hide the layers select View gt Layers on the menu bar 76 e User interface User Manual Locked Layer x Marker Layer Project Layer Background Layer The Layer Explorer has the following toolbar You can only use the icon buttons on the free layers Click on this icon to add a new free layer Click on this icon to delete the selected free layer Click on this icon to move the selected free layer up one layer Click on this icon to move the selected free layer down one layer Click on this icon to reduce all free layers to a single layer You cannot undo this action e Click on the layer you want to change then click on the relevant icon The Layer Properties You can use the Layer Properties dialog to change the settings of the layers To open the Layer Properties dialog double click on the name of the layer in the Layer Explorer User Manual User interface e 77 Layer Properties Layer Name Marker Layer C
32. columns with Fixed width File origin Fields enclosed by WINDOWS Co MAC Character COUNTY O MS DOS PCE Source file using delimiters e Select the option With delimiters if the source file is a file with columns that are delimited by characters such as semicolons tabs etc Example of a file using delimiters Opened in Microsoft Excel Opened in a text editor 126 e Importing files User Manual CO i Od 0 00 Kho LA LA OP FY FE RE FE FE FE FE ee LA PA on a a a PA I iL aL yl I I I L iL I y L gl nel ree I Al I I The examples are a two column file in Excel with the semicolon defined as the delimiter as shown on the right Because there is no data before the semicolon on row two for example the first column is empty The file on the right was saved from within Excel in CSV format fields separated by characters Click on Next to go to the next step Delimiters Ignore Lines Semicolon Tab First Import Line 1 Space Comma Last Import Line 72 Other Keep Other Delimiters The program suggests the characters to delimit the columns If a different delimiter has been used you can select it by clicking the appropriate radio button e If you click the other radio button you can select another delimiter in the field next to this e To use different delimiters on an additive basis enter them in the Others field and enable the Keep Other Delimiters
33. d no formats Step 6 Options User Manual Set further import options e Filter simple filter rule The selected column is imported filtered using the selected criteria Repetitions The column contents of the selected column are repeated several times Extended filter Further filter rules that can be applied to several columns Importing files e 129 Import Data Wizard Options Choose the phrase the repetition and the sort order of a column Filter Column Repetitions Column Pos 130 e Importing files Column 1 Column 2 Column 2 E H E a Starts with we oo Extended Filter Click the column heading to sort the Fields in ascending or descending order Column 3 C I Jl a Finish Column 4 E J 4 10 User Manual Step 7 Field mappings Use this step to determine the field mappings Mapping type Field mapping e Field format Import Data Wizard Field mappings This step allows vou bo map the source columns to the target fields Mapping Type Cline by line PROJECT MARKER Column 1 Column Column 3 Column Column 5 Column 6 A F L 6 1 la 1 F E Mapping type Column by column Column by column refers to the columns of the data grid Select Column by column if you want to assign the contents to special columns markers elements Line by line Line by line refers
34. d select the appropriate print medium and click on OK If the right paper is not available you can click on the Properties button to define the settings for the printer 150 e Print User Manual To make sure that these settings are also available when the program is launched again you should set these properties directly in the printer driver see also the printer s manual short guide e Click on the Windows Start button then select Control panel gt Printer e Right click on the required printer and select Properties from the context menu O Set the right paper O Adjust printer offset e To calibrate a mapped printer click on the Calibration button E Print Project New Project Map printer for Copies Number of Copies Jobs All Marker Types Marker Type i Single Pages O Selected Markers Marker Typ Pages Copies Printer Show message box for Marker Type change The following dialog appears The actual image depends on the marker type User Manual Print e 151 152 e Print Page Margin Change the left and top values until the coordinate plane is printed on the marker in the shown position Reset to Default Cancel User Manual Adjusting the left and top margins Settings for markers To adjust the left and top margins of a Marker Card mat you must print a coordinate plane on a Marker Card mat and measure its position The coordinate plane should be in the
35. d barcode field contents can also be edited in Excel see chapter Excel editing Toggle between the active layers Toggle between the project and the marker layer The toggle can take place automatically see chapter Options view User interface e 53 Showing or hiding the document field selection When you click on an element e g text image the associated elements are marked on the other marker this does not apply to single fields Show example reff pan qa on an qua mm pan q nng TCHR LIE psa A i bai und mm han feet ame hon mmi ami Se eee ee ee E eee ee E E E R oe Hide example AAA eee ee z z LLL eas hahah a Locking elements Locks the selected product against format changes Contents e g text may still be edited see chapter Locking elements Sort Markers Opens the dialogue to sort the markers E E Synchronize content Synchronizes the elements with saved data source see chapter Synchronize Layout You can show or hide the Layout toolbar On the menu bar select View gt Toolbars gt Layout A Rin The icons enable you to edit the selected elements as follows arrange them align them rotate them adjust their size Lb La da a de Sa la Format Text You can show or hide the Format text toolbar On the menu bar select View gt Toolbars gt Format text Sja 2 BI BA Tp Aria
36. d pages appear under the marker types To see the details or to get a better overview you can expand or reduce the lower level hierarchical structures in the Project Explorer by clicking on the and icons Project Explorer x EEE New Project B a 1492 Max12 i ll p fa Ww de eN Ll a 1 pa Sa WO ie ri en pr a Page 01 O If you press x on the keypad of your keyboard you can open all the sublevels of a hierarchical level at once 60 e User interface User Manual Shortcut menu User Manual Click on an object in the Project Explorer then click the right mouse button This opens the shortcut menu The shortcut menu contains functions that are relevant to the particular object In other words only the functions in dark type are available 23 Copy Mew Project mid ij Insert Mew Marker Type Print Delete Marker Type Change Marker Type View d Close File Copy You can use this context menu item to copy a selected marker type or subproject Paste Select the project or subproject to which you want to paste the copied marker type or subproject New Project This context menu item enables you to create a new project Paste New Marker Type You can use this context menu item to add a new marker type The new marker type will then appear in the Project Explorer Paste New Subproject You can use this context menu item to paste a subproject below the curr
37. duct The changed variant names are for example displayed In the properties see chapter Properties General in the printing dialog see chapter Calling up the printing menu Follow these steps to rename a variant e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog Select the marker type Highlight the title or the variant name and press the F2 button Rename it and accept the entry with the return key The name is changed after a confirmation prompt 100 e Product Catalog User Manual Options dialog Introduction This section explains the basic settings that can be set via the options dialog To open the options dialog call the menu Tools gt Options Environment The environmental settings define the view and the general basic settings General General History list of last Files Dimension Unit Show Welcome Page of the Import Wizard mn Enable Autosave wo min _ Use Project Mode as default Close the project when the last Marker Type closed Enable overflow detection Import Print _ Show Import Wizard with YML Import Project Text into Marker History list of last files The list of the most recently opened project files is displayed in the menu File and on the start page Dimension Unit The unit of measure used in the entire program inch mm cm um is assigned here Show Welcome Page of the Import Wizard Enable Autosave User Manual Options dia
38. e which must always be present 20 e General Operation User Manual Moving a free layer to another position If you have created a number of free layers you can move them under each other in other words you can change the order of layers on top of each other The Layer Explorer has the following icons Moves the layer up one layer Moves the layer down one layer e Select the free layer you want to move and click on the relevant button Reducing free layers to a single layer Click on this icon to reduce all free layers to a single layer ES O You cannot select individual layers and reduce them It is only possible to reduce all free layers to a single layer Reduction to one layer cannot be undone Locking layers You can lock specific layers to prevent the elements on the layer being edited Even text cannot be edited on a locked layer e Click on the layer you want to lock e Inthe Layer Explorer click inside the third column for the layer The following icon appears The layer is now locked and cannot be edited You can remove the lock by clicking on the box again User Manual General Operation e 21 Predefined Text Sequence Defining predefined text sequences Follow these steps to define a text sequence e Open a marker type and paste the text to be saved e g A 1 to A 10 into a text element e Select the text that you want to save as a text sequence e Select Tools gt Predefined Text Sequ
39. e Project Explorer a Copy Paste New Project Insert New Marker Type Insert New Subproject Print B A d T Add to Ord View d Close File eo Select Close File on the shortcut menu i If the file has not been saved a message box appears asking whether you want to save the file or not 94 e Managing projects User Manual Product Catalog Introduction The product catalog contains all the products with variants that are available for you to use in the application The Product Catalog dialog opens automatically when you start the program You can e select a marker type e open the project edited lately e open a particular project The Product Catalog dialog can also be used to organize products For example you can keep products in a special product category if you use them regularly To do this you create a new category then add the relevant products to it This section describes how you can work with the catalog how to find a product and how to remove products and categories Opening the Product Catalog dialog e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog Product Catalog Category Marker Find Tools T variant Catalog 9 Favorites a Marker Cards 1492 1423 B Cable Markers eel 19492 M 10523 fed 1492 1160 Varian List ER 1492 MW5 21 ey 1492 M W6 21 ER 1492 47 21 Sel 1492 MW 3824 H Self Adhesive Markers H Snap In Hinged Markers
40. e end of the import wizard to carry out automated imports with these settings see chapter Automated Import Starting the import Start the import using the menu items File gt Import Follow the steps of the import wizard User Manual Importing files e 121 Step 1 Start page Import Data Wizard Ed The Import Data Wizard allows you to import data From one of the available file Formats into ClearTools The start page of the import wizard can be masked out Select Do not show again to start directly with step 2 when you call up the wizard the next time You can show the start page again using the options dialog see chapter Options Step 2 Filter and import type In step 2 you select the source file you want to import The filter type the saved import routine or a converter can also be selected 122 e Importing files User Manual User Manual Import Data Wizard Filter and File Type Specify the file name to import data From and select one of the available types from the drop down list Select the source File Cr projects ksample Ext Select the type of the source File a Filter O Script C Use converter Text Format ASC Y Coy Y TRATA e 4 2 1 6 v 0 0 3 MH on A 0d bh F gt here Me oO aul fal Act pall ail dl ae ae a ana 208 ae a o Be Be Be Be Be Rene ne he ae be be E oJ Selecting the source file e Click on the Find button A dialog appears whe
41. e following sequence is generated 8 6 4 2 With start value A end value K and increment 2 the following sequence is generated A C E G K Block Step This is where you specify the value by which you want to increment the block e g block 0 and block step 2 Example 0 2 4 6 Duplicate each value Use this field to specify how many times you want to duplicate each value If you enter the value 2 in the field the following sequence is generated for numbering from 1 to 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 26 e General Operation User Manual Duplicate sequence This is where you specify the number of times the sequence the value between start and end will be needed Skip tags This is where you specify the number of labeled fields you want to skip Example start value 1 end value 5 skip 3 E nus fal L Pe UN me Ll 4 Ll Pe Ll p Ul re Ll o tl i l 400 l fala l 1440 l rea a l i l faa l pep l po l 1480 l 450 l A l ALP l 440 l ae l Bi l APP l AEP l E ye AC o a o on D o D o E o E o a o m a O AL i e Mm 4 gt Page 01 Sequence insert Click on the check box to activate or deactivate this function If the fields you are labeling already contain text you can specify where you want the sequential data to appear Select the relevant radio button before existing text after existing text If you do not activate this function the entire conte
42. e plotter e 159 General 3 Environment A Plotter Start in Plot Mode General Anny Marker Card Fixture PLOTPLTA Fixture 5 If last mode was Plot Mode Pen Priming Device Acrobat Distiller Generic Text Only Wetdmueller USB Plotter Activate the Start in Plot Mode checkbox if Plot Mode is to be launched in the program after a restart when opening an Document file or when creating a new project Printing Plotting Plotting is carried out in the same way as printing see Printing A marker type must be allocated to a plotter beforehand see Allocating the plotter to a marker type Afterwards the marker type can be calibrated see Adapting marker type to printer and the plotter set up see Adapting marker type to plotter Selecting pen and inlay Before plotting begins a dialog appears with the settings for the marker type selected Make the settings on the plotter and load it as shown in the figure below Fixture 1 Fixture 2 Fixture 3 Fixture 4 Fixture 5 Use W Use W Use W Use W Use Frame Frame Frame Frame Frame 160 e Activating the plotter User Manual Pen selection Select the pen that is to be used in the plotter The pen settings are carried out in the Calibration dialog see Calibration dialog If No Pen is selected an external pen can be used that is not returned to the pen holder Step settings for inlay The step set
43. e start value is 0 28 e General Operation User Manual Example 1 User Manual We want to label a Marker Card as follows The start value will be 1 and the end value will be 3 There will be a block in front of the value counting from the number 0 Each number block plus start value will be preceded by a P and concluded by an S One field will be skipped i e there will be an empty field between the fields containing data Each field will be printed twice in succession The values of the block entry will start at O and be incremented by 2 i e 0 2 4 6 Consecutive Numbering System Input 2 Decimal 0 95 Start value O PLC Octal 0 7 End value Hexadecimal 0 F Prefix O Alphanumeric Suffix Character string Block Options Step Duplicate each value Block step Duplicate sequence Skip bags Prefix E Counter Result Cancel Help Last sequence Reset to default Formatted sequence C Preview 1 tag selected General Operation e 29 ea cise E A A 4 4 H Page 02 30 e General Operation User Manual Example 2 PLC labeling format We want to mark relays 4 5 and 6 Each of the relays has five inputs I to be labeled from 0 to 4 Numbering will start with 14 0 to 14 4 then 15 0 to 15 4 and finally 16 0 to 16 4 Consecutive Numbering System Input Decimal 0 9 Stark value PLC Octal 0 7 End value Cancel Hexadecimal 0 F Prefix Help
44. ecimal system which uses the characters 0 to 9 A B C D E F Example 0 1 9 A B C D E F 10 11 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 29 2A 2F 30 etc Alphanumeric Three numbering sequences are possible with this option a to z or Ato Z or Oto 9 Example b to m only one character is allowed not AA to ZZ for example Character string The same word is written to all the text fields e g ISB Character strings 1234 or ABCD or 1a2Ba3 User Manual General Operation e 25 In the Input group enter the following values Start Value and End Value Numbering can be in ascending or descending order The default settings in the Start Value and End Value fields are based on the number of fields selected at the time the dialog opens Prefix You can prefix one or more alphanumeric characters to the counted value e g Conductor or C or 2004 Suffix You can append one or more alphanumeric characters to the counted value e g left or X Block This software defines a block as an additional counter inserted between the prefix and the start value The Options group is where you make the following settings Step This field contains the value by which the start value will be increased reduced Examples With start value 1 end value 20 and increment 3 the following sequence of numbers is generated 1 4 7 10 13 16 19 With start value 8 end value 2 and increment 2 th
45. ed 69 Locked layer 76 Managing projects 85 Marker 2 40 paste 75 skip 27 172 e Activating the plotter Marker area 40 Marker layer 40 76 85 Marker type 2 add 88 add data 83 add to subproject 97 delete 62 paste 67 print 84 remove 92 select 87 Menu dialog 57 edit 43 file 47 format 50 help 52 insert 47 menu bar 47 shape 49 tools 57 view 45 Menu bar 39 47 Moving free layers 21 Moving layers 21 Multi level terminal 38 44 N Number of the version 40 O Options administration 109 cleaning 114 116 ClearMark 114 ClearMark general 114 color coding 109 current configuration 175 directory 108 environment 103 file extensions 107 general environment 103 general plotter settings 777 Marker Card fixture 112 pen priming 7113 plotter 111 POTPLTA 112 program start 107 standards 110 view 106 Options FastTrack 116 Other file types 117 User Manual P Pages delete 62 Paste marker 75 Paste New Page 75 Pen test point 165 Pen test position pen test point 165 Plot Mode 161 Plotter startup options 161 Plotter symbol creating symbols 171 plotter 171 Plotter Symbol Explorer 170 Plotting 162 changing marker type 164 inlay 162 mapping a marker type 166 offset 147 selecting pens 162 setting pen 167 setting zero points 167 168 Position 67 Predefined Text Sequence 22 defining 22 pasting 22 Prefix 26 Print 84 145 adjust printer offset 153 adjusting the margin 155 adjusting the pri
46. ee Color coding Only for text field For images the way the image is pasted Path the image is pasted in an image file to serve as a reference Integrated the image is integrated into the project For barcodes the selected barcode type Code 39 Code 128 Code 2 5 Industrial Code 2 5 Interleaved EAN13 Only for image and barcode If an image of the path type is pasted the image is selected in File Only for image Specifies the angle at which the text starts O corresponds to the upper start position 12 o clock For rounded text fields only User interface e 73 Selecting elements He Click on this symbol in the Property Explorer to specifically select elements This displays all layers and the elements in the layers in a tree structure PROJECT PROJEKT PROJECT PROJEKT PROJECT PROJEKT PROJECT PROJEKT PROJECT PROJEKT PROJECT PROJEKT PROJECT PROJEKT PROJECT PROJEKT PROJECT RKER HoH 8 8 Ae 8 8 E Barcoce MARKER El MI Basrcope MARKER 1 lll BARCODE MARKER Example The figure above shows Page 01 with the project layer and eight project areas You can also see the marker layer with one marker area containing a barcode and a text field Clicking on the barcode for example activates it in the marker area on the workspace ready for editing This selection method is useful for elements in layers 74 e User interface User Manual W
47. en the dialog double click on the layer you want to change see chapter Editing layers 18 e General Operation User Manual e Click on the arrow in the relevant field to change the frame and fill color You can select a color from the drop down list Layer Properties Layer Name Marker Layer Colors Frame Color Default Fill Color Default TEE Et A Options JER REE Aia Visible Other Set as Default e You can click on the Other button for advanced color selection options You can use this dialog to select a standard color or create a custom color Hiding a layer e To disable a layer so that it is no longer visible click on the eye icon Layers not showing this icon will not be displayed cked Layer E You can display the layer by clicking the box again User Manual General Operation e 19 Not printing a layer e lf you do not want to print a layer click on the printer icon i Layers not showing this icon will not be printed Locked Layer x Marker Layer Project Layer WY Backgroun Adding free layers Unlike the other layers free layers can be duplicated e Click on this icon in the Layer Explorer to add a new free layer If you click on the icon again another free layer is added Removing free layers e Inthe Layer Explorer click on the free layer you want to remove Click on this icon E You can remove all free layers except for on
48. ence e Give the text sequence a revealing name Save Auto lext Mame of text sequence Available text sequences Remove Save Cancel e Click on Add and then Save To paste a predefined text sequence see section Inserting a predefined text sequence Inserting a predefined text sequence Follow these steps to paste predefined text sequences see Defining predefined text sequences 22 e General Operation User Manual User Manual e Open a marker type and select the element after which the predefined text sequence shall be pasted e Open Tools gt Predefined Text Sequence Select the required sequence and the number of inserts Predefined Text Sequence Mumber of inserts of text sequence 3 Cancel Available text sequences cancel e Click on Insert Here the predefined text sequence was pasted three times General Operation e 23 Consecutive numbering Introduction You can use the Consecutive Numbering function to add sequential data to marker types O Only document individual fields with the autofill function can be inscribed see chapter Property Explorer e Select the field or an area where you want the data to appear e Select Insert gt Consecutive Numbering The Consecutive Numbering dialog opens up The Consecutive Numbering dialog Consecutive Numbering System Input 2 Decimal 0 95 Start value PLC Octal 0 7 E
49. ent project or subproject User interface e 61 Print This menu item displays the dialogue window for printing marker types Delete this Page Mark the page you wish to delete Delete page A selection dialogue enables you to select the pages to be deleted Delete Marker type This shortcut menu item deletes the currently selected marker type The deleted marker type no longer appears in the Project Explorer Delete Subproject This item removes the currently selected subproject The deleted subproject no longer appears in the Project Explorer Change Marker Type This menu item enables you to change the marker type View Here you can switch between different views see section Menu view Closing files The current project is closed If you have not saved it yet a message box appears 62 e User interface User Manual Property Explorer The Property Explorer displays the properties of a text field an image or a barcode To show or hide the layers select View gt Properties on the menu bar The view of the Property Explorer can be selected on the icon buttons Show properties sorted by categories Show properties sorted alphabetically El The set properties are saved as a default for the selected object The properties of locked fields cannot be set as a default Please unlock them first see section Behavior E This displays all layers and the elements in the layers in a tree structure User Ma
50. ent that you want to paste Select Edit gt Paste to paste the content OR Edit gt Paste Elements to paste the element O Not all elements can be pasted into other elements see chapter Copying and pasting elements Duplicating elements e Select the element you want to duplicate e Select Edit gt Duplicate The duplicated element is placed slightly offset on top of the original element Deleting elements e Select the element you want to delete e Select Edit gt Delete Inthe Delete submenu you have the following menu items to select from Field content Only delete the content of the elements Entire field Delete the entire field Selected All markers with the marked elements on them are deleted markers without confirmation prompt This page The currently visible page is deleted Pages A dialog opens to delete several pages If a menu item is not available greyed out the functionality for the selected situation cannot be used User Manual General Operation e 13 14 e General Operation User Manual Locking elements Text fields image fields barcodes and shapes can all be locked However you can still change the content and formatting of locked text fields A o the following properties are locked Size and Position Border and Fill Field properties Orientation and tab order e Select the element you want to lock Click on this toolbar icon to lock the selected element Example o
51. eparate formatting and content lf you make changes to a single field the changes only apply to that particular field The opposite of a single field is a document field Identical document Exists on every marker area field Has identical text contents and position and formatting properties on every marker area Individual Exists on every marker area document field Is a field with identical position and formatting properties on every marker area But it may have individual different texts text formats on every marker area User Manual User interface e 71 Example Single field Po ee ee ee ee eee ea EEE A Pa al el document Identica field A A III III rra AAA ll a idual document field IV Ind ee I aaan rr I A A User Manual 72 e User interface Content The contents of single elements FESE As E Border and Fill Behaviour Field Content Text Data Source Color Coding Typ File E El El T General Text preview Data source Color coding Type File Anchor Angle User Manual Size and Position ABL Mo Lode 33 LA project The text content of the element Only for text field and barcode The name of the element that is used as data source for synchronization see chapter Synchronize content Only for text field and barcode The saved color coding is applied to numbers entered s
52. epending on the barcode type Resizing elements User Manual e Click on the element you want to resize Drag the corners to make the element larger or smaller You can specify the exact dimensions in the Size and Position category in the Property Explorer See chapter Property Explorer General Operation e 17 Setting the same height e Select the elements whose height you want to change then click on this icon e On the menu bar select Shape gt Same Height to adjust the height Setting the same width e Select the elements whose width you want to change then click on this icon e On the menu bar select Shape gt Same Width to adjust the width Edit layers The pages of a marker type are organized into layers You can use the Layers dialog to edit the individual layers To show or hide the layers select View gt Layers on the menu bar e Double click on the layer you want to change e g Marker layer to open the Layer properties dialog Locked Layer arker Layer roject Layer Background Layer Changing the layer name The name of the layer can be changed in the dialog Layer properties See chapter Editing layers e Enter the new name in the Layer Name field and confirm your input by clicking on OK Layer Properties Layer Mame The new name applies to this file Changing the layer color You can use the Layer Properties dialog to change the colors of the layers To op
53. epending on its type a Marker Card consists of a defined number of marker areas 6 and project areas 5 arranged in horizontal and vertical fields The marker areas are the areas actually containing the labeling information They are on the marker layer The project areas are used to assign the marker to a particular project They are on the project layer A project can have more than one marker type 3 LL Wiel lil al II atta Tane ll ital 11 all 1 Page 01 Page U2 Page 03 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 User Manual Managing projects e 85 O The currently open file or the most recently opened file appears at the top of the list under the Open option on the start page ClearTools Help 86 e Managing projects User Manual Changing the project name User Manual When you open a new marker type a new project category is created automatically with the default name New Project If the Project Explorer does not appear see General Operation Projekt Explorer LS E ree Neues Projekt B a 1492 M610 333 Page 01 Follow these steps if you want to use a different name e Click on the New Project category Click on this icon on the toolbar If the toolbar Properties does not appear see General Operation The Property Explorer appears Xx Project Name New Project Author Company Version Status Wi e Click inside the New
54. erface e 49 Format menu Font Adjust Fontsize N Color Coding Font This menu item opens the dialog where you can define the font and font size Adjust Font size The font size of text fields with overflow can be adjusted automatically The optimal font size is determined so there are no longer any overflow fields present Adjust fontsize in case of overflow 2 same Fontsize in all Fields Conte fields with overflow Don t show this dialog again 50 e User interface User Manual Tools menu Product Catalog Predefined Text Sequences Plotter Symbol Editor Options Product Catalog Open the Product catalog dialog e g to add a new marker type to the current project Predefined Text Sequence You can use this menu item to define a text Sequence which you can then insert by clicking on Paste gt Predefined text sequence see chapter Defining predefined text sequences O Predefined text sequences are only possible for text elements Plotter Symbol Editor This menu item enables you to call the plotter symbol editor see section Symbol Explorer Plotter Symbol Editor Options This menu item opens the Options dialog where you can adjust various personal settings like the unit of measure the color of gridlines etc see chapter Options dialog Window menu User Manual Cascade Tile Arrange Icons Close All Cascade Select this menu item to arrange
55. ero point of 1370 Ml Y 11695 gt Plot Zero Point Pen Priming the Frame is reached ES Prime options for the plotter pen Set Prime Position O Plotter Default Position Individual Position Marker Cards only f Plotter Default Position For Labels Line 1 Al mm aa mr Line 2 Al a YE Line 3 alt YI d mm et Nees User Manual Options dialog e 111 ClearMark General Setting the print options for the ClearMark General Select Printer Properties Printerdriver All necessary settings For the printer driver of ClearMark will be configured automatically All Printerdriver settings will be set to default Cleaning Introducing the cleaning process for the ClearMark 112 e Options dialog User Manual Cleaning Select Printer Cleaningtype 1 Head Cleaning Cleans the Printhead when colors are blurred Cleaningtype 2 Head Flushing Head Flushing consumes more ink than Head Cleaning O Note that the head flushing consumes more ink than print head cleaning Current configuration Display of the current printer configuration Current Configuration Select Printer Prink mode Color print Slot with black ink Slot E Prink quality Quality Print User Manual Options dialog e 113 Cleaning Introducing the cleaning process for the Cleaning Select Printer Head Cleaning Cleans the printhead when the black color is blurred 114 e Options dialog User Manual Open
56. ew A new category is created Catalog A Favorites E Marker Cards der Categor e Enter a name for the new category You can now assign the required products to the category see section Adding a product Adding a product e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog 96 e Product Catalog User Manual e Click on the category to which you want to add a product e Select Marker gt Add The following dialog appears ffnen mc_1492 m3x5 mcf me_1492 mas9x17 mcf e e m E mc_1492 mics x mcr mec_1492 m3x12 mcF me_1492 mc4x5 mcF mc_1492 mces x10 mct Zuletzt verwendete D mc_1492 m5x5 mcf mec_1492 m5x8 mcf me 1492 m5x10 mcf E mc_1492 m5 12 mef mc 1492 m5x15 mcf me_1492 m5 30 mcf mec_1492 m6x5 mcf mec_1492 m6 10 mcf E mc_1492 m6x12 mef mec_1492 107 12 mcf mc_1492 mc5x 4 mef E mc_1492 m05x5 mcf Ej mc_1492 m05x8 mcf Ej me_1492 mc5x10 mck me_1492 mc5x12 mef mc_1492 ricbx5 rock E mc_1492 mc6 10 mcF E mc_1492 mc7 x5 mcr E me_1492 mcx 10 mck me_1492 mcs5x8 mef me_1492 mewg4s9 mick me_1492 mewS5 mck me_1492 mewS9 mck mc_1492 roicwSx OF mck mc_1492 roicwex 9 mck me_1492 mh5 10 mcf me_1492 mh5 15 mcf mc_1492 mh6x12 mcf mc_1492 mn81 mocf me_1492 mn 83 mcf E mc_1492 mr 5x8 mcf me_1492 mr5x12 mcf me_1492 mr x mcf Ej mc_1492 m8x5 mcf mc_1492 mas6x15 rock mc_1492 mas9x11 rock 4 mc_1492 mes 5 10 mcf E mc_1492 mcs6x8 mck
57. f a locked element 0O User Manual General Operation e 15 Changing the order of elements If a number of elements are arranged on top of each other you can use the Layout toolbar to change the order of the elements The following settings apply to the selected element in the current layer The element is moved one layer forward The element is moved one layer backward The element is brought to the front The element is sent to the back e Select the element you want to move then click on the relevant icon You can also access these functions from the menu bar by selecting Shape then the relevant layer setting Formatting Text You can format text and set lines using the menu bar Format text or the dialog Properties Aligning text To align text select it and click on the relevant icon on the toolbar Format text 16 e General Operation User Manual Change barcode type You can select a barcode type in the Content category in the Property Explorer see chapter Property Explorer Content Properties EESE IR Border and Fill A SS Behaviour A Orientation Locked Size to Fit Show Text Printable Read only Tab Order Field G Content Type Text Code 25 Interleaved Code 2 5 Industrie Type Code 39 Set the content type of a Lode 146 EAM TS e Select the desired barcode type in the field Type e Next in the Text preview field you can enter the numeric or alphanumeric code d
58. ffset box provided only one marker type has been selected for printing The offset shifts the start position for the printout from the first marker to a different one For example if you set the offset to 8 the first seven markers remain blank and the printing starts at the eighth marker The default setting is 1 Type All printable marker types in the current project Marker type title variant name The marker type title One click on the column heading switches the view to the variant name see chapter Renaming a product Pages Number of printable pages of the marker type Number How often shall the marker type in the list be printed Click into the field and enter the number of copies Note that the number is multiplied by the number of copies Printer The printer mapped to the marker type To change the mapping see chapter Mapping the printer and marker type Heating level The required heating level for the marker type depends on the selected printer Show marker type change If there are several marker types in the print process a dialog is shown before a change to another marker type is made so that e g the printer magazine the plotter fixture can be changed Mapping the printer and marker type User Manual As a default no marker type is mapped to a printer If no printer has been mapped to any or all of the marker types to be printed confirming the message shown sends the data to the default printer
59. following position To print a test coordinate plane click on the Print Coordinate Plane button The Print Coordinate Plane window opens during printing Print Coordinate Plane es Please measure the left X and top value 1 of the coordinate plane and insert this values into the fields below X F mm Y 38 mm e Measure the left and top margins of the printed coordinate plane as shown enter the figures in the corresponding fields and close the window with OK User Manual Print e 153 If necessary repeat these steps to check the position of the coordinate plane Adjusting the size of the marker type Marker types may not be their normal size for example as a result of the ambient temperature e Click on the Adjust Marker Type button or select Adjust Marker Type from the File menu The following dialog appears Adjust Marker Type Please insert the actual width and height in the Fields below SpeedMarking Laser Specified Size Ideal Value Actual Size Width Width Ce Height Height 4 Offset fay Offset bi Options Use this setting For the Following printers C Acrobat Distiller els 2001 Microsoft Office Document Image Writer ImageMaker Color Driver HP LaserJet 5L e Inthe Options area select the printers for which these settings shall be set Measure the width and height of the marker type as shown and enter the figures in the Width X and Heigh
60. his toolbar icon or on the menu bar select Insert gt Line Keep the left mouse button pressed as you draw the line A Draw circle ellipse Click on this icon or on the menu bar select Insert gt Ellipse Hold down the left mouse button and drag to create the ellipse You can set the exact size and position in the Property Explorer see Property Explorer User Manual General Operation e 7 Insert image The program supports the image formats BMP EMF GIF ICO JPG PNG WMF and TIFF E Insert image Click on this icon or on the menu bar select Insert gt Image Hold down the left mouse button and drag to create a border A dialog appears where you can select the image file and open it by clicking on the Open button The selected image is pasted in the border You can use the Property Explorer to specify whether to keep the image in its original size or resize the image to fit the border Images are not embedded in the field The field only contains a link to the file The path is shown in the Property Explorer See Property Explorer Insert barcode The program supports the following barcode types Code 39 Code 128 Code 2 5 Industrial Code 2 5 Interleaved EAN13 Insert barcode On the menu bar select Insert gt Barcode A drop down menu displays the barcodes to be selected Draw an area with the mouse and release the mouse button The selected barcode is pasted You can use the Pr
61. ile you want to import and click on the Open button User Manual Importing files e 137 The Select the source file field now contains the path and the file you are importing Selecting the import script e Select Import script as source file type and click on Find e Open the script file mis e Click on the Finish button or if you want to make changes click on the Next gt button The import routine is started and the data is added to the marker type Batch Import The batch import is an automated import You have the following options Import of one or several different source files Each source file can be imported with its own import script see Saving the import script You can import on marker types from the catalog or templates mpt You can import into marker types of the open project The batch compiled by you can be saved and re loaded at any time Start the batch import using the menu File gt Import 138 e Importing files User Manual C ProgramData data Typelabel txt C ProgramData data Typelabel mis C New Marker Type Marker Type in Project At the beginning At the end SubProject Script File Load Settings The asterisk in the list entries in the marker type column indicates that the import object is a template mpt Creating adding a batch e If you want to add a new import process to the batch the fields Source file Script file and Marker type must
62. ing other file types Opening other file types This section explains how to open a file that was not created using the program e Select File gt Open The Open dialog appears listing all existing files My Recent Documents biy Computer a File name project 01 mpe e My Network Files of type ClearT oole Files abp mld mpe mpo mpt Select one of the following file types abp Document mld Document mpc Content File mpo Order File mpt Template rde Export file tmf Document po tXy xls Microsoft Excel worksheet All the available files of this file type are listed e Select the file you want to open then click on the Open button User Manual Opening other file types e 115 116 e Opening other file types User Manual If the marker type could not be found in the catalog a message box appears The requested Marker Type is not available Please assign a product from the catalog e Select the marker type and confirm by clicking on OK The data is added to the markers User Manual Opening other file types e 117 Calling up command lines Introduction The program can also be started via the command line prompt You will get the call up parameters by entering the path to the program file followed by the call up parameter Call up parameter exe Open or print a file ClearTools exe p datei abp mld mpc mpo mpt rde tmf txx
63. ition ooccccncccccocnnnnccnnnnnnnonnnancnonnnnnnonnaanccnnnnnnnnanos 163 Allocating the plotter to a Marker type oocccccccoocccnccconocconcconnncconcnonannconononanccnnenonanannnss 164 Adjusting the marker type to the plotter oooocoocccconnconccccnncccnnnnnnnccnnnncnnnnnanos 165 Adapting the printer allocation occooonncnnncccooncnnncnonancnnnnnonanennnnnnnancnnnnnnas 167 Symbol Explorer Plotter Symbol Edutr cccccccssesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaseeeeeeeeeaas 168 Selection box for symbol dITectory cccccooonnccnccccconconnconnanennnononancnnncnnnanennnoos 168 Editing Creating plotter symbols csesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaeseseeseeeeeeeees 169 Calibration dialog oooooncccnncccnconnnncccnnncnnnnnnanccnnnnnononnnnnncrnnnnnnnnnnannnrnnnnnnnrnnanrrnnnnnos 169 Marker Card Fixture ccccccssssecceecsesseeeeecseeeeeeeesaeeeeeeessaaeeeeessaaeeeesessaeeeees 169 PLOFPETA FIX Ouan ee ee eee ee ee eee 169 User Manual Introduction About the program The program is designed for printing on Marker Cards The program has to be installed on a local computer No server version is available About this manual The manual assumes that you have practical experience of the Microsoft Windows operating system used by the software O If you are not familiar with the basics of Windows please refer to the Windows user manual User Manual Introduction e 1 Layout and format The
64. l 12 BZ Uu sls Symbol description Tr Arial Select font Select the font for marked text or text elements Select font size Select the font size for marked text or text elements 54 e User interface User Manual User Manual a w w EY CAE mj h Increase Font size Increase the font size for marked text or text elements Each click on the symbol increases the font size by one Decrease Font size Decrease the font size for marked text or text elements Each click on the symbol decreases the font size by one Bold Format the marked text or text elements in bold Italic Format the marked text or text elements in italics Underline Underline the marked text or the content of text elements Strikethrough Strike through the marked text or the content of text elements Align left Center Align right Vertical alignment top Vertical alignment center Vertical alignment bottom Set text orientation to 0 Set text orientation to 90 Set text orientation to 180 User interface e 55 Set text orientation to 270 Change text color Select the text color of marked text or of the content of text elements Color coding The set color coding is applied to the selected text element See chapter Color coding Borders and Fills If you cannot see the toolbar select View gt Toolbars gt Format text Pte tah You can also use the Property Explorer to change the color and fill pat
65. layers All other marker types have all the layers except the project layer Background layer The purpose of the background layer is to provide visual support for the user You can change the color of the background layer and add elements to it text and images The entire area of this layer can be used The background layer is always the bottom layer is not printed by default and is locked It is a default layer and cannot be removed Project layer You can add text or images to the project layer using the surface area defined for it in the layout The project layer is always the second layer It is printed by default and is not locked It cannot be removed Marker layer The marker layer is the third layer This is where the actual data is added to the Marker Cards You can arrange any number of text fields shapes lines rectangles etc images and barcodes using the surface area defined for it in the layout The marker layer is printed by default It cannot be removed Free layer The free layer covers the entire surface area of the page You can arrange text and images anywhere on the layer The free layer is always under the locked layer Unlike the other layers it can be duplicated and any added free layers can be removed They can also be moved under each other In addition all free layers can be combined into a single free layer There must always be at least one free layer It cannot be removed Free layers may be printed Lo
66. ld 71 Size 67 Variant name 102 147 Source file delimiters 128 Ww Excel 131 fixed column width 130 Workspace 40 75 Special character inserting 9 SPS 25 Start page showing 46 Start value 26 Starting position for printout 147 Starting the program 3 81 Status bar 40 46 Step 26 Subproject delete 62 paste 61 remove 93 Suffix 26 Symbol Explorer 170 Symbols inserting 10 Synchronize 33 T Tab order 70 Tabs 39 Text aligning 16 formatting 16 inserting 6 Toolbar borders and fills 56 docking bars view 45 59 elements 6 57 format element 45 format text 45 54 layout 45 54 standard 45 53 Toolbars 39 53 U User interface 4 39 character space 75 174 e Activating the plotter User Manual Rockwell Automation Support Rockwell Automation provides technical information on the Web to assist you in using its products At http www rockwellautomation com support you can find technical manuals a knowledge base of FAQs technical and application notes sample code and links to software service packs and a My Support feature that you can customize to make the best use of these tools For an additional level of technical phone support for installation configuration and troubleshooting we offer Tech Connect support programs For more information contact your local distributor or Rockwell Automation representative or visit http www rockwellautomation com support Installation Assistance If you experience
67. line break Synchronize content synchronizes all fields for which data sources exist see section Synchronize Select This menu item gives you several options for selecting elements e g All fields current page or All fields all pages Delete This menu item gives you several options for deleting elements e g text field etc Change Marker Type This menu item enables you to change the marker type The contents are pasted if possible Remove Marker type This menu item enables you to delete the marker type Format Painter You can use this function to copy the formatting font color etc to another element Sort Markers Opens the sort dialogue Here you can sort the markers by various sort criteria Flip Markers This function enables you to roll the order of the selected markers Multi level terminal Opens the multi level terminal dialogue 446Userinterface User Manual You can use this function to re sort selected data with a predefined increment see chapter Multi level terminals View menu User Manual Ho nae lt E Toolbars d Project Layers Properties Character Map Symbols Data Grid Filter j Status Bar Show Start Page Reset to Default Document Field Selection Grid Toggle Orientation Ctrl Shift 0 Toolbars This menu item contains the following submenu items Standard The standard toolbar cannot be disabled Layout To position elements e g
68. log e 101 An automatic file saving is effected in the selected intervals Use Project Mode as default The project mode can only be used for marker types with a project layer In the project mode only the first project markers of identically labeled project markers are labeled Project mode NO If you inserted e g via the data grid a different project marker labeling e g P1a a new project ened would be created om this marker on iF 1 i 4 y da T i E a Display all hidden messages Some dialogs can be hidden using a Do not ask again check box e Check here and click Accept if you want ALL dialogs to be displayed again 102 e Options dialog User Manual Close project when the last marker type was closed If the box was checked the project is closed once the last register see User interface was closed Otherwise you can reopen the register cards via the project tree view Show overflow detection Import Printing If the box was checked the program automatically checks whether all characters of a field are shown after an import or before printing If not the fields are displayed as follows see also Adjust font size Use extended E Plan Assistant If the box was checked the import wizard also shows the page with the delimiters when importing WEx files The delimiters are set as a default in the WEx files and should no
69. marker type without knowing the exact name or material number You cannot use the search function to add a product to the catalog see Adding a product e Open the product catalog by clicking on Tools gt Product Catalog e Select Find The Find Variant dialog appears 98 e Product Catalog User Manual Find Variant Variant pO Results Variant Order Wo Description e Enter the product name in the Variant field or the relevant product number in the Material No field As soon as you enter the first character all products starting with that character are displayed Find Variant variant 14 Results Variant Order Mo 1492 1023 1492 1160 1492 1423 L432 5 21 1492 MW 6 21 l432 Mi 21 1492 M yo 4 1492 M45615 1492 M459 11 1492 M459 17 44 RAL ILI r lt Description 4 External diameter From 0 27 External diameter From 0 27 External diameter From 0 27 External diameter range 0 1 External diameter range 0 1 External diameter range 0 2 External diameter From 0 27 Width 15mm Height 6mm Width 11mm Height 9mm Width 17mm Height Smm s lle AA LL a 4 A bee q Es Cancel e Click on the product you are looking for to select it then confirm your choice with OK User Manual Product Catalog e 99 Renaming a product To give the products in the catalog another name e g a company internal name you can rename the title and or the variant name of a pro
70. ments Inserting a line break This function allows line breaks to be inserted subsequently in the content of text fields To do this select Edit gt Insert Line Break from the menu bar Insert Linebreak een At character position 5 With reference to a substring Substring Match whole word Match case Options Linefeed position before 6 after Current Marker Type Selection 5 All Marker Types Excel editing The content of exiting textfields can be edited in Excel Select the menu Edit gt Start Excel editing In Excel you can edit the content and supported formats of the textfields User Manual General Operation e 35 Close Excel or select the menu Edit gt Exit Excel editing in the program to paste the content to the application 36 e General Operation User Manual Multi level terminals You can use this function to re sort selected data with a predefined increment Select Edit gt Multi level terminal If no markers were selected the sorting will be effected using all markers Example Default values Multi level terminal selection 2 Multi level terminal selection Double row terminal 3 Three way terminal orting 1 3 5 7 9 Sorting 1 4 7 10 then 2 4 6 8 then 2 5 8 then 3 6 9 a a MI CAN e User Manual General Operation e 37 User interface Introduction Depending on the configuration the user interface can include different elements A ClearTools 14
71. move the element to its new position Another way to move an element is to use the settings in the Property Explorer see Property Explorer category Size and Position You can enter exact values in this dialog User Manual General Operation e 11 Rotating elements e Click on the element text shape image barcode you want to rotate e Select Shape gt Rotate The following dialog appears Rotate Direction Angle relative to current position beft 90 180 Ozzo Specify the details of the rotation you want then confirm by clicking on OK O Make sure that if necessary the element fits the dimensions of the marker area when it is rotated Example This image shows the element before it is rotated and after the rotation 12 e General Operation User Manual Copying and pasting elements During copying and pasting only the document individual properties can be shared However the properties are only pasted to their full extent if it is the same element type e g text on text image on image Click on the element or several elements you want to rotate Select Edit gt Copy Click on the element that you want to paste Select Edit gt Paste to paste the content OR Edit gt Paste Elements to paste the element O Not all elements can be pasted into other elements Cutting and pasting elements Select the element you want to cut Select Edit gt Cut Click on the elem
72. nd value O Hexadecimal 0 F Prefix Alphanumeric Suffix O Character string Black Options Step 1 Duplicate each value Block step Duplicate sequence Skip bags F Sequence insert Prefix a Counter 24 e General Operation 1 KA Cancel Help Last sequence Reset to default Formatted sequence Preview 1 tag selected MH User Manual The dialog contains the following buttons l Ok Click on the OK button to confirm your input Click on the Cancel button to cancel the process Click on the Help button to load the Help Click on the Last sequence button to load the last sequence you used Click on the Reset to default button to restore the predefined default values In the System group select the notation you want to use for numbering Decimal This uses the decimal system i e the ten digits from O to 9 then 10 11 12 etc PLC Octal Choose this option to select a PLC specific labeling format The PLC labeling format usually includes two counters separated by a full stop e g 4 0 Counter Y uses the octal system from 0 to 7 and block counter X starts from the start value in the Block field and counts at the increment specified in the Block Step field The Prefix field usually contains a letter e g for Input and a Suffix can also be defined see example 2 Hexadecimal This notation is based on the hexad
73. nize content Text elements can be linked to other text elements so called data sources Follow these steps Click on the text elements that you want to allocate a data source to e g TEXT FIELD 2 Open the properties dialog see chapter Property Explorer Enter the field name of the data source in the field Data Source e g TEXT FIELD 1 Select Edit gt Synchronize Contents The contents of TEXT FIELD 1 were transferred to TEXT FIELD 2 32 e General Operation User Manual Filter functions Filters in fields Use the filter to view elements with special phrases Select the menu View gt Filter gt Filter to show the filter dialog Example Before the filter Filter setting Filter Use this dialog box to limit your display to markers that have the properties that you specify Condition Filter on Fields All Textfields e O Starks with Contains Phrase Ca C Result User Manual General Operation e 33 Filter overflow You can show the fields with text overflow by using the menu View gt Filter gt Filter Overflow The font size can be narrowed or shortened for these fields 34 e General Operation User Manual Multiple insert You can insert multiple text fields barcodes and images from the clipboard Multiple Insert Number of inserts Paste Elements like Ctrl Shift Y w a Oeil coment Select the menu Edit gt Multiple Insert see chapter Insert Ele
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75. nt dialog where you can print and define all printer settings User Manual Print e 143 144 e Print MM Print Project New Project Printer Map printer For 2 Map Copies Duplicate Markers E Mumber of Copies Number of Duplicates 3 aata M colate Jobs All Marker Types OF Yp O Marker Type 6 CEN 05 Single Pages Type 10 Marker Type Title 11 Pages 12 copies 1 3 Printer 14 Heating 15 Show message box For Marker Type change Settings Show the printer setting dialog if available The ClearMark is set in the Options menu see chapter Options ClearMark Mapping Map a printer to the selected marker type The mapping is saved To change the mapping see chapter Mapping the printer and marker type Calibration Adjusting the printer to the selected marker type see chapter Adjust printer offset Number of copies How many times shall the print job be effected The printout can also be separated by markers duplicates see section Setting up print jobs All marker types All marker types of the list are printed Marker type Only the selected marker type is printed User Manual 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Single Pages Selection of specific pages of different marker types to be printed Selected markers Select whether the project markers are also printed or whether the markers remain at their position or are combined Offset The Print dialog shows an O
76. nt of the marker will be overwritten Project Fields Click on the check box to activate or deactivate this function This option enables you to automatically number project fields Enter the start value in the text field Counter You may also enter a Prefix or a Suffix User Manual General Operation e 27 Formatted Sequence The field on the left formats the block and the field on the right formats the numbering sequence defined by the start value and end value The following formatting options can be used for the block and the numbering sequence The block format is only applied if the Block field contains an entry 00 The numbers are formatted to two decimal places For the number sequence 1 to 3 this produces the following formatted numbers 1 00 then 2 00 then 3 00 etc 00 A constant appears before the number the dollar sign in this example 00 Formats the number sequence 1000 to 2000 as follows 1 000 00 then 1 001 00 then 1 002 00 etc 0 Formats the number sequence 1 to 5 as 100 200 500 percentage Preview The first field is displayed here with its data Automatic recognition of field content The Auto Fill function attempts to identify the text of the first selected field so it can put appropriate default settings in the Consecutive numbering dialog For example if a text field contains A4 0X the system recognizes that A is the prefix X is the suffix the block counter is 4 and th
77. nter and marker type are automatically mapped whenever printing takes place In the window that now opens choose whether you wish to allocate the printer plotter selected as a printer or plotter Map Printer 5 As 1492 PLTKIT Seri If you select as plotter the printing is subjected to the limitations of the Plot Mode You can cancel this setting at any time via the Options dialog see Adapting the printer allocation If you select a marker type that cannot be allocated to any plotter a warning appears The specified marker type cannot be printed by a plotter because no information is available in the contig file 164 e Activating the plotter User Manual Adjusting the marker type to the plotter e In order to adapt a plotter allocation to the marker type click on File gt Print gt Calibration MS Print Project New Project Printer Settings Map printer For 1492 M5 5 Map Copies Duplicate Markers seis Number of Copies Number of Duplicates lr collate Jobs 5 All Marker Types D Marker Type Single Pages Selected Markers T pe Marker Ty Printer Heating 1492 RIS45 1492 h525 1492 PLTEIT Series E Show message box for Marker Type change In the window that now appears you can choose whether you wish to calibrate the marker type see Adapting marker type to printer or calibrate the zero points of the plotter Options Sm User Manual Activating the
78. nting medium 152 calibration 151 fast printing 160 mapping a marker type 147 offset 147 printer correction 148 printing menu 145 Print dialog all marker types 147 calibration 146 heating level 147 mapping 146 marker type 147 marker type title 147 number 147 number of copies 146 offset 147 pages 147 printer 147 selected markers 147 show marker type change 147 single pages 147 type 147 User Manual variant name 147 Print dialog settings 146 Printable 69 Printer allocation printer 169 Printer correction 148 Printer offset 148 Product add 97 find 99 remove 99 rename 102 Product catalog 95 open 95 Product category create 97 remove 99 Program exit 3 interface 4 start 3 Project 46 close 94 Project Explorer 40 60 Project layer 40 76 85 Project Marker 40 Project mode 104 Project structure 85 Prompt 121 Properties behavior 69 border and fill 68 content 73 field 71 general category 66 marker 64 save as default 63 size and position category 67 Property Explorer adjusting 66 advanced options 66 showing 65 R Read only 69 Removing free layers 20 Removing layers 20 Ruler 39 S Save 83 Selecting inlays 162 Sequence Activating the plotter e 173 insert 27 data grid 79 Set printer feed rate 148 menu bar 47 Setting zero points 168 project explorer 60 Shape property explorer 63 inserting 7 toolbars 53 Shortcut menu workspace 75 project explorer 61 workspace 75 y Single fie
79. nual User interface e 63 Marker Properties If you click on the marker name in the Project Explorer the marker properties are displayed TE 2 be R General Marker Type Title SM 2 427 NEUTRAL Ws Marker Type SM Arrar Printer Acrobat Distiller Correction 100 Corrector 100 Project Mode Tes Additional Information Additional Information Additional informations about the Marker Type Maker type title Title of marker type You can change the name Marker type The selected marker type If you selected another marker the program tries to paste the contents of the other marker see Edit Menu Printer The printer allocated to the marker type see Print Correction The locked printer corrections Project mode Display showing if the project mode was selected or not see chapter Options Dialog 64 e User interface User Manual Showing Properties User Manual To view the Property Explorer select View gt Properties Click on the element with the properties you want to change Data Source Color Coding Orientation Set the onentation of selected test barcode or graphic element element No Es ed A General en Mame TEXTE 001 A Y Size and Position Left 3 36 Top 4 479 Right 22 401 Bottom 19 031 Width 18 521 Height 14 552 SY Border and Fill Thickness 0 001 Line Color MY 000000 Line Type None Fill Color FFF
80. ogram has been restarted Plotter Settings for connected plotters General General settings for the plot mode and the plotter speed In the list shown the connected printers are assigned to the type the printer is handled as as a printer as a plotter ask user General Start in Plot Mode Plotter Speed Device Acrobat Distiller Generic e Text Only HP Lazerlet Ask user Mapping Mode As Printer Ask User As Printer Proceed as follows if you want to change an assignment as printer as plotter selected in the print dialog Modify the assignment for the printer directly here or Modify the assignment for the printer to Ask user Open a marker type which you want to print Select File gt Print Select Assign on the print dialog A dialog opens for the assignment User Manual Options dialog e 109 Map Printer mn 45 Printer As 1492 PLTKIT Seri w Marker Card Fixture Plotter settings for Marker Cards Preview Plotter Pen Pe Wisbbusrv 1 HP Color LaserJet Info Please change the x and y value until the zero point of Mo Pen the Frame is reached 1350 Y 11690 Plot Zero Point PLOTPLTA Fixture Plotter settings for PLOTPLTA fixtures to fix sizes 4 to 6 110 e Options dialog User Manual Preview Plotter Wisbbusry 1 HP Color LaserJet Please change the x and y Pen NoPen we value until the z
81. olors Frame Color Default E Fill Color Hl Default W Transparent Options v visible Printable Locked Outline Frames setae ta You can use the dialog to change the name frame color and fill color of the selected layer You can also specify whether you want the layer to be visible or not and whether you want to print it or not The dialog also has an option to lock the layer After changing the settings confirm by clicking on OK J If you click on the Set as Default button you can save your settings and use them as the default settings the next time you open a new marker type 78 e User interface User Manual Data Grid Explorer To show or hide the layers select View gt Data Grid on the menu bar The data grid shows the contents of text and barcode fields and allows the editing of the contents paste edit copy paste E ite L E L T II me EE net I ite MARKER TESTEO 1 BARCODE MARKER TEXTBOX 123 Setting the width of the data grid You have several options to set the width of the data grid Sets the current width of the data grid as a default for the current marker type Save Project When a project file is saved the respective table widths of the open marker types are saved in it When the project file is opened these table widths are available again User Manual User interface e 79 Shortcut menu of the data grid The shortcut menu of the data grid allows y
82. on of the plotter to the printed Marker Cards etc and the plotting options The plotter can be connected to the computer with the USB cable For details of the general printing functions please refer to the chapter Printing Plot Mode In Plot Mode only the functions and elements relevant to the plotter are shown on the user interface The following elements are permitted in Plot Mode 1 Graphics provided they are plotter symbols mps files 2 Text boxes containing plotter font characters 3 Lines All elements are shown in black and white When switching to Plot Mode all layers are checked for unplottable elements If unplottable elements are found a warning appears Such elements e g barcodes are no longer shown but remain available internally All elements are shown again upon quitting Plot Mode e To switch to Plot Mode select File gt Toggle Plot Mode or click on the following icon in the toolbar Plot mode is active when Plot Mode is written adjacent to the version number or when the following icon in the toolbar appears depressed O When switching to Plot Mode all the elements in the lock layer remain visible so that gaps that could possibly damage the plotter pen remain visible However the lock layer is not evaluated in Plot Mode Startup options for Plot Mode The display in Plot Mode can be set up via the Options window select Tools gt Options gt Plotter User Manual Activating th
83. operty Explorer to enter the code in numeric or alphanumeric format see Property Explorer 8 e General Operation User Manual Inserting special characters You can use the Character Map to select fonts and to see all the characters and special characters that are available with that font To open the character map select View gt Character Map gt Font on the menu bar Character Map x FP arial Unicode MS w wheel t Clalofefofelrfola e Click on the arrow in the first list box to select the font and the arrow in the second list box to select the language e Position the cursor where you want the character to appear Double click on the character you want to paste and it appears in the marked text field You can also use the shortcut menu to copy a character from this dialog e Select the character you want to copy click on the right mouse button and select Copy Character Position the cursor where you want the character to appear inline editor click on the right mouse button and select Paste on the shortcut menu User Manual General Operation e 9 Inserting symbols You can select and paste symbols using the Symbol Explorer To open the character map select View gt Symbols to open the Symbol Explorer Symbals x Click on the symbol you want to paste Move the mouse to the field you want to contain the symbol Hold down the left mouse button and drag to create a rectangle The symbol is pas
84. option This option is only available if the CSV filter was selected in step 2 e Anew column starts at the points at which there is a delimiter Define the first and last import lines Source file with fixed column width e Select the option Fixed width if the source file contains fixed width columns for example column 1 10 characters column 2 2 characters User Manual Importing files e 127 Example of a fixed width file opened in a text editor A A A A A A A A e Click on Next to switch to the next step Import Data Wizard This screen lets you set the field width Tip Lines with arrow signify a column break To CREATE a break line dick at the desired position To DELETE a break line click on the line Ignore Lines First Import Line Last Import Line 15 Fix the column widths e To do this click on the ruler at the position where you want a new column to start The columns are separated by an arrow 128 e Importing files User Manual mE 4 e You can remove the column break by clicking on the arrow again Importing an Excel file When importing an Excel file xls you can select the worksheet and import range in this step Import Data Wizard Excel Import Settings Set the parameters to get import data from Microsoft Excel sheet Tab complete_01 All avaliable data From Data is only imported from one worksheet Only content is importe
85. orkspace The workspace shows the start page as a default when the application is started Menu View gt Show start page When you open a project marker type it is displayed in the workspace Shortcut menu in the workspace Right click inside the workspace This shortcut menu appears j Insert New Page Sei Insert Marker Type Change Marker Type Delete this Page Select Layer d View Layer Properties Insert New Page A new page is added to the active marker type in the workspace Insert Marker type You can use this context menu item to add a new marker The product catalog is shown and you can select a marker type or a template to be pasted from it Change Marker Type A selection from the product catalog enables you to change the displayed marker type The contents are pasted if possible Delete this Page Mark the page you wish to delete Select Layer Switch to another layer e g marker layer project layer View Here you can switch between different views in the docking bars view see section View menu Layer Properties This context menu item enables you to set the layer properties e g color lock User Manual User interface e 75 The layers The pages of a marker type are organized into the following layers Locked layer Free layer Marker layer Project layer Background layer In principle a page consists of either four or five layers A Marker Cardpage has all five
86. ou to call up different general program functionalities Cut Chrl Copy Cher Select all Ctrl 4 Insert Consecutive Numbering Fo Insert Predefined Text Sequence F9 Save as Predefined Text Sequence Show Element in Layout Insert d Delete d i To show and mark a field of the data grid in the workspace right click into the field and select Show element in layout in the shortcut menu Line height and column width of the data grid The line height and column widths can be fitted to the optimal width or height of the table content To do this select the lines or columns in question and double click on the gap of the column or line header to set the optimum value PROJECT After an update of the data grid the settings are reset When large volumes of data area involved many lines it may take a while to create the optimum width 80 e User interface User Manual Getting started Introduction This section is for users with a sound knowledge of Windows The following step by step explanation shows the main things you need to do to effortlessly add data to marker types Step 1 Starting the program Double click on the program icon on the desktop or e Call up the program via Start Programs Rockwell Automation Clear Tools Step 2 Select the marker type After starting the application you will see the Product Catalog dialog Product Catalog Category Marker Find Tools TE 413
87. page in the workspace Reset to Default Sets Settings to default Document Field Selection All Marker fields will be selected Grid This menu item contains the following submenu items showing This option places gridlines over the marker type You can use the gridlines to help you align the elements see chapter Snapping elements to the grid Snap to Grid This is where you specify whether you want elements to snap to the gridlines Toggle Orientation In the rotated view all elements are shown rotated by 90 The elements e g barcode or text can still be WYSIWYG edited in the rotated view 46 e User interface User Manual E The rotated view is possible for all marker types that are NOT endless Insert menu User Manual fj Marker Type 3 Mew Page Markers Ctrl I Increment Value Shift F8 JA Consecutive Numbering FB Predefined Text Sequence Pg Field Textfield Rounded textfield Rectangle Line Ellipse Image Barcode Bl Ox 0SE Marker type You can use this context menu item to add a new marker type The product catalog is shown for selection New Page Adds a new page for the current marker type Markers Adds a selectable number of markers for the marker type Increment Value The numeric value of a marker text element is incremented and added to the next marker text element i The previous content of the target text field is overwritten Con
88. plotter e 165 Setting the zero points The following dialog appears The actual image depends on the marker type Orio Plotter USE Plotter i Please change the x and y Pen No P i Value until the zero point of the frame is reached Select the pen you wish to use for plotting see Selecting pen and inlay To calibrate the zero point enter the coordinates in the X and or Y boxes and then click on Plot Zero Point e Fora fine adjustment click in the X and or Y boxes and move the zero point using the and keys for X coordinates and or the and keys for Y coordinates These settings can also be preset in the Options dialog see Calibration dialog 166 e Activating the plotter User Manual Adapting the printer allocation select Tools gt Options gt Plotter You will find the current printer allocation on the General page of the plotter Options 3 Environment 3 Plotter General Marker Card Fixture PLOTPLTA Fixture Pen Priming General Always If last mode was Plot Mode Device Acrobat Distiller Generic Text Only Wedmueller USE Plotter You can choose from three allocations 1 As Printer Mapping Mode Ask User a Ask User Ask User The device is always allocated as a printer when Map is selected in the printer dialog 2 As Plotter The device is always allocated as a plotter when Map is selected in the printer dialog 3 Ask User The Map printer
89. position of the plotter can be set on the Pen Priming page Options GI Environment y Plotter General Marker Card Fixture PLOTPLT Fixture Priming Set Prime Position Don t Prime Pen Plotter Default Position Individual Position Marker Cards only Plotter Default Position For Labels Lime 1 Kl KE Lime 2 M1 Aai Line 3 Kl Ket ap mim mim mim mimi mim mim Yi Ya Yi You Yi Yaz A Arn WOU mm 0 001 mm 0 001 mm The adjusted pen test position is only valid for Marker Cards The default plotter position is still used for labels The adjusted pen test position takes into account the Offset X and Offset Y parameters of the Marker Cards correction d Please note that an incorrectly selected pen test position may result in damage to the pen Always test your settings without a pen first Activating the plotter e 163 Allocating the plotter to a marker type Every marker type must be allocated a printer or a plotter If no printer has been mapped to any or all of the marker types to be printed confirming the message shown sends the data to the default printer Open the print dialog by selecting File gt Print Mark the marker type to which you wish to allocate a printer in the panel at the bottom of the window select a printer from the Printer drop down list and click on Map to confirm your selection The selected pri
90. re you can select the file you want to import e Select the file you want to import and click on the Open button The Select the source file field now contains the path and the file you are importing Source file type The next step is to select the import type e Filter the import is effected manually via a filter file Select the filter type in the drop down field e g txt WEl The filter that fits the source file is usually shown automatically Import script the import is automatically effected via a saved script see chapter Automated import e Use converter to prefilter the source file see chapter Converter Importing files e 123 Step 3 Selecting Project and Variant This step serves to select the project or the marker type used to effect the import There are different options at choice depending on the initial situation e Selected element Existing marker type in current project New marker type in current project e New Project Import Data Wizard Select import target Please select the appropriate import target For the next steps selected element O Existing Marker Type in the current Project 2 New Marker Type in the current Project Mew Project O Mew Project IO lt zur ck Abbrechen Selected element For this option a marker type must be opened and a marker must be selected The import is added from the selected marker on If no marker was selected the data are
91. roperties 77 layers 46 76 menu bar 41 project explorer 60 property 63 User Manual property explorer 46 symbols 46 toolbars 53 workspace 75 Duplicate each value 26 Duplicate sequence 27 E Editing symbols 171 Element changing order 16 copying 13 cutting 13 deleting 13 duplicating 73 inserting 6 locking 75 moving 11 name 66 pasting 13 rotating 12 same height 78 same width 78 scaling 17 selecting 6 Elements 40 selecting 74 End value 26 Exiting the program 3 Explorer properties 40 F FAQs 6 Fast printing 160 Field 77 Field mappings 737 133 File close 62 84 open 5 save 83 File import 123 File types 5 Fill 68 Filter 34 Filters in fields 34 Fixed column width 130 Formatting text 16 Free layer 76 G Grid 46 Activating the plotter e 171 aligning 10 H Header line 45 Identical document field 77 Image inserting 8 Import 123 converter 142 create a script file 138 manual 123 save 138 selecting the import script 140 start 123 Import routine 139 Importing an Excel file 131 Individual document field 77 Inserting barcode 8 ellipse 7 image 8 line 7 rectangle 7 shape 7 special character 9 symbols 10 text 6 Inserting a line break 36 Installation note 2 L Layers 18 76 adding free layers 20 advanced options 18 changing the color 18 changing the name 18 hiding 79 locking 27 moving free layers 27 not printing 20 removing free layers 20 Layout and format 2 Lock
92. rt Data Wizard Load data You are now ready Eo start data import TF vou entered all information correctly click Finish to proceed the data import Number of iterations of data import i The Save Button lets you save the current settings For further use SAVE If the data is imported successfully the following message box appears showing how many records were imported 136 e Importing files User Manual E If you can see a red triangle in text fields on the workspace the imported data does not fit in the field Not all of the text is displayed or printed You will need to shorten the text or reduce the font size see also Adjust font size Automated Import If you have previously imported a file and saved the import routine see Step 8 Saving and finishing you can reuse the routine e Start the import process as described in the section Starting the import Import Data Wizard Filter and File Type Specify the File name to import data From and select one of the available types from the drop down list Select the source File C projectswksample txt Select the type of the source File Filter 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Jl 3 3 a IY w oo Bb oe Be oP Bo Fe oF oF PF min on in in ion hh mh Pb oh Ph Ph PB lt STs Selecting the source file e Click on the Find button A dialog appears where you can select the file you want to import e Select the f
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94. s see chapter Property Explorer 7 Workspace The workspace occupies the right of the user interface You can use the workspace to view and edit the currently selected marker type 8 Data Grid The data grid shows and edits the contents of the marker elements Text field and Barcode in tabular form see chapter Data Grid 9 Status bar The status bar runs along the bottom of the user interface The following items are shown e active layer e g marker layer free layer etc Number of available markers columns lines of the active layer Position of the cursor along the x and y axes and the unit of length e g mm e Status of the CAP NUM and SCRL functions Active functions are shown in black 10 Number of the version Display of the current program version 11 Marker areas Printable areas on the marker types As a default each marker area short marker has a document individual text element see section Field The marker areas are arranged on the marker layer 12 Project layer As a default the project layer has a document individual text element the so called project marker Elements Text fields shapes lines rectangles ellipses images and barcodes are all referred to as elements 40 e User interface User Manual Menu bar This section describes the most important functions of the individual menus File menu i New Ctrl ES Open Ctrl 0 la Save Ctrl s Save As Close
95. secutive numbering This menu item enables you to number the markers automatically see chapter Consecutive numbering Predefined Text Sequence Inserts a predefined text sequence see section Inserting a predefined text sequence O Predefined text sequences are only possible for text elements Field User interface e 47 Here you can insert the field functions e g system date or page number Text field Inserts a text field Rounded Text Field Adds a rounded text field Rectangle Adds a rectangle Line Adds a line Ellipse Adds an ellipse Image Adds an image Barcode This menu item opens another submenu where you can add a barcode of the type shown e g Code 39 Code 2 5 Industrie EAN13 48 e User interface User Manual Shape menu User Manual d Rotate Left Ctrl L Sk Rotate Right Ctrl R Rotate Move rt sean LLANA Me VWIOL mr H r g mi L Align Cc who You can use this menu to set the layer of the shape rotate it move it and change the width and height Moving a shape e Select Shape gt Move The following dialog appears 5 Down Distance Click on the relevant radio button to indicate the direction you want to move the element Enter the number of millimeters inches um cm you want to move the element The unit of measure displayed depends on the setting in the Options dialog e Confirm your input by clicking on OK User int
96. t Y fields Close the window with OK 154 e Print User Manual Adjustment Aid You have the option of creating a trial printout with an adjustment aid The adjustment aid consists in printing rectangles in marker size and centered dots Inthe options select the printer on which you want to output the adjustment aid e Click on the L button The adjustment aid is output on the printer Example User Manual Print e 155 Setting up print jobs e On the menu bar select File gt Print The print dialog opens and you can select the jobs MN Print Project New Project Printer Settings Map printer For Map Copies Duplicate Markers Aaen Number of Copies Number of Duplicates Jobs All Marker Types O Marker Type single Pages Copies Printer Show message box for Marker Type change Cancel If no printer has been mapped to any or all of the marker types to be printed confirming the message shown sends the data to the default printer In the printout the individual markers can be reproduced any number of times Select the settings as follows 11 The printout is in the order or markers as arranged in the marker type pipe The printout is separated after the individual markers on the basis of the number of duplicates defined 156 e Print User Manual O Existing projects are retained in the course of duplication Example Populated marker type
97. t be modified Show Import Wizard with XML XML files can be imported or opened using the command line see chapter Command line If the box was checked the import wizard is shown if the file is opened using the command line Otherwise the import is controlled using the default settings or a script file see chapter Import Import Project Text into marker If the box was checked all texts that are inserted on the project layer are inserted on the marker areas instead see chapter Importing project text onto markers User Manual Options dialog e 103 View Grid Options Grid Size mm Grid Offset se o mm Grid Offset Y o oD mm Grid Color Duplicate Project Layer Show the First Project Marker of a project only _ Show Data Grid on start _ Automatic selection of the layer at which an item was clicked on Show CverFlow Grid settings The settings for the grid see chapter Menu view Duplicate The offset measures of the duplicated object see chapter Edit menu Only show the first project marker of a project Only shows the first project marker if the project marker contents are the same Show data view when starting The data view is shown when the program is started Automatic layer selection if an object is selected If the box was checked you can automatically switch between the project and the marker layer with a mouse click Otherwise you have to use the standard toolbars to switch between the
98. ted in the field e You can resize the symbol by clicking on it once and dragging the corners to make the rectangle larger or smaller Alternatively e Select the field in which you want to paste the symbol e Double click on the symbol that you want to paste O The view of the symbol can be adjusted via the property Size see chapter Adjust properties Behavior Snapping elements to the grid To specify that you want the elements to snap or not to snap to the gridlines click on the main menu select View gt Grid gt Snap To Grid The grid must be visible Menu View gt Grid gt Show 10 e General Operation User Manual Selecting elements Select element After clicking on this icon you can click on elements to select them Select multiple elements If the elements you want to select are next to each other you can select them all in a single action by drawing a selection box around them Click on this icon to activate the element selection box Press and hold down the left mouse button Draw a box around the elements you want to select Move elements Elements at the project layer or marker layer can only be moved within the defined project area or marker area e Select the element you want to move by clicking on it with the left mouse button When you move the mouse pointer over the element it changes into the following shape which means you can move the element Hold down the mouse button and
99. tern see section Borders and Fills Symbol description Line color If you now draw a new line it will appear in the selected color To change the color of existing lines first select the lines and then select the color you want Line thickness If you now draw a new line it will have the selected thickness To change the thickness of existing lines select them first Line type If you now draw a new line it will have the selected line type To change the type of existing lines select them first Fill color Change the fill color of selected elements k E Fill pattern Change the fill pattern of selected elements 56 e User interface User Manual Elements User Manual You can show or hide the Elements toolbar On the menu bar select View gt Toolbars gt Elements RELA orvow iil Symbol description OW a e Select Selection tool to select elements Can also be used in combination with the control key and the shift key Area selection see chapter Selecting elements Text field Draw a text field on the marker using the mouse Rounded Text Field Drag the mouse to create a rounded text field on the marker Create rectangle square Draw a rectangle on the marker using the mouse Draw line Draw a line on the marker using the mouse Draw circle ellipse Draw an ellipse on the marker using the mouse Paste image Draw a frame with the mouse and select an image The program s
100. the Specified Width X and Specified Height Y fields enter the size of the rectangle and click the Print Rectangle button Measure the width and height of the printed rectangle and enter these figures in the Actual Width X and Actual Height Y fields if they vary from the specified values Close the window with OK User Manual Adjusting the printer to the marker type If the printout is at the wrong position on the print medium Marker Card mat etc then you can adjust the printer to the medium in question The settings are defined on the one hand at the printer when selecting the print medium see section Adjusting the printer to the print medium and on the other hand in the program when setting the margins feed rate etc see section Adjusting the printer offset User Manual Print e 149 Adjusting the printer to a printing medium When printing labels the printer has to be set to the right print medium e Open the print dialog using the menu items File gt Print This opens the print dialog e Select the printer to be adjusted and click on the Settings button E Print Project New Project Printer Map printer for The Printer Setup window opens Druckeinrichtung Drucker Status Beret Typ Lexmark Uptra Standort Fort kommentar Papier Orientierung Grobe Standardetikett 101 x 150 mm Hochformat Querformat Quelle Automatisch ausw hlen_ Y e Inthe Paper fiel
101. the open marker types and start page so they are overlapping each other Tile Select this menu item to arrange the open marker types and start page so they are on top of each other on the workspace Arrange Icons This menu item minimizes all windows to icon size Close All This menu item closes all marker types If you have not saved the file a message box appears User interface e 51 Help menu Help Topics About ClearTools Help Topics This menu item takes you to online help About Displays the version number 52 e User interface User Manual The Toolbars This chapter describes the most important elements of the toolbars Many of the standard icons such as saving formatting etc are not described any further Standard User Manual The standard toolbar is always visible G Gen es Gy bel Go Ee Z Ge eK 0 02 100 Q Y e 03 05 3 bzi S E Symbol description Closing files Closes the open project A confirmation prompt concerning the saving might appear Toggle Plot Mode az Switches to plot mode Any elements not plottable e g barcode rectangle are not shown in the plot mode Toggle Orientation Switches the view in the workspace between horizontal and vertical view Duplicate Duplicates the selected elements Consecutive numbering Opens the Consecutive numbering dialog see chapter Consecutive numbering Start exit Excel editing The text an
102. tings for the inlay are shown when printing on a Marker Card Place the inlay on the step shown 1 to 5 Please note that an inlay is not required with some Marker Cards User Manual Activating the plotter e 161 Changing the marker type When printing several pages or marker types in a project a dialog indicates which frame with which marker type Is to be printed next Se Fixture 1 Fixture 2 Fixture 3 Fixture 4 Fixture 5 Y Use W Use 7 Use W Use 7 Use Frame Frame Frame Frame Frame Selection Plotter Pen Make the settings on the plotter and load it as shown in the figure below e Click on Continue Plotting to send the configuration as shown to the plotter If several pages or marker types are present the next configuration is shown After plotting the plotter waits until the user clicks on the button again e Click on Skip if the configuration shown is not to be printed If the project contains further pages or marker types the next configuration is shown otherwise the printing process is terminated e Click on Cancel to terminate the entire printing process 162 e Activating the plotter User Manual Adjusting the pen test position User Manual The default pen test position of the plotter is set to two blocks adjacent to the pen holder which not surprisingly very quickly become dirty To adjust the pen test position select Tools gt Options gt Plotter The pen test
103. top left corner of the Marker Card e The unit of the measures is set in the options dialogue see chapter Options The Moving elements section describes alternative methods for moving an element User Manual User interface e 67 Border and Fill ES at E H General P Size and Position Thickness 0 001 Line Color 000 Line Type 4 Dash Fill Color p FFO Fill Fatter Bac Ej Behaviour 3 E Field Content Border and Fill You can use this category to specify the line thickness color pattern and line type of the selected object A color value can be entered directly for the color settings The color value is created as follows RRGGBB red green blue Use hexadecimal values Example FF0000 is red Fill Color a FFOOOO 68 e User interface User Manual Behavior EP Y General A Mame BARCODE amp Size and Position Ej Border and Fill SY Behaviour Orientation T Locked No Size to Fit Yeg Show Text Yeg Printable Yez Read only No Tab Order E Field E F Content Orientation Element orientation in steps of 90 only for text field image and barcode document individual property Locked Element lock Locked elements cannot be modified Exception The contents of text fields can still be modified The properties of locked elements cannot be set as default Adjust size The content is adjusted to the size of the barcode or image field or displ
104. u can save the project User Manual General Operation e 3 User interface The user interface is where you edit the markers lt is displayed automatically when you start the program The user interface contains everything you need for editing a marker Depending on the configuration the user interface can include different elements 5 ClearTools 1492 M6X10 ClearTools v 4 5 5 0 rojest Explorer 1492 M6X10 142512 A E E hy as Ll Ap Ll e Ll 40 Ll Pe Ll ep Ll Va Ll e Ll 30 l ep l faa hn 1492 M6X10 E Page 01 Page 02 E Page 03 SHA 1492 MR5X12 E Page 01 eovregeceed PPP trrrrprrasd A K N N N N N N arrrrprrrrp il dd croronprrrsa A General Name MARKER A Size and Position Left 0 Top l Right 9 8 Bottom a Width Height erro errors roresprrera arrsa eeersgrrrrs e aa erre errra MaD lemu For Help press F1 Marker Layer Marker 1 120 Column 1 12 Row 1 10 9 79 23 019 For further information please refer to the chapter User interface 4 e General Operation User Manual Supported file types User Manual The following file types are supported when files are opened ClearTools Content File mpc ClearTools Order File mpo ClearTools Template mpt ClearTools Document abp ClearTools Document mld ClearTools Document tmf ClearTools Export File rde TXX TXY Files tx
105. upports the image formats BMP EMF GIF ICO JPG PNG WMF and TIFF Paste barcode Draw a barcode field on the marker using the mouse The program supports the following barcode types Code 39 Code 128 Code 2 5 Industrial Code 2 5 Interleaved EAN13 The Property Explorer enables you to set the barcode type see section Contents User interface e 57 You can set the exact size and position of elements in the Property explorer See chapter Commonly used functions for further instructions on how to Paste elements 58 e User interface User Manual Docking bars view User Manual You can show or hide the Docking bars view toolbar On the menu bar select View gt Toolbars gt Docking bars view BES 2 Symbol description Showing or hiding the Project Explorer See chapter Project Explorer Showing or hiding layers see chapter Layers Showing or hiding properties See chapter Property Explorer Showing or hiding the character map See chapter Inserting special characters Showing or hiding symbols See chapter Inserting symbols Showing or hiding the data grid See chapter Data Grid Explorer User interface e 59 Project Explorer To show or hide select View gt Project on the menu bar If you have opened a project it appears in the Project Explorer with its subprojects The individual marker types are displayed for each subproject and the associate
106. user manual applies the following conventions Bold Important elements in the program like buttons menu items toolbars names etc are printed in bold m Names of windows and dialogs and references to other sections are enclosed in double quotes gt This character separates two successive menu items e g View gt Zoom This symbol means that the actions which follow must be carried out in the specified order Symbols used d Indicates that this is essential information about the program O Indicates that this is useful additional information Definitions This section explains the special terms that are used in the software Marker Markers are used to identify electrical and electronic elements terminals conductors systems devices etc and also to label assets Marker type Marker of a specific type e g Marker Card 1492 Mxxxx Installation note d In order to install the program you need administrator rights on the computer involved 2 e Introduction User Manual General Operation Introduction This section explains the various ways you can start and exit the program You will also find general information about the program structure and the layout of the user interface Starting exiting the program Starting the program Double click on the icon on your computer desktop AB Exiting the program On the menu bar select File gt Exit If a project is still open a dialog appears where yo
107. x 9 Environment Preview EJ Plotter General A Marker Card Fixture PLOTPLTA Fixture Pen Priming Plotter I5B IK Flotter_1 a Please change the x and y Pen No Pen value until the zero point of the frame is reached ie ES 1350 Y 11690 Plot Zero Point PLOTPLTA Fixture e Inthe Options dialog select PLOTPLTA Fixture User Manual Activating the plotter e 169 3 Environment Preview EJ Plotter General Marker Card Fixture PLOTPLTA Fixture Pen Priming Plotter ISB IKPlotker 1 Please change the x and y a veut eo ano 2 the frame is reached K 1370 S 11695 E Flot Zero Point 170 e Activating the plotter User Manual index A Adding a subproject 90 Adding free layers 20 Adding layers 20 Adjust Fontsize 50 Adjusting the marker type to the plotter 767 Aligning text 16 Allocation 169 B Background layer 76 Barcode 48 change type 17 inserting 8 Batch Import 140 Behavior 69 Block 26 Block Step 26 Border 68 C Calibration 151 Calibration dialog 171 Marker Card fixture 171 PLOTPLTA fixture 171 Calling up command lines converter 122 exe 121 Calling up command lines 121 Changing the project name 87 Character string 25 Close 84 Color coding 33 Consecutive numbering 24 dialog 24 Content 73 D Data Grid 40 46 Data source 33 Delimiters 128 Dialog character map 46 data grid 79 layer p
108. x txy Microsoft Excel Worksheet xls General Operation e 5 Commonly used functions This section describes the commonly used functions by way of example Editing elements You can create elements from the Insert menu on the menu bar or the Elements toolbar see chapter Toolbars Before you can edit one or more elements you first have to select them see chapter Selecting elements see also Advanced options in Property Explorer Insert text field a A116 AS y 6 e General Operation Create new text field Click on the icon on the opposite or on the menu bar select Insert gt Text field Move the mouse to where you want to enter the text If the mouse pointer looks like this you can create a text field Press and hold down the left mouse button Draw a box and release the mouse button An editing field opens where you can enter text You can only enter text in text fields if the mouse pointer looks like this you cannot enter text If you can see a red triangle in a text field after adding text there is too much text in the field Not all of the text is displayed or printed You will need to shorten the text or reduce the font size see chapter Format Menu User Manual Inserting a shape Create rectangle square Click on this icon or on the menu bar select Insert gt Rectangle Hold down the left mouse button and drag to create a rectangle Draw line Click on t
109. you have to specify In the Specified Width X and Specified Height Y fields enter the size of the rectangle and click the Print Rectangle button Measure the width and height of the printed rectangle and enter these figures in the Actual Width X and Actual Height Y fields if they vary from the specified values Close the window with OK User Manual O The printer correction is not admitted for plotters All printers that are declared as plotters see Options Plotter are not shown in the printer selection field O The printer correction only has to be effected once for every printer lt does not depend on the markers User Manual Print e 147 Set Material dependent Slip 148 e Print To adjust the Marker Card margin and Marker Card feed select File gt Set Material dependent slip Set Material dependent Slip 3 Step 1 Select Printer Select printer for this Marker Type aaa Map printer for SF 0 21 step 2 Print Test Page In order to determine the printer feed rate you have to print a rectangle with a specified size first Specified Width x 210 mm Specified Height r 34 mm Print Rectangle Step 3 Measure Actual Size Please measure the actual height and width of the rectangle and insert this values into the fields below Actual Width x 210 mm 100 Actual Height 1 54 mm 100 Print Adjusted Rectangle Print a test page with a rectangle whose size you have to specify In

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