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1. REMEMBER WHEN When life hands you memories 6 ELS git Wishblade Create amp Cut Software Manual Section 1 Getting Started with Tool Bars Standard Tool Bar Basic Side Bar Additional Palettes Using Design Central Setting up a document Margin Scale Size and Position Rotating and Shearing objects Mirroring an object Object tab Effects tab Working with Shapes Create a Shape Editing a Shape in Design Central Editing a Shape Using Points Welding Effects Welding Words Welding Shapes Welding Shapes amp Words Outline amp Shadow Effect Create an Outline Create a Shadow Compounding Objects Create a Compound Images Cutting your Design Cut Plot Dialog Settings General Tab Settings Material and Paneling Sending Mode Position Settings and Positioning by the Job Size and Copy Settings Positioning Tools Viewing Tools Color Palette and Setting the Visibility of Colors Options Tab Cutting by Color Customizing Driver Options Speed and Cutting Force Sending All Colors Weed Border Advance after Plot amp Number of Passes scrapbook Mm BW dN 1 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 25 27 31 35 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 46 46 47 Getting Started Basic Create and Cut Screen The illustration below shows some of the basic elements of the Create and Cut screen See the coordinating sections below for an explanation of each shortcut button X Xyron Wishblade Cr2. F Mirror the job vertically Click this button to toggle the preview to display the selected objects only or the ft itt entire design Displays feed direction leading edge This will be the edge of the media that you load into your Wishblade il ai li i i li ie aie li ai a i i FFF F 41 Viewing Tools The viewing tools allow you to manipulate the job on the preview area Changes the position of the job on the media by clicking and dragging the job preview Zooms in or out Hold Ctrl to Zoom out Return the preview area to the default view Zoom to fit all objects into the preview area Displays the current color selected in the preview area If all colors are selected the box will be crossed out epox Color Palette Select the color to display in the preview area Only the color displayed will be processed You will not be able to select individual colors 1f the option Send All Colors in the Options tab is checked NOTE Click and drag the colors to change the output order Setting the Visibility of Colors Clicking on a color in the color palette allows you to toggle the Visible setting on and off for that color A color that is set to invisible will not be output In this example of a Color Palette the Black output color 1s oO turned on indicated by the white frame around it and the red is turned off The black portions of the job will be the only ones E processed NOTE If you want to output all colors ex
3. Exports the current document into a different program for instance you can save it as a psd file and work with it in Photoshop Print Ctrl P Prints the current document Cut Plot Ctrl L Send the current document to the Wishblade for cutting Note the Production Manager screen will open upon clicking this button Cut Ctrl X Removes a highlighted selection Copy Ctrl C Copies a highlighted selection Paste Ctrl V Pastes a highlighted selection Undo Ctrl Z Reverses the last action Redo Ctrl Y Restores an undone action Design Central Ctrl I Opens the Design Central window Fill Stroke Editor 1 Opens the Fill Stroke Editor window Color Mixer M Opens the Color Mixer window Color Specs Opens the Color Specs window Swatch Table Opens or Closes the Swatch Table small blocks of color at the bottom of the screen B Basic Sidebar Main Palette l Select Tool A Draws a selection border and control points around objects 2 Text Tool T Allows type to be added 3 Bezier Path Tool P Allows for the plotting of points to outline an object 4 Polygon Tool Creates shapes 5 Select Point Tool N Allows selection of one or multiple control points in a path for editing 6 Weld Combines text shapes or both 7 Distort Allows for bending and altering the selected image 8 Measure Tool Shows the position o
4. Polygon Height Width Number of sides Inner and Outer radius Number of sides Spike twist angle Outer radius Thickness Rotation angle Sweep angle Arrow length Angle Tail length width Cap length Wing angle 16 Editing a Shape Using Control Points Visually complex shapes and edits can be accomplished by dragging control points and Bezier handles clear and movable nodes Original Starburst Starburst after dragging both Bend control points Specific control points are available for each shape Below are some helpful notes for each Shift Height or Width control points resizes proportionately Shift Height or Width control points resizes proportionately Baleoon Ctrl Size control point retains angle and position YE Ctrl Bend control point restores to original shape Ctrl Size control point retains angle and position Starburst Jp Ctrl Bend control point restores to original shape Fan Shift Rotate or Sweep Angle control points constrains angles Shift Rotate Angle constrains angle NOTE Hovering above a node with the mouse will cause the name of the adjustable parameter to display Notes 17 Welding Effects The Weld feature will allow you to combine letters shapes or both into single objects eliminating overlapping This is useful for titles made with script fonts adding shapes to words and combining shapes together Welding Words 1 Open a new document Select the Te
5. gt Combine gt Weld a Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 Lal File Edit View Arrange Text aikas Window Help Combine DO Dp mi H el ikl 0 Entline e aan ogg Distort A 2 E pj shadow E Clear Weld p Separate Weld Enr PE XAP 5 Cut the text a Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 Bs File Edit View Arrange Text ects Window Help NARAYAN a A lene A l pL at ot tii IL 10 Ot PE ols F PPBPPAPF a hal amp Q e 21 Welding Shapes 1 Open a new document To open the shapes toolbar select View gt Toolbars or select Ctrl T and click the box next to Shapes 4 Xyron ishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 O9 BBAs Ooo T Ae SSA ES Te PAL R A 3 Select the desired shape Place the mouse over the work area Hold the mouse button and drag it to make the shape the desired size NOTE You can use the Design Central toolbar to change the size of the shape number or points or angle 22 hale aaa Wishblade Create and Cut lantos a DesignCentral m E X vindi D9MBBAL BONO BRS Aw 4 1 l 6 7 8 9 KA l A 0 000 x PPAPPP A v its G Shapes x 4 Repeat step three for your second shape Click on the added shape to move it into the desired position NOTE Deselect the Fill Mode button on the side bar or type C
6. while sliding left until the letters touch DesignCerica m x a Font Tab e Monotype Corsig l li f f A f i a al E f a all H ae vi ill TA d r E Al apor Al abla o doom A Fa 0 f s3 Tracking Arrows OR Make the text active using the Select Tool In the Font Tab in Design Central decrease the Tracking percentage indicated by a lowercase a and b with two red arrows until the letters are touching DesignCentral FE Tracking highlighted View of text after Tracking is decreased in Design Central 19 To adjust individual letters Make the text active using the Select Tool Use the nodes small dots on the top and bottom of each letter to adjust its position a a a 04 7 Use the nodes at the bottom of each letter to move the letter back and forth notice that the b has been tracked to the left a Use the nodes at the top of each letter to rotate it notice that the b has been rotated clockwise D o a f p A o o a rey 4 While the word is still selected weld the text in one of two ways Click the Weld button on the left sidebar indicated by a solid blue square and circle a Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 Le File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help D G mG RAL eh AAA EE he Qik ee a ae eee eee ne os OAHA PPBAPPPF A T Le 20 OR Goto Effects
7. 6 61 2 7 Ve i 8 11 rd Ra I 101 2 10 BLEE AAE E Outline v Solid fill 0 075in H Fed oW 0 000in H O E ml H o Wiref rerrame Af ol ia El Advanced Overprint V Keep original WE xiv NOTE To view the image and outline separately go to Effects gt Separate Outline or right click over the image and choose Separate Outline from the pop up menu Use the mouse to drag and release the outline away from the original object 6 Although the image and outline appear layered together it is possible to cut them separately because the layers were created in different colors Please refer to the Cutting by Color section of the manual for instructions Notes 30 Shadow Effect Create a Shadow 1 Type text or insert shape If welding or further design effect is desired complete those actions before continuing to the next step 2 Use the Select tool pink arrow on the main toolbar to activate the image Then create an outline in one of two ways Double click the Effects button on the main toolbar and select Shadow blue box with drop shadow from the menu Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot by File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help DOB BAL FARA Bia Qik ty 0 fe 1 11 2 2 21 2 J 31 2 4172 5 51 2 G 6172 fy 1 2 8 8 e AP ref I p nel med ban 4 w Wars al wl WAST rl ara en nA ni a a n A a ra i riaren iaria n aa a
8. Slow F Vertical split lines eis tions for all colors Edit Passes 2 a Ly Q amp Black Send Done 2 On the new pop up screen select a default or pre set cutting speed from the first drop down menu xyron Wishblade Before Job Cut Slow r 2 o 32000 I Force fo 13 W Speed B 0 10 Before Job NOTE You may further adjust the number 0 10 in Carat the Speed option The higher the number selected the FF Line Type T faster the cut T ine seels fio 4 0 32000 Iv Force ze 13 Il Speed E 0 10 44 3 Adjust the number 1 3 in the Force option The higher the number selected the stronger the cutting force Ayron Wishblade Before Job Cut Fast if Line Type po 0 8 iw Line scale ho 4 j W Force E 1 3 W Speed 0 10 4 Hit Save if you wish to enter a custom name for this setting Textured Cardstock was entered in the example below Click OK then Apply when you are done Save a Mew Custom Item Please enter a custom name OF Textured Cardstock See Cancel Delete Save OK Cancel Apply Your new pre set cutting option will now appear in the drop down menu as well as the Driver Options window Driver options Ayron Wishblade Drawing Colors Before Job Cut Slow Textured Cardstock Ii gt Use same driver options for all colors NOTE To edit a custom driver activate
9. binim Group a maea aR to Mask gt eh Compound by Color Se ce eee 3 Guides b T fea Convert to Shape gt Q fz y Convert to Outlines Ctrl Shift O Path Direction gt ro NOTE To join multiple shapes by c Order gt b Lae groups of color go to Arrange gt ole a Compound gt Compound by Color sapina D Rotate Ctrl R jee Resize Ctrl k Objects compounded by color are converted to outlines A ES Deskew gt Mirror Ql 5 Oo o Original objects Normal compound Compound by color 5 Compounded image is ready to cut Wishblade 36 Cutting your Design Sending the Document to the Device 1 From the File menu select Cut Plot OR Press the Cut Plot shortcut a button NOTE If you have any object selected only the selected objects will be cut 2 Adjust the settings available in the dialog box as necessary and click Send Cut Plot Dialog Settings The Cut Plot dialog box gives you complete control over how the job is produced The area on the top of this dialog box is common for all tabs w CutsPlot Wishblade Graphtec USB Job Properties General Panel Options Advanced Wwishblade Graphtec USE Menu for choosing output device Job Shows all pending jobs in the Production Manager Activates Production Manager __ Properties _ Allows user to change properties in the Production Manager JI Cut Plot Dialog General Tab The General
10. clicking on it in Design Central or by double clicking the object in the design area Each double click will move to the next available tab Design Central Document Tab DesignCentral imi F Use the Document tab to specify the size of the canvas and the background color A number of standard document sizes are included You can specify a custom drawing area size by entering new horizontal and vertical values Faye 000n Showing the Document tab E 11 000in H Do one of the following e Open Design Central and click an empty area in the canvas document e From the File menu select Document Setup go d Adjust the following parameters Selects standard document sizes be Opens additional options for document size Add Adds a new document size Delete Deletes an existing document size Set as Default Sets a default document size Show Border Shows or hides the design area borders 8 500in Width of Document Canvas 11 000in Height of Document Canvas 0 Specifies Portrait or Landscape Ed Specifies the color of the background of the canvas 10 Design Central Margin Tab Use the Margin tab to specify the margins around a drawing area These margins are used when objects are aligned or distributed and are useful for laying out elements symmetrically Design Central Scale Tab When you select an object using the Select Tool pink arrow a new Design Central screen will appear with the Scale Rot
11. drawing If you choose to use the Panel options identify which objects you want to cut and then make a selection based on the following chart i still processed with the same size panel A job file is created for each color and a i different panel size can be defined for each Weed Border Enabling Weed border cuts a border around objects of the same color in the specified Panel margin To view the panel margin return to the Panel tab and refer to the visible box around the image Using a Weed Border would be great for making vinyl window clings bumper stickers name tags and more EX wishbladeGallSB_Printer_1 Job Properties For example General Panel Options Advanced W Send all colors Single panel single jab W Pause between colors Weed lines W Weed border Panel margir i O0in P Mortal weed lines ee A6 Vertical weed lines Vertical split lines Advance after Plot and Number of Passes Een quer ee ASSES Enabling Advance after plot will advance the media and re set the origin of your cut head blade NOTE By setting the number in the Passes field you can command the Production Manager to repeat the exact same cut any number of times immediately after the first cutis made This feature is especially helpful in ensuring that a clean and complete cut is made when a particularly challenging media is used Notes 47
12. horizontally or vertically Original Object Mirrored horizontally Mirrored vertically Design Central Object Tab The Object tab content will vary according to which objects are selected in the document DesignCentral EE DesignCentral ZEE DesignCentral m k x w 0408in H x 0554n 1109n Regula fF y 3739in Oo E 4 TA D 300in 8 Al well7zzin H E jao aia 3 658 moor Al Ahya A L abo og ro gAn H ap 0000n 2 J dajen H Object tab when a Star is Object tab when Text is Object tab when a Path is selected created selected created selected created When creating objects only the Object tab is visible After selecting an existing object the Size Rotate and Object tabs are available The Object tab is not available when different types of objects like text and rectangle are selected However 1f you select objects with the same type like two stars their common properties are displayed in Design Central DesignCentral il Xx Object tab when both objects are selected Notice that the only common property between the two stars is the 5 points therefore that is the only parameter that is adjustable when both are selected 13 Design Central Effects Tab When you apply an effect over objects using the Effects Toolbar Design Central displays the Effects tab with all properties of the effect The Object tab for the object where the effect wa
13. the stacking order The first object you create will be at the bottom of the stack This order will be reflected when the objects overlap 1 To Front Shift PgUp Moves selected object s to the top of the stack in front of all other objects 2 To Back Shift PgDn Moves selected object s to the back of the stack behind all other objects 3 Forward One Ctrl PgUp Moves the selection one position up in the stack 4 Back One Ctrl PgDn Moves the selection one position down in the stack Check or uncheck the toolbars that you want to show or hide OR Windows only Right click the area around the design area where the toolbars are docked In the menu select or unselect the toolbar that you want to show or hide You can also hide a toolbar by clicking the Close button on the upper right side of the toolbar Tear Off Palettes a When a button has a small triangle on the upper right corner it is an indication that this button is part of a tear off palette You can either click once on the button and R drag it slightly to display the full palette or right click on the side bar and choose the corresponding palette Docked and Floating Toolbars Windows only Docked toolbars are placed at fixed positions around the design area Floating toolbars can be placed anywhere in the design area Docked Toolbars A Ayron Wishblade Create and Cot Untitled 1 Le File Edit View Arrange T
14. BSAL24 aan BES AR t at T 2 4 S DesignCentral ml x x oprem 4 t aom W Proportional Ulll Notice how the overlapping areas have disappeared The shapes are now welded 6 Cut the shape 24 Welding Shapes and Words You can follow the same steps above to weld both words and shapes together This can be used to add a shape to the edges of text NOTE This cannot be used for putting text inside of a shape to do this refer to the Compounding Objects section 1 Follow steps 1 4 in Welding Words to create the text Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Welding Shapes and Text D anina E ba File Edit view Arrange Text Effects Window Help 7 A x DOB DAS e hn Aan i SoS Qik ECEN t 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 g 1 z ches egular A TA 1 000in F Afiouoz 8 apor A abloox a 0 000in 4 aisan gt 6 IOPR OSHA PPRPPEP b lt gt v Wishblade 15 Ce Shapes EJ 2 Add desired shape from the Shapes toolbar Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Welding Shapes and Text File Edit view Arrange Text Effects Window Help OOMBEALSOOnWERSQH shea 6 7 8 g 4 4 0 703in H lt gt 5 H A 0 000 8 6 shblade a loexveona PPAP PLS lt gt v rl 25 3 Choose the Select tool pink arrow from the sidebar and draw a box around the shape and text Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Welding Shapes and Text pasig
15. Help DG RMo DAL S hAAN A ECAN E t 0 1 2 1 ee 2 21 2 3 31 2 4 41 2 5 51 2 6 61 2 7 71 2 8 K aria er ra Pr Pl Pel BP rel rr ret eel ES el aera onanan Pane honnan hennon io nnana hana dana ia el ri ES re ere el Parlin Pall Sel Pea eral aia ir ER inna dione ald Ne Perspective v Solid fill x olon H Red Px J 0300n DM O Ea i o1 0 050in H wireframe E Re P 70 0 z Advanced ra Overprint sapra ej i mi xiv a za NOTE To view the image and shadow separately go to Effects gt Separate Shadow or right click over the image and choose Separate Shadow from the pop up menu Use the mouse to drag and release the shadow away from the original object 6 Although the image and shadow appear layered together it is possible to cut them separately because the layers were created in different colors Please refer to the Cutting by Color section of the manual for instructions Notes 34 Compounding Objects The Compound feature allows you to overlap objects This is useful in creating effects such as text within a shape perfect for logos or vinyl clings as in the example below Additionally groups of objects may be compounded by color Create a Compounded Image 1 Use the Text and Shape tools on the main toolbar to create the objects to be compounded NOTE For optimal visibility you may find it helpful to draw the outer object with the Wireframe option checked This will create a transparen
16. Text Tool Creates vertical text 5 Vertical Path Text Tool Creates vertical text along a path Path Create Palette S Bezier Path Tool P Allows for the plotting of points to outline an object AN Freehand Drawing Tool Draws a path while holding down on the left mouse button Shapes Palette C Rectangle Tool R C Oval Tool O Polygon Tool G 1 Outline Creates an outline around vy Starburst Tool S selected objects 2 Distort Allows for bending and es Fan Tool altering the selected image 3 Shadow Creates a shadow effect th Arrow Tool behind selected objects 4 Clear Effect Removes an effect 5 Separate Effect Separates an effect from the original object Snap To Palette Note Although the Snap To Palette is included within the Create amp Cut Software it was developed for experienced graphic artists who create logos and other press documents It is not a helpful tool for crafters so you may just want to ignore this palette Snap to Point Snap to Edge Snap to Intersection Snap to Center of Gravity Snap to Guide Snap to Grid Show Guides Show Grid te te a Distribute Palette Distribute X 1 2 1 Same Width Resizes selected objects to the same width 2 Same Height Resizes selected objects to the same height Align Palette Align x S amiet y a Aligns selected objects per the direction of the button Left Ctrl 4 Right C
17. al box if you wish to cut both the original image and its outline You may uncheck the box if only the outline 1s desired NOTE If the image and outline are the same color alter the outline using the drop down color picker located in the Design Central toolbar In this example red is chosen in contrast to the black text 4 Change the width of your outline in one of two ways Adjust the numbers in the Design Central toolbar Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help DORE BAL FARA We el i EE B i OQ 21 2 3 eT ett Theta ia tien the 6 7 101 2 10 gall 0 Ad 2 g 1 2 Outline v 0 075in H Solid fill Black wireframe Advanced Overprint IV Keep original WE xiv OR Locate the control points set of two clear dots displayed somewhere on your image Click and hold down the mouse over these nodes to drag the outline to the desired width 29 5 After the correct settings have been selected and you are satisfied with the width of the outline click the green checkmark on the Design Central toolbar to complete the action The outline will now fill according to your Fill Stroke specifications Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot File Edit view Arrange Text Effects Window Help DG RoO DAL SAAN ABs S Qik 0 Ve 1 11 2 2 21 2 3 31 2 4 41 2 51 2
18. ate and Object tabs The Scale tab allows you to change the width height and position of selected objects You can size objects by dragging the control points or by changing the numerical values Changing the Size of Objects 1 Select the objects using the Select Tool pink arrow 2 Adjust the following parameters 144din Width of design T1543 Height of design OR ml x DesignCentral E ia x DesignCentral om S tham i 0 168in Y 4 353in W Proportional r a ife 1 CEA e Drag the control points small dots at the corners of the selected area on the objects Changing the Position of the Objects 1 Select the objects using the Select Tool pink arrow 2 Adjust the following parameters A 0 168in and Grid for more information We 4 353in gt Grid for more information i Proportional Horizontal position of the reference point measured from the origin See Ruler Vertical position of the reference point measured from the origin See Ruler and Ensures that the object will be scaled proportionally in both the width and height Reference Grid allows change of the reference point Each button in the grid Ul a corresponds to a point on the selected objects If you want to position the center ya of objects click the center point Reference Grid and Resize Points 11 Design Central Rotate Tab DesignCentral E X The Rotate tab of Desig
19. blade Hold in List The job stays in the Production Manager queue until it is manually sent to the Wishblade from the Production Manager window Save to file The job is processed and saved as a native file Note The Send Now mode is not available if the Wishblade is inactive or the Production Manager is on another computer on the network and the option Allow Remote Send Now Interactive is not enabled in the Production Manager Preferences See the Production Manager User Manual for more information Position Settings The Position group box allows you to specify where on the media the job is placed ik in Horizontal offset distance x 0 208in Vertical offset distance g The Activates Interactive Mode setting allows you to move your cut X head and cut more objects without removing your media and starting over with a new job ct The Show Me Tool draws a box around the object to show you where it is going to be Positioning the Job by Clicking and Dragging 1 Choose Select tool from the toolbar of the Cut Plot dialog ty 2 Click and drag the preview to a new position X ia a as ada aia di i i i aia di di i ai ai dia aia d id do di al ai aia aia dia ala ala a aia in ii d a alts d Sn i i i hi i i hi Li i li i bi Si hi hi i i i ha ha Si i i i a hn a ha hn a hn bo aa ins St dl din ala es i Ein as da de ha Th di ia i ia la li al le in hs Dh cl ae os ab Ay ole es Original position View while dragging New po
20. cept one check Send All Colors on the Options tab and then turn off the Visible setting on the color you don t want to output Notes 42 Production Manager Options Tab The Options tab in the Production Manager allows you to customize cutting output enable pre set options for common cutting jobs and cut by color Cutting by Color Once an image created in different colors is sent to Cut Plot you are able to move from one layer to the other by clicking the corresponding colored squares on the General tab of the Production Manager The selected layer will then appear in the preview window In the left example the black letters are active In the right example the red outline is active Cut Plot Wishblade USB_Printer_1 z sob status i Wishblade USB_Printer_1 x Properties Properties General Panel Options Advanced General Panel Options Advanced Material Material E Letter ja a Letter l ja y 2 Jo 2 j tO t0 3 3 Send now v me Send now me The Production Manager allows you calibrate the speed used to cut each layer This feature is helpful when you are either using different thicknesses or textures of paper and or if the shapes you are cutting are significantly different in size The more challenging the media or shape the slower the cut you will want to employ Continue reading to program the settings for each color or driver using the Opt
21. eate and Cut Untitled 1 a File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help DPMB ANCHE SO im wt Lo jg WT gt AME DEA TEATRAR DART RTN TE gt gt 1 768 7 4195 Stroke Fill O S _________ lt lt Status Bar Design Area and Canvas The Design Area is the white space inside the software s screen The Canvas is within the design area and is contained by a border that serves as a guide and represents the size of your media paper vellum cardstock etc The size of the canvas does not limit the size of your design or where the design is placed on your media when you cut or print it Status Bar The Status bar is the area located on the bottom of your screen and displays the following information e The present X Y coordinates of the cursor or additional information about the selected command e The default fill and stroke colors or the foreground and background colors when in bitmap editing mode Toolbars Toolbars are a set of commands grouped according to their functions A Standard Toolbar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1I 12 13 14 15 16 17 Arn Vyro Wishblace Create and Cut tinted 1 T he far hew ron tte eens wry nde RTL SSTETET CLT New Ctrl N Opens a new document Open Ctrl O Opens an existing document Save Ctrl S Saves the current document Import Imports a saved document into the current workspace Export
22. en in contrast to the black text 4 Change the vertical offset horizontal offset distance and perspective ratio of your shadow in one of two ways Adjust the numbers in the Design Central toolbar Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help DOO DAL FS AAA Bia S Qik t 0 172 1 Ta 2 P 3 Bae 4 41 2 5 51 2 6 6172 7 71 2 8 a K Molane Tes eel GA ral Weil BP Pl e maei ennonn a n ral ennen al ono aen andine a el rs an he nadon hane onoo den f e ondona ien T a 67 Sg Perspective Solid fll Ww ofon lact Pe E O Ey ma 0 050in Wireframe Vai 70 0 Advanced IS oo Overprint ome D ran cic OR Click and hold down the control points clear nodes or anywhere along the back lines of the gray 3D box to drag the shadow to the desired dimensions You will know that the mouse is hovering over a movable line when the word Offset appears and the cursor turns into a cross double arrow ade Drag the back lines of the gray 3D box Offset appears indicating a movable line Notes 33 5 After you are satisfied with the appearance of the shadow click the green checkmark on the Design Central toolbar to complete the action The shadow will now fill according to your Fill Stroke specifications Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot File Edit view Arrange Text Effects Window
23. esac EA r ein e Ea aa as S DesignCentral E ETARA E E wy 2 VA LL o f0 000n 4 Black a Al afam l iy F y A LS f L U lac fo golfon 4 Wireframe Ca oana ghz 4 a Advanced Overprint Ets EEE OR Goto Effects gt Shadow Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot a File Edit view Arrange Text ajeme Window Help Sees p 142 gi D Distort a i O QAE 22 3 3142 4 41 2 5 51 2 6 61 2 ry 142 8 8 N Ww Sas SS z DesignCentral img x MFill Stroke Editor EA T 2 amp S r Perspective Solid fill Ww F ofon 4 Black E a eO apom Mmi E gt L b lac o 1 0 050in F wireframe gj 3 g7 a Advanced Overprint mms P E x v rh m 3 The Shadow tab is now displayed in the Design Central toolbar Calibrate the settings according to your needs 31 DesignCentral il x DesignCentral BES Dop zl o 0 000in 24 O 0100n gijon io m DesignCentral fel x 5 Drop o 0 000 E 32 Select the Shadow Type from the drop down menu Clicking on the various types will allow you to view the effect of each Chose the Shadow Drop style from the drop down menu Clicking on the various styles will allow you to view the effect of each NOTE If the image and shadow are the same color alter the shadow using the drop down color picker located in the Design Central toolbar In this example red is chos
24. ext Effects Window Help ODGRBBAL Fh EaNABE SOR 4 10 i oenverxna PPAPPPLES q gt T B To undock a toolbar Click on the small triangle on the upper right of the button A Kyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 a File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help Undocked toolbar OR While still pressing the mouse button drag the toolbar across the screen to the desired position fi Ayron Wishblade Create and Cot Untitled 1 File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help IOPE LAA View while dragging the toolbar Tip A Kyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 a File Edit view Arrange Text Effects Window Help ID GRRBALS HhEnNABES 4 IERO AA PPBPPPF b F Undocked floating toolbar You can adjust the shape of a floating toolbar by dragging its borders Using Design Central Design Central displays tabs and options for various objects and settings available in Create and Cut For example when a rectangle is selected Design Central displays the width height corner style and other properties To display Design Central from the View menu select Design Central or click the Design Central icon on the Main Toolbar Design Central Tabs Design Central consists of several tabs The number of tabs and their content vary according to which objects are selected in the document You can select a tab by
25. f one point or the distance between two points View Palette 9 Zoom Tool Z Zooms in at twice the magnification of the current view The point you click will become the center of the view Hold Ctrl and click to zoom out to half the magnification of the current view Click and drag to magnify one particular portion of the design area Zoom In Tool Ctrl Num Magnifies the center to twice the size of the current view Zoom to Page Adjusts the view size to fit the design area size Zoom Out Ctrl Num Adjusts the center of the view to half the size of the current view Zoom to Previous Returns the view to the previous magnification Zoom to Selected Adjusts the view to fit the selected objects Zoom to All Objects Adjusts the view to include all objects on the page Pan View Allows dragging of the workspace Fill Mode Ctrl F Fills objects with color when deselected objects are outlined Additional palettes can be accessed by right clicking on the sidebar and selecting the desired palette Additional Palettes Select Palette Text Create Palette Text Create 1 2 1 Text Tool T Allows type to be added 1 Select Tool A Draws a selection 2 Arc Text Tool Creates text along a border and control points around objects circle or arc 2 Select Within Tool Allows for 3 Path Text Tool Creates text along a selection of objects within an effect path 4 Vertical
26. for illustration purposes only and will not actually display when the shape is being created and drag 15 NOTE Alternatively you may wish to hold down the shift or ctrl key as you create a shape to constrain it by a drawing point dragging position or the confines of another shape These features are helpful when one of the available shapes is used to create a different one e g oval to circle or when an irregular shape is desired over an equally proportioned one and vice versa Please refer to the chart below Effect of SHIFT key Effect of CTRL key Constrains shape into a square Draws shape from the center Rectangles and ovals l or circle point Draws an irregular shape Constrains shape from a Polygons ee within a rectangle horizontal base Draws an irregular shape Constrains shape from a Starbursts HA within a rectangle vertical base Constrains shape to values set Draws shape from the center Fans and arrows l in preferences point Editing a Shape in Design Central Shapes can be edited by adjusting the settings in Design Central before during or after they are created Once a shape is selected the corresponding tab appears in the Design Central toolbar and displays the adjustable parameters available for that particular shape Please refer to the chart below Height Width Corner type Regular Rounded Inverted or Rectangle Clipped Corner radius not available with Regular corner type Inner border width
27. gs according to your needs DesignCentral x Outline ha lf Keep original B xiv DesignCentral m o Outline 0 075in ol 0 000 ti alo Al J W Keep original E xiv DesignCentral JE o Dutline 0 075in oilo t oo Apoo E lie el a W Keep original E xiv 28 In the first drop down text field select Outline to create an outline where the center of letters such as a and e are open and preserved Select Inline to create an outline following the inner edges of the image Choose Contour to create a solid backing that silhouettes the outer edges of the image while filling in any holes or spaces OUTLINE INLINE CONTOUR Adjust the number of outlines desired in the field When working with more than one outline Interpolate Color yellow box with black outline should appear next to the field If not click it and the option to choose will display This feature applies gradient shades of color to multiple outlines Below it select With Backing filled red black box to create a solid outline or Without Backing clear red black box to create a hallow rendering of the image WITH BACKING WITHOUT BACKING m DesignCentral o Outing Ifo l o A 7 49 Click the Join Type and Cap Type buttons to stylize the outline e g rounded corners vs pointed corners A fico H m W Keep original Check the Keep Origin
28. inuing to the next step 2 Use the Select tool pink arrow on the main toolbar to activate the image Then create an outline in one of two ways Double click the Effects button on the main toolbar and select Outline clear box with blue outline from the menu Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot Bs File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help DOB BAL FARA Eas Qik t 0 1 2 1 11 2 2 2172 3 amz 41 2 5 51 2 6 61 2 z 71 2 8 8 K Ilai EAA el era r e fie te EA r ER A feta a A A A Maat A Eae Ten tin dba tena e re bate arn AAA a aana late aA Eana DesignCentral fag x E A E T o SAA D a Outine gt Solid fill S f 0 075in H Black ol 0 000 alle gt D a m ae i p i 3 0J I Wirefram gt rename Rip afm g ml v T Overprint CT OO v Keep original E x v rh m OR Goto Effects gt Outline Xyron Wishblade Create and un wishblaae_ lt creenshot Ls File Edit view Arrange J xt PEES Window Help 1a GO QB 21 2 Able 4 41 2 5 51 2 6 61 2 7 142 8 a athe Catala beta aia Tria lt fn ret artim al alle aia Esi Paaa haa Tacs l Ean A era ite ba DesignCentral _ imi X Fill Stroke Editor im EG ela amp 7 5 246in 2 Solid fill thonn 4 Black X 12 852in E Y 10 226in f Wireframe MV Proportional Advanced A al Overprint t a 27 3 The Outline tab is now displayed in the Design Central toolbar Calibrate the settin
29. ions tab in the Production Manager Cut Plot i wishblade USB_Printer_1 sob Properties General Panel Options Advanced Wishblade iLlSB_Printer_1 Bocce Properties A General Fanel arsine Advanced Weed lines Weed border Panel margin 0 100in Horizontal weed lines Horizontal split lines Vertical weed lines Vertical split lines Driver options S e Ts 7 GB Red Cut Slow 3 Use same driver options for all colors NOTE The active color to be cut will also appear in a rectangle at the bottom Iv Advance after plot Passes fi of the Cut Plot screen Total size 5 45in x 1 24in k A MBB black 43 Customizing Driver Options Speed and Cutting Force 1 Click to select the color to be set and hit the Edit button OR simply double click the color A new screen will open DOB BAZ vite Tr indo El wE T F Px ies Xyron Wishblade oN Before Job Ol as IV Line Type eal el IV Line scale A V Force A ia V Speed A q lo Q Q A lt gt o ae Delete hj Ee o lt LOB 00 0 0 3 Save Reset x 1 24in Ee Cancel Apply CutlPlot EE Wishblade USB_Printer_1 Job Status O O OOOO Properties P General Panel Options Advanced T Send all colors x v Pause between colors Panel margin 0 100in Ez es F Horizontal split lines 0 8 0 32000 1 3 ee 0 10 Before Job Cut
30. it and re adjust the settings before re saving the same way as above To delete a custom driver activate it and click delete Click reset to return to the original default settings that the Create amp Cut software originally had NOTE Check Use same driver options for all colors to force all colors to use the same driver options 45 Send All Colors When you choose Send All Colors all of your objects will be cut in the same pass When you check the Send All Colors option the drop down menu below will give you additional cutting options within a Panel See Panel description in the note below this image The standard default setting 1s already shown Single panel single job Unless you want to cut by Panel just leave the drop down box at its default setting Cut Plot Wishblade USB_Printer_1 ob Status Selecting Pause between __ Properties oF colors will stop the cutting General Panel Options Advanced process allowing time to M Send all colors ae change the media or blade Single panel single job iM Pause between colors Cap Single panel single job Single panel separate jobs reer EE E erma olin NOTE To disable a color from being cut click the knife icon next to that color in the Driver Options window NOTE A panel refers to the design area to be processed elements that fall outside of the panel will not be cut This feature is helpful when the user wishes to cut only part of a
31. n Central allows you to rotate shear or mirror selected objects You can change them either by dragging the object s control points or by changing the numerical values in Design Central Rotating Objects 1 Select the objects using the Select Tool pink arrow NOTE After selecting an existing object the Size Rotate and Object tabs are available 2 To select the point that will be fixed during the rotation do one of the following e Click a point on the Reference Grid e Click and drag the Reference Point to the desired position Hold Ctrl and drag to fix the Reference Point to the settings on the Reference Grid 3 Adjust the following parameters Oy New angle of selected objects i F Rotates selected objects 90 degrees counter clockwise or clockwise O Rotation Point T p Reference Point b Shear Point Shearing Objects 1 Select the objects using the Select Tool pink arrow 2 To select the point that will be fixed during the shearing do one of following e Click a point on the Reference Grid e Click and drag the Reference Point to the desired position Hold Ctrl and drag to fix the Reference Point to the settings on the Reference Grid 3 Change the following parameters 0 000 Shear angle that will be applied to the selected objects A rectangle sheared to an angle of 45 degrees 12 Mirroring Objects 1 Select the objects 2 Adjust the following parameters Fz Fq Mirrors selected objects
32. nCentral Bal JX File Edit view Arrange Text Effects Window Help Aa x a Ss DEED DAL ea RAB ia G Qik 5435n H 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 t t hi728n 4 x 14 240in 8 Y 15 848in V Proportional g EEF 6 loexveoaa PPBPPPLES a a gt v 15 Ce Shapes EJ morat ar 4 Weld the shapes in one of two ways Click the Weld button on the left sidebar indicated by a solid blue square and circle OR Go to Effects gt Combine gt Weld a Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Welding Shapes and Text urn LX File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help E x ID aaRBALLRBaNAB E o ii MS re or el rl a l Pe r ee ee E EE Ll Il LT SEAS i Proportional 4 i al BEPPE gt P i L spna T J j Ill iene Shapes x The shape is now welded to the words as indicated by the newly formed outline joining both shapes 5 Cut as desired 26 Outline and Shadow Effect The Outline feature allows you to create a hollow rendering and solid backing or mat of an image The Shadow feature allows you to create a drop shadow or 3D backing of an image Create an Outline 1 Type text or insert shape If welding or further design effect is desired complete those actions before cont
33. s applied is not visible in Design Central but you can still select it using the Select Within tool or double clicking the object while holding Ctrl DesignCentral il x DesignCentral il x DesignCentral el X o 7 Winsor O 0 043in laka a 5 0254n H ai a o o200in Afi W me B V Keep original W x vi B xv Design Central Effects tab Design Central Effects tab Design Central Effects tab when using the Outline effect when using the Distort effect when using the Shadow effect Design Central Setup Tab Many of the changes made are automatically applied as you change them You will notice that some commands contain two buttons Apply and Cancel on the bottom right side of Design Central Design Central will automatically open if there is a Setup tab associated with the command wf Apply button bs Cancel button 14 Working With Shapes Shapes are closed objects such as rectangles ovals and polygons They can be drawn freehand or specific to size Adjustments to the lines and points of a shape enable you to turn basic shapes more complex For example a starburst can be turned into a flower Create a Shape 1 Double click the Shape tool purple rectangle on the main toolbar and make a selection from the rectangle oval polygon starburst fan and arrow shapes Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut File Edit View Arrange Text Effects DG m G NOTE The arrow and dotted lines are
34. sition 39 Size Settings The Size group box allows you to change the size of your output job H EX afin Width of the output job t 3 002in Height of the output job of 100 000 Scale ratio Fit to media When selected this scales the job proportionally so that it is as large as possible while still fitting within the printable area of the Wishblade Copies Settings The Copies group box allows you to set the number of copies and the spacing between them DE 1 E The number of copies 0P 0100n z The amount of space between the copies d eed m epim alle aa EI NOTE The copies are zA 00 ae ween lt automatically positioned to 3 2 ae optimize the media usage 00 E 1af 0 100in ds db db a d i oi d dh e db db i dii a aa at di n da a i dd i db h ate da d aa dia ib ad de id d Notes 40 Positioning Tools The Positioning tools allow you to rotate mirror or position the job NOTE Click on a button to access the drop down menu with tool options The job is placed at specified distances from h the bottom right right edge and leading edge zi the edge entering the machine first of the media The job is centered on the leading edge of oak the media ae The job is centered in the length and width of the media The job is placed at specified distances from 4 HJ the left edge and leading edge of the media Whe J Rotate the job in 90 degree increments
35. t object outlined in the color specified in the Fill Stroke Editor making it easy to track both objects when overlapped It may also be helpful to draw the objects in different colors they will automatically take on the color of the top most layer once the compound effect is applied Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot Bs File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help DG Ro DAL Aana S Qik 10 172 10 Bar Foe AS 1 2 1 V2 2 21 2 3 Sa Atr AS T aiian a EA ica Leaner eel ate DesignCentral 3 695in 4 t 1 704n 4 x 2 386in Y 19 060in V Proportional d If 4 Fill Stroke Editor REA 7 Solid fill v Red lv wireframe Advanced Overprint 2 Click and drag the objects together to align as desired Perform any necessary resizing by dragging the control points clear nodes found on each object when activated or by adjusting the height and width measurements of each in the Design Central toolbar Fall a Pa Ai r i s ra E a i LS e i E a a ra i i pai 35 3 Activate both layers using the Select tool pink arrow on the main toolbar to draw around the newly created image View as objects are being selected View after button on the mouse is released 4 Go to Arrange gt Compound gt Compound Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut wishblade_screenshot File Edit view EUGLrEI Text Effects Window Help
36. tab allows you to specify the size of the media size of the job and the location of your output on the media BK Cut Plot Wishblade Graphtec USB z Properties P General Panel Options Advanced Material Letter x ja 0 Material Color Palette Send now v Position De fatven A p 0o20 Edje Size gt 13 127in t 3002n 4 S 1Z E greesese Fit to media Sending Position Copies oo m oo fi Copies p fon A Positioning Tool 2 l PJE hk Q B Block Viewing Tools Material Settings The Material Group box allows you to specify the size of the media used in your Wishblade and entering the Media Width and Height The media size is used to panel your job if it is larger than the media Note Paneling will show the job divided into tiles as indicated on the screen This will allow you to cut a job that is larger than the media into several pieces and connect after completion Select your media size from the list or specify a custom size by Letter v selecting User Defined The following settings can only be changed if the User Defined option is selected 81 00in Material width TL 10 400in Material height 38 Sending Mode The Send List allows you to select what to do with the job once it arrives in the Production Manager queue Send Now The job is automatically processed and sent to the Wish
37. trl 6 Top Ctrl 8 Bottom Ctrl 2 Horizontal Center Ctrl 3 Vertical Center Ctrl 7 Both Centers Ctrl 5 Text Baselines Ctrl 0 oe a a Group Palette 1 2 9 4 5 6 Allows you group multiple objects together and move or cut as one piece 1 Group Ctrl G Combines several objects into one single set of objects 2 Ungroup Ctrl U Separates grouped objects into individual objects 3 Compound Ctrl M Allows for viewing of overlapping objects exactly as they will appear when cut 4 Mask Clips objects vectors or bitmaps to the shape of a vector object 5 Unmask Disengages masked objects Text Edit Palette This palette allows you to adjust your text by centering it lining it up all to the left or right etc oS ee Align Left Ctrl Shift L Align Center Ctrl Shift C Align Right Ctrl Shift R Full Justify Ctrl Shift F Break Apart Breaks text with multiple lines into individual lines of text Join Together Joins several lines of text together Horizontal Orientation Changes vertical text to a horizontal orientation Vertical Orientation Changes horizontal text to a vertical orientation Toolbar Tricks and Tips Showing or Hiding a Toolbar l 2 p lt From the View menu select Toolbars Order Palette i Se 1 2 32 4 As you create or import files into your document every object is given a position in
38. trl F to see the outline of the shapes 7 IR Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 Designtentral je EF x ka Fie Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help 3 2 324in DOMBSAs Re0CBRSQh Sele it 2308n KA Of2308in 4 TA S A eA R S A OA ume lt gt ees ge in Shape w koprat NOTE Continue to repeat step 3 to add the desired number of shapes 23 5 Choose the Select Tool pink arrow on the left sidebar In the work area click and drag the mouse to draw a box around all of the shapes Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 k File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help OTMRTAZ4AAnnBES ak a ee PEE F a a m es i o R S 7 DA g I A O a j A RIA ume lt gt j a Dear 9 Pi f Pi ee R Drawing the box with the Select Tool 6 Weld the shapes in one of two ways Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 k Fie Edit Yiew Arrange Text Effects Window Help DEAK TAZ ZAAN napa SAR wo 0 1 2 3 4 5 roenvevxa PA PRP PPS v After releasing the mouse Click the Weld button on the left sidebar indicated by a solid blue square and circle OR Goto Effects gt Combine gt Weld Xyron Wishblade Create and ut Untitled 1 e File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Window Help x a OAA ADRE PPS E T L Dom
39. xt Tool from the left sidebar Xyron Wishblade Cr Es File Edit View Arran DOS Ta A o E A 2 Choose font from the Design Central pop up menu View gt Design Central and type text Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Untitled 1 Bs File Edit view Arrange Text Effects Window Help DORMER DAL Fhan ES Qik es o j DesignCentral mr Xx t 0 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 i o TA 1 000in e 100 0 a Wishblade wads aac ablo 0 Pe B mA OAL nme x ot r Black E f M wireframe Advanced Overprint lt lt Mio mem panana DEarEDE SE EDOS iw 18 NOTE Some fonts may desire the letters to be squeezed together For instance in the example on the previous page notice that the letters are not touching this is needed in order to use the weld feature To solve this you will need to adjust the Tracking If your letters are already touching skip to step 4 Tracking is the distance between each individual letter Decrease the tracking to move letters closer increase it to move them further away from each other 3 Tracking can be adjusted in the following ways To adjust all of the letters together Make the text active using the Select tool pink arrow on the left toolbar In Design Central select the Font tab This will create a line below the text with tracking arrows on the right side of it Click and hold down the mouse over the clear double arrows
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