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2. Material RE a ee Pe User defined ja i Material Group box an amp 12 000ir Preview Area 0 24 000 H Ta Sending Mode Send now Position e 0 000in E G 0 000in Position Group box Size 10 000in H t 10 308in lt 4 Size Group box Fit to media Copies oo 00 1 H 1af 0 100in Automatic tile flip Copies Group box LL Positioning tools e l FE oe Zoom tools La Q Ea eq You can resize the RIP and Print dialog by clicking and dragging the lower right corner Material Settings The Material group box allows you to specify the size of media used in your output device by entering the Media Width and Height The media size is used to panel your job if it is larger than the media 36 000 BOD Select your media size from the list or specify a custom size by selecting User Defined 146 Poll Size polls the size of the media loaded in the cutter This feature only works if the device and port support bi directional communications amp on Material width th B00 000in Material height 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 output device Hold in list The job stays in the Production Manager queue until it is manually sent from Production Manager
3. 2006 SA International l yp Mon if Acha 11 3 1 Line Spacing Click this point to select one line of text When a line is selected you may change attributes such as color or font Drag this point to adjust the spacing between lines All lines below the selected line are also repositioned Typing Ctd up anowand Ctd down amow while the text cursor is displayed in the text also adjusts line spacing For text and block text hold Cti and drag to move only the selected line For path and arc text it will restore the text to its initial position For arc text Shift and drag to adjust the vertical offset of the select line For all other types of text Hold Shift and drag to move the selected line left or right 2 Move Character Click this point to select one individual character After selecting one character you can change its attributes Drag this point to adjust the spacing between the selected character and the previous one All characters to the right of the selected character are also repositioned Hold Ct and drag to move only the selected character and leaves the remaining text in place Hold Shift and drag to move the selected character up or down 3 Rotate Character 71 Drag this point located in the upper right corner of each character to rotate an individual character Hold Shift and drag to rotate the character in increments For details on how to set the increment angle
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5. Flexi Design User Manual SA International 2 International Plaza Suite 625 Philadelphia PA 19113 1518 USA 610 521 6300 www SAintl biz Contents 1 Installing the SoftWaAreC ccccsssceseseseeeeeeeseeeseesseeeseeneeeeees 1 Recommended System Requirements o siitesecsecsesuctenaucccar estas eien eee 1 Wa talla On Procedure Seesen oor hate eaeee 1 Usine Preference Man deel osaisi aape Esene EEE EEEE EA 2 Wr Cal PASS Worda T T E OT 3 GEMUING Staite annia e E caveats 4 TOODA a EEA r E leat aek ace eteed 4 WSS NE R E E AA E E A TTET S 5 fi Koro ET o T T E T AA EEEE 6 OE A A A Cnn mer rere 6 SWC Fy DAD E E A NEE E ENT A EAA EIA IAE VE E 6 Ralerand Gridi A NN 6 TIGL SS E E T AETA TAT EE E EAEE EA E i E CO es be aS eR ER Oe 8 Boe soseri e elo sameeren E E E A E A ere Terme re 8 Uone Ni Or VIEN aac cata ese tac ee atearaeeye chains rai is Ses eaest aeaecenaeenat 9 SPON DEOD CEE E an nE Eun a E E 9 Pie ie wie DIAE REER E 10 DO PRI CW neiaa a A A T ATEETAN 10 Redrawino he Deso ACO Airini na a a o a E EEN 10 PREVIEW Ie Objects 1A CMY K nriran a oE OAE 10 Bilttenne Objects Dy COlOt canorneriirr i sil Gotu E A na 11 SHAG ORY OUI OLS S ena n ATTAR 11 Usine WY OF SAC CS oases serecnasoeasnaacanecenasneadapnsctivsh ye scusousetenaseintanietnmsonenatanedencdie 12 Eatenno Numerical Value Sessan i e a e 13 DELS PECICLEM EES arrainari eae e T E A 14 Windows and Macintosh User Interface Features 15 Geria TIE erea Tern a E T
6. Hion H gesn A elorza H Gif gilas H P 1 890in H J O H 0 000 H DesignCentral for Ovals DesignCentral for DesignCentral for Polygons Starbursts 62 Fan For Fan shape you can adjust the Outer radius Thickness Rotation angle and the Sweep angle Arrow For Arrows you can adjust the Arrow Length Angle Tail Length and Width Cap Length and Wing angle Registration Marks For Registration Marks you can adjust the Size and the registration mark type Diamond or Round DesignCentral ZEE DesignCentral ZEE DesignCentral fe tt P 1 000in ft 1 000in 0 500in f 0 200 45 000 4 silon lt 30 000 df 0 600in Alo 4 S fgur 4 DesignCentral for Fan DesignCentral for Arrow DesignCentral for Registration Mark Advanced Borders For Advanced Borders you can adjust the Border Type Height or Width and Inner Border Width Click the button on left hand side of the Add button to show a list with all available border types Click the Proportional check box to keep the border width and height ratio constant 2006 SA International DesignCentral JE 5 009in Uf 2 263in f 0 200 Il Inner border Proportional mOn Gaan DesignCentral for Border Types Advanced Border Adding Borders to the Border List 1 Create the border and save the file 2 Select Advanced Border tool 3 Click Add button on DesignCentral 4 Select the file saved in step 1
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9. 5 Click Next 6 Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall the application Installing the Software Macintosh 1 Insert the Installation CD 2 Double click the Imstallericon 3 Follow the on screen instructions to install the application 4 Plug the hardware key into the port Once the USB hardware key driver has been installed the driver will cause an LED built into the key to light The USB driver is installed automatically as part of the software installation Installing ICC Color Profiles for Your Printers 1 Insert the ICC Profile CD 2 Double click on the installer for your language 3 Follow the on screen instructions to install ICC profiles for your printers Uninstalling the Software Macintosh 1 Exit your software by selecting Quit from the File menu 2 Drag the alias for your software from the desktop to the Trash 3 Drag the folder where your software was installed to the Trash 4 Empty the Trash Using Preference Manager Fl Preference Manager Available preferences Save Des Exit Preference Manager is a utility that allows you to save all of the settings in the software to a file including all output device setups setup properties default job properties and all application preferences 2006 SA International You cannot load a set of preferences while either the design software or Production Manager is running You can save preferences at any time Saving a Set of Preferences
10. Right click the swatch table and point to Sort You can sort the swatch table by Name RGB HSV values Vendor Type or Part Creating Swatches from the Colors in the Current Design Merge From Document creates swatches for every color in the current document in the swatch table of your choice If your document has gradient fills they will also be added to the swatch table 48 1 Open or create the swatch table that DESSO you want to save the colors in Please select the color palette 2 From the View menu select Color Gerber 210 Deluxe Film Gerber HoloGraphix then Merge from Document Spectratone 3 Select the table you want to store the color swatches in then click OK If you access Merge from Document by right clicking on a swatch table the swatches will be added to that table without any prompting Cancel Merge from Document Applying Colors Using the Color Mixer The Color Mixer dialog box is used to specify and apply color to elements in your design Color Mixer To view the Color Mixer from the View menu select Color Mixer When you select objects the fill color is displayed in the swatch located in the upper left side of the Color Mixer When multiple objects are selected the Color Mixer displays the color of the first object Color Mixer Use the list in the upper right corner of the mixer to specify a color model RGB CMYK LAB HSV Spot or Duotone Once you specify a color model to use
11. 1 Run Preference Manager 2 Click Save Save preferences 3 Type the name for the set of preferences in the field and click OK Loading a Set of Preferences 1 Exit the software 2 Run Preference Manager 3 Select the set of preferences you want to load 4 Click Load Restoring the Software to Its Original State The default settings for the software are stored in the Default set of preferences Restoring the software to its default state may be particularly helpful when troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with your software Loading this set of preferences will remove all of the output device setups in Production Manager Exit the software Run Preference Manager Select Default 4 Click Load O N Exiting Preference Manager To exit Preference Manager click Exit Install Password The Install Password utility helps you manage the different passwords that come with the software After you have installed the basic program with yout main password you should then launch the Password Installer to add any additional passwords you may have Application This is your main application password for software Password Option If you have purchased additional options you may enter the Passwords option passwords to this field to upgrade your software Make sure that the software is not running when you add a new password Adding Additional Passwords 1 Launch the Password Installer 2 Your main applicat
12. DesignCentral m BEd A EI T Arial v Regular v DesignCentral m Xx A PI bal i have typed in You could type TIMand get Times New Roman for example To change the fonts currently in use select Modify from the font list See Modifying the Fonts in Use page 81 for information TAlO500n 4 abed 0 0 talosi amp 0 0 Afs 24 1 4 ooo Al7e0 IT 000i z TA Height of the selected text aooo Al foo Al The height is the height of a reference character by default ab s ta m MESS ee H X See Text Preferences on page 79 about how to change q _ a m ab 0 000in 0 0000 H the reference character Edit Edit aa pe A Width of the selected text The width can be displayed in units in cm mm ot as a Horizontal Path Text Vertical Path Text r y a eee percentage of the original character width See Text 99 a DesignCentral ZEE DesignCentral m BEd DesignCentral m BEd Preferences on page 79 about how to change the display mode A ab A ab A ak T Arial mf5 000n lt 2 Slant of the selected text l ab ba r P Regular S Z Afa 4 Al Orientation of the selected text Click to rotate the characters TA 0 500ir abcd 0 0 90 degrees Afs ajoo Al ab 11 8 ap 0000n 4 24 e i 4 000in H ji fer ak ab ab Spacing between characters also known as Tracking The tracking can be displa
13. Double click the Select tool hr 2006 SA International a Ff OQ N a 1 2 2 Or From the Edit menu select Preferences Select the Tools tab Choose the Select tool from the list Change the selection mode Click OK Selecting Objects within an Effect Choose the Select Within tool Click the object that you want to select Or Choose the Select tool amp Hold Ctd and double click the object you want to select Rectangle selected within an Outline effect 1 Selecting Objects Using Tab Pres Tab to select the next object The selection order follows the order that the objects were created o o ne a Tab Selecting Similar Objects Select the objects 32 2 From the Edit menu point to Select and select Select Similar Objects Selecting Objects with the Same Color 1 Select the objects 2 From the Edit menu point to Select and select Select Similar Color Selecting Objects Based on Attributes You can specify objects to select based on type fill stroke and effects 1 From the Edit menu point to Select and then click Select by Attributes 2 Select which attribute will be used in the selection Select by Attributes Select by Attributes Object Fil Stroke Effect Object Fil Stoke Effect 7 All types Show all All types M Show all Rectangle F 3 OS Solid fill z Oval La a 1 Polygon o 1 Starburst E Red Path f Guide Line P
14. Using Manual Kerning Changing Kerning for All Text 1 Select the text 2 Change the value of the Tracking field on the DesignCentral Character tab Changing Kerning between Two Characters 1 Click the Text tool between two characters 2 Adjust the kerning by changing the value of the Tracking field on DesignCentral Character tab Ctd and right arrow left anow keys narrows or widens the kerning Defining Kerning Instead of setting the kerning each time you create a design you can change the default kerning for a pair of characters for one font By setting up a table of kerning pairs for your frequently used fonts you can ensure that they will look right every time you use them The kerning specified here is used only by this program and will not affect or be used by other applications 1 Select the text 2 From the Text menu select Define Keming 3 Select where the kerning will be stored Selection only Kerning is used only for selected text In document Kerning is used for all text that is using this font and pair of characters for this file As default Kerning is used in all files 75 In the Define Kerning dialog box you can type a new pair of characters 4 Drag the character in Define Kerning dialog box or enter a value in Kerning field The kerning is defined in Em units An Em space is equal to the width of an M in the selected font 5 Click OK Breaking and Joining Text You can break text
15. ae 22 073n Actual distance between starting and end point A 119 245 Angle of the line that joins the starting and end points will have with the horizontal DesignCentral for Measuring 2006 SA International The Dimension tool allows you to create dimensioning lines between two points in your design The dimension lines can be horizontal vertical or diagonal Creating Dimensioning Lines When you are creating a dimension label the Snap to Point feature is automatically enabled Sideline Trailing Zeros Arrow Sideline g Arrow Lo Suffix Unit Dimension Value Prefix 1 Select the Dimension tool q 2 Click the point where the dimension line will start 3 Either click the point where the dimension line will end or drag from the start point to the ending point As you move the cursor a line displays the direction you are moving 4 Click a third time to set the distance between the dimension line and the starting and ending points s Hold Shift to constrain the line angle to increments of 45 degrees Hold Ct to constrain the dimension lines to be perpendicular 127 to the object Changing the Text Position of a Dimension Line The dimension text can appear either inside the dimension line or to either side depending on whether the third click was made below the dimension line or to one side 4 in lt gt lt 4 in a 4 in To change the
16. Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction For example if you enter V 8 the value Q25 will be calculated Operator precedence determines the order in which the mathematical operations will be calculated when more than one operation is specified In the previous list operators are listed from top to bottom in order of operator precedence For example if you enter 2 3 the software will calculate 2 first then multiply the result by 3 yielding a result of 9 Automatic Application of Entered Values and Expressions Once you enter a numerical value ratio or mathematical expression in a numerical field the software will automatically apply that value You can also press Tab to apply the value Avoid pressing Enter as it will trigger the OK button and close the dialog 13 Setting Preferences Many aspects of your software may be saved so that they are set up the way you like every time you open a new file These settings are known as program preferences There are other settings that are saved on a document basis Which means that each time you open or save a document the settings will be applied only for that particular document These settings are known as document preferences To change the program preferences from the Edit menu select Preferences Preferences General Tab In this dialog box you can set the general attributes of your software Maxingum Determines the number of operations stored in the undo
17. Palette view displays all of the colors in the table as color swatches Swatch Table Gerber HoloGraphix am m E e e a a a g EA TEA A E e i A A A List view displays a list of all of the colors along with their names vendor type and part number Swatch Table Gerber HoloGraphix Mame vendor Transparent Matte Clear GCF serber Wi terra Cotta GCS43erber Light Grey GC5 Gerber intense Red GCSGerber imitation Gold GCSerber srk Grey GC5 6Gerber EEA Green GCS WGerber i opper 65 629 Gerber A champagne Gold Gerber fe a eee eS SE eee ee 4 To switch between views right click on the swatch table and select Palette view or List view List view is only available when a swatch table is floating 47 Hiding and Displaying Swatch Tables To toggle the display of all swatch tables on and off from the View menu select Swatch Table This will also force hidden swatch tables to be displayed Applying Colors from a Swatch Table 1 Select the objects 2 Select the desired color in the swatch table Hold Ct to apply the color to the object s stroke Or e Click and drag colors directly from the swatch table 5 Drag ea ja RIAM BRE Ja lt E When you click and drag the cursor over objects the cursor changes depending on its location rae Fill the object over which the cursor is positioned with the selected color f Change the color of the stroke over which the cursor is posit
18. Polygon For polygons you can drag the following control points and handles Bend P Handle Bend Bend Handle s ii Original Polygon Size Polygon after dragging the Bend control point Hold Ctd and drag the Size control point to keep the polygon s position Hold C i and drag the Bend control point to restore the polygon to its original shape Hold Shift and drag the Bend handle to move the opposite handle in the same direction 64 Hold Ctd and drag the Bend handle to keep the opposite handle stationary Starburst You can drag the following points on a Starburst Spike Twist Bend Handles Uoo o Bend a i Size Original Starburst Starburst after dragging both Bend control points The Size and the Bend control points behave the same way as explained for the polygon in previous item Fan You can drag the following points on a Fan shape Outer Radius Rotate Sweep Angle Thickness v ee Center Hold Shift and drag the Sweep Angle or Rotate control points to constrain the angle Arrow You can drag the following points on an Arrow shape 2006 SA International Length Rotate Cap Length 4 _ Wing Angle Tail Width Hold Shift and drag the Rotate control point to constrain the angle Advanced Border You can drag the following points on an Advanced Border O Size 65 Converting Objects to Shapes Con
19. Reduction the tracing process When None is selected noise will not be removed The Mbost setting removes the maximum amount of noise Traced with noise reduction noise reduction set to Most Traced with Original Image set to Less 2006 SA International Resolution Tolerance Comer Style Color Reverse Image Adjusts how strong the corners are traced When None is selected corners are not recovered The Most setting recovers the maximum amount of corners You can trace using the Full resolution on an image or 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 of its original resolution When the resolution is lowered the tracing process is quicker and produces fewer points but the trace quality will not be as actuate at the reduced resolutions The Optimal setting picks the resolution based on image size to optimize the traces Controls how closely the tracing follows the bitmap being traced You can enter values from 0 to 100 In a high resolution image lower values will cause the tracing to follow the bitmap mote closely resulting in jagged edges on the curves Higher values will produce smoother and more even curves but some details may be lost Adjusts how recovered corners are drawn Sharp recovers the maximum amount of sharp corners The color of the resulting vector objects Traces white areas 1 Select the Auttotrace tool Adjust the tracing parameters in DesignCentral You can trace the
20. Rounded Inverted or Clipped Corner radius and Inner Border Width The Corner radius is only available when the Rounded Inverted or Clipped type is selected DesignCentral m o i Arlin D fi 388n Regular with Inner Rounded without Inner Rounded Border Border Afon Inner border ozon DesignCentral for Inverted without Inner Clipped with Inner Rectangle Border Border Circles Adjust the following parameters Center Radius You can adjust the X Y coordinates of the center and the radius that determine the circle s shape 2006 SA International Two Point You can adjust X Y coordinates of the two points that determine the circle s shape Three Point You can adjust X Y coordinates of the three points that determine the circle s shape DesignCentral m BEd DesignCentral m BEd DesignCentral m X o o Center Radius Two Point Three Point te 3 x1 oo x1 f1 000n x Moon 4 y 0 000n 4 y 0 000n 4 y 0000n H x2 1 000n 4 x2 1 000in 4 A fion y2 f0 000n 4 y2 0000n 4 x3 0000n 4 y3 1 000in 44 Center Radius Two Point Three Point Ovals For Ovals you can adjust the Height and Width Polygons For Polygons you can adjust the Height Width and the number of sides Starburst For Starbursts you can adjust the Inner and Outer radius the number of spikes and spike twist angle DesignCentral Bed DesignCentral Bed DesignCentral Be S 3
21. Save settings undo redo redo list Smaller values in this field use less memory on exit Selection Determines how close the cursor must be from the object to tolerance select it Setting a larger value makes it easier to select points Constrain Sets the Constrain Angle when you rotate objects with Shift angle pressed The rotation will be performed in increments defined Smooth screen by this field display Save Open documents will be periodically saved You can specify documents the time period between saves every Trash capacity Number of objects that can be saved in the trash layer Precision Number of decimals in numeric fields Display color Select whether the popup window that appears when you select popup window a color from the Fill Stroke dialog is a list of color swatches as along with their names or a palette of color swatches Restore Defaults 2006 SA International Swatch Table C I is Lim Green List view Palette view If checked the current settings for the software will be saved when the software exits and restored the next time the software starts up If cleared the settings are not saved and at startup the software will load the settings that were in place the last time the software was shut down with this option selected Selected by default By default all objects in the design area are displayed using anti aliasing to eliminate jagged edges on curves and provide a more attractive
22. 80 When Even Stripes and Gap mode is selected click and drag A 0 000 Angle of the stripes point Lor 2to change the stripe gap C y e When Vary Stipes and Gaps mode is selected click and drag es point Lor 2to change the stripe gradient P Ee When Vary Stripes mode is selected click and drag point 1 to al A change the stripe gap Click and drag point 2to change the stripe gradient 2006 SA International 112 Click and drag point 3 to change the stripe angle Hold Shift to constrain the angle Adjusting Circular Stripes Using DesignCentral When circular stripes are applied to objects the following attributes can be adjusted in DesignCentral ho Number of stripes on the objects 50 0 Determines the percentage of the image that is covered with stripes from 0 to 100 Changing this value changes the width of the stripes but not the number r A Percentage 20 Percentage 50 Percentage 80 Sai 0 0 Determines the distance from the center to the first gap T aN 00 gz The distance from the center of the rings to the outermost ring is specified in this entry box If the object extends beyond the last ring the remainder of the object is solid 500 Determines the degree of the gradient expressed as a percentage from 0 to 100 The point selected in this grid will be the center of the circular stripes Adjusting Circular Stripes Using Control Points You can also adjus
23. A O a Joint Photograph Experts Group JPEG jpg A A Kodak Flashpix fpx ROBE aeaee 2006 SA International 166 AutoCAD DXF Import When DXF files are imported the following dialog will appear a Units Inches 1 Set Units to the desired units imperial or metric 2 Click OK Ifa DXF file is opened instead of imported layers that are marked as frozen hidden and non editable in the DXF file will be preserved as separate layers and marked as hidden Adobe Acrobat PDF Export When a design is exported to PDF format the following dialog will appear Scale ta 7 Downsample bitmaps 300 os DPI coe 1 Set Scale to the desired size for the PDF page The software will shrink or enlarge the design to match the selected page size 2 Select Fulll Size to keep the PDF at the same size as the design 3 Check Downsample bitmaps to force the software to reduce the number of pixels in bitmaps that are above the selected DPI setting This may reduce the picture quality of bitmaps but will also reduce the PDF file size 4 Click OK Objects that are not supported by the PDF format such as Lens effects will be rasterized and inserted into the PDF as bitmaps 2006 SA International Preview Paths Groups Bitmap Text Foil Color Vinyl Color Gradients Job print color Stroke Color Gerber File Format Supported Features The following features of the Gerber fi
24. Color Settings dialog Cancel RGB Select the RGB profile that matches the source of images CMYK Select the CMYK profile that matches the source of images Grayscale Select the profile that matches the source of grayscale images You can add additional profiles by clicking the Add button Selecting Rendering Intents Rendering Intent Color Settings specifies how a color Display Settings Input Profile Rendering Intent space from the input Default rendering intents file gets mapped to pis ote Bitmap Perceptual Perceptual Pure Hue the color space of Vector Relative colorimetric v Relative colorimetric X Pure Hue the output device zi EEE Text Relative colorimetric v Relative colorimetric v Pure Hue Gradient Relative colorimetric v Relative colorimetric v Pure Hue Rendering Intents can be specified for four different types of objects that make up jobs Bitmap The rendering intent to use with bitmap images raster images contained in your job file Vector The rendering intent to use with vector objects such as circles polygons lines arcs and Bezier curves contained in vector 130 Text Gradient based files like PostScript DXF or Adobe Illustrator The rendering intent to use with text objects contained in PostScript and other vector based files The rendering intent to use with vector based gradient objects contained in PostScript and other vector bas
25. Defaults Printing with Spot Colors Some printers support spot color inks Spot colors are used to reproduce colors that are difficult to produce using standard inks If your printer supports spot colors you can use the following steps to print them 1 Use the spot color swatch tables for your printer to create your design The software already comes with spot color libraries specific for printers that support spot color printing If a certain color is not listed in the color library you should create the color and define it as a spot color From the File menu select RIP and Print Select the Advanced tab In the Miscellaneous settings group check Print spot colors Click the Spot color mapping button oF O N 154 Agqua_GCS 176 Olympic Blue Olympic_Blue_GCS 057 Pink Pink_GCS 643 Restore Defaults Select the drawing color for which you want to change the mapping and select the Printer color from the map to list Select Print as process color if you want to print that color using process colors CMYK Select Skip to disable the color Click OK Set the appropriate options in the RIP and Print dialog and select Send to print the job The printer or the Production Manager will prompt whenever you have to change the spot color ink in the printer Contour Cutting Contour cutting allows you to print and then cut a contour line around your design The output of a design with contour cut involves several steps a
26. Delete Cancel Color Specs Color Tab In the Color Specs Color tab dialog box you can set properties for each color From the list on top of the dialog box you can select the colors that will be displayed in the list You can select any of the following swatch table All colors defined in the selected swatch table Used colors All colors used in your present document All colors All colors from all open swatch tables plus the colors used in the document Each color in the list will have an icon on the left side This icon indicates if a color is being used in the document 7 The color is being used in the document Clicking this icon hides all objects in your document using this color 2006 SA International a w The color is being used in the document but all objects using it are hidden Clicking this icon will show all objects in your document that it is using this color The color is not being used in the document For each color you can control the following properties Color Name The color name defined in the swatch table Color Mode The color mode can be RGB CMYK LAB HSV Spot or Duotone Spot colors have a small dot on the right side of the swatch Duotone colors have two dots on the right side of the swatch Color Values The color values for selected color The parameters vary according to the color mode selected Color Info The Vendor Type Part and Comments defined in the swatch tab
27. E 0 025in Engraver Tool units linches v E 0 030in Engraver 0 045in Engraver Passes 1 m E 0 060in Engraver 0 075in Engraver 0 090in Engraver 0 100in Engraver WB 0 125in Engraver B 0 150in Engraver WE 0 17 1in Engraver Wi 0 250in Engraver Wi 0 500in Engraver Angle WH 0 060in Beveler E 0 010in Braille E 0 062in End Mill B 0 078in End Mill 0 090in End mill WB 0 125in End Mill Tool geometry Tip diameter 0 005in Shaft diameter 0 015in 0 New Duplicate Delete Import Export 1 From the Edit menu select Tool Library 2 Adjust the following parameters New Creates a new tool from the Tool Library Duplicate Creates a duplicate of a selected tool from the Tool Library Delete Deletes a tool from the Tool Library Inport Opens your saved tool settings Export Saves the tool settings as an xml file Editing a Tool 1 Select Standard Metric or All Tools to show a selection of engraving tools 2 Click on the tool you will edit 3 Adjust the following parameters Tool name Displays the tool name selected 125 Tool Geometry Group Box 4 Click OK 2006 SA International Changes the color that represents the selected tool Displays the type of tool selected Converts the units of measurement for the tool diameter to inches or millimeters Number of passes the tool will make along the path The Passes value sets the number of times the tool will follow a
28. EE EA A e S D ES ce EA EE EE EA aa Z 77 E fy a ea A p lt ea z s S3 om x z Z z ma Z z E 5 z T e Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt Opt 2006 SA International ec m ec Soules Ay a Z H zZ I LJ Z eee aah es S x go 2 a Nn Se T fx O i k Z Z mes oA om a z A H 8 S e 8 e m lt gt m E amp Pow on fon Lon Working with Measurements and Labels Dimensions Labels Automatic e Dimension Dimension to Page Tool Library Cutting your Design wave T _ Engraving your Design CASmate Tracing Features Bezier Tracing Enhanced Curves Tracing Enhanced Corners Tracing Centerline Vectorization Color Vectorization Not supported on Macintosh operating systems This chart lists only the major features that differentiate the versions of the software Not every feature present in the software is listed 169 Appendix D CASmate Tracing Features Windows Only Using Bezier Tracing Bezier Tracing traces the outline of the image and converts it to Bezier curves Bezier curves are very convenient for graphic editing and typically contain fewer points than lines arcs 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Vectorize and select Bezier Using Enhanced Curves Tracing This option traces the outline of the image and converts t
29. Save to file The job is processed and saved as native file prt files Send Now mode is not available if the output device 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 Position Settings The Position group box allows you to specify where on the media the job is output o 000in Horizontal offset distance re F 0 000in Vertical offset distance Positioning the Job by Clicking and Dragging 1 Choose Select tool from the tool bar of RIP and Print dialog k nd drag the preview to a new position Click Lh mmmn m Le LU o J y Ci faz i a PTT TTT v i gt S S tt The Size group box allows you to change the size of your output 2006 SA International 0 200in Width of the output t 0 200in gt Height of the output g ooo Scale ratio Fit to media Scales the job proportionally so that it is as large as possible while still fitting within the printable area of the output media Copies Settings The Copies group box allows you to set the number of copies and the spacing between them m z A Bo fi The number of copies HF 0100n The amount of space between the copies Copy A os The copies are automatically positioned to optimize the media usage Automatic Tile Flip I
30. Scale Enter the scale in percentage to resize the output You can use the Tiling option to print images that are bigger than the paper size that your printer can handle If you want to print a scale of 1 inch 1 feet enter the value 1 12 in this field Select one of the following positions Print Options Tiling 2006 SA International PILE IL Top Left Top Center Top Right Left Center Center Right Center ae Bottom Left Bottom Center Bottom Right Custom Position the design precisely by specifying the following offsets Offset X The distance from the right edge of the design to the right edge of the printable area of the page Offset Y The distance from the bottom edge of the design to the bottom of the printable area of the page Check to enable the following options Selection Only the selected portions of the design only will be output Border The border of the design area is printed Wireframe The vector objects are printed without fill Substrate Prints the substrate color if any along with the design Guides Prints the guides along with the design Grid Prints the grid along with the design Template Applies a layout template to the output The Tiling options allow you to divide the output into tiles and set the overlap between the tiles Print tiled pages Overlap Check to tile the output Sets the overlap between the tiles wig We be a ea
31. Ungrouping All Grouped Objects 1 Select the grouped objects 2 From the Anange menu point to Group and select Ungroup Ungroup t Ungroup All 39 Compounding Objects Compounding lets you view overlapping objects exactly as they will appear when cut This feature is useful for creating holes through objects ABC Compounded objects are treated as a single object Compounding Objects 1 Align the objects on top of each other 2 Select the objects 3 From the Ammange menu point to Comapound and select Compound If objects with different colors are selected the compound object will have the color of the topmost object Compounding Objects by Color 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amrange menu point to Compound and select by Color bjects compounded by color are converted to outlines Cas Original objects Normal compound Compound by color Releasing Compounded Objects 1 Select the compounded object 2006 SA International 2 From the Amrange menu point to Compound and select Uncompound Masking Objects Masking is the process of clipping objects vectors or bitmaps to the shape of a vector object If you want to use more than one object as a mask you must group them first Creating a Mask 1 Select the objects The topmost object will be used as a mask 2 From the Amrange menu point to Miask and select Mask ae a The Mask ABC and the bitmap that The masked image
32. l a objects can be inlayed Determines the distance between the existing path and the y tool path For Inset and Offset all corners will be rounded For Online inside corners will be rounded Amount of overlap between a tool path and its immediate neighbor 4 Click Apply Y Prevents the tool from lifting while engraving which Applying Hole Fill could cause a spring loaded depth nose to engrave too deeply Hole fill is used to create drill holes or cut circles at a specified point on a ip For Sharp corners tool path follows the object s path corner 2006 SA International 122 DesignCentral ial X P e e ee Owe ae oe oe a Ssessses O 0 090in Engrav P j ETTET o o o S o o o R D g amp Center of path amp S 9 i d Center of Path Path Points Along Path Fill path Holes Circl iici Holes Creates a drill hole Circles Creates a circle Advanced 4 Click Apply Y DesignCentral Hole Hole Fill Center of Path i eel Advanced Settings for Engraving Fills P p p ep m The Advanced settings allow you to set parameters for the engraver The j an E engraving fills share the same Advanced settings p D 6 P p A a Advanced Settings Advanced Settings P D PEPE p D D Direction Conventional Finishing pass IV Specify depth Bed D Removes Depth 0 010in 2 v Specify depth l PB E
33. measured from the top of the letter to its baseline exactly matches the specified height By default sizes are based on the height of the letter X The benefit of using a reference letter is knowing the exact size of one particular letter Using a reference letter does not make all characters the same size as that letter In the example below text was selected and the same size was set in DesignCentral A B c Text Height in x A A X a Design Central A The height of letter X was set as a reference in Based on height of The height of letter X is exactly the size specified in DesignCentral because it is used as a reference All other letters like the a in the previous example will be proportionally resized B The height of letter a was set as a reference in Based on height of The height of letter a is exactly the size specified in DesignCentral and all other letters like the X is proportionally resized C Setting Use font height in Font size in Preferences The height of the font s original bounding box has the size specified in DesignCentral Width You can choose to show this value in DesignCentral in tracking word actual size or as a percentage spacing Use Chinese Check to accept Chinese characters input from the language kits Chinese language kit while running a Roman language version of Windows Working with Fonts Installing Fonts In
34. percentage from 0 to 100 This value is disabled when Even Stripes and Gap is selected in WR Gap mode field cee e a a Peer ae Gap Mode Even The stripes and gab width is constant Adjusting Radiant Stripes Using Control Points en You can also adjust some of the above fields by dragging the control points vay The stripe and gap width has a gradient effect Click and drag the right bottom edge of each stripe to change aaa ee the stripe angle Holding Shift constrains the angle very aie cee esi ddiclantes producing a cdient Click and drag the left top edge of each stripe to change the effect The gap width remains constant stripe gap Holding Shift constrains the angle e Click and drag the center point to change where the stripe starts Adjusting Gradient Stripes Using DesignCentral When gradient stripes are applied to objects the following attributes can be War Stipesmode Tven Stipes and Ware Suives and adjusted in DesignCentral Gap Gaps g Ee Number of stripes on the objects Adjusting Gradient Stripes Using Control Points ar 50 0 a Determines the percentage of the image that is covered with stripes from 0 to 100 Changing this value changes the width of the stripes but not the number You can also adjust some of the above fields by dragging the control points This value is disabled when Vary stripes and gap is selected in 2 the Gap mode field ee as 3 Percentage 20 Percentage 50 Percentage
35. point to Templates and select Template Toolbar You can use the Templates toolbar to create and modify existing templates This toolbar contains buttons that represent the placeholders Placeholders are fields that will be replaced by objects images or information from the original document when a template is used The following placeholders are available The Active Drawing placeholder is replaced by the original document 2006 SA International The Used Colors placeholder is replaced by a list with all colors used in the original document Black Deep Red Purple Red m Dark Brown Yellow a Satin Gold Cocoa The Used Fonts placeholder is replaced by a list with all fonts used in the original document Aria Regular Aria Bold Ariakitalic Century Regular Courier New Regular The Job Info placeholder is replaced by a value from job info and other information from the original document Job Number 12345 Price 6493 16 Order Taken By John Doe Order Number 12345 Order Date 12 25 2001 Delivery Date 12 27 2001 Job Info Shows information from Job info Job tab CustomerInfo Shows information from Job info Customer tab Other Shows other information from the original document such as number of colors fonts and characters used Creating New Templates A GQ N Open a new document Select the placeholder from the Template toolbar Click and drag the cursor on design area Adjust t
36. see Preferences General Tab on page 14 for more information Hold Ctd and drag to restore the character to its default position 4 Tracking Drag this point to adjust the tracking of the selected text The tracking is adjusted equally for all characters and between all words Hold Ct and drag to change tracking between words 5 Line Spacing Drag this point to produce equal spacing between lines 6 Block Size Drag this point to restrict the text box width This option is only available for Block text 7 Center Drag this point to adjust the position of the circle Hold Shift and drag limits the circle s position When the Arc tab is selected you will 4 see an extra set of control points that S can be dragged 3 a Center Drag this point to adjust the position of the center of the circle and also to change its radius Fi Cb Inner Radius Drag this point to change the radius of the circle while keeping the center and top positions unchanged This causes a distortion of the text Holding Ctd and dragging will not distort the text c Outer Radius Drag this point to change the radius of the circle while keeping the center and bottom positions unchanged This causes a distortion of the text Holding Ctd and dragging will not distort the text d Rotate Drag this point to change the position of the arc text on the circle 2006 SA International Hold Shift and drag to constrain the p
37. straight segment and a circle when the previous segment is curved Press the Tab key to move to the next point 2006 SA International 3 Hold Shift and click other segments to select multiple segments or points Selecting Control Points by Enclosing 1 Choose Select Point tool gt 2 Click and drag to create a rectangular bounding box i Multiple points selected Another way to select multiple control points is by using an inclined bounding box This method is useful when the points to be selected are placed in a way that a rectangular bounding box can not select them Selecting Points Using an Inclined Bounding Box 1 Choose Select Point tool gt 2 Hold Ct and click and drag to define one edge of the bounding box 3 Release Ctd and drag the cursor in a perpendicular direction to define the adjacent edge of the bounding box 4 Release the mouse button Using DesignCentral to Edit Points and Segments When a segment or point is selected DesignCentral displays path editing tabs The information on each tab differs if a point or a segment is selected DesignCentral When a Segment is Selected When a segment is selected the following information is available in DesignCentral 84 DesignCentral BEd DesignCentral EE Direction Direction a Handle Handle Points selected 2 x 15 806in N Attributes in Path tab Selected Point Fa 7N Y 9 760in fos o Alen Aran o
38. the bounding box in the same ratio as the reference character When the reference character is not specified the baseline is on the bottom of the object bounding box and the character is scaled to fit the ascent 78 DesignCentral ial In this example F the new Fp Arial character will be Regular 7 defined as C in Character Arial Regular Character Baseline lt C Hex code 41 font Reference Character Character lA C Hex code ja De xiv Bounding box and Control Points 6 Click Apply In the example below the character C in Arial font is replaced with a telephone symbol Every time you type C using the Arial font a telephone symbol will be used ABCDE AB DE Using standard Arial font The same text after the new character has been created The special character specified here is used only by this program and will not affect or be used by other applications Also the existing text in your document will not be affected Deleting Custom Characters 1 Select the text From the Text menu select Define Character Select the font type and style where the character was added Select the character or character code in Character Click Delete Working With Text Styles You can copy text attributes and apply them to other text within your document You may also store text styles within a list The text style contains the following attributes oF N
39. there are several ways to specify a color in the mixer Enter the numerical values or click the up down arrows on the right side of the numerical field Click and drag the channel sliders iih 4 e e Click and drag the mouse over the color picker located at the bottom of the Color Mixer When you locate the color you want release the mouse button 2006 SA International E a Using the Color Mixer it s possible to specify colors that are beyond the boundaries of the selected color space When you do this a warning icon is displayed next to the color swatch along with a small swatch that is actually a functional button Clicking the gamut correction button adjusts the color so that it fits within the target gamut After you click the button the color is redefined and both the icon and the gamut correction button disappear Gamut you re viewing objects in RGB HSV or Correction Button n The warning icon only appears when LAB color space The software checks Ma to see if the color you specified can be bi reproduced in CMYK color space accurately based on the currently active printer profile that you selected in the Color Settings dialog box New Color If you do not correct the gamut the color that you selected will not print accurately See Configuring the System for Color Printing on page 130 for more information Adding Colors from the Color Mixer to a Swatch table 1 From the
40. 100 0 75 gt 50 p gt 25 S Paintbrush tab 98 A DO Select the bitmap Select the Paintbrush tool Z Select the foreground color you want to paint in Click and drag Using the Pencil Tool The Pencil tool will create freehand lines on a bitmap using the foreground color In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters In the Brush tab you can select the shape and the size of the pencil point See Changing the Brush on page 101 for more information In the Pencil tab the Opacity determines the percentage of each stroke that will be added to the bitmap image Lower numbers will create transparent strokes ok A N 100 TN gt TN DesignCentral EE TEA 75 TNO gt N Opacity 100 0 50 TNL N 25 i gt Pencil tab Select the bitmap Select the Pencil tool 7 Select the foreground color you want to draw in Click and drag inside the marquee Using the Crop Tool The Crop tool allows you to select part of a bitmap and delete the rest of it 1 2 3 Select the bitmap Select the Crop tool YZ Click and drag the cursor over the bitmap to create a rectangular marquee Hold Shift and drag to create a square marquee 2006 SA International The marquee selection for the Crop tool must be a simple rectangle or square You cannot use the Ctd or Shift to create a more complex marquee with the Crop tool 4 Adjust the width and height va
41. 4 Edit the Quantity and Tax rate fields 5 After the estimation is completed e Print an invoice by clicking Print button e Save the estimation values as a text file by clicking the Export button The total value will be automatically inserted in Job Info Job tab on gt Delete Export Unit cost Quantity Amount Joso o Each 0 40 Item Intermediate Vinyl Transfer Tape Plasti ti ti ign Preparation ti ti Add Item Delete Item Quantity Tax rate Change Item l One time One sample of Job Estimation Customizing Forms 1 From the Edit menu click Job Estimation 2006 SA International 5 6 Select the Form type that will be changed Change the form by clicking the buttons described below Add Item Adds a new item to the list Click this button and select the Category Item and Type in the dialog box that is displayed If the item is one that incurs only a one time cost for the entire run of finished pieces such as design time check One time Change Item Select one item in the list and click this button Then select the Category Item and Type The new item will replace the selected item Delete Item Select one item in the list and click this button The item is deleted from the list Delete Deletes the Form type from the list After all changes are done click Save to save as a new form Enter a name
42. A 264lin PA fo 5 000in H fs i7 000 4 X o Path tab Point tab Points selected Number of points selected on a path fo 5 000in 24 goyi7o0r 4 Type of selected segment line or curve You can convert one type to another by clicking these buttons Length of selected segment In a curve segment this value is the length of a straight line joining the two ends of the segment as shown on above illustration Inclination of selected segment In a curve segment this value is the angle of a straight line joining the two ends of the segment as shown on above illustration 115 7 26in i X Y coordinates of the selection point the point where the y 9 61 5in segment was clicked oO wo 2590n H siha o a2 1505n 4 ean Length and angle of the Direction Handle marked with a square Length and angle of the Direction Handle marked with a circle DesignCentral When a Control Point is Selected When a Control Point is selected DesignCentral shows information about the selected point Depending on the type of point some of the information below may not available 2006 SA International Direction Handle Selected Point A 5 000in 2 Direction Handle DesignCentral ZEE DesignCentral ZEE x 12 289in x 15 806in Yy 12 198in Y 9 760in o a 0000n o Zoon Apoo y o l2641in H Ajaz H Le 26n H vs sasce 4 Path tab Point tab Number of points
43. General Panel Advanced Adjustment Panel size amp foon 0 10 308in H 24 jooon Tile Total tiles 1 amp foon A 0 10 308 Tile Group Box re a M Eifion E Efon A Panel Group Box Overlap Overlap Group v E Box 0 200in Panel tools The panel can be divided in several columns and rows Each section or cell is called a Tile Panel Tools The tool bar provides tools to change the Panel mode and automatically tile HH Locks the columns so that the tiles on a same column can be adjusted as a group oo Locks the rows so that the tiles on a same row will can be adjusted as a group HH Locks both columns and rows so that the entire columns or rows can be adjusted as a group 148 HE TE Auto tile A tile will automatically be created that includes all selected objects If no objects are selected all of the objects in the design will be included If the design is too large to fit on the selected media it will automatically be tiled so that each tile is the maximum possible size Auto tile does not attempt to tile the entire page just the design or the selected objects T Tile to Border The entire design page is automatically tiled If the page is too large to fit on the selected media it will be tiled so that each tile is the maximum possible size Resizing the Panel The panel defines the area of design that will be processed for output Elements of the design that are ou
44. J Ot p el pul Pes j Converting Segment to Arc The Make Arc tool converts one segment of the path into a semicircle Select the Make Arc tool 2 Click and drag one segment of the path Hold Shift and drag to constrain the arc into a half circle 3 Release the mouse button Click and drag to create an Arc Eliminating Extra Points Many paths that have been auto traced have a number of extra points that should be removed 1 Use Select tool to select a path and all its points or the Select Point tool to select specific points in a path 2 Select the Reduce Points tool A 3 Adjust the Tolerance value in DesignCentral Lower values of tolerance will follow the original path more closely higher values will eliminate more points 4 Click Apply w or double click anywhere inside the design area 89 f Path after reducing the unecessary Path before reducing the extra points points Removing One Point You can remove one specific point from the path using the Remove Point tool 1 Select the Remove Point tool gt 2 Click over the points to be removed You can also remove points by selecting them with Select Point tool and holding Delete key Adding One Point You can add one specific point from the path using the Add Point tool 1 Select the Add Point tool gt 2 Click over the path to add new points Removing Self Intersections Removing Self Intersections converts every closed path to a compounded out
45. Jiz Single ob i Pause between tools Cut lines aac T T Cut lines between copies Panel margin 0 000in oTo Pawe between sheets Automatic registration marks lf Optimize path onder Dirvet opbons a 0 01 5in Engraver Genenc Tool a OOo 0 005in Engraver Genenc Tool q Ciwer Options W Use same driver options for all tools Edit Wri klal End position cA Total sze 0 63in x 8 13in k Ala IES Ard 1 399 0 633 Send Dore Send all tools Check to engrave all tools and select how each tool will be processed Single Job The job is sent as a single file and processed using the same panel size for all tools Multiple A separate job file is created for each tool but Jobs they are still processed using the same panel size for all tools 162 Cut lines Automatic Registration Marks Pause Check to enable Production Manager to prompt between you to insert the next tool for each tool change tools This option can only be selected when Send all tools is checked Cuts a rectangle around each serialized copy or between serialized objects Cut lines For a single object Cut lines will engrave a between border copies For multiple objects Cut lines will engrave a border around each copy These lines do not overlap Panel For a single object Panel margin sets the margin amount of space between cut lines For multiple copies Panel margin sets the amount of space between c
46. Lorem ipsum dolor 2006 SA International 4 5 If desired hit Enterto move to the next line Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur Hit Esc or select a different tool to finish entering text Creating Horizontal Vertical Block Text 1 2 4 5 Select Horizontal Text or Vertical Text tool TIT Click and drag to create a block where the text will be confined Text block Type the text The text will automatically wrap when it reaches the opposite end of the text block The text block will expand to accommodate additional lines of text Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur If desired hit Enterto move to the next line Hit Esc or select a different tool to finish entering text Creating Horizontal Vertical Path Text 1 2 Select Horizontal Path Text or Vertical Path Text tool 7 IT Click on any existing path or shape in your design Type the text mip SSRS a 2 dolo Hit Esc or select a different tool to finish entering text 67 Creating Arc Text 1 2 Select Arc Text tool L Do one of the following e Click and drag to define the radius and center of the circle the text will be positioned around The cursor will be placed at the point on the circumference that you clicked on when creating the circle D Click and drag e Hold Cti and drag to draw the circle from the center point The cursor will be placed at the point on the circumference that you clicked on when creat
47. Now mode is not available if the output device 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 Drawing Offset The Drawing Offset group box allows you to set the distance between the design and the edge of the sheet l Specifies at which point on the sheet to place your design for aj output Le To use this option select the positioning tool for the left and bottom edges of the media O 000in Horizontal offset distance 0 000in a Vertical offset distance Interactive Mode and Show Me Interactive mode allows you to dynamically interact with the tool head by moving the tool as you change the position of the job on the preview area To use the Interactive feature your engraver must be turned on and online Some engravers do not support interactive communications mad Activates Interactive mode AH Using any of the nine points in the Reference Grid you can Eaj adjust which corner of the design the engraver will move to co Show Me feature draws a bounding box around the job without lowering the tool 2006 SA International Sheet Offset The Sheet Offset group box allows you to set the distance between the sheet and the engraver 0 000in Horizontal offset distance p 0000n H Vertical offse
48. PRN a Universal Laser xenetech GE In the Color Specs Find tab dialog box you can find a color in the color libraries that matches the color that you are using in your design Matching a Color from the Color Libraries 1 Select the swatch table that contains the color 2 Select the color you want to search from the list on the left side of the screen e You can also use your measuring device to measure one specific color To measure a color click the Measure button 3 Select the Vendors and the Types from the list Click L to select a name Click H to expand the list and shows all the Types for the vendor A 0 oh 5 0 o haf o oO 3M 7777 Label Stock E Ga 3M ControlTac 180 H O La Accucut cae il CI Arlon H O O Avery 2 5 Ga SM Floor Minders E C _ Cartongraf a Ge 3M Scotchbrand 521 H O E Catalina o he0 E 3M Scotchbrand 522 H 0 E Corel 4 3M Scotchlite 280i Ref You can select multiple Vendor and Type Select the tolerance for the search from the list 5 Click Search 2006 SA International The closest matches for the selected color are displayed on the bottom of the screen When you select a color from the list the swatch will show the color on the top and the color found in the Color Library on the bottom Original Color New Color 6 Select the color from the list 7 Do one of the following e Click Add to add the new color to the swatch table e Click
49. Point Click and drag the Scale Control Point e Hold Cti and drag to use the center line of the objects as a stationary point e Hold Shift and drag to scale the objects unproportionally Dragging with Shift Dragging with Chi pressed pressed Resizing to the Same Size 1 2 Select the objects If you select the objects by dragging a bounding box the size of the first object is used as a reference If you select the objects by clicking them with Shift pressed the size of the first selected object is used as a reference From the Anange menu point to Sizing and select either Same Width or Same Height Moving Objects You can move objects by either dragging them or using DesignCentral Moving Objects by Dragging 1 2 Select the objects Place the cursor over the objects When Show Fills is disabled place the cursor over the outline of the object to select it Click and drag to move the object to a new position 34 e Hold Ct and drag to create a copy of the original object e Hold Shift and drag to constrain the new position Moving Objects Using DesignCentral Use DesignCentral when you have to move the objects to a precise position 1 Select the objects DesignCentral displays the Scale tab 2 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters x 15 774in Horizontal position of the selected objects Y 18 346in Vertical position of the selected objects r la eld The point where t
50. Replace to replace the selected color with the new color found in the Color Library Setting the Default Fill Stroke Color When a new object is created the default Stroke and Stroke Fil fi Fill colors will be used These colors are displayed in Default Stroke and the lower right corner of the design area e Fill 1 Click an empty area on the document 2 Drag the desired color from a swatch table or the Color Mixer into the default Fill Stroke color indicator at lower right corner of the design area Once the default Fill Stroke colors are set all new objects in this document will be created using these colors Setting the Background Foreground Color When you are editing bitmaps the lower right Background corner of the design area will show the foreground and background colors Foreground E Background and Foreground colors You can change the background and foreground colors using the same methods used to change the default fill and stroke colors See Setting the Default Fill Stroke Color on page 53 for more information Modifying Existing Color Libraries Color Libraries are files containing a collection of colors Color collections can be based on a particular manufacturer an industry standard or similar 53 concept Like Swatch tables you can create a new custom Color Library or modify an existing one Modify Color Libraries Vendor Type Color 1 Shot Library Art amp Sig
51. Tool The Eraser tool is used to remove unwanted parts of a bitmap to restore an edited bitmap to its original image or fill an area with the background color The Eraser tool has the following options in DesignCentral In the Brush tab you can select the shape and the size of the brush See Changing the Brush on page 101 for more information In the Erasertab you can adjust the following parameters 2006 SA International DesignCentral m BES Opacity The percentage of the image that will be removed by each pass of IEA the eraser Opacity 100 0 H z J Erase to original 100 gt E 75 o M 50 w gt 25 o gt F Eraser tab Frase to If checked the eraser will remove only the changes to original the bitmap returning it to its original state Erasing a Bitmap 1 2 3 Select the bitmap Select the Erasertool ej Click and drag inside the marquee Use the Undo feature to remove bitmap editing errors Using the Paintbrush Tool The Paintbrush tool paints brush strokes on a bitmap In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters In the DesignCentral Brush tab you can select the shape and the size of the brush See Changing the Brush on page 101 for more information In the Paintbrush tab the Opacity determines the percentage of each stroke that will be added to the bitmap image Lower numbers will create transparent strokes S S DesignCentral m BES 100 ww Z Opacity
52. View menu select Color Mixer Create the new color that will be added Click the color patch and drag to the swatch table You can place the color at any location in the table EN _ Seen Creating Duotone Colors with the Color Mixer 1 From the View menu select Color Mixer 49 2 Select Duotone from the list of color modes Color Mixer il x Duotone Tog C Kumquat Base IE irere Fed ile r 100 0 4 3 Select the Top and Base colors You can only select colors from the swatch tables that are currently open 4 Select the percent coverage This will apply to both top and base colors 5 Drag the color from the upper left box in the Color Mixer down into a swatch table Color Mixer OEA See 6 Save the swatch table Sampling Colors Using the Eyedropper The Eyedropper tool sets the fill options of the selected objects to match the color pattern or gradient fill of whatever it clicks on If you click on a bitmap the eyedropper will return a solid color that matches the pixel you clicked on 2006 SA International Using the Eyedropper 1 Select the objects 2 Click Eyedropper 4 3 Move the cursor over the objects with the desired color and click selecting a Solid Fill from a Gradient or Pattern To select a solid color from a pattern or gradient hold Shift while you select the color The fill color will be set to match the color of the pixel that was clicked on se
53. adjusting 156 color inversion 118 color libraries creating by measurement 56 modifying 56 color library 55 color mixer 51 color models for bitmaps 96 color specs 33 color swatches 155 color tracing 108 color trapping 120 colors adding 52 applying 50 changing 54 changing order 50 color libraries MOJI O e wee iealieuss Gates 56 color models 48 creating54 default 56 deleting 50 54 duotone 48 merging from document 51 merging similar 50 preventing output 143 reordering 54 selecting by 34 showing all in palette 58 spot 48 common effect 111 compounding objects 42 constraining shapes 64 contour cut 121 Contour Cut 158 control points 36 67 convert stroke to outlines 87 convert to outlines 87 converting marquee to shape 101 converting objects to shapes 69 converting shape to marquee 101 converting units 13 copy 38 corner marks 155 corner radius 65 corners make right angle 95 rounding 91 sharpening 91 cost estimation 22 creating bitmaps 97 creating new documents 17 creating swatch tables 57 crop tool 102 current palette swatch table 58 cusp 85 cut after printing 158 cut line 93 cut out effect 110 Cut Plot advanced options 148 paneling 143 D default color 56 define character 81 define kerning 78 deleting colors 50 deleting objects 47 deselect all 35 design area 6 DesignCentral 36 bitmaps96 DesignEditor 34 deskewing objects 38 dimensioning lines 130 editing 132 dimensioning t
54. and accurate view of the design Smoothing off Smoothing On Users with less powerful computers and graphics cards may wish to turn smoothing off to increase performance Click this button to restore the default settings for above fields 14 Preferences File Path Tab In this dialog box you can set the default folders used in your software Document The default folder used to store your documents Click Browse to select a folder Update default If checked every time you import open or location on save a file that folder will become the new import open default location or save Temporary The default folder used to create temporary files If you have Files multiple hard disks select a folder in the hard disk with more free space available Click Browse to select a folder Adobe P ug If you have Adobe Photoshop installed specify here the folder ins where the plug ins are stored Click Browse to select a folder Restore Click to restore the default settings for above fields Defaults Preferences Font Tab In this dialog box you can set the default settings for external FSfonts Path The folder where the FSfonts are stored Click Browse to select the folder Password If the FSfont is protected by a password click Add to enter the password To delete a password select the password and click Delete Specify To specify that a Flexi or Casmate font will not be filled to use Flexi Casmate it for engraving f
55. and click Open To delete a border from the list delete the file from Border folder Border List with a new custom border Parametric Shapes You can adjust the Height or Width and several parameters for parametric shapes Click the Edit button to show a dialog box where you can edit all parameters 63 DesignCentral imal x Parametric Shape Ei Shape Parameters Arrows 7 Arrow A 0 500in 1 000in L 0900n 4 J t hon Preview Edit Restore Defaults Cancel DesignCentral for Parameter editing dialog box Parametric Shape Editing Shapes Using Control Points You can create visually complex objects by using Control Points and Bezier handles Rectangle For rectangles you can drag the following control points A Height Width e Hold Shift and drag the Height or Width control points to resize proportionally Circle Depending on which method you are using you can drag the following control points while creating a circle Center and the Radius First and second points First second and third points 2006 SA International Bi lL Radius Center o Control Points Creating a circle using the 3 point method Creating a circle using Center and Radius method Oval For ovals you can drag the following control points L Hah Hold Shift and drag the Height or Width control points to make the resizing proportional Width
56. angle of the cut line 90 Breaking Paths Breaking Paths at Existing Points 1 2 Mm Selected Points Select the points Select the Break Path tool las gt Breaking Paths at a Specific Point 1 2 Select the Break Path tool 1 Click the cursor over the path Selected Points Joining Paths Use this tool to join two points separated by a gap 1 2 3 Select the points Select the Join Path tool 4 Adjust the Tolerance value in DesignCentral Points that are separated beyond this distance are not joined Click Apply w or double click anywhere inside the design area Not joined since the gap is too wide 2006 SA International Merging Paths with the Join Paths Tool 1 s 1 Using the Select Point tool select the nearest end points of each of the paths 2 Select the Join Paths tool 4 fo Points Converting Corners to Right Angle 1 Select the corner or segments If you select a segment all sharp corners in the path will be converted to right angle corners 2 Select the Make Right Angle tool Sf f Selected Point 4 eee 91 Removing Tiny Objects This tool allows you to remove small objects This tool is especially useful to use after autotracing a bitmap 1 Select the Remove Tiny Objects tool 3 2 Adjust the Threshold value in DesignCentral Paths with size below this value are deleted 3 Click Apply w or double click anyw
57. another Where there is no image on a layer you can see through to the layers below Behind all of the layers is the Substrate and the Trash Layer The layer at the bottom of the tab is the bottom layer of your design and the layer at the top of the tab is the topmost layer in the stack The layer that is highlighted in the Layers tab is called the Active layer At any given time one of the layers must be active By default each new design that you open has the following layers Substrate Represents the surface on which your design might be applied Layer You cannot delete copy or edit the substrate layer However you can move it to a different location in the stack or hide it from view 2006 SA International Grid Layer Guide Layer Trash Layer Layer 1 2 3 The Grid layer is placed immediately on top of the substrate layer Use the grid to help you position objects in the drawing area See Ruler and Grid on page 6 for more information The Guide layer contains the drawing Guides See Guide on page 7 for more information The Trash layer contains the objects that were deleted from your document This layer allows you to recover objects that were accidentally deleted See Deleting Objects on page 44 for more information These layers contain the actual objects that were created in your document You can have as many layers as you like for each design When a layer with a disabled Edit p
58. by increasing or decreasing the number of pixels used to represent the image At the same time the software changes the resolution 2006 SA International to compensate for the change in pixel count so that the bitmap remains the same size T A Black and white bitmap resampled to lower resolution Resampling an image will degrade it to some extent Resampling to a lower resolution makes the image blocky and jagged Resampling to a higher resolution may blur the image If you resample an image and are not pleased with the results use the Undo feature to return it to its previous state rather than resampling it again 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu select Resample 3 Adjust the values in Resample dialog box Width and New size in pixels of the bitmap The actual size in inches or Height cm of the bitmap will not be changed only the resolution of the bitmap will be adjusted Proportional The bitmap is resized proportionally Nearest This option is the fastest but least precise interpolation Neighbor method Bilinear Select this option for a quality interpolation method Changing Bitmap Color Mode 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Color Mode and select the new color mode Making a Bitmap Transparent It is possible to set one of the colors in a bitmap to be transparent This allows part of the bitmap image to appear to be floating in the design without the rectangular
59. control points that can be dragged to adjust the distortion to your requirements The number of points and the effect when the points are dragged will vary according to the distortion type Rotates distortion envelope 90 degrees clockwise or counter clockwise Mirrors distortion envelope horizontally or vertically 2006 SA International Control Points In some symmetric distortions like Wave Top and Patch Ctd moves the handles independently from the other handle Using the Blending Effect Your software allows you to blend two objects The shape and color of one object will gradually change to another object Both objects must be vector objects Blending a circle into a starburst 3 2 3 4 Blending AC into DE Select two objects From the Effects menu select Blend Adjust the number of steps in DesignCentral Click Apply w Using the Lens Effect Use the Lens effects to control transparency and appearance of objects color The lens effects are applied to the topmost object and can only be applied on vector objects except for the tranparent lens which can be applied to bitmaps The lens effects are only for color printing 114 Applying Transparent Effect With this effect the object where the effect was applied will have a transparency that allows you to see the objects underneath 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu point to Lens and select Transparent 3 In DesignCe
60. equipment manufacturers SA International is not responsible for any typographical errors in the software or in the documentation 6 General If you are a U S Government end user this License of the Software conveys only RESTRICTED RIGHTS and its use disclosure and duplication are subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations 52 227 7013 c 1 it This License will be construed under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania except for that body of law dealing with conflicts of law if obtained in the U S or the laws of jurisdiction where obtained if obtained outside the U S If any provision of this License is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law that provision of this License will remain in full force and effect Copyright 2006 by SA International All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Printed in the United States of America The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of SA International Plexi FlexiFAMILY FlexiSIGN PRO FlexiEXPERT FlexiSIGN FlexiLETTER PlexiDESIGNER FlexiCUT FlexiENGRAVE PhotoPRINT Server PhotoPRINT PhotoPRINT SE EnRoute Pro EnRoute Plus EnRoute EnRoute Machine Shop and or other SA Int
61. eta EA 119 15 Working with Measurements and Labels 127 IVICAS US IDISTATIC OS ss cocci scacerceactasaasaveaucaeedeaut aves essbeseruisnueroudnadreyedteuesteanewaess 127 Creatine Dimension Toi We S paniri rr e rona na TA 127 Automatically Dimensioning ODjJ CtSurasanensinineri nnna 128 DPimiensionine to Paeon r E e 128 C ieatne Tabien nunna E 128 Edine Pimiension Ee Seriei a E ETA 128 16 Configuring the System for Color Printing 0000 130 Seras e Dp Sc E e E del cel nlatelare inne ebatee cas 130 Dern tie Iaput PrOmles tibetan rn aen E E 130 Selectne Redonne Tato Seinnim a E 130 17 Printing to a Desktop Printer ccscsceseseeseeseeeseeeeeeeeees 132 18 Connecting to Production Manager or PhotoPRINT GEV Cl as a a 134 Connecting to Production Manit scence cuca a n EA Aea 134 Connecting t Photo RINT SeNet saneonen in a ss acacesnrac deus 135 Sharing a Hardware Key over a Local Area Network eee 136 19 Cutting your DESIGN veccscsccvtessesesesesseonenescesacuuvswendvasucdecesexewes 138 Sendine the Document tothe Devi E ssrssrasusuaieran ana 138 Cae 7 Plot Daloy Seine asin nn nee S E 138 2006 SA International Cut Plot Dialog General Tab sssssssssssessessessessessessessessessessrsessessessessens 138 Cut Plot Dialog Panel Tab sssssssessssseseeseesessessessessessessessessessessessesreseens 140 Cut PlowDialos Options Ta Desenin aaaea 143 Cut Plot Dialog Advanced Tab tnscot
62. fit to path 70 fonts changing 76 engraving fonts 83 installing 83 modifying fonts in use 83 foreground color 56 freehand drawing 86 FSfonts 83 fuse effect 111 G gradient fill 60 gradient rendering intent 134 gradient stripes 115 gradients editing 61 graphic styles 120 grouping objects 4 guidelines 7 H hardware key over a local area network 139 Hatch Fill 124 Hole Fill 126 hybrid devices 159 ICC profiles embedded 97 importing bitmaps 97 importing files 17 input profiles 133 Insert Symbol 81 Install Password utility 3 installation Macintosh 2 installing fonts 83 intersection Seecommon effect intersection removal93 invert selection 35 101 Island Fill 125 J job estimation 22 job info 20 job statistics 21 jobs fitting to media join paths 94 join together K kerning 78 L labels 131 lasso tool 100 layers 30 170 lens effect117 linked files locking objects M 142 150 78 18 43 Macintosh installation 2 Macintosh uninstall 2 magic wand tool 100 magnify effect 118 make arc 92 make right angle 95 manual kerning 78 margins 27 155 marquee tool 100 clearing 100 converting to shape 101 inverting 101 masking objects 42 mathematical operations 13 measuring colors 56 measuring distances 130 media feed calibration 158 menus 5 merging colors from a document into the palette 51 merging similar colors 50 mirroring objects 29 37 modifying color libraries 56 moving
63. following attributes Keep Original Checking this option will preserve the original objects a new rasterized image will be placed on top of original objects Create mask When this option is checked the shape of the new bitmap will be the same as the original objects Transparent When this option is checked the background color of the bitmap will be set to be transparent Resolution The resolution of the new bitmap Color Mode The color mode of the new bitmap Margin The white space around the bitmap 3 Click OK Changing Bitmap Properties Once the bitmap is placed in the design area you can edit some of its properties like resolution and color mode Changing Bitmap Resolution DesignCentral Bitmap tab allows you to change the resolution of a bitmap 1 Select the bitmap 2 Select the Bitmap tab in DesignCentral 3 Select the new resolution from the PPI fields at the bottom of the tab Check Proportional to keep the horizontal and vertical resolution the same Changing the resolution does not change the number of pixels in the bitmap it merely changes how many pixels fit into an inch As the resolution of a bitmap is increased the area covered by the bitmap will decrease because more pixels will fit into each square inch Decreasing the resolution will cause the bitmap to cover a larger area Resampling a Bitmap Resampling changes the resolution of an image without changing the area it covers It does this
64. is checked larger objects will be objects traced with an outline instead of a centerline Color The color of the resulting vector objects 1 Select Centerline Trace tool Z 2 Adjust the tracing parameters in DesignCentral 3 You can trace the whole bitmap or parts of it e Click and drag the cursor to create a rectangular bounding box Surround the objects that you want to trace on the bitmap Hold Shift to create a square bounding box e Click the bitmap to trace one object e Hold Cti while clicking to trace all of the bitmap Using PictureCut Tracing The PictureCut tool applies a striping effect to a bitmap The process slices the image with a series of horizontal or vertical stripes of varying widths 2006 SA International The stripes will be joined into several groups each with their own tab in order to aid the weeding process il Original Image Ni j M i nh q j I wa HI I ii I li gii il il M Vertical stripes created using PictureCut Horizontal stripes created using PictureCut In DesignCentral PictureCut tab adjust the following parameters Enhance Image Brightness Number of Shipes Resolution Cut Direction Reverse Image Color Applies an image enhancement filter before tracing the image Changes how dark the finished image outputs Number of stripes that will be created You can trace using the Full resolution on an image or V2 V
65. j PB To Braille e e e a i lt 2 e oe g Yt ee See ars Ms To Text 76 Grade 1 or Changes the Braille coding to DesignCentral km x Grade 2 Grade 1 or Grade 2 Hla For Grade 1 each Braille cell Grade 2 hi represents one letter of the alphabet Lowercase Only For Grade 2 a Braille cell can Show Empty Dots symbolize a contraction or CA Standard single letter to represent an EA 42480 H entire word This method is language dependent A Di EI This software offers Grade 2 oT ein Braille translations for ee Enelish Danish Dutch German Norwegian Spanish DesignCentral Braille and Swedish tab Lowercase Converts text to lowercase letters which removes Only capital letter indicators Show Empty Check to show all the empty dots in your text when it is Dots selected Empty dots are not output CA Standard Check to force the Braille coding to comply with the California Braille standard which requires that there be a specific distance between Braille dots Diameter of each Braille dot E3 4245p H Drill Drill style leaves the design unchanged Drill holes will be drilled at each Braille point Drill Style Fill Fill style places a black border around the Braille and compounds the objects so that the Braille dots are holes 2006 SA International Laser Laser style places a black border behind the Braille and assigns a radial gradient to the dots so that the center is white a
66. objects 36 180 N Navigator View 9 nesting objects 45 new documents 17 no fill 59 numbering objects 40 O objects aligning 43 compounding 42 convert to paths 87 converting to underbase 119 copying38 deleting47 deskewing 38 distributing 44 duplicating 39 filtering erae elo AAE E E 11 grouping 41 locking 43 masking 42 mirroring 2954 moving 36 nesting 45 numbering 40 ordering 43 overprinting 62 pasting 38 resizing 36 rotating 37 selecting 31 33 shearing 28 31 sizing 27 spacing 45 stroke properties 62 OLE objects 19 online help 16 opening files 17 operator precedence 14 optimize by 3 point arc 92 optimize by curve 92 optimize by smooth arc 92 ordering layers 31 ordering objects 43 orientation 79 2006 SA International outline effect 112 ovals 65 editing 67 overlap marks 155 overprinting 62 157 P page spacing 157 paintbrush shapes 104 paintbrush tool 102 palette swatch table 58 parametric shapes 66 paste 38 paste over39 paste special 39 path text 70 paths adding points ee aligning points 89 applying length and angle 91 breaking 94 change direction 89 change start point 93 creating 85 cutting 93 direction 10 editing 87 join paths 94 make arc 92 make right angle 95 optimize by 3 point arc 92 optimize by curve 92 optimize by smooth arc 92 reduce points 93 remove tiny objects J5 removing points 93 removing self intersections 93 repeating 91 rounding c
67. of the first point and click OK a 4 gt ie H 10 000inch f 1 Y 0 000inch Cancel Use the arrow buttons to position the head of the cutting device over registration mark 1 and click OK ii Repeat for all additional registration marks b To indicate the position of the registration marks using Digital alignment lii Use the front panel controls on the cutter to position the head of the cutting device over registration mark 1 Press Enberon the cutting device then click OK iv Repeat for all additional registration marks 5 Make sure the knife is loaded into the cutter then click OKto cut the contour portion of the design 2006 SA International Please put knife back in cutter and click OK to stark cutting 157 21 Engraving your Design In order to output the job engraving fills must be applied to the design See Applying Engraving Fills on page 119 for more information Before you can output any design make sure you have established a connection from your design software to the Production Manager and created a setup for your output device as instructed in the Production Manager User Manual 1 From the File menu select Engrave 2 Select material size from Material croup box 3 Adjust the settings available in the Engrave dialog box as necessary and click Send Engrave Dialog Settings The Engrave dialog box gives you complete control over how the job is produce
68. options allows you to evenly distribute the objects over the area covered by the original selection 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amrange menu point to Distribute and select the edge or center line that will be used to position the objects Original Objects Left Edge 2006 SA International Bottom Edge Horizontal Center Vertical Center Distributing Objects throughout the Design Area The second set of Distribute options allows you to distribute the selected objects over the entire design area 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amrange menu point to Distribute and select the edge or center line that will be used to position the objects Left Edge to Page Top Edge to Page Horizontal Center to Page Original Objects Vertical Center to Page Page Right Edge to Page Bottom Edge to Spacing Objects Spacing allows you to distribute objects separated by an exact value 1 Select the objects If you select the objects by dragging a bounding box the first object in the order stack is used as the Stationary Object If you select the objects by clicking them while holding Shift the first selected object is used as Stationary Object 2 From the Amange menu select Spacing 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters 0 6541 Space between adjacent objects 42 Defines if selected objects will be distributed in a horizontal or vertical direction Distance
69. or apply the opposite angle 3 Click the cursor over the segment where the angle and length will be applied Press Shift to change the point that is used as a reference a e Shift p a i Pa Fd Pa C Click Shift click to apply the length and angle Acquiring the length Click to apply the and angle length and angle Rounding Corners The Round Corner tool converts corners into rounded corners 2006 SA International 1 Select the objects 2 Select the Round Comer tool 3 From the Round Corner tab in DesignCentral choose either All Comers Inner Comers or Outer Comers 4 Adjust the Diameter in DesignCentral or click and drag the center of a circle Sharpening Corners The Sharpen Corner tool converts a round corner into a sharp corner 1 Select the Sharpen Comer tool L 2 Click the point where the sharp corner will begin 3 Click the point where the sharp corner will end 4 Drag the start and end points over the path to adjust the position of the corner Tab key joins the start and end points using a straight line 5 Click Apply w or double click anywhere inside the design area Converting Segment into a Curve The Optimize by Curve tool creates a curved segment between two points on a path 88 Select the Optimize by Curve tool A Click the point where the curve will begin Click the point where the curve will end A OQO N Drag the start and end points over the
70. position of the dimension text double click the dimension line and select the circle next to the dimension text You can then drag the text around n eT tin gt 4 Automatically Dimensioning Objects lt maim 1 Select the objects 2 Select the Automatic Dimension tool 6 Dimensioning to Page The Dimension to Page tool allows you to automatically create T 19 i horizontal and vertical dimension lines that measure the position of 15i the object to the lower left corner of the design area These dimension lines are linked to the object and will be updated if the objects change position The Automatic Dimension tool allows you to automatically create horizontal and vertical dimension lines around objects These dimensions lines are not linked to the object and will not be automatically updated if the object changes size 2006 SA International 1 2 Text objects are measured from the baseline of the text Select the objects Select the Dimension to Page tool P Creating Labels Use the label tools to draw an arrow with text attached to it There are two types of labels WA ABCDE One segment label 1 2 S ABCDE Two segment label Select a Label tool 7 Click the point where the label line will start As you move the cursor a line shows the direction in which you are moving If you are creating a two segment label click to define the point where the first segment ends and the seco
71. start with the letters you Paragraph Tab 2006 SA International 69 Adjust the following parameters IE EE 4 abcd 0 0 ee oox a 576 000p lt 4 LT 576 0000 21 Edit Justifies selected horizontal text to the left center or right Justifies selected vertical text to the top center or bottom Fully justifies your document horizontally See Options for Full Alignment on page 70 for more information Fully justifies your document vertically See Options for Full Alignment on page 70 for more information Arranges the horizontal text from left to right or from right to left Arranges the vertical text from top to bottom or bottom to top Orders the horizontal text top to bottom or bottom to top Orders the lines of selected vertical text from right to left or left to right Amount of spacing between words in the text Displays word spacing in units or as a percentage See Text Preferences on page 79 for more information Allows you to specify the width of the tab indent Allows you to specify the height of the block where the vertical text will be restricted Displays a dialog box where you can retype the selected text For horizontal and vertical block text only adjust the following parameters fe 649 6300 T 686 5650 4 Eo p 4 Mfo 4 Allows you to specify the width of the text block Allows you to specify the height of the text block Allows you to specify
72. tables you poemi aal have open ete F e BERR eee dee ee ee oe Oe Oe ei ee ee ee oO Oe m E BERR EES 8 oan BEERS CMYK This set of swatches shows all of the CMY color combinations currently available plus the range of black values Cunent Palette This set of swatches lists of all the colors Be om onde Sol in your current palette ma Mue Mre Bso Ben Bua Ught van Moan il ecim aroen Green E maam Green Yelow ume Gwen T Pale Green D Rust Orange Manilla Yolyw Bow E Saimon Pink Hun Red Meek Bony Wie Creating Swatch Tables 1 From the View menu select Create Swatch then select Duotone CMYKor Cunrent Palette In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters a E ft i Default The size of each swatch The amount of space taken up by the labels above and to the left of the swatch table The horizontal spacing between swatches The vertical spacing between swatches The number of swatches or sets of swatches per row The swatch table to list the colors from Cumrent Palette only Click Advanced to set advanced settings Click Apply 4 54 Advanced Settings for Duotone Swatch Tables Advanced Settings Color Label Top colors Base colors J Forest Green J Forest Green B E Teal E Teal B E Process Cyan B E Process Cyan s i Olympic Blue B amp Olympic Blue Peacock Blue Peacock Blue S J Trans Blue S J Trans Blue B E Intense Blue E Int
73. the direction that they will be spaced 4 Click Apply w MAVAN ZV VVA Points spaced horizontally Repeating Paths You can create several copies of an open path creating a closed path 87 1 Select the points with the Select Point Tool 2 From the Ammange menu select Step and Repeat 3 Click Apply w A Original path After Step and Repeat Acquiring and Applying Length and Angle Use this tool to copy on segment angle and length and apply it to another segment Rounding One Corner of a Path 1 Select the objects 2 Select the Round Comer tool 3 From the Round Corner tab in DesignCentral choose Selected 4 Click on the path points of the corners you want to select Use the Shift key to select multiple points 5 Adjust the Diameterin DesignCentral or click and drag the Round Corner circles 6 Click Apply Y Rounding Multiple Corners of a Path 1 2 Select Apply Length and Angle tool A Enter the angle and length values in DesignCentral or hold Ct and click over the segment from where the angle and length will be copied Apply Length Check this field to apply the length Apply Angle Segment The length that will be applied to the segment Click Length the button on right side to select a set of predefined factors Check this field to apply the angle Segment Angle The angle that will be applied to the segment Click the button on the right side to select a set of predefined angles
74. the Fill tab of the Fill Stroke Editor check Overptint Turning Off Overprinting for Objects Do one of the following From the Amange menu select Ovexprint then Release Overprint On the Fill tab of the Fill Stroke Editor make sure that Overpaint is not checked 2006 SA International 60 10 Working with Shapes Shapes are closed objects such as the rectangles starbursts and polygons You can create a shape freehand or by specifying the size The following shapes are available OS 2 0 L x Rectangle tool lt gt Arrow tool Oval tool CI Advanced Border tool x i O h Polygon tool Parametric Shape tool Starburst tool Registration Mark tool Fan tool Circle tool Creating Shapes All of the shapes may be drawn freehand 1 2 Select the desired shape tool Click and drag the cursor in the design area The rectangle and the arrow are only for illustrative purposes and are not actually displayed while you create a shape and drag For some shapes hold Shift and Ctd and drag to affect the shape creation Release the mouse button Adjust the shape s properties from DesignCentral To add another shape with the same size click again in the design area Holding Shift or Ctrl While Creating Rectangles and Ovals Hold Shift and drag to constrain the rectangle or oval to a square or circle Hold Ctd and drag to draw a rectangle or oval from its center 2006 SA Inter
75. the indent for the first line of the horizontal block text Allows you to specify the indent for the first line of the vertical block text Options for Full Alignment Full alignment fully justifies text either horizontally or vertically 1 From the Paragraph tab in DesignCentral click Full Justify 2 Adjust the following parameters 2006 SA International Character and Evenly distributes spacing between characters and word spacing words Word spacing Evenly distributes spacing between words only Character Each character is stretched equally wide to fit within width the specified Width of the text box Charactersize Each character is proportionally stretched to fit within the specified Width Fit to width Fits text to specified Width depending on type of spacing selected Width Width of the text box Compression Comprtesses text that extends beyond the boundaries of only the specified Width for Character width and Character Spacing This feature automatically centers the text Apply equal Compresses or expands every object to the specified conmpression width depending on the type of spacing selected to all lines Apply to last Compresses or expands the last line of a paragraph line of each depending on the type of spacing selected Paragraph 3 Click OK Click this button to move the text to the opposite side of the path DesignCentral Arc tab ES wla a JE M en E Defines the radius of
76. the next section Removes intersections of overlapping objects of the same color Cuts a border around all objects in the selected color Specify how the job will be sent to the output device As hybrid Sends both printing and cutting data as a single job job This option is available for hybrid printer cutter devices As Sends printing and cutting data as separate jobs separate This option is available if you use different jobs devices for cutting and printing This is also known as virtual hybrid output Print job Sends only the printing job only Contour Sends only the cutting job job only Click to edit the cutter driver options See Setting Cutter Driver Options page 144 for more information 3 Click Done 2006 SA International Cutting the Contour on a Hybrid Device If you are using a hybrid device the contour will be cut automatically after printing Cutting the Contour as a Separate Job If you send the print and cut data as separate jobs the software will output the print job first The cut job will be put in the queue of the selected cutting device and its status will be set to Holding You can then load the output media from the printer into the cutting device and send the cut job to the device In order for the contour to line up properly on the print job you must align the cut job to the printed output using either automatic alignment or manual alignment Cutting the Contour on a Cutter wi
77. the rulers By default the origin of the rulers is located in the lower left corner of the design area To change the origin you can click and drag the origin icon in the upper left corner of your screen Click and drag the Origin icon The new Origin You can also adjust the origin s position by using the Ruler and Grid Settings dialog box Displaying the Ruler and Grid Settings Do one of the following Double click the Origin icon in the upper left corner of the design area From the View menu select Ruler and Grid The Ruler amp Grid dialog box consists of Ruler and Grid tabs On the Rulertab adjust the following parameters Origin Enter the X Y coordinates of the new origin Orientation Click one of these buttons to change the orientation of the coordinates in the X Y rulers Units Select the unit system that will be used for length values from this list On the Grid tab adjust the following parameters Spacing Horizontal and vertical space between adjacent dots Snap to grid Check this option to snap the objects to the grid while moving or resizing them Show gridsas Check to display grids as dots at the intersection points instead dots of solid lines Guides Guides allow you to visually align design elements on your document 2006 SA International To show or hide the guides from the View menu point to Show and select Show Guides Creating a Horizontal or Vertical Guide L
78. trimming the printout Standard Standard marks intended ba B AE marks for aligning color separations e Swatch Color swatches for each color of ink will be printed around the job Overlap Overlap marks will be Marks printed indicating how the tiles of a tiled job should overlap Tonal Color swatches Scale containing blended CMY colors and a gray scale will be printed around the job Magin Marks will be printed at the corners of the job indicating its outside margins Border A border will be printed around the outside edge of the job 152 Print Color Prints a thin strip of each ink color Bands along the selected edges of the print to show that all print heads are firing S E Contour Clicking this button opens the Contour Options dialog See Setting Contour Cut Options page 155 Driver Options Clicking this button opens the Driver Options dialog See Setting Driver Options page 154 RIP and Print Dialog Adjustment Tab The Color Adjustment tab provides some basic tools to manually adjust the output color Each color channel is listed separately as a linearization curve that determines what percentage of coverage will be used output for a specified percentage in the original image input j RIP and Print Creon Z4 FILE z Job Properties a General Panel Advanced Adjustment Channel moo Ou
79. your software you can use TrueType Adobe Type 1 FSfont Casfonts and URW fonts 2006 SA International Installing TrueType and Type 1 Fonts To install TrueType and Type 1 fonts copy the font files into the operating system s Fonts directory Consult your operating system documentation for information Installing FSfonts 1 Copy the font files to FSFonts folder 2 From the Edit menu select Preferences 3 Select Font tab 4 Enter the path or click Browse to select the folder where the fonts are stored 5 If the fonts are protected click Add and type the password 6 Click OK 7 Restart the software Installing URW and Casfonts 1 Copy the font files to URWFonts or Casfonts folder 2 Restart the software Casmate Engraving Fonts Casmate engraving fonts install in the same manner as other Casmate fonts with the following additional conditions e If the filename of the font starts in ENG E_ or E E followed by a space the font is automatically loaded as an open path font o Fonts whose filenames begin with some other characters must be listed in a text file named casfopen lstin the Casfonts folder Once the filename is listed in the casfopen lst file the software will automatically load the font as an open path font The format of the casfopen lst file is as follows e The first line consists of the section header CAS Fonts All other lines are font entries Each font entry is on its own line A
80. 1 Layer 1 T ieee re l E Outline 72 1 Objects Click and Rectangle 70 Drag DesignEditor Layers Objects B Master Page 2 Page 1 Layer 1 Outline 72 2 Objects E Rectangle 70 ABCD T EEA 31 6 Selecting Objects Selected objects are displayed with a selection border and control points around them to distinguish selection from other objects The color of the Selection Border can be specified by using the DesignEditor Layer tab See Changing the Layer Color on page 30 for more information Selecting Objects Using the Select Tool 1 Choose the Select tool amp 2 Click the object that you want to select To select multiple objects hold Cid or Shift and click on multiple items You can make a selection by using two modes When you are in the By touching mode any object that intersects the bounding box is selected When you are in the By fully enclosing mode the selection is restricted to those objects that are fully enclosed in the bounding box Selecting Objects Using the Bounding Box 1 Choose the Select tool hr 2 Click and drag to create a bounding box around the objects you want to select Holding Ctd while creating the bounding box temporarily toggles the selection mode to the other setting Bounding Box By touching mode By fully enclosing mode Changing the Default Selection Mode The default setting in your program is By touching Do one of the following
81. 4and V Sof its original resolution When the resolution is lowered the tracing process is quicker and produces fewer points but the trace quality will not be as actuate at the reduced resolutions The Optimal setting picks the resolution based on image size to optimize the traces Defines if the stripes are horizontal or vertical Reverses the dark and light portions The color of the resulting vector objects 1 Select PichureCut tool 2 Adjust the tracing parameters in DesignCentral 3 You can trace the entire bitmap or parts of it e Click and drag the cursor to create a rectangular bounding box Surround the area that you want to trace on the bitmap Holding Shift creates a square bounding box e Hold Cti while clicking to trace all bitmap 104 4 To finish using the PictureCut tool select another tool Using Color Tracing The Color Tracing converts a color bitmap into colored paths The color trace process involves two steps The first is Posterizing which reduces the number of colors Then the posterized image is traced into objects with different colors as Al ek Bz kee _a ay Lp ame lh A wv J N Original bitmap Paths created in color SN In DesignCentral Autotrace and Color Trace tabs adjust the following parameters Posterize When this option is checked the posterized bitmap will Bitmap be kept Edge Fil
82. 5 99in Use printer spot colors Mapping Contour Driver Options Total size 5 76in x 5 99in Contour Driver Options Advanced tab with automatic profile selection Advanced tab standard Setting the Print Quality The Output Settings group and the Driver Options define all the settings related to the quality of the output Color If this setting is not checked incoming jobs are assumed to conection already have color correction Color settings Clicking this button will launch the Color Settings dialog See Configuring the System for Color Printing on page 130 for more information Ignore Check to ignore any overprinting that was set up in the design Overpint stage This can be useful if you want to save the time and output media needed to do overprinting If you check Ignore Overprint your output will automatically be changed so that it will not use features that depend on overprinting For example output that had been set up to use color trapping will now output untrapped 2006 SA International Resolution Dither type Gradient Output profile Select the preset to load the settings relevant to the Advanced tab from the preset Only the settings relevant to the Advanced tab media color mode dither type etc will be loaded from the preset When finished click Done Loading settings from a preset only affects the Advanced tab it does not set the job to automatically use that pr
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84. A International 10 The Adobe Postscript Interpreter includes an implementation of LZW licensed under U S Patent 4 558 302 The Adobe PostScript Interpreter also referred to as CPSI is provided on an as is basis SA International is not responsible for any damages arising from the use of the program however caused and on any theory of liability vil 1 Installing the Software The following are instructions for installing the software A typical installation will install the design software along with Production Manager the Install Password utility and other features It is possible to install the design software on a system without installing Production Manager This can be useful if you want to connect a computer to your output devices in one area of a shop while doing your design work in another area for example See Using a Hardware Key over a Local Area Network on page136 for more information Recommended System Requirements Before you begin installing the software read the hardware requirements below For optimal performance we suggest that your system meet the recommended requirements As with all computer software systems with faster processors more RAM and greater amounts of storage space allow you to work with larger files and keep your processing time to a minimum 4 Gigabytes Windows 2000 XP Windows 2003 Server 1024x768 resolution monitor with 16 bit color CD ROM or DVD ROM Drive Free USB P
85. Adobe Illustrator 11 CS 6 0 4 File Foumat Kodak PhotoCD Macintosh Quickdraw PICT Adobe PhotoShop 4 0 Adobe Portable Document Format PDF 1 3 Microsoft Widows Metafile AutoCAD Drawing 2000 Portable Network Graphics PNG CASmate PostScript Clip Art E Targa CorelDRAW Drawing CorelDRAW Exchange Metafile rm P pP d S c Text c Desktop Color Separation DCS d d e 8 8 Tag Image File Format TIFF Windows bitmap Zsoft PC Paintbrush Digital Microprocessor Plotter Language DMPL A A Version number does not exist or is not available 6 2 Drawing Exchange file 2 EnRoute B Not supported on Macintosh Layering information including layer name color and attributes locked visible will be preserved in files exported to the following formats Adobe 60 6 7 lusento Dr and HPGh 7 0 7 0 Layering is ignored during import so that multiple imports do not create many unnecessary layers To preserve layer information use Open instead FlexiSIGN 5 x fs pd fd fc 6 0 1 3 5 0 0 A A 3 5 9 FlexiSIGN 6 x 6 0 Flexi 7 Gerber Artwork Definition Gerber Clip Art Gerber Graphic Advantage Hewlett Packard Graphics Language hpg hel plt HPGL ion sd df ws cv ca dr mx cs plt xf nr fc fe fs fs fs ad ca plt plt LS 1 0 A Hewlett Packard Graphics Language II hpg hel plt A HPGL 2 Ikarus ik sci A A vI LUI Ee A
86. CMYK If you are going to print your document you can preview how your output will look by using the CMYK soft preview This feature will alter the colors in your document to show how they will look when printed The colors outside the CMYK gamut will be adjusted to the nearest possible CMYK color value To preview the colors in CMYK mode from the View menu select Soft Proof 10 If objects in your document and the swatch table appear washed out it may be because the Soft Proof feature is on Soft Proof is Off Soft Proof is On To accurately preview the colors set up the correct Color Profiles and Rendering Intents that will be used in printing See Configuring the System for Color Printing on page 130 for more information Filtering Objects by Color Objects may be filtered by their color in the design area For example you can show all objects using RGB color space or all green objects Filtering Objects Using the Color Filter 1 From the View menu select View Filter 2 Select the colors that will be visible e Click the color space checkbox to select all colors from this color space e Click the specific color within one color space to select or unselect this color e Click Show All to select all colors from all color spaces e Click Show None to unselect all colors from all color spaces 3 Click OK Filtering settings will not be saved with your document The next time you open this file all object
87. Central Rotate Tab The Rotate tab of DesignCentral allows you to WISE 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 DesignCentral Rotating Objects 1 Select the objects After selecting an existing object the Size Rotate and Object tabs are available DesignCentral Rotate tab To select the point that will be fixed during the rotation do one of the following 2006 SA International e Click a point on the Reference Grid e Click and drag the Reference Point to the desired position Hold Ctd and drag to fix the Reference Point to the settings on the Reference Grid 3 Adjust the following parameters p 000 New angle of selected objects 2 F F Rotates selected objects 90 degrees counter clockwise L 2 or clockwise DE Rotation Font F i Si Reference Font clear Fort Shearing Objects 1 Select the objects 2 To select the point that will be fixed during the shearing 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 Ctd and drag to fix the Reference Point to the settings on the Reference Grid 3 Change the following parameters o 000 Shear angle that will be applied to the selected objects A rectangle sheared to an angle of 45 degrees Mirroring Objects 1 Select the objec
88. D Depth 0 010in Tangential entry Stepdown 0 010in 4 l l l Stepdown 0 00 24 Tangential exit E Hole Fill Path Points Hole Fill Along Path Hole Fill Fill Path i CERE fiine zf ooon E oon Optimize start point Clearance 0 200in 24 1 Select the objects Se Cancel 2 From the Effects menu point to Engraving and select Hole fill Advanced Settings for Profile Island and Hole Fill Advanced Settings for Hole Fill 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters 1 From an engraving fill tab in DesignCentral click Advanced E 0 030 Engav Selects a tool from the Tool Library 2 Adjust the following parameters Select Edit from the menu to create a new tool or edit l an existing one See Tool Library on page 125 for Direction Selects the direction in which a path will be engraved more information Choosing the appropriate direction will ensure the smoothest edges See Showing Path Directions on Centerof Path Places a drill hole in the center of the object This style is page 10 for more information typically used for converting Braille dots to drill points Path Points Places drill holes on existing points on path Along Path Places drill holes along the existing path at a specified distance Fill Path Fills objects with a matrix of drill holes at a specified distance iS 0 700in Determines the distance between drill holes 2006 SA International 123 2006 SA Internati
89. DesignCentral to create a new path e To close the path place the cursor close to the starting point and click when the cursor shows a small circle underneath or press the Close Path button in DesignCentral e Press the Delete key to delete the entire path Drawing Arcs Using the Bezier Path Tool 1 2 3 Select the Bezier Path tool 5 Click where the arc will begin in the drawing area Hold Ct and click to mark the endpoint of the arc then drag to describe the curvature of the arc The curvature will increase or decrease so that the arc always intersects the cursor 2006 SA International After releasing the mouse button you can still adjust the Direction Lines by dragging the Direction Handles Hold Shift to change one Direction Line length and angle while keeping the other Direction Line length unchanged Hold Ct to change one Direction Line length and angle while keeping the other Direction Line length and angle unchanged Repeat step 4 to create additional segments e Press the Backspace key to delete the last segment e Press the Esc key or click the New Path button in DesignCentral to create a new path e To close the path place the cursor close to the starting point and click when the cursor shows a small circle underneath or press the Close Path button in DesignCentral e Press the Delete key to delete the entire path Drawing Segments Using the Freehand Drawing Tool 1 N S Select Freehand
90. Drag into the object where the color will be applied When the mouse button is released the color will be ui as ee Click the object with ne source r a eae the button and ieee iis bu u Drag LI sier the W ine 2006 SA International 106 14 Working with Effects Your software contains a number of tools that you can use to add special effects to the elements in your document Common Features There are a number of basic functions that you can use on all effects Separating Effects To separate an effect from the original object from the Effects menu select Separate After the command name the effect name will be displayed Original Object with Text and Effect separated Effect Clearing Effects To remove an effect from the Effects menu select Clear After the command name the effect name will be displayed Using the Combine Effect Combine effects are applied to overlapping objects separating or merging the portions that are overlapping Combine effects can only be applied on vector objects they are not available for bitmaps Applying Weld Effect Weld effects weld selected objects into single objects removing overlapping Use this tool to eliminate extra lines in overlapping objects that will be cut 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu point to Combine and select Weld 2006 SA International amp Original Objects bjects after Weld effect Applying Weld b
91. Drawing tool ui Adjust the Tolerance in DesignCentral The higher the tolerance value the smoother the path becomes aaa Tolerance 0 pixels Tolerance 20 pixels Tolerance 10 pixels Click and drag to create the path Hold Shift to create a straight line While still creating the path hold Ctd and drag back to erase the path you just created 83 F i a Cn Y a A U vA i Drawing a Freehand Path Erasing a Path 5 To close the path place the cursor close to the starting point and click Converting Objects into Paths 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amange menu select Convert to Outlines If the objects have a stroke around them the resulting path will keep the stroke When text is converted to paths the resulting paths will be compounded To edit those paths you have to uncompound them first Converting Stroke to Outlines To convert Strokes to Outlines from the Ammange menu select Convert Stroke to Outlines Selecting Points and Segments Selecting Segments 1 Choose the Select Point tool 1 gt 2 Click a control point or a segment When a straight segment is selected a filled square is displayed When a curved segment is selected the Direction Handles and Lines for the segment is displayed along with a filled circle Straight segment selected Curved segment selected When a control point is selected it displays a square when the previous segment is a
92. From the Edit menu point to Select and select Deselect All Click an empty area Inverting a Selection To invert the selection from the Edit menu point to Select and select Invert Selection z P z 33 7 Arranging Objects You can arrange duplicate and manipulate objects in the design area Resizing Objects Use the following methods to resize objects Resizing Using DesignCentral Use DesignCentral when you have to adjust the size of objects to a precise numeric value 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amange menu select Resize 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Fale 500in Teq 11 000in Width of the selected objects Height of the selected objects g100 0 Percentage that the width will be scaled ho 4 Percentage that the height will be scaled ros The point selected in this grid will remain stationary bt after the resizing Proportional Check this option to assure that selected objects will be resized proportionally in width and height Apply scaleto Check this option to resize all objects in the document all following the scaling that will be done in the selected objects 4 Click Apply Y You can also resize using DesignCentral Size tab but some of the above options will not be available Resizing by Dragging Control Points 1 Select the objects 2 Position the cursor on a Scale Control Point 2006 SA International 3 Normal dragging Scale Control
93. Group CE Compound F Selection only Object tab Select by Attributes Object Fil Stroke Effect Object Fill Stroke Effect All types F Show all T All types F Show all 32 06 Color 3 08 a E AGB O Profile Fill 0 090in Engraver oO Hatch Fill E Engrave Path Island Fill E 0 150in Engraver WB Black E R 127 G 127 B 127 Selection only F Selection only Effect tab Stroke tab e Select Show all to display all the possible type of objects fills stokes or effects e Select All types to select all of the elements listed on the displayed tab 2006 SA International e Select Selection only to limit your selection to the group of currently selected objects In this way you can refine your selection to an area that you define This option is unavailable if you don t have any object selected 3 Select the type of attribute that will be used in the selection 4 Click OK Selecting Objects Using DesignEditor You can use the DesignEditor Objects tab to select one or more objects See Selecting Objects Using Object Tab on page 31 for more information Selecting All Objects To select all objects in a document from the Edit menu point to Select and then select Select AIL Deselecting All Objects Do one of the following
94. IFF and JPEG file formats Creating Bitmaps There are several ways to include a bitmap into a document Importing Bitmaps 1 From the File menu select Open or Inport 2 Select the bitmap file from the list and click Open or Inport When importing a bitmap you can create a link between the original bitmap file and your document This link is an electronic connection between the files and every time that the document is open the linked bitmaps will be imported To create a link check the Link option in the import dialog box Exporting Bitmaps 1 If you want to export only one bitmap from your document select it 2 From the File menu select Export 3 Select the file format from the list and type the file name 4 If you are exporting only a selected object be sure to check the Selection only option Checking Suppress Option will export the bitmap using the default settings for the bitmap file format 5 Click Save Scanning Bitmaps Scanning allows you to convert a printed image into an electronic image To scan an image you must have a scanner and a computer with your scanners TWAIN _32 driver installed TWAIN _32 is a cross platform interface for acquiring images captured by scanners and digital cameras 2006 SA International The manufacturer of the scanner device must provide a proper driver for your device Instructions for setting up your scanner are included in your scanner s user manual 1 Turn on your scann
95. IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix alias com IP Address 10 1 1 134 Subnet Mask 2 a a amp amp amp amp amp amp 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway I 110 1 1 2 Create your design in the design software Click on either the Cut Plot or RIP and Print button in the toolbar F FE If the Select a Production Manager dialog does not appear select Other from the Setup List in the top left corner of the dialog Select a Production Manager f On this computer Local C On another computer Network C On the internet address ey Cancel Select On the intemet address Enter the TCP IP address of the remote computer Click OK Once the software connects to PhotoPRINT Server it will automatically populate the Setup List with the available setups Sharing a Hardware Key over a Local Area Network It is possible to run the design software on one computer and Production Manager on a separate computer using only one hardware key The computer that has Production Manager and the computer that has the design software must be networked and TCP IP must be installed and working properly 136 You cannot run more than one concurrent instance of the software using the same hardware key 1 Install the design software on the design station 2 Install the production software on the production station 3 Attach the hardwar
96. It detects the center of the lines and creates a single line vector graphic Centerline vectorization is typically used in routing and engraving where you may want a single line path for the machine 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Vectorize and select Centerline 3 Adjust the tracing parameters Pure The program will find the center of each line and Centerline create a single line contour Outline Thick The program will centerline contours that are smaller Areas than the Line Width value and outline areas that are larger than this value Shortest This option is the minimum distance between segment junctions The larger the parameter value is the more length perfect the junctions will be However if you are working with an image that may have a lot of close lines you will want to keep the value small Shortest This option only applies when using Outline Thick centerline Areas t controls the centerline leftovers at the ends section of the outlines Joining Paths When creating a centerline you can select how you want the contours created The results of the centerline will look the same no matter which option is selected None This option will create open contours that are made up of small segments Loops This option will create as many closed contours as possible These contours can be filled later if necessary 170 Long This option will generate the longest Paths possible contours This
97. Job tab Cancel Before Job Macro E Send Cancel Macro tab Before Job Defines commands that will be sent before the job is processed After Job Defines commands that will be sent after the job is processed Macro Allows you to execute common tasks that you are usually required to do from the engravers control panel Save Saves the changes you made as a new command Delete Deletes the selected command from the list You can only delete commands that were added using the Save command Reset Reverts all settings to the default settings Any custom commands you add will be deleted XY Velocity Speed at which tool engraves material Z Velocity Speed at which tool lifts and lowers Spindle RPM The speed at which the spindle rotates Dwell time Amount of time engraver pauses before changing path direction MotorControl Turns engraver motor on and off Start Delay Delay before engraver begins engraving Engraving Speed at which tool engraves material speed Spindle Motor Turns engraver motor on and off Keep clear of the output device when sending the macros since the engraver may move and injure the operator 164 Appendix A ASCII CODE en JIi NO SX NO a O gt Ke OO Oo m oN es O N No N NO N No N N N N P EN gt Oo eS Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo N B Ke OO N ON vi P Oo co 2006 SA International 165 Appendix B Supported File Formats eee amet
98. M i Tile all copies Panel tools E T E Zoom tools k Q REJ All colors The panel can be divided in several columns and rows Each section or cell is called a Tile Panel Tools The tool bar provides tools to change the Panel mode and to automatically tile HH Locks the columns so that the tiles on a same column can be adjusted as a group Ha Locks the rows so that the tiles on a same row will can be adjusted as a group HE Locks both columns and rows so that the entire columns or rows can be adjusted as a group 140 TE Auto tile A tile will automatically be created that includes all selected objects If no objects are selected all of the objects in the design will be included If the design is too large to fit on the selected media it will automatically be tiled so that each tile is the maximum possible size Auto tile does not attempt to tile the entire page just the design or the selected objects T Tile to Border The entire design page is automatically tiled If the page is too large to fit on the selected media it will be tiled so that each tile is the maximum possible size Resizing the Panel The panel defines the area of design that will be processed for output Elements of the design that are outside the bounds of the panel will not be cut You can resize the panel by dragging the panel border or using the Panel Size group to numerically enter the pa
99. Outlines with same color Gradient Outlines Allows you to select to create a backing behind the original object This option is only available when the distance between outlines is zero The outline color Select the appropriate Joint Type option to specify how corners are outlined 109 A A A Round Joint Type Bevel Joint Type Miter Joint Type foe 4 000 Controls the sharpness of the corners ee Select the appropriate Line Cap style option to specify how open paths are outlined Choose from Round Square or Butt cap styles Round Cap Style Square Cap Style Butt Cap Style Keep Original If checked the original object will remain along with the outline If cleared the original object will be deleted Adjusting Outlines Using Control Points When you apply an outline a reference line is displayed with control points You can adjust some of the attributes by dragging the control points Click and drag the Width x Width point to change the Outline sey Offset width Click and drag the Offset Reference Line point to change the gap between outlines Click and drag the Reference Location point to change the position of the Reference line over the object where the outline is applied Using the Shadow Effect Your software allows you to place a shadow around any object Reference Location The following types of shadows are available 2006 SA International Block Shadow Drop Shadow P
100. Select On another congputer Network Click OK 134 Select a Production Manager SN2321 P Production Manager SN2336 Production Manager Q464 Production Manager lt Back Cancel 7 Select the program you want to connect to 8 Click OK Once the software connects to Production Manager it will automatically populate the Setup List with the available setups Connecting to Production Manager at an Internet Address 1 Make sure that neither Production Manager nor PhotoPRINT Server are running on your computer 2 Find out the TCP IP address of the remote computer 3 To determine the TCP IP address of a Windows computer from the command line type IPCONFIG and hit Enter Windows IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix alias com IP Address oa amp e amp amp amp w 10 1 1 134 Subnet Mask 4 amp amp amp amp amp amp e l 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 10 1 1 2 4 Create your design in the design software 5 Click on either the Cut Plot or RIP and Print button in the toolbar T TA 6 If the Select a Production Manager dialog does not appear select Other from the Setup List in the top left corner of the dialog Select a Production Manager On this computer Local C On another computer Network C On the internet address Cancel 2006 SA International T7 Select On the intemet address 8 Enter the TCP IP ad
101. Select the objects 2 From the Edit menu select Cutt Restoring Objects from the Trash Layer 1 Select the objects in DesignEditor 2 From the Edit menu point to Trash Canand select Recover Clear Restore Removing Objects from the Trash Layer To remove all objects from the Trash Layer from the Edit menu point to the Trash Can and select Enapty Trash 44 Clear Transform After scaling rotating or transforming any item geometrically you can return the item back to its original state by using the Clear Transform function 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amange menu click Clear Transfonm 2006 SA International 45 8 Working with Color Your software provides you with an array of tools for applying color Each object in your design can have a Fill color and Stroke color The Fill Color can be a Solid Color Pattern or Gradient Fill Color Red Stroke Color Black Solid Pattern Gradient Available Color Models Colors can be defined using the following models RGB The color is expressed as a combination of red green and blue values This is the color model most commonly used for computer graphics CMYK The color is expressed as a combination of cyan magenta yellow and black values This is the color model most commonly used in color printing LAB The CIE LAB model is a device independent color model that expresses color using a luminance value and two ch
102. When this option is selected the distance is measured from the left bottom side of one object to the left bottom side of the next object Inclination of the line that joins the original object and the center point din 0 000 360 00 A Emn 2 The portion of the circle where the copies are distributed Radius of the circle where the copies are distributed Rotate Objects Specifies whether or not to rotate the copies on the arc Rotate Objects Enabled Rotate Objects Disabled You can control the copies in Block and Diagonal pattern by dragging the Spacing Copies control point at the upper right corner of the bounding box e Drag the point to adjust the number of copies keeping the spacing unchanged e Hold Shift and drag to adjust the spacing keeping the number of copies unchanged e Drag the center control point to adjust the number of copies in Circular pattern e Drag the point to adjust the Angle and the Radius e Hold Shift and drag to adjust the Radius keeping the Angle value unchanged Click Apply v 2006 SA International Working with Auto Serialization Auto Serialization allows you to set a number of options to create serialized copies of objects FirstLast Original Object 1 2 Randall James Steve Martin Stacy Stanley Patrick Buckley Robert Kohl Anthony Sheffield Copies created using Auto Serialization Serial Text Select the objects From Amange m
103. after any termination or expiration of rights under this Agreement 7 The Software licensed hereunder may be used to generate screen displays on a single Computer System having a screen resolution of less than 150 dots per inch and to generate output on the associated output device Licensee agrees not to make use of the Software directly or indirectly 1 to generate bitmap images on a screen display with a resolution of 150 dots per inch or greater 11 to generate Typefaces for use other than with the Computer System or iii to generate printed output on other than an output device that Licensor has designated to be approved for use with the Software on the Computer System Any failure of Licensee to comply with this provision is a material breach of this End User Agreement 8 NEITHER LICENSOR NOR ANY OF ITS REPRESENTATIVES MAKES OR PASSES ON TO LICENSEE OR OTHER THIRD PARTY ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF LICENSOR S THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS 9 Licensee is hereby notified that Adobe Systems Incorporated a California corporation located at 345 Park Avenue San Jose CA 95110 2704 Adobe is a third party beneficiary to this Agreement to the extent that this Agreement contains provisions which relate to Licensee s use of the Software the Coded Font Programs the Typefaces and the Trademarks licensed hereby Such provisions are made expressly for the benefit of Adobe and are enforceable by Adobe in addition to Licensor 2006 S
104. ally Displays feed direction Changes the position of the job on the media by clicking and dragging the job preview Zooms in ot out Hold the Ct to Zoom out Return the preview area to the default view Zoom to fit all objects into the preview area Display the current color selected in the preview area If all colors ate selected the box will be crossed out Click this button to toggle the preview to display the selected objects only or the entire design Send all colors in the Advanced tab is checked Click and drag the colors to change the output order e Setting the Visibility of Colors Right 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 If you want to output all colors except one check Send All Colors on the Advanced tab and then turn off the Visible setting on the color you do not want to output 2006 SA International Cut Plot Dialog Panel Tab Jobs that are bigger than the media size should be tiled before output CutiPlot Vinyl Cutter COM1 Properties General Panel Options Advanced Panel size fi0 200n 4 Panel Group Box to 10 508in 2 0 100in Tile Total tiles 6 cI fam 4 Tile Group Box ar mol M E Elfs Overlap Overlap Group u E Box 0 200n pu Py QU ih W
105. and dragging them to a new location in the stack You can change the stack order of objects within a particular layer or you can move objects from one layer to another 1 Click on the object that you would like to move or reorder in the Objects tab 2 To drag the object to the desired location do one of the following e Hold Shift and drag to replace the highlighted object with the one you are moving e Hold Cti and drag to duplicate the object and places it in the new location e Right click and drag to display a menu with the following options Move and Insert Move and Replace o Copy and Insert o Copy and Replace 3 Release the mouse button when the object immediately under the object to be stacked is highlighted Renaming Objects 1 Click the object in DesignEditor Objects tab 2 Click the same object again 3 Type the new name 2006 SA International Applying Effects When you move objects underneath an effect that effect is then applied to the objects This is useful when you have applied a number of effects to a particular object and want to apply those same effects to another object To do this move the object within the hierarchy of the effect or group of effects that you want to apply Effects are applied to the objects underneath them as a group It is not the same as individually selecting objects and re applying the same effects DesignEditor Layers Objects H B Master Page Page
106. and rows Each section is called a Tile The Tile group box allows you to specify the tiles numerically using the width and height values Taalles 4 Displays number of tiles in panel 213in Width of tiles 0 1 214in Height of tiles Divides the job into a specified number of evenly sized columns LF Divides the job into columns of a specified size starting from the left side Divides the job into a specified number of evenly sized rows Divides the job into a specified size of rows starting from the bottom H BE E 2006 SA International Creating New Tiles with the Mouse 1 Move the mouse cursor on top of the panel Click panel border to create tiles border 2 Click and drag toward the center of the panel Resizing Existing Tiles with the Mouse 1 Move the mouse cursor on top of the tile border or over the red squares 2 Click and drag Preventing Tiles from Being Output Do one of the following Double click on the tile in the preview screen Right click on the tile in the preview screen Disabled tiles are marked with a hash pattern To enable a disabled tile double click or right click the disabled tile One tile must always be enabled If you try to disable all of the tiles one of the other tiles will become enabled again Lo Disabled Tile Overlap Overlap measured as the total amount two rows or columns overlap can eliminate any gaps between tiles when ass
107. and select Edit Style 2 Select the style from the list then click Delete 3 Click OK Using Contour Cut Contour Cut is a feature that creates a cutting line around objects either vector or bitmaps This allows you to output an image in a printer and then cut its contours using a cutting plotter If you have a hybrid device printer with cutting capabilities you can print and cut using the same machine To allow the Contour Cut effect to trace the outline of objects in a bitmap make the background of the image transparent using the Make Transparent function Otherwise the effect will only be able to trace around the outside of the bitmap See Contour Cutting on page 155 for more information 2006 SA International Creating a Contour Cut around Objects 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Contour Cut 3 In DesignCentral adjust the parameters or drag the Control Point on Contour Cut line 4 Click Apply Adjusting Contour Cut Using DesignCentral The following attributes from Contour Cut can be adjusted in DesignCentral Contour Select the type between Contour Rectangle and Ellipse Oe as ate i Ae re S omaan eee Contour mode Rectangle mode Ellipse mode 0 500in Offset distance from object to cutting line The value can be negative allowing you to make a contour cut line inside the design in order to prevent misalignments in printing and cutting proces
108. ane ninanced Curves tac unana E 170 Ugane Pobanced Corners TACO siririn ana EA 170 sine Centerline Voco rzon an a ER 170 Usne Color Vector ZA oain OOT 171 Appendix E Stroke Fonts cccccceesseeesenseeseeenseeseeeneees 173 Appendix F Keyboard Shortcuts ccscsceessseseeeseeeseeeseees 177 aieea A E E A 179 2006 SA International Software License Agreement Carefully read the following terms and conditions This is a legal agreement between you the end user either an individual or an entity and SA International If you do not agree with the following you should promptly return the package Use of this program indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated below The enclosed computer program Software is licensed not sold to you by SA International for use on a non exclusive non transferable basis only under the following terms and SA International reserves any rights not expressly granted to you You may not disclose to any third party any confidential information concerning the Software or SA International or use such confidential information to the detriment of SA International 1 License This software is protected by the United States Copyright Law and International Treaty Provisions Therefore you must treat the Software just as you would any other copyrighted material such as a book This license allows you to a Make one copy of the Software in machine readable form pr
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110. as two layouts depending on which printer you are using Ci _ x Ci _ x EOGE LPT H Stat CMYKLeLm Printer FILE m ob Status E Properties Propetties General Panel Advanced Adjustment General Panel Advanced Adjustment M Output settings Output settings IV Color correction Color Settings Ignore overprint V Color correction Color Settings IV Ignore overprint Preset None S Preset None o Media Gerber 225 Vinyl Media Plain paper ss Color mode emk o Resolution 300 DPI Print mode Noma O Dither type JAngedScreen ss Gea Color mode CMYKLeLm Photo w Resolution 1200x1200 DPI Gradient smoothness Normal had Dither type FMXPress X Screen Output profile None o Gradient smoothness Noma Linearization Dutput profile Premium BondPaperNormalMK icc m Properties m Miscellaneous settings m Labels and marks Linearization Print substrate Dina Miscellaneous settings m Labels and marks Print dimensions and labels Color All he Print substrate 1S Frnt marks Crop marks Print as separations Print dimensions and labels Color Black aa All B Fienie Print as separations M Top F Riah T Left M Bottom m Print color bands FE tet seasons neal a l Top I Right I Let WH Bottom v Use printer spot colors Mapping P Print seperation in calar Total size 5 76in x
111. at might interfere with TCP IP communications k Select These preferences allow you to specify how the objects will be Tool selected See Selecting Objects Using Select Tool on page 32 for more information hi Show These preferences allow you to specify how the paths are Fills displayed when the Show Fill option is off See Showing Object s Fill on page 9 for more information ge Show Check Show grids as dots to display the grid using dotted lines Grid instead of solid lines See Ruler and Grid page 6 for more information T Text Sets several aspects of the text tool See Text Preferences on Tool page 79 for more information q Tip of Displays a tip when you start the software the Day ET Zoom Selects if the zoom and pan tool will be used only once See Zooming and Panning on page 8 for more information Windows and Macintosh User Interface Features You can view the differences between features on the Macintosh and Windows user interface 15 shortcut Keys When keyboard shortcuts are listed use the following list to find the equivalent shortcut key on the Macintosh Windows System Macintosh System Right click the mouse Click the mouse while holding control Crtl key command key apple clover Enter key rYebomkey Backspace key delete key Delete key del key You can access the context menu for the ruler and swatch table by clicking and holding the button Menus The following men
112. atistics Job Customer Statistics Job Customer Statistics Job Price 0 00 Name Created Order taken by Modified Company PO t ak Accessed Tuesday November 14 2006 2 52 59 PM Order date Street Output City State Zip Total editing time 54 Minutes Statistics Statistic Name Value Objects 0 Characters 0 Colors 0 36 000in x 24 000in 0 000in ize Cut length Job tab Customer tab Statistics tab Viewing or Editing Job Info 1 From the Edit menu click Job Info 2 There are four tabs where you can view or edit the job info Job tab In this dialog box you can edit the information about this particular document Customer tab In this dialog box you can edit the information about the customer Statistics tab This dialog box contains stored information about the job including the amount of time spent editing it the number of times it was revised the number of times it was saved as well as other information Data in this tab cannot be edited Clicking the Reset button will restore the number of revisions and the total editing time on a file 3 Click OK 20 Job Statistics This dialog contains a list of all the objects contained in the job along with size position area and color information In addition the parameters of the current selection are listed Data in this tab cannot b
113. background colors such as many shades of blue in the sky the program may prefer those to objects in the foreground Manual In this method you not only decide how many colors you Posterization want but you actually pick these colors in the image When you choose the Manual method the cursor changes to a pipette tool Click the colors in the image you want in the final results Any color you click on is added to the color list in the dialog box If you picked a color by mistake you can select this color in the dialog and press the Delete key to remove it from the list Merging Colors After you posterize the image you may want to get rid of some colors For example an area in the image which looked orange may become a mixture or pattern of yellow and red after posterization In this case you can merge these two colors in order to get one solid color for the whole area From the list of colors in the dialog select the colors you want to merge together 171 Use Shift and Ct to select multiple colors The color you want to be the result of the Merge must be selected last The result of the merge will be displayed in the lower right corner of the dialog 2 Click Merge All pixels in the image that have the selected color will be converted to the desired color Vectorizing Once you are satisfied with the colors in the posterized image click the Vectorize button to vectorize the image into multiple color vector objects
114. bled again 142 Cut Plot Dialog Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set a number of commonly used options for cutting jobs Cut Plot 1036 COM1 Job Properties General Panel Options Advanced Single panel single job a Pause between colors Weed lines Weed border Panel margin 0 200in Horizontal weed lines Horizontal split lines Vertical weed lines Vertical split lines Driver options A T ee 7 2 Cut T 4 Cut 7 i Cut 7 Hs Cut T Yellow Cut V Use same driver options for all colors iV Advance after plot Passes f Total size 11 43in x 40 80in R Q fy Qeg All colors Adjust the following parameters v a Edit Send all colors Check Send All Colors option to process each color separately When this option is checked you can select how each color will be processed Single The job is sent as a single file and processed Panel using the same panel size for all colors Single Job ABG Single A separate job file is created for each color but Panel they are still processed using the same panel size Separate for all colors Jobs 2006 SA International Pause between Weed border Horizontal Horizontal split lines Vertical Vertical split ABC Separate A separate job file is created for each color and Panels you can define the panel size for each color Separate separately MacM Selects whethe
115. change the path direction You can visualize the path direction using Show path direction mode as described in previous item or show direction arrows in each path Showing or Hiding Direction Arrows 1 From the View menu select Show Path Direction 2 Select the objects Paths with direction arrows showing Tool Diameter Show Tool Diameter simulates output and allows you to see the diameter of the tool as it follows the tool path To Show Tool Diameter select Show Tool Diameter from the View menu Previewing Bitmaps You can display or hide bitmap images To show ot hide the bitmap from the View menu select Preview Bitmaps 2006 SA International Preview Bitmaps Enabled Preview Bitmaps Disabled Showing Preview When Show Preview is on a copy of the object as it is being edited or moved is displayed When this option is off a rectangle representing the bounding of the object is displayed Performing memory intensive operations in complex objects may slow the system performance when Show Preview is on To show or hide the preview from the View menu select Show Preview Previous Location We mites ek E Sesh SS ee Moving objects with Show Preview off Moving objects with Show Preview on Redrawing the Design Area Occasionally when you edit your design those changes are not reflected immediately To force a redrawing of the design area select Redraw from the View menu Previewing Objects in
116. colors you want to print are visible in your document 2 From the File menu select Print Printer Preview Name Adobe PDF Properties Status Ready Type Adobe PDF Converter PostScript data C Binay ASCII Copies Print Options f Selection only f wireframe f Substrate Guides Grid Scale Fit drawing to paper Fit border to paper C Scale Template i ea Tiling Position Print tiled pages Center v lap Aiii Offset X Advanced Offset F Use device margins Ignore overprint OK Cancel 3 Select your desktop printer and select the desired options Check Selection to print only the selected objects 4 Click OK Windows or Print Macintosh 5 Adjust the following parameters Printer Select the following printer related properties Name Select the name of the print queue you want to print to Properties Click to set printer specific properties See your printer documentation for details 2006 SA International Copies Position PostScript Select Binary or ASCII When Binary data is selected the data is compressed using a binary encoding and then sent to the printer Set the Number of copies you want to print Select one of the following Fit Resizes the output to fit the entire drawing to design into the paper paper Fit border Resizes the output to fit the entire to paper drawing area into the paper
117. d The area on top of this dialog is common for all tabs Current Cutter 2 Engrave P ENGRAVER og Job Properties General Panel Options Properties Displays the Setup Tabs Active jobs for this device 2006 SA International Engrave Dialog General Tab Engrave ENGRAVER Properties General Panel Options Maternal 112 000 x 9 00 Spo g tol Mate nal Send Mode Send now Drawing offset Dru J nee o 000in ia foon ih Interacts Interactie i T and Showr Me Hg gy Sheet offset Sheet oon H Oie cP 0000n Copies 00 oo i Copies i 0 0100n Desion Size Size 3 364 x 1 005in tode 2 6 Ff Zoom Tools Material Settings The Material group box allows you to specify the size of the media used in your output device 8 800 3 0000 Select your media size from the list or specify a custom size by selecting User Defined Si ssn Width of material 0 3 000in gt Height of material 158 Send Mode The Send mode 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 saved as a native PLT file Hold in list The job stays in the Production Manager queue until you send the job to the engraver from the Production Manager window Save to file The job is processed and saved as a native file The Send
118. d DesignCentral shows the Bitmap and Profile tabs 2006 SA International Bitmap Tab The Bitmap tab will show some attributes of selected bitmaps On this tab you can change the resolution of the bitmap Changing the resolution will automatically change the bitmap s size Uncheck the Proportional option to set different resolutions for horizontal and vertical direction Profile Tab On this screen you can specify the Input profile and the Rendering intent that will be used as settings to print a particular bitmap You can have independent settings for each bitmap See Configuring the System for Color Printing on page 130 for more information DesignCentral BEd DesignCentral Bed Pe E mage Sze J 800 600 pixels gp f Color Mode File Size 4 pip i Input profile 4 hits Color Depth Color Setting Defar Original Ee e 96 96 PFI File Location Embedded Embedded None Rendering intent Resolution E 96 PPI Setting Color setting default W Proportional Bitmap tab Profile tab 93 Embedded ICC Profiles If the selected bitmap contains an embedded ICC DesignCentral ial profile it will be listed on the Profile tab of DesignCentral 7 nput profile To use the embedded ICC profile as the input profile aoe select Use Embedded ICC Profile from the Input None profile list Rendering intent Color setting default v Embedded profiles are currently supported for T
119. d Fe Siow Fa a ee ae C tly available 9 ____ Preview Bitmaps Shortcut ke 1 Click once on the button and drag it slightly to display the full ice eae ee y Show Path Direction palette Soa Breviaw Allows you to select the o Disabled Command ae command using the keyboard 2 Once it is displayed you can either select the desired tool and Not available release the mouse button displaying the new tool or drag the Navigator View entire palette away from the original palette and release the ny ae mouse to drop it on the drawing area On Off button Mj DesignCentral crr Ellipses 1 ib ae ae ewe AA ATA y ht ene eee ee eee edhe Pandit datas ttthanl Indicates whether the ua Fil Stroke Editor I Indicates that a dialog box will T E command is currently active or v Status Bar be displayed when this AWIR al 4 not E Color Mixer M command is chosen mom n i Zz Z P ie Swatch Table 5 d Color F Color Specs p 7 E Create Swatch gt Merge Similar Colors Ze le lee Show b New Table Original palette Dragging the tear off palette 1 new tool is selected Ruler and Grid Open Table Snap gt Import Table and selecting a new tool Save Table PeRedraw en Save Table As Merge From Document Submenu Indicator Indicates that a submenu is Modify Color Libraries available When right clicking elements in your software a context menu is displayed The context menu will differ according to the eleme
120. der range of colors 3 Click the cursor over the bitmap Shift and Ctd add or subtract areas from existing marquees DesignCentral Bed x Tolerance ad Marquee created with Magic Wand tool Clearing Marquees 1 Select the bitmap with a marquee 2 From the Bitmap menu select Clear Marquee Inverting Marquees 1 Select the bitmap with a marquee 2 From the Bitmap menu select Invert Selection Converting Objects to Marquees You can convert vector objects into marquees 1 Place the vector object over the bitmap 2 Select the bitmap and the vector objects 3 From the Bitmap menu select Convert Shape to Marquee Converting Marquees to Objects You can convert marquees into vector objects 1 Select the bitmap 97 2 From the Bitmap menu select Convert Marquee to Shape Shape to Marquee Marquee to Shape Editing Bitmaps Using the Move Tool The Move tool copies selected portions of bitmaps marked by marquees 1 Select the bitmap and create a marquee 2 Select the Mowe tool Ps 3 Click and drag inside the marquee and drag to a new position See Setting the Background Foreground Color on page 53 for more information Hold Ct and drag the marquee to move a copy of the image enclosed by the marquee while leaving the original in its place Original bitmap witha After dragging the After dragging the marquee marquee with Move tool marquee with Move tool and Cuil Using the Eraser
121. displayed in the dialog box Your software provides three methods of posterization 2006 SA International Fast Posterization This method works on each of the three color channels Red Green and Blue separately It divides the color range within each channel into equal bands and then fits each pixel in the image to the color band closest to it In this method you specify how many colors you want in the posterized results Your software offers you a choice from a list of numbers 8 27 etc If for example you want to divide each color channel into two bands the total number of possible colors in all three channels will be 8 2x2x2 In the same way 3 bands per channel will create 27 colors 3x3x3 etc The Fast method is the fastest posterization method This method is useful for posterizing logos with very distinct colors It is not recommended for photos because the colors in the posterized image are quite different than those in the original image Smart In this method the program finds the most dominant colors Posterization in the image Any pixel is converted to one of these dominant colors the one closest to it in color In this method you specify how many colors you want in the posterized result This method is slower but the results are much better than the Fast method This method is recommended both for scanned logos and for photos The limitation of this method is that if you have a picture with many
122. dress of the remote computer 9 Click OK Once the software connects to Production Manager it will automatically populate the Setup List with the available setups Connecting to PhotoPRINT Server The software has the ability to output your design to the PhotoPRINT Server To make this work you connect to PhotoPRINT Server instead of Production Manager As with Production Manager you can connect to a copy of PhotoPRINT Server running on the same computer on another computer on your LAN of on a remote computer accessed via TCP IP Connecting to PhotoPRINT Server on the Same Computer If PhotoPRINT Server is running on your computer and Production Manager is not running the software will automatically connect to PhotoPRINT Server If both programs are running the software will always connect to Production Manager first Create your design in the design software Make sure that Production Manager is not running Start PhotoPRINT Server Click on either the Cut Plot or RIP and Print button in the toolbar Y FE Select a Production Manager A DO On this computer Local C On another computer Network C On the internet address n Cancel 5 Select On this consputer Local 6 Click OK Once the software connects to PhotoPRINT Server it will automatically populate the Setup List with the available setups 135 Connecting to PhotoPRINT Server on another Computer on your Local Area Ne
123. ds can be repeated e Moving objects e Duplicating objects e Scaling objects e Applying effects Using Workspaces Workspace stores how and where the menus buttons commands and keyboard shortcuts are defined By changing the Workspace feature you can rearrange the software s interface to look more like the design software that you are more comfortable with To change the workspace from the File menu point to Workspace and select the workspace Workspace Editor The Workspace Editor allows you to customize shortcut keys for Menu Commands and Tools All default shortcut keys are displayed Assigning Shortcut Keys 1 From the File menu point to Workspace and select Custonize Workspace Editor Menu Commands x Command Shortcut Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help OK Cancel A 2 Navigate to the Menu Conmmands or Tools from the menu 3 Highlight the Command or Shortcut 12 4 Enter a key combination to assign the new shortcut Shortcuts can contain a single character or a combination of a character and Shift Ctd or Alt 5 Click Undo to revert to the previous shortcut 6 Click Clearto remove the assigned shortcut 7 Click OK Entering Numerical Values You can use a number of unique features that make it easier to enter numerical values Using Spinner Controls 0 167in Use the spinner controls to increase
124. e Displays the tool name selected Specify depth Check to enter values that will override the engraver settings Depth Specifies the total depth the tool will engrave Stepdown Specifies how deeply the tool will engrave on each pass to ensure that the tool does not remove too much material 163 First Last or Sets Both additional Stepdown values for First Last or Both passes You can specify how deeply you want the tool to engrave on each pass Hirst Pass Optional Stepdoun T otal Depth lin Stepdoum Stepdoun Step down Remainder Last Pass Optio nal Clearance Sets the amount of space the tool lifts between paths 3 Click OK Engraver Driver Options Engraver Driver Options allow you to set parameters for your output device You can change the values so that the settings will be sent to the output device overriding the settings in the output device Before Job Macro Generic Tool s M Start Delay Vv Travel Velocity Z Velocity Engraving Speed ao 64 Dwell time V Spindle Motor 20 01 ho 4 O 01ips 40 2 O 01ips 120 O 01ips 0 0 01 On 0 99 50 300 1 100 20 200 0 200 C Off 720 T 100V240 5D120 DW0 R1 Generic Tool 0 1 20 0 1 Save Reset Before Job After Job Macro Stop Motor z M Motor Control On IMCO Save Reset Cea Before Job tab 2006 SA International After
125. e Effects menu point to Combine and select Separate se Original Objects Objects after Separate Overlap effect Using the Outline Effect Your software allows you to place inlines outlines or contour lines around any object Outline A closed path created around the outer edges of the selected object and inside holes such as the inside of closed letters a o etc Contour An outline without holes Inline A closed path created around the inner edge of the selected object Outline Contour Inline The term outline in this chapter refers to Inlines Outlines and Contours In an outline you can adjust the number of lines their width and the spacing between them Width 2006 SA International Applying Outlines Effect 1 Select the objects that the effects will be applied to 2 From the Effects menu select Outline 3 Adjust the parameters in DesignCentral or drag the control points 4 Click Apply Y Adjusting Outlines Using DesignCentral When outlines are applied to objects the following attributes can be adjusted in DesignCentral Outline 0 300in oilo 4 T 0 E Te E te Select the effect type between Outline Inline and Contour Width of the outline Distance between outlines Number of outlines This option allows you to choose between using the same color for each outline generated or to create a gradient of colors for each outline created
126. e Font e Kerning e Word Spacing Line Orientation e Style e Size e Tracking e Line Spacing e Direction e Width e Vertical Offset 2006 SA International e Character e Slant e Justification Orientation Copying and Pasting Text Styles 1 2 3 4 Select the text with the desired attributes From the Text menu point to Text Style and select Copy Style Select the text where the style will be applied From the Text menu point to Text Style and select Paste Style ABCDEF ws ABCDEF GHIJKL o o Paste Style gt CGHUKL o o Storing Styles in the Style List QO N Select the text From the Text menu point to Text Style and select Store Style Type the style name Click OK Applying Styles from the Style List 1 2 3 4 Select the text From the Text menu point to Text Style and select Apply Style Select the style from the list Click OK Text Preferences Windows Only A OQO NO From the Edit menu select Preferences Select Tools tab Select Text tool from the list on left side of dialog box Adjust the following parameters Font Size Select which option will be used to determine the font size used to fit a specified text height Use font The software sets the font size so that height the height of the bounding box of the font matches the specified height 7 Based on The software sets the font size so that height of the height of the letter you specify
127. e Fonts F Casfonts Adobe Type 1 Fonts uw URW Fonts Fr FSfonts Changing Text Alignment 1 Select the text You do not have to select characters just the entire text object 2 From the Text menu select Justification and select one of the following text alignments Left The lines of text are aligned Lorem ipsum dolar sit amet cons incidunt ut labore against the left margin and have gt dolore magn trud a tagged edge on the right xercitation ullamcompor susc vel eum irure dolor margin in reprehende dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Center Each line of text is centered Lorem ipsum dolar sit amet co s incidunt ut labore et dolore magn trud exercitation ullamearpar vel eum irure dolar in reprehende dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur leaving ragged edges on the left and right margins 73 Right The lines of text are aligned Lorem ipsum dolar sit amet i cons incidunt ut labore against the right margin and have et dolore magn trud a ragged edge on the left margin exercitation ullamcorpor suse vel eum irure dolor in reprehende dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Full Extra space is added between Lorem ipsum dolar sit amet cons incidunt ut labore words SO that each line exactly et dolore magn trud fills the space between the left exercitation ullameorpor susc vel eum irure dolor and right margins in reprehende dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Changing Default Text Settings All new text created uses
128. e at a time or a group of characters Selecting the Whole Text Select the text with Select tool hr Selecting One or More Characters Click and drag the text with Text tool to select a group of characters TIT Selecting One Character 1 Select the text 2 Select the Character or Paragraph tab in DesignCentral 3 Click the Move Character control point Selecting One Line 1 Select the text 2 Select the Character or Paragraph tab in DesignCentral 3 Click the Line Spacing control point ABCDE ABCDE KLMNO SUMNO T gt T gt Second line selected ABCDE FEMIJ KLMNO Multiple characters selected All text selected ABCDE KLMNO T gt One character selected 2006 SA International Changing Text Attributes Changing the Font All fonts in your system are available for selection In addition special fonts installed into your software folder are available These fonts include URW Casfonts and FSfonts Changing Font in Existing Text 1 Select the text 2 From the Text menu point to Font and select the desired font type from the menu If the desired font is not visible in the menu click More at the top of the menu Changing Font Using DesignCentral 1 Select the text 2 Click the Character tab in DesignCentral 3 Change the attribute While you scroll the font list you will see a preview using the font that is highlighted Before the font name an icon indicates the font type a TrueTyp
129. e edited Details Perimetertin Path 2135 12 Points Path Fath 2138 10 Points Path Path 2139 12 Points Path Compound 2144 1 Objects Compound Compound 2147 1 Objects Compound Compound 2150 1 Objects Compound Compound 2153 1 Objects Compound Compound 2156 1 Objects Compound Compound 215901 Objects Compound Compound 2162 1 Objects Compound Compound 2165 1 Objects Compound Compound 2166 1 Objects Compound Compound 2171 1 Objects Compound Path 2175 4 Points Path Path 2176 10 Points Path Path 2177 15 Points Path Mell 470 fa Meike m bLL 4 ii Export Viewing Job Statistics 1 From the Edit menu click Job Statistcs 2 Click Export to export the job to a tab delimited text file 3 Click OK Finding Files The Find File feature allows you to search for specific files You can search the file based on file name or any of the parameters of Job Information Searching for a File 1 From the File menu select Find File 2 Click Browse and select the folder where the search will be performed To search all sub folders check the Include subfolders option 3 Enter the search condition e To search a file by its name enter the file name in Named field 2006 SA International e To search a file using any of the job information select any job criteria from the menu and enter the search text in the contains field For example you can search for all files that Order taken by co
130. e gradient s color mode Color selected in gradient edit bar Determines how one color transforms into another Position of the selected color in the gradient edit bar The value can range from 0 to 100 For Duotone colors the amount of color for the top shade For Duotone colors the amount of color for the base shade When this option is checked the edited gradient will be added to the swatch table as a new gradient When this option is checked each gradient tile will be proportionally resized when the object is resized The color mode used to create the gradient Adding a Gradient to a Swatch Table Select the object with the gradient Click on the Advanced button in the Fill Stroke dialog Make any needed edits to the gradient Check Add to swatch table Type in a Gradient name Click OK Editing Gradients Using the Edit Bar In the Fill Stroke Editor Fill tab and Advanced Settings dialog you can adjust the gradient using the Edit Bar 58 Intermediate Color icons Start Color icon 7 INN p End Color icon 1 vuuwuw f E o Click any color icon in the Edit Bar to select it In Advanced Settings dialog you can change the color using the swatch on right side of the dialog o In the Fill Stroke Editor Fill tab change or create a new color in the gradient by dragging the new color from the swatch table to an existing color or in a blank space between colors Click and drag the color icon to t
131. e key to either the design station or the production station 4 Launch either the design software or the production software The software can run as long as the key is attached to one of the stations 5 Connect to the instance of Production Manager running on the production station See Connecting to Production Manager on another Computer on your Local Area Network on page 134 for more information 2006 SA International 137 19 Cutting your Design Before you can cut any design make sure you have established a connection from your design software to the Production Manager and created a setup for your output device as instructed in the Production Manager User Manual Sending the Document to the Device 1 From the File menu select Cut Plot 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 top of this dialog is common for all tabs Current Cutter 3 CutiPlot 1036 COM1 Properties General Panel Options Advanced Displays the Setup p roperties Active jobs for this device Tabs Switches to Production Manager 2006 SA International Cut Plot Dialog General Tab The General tab allows you to specify the size of media size of the job and th
132. e location of your output on the media Material Group box Sending Mode Position Group box Size Group box Copies Group box Positioning tools Zoom tools Cut Plot 1036 C0M1 z 3 Properties a General Panel Options Advanced Material 24 22 20 18 10 14 12 708 8 4 2 User defined amp 25 00m A tH 384 641 irl Preview Area Color Palette Send now v Position D oon A 0000n xc Size gt 20400in t 2107n H Le Fitto media Copies oo 00 1 1P 0 100in 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 4 6 ae ee ea ee ee ee y y l FE KI 2 0 Te You can resize the Cut Plot dialog by clicking and dragging the lower right corner Material Settings The Material group box allows you to specify the size of the media used in your output device and entering the Media Width and Height The media size is used to panel your job if it is larger than the media 36 000 x BOO C Select your media size from the list or specify a custom size by selecting User Defined Poll Size polls the size of the media loaded in the cutter This feature only works if the device and port support bi directional 138 communications 51 0000 Material width eaf 600 000in Material height Sending Mode The Send List allows you to select what to do with the job once it arrives in t
133. e object from the il list The following gradients are available Linear Gradient Radial Gradient Conical Gradient Square Gradient 5 Select the gradient color mode from the ea list The following color modes are available ea RGB The colors in the gradient will all be defined using the RGB color model ea CMYK The colors in the gradient will all be defined using the CMYK color model Singlespot The gradient will blend between two or more color shades of a single spot color H Double spot The gradient will use two spot colors This type of colors gradient is defined solely by its end points it has no intermediate points in the middle 6 Click to edit the gradient using the Edit Line See Editing Gradients Using the Edit Line on page 59 for information 7 Adjust the angle of the gradient in the field Advanced Options for Gradient Fill 1 From Fill Stroke Editor select Graideent Fill and click Advanced 3 Advanced Settings Gradient23 Gradient name Add to swatch table W Transform with object 1 ag o ma oo 9 att 3 4 Baze Position 5 Top shade 100 0 6 ESE Cancel 2 Adjust the following parameters Base shade 0 0 mm 2006 SA International Gradient Name Ejam aal 0 000 Base shade Add to Swatch Table Transfom with Object RGB HSV Click OK Name of the gradient Gradient Type The gradient angle The gradient being edited Th
134. e segment will begin in the drawing area 3 Click where the segment will end Hold Shift to constrain the line angle 4 Repeat step 3 to create additional straight lines e Press the Backspace key to delete the last segment e Press the Esc key or click the New Path button in DesignCentral to create a new path e To close the path place the cursor close to the starting point and click when the cursor shows a small circle underneath or press the Close Path button in DesignCentral Qa Close Path Pa Close Path Cursor Closed Path 82 e Press the Delete key to delete the entire path Drawing Curved Segments Using the Bezier Path Tool 1 2 3 Select the Bezier Path tool Click where the segment will begin in the drawing area Click and drag where the segment will end in the drawing area By default the new Control Point is Symmetric Hold Shift and drag to make the new point Smooth or Alt to make it a Cusp After releasing the mouse button you can still adjust the Direction Lines by dragging the Direction Handles Hold Shift to change one Direction Line length and angle while keeping the other Direction Line length unchanged Hold the Alt key to change one Direction Line length and angle while keeping the other Direction Line length and angle unchanged Repeat step 3 to create more segments e Press the Backspace key to delete the last segment e Press the Esc key or click the New Path button in
135. e size of the noise that will be cleared Preview When this option is checked you will see a preview while adjusting the Radius parameter 4 Click Apply w Blur Filter This filter creates a softening effect by averaging the pixels next to the edges 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Filters and select Bhur 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters 101 Amount and Higher values in these fields will produce more blurred Radius images Preview When this option is checked you will see a preview while adjusting the parameters 4 Click Apply sharpen Filter This filter focuses blurry images by increasing the contrast of adjacent pixels 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Filters and select Sharpen 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Amount and Higher values in these fields will produce more sharp Radius images Preview When this option is checked you will see a preview while adjusting the parameters 4 Click Apply v Level Filter This filter shows a histogram that graphically represents the colors present in the image Peaks indicate color density By moving the sliders inwards it is possible to redefine the black and white points in the bitmap 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Filters and select Levels 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters e Select RGB on the list to adjust all RGB channels at once If y
136. eate a new tool or edit an existing one See Tool Library on page 125 for more information Online path style creates a tool path that directly follows the existing path For stroke fonts use Online path style Inset path style creates a tool path that is set inside the existing path Offset path style creates a tool path that is set outside the existing path 7 fi ji j j i i j Online Profile Inset Profile Fill Offset Profile Fill Fill Determines the distance between the existing path and the tool path For Sharp corners the tool path follows the object s corner Tool path Object Tool diameter Engraving tool Sharp Corners For Round corners the tool path curves around the object s corner Click Apply Y Applying Hatch Fill Hatch Fill the quickest method to fill an object uses a zig zag pattern to engrave a surface This fill is typically used to engrave large areas Tool path Object Tool diameter Engtaving tool Round Corners For Clipped corners the tool path bevels around the object s corner Tool path Object Tool diameter Engraving tool Clipped Corners Tool path rounds off the objects corners so that objects can be inlayed For all path styles all corners will be rounded Round All Round All Inset Round All Online Offset DesignCentral el F Tool path i A Object C 0 090in Engray oj O 045in Tool diamet
137. ecific monitors and CMYK files are color corrected for output to a certain printer Display Settings are used to convert these files to a neutral color space so that your software can later color correct for your output device using the output profiles The Display Settings tab Color Settings in the Color Settings Display Settings Input Profile Rendering Intent dialog allows you to set Profiles for display the input profiles that rel e Input profiles that are adobe RGB i9 iy y used when importing Printer files The input profiles i should match the output ae devices either a monitor or a printer used in the creation of the files Adjust the following parameters Monitor Select the profile that matches your computer monitor Printer Select the printer that will be used to print your design Check Soft proof preserves white point option to emulate the white point of the paper Profile Selects the profile that will be used for output 2006 SA International Setting the Input Profiles You can emulate the Color Settings output color on your Display Settings Input Profile Rendering Intent computer monitor ina Assumed input source profile process called Soft flac r Adobe RGB 1999 e Add Proofing a U S Web Coated SWOP v2 v Add In order for this ere emulation to be as U S Web CoatediSw0Pv2 zj aw accurate as possible you have to set the appropriated profiles in the Input Profiles tab of
138. ecs 1 Select the color that you want to change from the list 2 Edit the name color mode color values and color info 3 Click OK Changing the Order of Colors Using Color Specs To reorder the colors in the palette using the Color Specs click on the color in the color list and drag it to its new location S Pale Green i Medium Green T B Medium Green 2006 SA International Color Specs Library Tab Color Specs Color Library Find Swatch table Default v Manilla Yellow WB Gold Yellow E Lime Green L Pale Green E Medium Green 0 090in Engraver Remove Engrave Path Engrave Path Engrave Path Engrave Path as E In the Color Specs Library tab dialog box you can remove colors from swatch tables and add colors from the Color Libraries into the swatch tables Adding a Color to a Swatch Table i 2 3 Select the swatch table you want to add the color into Select Vendorand Type from the list From the list on the right side select the color that will be added to the swatch table and click Add Hold Shift or Ct to select multiple colors Removing a Color from a Swatch Table 1 2 3 Select the swatch table you want to delete from Select the color from the list Click Remove D2 Color Specs Find Tab Color Specs Color Library Find All colors Tolerance Normal MACIE v Search 3 Swatch Table DD Gray C Default White acc EE Salmon Pink 4 Ns E
139. ed Color placeholder Number of colors per line Size of the font used in color description Line spacing Width Height of color swatch Select circular or square color swatch For Used Fonts placeholder T Arial ki Regular r Font and style used in the font description 2006 SA International pa 10 000in 10 000 EAR TAO300in 24 28 0 000in H Width of the Used Fonts placeholder Height of the Used Fonts placeholder Number of colors per line Size of the font used in font description Line spacing For Job Info placeholder File Mame Other r E Arial ki Regular TAIO 300in Label Source of the information Job info Customer Info or Other Information type Font and style used in the job info description Size of the font used in job info description Check this option to place a label before the information text Edit the label text in the field right of this option 25 4 Using DesignCentral DesignCentral displays tabs and options appropriate to objects properties For example when a rectangle is selected DesignCentral displays the width height corner style and other properties To display DesignCentral from the View menu select DesignCentral DesignCentral BES DesignCentral Tabs DesignCentral consists of several tabs The number of tabs and their content vary according to which objects are selected in the document jejo J Tabs e e t
140. ed files Gradients created in bitmap files will be rendered using the Bitmap rendering intent Different rendering intents can be specified for CMYK objects versus all other objects RGB grayscale LAB etc The options set here are only used as a default setting for your output You can specify different rendering intents for each bitmap or color in your design See Profile Tab on page 93 and Color Specs Color Tab on page 51 for more information Choose one of the following rendering intents Perceptual Spot Color No color This intent is best for photographic images Colors outside of the output device s gamut are either clipped or compressed to fit the output device s color space This intent is best for graphic images such as vector art where vivid colors are more important than true color matching Colors outside of the output device s gamut are mapped to colors at the extent of the gamut s saturation Colors that fall within the gamut of the output device are Shifted closer to the gamut s saturation extent This intent is best for images such as logos where the output needs to match the original image Colors that fall outside of the output device s gamut are clipped This method may reduce the total number of colors available The white point of Relative Colorimetric is always zero This intent is similar to Relative Colorimetric but has a different white point value Absolute Colorimet
141. elect a color from the list DesignEditor Objects Tab Every time you draw a shape create text or add any element to your design information about that element is stored in the Objects tab of DesignEditor Each object is assigned a number to distinguish it from other objects of the same type For example Rectangle 1 2 3 Objects are stacked in the order they are created with new objects being placed on top of older objects Effects such as shadows stripes and outlines always appear higher in the stack than the object to which they are applied The Objects tab is an excellent way to view the structure of your document You can see the elements in each layer of your document as well as any effects and other changes that you ve applied to each object 30 Selecting Objects Using the Objects Tab The Objects tab allows you to quickly locate and select specific objects This is useful when your design is complex and selecting individual objects in the conventional way pointing and clicking has become difficult To select objects select the object s name in the DesignEditor Objects tab Hold Shift or Ctd to select multiple objects You can select individual objects among compounded or grouped objects When you select objects in the design area the corresponding items are automatically highlighted on the DesignEditor Objects tab Changing the Order of Objects You can change the order of objects by clicking
142. elect the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu select Marquee Select All 96 Using the Marquee Tool The Marquee tool selects rectangular portions of the bitmap 1 Select the Marquee tool _ 2 Click and drag the cursor over the bitmap 3 After creating one marquee you can add or subtract areas e Hold Shift and drag to add additional sections of the bitmap to the selection marquee e Hold Cti and drag to subtract sections of the bitmap from the selection marquee 4 Once drawn click inside the marquee and drag it to move the marquee to the desired position Original bitmap with a marquee Original bitmap witha Dragging holding Ctd Final marquee marquee Using the Lasso Tool The Lasso tool allows you to select a marquee by tracing its outline on the bitmap 1 Select the Lasso tool i 2 Click and drag the cursor over the bitmap to create a closed shape You can add or subtract areas from an existing marquee by pressing Shift and Ctl 3 Click inside the marquee and drag it to move the marquee to the desired position 2006 SA International Using the Magic Wand Tool The Magic Wand tool lets you select an area of a bitmap based on the color You can specify the color range or tolerance for the magic wand tool s selection 1 Select the Magic Wand tool 2 Adjust the Tolerance in DesignCentral Enter a low value to select colors very similar to the pixel you click or a higher value to select a broa
143. elements symmetrically See Aligning Objects on page 41 for more information Cylon 4 DesignCentral Margin tab DesignCentral BE DesignCentral Scale Tab lelo The Scale tab allows you to change the width 5402n height and position of selected objects You can t fo7e5n size objects by dragging the control points or by x 4526 2 changing the numerical values Y 21 958in 2 V Proportional In DesignCentral adjust the folowing a parameters LEE DesignCentral Scale tab Changing the Size of Objects 1 Select the objects 2 Adjust the following parameters 2 027in Width of design 2025n Height of design Or Drag the control points on the objects 26 Changing the Position of Objects 1 2 Select the objects Adjust the following parameters x 15 774in Y 118 346in er fta Horizontal position of the reference point measured from the origin See Ruler and Grid on page 6 for more information Vertical position of the reference point measured from the origin See Ruler and Grid on page 6 for more information Ensures that the object will be scaled proportionally in both the width and height You can change the reference point by using the Reference Grid Each button in the grid corresponds to a point on the selected objects If you want to position the center of objects click the center point Reference Grid and Resize Points Design
144. embling the final output i Check to create an overlap on the horizontal edges of tiles iw Check to create an overlap on the vertical edges of tiles 0 16 7in Amount of overlap between tiles Tile All Copies Individually Tile all copies Check to show all copies in the preview screen so that the tiles can be adjusted on each copy When this 161 option is on job height and job width in the General tab will update as the number of copies is changed Panel Tools The tool bar provides tools to automatically tile the job H Panel Mode locks columns and rows so that the entire column or row can be adjusted as a group il Auto Panel creates a panel that includes all selected objects If no objects are selected all of the objects in the design will be included If the design is too large to fit on the selected material it will automatically be tiled so that each tile is the maximum possible size Auto panel does not attempt to panel the entire page just the design or the selected objects a Panel to Border tiles the entire design page If the design is too large to fit on the selected material it will be tiled so that each tile is the maximum possible size 2006 SA International Engrave Dialog Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set a number of options for engraving jobs _ Engrave 4 lle ENGRAVER 3b Status ooo Properties idl General Panel Options Send All j all tools Gz
145. ense Blue s is Navy s fi Navy B BE Trans Sapphire Blue B Fe Trans Sapphire Blue J Cobalt Blue S FR Cobar Blue Select All Clear All On the Colortab toggle the icon to the left of the spot color listings to determine whether the color will show up in the swatch table You can exclude colors from either the set of top colors or the set of base colors The color will appear in the The color will not appear in the swatch table swatch table On the Label tab select the font that will be used for the labels Advanced Settings for CMYK Swatch Tables Advanced Settings cmyk Label Step raf Start fo End 100 2 On the cmyk tab adjust the following parameters Step The change in ink values between one swatch and the next Start The lower boundary of the range of color values in the swatch table End The upper boundary of the range of color values in the swatch table 2006 SA International On the Label tab select the font that will be used for the labels Advanced Settings for Current Palette Swatch Tables Advanced Settings Color Label All Colors S PB Trans Tomato Red GCT 013 PB Trans Sapphire Blue GCT 037 S PB Trans Plum Purple GCT 128 B E Trans Burgundy GCT 049 J Trans Gold GCT 105 S PB Trans Brown GCT 629 S PB intense Blue GCS 047 s E Trans Green GCT 116 S PB Trans Blue GCT 617 B fi Trans Orange GCT 614 Select All Clear All On the Col
146. enu select Auto Serialize Every word from the selected text will be displayed in the Text Selection box located on the right side of the dialog box Serialization Layout Select text to be replaced You can Number of copies sakea click multiple items Number of columns Spacing Data file Leave it empty if you want to type from scratch Data file fc Documents and Settings DesktopAutoS era Browse Edit File Ignore first row in file coca Auto Serialization Layout Select the text to be replaced You can select multiple items Adjust the following parameters Number of The number of serialized copies to be created Copies Number of The number of copies that will be placed in a column Columms Spacing Proportional spacing between serialized copies Data File Displays any tab delimited file you choose Browse Click to find a file to serialize Edit File Allows you to edit the content of the file you choose Ignore first Check to prevent the first row in the file from 38 5 9 10 row in file appearing in the serialized text Click Next Serialization Data Source Edit text Randall Stanley Buckley Kohl Sheffield Stone Jones Ryerson Export lt Back Cancel Auto Serialization Data Source To manually edit the fields select the field and then type the new text in Edit Text field To use sequential data select one field and click Auto serialize Adjust
147. enu 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 In Windows toolbars are docked or floating Docked toolbars are placed at fixed positions around the design area Floating toolbars can be placed 2006 SA International anywhere in the design area You can undock a toolbar making it a floating toolbar and then place it at any location in the design area Macintosh toolbars are always floating Unlocking a Toolbar Do one of the following Drag the toolbar from its docked position Do not drag buttons Double click the toolbar Do not double click buttons Dragging or double clicking the buttons will not undock or dock the toolbar 2 4 6 8 1 ty 0 2 4 6 8 a A h g i i Mi Double click or drag to be undock the toolbar s N LZ o 7 w Docked Toolbars F Undocked View Toolbar The shape of a floating toolbar can be adjusted by dragging its borders Standard Standard Poms ue t ees fa fa Standard toolbar in different shapes corner is an indication that this button is a part of a tear off palette When a button has a small triangle on upper right Men us i i Menus ate commands grouped by the types of operations they perform File Edit Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help Using the Tools in a Tear Off Palette Enabled Comman
148. er Fagravine tool iE Depth nose i i Sharp Corners ie For Round corners the tool path curves around the object s corner DesignCentral Hatch Fill Online Hatch Fill Inset Hatch Fill Offset Tool path Hatch tab aoe 1 Select the objects Teal dismete 2 From the Effects menu point to Engraving and select Hatch S Engtaving tool fill Round Corners 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters E 0 090in Enga x Selects a tool from the Tool Library ite For Clipped corners the tool path bevels around the E _ object s corner Select Edit from the menu to create a new tool or edit an existing one See Tool Tosi pah Library on page 125 for more information Object fj Online path style creates a tool path that directly ae Tool di follows the existing path ool diameter aw ool Inset path style creates a tool path that is set inside the sae existing path Clipped Corners ig Offset path style creates a tool path that is set outside ere Round All Tool path rounds off the objects corners so that the existing path objects can be inlayed Determines the distance between the existing path and For Inset and Offset all corners will be rounded For the tool path Online inside corners will be rounded G 30 Amount of overlap between a tool path and its 4 Click Apply s immediate neighbor A o 3 Determines the angle of the hatch pattern Applyi ng Island Fj Depth Nose P
149. er and connect it to your computer 2 Place your image on the scanner 3 If you have more than one scanner from the File menu point to Acquire Image and select TWAIN Select and select your scanner from the list 4 From the File menu point to Acquire Image and select TWAIN Acquire 5 Follow the scanner s directions 6 After your image is scanned a bounding box showing the scanned image displays 7 Move the bounding box to the desired location and click to place the image Tab changes the cursor position in the bounding box Esc exits the scanning process Enterto place the scanned image Using Plug ins to Scan on a Macintosh 1 From the File menu point to Acquire Image and choose Select Plug in Folder and select the folder where the scanner plug in is installed 2 From the File menu point to Acquire Image and select the plug in from the list Creating New Bitmaps You can create an empty white bitmap on your document and draw on it with the bitmap drawing tools 1 From the Bitmap menu select Create Bitmap 2 Edit the Width Height and the Resolution of the bitmap 3 Select the Color mode in the list 4 Click OK Converting Objects into Bitmaps You can convert vector objects and text into bitmaps and then use bitmap filters to apply effects The process of converting vector objects into a bitmap is called Rasterization 94 1 Select the objects 2 From the Bitmap menu select Rasterzize You can edit the
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152. erspective Shadow Cast Shadow Applying Shadows 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Shadow 3 Adjust the parameters in DesignCentral or drag the control points 4 Click Apply V Adjusting Shadows Using DesignCentral When shadows are applied to objects the following attributes can be adjusted in DesignCentral Block o 0 500 0700n 7 500 praza Aos gpho E Ao m E Select the shadow type between Block Cast Perspective and Drop The horizontal and vertical offset distance from original object These fields are not available for perspective shadows Height ratio and slant angle These fields are available for Cast shadow only The distance between the object and the shadow when overlap or offset shadow is selected Perspective ratio Only available for perspective shadows Shadow color Relief mode determines how the shadow is cut out by the original The following relief modes are available Block and Perspective shadows 110 AAAAA None With backing Offset Surround Offset backing Surround Drop shadows A A A rn None With backing Overlap Offset relief Offset backing Surround Cast shadows None backing With backing Overlap Offset relief You can see the difference when backing is applied if you separate the shadow from its original object ANAL No backing With backing Adjusting Shadows Using Control Points Click and dra
153. eset in Production Manager Select the media type your job will be printed on Select the desired quality of your printout If your output device supports multiple color modes then you can select one of the supported color modes here Choose an appropriate DPI for your job A higher DPI produces higher quality output but increases the processing time Selects the dither type or the pattern in which the individual dots that make an image are applied to the media Clicking the Screen button will launch a dialog box when the Angled Screen dither type is selected You can adjust frequency angle and shape for each output channel CMYK Select Nommal Enhanced or Super The higher settings cause the software to render gradients using more elaborate algorithms that produce smoother dithering Output profiles are created for the combination of ink media resolution and dither type of your output device When selecting a profile be sure to select the profile that matches these criteria Select Add to add ICC output profiles from another soutce Select the ICC profile and click Open Clicking the Properties button will launch the Profile Properties dialog which contains information pertaining to the ICC output profile that has been chosen under Output profile and also UCR GCR settings 151 Linearization Click to launch the Linearization dialog Linearization Density adjustment None X m Ink Limits Cyan Magen
154. ete it 7 To change one type select the type and item from the list and change the following fields Cost Allows you to enter a new default cost per unit for the selected type Markup Percentage of the items cost to include as markup for profit margin and to cover the cost of wasted materials Mininamm Allows you to enter a new minimum charge for the selected type To remove the minimum charge enter zero 0 00 One Time Use this option when a particular item will be charged only one time independently from the value set in Quantity field Unit This is the unit of measure by which the row is calculated such as inches square foot or per hour day week or month 8 To print a list with all categories and their item and types click the Print button 9 Click OK 2006 SA International Applying Templates Templates allow you to create multiple copies of your document using a pre defined layout Additionally you can create documents such as invoices based on Job Information The copies are seers INVOICE created using the Sign following pattern 2 4 0 x 5 0 inches 2 2 5 x 3 5 Low bases reo inches SS g 4 2 0 x 2 5 DA inches Creating copies of a Invoice created using the document template feature If necessary the original document will automatically be rotated to fit into the space proved by the picture placeholders in the template 1 Open an existing document or create a new o
155. every vector object is displayed with its fill When disabled only the outline will be visible To show or hide the fill from the View menu select Show Fills When Show Fills is disabled the outlines can be displayed using the following modes Show layer All outlines are displayed using the layer color See Changing color the Layer Color on page 30 about how to change the layer s color fil color The outlines are displayed cet the Se s eee fill color g h a in fk e if tt i Show Fills Disabled Show Fills Disabled Show Fills Disabled PREES e af ay a Sh 1 ERA A LAU N Pex 3 A an ee hl r4 li KS ieee eee Leonia AED Ra a i Med Show Fills Enabled Show fill color Show layer color Show path direction Show path The outlines are displayed using three colors Green for direction clockwise paths Magenta for counter clockwise paths and Gray for open paths Selected objects will still be displayed using the layer color Changing the Way Outlines are Displayed Do one of the following o Double click the Fill Mode tool and select the Wireframe option Or From the Edit menu select Preferences Click Tools tah Select Show Fills in the list Select the Wireframe option Click OK oa Ff N a showing Path Directions The direction in which the path will be cut or plotted is determined by the path direction See Path Direction on page 85 about how to
156. f Automatic tile flip is checked every other tile that is printed will be rotated 180 so that adjacent vertical edges are always printed with the same side of the print head This helps them match up cleanly et Positioning Tools The Positioning tools allow you to rotate mirror or position the job L R R L H The job is placed at specified distances i from the right edge and the leading edge of the media 147 O4 DES TEJ q F eS Viewing Tools The job is centered on the leading edge of the media The job is centered in the length and width of the media The job is placed at specified distances from the left edge and the leading edge of the media Rotate the job in 90 degree increments Mirror the job vertically Displays feed direction The viewing tools allow you to manipulate the job on the preview area k Dl uini Changes the position of the job on the media by clicking and dragging the job preview Zooms in ot out Hold Ct to Zoom out Return the preview area to the default view Zoom to fit all objects into the preview area Click this button to toggle the preview to display the selected objects only or the entire design 2006 SA International RIP and Print Dialog Panel Tab Jobs that are bigger than the media size should be tiled before output RIP and Print Creon Z4 FILE v Properties
157. f the underbase from the list 5 Click Apply w After creating the underbase the underbase and the objects are joined together into a compound object Removing an Underbase 1 Select the compound object containing the object and its underbase 2 From the Effects menu select Clear Underbase Making a Vector Object into an Underbase 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amange menu select Unndexbase then Make Underbase Color Cancel 3 Select the color of the underbase from the list and click OK Releasing an Underbase Back to a Vector Object 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amange menu select Undexbase then Release Underbase 2006 SA International Using the Finisher Effect The Finisher effect defines a coating that will cover an area of the design and protect it from scratches and UV The finish can be applied as a rectangle covering an entire area of the design or as a shape that follows the outlines of the design A finish area can only be output on a thermal transfer device or by using the Print as Separations feature Creating a Rectangular Finish 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Finisher then Rectangle Finisher 3 Select the spot color for the finish from the list in Design Central After a finish area is created it and the objects it was created for become a single compound object Creating a Shape Finish 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Fini
158. font entry consists of the name of the font exactly as it appears in Inspire or CASmate followed by an equal sign Font entries are case sensitive 80 cas Fonts Eng_Tulipd l Eng Glacis41 Eng_Pa Im Eng_Almond Eng _script E Iris E Iris LZR E Normal Black 1 Line E Roman Double Line E Cursive 1 Line DOUBLE LINE CONNECTING SCRIPT 4 LINE HELYVETICA HELVETICA REGULAR 1983 An example of a casfopen Ist file Modifying the Fonts in Use The software allows you to determine which of the fonts on your system will be loaded when the software starts up mmm To modify the selection of fonts the software will load from the Text menu select Font then Modify Font Modify Removed fonts Selected fonts lt Remove Tr Arial CE z Remove All F Arial CYR Tp Arial Greek Tp Arial Narrow Fp Arial Rounded MT Bold F Arial TUR Tr Arial Unicode MS Lorem Ipsu Edit Sample Cancel A piece of sample text in the selected font is displayed at the bottom of the dialog To unload a font select it in the Selected Fonts list and click Remove o To load a font select it in the Removed Fonts list and click Add To unload all fonts click Remove All 2006 SA International To add all fonts click Add AIL To apply the selected font to the current text object click Apply w 81 12 Working with Paths A path consists of one or mote straight or curved segments and can be Open or Closed When y
159. from black to red ez o oo S EEE Panel x gabcde bcde Original objects in their original position Dragging the Resize Panel Control Point e E EA Nested objects with Break Nested objects with Break Nested objects with Break text Off _ rotate Off text On e rotate Off text On A rotate On Resize Panel Edit True Shape Nesting Windows Only True shape nesting is a feature that uses a more detailed nesting algorithm to fit even more objects into a specified area Because it nests objects based on their actual shape true shape nesting is able to pack shapes together much more closely than the standard nesting algorithm the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs Original layout MWOCOOXKDDDDVOZTOD AD O4NKODDNUUS aa Nested Break text selected BPRS OSE WO SENNA True shape nested Break text selected True shape nesting uses a more complex algorithm than standard nesting and may take considerably longer to nest a group of objects Nesting Objects 1 Select the objects 2 From the Anange menu select True Shape Nest Control Point gt 43 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters 3064n 4 The height of the panel the objects will be nested into Ee 0685n 4 The width of the panel the objects will be nested into JE foon 24 The minimum space between objects after nesting s 15 The step angle for rotating parts while nesting This is the increment used to r
160. g the shadow to adjust the height ratio and slant angle cast shadow horizontal and vertical offset other shadows or perspective ratio perspective shadow Using the Stripes Effect Use the Stripe effects to apply stripes to any vector objects There are three types of stripes that can be applied O 2006 SA International Radiant Stripes Circular Stripes Gradient Stripes 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Stripe 3 In DesignCentral adjust the parameters Adjusting Radiant Stripes Using DesignCentral When radiant stripes are applied to objects the following attributes can be adjusted in DesignCentral Gradient JEE Aa 50 0 2 Select the stripe type between Gradient Circular and Radiant Number of stripes on the objects Determines the percentage of the image that is covered with stripes from 0 to 100 Changing this value changes the width of the stripes but not the number IS TS 2E Radiant Radiant Radiant Percentage 20 Percentage 50 Percentage 80 s 15 7265in XY Coordinates of the point from which the stripes radiate Y 3 61 Siri 1 The point selected in this grid will be the point from which H the stripes radiate Bottom left corner Center point Middle right point Initial angle of the stripes A 0 000 111 Angle 0 degrees Angle 45 degrees Angle 90 degrees 50 Determines the degree of the gradient expressed as a
161. g to create a copy of the original object e Hold Shift and drag to constrain the rotation or shear angle to increments of 45 degrees Creating Mirrored Objects 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amange menu select Minor A mirrored image is displayed along with a Mirror Line If the mirror line is not visible increase the distance in DesignCentral 35 Original Image Mirrored Image Mirror o Line 3 To adjust the distance do one of the following e Adjust the Distance in DesignCenbal This value is the total distance separating the original and mirrored image e Click and drag the control point in the middle of the Mirror Line to adjust the distance e Click and drag a point located at the Mirror Line s end to adjust the angle e Hold Shift and drag to constrain the angle 4 Check Keep Original to create a copy of the original image 5 Click Apply w Deskewing Objects Sometimes a scanned image is slanted because the original image was not properly positioned on the scanner Deskewing rotates the objects in order to make a baseline horizontal or vertical 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amrange menu point to Deskew and select either Horizontal or Vertical 3 Click and drag to create the baseline Creating the baseline Deskewed image Duplicating Objects Duplicating is an easy way to create several exact copies of objects 2006 SA International Click and drag with H eo
162. gle 0 000 Ly al aie All colors The following options can be adjusted in this dialog box Convert stoke Selects whether the strokes will be cut separately as objects to outlines Plot Selects whether the labels and dimensions created with the dimensions Measure Tool will be cut or plot and labels Auto weld Removes intersections of overlapping objects of the same color Auto trap Specifies the amount of overlap between objects of different colots 2006 SA International Fill plot If selected when the software is cutting around closed curves it will continue cutting around the curve a second time for a specified distance This ensures that the curve is cut out completely When this option is not selected the objects are cut or plot in the order they were created When selected the software processes the objects within the specified section of length before moving to the next section Selects whether the Production Manager should pause after each page is processed allowing you to load the media after each page Cuts the borderline of a page when the output ts tiled into several pages Separates pages tiles and panels using the amount of space specified for spacing out copies in the Copies group on the General tab Adds small rectangles to the corners of each layer to aid in positioning each piece If you want to use the automatic registration marks to align different colored objects to each
163. gt Original Design Tiled output Check to enable the following advanced options Use device The margin information from the margins printer driver is used Ignore Any overprinting that was set up in the overprint design stage will be ignored This can be useful if you want to save the time and output media needed to do overprinting If you check Ignore Overspxint your output will automatically be changed so that it will not use features that depend on overprinting For example output that had been set up to use color trapping will now output untrapped 133 18 Connecting to Production Manager or PhotoPRINT Server The design software is capable of sending output to either Production Manager or PhotoPRINT Server You can only connect to copies of Production Manager that have the same version as the design software Attempting to connect to an older version of Production Manager will yield an error Connecting to Production Manager If you open either the Cut Plot dialog or the RIP and Print dialog and Production Manager is already running on your computer the design software will automatically connect to the Production Manager on your computer If Production Manager is not already running on your computer when you open the Cut plot or RIP and Print dialog the following dialog appears Select a Production Manager On this computer Local C On another computer Network C On the interne
164. he Production Manager queue Send now The job is automatically processed and sent to the output device Hold in list The job stays in the Production Manager queue until it is manually sent to the output device from the Production Manager window Save to file The job is processed and saved as a native file The Send Now mode is not available if the output device 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 output o 000in Horizontal offset distance 0 000 Vertical offset distance yd Activates Interactive mode Interactive mode allows you to dynamically interact with the tool head by moving the tool as you change the position of the job on the preview area c Show me tool draws a bounding box of the job without lowering the tool Positioning the Job by Clicking and Dragging 1 Choose Select tool from the toolbar of Cut Plot dialog k 2 Click and drag the preview to a new position a4 a0 30 32 28 24 20 0 12 8 4 m 844 40 36 32 28 24 20 10 12 8 4 a E i E z io 2 and dra a Click m fee y 2006 SA International Size Settings The Size gro
165. he X Y coordinates will DEA refer in above fields Rotating Shearing and Mirroring Objects You can rotate or mirror objects by using the following methods Rotating Shearing and Mirroring Using DesignCentral 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amange menu select Rotate 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters 0 000 New angle of selected objects oo0 Shear angle that will applied to the selected objects Rotates selected objects 90 degrees counter clockwise or clockwise oF Fey Z Fl Mirrors selected objects horizontally or vertically A copy of original object will be kept after rotating or p Orig mirroring r 4 L il The point selected will be used as stationary point Ler 4 Click Apply w Rotating may also be done using DesignCentral but some of the above options may not be available 2006 SA International Rotating and Shearing by Dragging Control Points 1 Select the objects 2 Click Rotate tab in DesignCentral 3 To adjust the Stationary Point do one of the following e Select one point in the DesignCentral Reference grid e Click and drag the Stationary Point e Hold Ct and drag the stationary point to move to a point of the Reference grid Rotate Control DesignCentral Point Shear Contral F aint Statonary F mint Feier nee Gnd 4 Position the cursor on a Rotate or Shear control point 5 Click and drag the control point e Hold Cti and dra
166. he colors to use the same cutter driver options Before Job Defines commands that will be sent before the job is To disable a color from being output click on the knife icon to processed the left of the color A red X will appear over the knife icon indicating that it will not be cut To re enable the color to be output click on it again to clear the red X Cut Fast Defines a series of settings for fast medium and Medium slow cutting speeds Select None if you want to Slow use all settings from the output device Advance after Advances the media and resets the origin None Pressure Defines the pressure of the knife Passes Defines the number of times that the blade will cut the same Force path Set this option if you are using thick or hard media that can t be cut in a single pass Speed Defines the traveling speed of the head Total size Displays the total size of the job This option cannot be edited Tool Defines the tool when several tools are available or switch between cut and plot Setti ng Cutter Driver Options After Job Defines commands that will be sent after the job is processed The Cutter Driver Options allow you to control the parameters of Cut Media Specify if the media will be cut after cutting or operation of your output device such as cut speed pressure and execute Auto plotting common tasks roll forward roll backward go to origin from your Cut c
167. he document Click Save Exporting to Files 1 Select the objects that will be exported 17 2 From the File menu select Export 3 Select the file format folder and the file name See Appendix B Supported File Formats for all supported file formats 4 Adjust the following parameters Selection only Check this option to export only the selected objects Suppress Some file formats will show an option dialog box options before exporting to a file Check this option to bypass the options dialog box 5 Click Export Layering information including layer name color and attributes will be exported for the following formats Adobe Illustrator DXF and HPGL Sending a Job to EnRoute Windows Only If you have the EnRoute program installed on your computer the software allows you to transfer the current design directly to EnRoute To transfer the current design to EnRoute from the File menu select Send to EnRoute Emailing a Job To send the current job to someone as an email attachment from the File menu select Send Email then select one of the following As Native The job will be added as an attachment in Flexi format As JPEG The design will be converted to a JPEG and added as an attachment As PDF The design will be converted to PDF and added as an attachment A new e mail message will be created in your default e mail program and the current job will be added to the message as an attachment of
168. he left right to change its position in the gradient In Advanced Settings dialog you can change the position using the position field on right side of the dialog The Start and End Color icons cannot be dragged Click and drag the color icon above the gradient bar to delete it Cti and dragging the color icon creates a copy of the dragged color Click a blank space between color icons to create a new color in the gradient Editing Gradients Using the Edit Line To display a Gradient Editing Line in the object where the graident is applied click the Edit Gradient button in Fill Stroke Editor Fill tab The Gradient Editing Line can be placed outside the objects Intermediate Color icons Start Color icon A E End Color icon E E Object where the gradient is applied o You can change or create a new color in the gradient dragging 2006 SA International the new color from the swatch table to an existing color or in a blank space between colors e Click and drag the intermediate color icon to the left right to change its position in the gradient Click and drag the start end color icon to change the gradient size and the gradient angle Cti and dragging the color icon creates a copy of the dragged color Fille Stroke Editor Stroke Tab Editing Stroke Properties of Objects Fill Stroke Editor Stroke tab displays the following vector object s stroke propet
169. he placeholder s attributes in DesignCentral Template tab You can add other objects other than placeholders Every object available in your software like bitmap text and shapes can be used in a template From the File menu point to Templates and then click Save as Template 24 Template objects can be masked colored and have an effect applied to them Editing Existing Templates 1 From the File menu point to Templates and select Open Tenpplate 2 Select the template in the list 3 Adjust the placeholder s attributes in DesignCentral Tengplate tab 4 From the File menu point to Templates and then click Save Tenpplate or Save as Template Save Template will save the current template Save as Template will save the template in a new file Changing Placeholders Attributes in DesignCentral Each placeholder will have different fields in the DesignCentral Template tab Adjust the following parameters Fale 500in ggh Width of the drawing placeholder Height of the drawing placeholder Auto Check to automatically change the orientation of the drawing Orientation to match the original file Scale the Check to resize the drawing by percent of original size drawing a 8 For Used Color placeholder T Arial ki Regular kd hamon Fhion H aoo o g agaon oon gt Font and style used in the color description Width of the Used Color placeholder Height of the Us
170. hecking is only in effect while you are editing text using the Text tool and only displays spelling errors in the selected text object Spelling Error Setting On Screen Spell Checking Options 1 From the Edit menu select Preferences 2 Select the Tools tab 3 Select Check Spelling from the list on the left side of the dialog box v 4 Adjust the following parameters Language Select the language to use when checking spelling Check spelling Check to enable on screen spelling If cleared on on screen screen spelling will not be checked automatically Manual Spell Checking The manual spell checking tool allows you to check your entire design for spelling errors 1 From the Text menu select Check Spelling b From the Language list select the language c To spell check within a specific part of the text select the text and then choose the Selection only option d Choose the Match Case option to distinguish between upper and lower case 2 Select the misspelled word from the Misspelled words list 3 To change a word to the correct spelling e Select the correct word from the Suggested conrections list or enter the correct word in the Change to field 74 f Click Change to change this single instance of the misspelled word or Change All to change all instances of the misspelled word in the design 4 To ignore a word listed as being misspelled click Ignore to ignore this instance of the word or Ignore All to ignore a
171. hem to Lines and Arcs This option is the preferred method when scanning small business cards or poor quality artwork 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Vectorize and select Enhanced Curves Using Enhanced Corners Tracing This vectorization option is great for larger camera ready artwork It will produce fewer points and sharper corners than the Enhanced Curves option 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Vectorize and select Enhanced Corners 3 Adjust the following parameters You can adjust by dragging the sliders or entering a numeric value Tolerance Controls how closely the traced path stays to the original scanned image Smaller values will provide an accurate result that is very close to the scanned image but larger values will create smoother lines and fewer control points Noise Used to filter out some of the small garbage that is Suppression created during the scanning process If the image contains a lot of garbage try using the Reduce Noise bitmap filter prior to vectorizing Comer Sets the threshold for detecting what is and what isn t a Detection corner and how sharply the corners will be defined 2006 SA International Reset 4 Click OK Resets the tracing parameters to their default value Using Centerline Vectorization This vectorization method is used for black and white or grayscale images which contain mostly lines rather than filled shapes
172. here inside the design area 2006 SA International 9a 13 Working with Bitmaps A bitmap represents an image as a mosaic of colored dots called pixels The pixels are arranged in a fixed number of rows and columns Bitmaps are also known as raster images and the method used to create them is called rasterization When a bitmap is edited the color values of its pixels are changed to form the new image The following color modes are supported Black and Each pixel is either black or white with no shades of gray White Grayscale Pixels are colored in 256 shades of gray ranging from solid black to solid white RGB The color values for each pixel are expressed as a combination of red green and blue values Up to 16 7 million different colors can be reproduced under this color model CMYK The color values for each pixel are expressed as a combination of cyan magenta yellow and black values This is the color mode most commonly used in color printing Indexed The color of each pixel is indicated by a reference to a separate swatch table containing 256 colors If a bitmap is magnified or printed at too low a resolution the individual pixels become visible This gives the image a jagged pixilated appearance see above Resolution is the number of pixels displayed per unit of printed length in an image usually measured in pixels per inch PPI or dots per inch DPI Using DesignCentral When a bitmap is selecte
173. i ng OLE Objects S FlexiENGRAVE PRO Untitled 1 1 Ft a E dit 1 t N Obj File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help om the menu select Insert New ect e 2 Select th f obj Onl h Dee RRaeadlrawhrn elect the type of object you want to create Only programs that a Soe i are installed on your computer that support OLE appear in the OO list i ica 3 Select Create New option to create a new OLE object using the D ad selected application h Check Display as Icon to show the OLE object simply as an icon Click ia Change Icon button to change the icon Z 3 4 The selected programs will start creating a window inside your Document with a linked OLE object software 5 Resize and edit the contents of the window using the selected Editing OLE Objects pea 1 Select the OLE objects 6 ae anish a P a press Esc key or click 2 From the Edit menu point to Object and click Edit or anywhere outside the program window 5 Flexi ENGRAVE PRO Untitled 1 j ian Untitled 1 l Spean ara Ciara EN Bens ak When you select Edit the program associated with the OLE object will ras po PE start in a window inside your document and will be finished after the a aL editing If you choose Open a full instance of the program will start and gt you may leave this application running even after editing the OLE objects E West zZ WE N North i Double clicking the OLE object has the same effect as Edit TETELE Zr Converting OLE Objects to another For
174. ides the job into a specified size of columns Divides the job into a specified size of rows starting IS N l I a Specifying column Specifying row height width Specifying Overlap between Tiles You can specify the amount of overlap between rows and columns By overlapping you can eliminate any gaps between the tiles when assembling the final output Overlap is measured as the total amount two rows or columns overlap E Check to create an overlap on the vertical edges of tiles r Check to create an overlap on the horizontal edges of tiles 0 167in The width of the overlap Tiling All Copies Individually Horizontal Overlap Vertical Overlap Tile all Copies Check to show all copies in the preview so that the tiles can be adjusted on each copy When this option is on job height and job width in the general tab will update as the number of copies is changed 2006 SA International Preventing Tiles from Being Output Do one of the following Double click on the tile in the preview pane Right click on the tile in the preview pane Disabled tiles are marked with a hash pattern Disabled tile E S aa l BS setae AL o nua To enable a disabled tile double click or right click the disabled tile a second time One tile in each job must always be enabled If you try to disable all of the tiles one of the other tiles will become ena
175. ied are magnified 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu point to Lens and select Magnify 3 The following options can be adjusted in DesignCentral Zoom Scale Degree of magnification applied to objects Values above 100 will magnify the objects values below 100 will reduce the objects Hide Stroke Check this option to apply the effect to the object s stroke Using the Underbase Effect The underbase feature is used to create a primer coat of base color that the actual image will be printed on top of Body Shop 7 An underbase can only be output on a thermal transfer device or by using the Print as Separations feature Creating a Solid Underbase 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Underbase then Solid Underbase 3 In DesignCentral select either Choke 1 or Bleed 0 4 Set the size of the Choke or Bleed in the field 5 Check With Holes to make holes in the underbase underneath holes in the selected objects above 6 Select the color of the underbase from the list 7 Click Apply 115 After creating the underbase the underbase and the objects are joined together into a compound object Creating a Variable Underbase 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Unndexbase then Variable Underbase 3 Select the Resohution that the underbase will be applied at This should match the resolution supported by your output device 4 Select the color o
176. ied is not visible in DesignCentral but you can still select it using the Select Within tool ot double clicking the object while holding Ct See Selecting Objects within an Effect on page 32 for more information DesignCentral Setup Tab Many of the changes you make are automatically applied as you change them You will notice that some commands contain two buttons Applyand Cancel on the bottom right side of DesignCentral DesignCentral will open automatically if there is a Setup tab associated with the command F 250in a aj It shows a value since both Cancel button hal le X x Lille xiv Apply button DesignCentral Setup tab 28 5 Using DesignEditor DesignEditor helps you manage the various layers and objects in your design You can choose to display some layers and hide others delete or add layers and do similar functions with individual objects Displaying DesignEditor To open DesignEditor from the View menu select DesignEditor DesignEditor consists of two tabs the Layers tab and Objects tab DesignEditor DesignEditor Layers Objects Layers Objects Oa i x Sf HH Guide oO 24 7 Ea x amp Grid 2 Page 1 B 3 F Substrate E Trash E DesignEditor Layers tab DesignEditor Objects tab DesignEditor Layers Tab Layers are a convenient way to organize the elements of your design for easy access and editing Think of layers as sheets of acetate stacked one on top of
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178. ine e Click and drag one point on the ruler Horizontal or vertical guide lines are created depending on which ruler you drag from Click and drag Click and drag a point in the ruler A new vertical guide is created Converting Objects to Guides 1 Select objects 2 From the Ammange menu point to Guides and click Make Guide 3 Select Release Guide in the same menu to convert guides back to original objects Or In DesignEditor drag objects from generic layer to Guide layer See DesignEditor Layers Tab on page 29 for more information Creating a Diagonal Guide 1 Create a horizontal or vertical guide 2 Rotate the horizontal or vertical guides using DesignCentral Rotate tab Hold Shift to constrain the line angle to increments of 45 degrees 22 20 16 14 Objects converted to guides Select the objects Locking Guides From the Amange menu point to Guides and click Lock Guides Guides cannot be selected by dragging a bounding box around them You must click the guide Selecting All Guides 1 From the Edit menu point to Select and click Select by Attributes 2 Select Guide Line in Object tab 3 Click OK Status Bar The Status bar is the area located on the bottom of your screen and displays the following information The present X Y coordinates of the cursor or additional information about the selected command The default fill and stroke colors or the foregr
179. ing effects 110 shadow effect 113 shapes creatine 64 editing 65 sharp corner 91 shearing objects 28 37 show fill 9 show preview 10 sizing objects 27 snap 46 soft proof10 solid fill 59 spacing between pages 157 spacing objects 45 special characters 81 spell checking ay spot color rendering intent 134 spot colors 158 stamp tool 103 starburst 65 editing 68 starting point changing 93 step and repeat 39 stripes effect 114 stroke fonts 178 stroke properties 62 styles graphic 120 text 82 181 swatch table 50 editing 75 transparent bitmaps 99 view filter 11 12 swatch tables find amp replace 76 trapping 120 creating 57 joining 78 TrueType fonts 83 g J g yp reordering 50 kerning 78 TWAIN driver g7 W system requirements 1 labels 131 fi 82 p R weld effect 110 selecting 75 U l f windows T special characters 81 freshi 10 spell checking 77 EIE styles 82 underbase effect 118 wireframe effect 118 templates 24 undo 11 wireframe fill 59 text block size 79 as text undo multiple 12 wireframe printing 136 text preferences 82 l i barcodes 80 text rendering intent 134 uninstalling 1 workspaces 12 block Macintosh 2 text styles 82 i TOC S17 aene ne 79 tiling 143 151 unit conversion 13 ert 19 8 tile overlap marks 155 URW fonts 83 Z e 2e 4 7 1 tonal scales 155 c anging attributes F el library 128 On g changing case 77 V a l 9 tool tips 6 c eee reer 7 woke i creatin dene ae eee 204 transparency 118 vector rend
180. ing the circle OO O Click and drag e Hold Shift and drag to restrict the Starting Angle to increments determined in Preferences See Preferences General Tab on page 14 for more information Type the text To move to the next line press Enter i sone To finish entering text press Esc or select a different tool 2006 SA International Changing Text Attributes Using DesignCentral While or after creating text you can adjust the text properties in DesignCentral In DesignCentral you can have two or mote tabs for each type of text DesignCentral m BEd A tajos Afs 4 apo E A ab 11 8 doon A 1 808ir gt Horizontal Text DesignCentral m BEd A E Regua TAJo 500r Afe apor A ab 11 8 doon A 3805n gt Horizontal Block Text DesignCentral DesignCentral A zj zaz 2 EE asafooz 4 A B DE 2a Ee aaoo 4 Eis7en Bfn 4 Edit m x DesignCentral BEd m x DesignCentral m BEd DesignCentral E BEd A l Tr Arial CATE ll Ail ML Regular MS tl f wy tajos 4 0 0 A 78 0 lon H mafo H A ab 11 8 ap 0 000n 24 A 0 808in gt Vertical Text DesignCentral BEd A HT bel il 1d US Tal pe wy faon 4 mfes Moon Edit PE dl IL LT f4000n 4 Edit Vertical Block Text DesignCentral m BEd A E E Arial v Regular v DesignCentral m Z
181. ion password will appear in the top section 3 Add your additional passwords to the optional password section by clicking the Add button and entering the password into the dialog 4 When you have finished your password should appear in the list in the optional password field 2006 SA International 2 Getting Started The illustration below shows some of the basic elements of your software Y2 FlexiENGRAVE PRO Untitled 1 Main k File Edit Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Win Help Menu STELIT BRR 2 7 2 BieeaeQh 4 9 4 6 8 12 14 16 18 20 2 24 26 2B 30 32 34 inches kia Lira dlini Br tors lii T ERENER Ee EAEN Var E BETEA BAE ent BA EE Tenet rare AEEA EAE EA WA EA EA Rae kere E ial BN E Weare ere AE DA ENESE er EARE BAEN EE rat er AE ER E arc AEE NE EE T dy Main 5l Rulers Standard Toolbar z Toolbar A Borders Z Ole Q z Q fet i viet ae Design Area Toolbar a Wy ts E F Swatch Table Scroll Bars lt Status 4 KS OO BORSA COOn gt Bat 20 079 20 329 stroke I qil E A gj Cursor Position Default Colors Toolbars Toolbars are a set of commands grouped according to their function PA Rae Fw xk DR 2 se A 6G Qh Sanda toolbar Showing or Hiding a Toolbar 1 From the View menu select Toolbars 2 Check or uncheck the toolbars that you want to show or hide Or Windows only 1 Right click the area around the design area where the toolbars are docked 2 In the m
182. ioned with the selected color a Change the color of the substrate to the selected color Adding a New Color to a Swatch Table New colors can be added to swatch tables using the Eyedropper tool the Color Mixer or the Color Specs dialog See Sampling Colors Using the Color Mixer on page 49 Applying Colors Using the Eyedropper and Defining Colors Using the Color Specs Dialog on page 50 for more information Copying a Color to another Swatch Table To copy a color from one swatch table to another click on the color swatch and drag it into the other table 2006 SA International Deleting Colors from a Swatch Table To delete undesired colors from a swatch table right click on the color swatch you want to delete and select Delete from the context menu The Transparent color cannot be deleted You can also delete colors from the swatch table using the Color Specs dialog box See Deleting Colors Using Color Specs on page 52 for more information Merging Similar Colors To merge colors that have different names but the same color values as other colors in the table from the View menu point to Colorand select Merge Sinilar Colors Changing Color Order in a Swatch Table Do one of the following Click and drag the color over the swatch table AA OI gt aj EJ Li Drag Use the Color Specs dialog box See Changing The Order of Colors Using Color Specs on page 52 for more information
183. is the most popular option because it minimizes the amount of up down movements that a router or engraver will have to make Automatic This option will let your software determine what should be centerlined and what should be outlined The Outline Thick Areas option defaults to the Automatic setting Manual When this option is selected the Line Width value can be entered Line Width This field tells the program to centerline anything smaller than this value and to outline anything larger Enhancement When using Outline Thick Areas you can tell the program what vectorization method to use on the outlines See Tracing Bitmaps on page 103 about Bezier Corners or Curves tracings Options This button is only available when Comers is selected in Enhancement field See Using Enhanced Corners Tracing on page 170 about the tracing properties of Corner Enhancement tracing Reset Resets the tracing parameters to their default value 4 Click OK Using Color Vectorization Color vectorization is used to convert color raster images into vector graphics Before vectorization the image must be posterized in order to reduce the number of colors Posterizing Posterization is the process of reducing the number of colors to a manageable level so the image can be vectorized 1 Choose the posterization method you want 2 Choose the number of colors 3 Click Postezize After the bitmap is posterized the resulting colors will be
184. k Fie Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help DABS 0 r T A ArchitectureD v gt f Y fy 36 000in cis mhon A Qa 16 14 10 HPPLPLH NE lt gt KRIS EEN EATATE ERS ATN _ _ DE _ETATAeOSN A e E gt A ATA TA A ee A a MM a M gt 17 187 6 721 Stroke Fil SSS Closing a Swatch Table To close a swatch table right click on the table and select Close Creating New Swatch Tables Do one of the following e From the View menu select Color then New Table Right click on an open swatch table and select New Table Saving a Swatch Table to a File 1 To open the Save As dialog do one of the following e Right click on the table and select Save Table As e From the View menu select Color then Save Table As Select the table you want to save and click OK 2 Select the folder you want to save the table in 3 Enter a filename for the table and click OK 2006 SA International Docked or Floating Swatch Tables By default swatch tables are docked just above the status bar in the lower part of the screen To make a floating swatch table click and drag it out of its position To dock a table drag it back down onto the status bar You can also double click on the title bar to dock a swatch table On the Macintosh all swatch tables are floating and cannot be docked Changing the View of a Swatch Table Each swatch table has two different views
185. laced before the dimension value This text will be placed after the dimension value Scale used to show the dimension value A scale of 50 will display half of the actual value in dimension value Unit used to show the dimension value Number of decimal places in dimension value When this option is off no decimals will be displayed When this option is on no unit will be displayed after the dimension value When this option is on a box will appear around the dimension text The dimension text can be above over or under the dimension line It fixes the position of the dimension on the line When a diagonal dimension is created the dimension text can be aligned with the diagonal line or maintain a horizontal position me ke 0 750in i 0 AO0in Using these buttons you can show only the sideline no sideline no arrow or show all Arrow width Arrow height 129 16 Configuring the System for Color Printing You should configure your system before printing Color Settings dialog provides the default settings that are applied to files that are imported into your software and to emulate the output color on the monitor To open the Color Settings dialog box and to configure your software for color printing from the Edit menu select Color Settings Setting the Display Settings Most files are calibrated for specific output devices Files in RGB format are usually color corrected for display on sp
186. le The Align Points tool aligns selected points along an alignment reference line 1 Select the points 2 Select Align Points tool 2 Reference Line Alignment Center 3 Click and drag the either end of reference line to change the angle of the alignment reference line Click and drag the Alignment Center to change its position You can also adjust the alignment reference line using the numeric fields in DesignCentral Move When Closest is selected the point moves to the Direction alignment reference line using the shortest path When Horizontal is selected the point moves horizontally to the reference line When Vertical is selected the point moves vertically Alignment X and Y Coordinates of the Alignment Center the Center circle located in the alignment reference line Location Alignment Angle of alignment reference line Angle Move Entire This option is only enabled if the selected points are in Path different paths When this option is enabled the entire path moves to the reference line 2006 SA International A S Ta Move Entire Path Disabled Move Entire Path Enabled 4 Click Apply w or double click anywhere inside the design area a S Aligning points using vertical move direction Spacing Points You can space points evenly horizontally or vertically 1 Select the points 2 From the Amange menu select Spacing 3 In DesignCentral enter the distance between points and
187. le Use Color If this option is selected the settings from the color Management management system are used to print this color You can set a different Input Color Profile and Rendering Intent for each color Creating New Colors Using Color Specs N OFF FB Click New Select the table you want to add colors to from the list at the top of the dialog Change the color name and enter the values under Color Info For each color you want to add do the following Click New Type a name for the color under Name Select the color Mode If you are creating a spot color select RGB color mode first and enter the RGB values that will be used to display the spot color Then change the color mode to Spot Specify the color values by entering them in the fields to the right or by clicking in the color bar underneath the list of colors ee 5l 9 When finished click OK While adjusting the colors the swatch will show the original color on the top and the new color on the bottom l Original Color New Color Measuring a New Color To determine the color values of a new color by measuring them with a measuring device such as a spectrometer click Measure The measurement device can be defined by pointing to Preferences in the Edit menu and selecting Meter Options in the Tool tab Deleting Colors Using Color Specs 1 Select the color that you want to delete from the list 2 Click Delete Editing Colors Using Color Sp
188. le driver Allows you to use the available driver options for your output options device When driver options are enabled you can set special options from within the driver options dialog When driver options are disabled the printer s own settings will be used 2006 SA International Overpaint Number of times you would like the printer to print over the same area This setting increases the number of ink layers placed on the media Page Spacing The amount of space between each separate job Dry Time This is the amount of time the printer waits after it has completed printing allowing the ink to dry Print Direction Direction the print heads move when printing In Bi directional mode the print cartridges print from left to right then from right to left In unidirectional mode the cartridges print from right to left only Bi directional mode prints faster but unidirectional mode usually produces a better quality print Media feed If checked the printer will use the value provided to Calibration compensate for variations in feed rates during the output process This provides more accurate output Cut sheet after Cuts the media after the print is complete If a drying time has painting been set the media will be cut after the dry time is finished Advance after If checked the media will feed past the heads and remain there paint at the end of the job Restore Click to return all settings on the tab to their default values
189. le formats are supported Supported Preview is shown in the Open and Import dialogs Supported All objects are automatically grouped after import Supported If the original bitmap is missing you will be prompted to locate the file Text is usually imported as outlines but in some cases they will be detected as text and you will be prompted for font substitution if there are any missing fonts Supported Spot Spectratone Duotone RGB and CMYK are all supported Supported but if the job contains both vinyl and foil colors then the following message will appear I Apply print order Import vinyl data as contour cut Cancel Check Inport vinyl data as contour cut and click OKto import vinyl color objects as contour cut paths If the Ingport vinyl data as contour cut box is cleared vinyl objects will be imported as standard vector objects Supported Linear and radial gradient are supported for both spot and process Supported Choose Apply print order during import to use the job print order Supported Both import as overprint but heat setting can be changed in driver options Supported Supported In order to see the substrate color use Open It is skipped when using Import Supported If the fill and stroke have different primer overprint ot if the stroke is behind the fill then they will be imported as two objects one with fill only the other with stroke only 167 Appendix C Features Li
190. lected objects The pasted objects will be positioned in the center of the selected objects Duplicating Objects Using the Duplicate Command es O N A Bounding 1 Select the objects pN Box A 2 From the Edit menu select Duplicate x prz Preview Pan Duplicating Objects Using DesignEditor IN i For details on copying objects using DesignEditor see Changing the Order of Objects on page 31 ee Pere Pe T TTT 0 250in 0 250in Object Bal ie xi Duplicating Objects Using the Step and Repeat ae eee a a Oper ate C omman d enone m x You can use Step and Repeat to create multiple copies of objects in a Oia A Erard A pal precise position and arrangement Object et ye Are of Circle ie 1 Select the objects ae ts 36000 2 From the Ammange menu select Step and Repeat 3 Select one of the following tabs in DesignCentral Preview e Block pattem with all copies aligned in a specified set of rows and columns 4 Adjust the following parameters ee 2 Number of horizontal copies 2 Number of vertical copies 4 oa Total number of copies Number of diagonal copies 2006 SA International Rotate objects xi 37 ma 4 a Number of circular copies HH 0 250in Horizontal spacing 0230n Vertical spacing 0p When this option is selected the distance is measured from the right top side of one object to the left bottom side of the next object p p
191. lick OKto confirm and apply the undo 11 The selected steps are undone and placed in a redo list Redo Multiple Steps Undo Multiple Steps Compound Weld Path Weld Freehand Set Fill Compound Set Fill Set Substrate Color Move Compound Set Fill Compound Set Substrate Color Compound Set Fill Compound Weald Compound Shear Polygon Rotate Polygon Rotate Polygon Shear Polygon Rotate Polygon Create Polygon Move Polygon Move Polygon Move Polygon Create Polygon Create Polygon Cancel Cancel The Undo list after Undo Selecting steps to Undo Redoing Multiple Steps 1 From the Edit menu select Redo Multiple A list with undo steps is displayed 2 Click and drag to select the steps that you want to redo starting from the top The design area dynamically shows a preview 3 Click OK The number of undo and redo operations that is allowed can be adjusted For example if you set the number of steps to 50 after performing the 50 step the 1st step will be discarded and the 51 t step will be placed at the top of the list Adjusting the Number of Steps Stored in Undo List 1 From the Edit menu select Preferences 2 In the General tab enter the number of steps in Maximum undo redo 3 Click OK 2006 SA International Repeating the Last Step To repeat the last step select Repeat from the Edit menu The name of the last operation will be displayed after Repeat Only the following comman
192. line 1 Select the path 2 From the Arrange menu point to Path Direction and select Automatic oS OS 2006 SA International Changing Starting Point Every path has a starting point When this path is cut the plotter will start cutting from the starting point In an open path the starting point must be at one end of the path 1 Use the Select tool to select a path or the Select Point tool to select one point or segment 2 Select the Change Start Point tool E 3 Click and drag the starting point into its new position Hold Shift and drag to move the starting point to an existing point 4 Click Apply w or double click anywhere inside the design area Separating to Closed Paths The Cleaver tool separates closed paths creating new Closed paths Open paths will be separated into open paths 1 Select the Cleaver tool 2 Click and drag the cursor to create a cut line Hold Shift and drag to constrain the angle of the cut line mM NZ X n N N X AA JA 4 Jf 3 J Af Fi j F W Y Zs N PIA N Pi P A A P ri 7 a Py J A 7 Separating to Open Paths The Scissor tool will separate paths always creating open paths regardless if the original path was an open or closed path 1 Select the Scissors tool os 2 Click and drag the cursor to create a cut line or just click to split a path in one specific point Hold Shift and drag to constrain the
193. ll instances of the word in the design 5 To add a new word to the custom dictionary list click Add 6 To edit the custom dictionary list g Click Edit List h To add a word to the custom dictionary list type the word in the field below the list and click Add i To change a word listed in the custom dictionary list select the word in the list then type the new spelling in the field below the list and click Change j To remove a word from the dictionary select the word in the list and click Remove k Click Done 7 Click Done to end spell checking Changing Case 1 Select the text 2 From the Text menu point to Case then select the desired capitalization from the menu UPPERCASE All text is changed to capital letters lower case All text is changed to lower case letters Sentence case The first character of each sentence is changed to capital and the rest lower case Title Case The first character of each word is changed to capital and the rest lower case tOGGLE Changes the lower case letters to capitals and vice CASE versa Changing Kerning Kerning is the space between characters of text Kerning varies from font to font and each font contains specific kerning information 2006 SA International Using Automatic Kerning 1 Select the text 2 From the Text menu point to Kerning and select the desired kerning setting ABCDEF ABCDEF ABCDEF Overlap Touch Narrow ABCDEF ABCDEF ABCDEF Medium Wide Default
194. lues of the marquee in DesignCentral You can also adjust the cropping size by dragging the marquee s borders and corners 5 Click and drag a point inside the marquee to move it to a new position 6 Click Apply w or double click inside the marquee to crop the bitmap to the selected size DesignCentral m X 0 767in t 0 645in Original image with a cropping Cropped Image marquee DesignCentral for Crop Using the Fill Tool The Fill tool fills areas of a bitmap with the foreground color 1 Select the Fill tool amp 2 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Opacity The percent to which the E a fill will overwrite the l bitmap At 100 the fill Opacity 100 04 2 will be completely Tolerance 32 4 opaque At lower numbers the fill area will get less color but will retain more detail Fill tab 99 Tolerance The fill expands until it encounters the edge of the Opacity The percent to which the P L bitmap or a change in color Tolerance determines how big a change in color the fill will tolerate before stopping Tolerance ranges from 0 to 255 Enter a low value to fill colors very similar to the pixel you click or a higher value to fill a broader range of colors gt 0 ok 4 75 nii Style gt 6 150 3 Click the cursor on the bitmap Click Original Image Bitmap after Fill Using the Stamp Tool The Stamp tool copies portions of a bitmap t
195. ly or the entire design Tool Color Select the tool color to display in the preview area Only the color displayed will be processed You will not be able to select individual tools if the option Send all tools in the Options tab is checked To change the output order click and drag the tool colors 2006 SA International Engrave Dialog Panel Tab The panel defines the area of design that will be processed for output Elements of the design that are outside the bounds of the panel will not be output Engrave 7 A ENGRAVER E Properties General Panel Options Panel size S BEz 0 1 005 0 000 a Panel Size Tile Total tiles 1 l Mes M bf Tie AD Co pies Panel To als cy Q aeg All tools Send Done 160 Panel size The Panel size group box allows you to specify the size of the panel using the width height and margin values Resizing the Panel Numerically Adjust the following parameters B isn Width of panel tfai 4 Height of panel k oon 4 Margin around the panel Resizing the Panel with the Mouse 1 Move the cursor on top of the small red squares ne President along the panel border oe rave arporation In 2 Click and drag to resize the panel Click red squares to change panel size Tile Group Box Jobs that are bigger than the sheet size should be tiled before output The panel can be divided in several columns
196. m the Bitmap menu point to Filters and select Brightness Contrast 3 To adjust the filter settings in DesignCentral do one of the following e Click and drag the sliders or enter the values in the numeric fields e When the Preview option is checked you will see a preview while adjusting the parameters 4 Click Apply Adobe Filters If you have Adobe filters installed you can use its filter plug ins in your software 102 Setting up the Folder Where the Plug ins are Installed 1 From the Edit menu select Preferences 2 Go to File Path tab and enter the folder location in Adobe Plug ins Click Browse to find the folder 3 Click OK Using the Filters 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Adobe Filters and select the filter 3 Follow the instructions of each filter See your Adobe user manual for more information Tracing Bitmaps Tracing allows you to convert bitmap images into vector objects this allows them to be cut or edited using path editing tools The tracing area can be limited by a marquee A bitmap that has been masked cannot be traced unless it is unmasked first After tracing the bitmap if you want to hide the bitmap to see just the traced paths click Preview Bitmap tool on View toolbar or Select Preview Bitmap from View menu Using Auto Trace AutoTrace traces each shape in the bitmap Adjust the following parameters Noise Adjusts the amount of noise that is removed during
197. m the menu Edit the property in the Layer Properties dialog box that will be displayed Changing Layer Order The order of the layer in the stack determines how the objects are displayed in your design area Layer 1 above the Guide and Grid Layer 1 below the Guide and Grid layers layers To rearrange the order of the stack by click and drag a layer to a new position A horizontal dashed line displays to indicate where in the stack the layer will be placed Merging Layers When you merge one layer with another all elements of the layer that you merged are added to the target layer 2006 SA International 1 Click and hold the mouse on the layer you want to merge 2 While holding C drag the layer to the layer you want to merge it with 3 Release the mouse button Changing Layer Color Each layer is associated with a color For the Guide and Grid layers this color is used to show its objects For the Layers 1 2 3 layer this color is used for the following Displays objects in wireframe mode See Showing Objects FUP on page 9 for more information Colors the border of selected objects Shows the preview for that layer See Showing Preview on page 10 for more information Do one of the following Drag any color from the Color Swatch and drop it directly onto the color icon on the DesignEditor Layertab dialog box Open the Layer Properties dialog box and click the swatch then s
198. mange menu point to Path Direction and select the new direction Displays the tool selected from the Tool Library Automatic The direction of inside paths holes in objects are clockwise and the outside paths are counterclockwise Reverse Inverts the current direction Clockwise All paths have the same clockwise direction Counter All paths have the same counter clockwise direction Clockwise 2006 SA International Editing Paths The Path Edit toolbar contains tools that allow you to edit paths Straightening Lines This Straighten Point tool is used to straighten a section of a path In some cases when you trace an image extra points are added to the traced path Use this tool to eliminate these points 1 oF O N Select the Straighten Points tool Place the cursor over the path Click the point where the straight line will begin Click the point where the straight line will end Drag the start and end points to adjust the position of the straight line Ne Click Apply or double click anywhere inside the design area K Aligning Points and Segments Horizontally or Vertically Use the Align Horizontal or Align Vertical tools to align several points along a horizontal or vertical line 1 2 Select the points Select the Align Horizontal or Align Vertical tool oo q p A A 4 iy Selected points p Points aligned horizontally 86 Aligning Points and Segments to an Ang
199. mat y o4 doc il ceed bob aa aE pre TOTP TE g 7 1 Select the OLE objects Design area with an Excel spreadsheet After the OLE object has been inserted J 2006 SA International 19 2 From the Edit menu point to Object and select Convert 3 Select the new format from the list 4 Click OK Converting OLE Objects to Basic Segments and Bitmaps 1 Select the OLE objects 2 From the Amange menu select Convert Linked to Native Changing Linking Properties of OLE Objects 1 From the Edit menu select Link 2 Change the following linking options Automatic Determines whether the linked information Manual updates automatically when you open the document or manually when you choose to update it Update Now Updates the OLE object in your document to reflect the situation of the original file when in Manual mode Open Source Opens the linked file using the associated program Change Source Changes the linked file replacing the current file with another one Break link Permanently breaks the connection between a linked object and its source file Working with Job Info Your program allows you to store information about the job with each file you create You can add or change information about a job at any point in the design and production process This information becomes part of the file and is saved when the file is saved 2006 SA International Job Information Job Information Job Information Job Customer St
200. mize Start Point Click OK 2006 SA International Rist Pass Opto nal Step don Step dowr Step dowr Step dowa Remainder Clearance Sets the amount of space the tool lifts between paths A final pass that removes a small amount of material to smooth the edges from the previous pass Determines the amount of material the Finishing Pass removes Removes For Tangential Entry the tool will begin outside the tool path and move toward the tool path in a line or arc This allows the tool to gain speed and make a clean entry on the tool path Tangential Entry Line For Tangential Exit the tool finishes the job and continues outside the tool path in a line ot atc This allows the tool to power down and make a clean exit from the tool path Tangential Exit Arc Line A straight line of a specified length Arc A curved arc of a specified radius Automatically moves the start point of each path to reduce the distance from the end point of one path to the start point of the next Tangential entry and exits will be created at the object s start point Disable this option to use the original start point of the object Tool Library You can use the Tool Library to edit or create an engraving tool to your specifications Tool Library Standard v 0 005in Engraver Tool name 9 005in Engraver gt E 0 010in Engraver E 0 015in Engraver Tool type Engraver o o E 0 020in Engraver
201. n such as serial or USB devices Select the type of registration mark to help you align the printed media in the cutter for contour cutting Some cutters are equipped with sensors that detect the registration marks automatically The Print Marks Color setting in the Advanced tab of the RIP and Print dialog determines the color of the registration marks For best result with an automatically aligned cutter use the registration mark for that manufacturer and device ot 4 Points Places registration marks along the Horizontal upper and lower horizontal edges of the job 155 One set for all Advance after Cut page cutting order Weed border Cutter Driver Options Places registration marks on the right side of the image The arrow in the registration mark indicates Vertical the media feed direction for cutting Horizontal Places registration marks on the bottom of the image The arrow in the registration mark indicates the media feed direction for cutting If checked only one set of registration marks will be printed for the entire job Check to lift the knife and advance the media after output then reset the origin Cuts the borderline of a page when the output is tiled into several pages When this option is not selected the objects are cut or plot in the order they were created When selected the software processes the objects within the specified section of length before moving to
202. n DesignEditor Object tab See Changing Objects Order on page 31 for more information Aligning Objects Align allows you to align objects in relation to another object or to align objects to the design area Aligning Objects to another Object 1 Select the objects If you select the objects by dragging a bounding box the first object in the order stack is used as the Stationary Object If you select the objects by clicking them while holding Shift the first selected object is used as Stationary Object 2 From the Amrange menu point to Align and select how the objects will align In the example below the green square is used as the Stationary Object for the alignment ox amp np OG Original Objects Left Alignment Right Alignment Horizontal Centers ne lek Both Centers Top Alignment Bottom Alignment Vertical Center 41 Aligning Objects to the Design Area 1 Select the objects 2 From the Amrange menu point to Align and select how the alignment will be done If you have a margin set the objects will be aligned to this margin Left Alignment Right Alignment Horizontal Centers Both Centers Bottom Alignment Vertical Center Top Alignment Distributing Objects Distributing allows you to evenly distribute a number of objects throughout an area Distributing Objects over the Area of the Selection The first set of Distribute
203. n Poster Colors 3001 Chrome Yellow 3002 Name white Orange 3003 sls Light Blue 3009 Part 3000 Measure Magenta 3006 Bright Red 3005 Fire Red 3004 Delete s Replace Creating New Color Libraries by Using Measurement Devices 1 oo Ff ORN my From the View menu point to Colorand select Modify Color Library Click New Select the Vendor and Type from the list or enter a new name Click OK Enter the new color name and the part number Click Measure and measure the color using the device The measurement device can be defined by pointing to Preferences in the Edit menu and selecting Meter Options in the Tool tab Changing Existing Color Libraries 1 From the View menu point to Colorand select Modify Color Libraries 2 Select the Vendor and Type from the list 3 Select the color that will be changed in the list 4 Type the new Name Part for the color or click Delete to remove the color from the Color Library You can also measure a new color using a measurement device and replace the selected color 5 Click Save to save the changes If this button is unavailable click another color in the list 2006 SA International Creating Test Swatches The software has the ability to automatically create the following sets of test swatches Duotone This set of swatches shows all of the i rap l duotone colors that can be created using BE SEEEEEET the spot colors in the swatch
204. national Dragging while holding Shift Dragging while holding Ctd Holding Shift or Ctrl While Creating Polygons Hold Shift to create an irregular polygon within a rectangle determined by the dragging position Hold Ctd to create a regular polygon with a horizontal base Ca m cam Dragging while holding the C Dragging while holding Shift Holding Shift or Ctrl While Creating Starbursts Hold Shift to create an irregular starburst within a rectangle determined by the dragging position Hold the Ctd to constrain the starburst to a vertical position Dragging while holding Shift Holding Shift or Ctrl While Creating Fans and Hold Shift to constrain the fan or arrow angle to certain values The constrain angles can be set using the Preferences See 61 Preferences General Tab on page 14 for more information e Hold Cti to create a fan or arrow from its center Holding Ctrl While Creating Advanced Borders and Parametric Shapes Hold Ctd and drag to draw a shape from its center Editing Shapes Using DesignCentral You can edit a shape using DesignCentral The parameters in DesignCentral can be adjusted before during or after the shape is created See Arranging Objects on page 34 for more information For each shape there are different parameters that can be adjusted in DesignCentral Rectangle For rectangles you can adjust the Height Width Corner type Regular
205. national Converting a Vector Object into a Cutting Line 1 Select the objects 2 From the Anange menu point to Contour Cut and select Make Contour Cut The object s outline color will change to a light gray indicating that it has been converted to a cutting line Even after being converted to a cutting line the object will have its original attributes Converting a Cutting Line to a Vector Object 1 Select the cutting line 2 From the Amrange menu point to Contour Cut and select Release Contour Cut Using Engraving Fills Eneraving fills must be applied in order to output the job to an engraver Profile F all To access the Engraving fills select Engraving from the Effects menu You can also use the Hatch Fil Eneraving toolbar located at the top of your screen Island Fill For details on editing engraving fill paths see Hole Fill DesigonCentral When an Engraving Path is Selected on page 85 Applying Profile Fill DesignCentral lel 0 090in Engray Tl Round all Advanced v DesignCentral Profile fill Online Profile tab Profile fill Inset Profile fill Offset 119 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu point to Engraving and select Profile fn O 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters 0 090in Engrav 0 al Eq for2sin H T z 2006 SA International Selects a tool from the Tool Library Select Edit from the menu to cr
206. nd segment begins Click the point where the label will end Edit the label text in DesignCentral and press Enter In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Font and style used Size of the font used Arrow type used in the label line E oe Advanced Click this button to access the advanced options In the Advanced Options dialog box adjust the following parameters Border Text When this option is on a box displays around the label text Arrow width Arrow Length Editing Dimension Lines 1 Create the dimension line 128 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters E Arial Regular r fA fion TE Advanced Font and style Size of the font When unlocked you can edit the dimension text in the field just above the padlock Arrow type used in both ends of the dimension line Arrow position The arrows can be inside or outside the sidelines When this option is checked if you resize the object that this dimension line is measuring the dimension value will automatically reflect the resizing Once you unlink this option you cannot revert it back to link again Click this button to access the advanced options In the Advanced Options dialog box adjust the following parameters Prefix Suffix Scale Unit Precision Trailing Zeros Suppress unit Border text ben ped He k a 2006 SA International This text will be p
207. nd show or hide the borders See DesignCentral Document Tab on page 26 for more information on how to set up your document properties 2006 SA International Swatch Table Swatch tables includes a group of standard colors gradients and patterns that can be applied to objects in your design See Working With Swatch Tables on page 46 for more information on swatch tables To toggle the display of swatch tables on and off from the View menu select Swatch Table This will also force hidden swatch tables to be displayed Ruler and Grid Rulers appear along the top and left side of the main screen to help you measure and align objects As you move the cursor in the design area a tick mark on each ruler follows the movement of the cursor Also the coordinates of the cursor position are displayed at bottom left corner of the screen To show or hide the rulers from the Viewmenu point to Show and click Show Rulers Grids like rulers can help you align objects in the design area Grids are displayed as horizontal and vertical lines within the design area They will not show as part of the output To show ot hide the grids from the View menu point to Show and click Show Grid The rulers grids and all other numeric values that represent a length follow a unit system defined in your software To change the unit system right click a ruler and select the new unit On Macintosh click and hold on the mouse button on
208. nd the circumference is black Laser Style HT Converts Braille text back to normal text Edit Click this button to edit the original text Working with Barcodes You can convert normal text into Barcodes using Code 39 or Extended Code 39 Code 39 is an alphanumeric bar code It can encode numbers 0 9 the uppercase alphabet A Z Space and then some symbols If you need lowercase letters there is also an Extended Code 39 that encodes the 128 character ASCII character set by pairing existing Code 39 characters Converting Text to Barcode 1 Select the text 2 From the Text menu point to Barcode and select Barcode39 or Barcode39 Extended Once converted to Barcode the text can not be resized or edited Arc and Path text can not be converted to Barcode Converting Barcode to Text 1 Select the Barcode 2 From the Text menu point to Barcode and select Barcode to Text Barcode 12 3 kE Normal Text vei Barcode Tabs in DesignCentral When a Barcode is selected DesignCentral displays tabs for editing Barcodes DesignCentral Barcode tab Adjust the following parameters DesignCentral lel x Ill Barcode Tab mers E Changes the encoding method from Barcode 39 or SISSE Extended Barcode 39 l o010in Width of a narrow bar IBE 50 0 4 Barcode height B 2200 x Width ratio between wide and narrow bars 2 1000 Width ratio between space and narro
209. ne 2 From the File menu point to Templates and click Apply Template i Fae ie Sec 5 a 5 1 Flee 29 555 per A Sec 25 PT ec 1 Fae 42 S35 1 Fee Pte ea i Preview r chads brdis m ka 3 Choose the template from the list The templates are named following the convention 23 2 4 5 2 2 5 x3 5 4 2 25 Number of copies Size inches 4 Adjust the following parameters Preview Check to display a preview of the template Selection only If checked only the selected objects in the original design will be copied over into the template Inchude border If checked the entire page of the design out to the borders will be copied over into the template If not checked only the objects in the design will be copied over Inchude If checked the colored substrate in the original design substrate color if any will be copied over into a template This option is only enabled if Include border is checked 5 Choose Select When a template is applied to a document any dimensions or registration marks contained in the document are converted into outlines Setting the Default Template 1 From the Edit menu select Preferences Select the Tools tab of the Preferences dialog Select Apply Tenpplate from the list of tools Select the template you want to make the default from the Default Template list 5 Click OK A GQ N Templates Toolbar To display the Template toolbar from the File menu
210. nel size Resizing the Panel with the Mouse 1 Move the cursor on top of the small red squares along the panel border 2 Click and drag to resize the panel Resizing the Panel Numerically Adjust the following parameters i 8 800in The width of the panel tO 3 000in The height of the panel bY jooon Margin around the panel 2006 SA International Tiling the Job Using the Preview Area Adding New Tiles to the Panel 1 Move the mouse cursor on top of the panel border 2 Click and drag towards the center of the panel to add a new panel Panel border Resizing Existing Tiles 1 Move the mouse cursor on top of the tile border 2 Click and drag to resize the tile r Tile border Tiling the Job Using the Tile Group Box The Tile group allows you to specify the tiles numerically 1 Select the tile you want to resize in the preview area 2 Enter the new size 8 800in The width of the selected tile O 3 000in The height of the selected tile Tiling the Job Evenly To tile the job evenly check the tiling option you want to perform and enter the desired number or the size of rows and columns Adjust the following parameters DE Divides the job into a specified number of evenly sized columns z Divides the job into a specified number of evenly sized rows 141 Even Columns Even Rows E starting from the left side fH from the bottom Div
211. nt that you are right clicking on 2006 SA International Color Specs New Table Zoom Open Table Zoom r Import Table wy Undo Clear Rectangle eT Undo Clear Rectangle Save Table Save Table s fe Select Within Merge from Document te Select Within Merge Similar Colors Graphic Styles gt Ma Copy Graphic Styles b Delete Paste Sort P Paste Over A Faste Show gt Clear sine iss Paste Over View d Order gt i f ea Import Select gt Export T a d Right clicking a shape Right clicking a blank area Right clicking the swatch table Tool Tips All fields and control points that can be dragged will show tool tips to help Some commands will also show a brief description at the bottom of your screen To show a tool tip hover the cursor over the field command or control point for a few seconds ym a ie Al Corner Radius Corner Radius zoom to Page Numeric field with a Control Point with tool Button with a tool tip tool tip tip Design Area The design area is the white area inside the software s screen It has a border that serves as a guide and represents the size of your substrate The size of the design area does not limit the size of your design or where the design is placed on your media during output Margins can be placed inside the design area Those margins are used to distribute and align objects inside the design area You can change the size and the color of the drawing area a
212. nt to Combine and select Exchude Original Objects Objects after Exclude Common ee 2006 SA International Applying Fuse Effect The Fuse effect is applied to overlapping objects It removes the entire topmost object except for the overlapping area The overlapping area and the objects on the lower layers are combined into one object The objects on the lower layers remain intact and the fused portion retains its original color This effect will be always applied to the topmost object If you want to apply the effect to other objects underneath group the top objects first 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu Cones to aan select Fuse Original Objects Objects after Fuse effect Removing Overlap Effect The Remove Overlap effect is applied to overlapping objects It deletes the areas from the bottom most objects that overlap the top most object but does not delete the top most object This effect will be always applied to the topmost object If you want to apply the effect to other objects underneath group the top objects first 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu point to Combine and select Remove Overlap Original Objects Objects after Remove Overlap effect 108 Applying Separate Overlap Effect The Separate Overlap effect is applied to overlapping objects It removes the overlapping areas from the objects and makes them into separate objects 1 Select the objects 2 ome th
213. ntains the name John Doe 4 Click Search 5 Select the file in the list 6 Do one of the following e Click Job Info button to show the job information e Click Open button or double click the file in the list to open the file e Click Cancel button to end the search 7 Click OK Job Estimation Job Estimation is a tool for producing price estimates of your job The Job Estimation stores accounting information for each job calculates price automatically and gives a price estimate The information can be changed or customized to reflect your costs and needs This feature is intended to be a guideline and therefore all results should be thoroughly reviewed before basing any business or financial agreements upon them The estimation is calculated based on some elements of your design like the number of characters or the material area These values are automatically gathered from your document Other values like preparation time must be manually entered when doing the job estimation The cost elements used in job estimation are grouped in Category Item and Type Category Item Type Color P rinta olor Oo mecth i kot astm ath i Fle Preparation Poe Est PIE Ce ati EE Using Job Estimation 1 From the Edit menu click Job Estimation 2 Select the Foarm type 3 Select the Item in the list and edit the Unit Cost Quantity and One Time fields for selected item Repeat this process for all items that need any correction
214. ntered values 14 automatic calculation 13 automatic dimensioning 131 automatic kerning 78 automatic percent calculation 13 automatic ratio calculation 13 automatic unit conversion 13 autotrace 106 B background color 56 barcode tab 80 barcode text tab 80 barcodes 80 Bezier handles 67 Bezier paths 85 bitmap rendering intent 139 bitmap toolbar 99 bitmaps Adobe filters 106 2006 SA International blur 105 brightness contrast 106 changing color mode 99 changing resolution 98 color balance 106 color modes 96 creating new bitmaps 97 crop 102 embedded ICC profiles 97 erase 101 exporting 97 filtering 104 importing 97 lasso 100 level 105 magic wand 100 marquee 100 move 101 paintbrush 102 pencil 102 previewing 10 rasterizing objects into bitmaps 98 reduce noise 104 resampling 98 scanning 97 sharpen105 stamp 103 tracing 106 transparency 99 using DesignCentral 96 blending effect 117 block text 70 border printing 136 borders 66 155 Braille text 79 break apart 78 breaking paths 94 brighten effect 118 brush shapes 104 bull s eye 116 C calculating percentages 13 calculating ratios 13 calculation in place 13 callouts S labels cancel selection 35 Casfonts fonts 83 Casmate tracing 175 cast shadow 114 centerline tracing 107 change start point 93 circles 65 editing 67 circular stripes 116 Clear Preferences 2 clearing effects 110 cleaver point 93 CMYK swatch tables 58 color
215. ntral adjust the following parameters Opacity Degree of opacity applied to objects This value can range from 0 to 100 Hide Stroke Check this option to apply the transparency to the object s stroke Applying Invert Effect The colors of all vector and bitmap objects under the object where the effect is applied will be inverted 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu point to Lens and select Invert 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Hide Stroke Check this option to apply the effect to the object s stroke Applying Brighten Effect The colors of all vector and bitmap objects under the object where the effect is applied will be brightened 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu point to Lens and select Brighten 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Brightness Degree of brightness applied to objects This value can range from 0 to 100 Hide Stroke Check this option to apply the effect to the object s stroke Applying Wireframe Effect The vector objects underneath the object where the effect is applied are displayed without any fills 1 Select the objects 2006 SA International 2 From the Effects menu point to Lens and select Wireframe 3 The following options can be adjusted in DesignCentral Hide Stroke Check this option to apply the effect to the object s stroke Applying Magnify Effect The objects under the object where the effect is appl
216. o a specified number of evenly sized columns HJ Divides the job into a specified number of evenly sized rows Even Columns Even Rows Divides the job into a specified size of columns starting from the left side E Divides the job into a specified size of rows starting from the bottom fH You can specify the amount of overlap between rows and columns By overlapping you can eliminate any gaps between the tiles when assembling the final output Overlap is measured as the total amount two rows or columns overlap Horizontal Vertical Overlap Overlap E Check to create an overlap on the vertical edges of tiles m Check to create an overlap on the horizontal edges of tiles ER g 0167in The width of the overlap 2006 SA International Preventing Tiles from Being Output Do one of the following e Double click on the tile in the preview pane Right click on the tile in the preview pane Disabled tiles are marked with a hash pattern AE if th IS fs ee we Rs tb ane aia 1 M ii eee Disabled tile A a a aT NOW GZ To enable a disabled tile double click or right click the disabled tile a second time One tile in each job must always be enabled If you try to disable all of the tiles one of the other tiles will become enabled again 150 RIP and Print Dialog Advanced Tab The Advanced tab allows you to set advanced options specific to color printing jobs The Advanced tab h
217. o another area on the same bitmap The Stanp tool has the following options in DesignCentral In the Brush tab you can select the shape and the size of the brush See Changing the Brush on page 101 for more information A O N In the Stanp tab adjust the following parameters 2006 SA International output of the tool will w overwtite the existing Opacity 100 0 4 bitmap At 100 the Style Aligned output will be opaque at lower numbers it will be more transparent Stamp tab If Aligned is selected the origin and destination points always move together whether the tool is drawing or not This is best for copying a large area over to another area of the bitmap If Nonaligned is selected the origin and destination points are only synced while the tool is drawing When the tool is not drawing the destination point can be moved without moving the origin point This setting is better for copying a smaller part of the bitmap to a number of different places Select the bitmap you want to edit Select the Stamp tool 4 Adjust the parameters in DesignCentral Click the Stamp tool over the location from which you want to copy the origin Move the cursor over the area of the bitmap that you want to overwrite and then click and drag To change the stamp origin hold Ct and click on the new point you want to copy from 100 Changing the Brush In the Brush tab you can select the shape and the
218. o page 131 display settings 133 179 distort effect 116 distributing objects 44 document setup 6 documents closing 18 exporting 18 new 17 saving 18 sending as email 18 sending to EnRoute drop shadow 114 dry time 157 duplicating objects 39 DXF files frozen layers 171 importing 171 E edit bar 61 edit line 62 editing dimension lines effects blend 117 brighten 118 clearing 110 color trapping 120 combine effects 110 common 111 cut out 110 distort 116 exclude common 111 finisher 119 fuse 111 hatch fill 124 hole fill 126 invert color 118 island fill 125 lens 117 magnify118 outline 112 profile fill 123 separate overlap 112 separating 110 shadow 113 stripes 114 transparency 118 underbase 118 weld 110 wireframe 118 2006 SA International 132 emailing a job 18 embedded files 18 Engrave disabling tiles 165 paneling 164 engraving fills hatch fill 124 hole fill 126 island fill 125 profile fill 123 tool library 128 engraving fonts 83 EnRoute 18 entering numerical values 13 eraser tool 101 exclude common effect 111 exiting the software 16 exporting bitmaps 97 exporting to files 18 eyedropper 52 F fans editing 68 feed calibration 158 files closing 18 exporting 18 finding 21 importing 17 linking and embedding 18 opening 17 saving 18 fill tool 103 fill types 59 fill showing 9 filtering by color 11 filters 104 find and replace 76 finding files 21 finisher effect 119
219. objects In the Fill Stroke Editor select Solid Fill Fill Stroke Editor BE z i Gray E wireframe Advanced r Select the color of the fill from the list If desired check Wireframe to make the Pa object show up as an outline drawn in the color of the fill This setting will override the outline settings for the object Solid Fill sith Wireframe enabled Click Advanced to edit the fill color using the Color Specs dialog See Defining Colors Using the Color Specs Dialog on page 50 for more information Or Select the object and click on a solid colored swatch in the color palette Applying a Pattern Fill Select the objects In the Fill Stroke Editor select Pattem Fill 56 Fill Stroke Editor EG Offset oog Amount of offset applied to each column or row mei 0200n Space between rows l t 0 200n Space between columns ns is7rdin H Horizontal offset applied to the first tile Advanced i 8346n H Vertical offset applied to the first tile Overprint Add to Swatch When this option is checked the edited pattern will be Table added to the swatch table as a new pattern 3 Transform with When this option is checked each pattern tile will be 4 Select the background color from the lice Object proportionally resized when the object is resized Using Pattern Fill Advanced Settings ae Restores the default settings for selected pattern When the Advanced butt
220. omputer Macro Allows you to execute common tasks that you are usually Emblem EC120 KIET IETA required to do from the cutter s control panel Before Job After Job Macro Before Job AfterJob Macro Initialize Initializes the output device Roll Advances or rolls back the media Forward Backward Go to Moves the head to the origin origin Before Job tab After Job tab Macro tab 2 Make sure nobody is around the output device when sending the macros since The settings available in the Cutter Driver Options vary according to your the cutter may move and injure the operator output device Each command has a checkbox to enable or disable it When enabled you can change the value and the command will be sent to the output device overriding the settings in the output device When the option is unchecked the settings from the output device are used 2006 SA International 144 Cut Plot Dialog Advanced Tab The Advanced tab allows you to set advanced options specific to cutting jobs Cut Plot 1036 COM1 v Properties General Panel Options Advanced Plot dimensions and labels F Auto weld Auto trap Choke bleed distance 0 1 25in Overcut Extra cut length 0 1 O0in Optimize cutting order Optimize distance 1 0 000in Pause between pages Cut page crossings Apply copy spacing between pages F Automatic registration marks Fill plot Pen width 0 100in Fill an
221. on is clicked in Fill Stroke Editor Fill tab for 3 Click OKto save your changes Pattern Fill the Advanced Settings dialog will be displayed Adding a Pattern Fill to a Swatch Table 1 Select the object with the pattern fill Click on the Advanced button in the Fill Stroke dialog Make any needed edits to the pattern fill Check Add to swatch table Type in a Pattern name Advanced Settings Pattern name m Tile size EEn eee tft s00in 4 0 000 I Proportional I 0 000in Shift First tile offset a ee ee 6 Click OK Row Column x ooon EE Offset ooz iv ooon E Applying a Gradient Fill oF N T Add to swatch table E Ae ae a 1 Select the objects 2 In the Fill Stroke Editor select Gradient Fill Fill Stroke Editor BEG Restore Defaults J Transform with object Cancel 2 1 Select Pattem Fill and click Advanced Gradient fil 2 Adjust the following parameters ME EA Fa joor 4 Pattern Name Name of the pattern F F l The background color ree V Overprint 0200n Width of each pattern t 0200n Height of each pattern 3 If desired you can select one of the stock gradients from the Proportional Check this option to assure that the pattern will be E list resized proportionally 4 To make your own gradient or edit one of the stock gradients 2006 SA International 57 a Select the type of gradient applied to th
222. onal Conventional Conventional direction engraves Inset and Offset tool paths so that the parts will have a smooth edge Inside holes in text or objects will be cut in the opposite direction of the outside path e Conventional direction with Offset path style will engrave counter clockwise for outside tool paths and clockwise for inside tool paths e Conventional direction with Inset path style will engrave counter clockwise for inside paths and clockwise for outside paths Conventional Conventional Offset Inset Climb direction engraves in the opposite way of Conventional direction and is typically used for materials such as heavy grained wood and aluminum Climb Inset Climb Offset Clockwise direction eneraves clockwise for all paths Clockwise Offset Clockwise Inset Counter clockwise direction engraves counter clockwise for all paths Counter Counter Clockwise Offset Clockwise Inset Specify Depth Check to enter values that will override the engraver settings Depth Stepdown Specifies the total depth the tool will engrave Specifies how deeply the tool will engrave on each pass to ensure that the tool does not remove too much material Firs Sets additional Stepdown Last values for First Last or or Both passes You can Both specify how deeply you want the tool to engrave on each pass 124 3 T otal Depth lin Finishing Pass Tangential Entry and Exit Opti
223. onvert to Outlines Convert to Outlines Forward One Group li Redraw Redraw Repeat Resize Reverse Path Direction 2006 SA International CTRL 5 CTRL SHIFT 5 CITRL 2 CTRL SHIFT 2 CTRL 3 CTRL SHIFT 3 CTRL SHIFT 7 PAGE DOWN M SHIFT 0 PAGE UP Qi iid OUALLA Rotate O O Cancel Edit mara e Palettes DesignCentral CTRL Dasa o Fuses OOOO Paa if Select Point Tool N perar dR Remove Point 5 amw To Back To Front UnCompound Ungroup Clear BACKSPACE DELETE Clear Copy Copy Cut anrr amac D Select by Attributes Undo CTRL Z m oo Find and Replace F3 Justify Left 177 cn os Circle Tool Oval Tool Polygon Tool Rectangle Tool Starburst Tool 2006 SA International Show Fills View Filter Zoom Zoom In Zoom Out Cut Plot or Engrave Document Setup Print Print Setup Page Setup on Macintosh RIP and Print Toolbars Measure Tool Paint Brush Tool CTRL SHIFT p 178 Index A absolute colorimetric rendering intent 134 Acrobat PDF export 171 adding point 95 advance after printing 158 advanced borders 66 editing 68 Align Points 89 aligning objects 43 apply length and angle 91 applying entered values 14 arc copy 39 arc text 70 71 arcs make arc 92 arrays of objects 39 arrows 66 editing 68 attributes selecting by 34 auto serialization 40 automatic application of e
224. oo 0 A oO N e Duplicating Objects by Dragging To copy objects select the objects and drag while holding C Hold Shift and drag to restrain the position of the copy Duplicating Objects Using Copy and Paste Select the objects From the Edit menu select Copy From the Edit menu select Paste Duplicating Objects Using a Specific Offset Distance From the Edit menu select Preferences Select the Tools tab Select the Paste tool from the list on the left side of the dialog box Check Auto place on paste and inport option Set the distance where the copies will be posted from original object using the X and Y Offset Click OK to exit the Preferences dialog Select the objects From the Edit menu select Copy From the Edit menu select Paste Copy the object And Paste 36 Duplicating Objects Using Paste Special ha nan a Spacing Copies mre EE soe Ea i i Control Point The Paste Special feature allows you to select the format of pasted data 1 Copy the objects r P Bounding Box Ta You can copy and paste objects from other programs i gt lt _ H 4 2 From the Edit menu select Paste Special in in 3 Preview Ke 0 250in 2 3 Select the format of pasted data A 3 E ozn l Original q s 4 Click OK Object Y 7 l N Duplicating Objects Using Paste Over isein ii e Diagonal pattem with all copies aligned in a diagonal line Paste Over pastes objects on top of the se
225. or decrease the value When you click or click and hold the mouse on t one of the arrows the value is increased or decreased incrementally Using the arrow keys on your computetr s keyboard will have the same effect Spinner Control Using Built In Mathematical Operations The software is able to perform a number of calculations whenever a numerical value is being entered Automatic Unit Conversion If you enter a value using a different unit of measurement than the default unit the software will automatically convert the value to the default unit For example if your default unit is inches you can enter a value of 1ft and the software will convert the measurement to Bin Supported units are centimeter 2006 SA International Calculation of Ratios If you enter a ratio in the format A B the software will scale the previous value in the field by the ratio entered For example if a value is set to PZ and you enter 23 the new value will be a Calculation of Percentages If you enter a percentage in the format X the software will scale the previous value in the field by the percentage entered For example if a value is set to 10 and you enter 90 the new value will be 9 Simple Mathematical Operators If you enter a simple mathematical expression the software will calculate the result of the expression and enter that value in the field The available mathematical operators in order of precedence are
226. or example select the font in the list and fonts with check Open The font will be rendered as an outline parts ENGRANING The software must be restarted in order for this change to go into effect Restore Click this button to restore the default settings for above fields Defaults Preferences Tools Tab In this dialog box you can set the default settings for some of the tools available in the software 2006 SA International ww Check Set options related to the on screen spell checking features of Spelling the software See Setting On Screen Spell Checking Options page 74 for more information Fe These preferences allow you to specify the colorimeter used in your software to measure color values and the port where the measurement device is connected See Defining New Colors Using the Color Specs Dialog on page 50 and Modifying Existing Color Libraries Windows Only on page 53 for more information A Paste These preferences allow you to specify if the copied objects will be automatically created when pasted and the offset distance from the original object See Duplicating Objects Using Copy and Paste on page 36 for more information Te RIPand This tool allows you to specify that the software must Print communicate with Production Manager using TCP IP Windows Only Clear this box if the operating system is not Windows NT 2000 or XP or if the computer is running firewall software th
227. orking with Color cccsssseccssesssesccesseeeceessseeesensseeeseaes 46 Avalable Color MIOGEIS seaes cases ce ss eeatacaceatseens vats ascents eatsraseniddeeteorsinsmandenuns 46 Workino with Swatch TaDleS ssas ceocascsctassst saasndeiesseahscvtanobeestancasotsnebsnetascc 46 Applying Colors Using the Color Max Ch sistas sastadssensdesssostdesssoetdessooonses 49 Sampling Colors Using the Eyedroppet seeseseerssesrersrererereresesrsrereesese 50 Defining Colors Using the Color Specs Dialog sesser 50 Setting the Default Fill Stroke Colof 25c2 2 ie tise tide teen ihe teen dees eawteroernee 53 Setting the Background Foreground Colot a 53 Moditving Existing Color Libraries icc iat ieesecschescithtieacnseteosedestescate tea doue 53 reatino Test OWAtCNES az cesstancisitsweveaducacsundscnescauasibsescaasducaceuntesnesiadesnremmeeute 54 Using Fill Stroke Editor scseccessseeeceesseeeseeesneeseenseees 56 Display me Fill Stoke Ey Go0 annaia o a aaa o e 56 Toys a S TTT enero tavenancas 56 Pavoje aanersthy op ail earn sete n n a T a E EOR err tere 56 IAP WAS A Sola Te Uli se atcscutaaeasautiouseautncnsteetacusanucusaisetucsbeelsurstateecsieseuase tata 56 GNP yl eres Pa eve ra We eaen A OO AEON 56 APPLYING A GAERNE TEU Sc sccsneceanecacngun annsaasdeaies A 57 Editing Stroke Properties of Objects esesssserereseerreresesrsrsesenenereerereereesenes 59 Apprise Overprint iE oianean rsa NE ETENE EA E TEA 59 Working With Shapes
228. orners 91 selecting 87 separating to open paths 94 sharpening corners 91 spacing points 90 straightening 89 pattern fill 59 PDF export 171 pencil tool 102 percent calculation 13 perceptual rendering intent 134 perspective shadow 114 picturecut tracing 108 point reduction 93 points adding 93 breaking 94 removing 93 polygons 65 editing 67 preferences 14 clearing 2 previewing bitmaps 10 price estimation 22 print direction 157 print options 157 Profile Fill 123 pure hue settings 134 R radiant stripes 114 rasterize 98 ratio calculation 13 rectangles 65 editing 67 redo 11 redraw 10 reduce points 93 refreshing the view 10 registration marks 66 relative colorimetric rendering intent 134 remove point J3 remove tiny objects 95 removing self intersections 93 rendering intents 133 reordering objects 43 repeating paths 91 repeating the last step 12 resample 98 resizing objects 36 RIP and print advanced options 154 color 156 paneling 151 rotating objects 20797 rounding corners 91 rulers and grid 6 S same size 36 saturation rendering intent 134 save to file 142 saving documents 18 scanning bitmaps 97 scissors 94 scroll bars 8 search and replace 76 select all 35 select by attributes 34 select similar color 34 select tool33 select within 33 selecting similar objects 34 selecting with DesignEditor 31 selection modes 33 sending to EnRoute 18 separate overlap effect 112 separat
229. ort for hardware key Available Port for Output Device Internet Connection Installation Procedures The software will not run without a hardware protection key also known as a dongle The hardware key protects the software from being unlawfully 2006 SA International copied and must be connected to your computer whenever you use the software The Sentinel Hardware Key is the only type of hardware key supported Sentinel Hardware Key Installing the Software Windows To install the software you must have Administrator privileges To use the software you must have Administrator or Power User privileges See your Windows user guide for more information 1 Insert the Installation CD 2 Follow the on screen instructions to install the application 3 Plug the hardware key into the port Once the USB hardware key driver has been installed the driver will cause an LED built into the key to light The USB driver is installed automatically as part of the software installation Uninstalling the Software Windows 1 Exit your software by selecting Exit from File menu 2 In the Windows Control Panel double click the Add or Remove Programs icon 3 Select your software from the list and click the Change Remove button 4 To delete all user created files stored within the application folder check Delete user files in application folder User created files that are removed by this step are deleted and cannot be recovered
230. ortab toggle the icon to the left of the spot color listings to determine whether the color will show up in the swatch table 8 The color will appear in the The color will not appear in the swatch table swatch table On the Label tab select the font that will be used for the labels 55 9 Using Fill Stroke Editor Fill Stroke Editor shows information about how objects are filled and its stroke Displaying Fill Stroke Editor To view the Fill Stroke Editor from the View menu select Fill Stroke Editor Fill Stroke Editor BE Fill Stroke Editor img X SAA amp Stie M Gray z 2 EE Wireframe E lt 2 a Advanced Transform Clear c Fill Stroke Editor Fill Stroke Editor Fill tab Stroke tab Fill Stroke Editor Fill Tab Types of Fills Vector objects can have the following types of fill No Fill The object has no fill Solid Fill The object is filled with one solid color Pattem Fill The object is filled with multiple copies of a pattern Gradient Fill The object is filled with a gradient which is a combination of two or more colors so that one color blends smoothly with the next one in increments See Working with Color on page 46 for more information Gradient Fill 2006 SA International Applying No Fill Select the objects In the Fill Stroke Editor select No Fill or click on the E swatch in the color palette Applying a Solid Fill Select the
231. osition For details on how to set the constrain angles see Preferences General Tab on page 14 Ce Sweep Angle Drag this point to change the sweep angle of the arc text on the circle It changes each character width and the spacing between them Hold Shift and drag to constrain the sweep angle For details on how to set the constrain angle see Preferences General Tab on page 14 Hold Ctd and drag both sides of the text to move at equal rate from the center point Editing Text Entering New Text Select any of the text tools 1 2 Click on the text you want to edit To insert characters into the text place the cursor in the desired location and begin typing ABC DEF ABdefC DEF GHI GHI e Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the cursor within the text e The Home key returns the cursor to the beginning of the current line e The End key moves the cursor to the end of a line To replace part of the text select the text you want to replace and type or paste in the text you wan ABC ABC jkl GHI GHI e Shift and left arrow right arrow keys selects a group of characters e Shift and up arrow down arrow keys selects the character from the beginning of a line to the insertion point or from the insertion point to the end of the line e Click and drag to select a group of characters e Double click to select one word fa Selecting Text You can select text as whole text one lin
232. otate objects while nesting them DE fi H The number of copies of the nested objects that will be created If set higher than 1 the extra copies will be duplicates of the first set of nested objects Compress ratio The software lists the ratio of the current area occupied by the selected objects to the original area Break text When this option is checked text objects will be separated into individual characters before nesting in order to fit the text into a smaller amount of material If cleared each text object will be nested as one big object Use holes When this option is checked smaller objects will be nested inside of holes in larger objects A period might be nested inside the letter O for example 4 To re nest the selected objects after you make changes click Redraw 5 Click Apply Y Snapping Objects You can activate the snap feature and then create edit and move shapes to precise locations To activate snapping from the View menu point to Snap and select Snap to a E Snap to Point Snap to Guide Snap to Grid 2006 SA International PA Snap to Intersection Snap to Edge Snap to Center of Gravity Deleting Objects You can remove objects by deleting them from the document 1 Select the objects 2 Press Backspace or Delete Or e From the Edit menu select Clear When you delete objects they are placed in a Trash Layer Removing Objects without Moving Them to the Trash Layer 1
233. other either the panel size must be identical for all layers or you must use Send All Colors with the single panel option enabled Allows you to define the angle and pen width for fill plot 145 20 Printing your Design Before you can print any design make sure you have established a connection from your design software to the Production Manager and created a setup for your output device as instructed in the section Setting up the Production Manager and Configuring Output Devices Sending Follow the steps below to send the document to your cutting device 1 From the File menu select RIP and Print 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 RIP and Print Settings The RIP and Print dialog box gives you complete control over how the job is produced The area on top of this dialog is common for all tabs Current Cutter a RIP and Print BX z J Displays the Properties Serp General Fanel Advanced Adjustment Properties Active jobs for this device Switches to Tabs Production Manager 2006 SA International RIP and Print Dialog General Tab The General tab allows you to specify the size of media size of the job and the location of your output on the media i RIP and Print Creon Z4 FILE v Properties a General Panel Advanced Adjustment Job
234. ou have more than one segment in one path the segments are separated by a Control Point The position of the Control Point determines the shape of the adjacent segments On curved segments each anchor point displays Direction Lines ending in Direction Handles Their angle and size determine the shape of the curve A Control Point located between two segments can be Symmetric The direction handles point in opposite directions along the same line and they have the same size Smooth The direction handles point in opposite directions along the same line but are not the same size Cusp The direction handles are not in the same line Symmetric Control Smooth Control Points Cusp Control Points Points A double circle or square indicates the Starting Point of the path In an open path the starting point can be at either end of the path In a closed path the starting point can be anywhere on the path Control Points A straight segment is selected 2006 SA International Starting Point A curved segment is selected Creating Paths Direction Handle 1 Direction Line 1 gt __ Control Point Direction Line 2 Direction Handle 2 You can create paths using path tools To continue drawing an existing open path select the Bezier Path or Freehand Path tool and click the cursor over either end of the path Drawing Straight Segments Using the Bezier Path Tool 1 Select the Bezier Path tool 2 Click where th
235. ou want to adjust one specific color channel select Red Green ot Blue e Click and drag the sliders under the histogram or enter the values in the numeric fields e Click the Auto button and the software will automatically define the black and white point in each channel and then redistribute the intermediate pixel values proportionately e Click the Reset button to restore the sliders to their original position e When the Preview option is checked you will see a preview 2006 SA International while adjusting the parameters 4 Click Apply Color Balance Filter DesignCentral shows slider bars Cyan Red Magenta Green and Yellow Blue for adding or subtracting color from the image For example if you drag the Cyan Red slider to the Cyan side the amount of Cyan in your image is increased and the amount of Red is decreased 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Filters and select Color Balance 3 Adjust the filter settings in DesignCentral by e Choose Shadows Midtones or Highlights in the list to select the tonal range on which you want to focus the changes e Click and drag the sliders or enter the values in the numeric fields e When the Preview option is checked you will see a preview while adjusting the parameters 4 Click Apply Y Brightness Contrast Filter Using this filter you can adjust the Brightness Contrast and Saturation of your image 1 Select the bitmap 2 Fro
236. ound and background colors when in bitmap editing mode Changing the View There are several commands to change how the design area is viewed Using a Wheel Mouse If your computer is equipped with a wheel mouse you can use the mouse wheel to control the view Move the mouse wheel up and down to pan the view up and down Hold Shift and move the wheel up and down to pan the view 2006 SA International left and right Hold Cti and move the wheel up and down to zoom the view in and out Using Scroll bars Scroll bars are horizontal and vertical bars located in the bottom and right side of your design area Use them to scroll the design area lick the gross on both sides to scroll the tian area m stall iw ments lick the blank wea to rwo the desia aea iH large TCKetHeE Tt Click and das to scroll the deian area aj ad Zooming and Panning The Zoom tools change the magnification of items within the design area to allow you to see more or less detail This does not change the output size c Zooms in at twice the magnification of the current view The point you click on will become the center of the view e Hold Ctd and click to zoom out to half the magnification of the current view The point you click on will become the center of the view e Click and drag to magnify one particular portion of the design area Magnifies the center of the view to twice the size of current view Adjusts the vie
237. outline of the bitmap 95 y i 2s r q AN ep we SF 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu select Make Transparent 3 Move the wand over the bitmap and click on the color that you want to make transparent 4 To select all instances of the color that appear in the bitmap click Select Similar 5 Click Apply w Nis Tr S IF Y Removing Transparency If you are getting unwanted outlines around your bitmap elements increase the Tolerance setting in DesignCentral i A aa _ P dhhh di y l1 ANI 8 ih AN C TETTE i F 1 Select the bitmap 2 Select the Bitmap tab in DesignCentral 2006 SA International DesignCentral JE Hle Eol S00 600 pixels 1 MB ee 24 bits 96 56 PFI Embedded 96 96 i Proportional 3 Click Miake Opaque The Make Opaque button is only visible when a transparent bitmap is selected Using the Bitmap Toolbar All bitmap editing tools are located in the Bitmap Edit toolbar Bitmap Edit The IO a To display this toolbar from the Bitmap menu select Bitmap Edit Bitmap Edit toolbar Toolbar To hide the toolbar select the menu again Some tools will not be available for some color modes Defining Marquees Marquees select part of the image and allow only that part to be edited The marquee can have any shape and its border is marked by a flashing dotted line Bitmap with a marquee selecting the Entire Bitmap 1 S
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239. path and the Direction Handles to adjust the shape of the curved segment Hold Shift and drag the direction handles to constrain the dragging to the original direction of the handles Hold the Tab key to change which side of the path will be kept 5 Click Apply w or double click anywhere inside the design area Converting Segment to Smooth Arc The Optimize by Smooth Arc tool creates an arc segment between two points in a path Select the Optimize by Smooth Arc tool A Click the point where the arc will begin Click the point where the arc will end A O N Drag the start and end points over the path and the center of the arc to adjust the shape of the arc You can also enter the Diametervalue in DesignCentral Click the Tab key to change the arc position Press Tab to select the direction of the arc Optimized path 5 Click Apply w or double click anywhere inside the design area Converting Segment to 3 Point Arc The Optimize 3 Point Arc tool creates a semicircle between two points on a path 1 Select Optimize by 3 Point Arc tool e 2 Click the point where the arc will begin 3 Click the point where the arc will end 2006 SA International 4 Drag the start end and the third control point in the arc to adjust the shape of the arc Press the Tab key to change the arc position 5 Click Apply w or double click anywhere inside the design area e A P Drag to Pa 7 N the arc shape ae
240. path before moving onto the next path This value differs from Stepdown in that Stepdown sets how deeply the tool will engrave on each pass The Tool Geometry group box describes measurements of your tool The diagram in the upper right corner shows measurements of the values in Tool Geometry The diagram to the right of the group box dynamically moves as you enter values in Tool geometry Tip diameter Displays the width of the tool tip Shaft Displays the width of the tool shaft diameter Angle Angle of the tool s point 126 15 Working with Measurements and Labels The software allows you to measure label and dimension objects By using the measuring tools you can indicate the horizontal vertical or diagonal dimensions of the design or label objects The lines and labels can be output to a printer or cutter See RIP and Print Dialog Advanced Tab on page 149 or Cut Plot Dialog Advanced Tab on page 142 for more information Measuring Distances Use the Measure tool when you need to know the distance between two points in your design 1 Select Measure tool mT 2 Click and drag the cursor Just click to show a position of one point in your design Once you release the mouse button Design Central displays the following information DesignCentral ET s 17095m X Y coordinates of the first point Yo 13 964in 17 095in a vertical distances from the starting point to 13 964ini
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242. pm 4 x 1 2 992in Y 1 7 001in You can select a tab by clicking on its indicator in DesignCentral or double clicking the objects Each double click will move to the next available tab V Proportional DesignCentral Document Tab Use the Document tab to specify the size of the Architecture D gt drawing area and the color of the substrate or a i background color A number of standard mpn document sizes are included You can specify a oa custom drawing area size by entering new horizontal and vertical values E Showing the Document tab DesignCentral Document Do one of the following fay Open DesignCentral and click an empty area in the document From the File menu select Document Setup Adjust the following parameters Architecture i Selects standard document sizes Opens additional options for document size Add Adds a new document size Delete Delete s an existing document size 2006 SA International Set as Default Sets a default document size Show Border li 0 000i Width of document T 10 000in Height of document a DesignCentral Margin Tab Use the Margin tab to specify the margins around a drawing area Shows or hides the design area borders Specifies the color of the substrate DesignCentral E 0 000ir 0 000in E_J 0 000in These margins are used when objects are aligned or distributed and also are useful for laying out
243. pply the fill stroke and effects from one object to another Styles can be stored for future use Copying and Applying Styles 1 Select the object with the desired fill or effect 2 From the Edit menu point to Graphic Styles and select Copy Style 3 Select the object where the fill or effect will be applied 4 From the Edit menu point to Graphic Styles and select Paste Style Copy Style Apply Style storing Style in Style List You can select which properties from the original object will be stored in a style For example if you have a green object with a shadow you can choose to save only the shadow as a style the shadow and the green fill or just the green fill 1 Select the objects 2 From the Edit menu point to Graphic Styles and select Store Style 3 Enter the new style name and select the properties that will be stored in this style 4 Click Save Applying Style in Style List 1 Select the objects 2 From the Edit menu point to Graphic Styles and select Paste Style 117 3 Select the style from the style list 4 Click Apply w Editing Style from Style List Edit Style allows you to edit a stored style by renaming copying or deleting Renaming or Copying a Style 1 From the Edit menu point to Graphic Style and select Edit Style 2 Select the style from the list then click Copy or Rename 3 Enter the new style name 4 Click OK Deleting a Style 1 From the Edit menu point to Graphic Style
244. r the Production Manager should pause after each color is processed allowing you to change the pen or the media This option can only be selected when Send all colors is checked Cuts a border with the specified Panel margin around all objects in the selected color Adds weed lines between lines of text or objects Adds horizontal lines that run down the center of the rows of text but do not cut the text The split lines are interrupted where they cross the text Lorem ipsum Adds weedlines between characters or objects Adds vertical lines that run through characters but do not cut the text The split lines are interrupted where they cross the text Lorem ipsum 143 Cutter driver This set of controls allows you to set a number of cutter Adjust the following parameters options related output options such as cutting speed and pressure Different cutter options can be specified for each color in the Save Saves the changes you made as a new command design l Delete Deletes the selected command from the list You can only To edit the cutter driver options for a given color select the i i delete commands that were added using Save color in the list and click Edit See Setting Cutter Driver Options below for more information Reset Reverts all settings to its default settings any custom Check Use same driver options for all colors to force all of commands added by the user will be deleted t
245. re a collection of straight or curved segments These objects can be scaled to any size without losing detail or clarity Shapes like rectangles circles and text are vector objects Also called raster images bitmaps are formed by a grid of small dots known as pixels to represent images Each pixel is assigned a specific location and color value A low resolution bitmap image can appear jagged when printed Images described using a page description language known as PostScript These objects can contain a combination of vector and bitmap images When imported into your document PostScript objects can be parsed or previewed OLE is the abbreviation of Object Linking and Embedding and it is available only for Windows OLE is a compound document standard developed by Microsoft and it enables you to create objects with one application and then link or embed them in your document Vale 1 i 12 751 ojo M 13 Jan 99 OLE object 4 12 75 8 91 14 00 es 06 Jan 99 12 0 07 Jan 99 12 10 08 Jan 99 12 104 41 Jan 99 1210 42 Jan 99 12 114 13 Jan 99 13 1 i Bitmap object Parsed PostScript object Creating New Documents To create a new document from the File menu select New Opening Files 1 From the File menu select Open 2 Select the file format folder and the file that will be opened See Appendix B Supported File Formats for all supported file formats 3 Click Open If the file con
246. revents the tool from lifting while engraving which Island Fill the cleanest method to fill an object uses a continuous contour could cause a spring loaded depth nose to engrave too pattern that fills the surface deeply fe For Sharp corners tool path follows the object s corner 2006 SA International 121 DesignCentral il x B Tool path Object Tool diameter Engraving tool Hl Depth nose Sharp Corners tr f Round all ie For Round corners the tool path curves around the Advanced Xl object s corner DesignCentral Island Fill Online Island Fill Inset Island Fill Offset oan Island tab Object 1 Select the objects Tool diameter 2 From the Effects menu point to Engraving and select Island Engraving tool fill 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Roung deners Cc 0 aadi Enarav Selects a tool ftom the Tool Library ie For Clipped corners the tool path bevels around the 7 i object s corner Select Edit from the menu to create a new tool or edit an existing one See Tool Tool path Library on page 125 for more information Object a Online path style creates a tool path that directly i follows the existing path Lan Inset path style creates a tool path that is set inside the Eorann toe existing path ae Clipped Corners O Offset path style creates a tool path that is set outside i the existing path Round All Tool path rounds off the objects corners so that
247. ric represents colors relative to a fixed white point value of D50 For example the white of paper A will be simulated when printing on paper B This intent is best for color proofing This intent was created to supplement the Saturation intent Spot Color maps colors similarly to the Saturation rendering intent but Spot Color rendering intent produces the greatest saturation possible and should not be used with photographic images The object will be printed without any color correction 2006 SA International Using Pure Hue Settings The Pure Hue buttons allow you to specify that certain color channels should not be mixed in with other colors when the job is rendered These settings can be different for each of the 4 types of objects For example if a job contains yellow text you could check the Pure Hue setting on the yellow color channel for text so that no other colors appear in the yellow text 1 Click the Pure Hue button next to the object s rendering intent Preserve Pure Hue Cyan Magenta Yelow Black Red Green Blue White All On All Off OK Cancel 2 Check the boxes for each color channel that you want to preserve unmixed Click All Onto check all color channels or All Off to clear all channels 3 Click OK 131 17 Printing to a Desktop Printer Before the final output you may want to print a sample to your desktop printer for proofing 1 Make sure all the objects and
248. rominance values HSB The color is expressed using values for hue saturation and brightness Spot The color is selected from a number of lists of standard ink or ribbon colors provided by established suppliers Duotone colors are made by overlaying two spot colors The color that is printed first is called the base color and the color that is printed on top of the base is called the top color 2006 SA International Working with Swatch Tables Every line of ink film or foil that a manufacturer makes is represented by a separate swatch table which lists all of the colors available for that line The swatches in the swatch tables change appearance based on the color mode in use Spot colors have a small dot on the right side of the swatch Duotone colors have two dots on the right side of the swatch Opening a Swatch Table In order to use a color of foil in your design you must first open the swatch table for that type of foil 1 To open the Open dialog do one of the following e From the View menu select Color then Open Table e Right click on the default swatch table or any other open swatch table and select Open Table 2 Browse to the Swatch Library subfolder of the software installation folder 3 Select the manufacturer of the foil type such as Gerber Scientific Products and click Open 4 Select the swatch library for the desired type of foil and click Open 46 5 FlexiSIGN PRO Untitled 1
249. roperty is active most of the editing tools and commands will not be available Main cE When you right click on any layer a menu is displayed Adjust the following parameters New Layer Delete Layer Duplicate Layer Rename Properties A new layer is created The new layer will be added above the active layer The active layer is deleted A copy of the active layer is created The new layer will be added above the active layer Changes the active layer s name Shows the properties for the active layer You can also click the buttons on the top of the DesignEditor Layer tab to perform some of the above commands L New Layer AT li yA Delete Layer Duplicate Layer Empty Trash showing Layer Properties Fach layer has the following properties Visible Specifies if the layer is visible or not Always disabled for Trash 29 if Editable Specifies if the layer is editable or not Not available for Trash Grid and Substrate layers Printable Specifies if the layer will be printed or not Always disabled for Trash Layer a Cuttable Specifies if the layer is cuttable or not Always disabled for Trash and Grid Layer Changing Layer Properties Do one of the following e Click the icon on the DesignEditor Layers tab When the property is disabled it displays an X over the icon Visible Property Enabled T Visible Property Disabled o Right click the layer and select Properties fro
250. s follow 1 oo Ff W N 7 Create your design in your software and add a contour cut line See Using Contour Cut on page 118 for more information From the File menu select RIP and Print Select the Advanced tab in the RIP and Print dialog Click Contour Set the contour cut options Print your design Cut the contour cut setting Contour Cut Options When a print job containing one or more contour cuts is opened in the RIP and Print dialog you can set the cutting options for the contour cuts in the Contour Options dialog 2006 SA International 1 Click on the Contour button on the Advanced tab of the RIP and Print dialog If you have not yet set up your vinyl cutter you will be prompted to add a setup before you can access the Contour Options dialog Contour Options 1036 COM1 Material 36 000 x 600 000in E Registration mark Allen Datagraph 1 Number of passes Advance after plot Cut page crossings J Suto weld Weed border Optimize cutting order JODI Send lAs separate jobs kai Cutter Driver Options 2 Adjust the following parameters 1036 COM1 36 000 sx BOUL 8 800 f 3 000in The cutter that will be used to cut the contour Media size Material width Material height Poll Size polls the size of the media loaded in the cutter This feature only works for devices that are capable of two way communicatio
251. s This field is only available for Contour mode 4374in Width of the contour shape Ellipse or Rectangle t 4 530in Height of the contour shape Ellipse or Rectangle Proportional Check this value to assure that the cutting line will be resized proportionally when you change its height or width This option is not available for Contour mode With Holes When this option is checked all holes in the selected objects will have an inner contour cut line This option is not available for Ellipse or Rectangle mode Contour with Holes Contour Without Holes i iE T Joint Type specifies how the corners are contoured 118 Adjusting Contour Cut Using Control Points When you apply an outline a reference line is displayed with control points You can adjust some of the above fields by dragging the control points Offset Resize Reference Location Contour mode Rectangle mode Tracing Bitmaps with the Contour Cut Effect To allow the Contour Cut effect to trace the outline of objects in a bitmap make the background of the image transparent using the Make Transparent function Otherwise the effect will only be able to trace around the outside of the bitmap ay Transforming Objects into a Cutting Line If you need a cutting line with a special shape you can create a vector object and transform it into a cutting line A n A A fan shape converted into a cutting line 2006 SA Inter
252. s will be visible Filtering Objects Using the Color Swatch Table 1 From the View menu select Swatch Table 2 From the Swatch Table right click the color you want to filter by 3 From View select the filtering option 4 Choose one of the following options 2006 SA International Hide This Objects using this color will not be visible Show This Objects using this color will be visible Show All Only the objects using this color will not be visible Except This Hide All Only the objects using this color will be visible Except This Show all colors All objects will be visible w w N N Ci EmN Pi EEE Cursor over the Swatch Table After selecting Hide This Color Tracking your Steps You can retrace your steps by using the undoing and redoing commands Undoing and Redoing the Last Step To undo the last operation from the Edit menu select Undo To redo a step that you have just undone from the Edit menu select Redo Undoing and Redoing Multiple Steps Instead of undoing just the last operation you can undo a sequence of steps Undoing Multiple Steps 1 From the Edit menu select Undo Multiple A list with all recent steps is displayed The steps are shown in order with the most recent step appearing on the top of the list Click to select the steps that you want to undo starting from the top The design area dynamically shows a preview of the undoing process C
253. selected on a path Type of segment prior to the selected point You can convert one type to another by clicking these buttons Type of selected point You can convert one type to another by clicking these buttons But in order to convert a Cusp point to Symmetric or Smooth the two adjacent segments to this point must be curved segments Angle between two Direction Handles a 1 5 r 26in Yt 3 615ir oo 2590n ga 20 675 H o go 1 908n lt 4 Slama X Y coordinates of the selected point Length and angle of the Direction Handle marked with a square Length and angle of the Direction Handle marked with a circle DesignCentral When an Engraving Path Is Selected When an engraving path is selected DesignCentral displays a tab showing information about the engraving path 85 DesignCentral m X O E BB 0 150in Engrav v Selected Direction Handle Porai DesignCentral Engrave Path tab Attributes in Engrave Path tab 0 030in Engray Advanced Settings for Engrave Paths To display Advanced Settings for Engrave Paths click the Advanced button in DesignCentral Engrave Path tab See Advanced Settings for Engraving Fills on page 123 for more information Path Direction Every path has a direction associated with it This direction is used when cutting See Showing Path Directions on page 10 for more information Changing Path Direction 1 Select the path 2 From A
254. sher then Shape Finisher 3 Select the spot color for the finish from the list in Design Central After a finish area is created it and the objects it was created for become a single compound object Removing a Finish 1 Select the compound object containing the object and its finish area 2 From the Effects menu select Clear Rectangle Finisher or Clear Shape Finisher 116 Using Color Trapping The Color Trapping effect removes most of the overlapping material between objects The effect leaves enough overlapping material to ensure that no gaps will exist between the objects even if the registration is slightly off ED ph Original objects Show Fill is off bjects after Color Trapping Applying Color Trapping 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Color Trapping 3 In DesignCentral adjust the parameters 4 Click Apply V Adjusting Color Trapping Using DesignCentral When Color trapping is applied to overlapping objects the following attributes can be adjusted in DesignCentral Choke spread distance ih O0irn Light to Dark Select if the trapping will be performed from the light to dark Dark to Light Color or vice versa Overlapping distance gt e Light to Dark Dark to Light Include When this option is checked the color trapping will be applied Strokes to the object strokes 2006 SA International Using Styles Styles allow you to capture and a
255. size of the brush Some brushes display a small number in the lower left corner This number is the size of the brush in pixels m Xx DesignCentral Double click to change the shape of an existing brush Click here to create a new brush Brush tab You can add a new brush or change the shape and size of an existing brush Click the blank area in the Brush tab to create a new brush or double click an existing brush button to change its properties You can enter or change the following brush properties Size Width and Height of the brush Hardness Adjusts how the brush will dissolve with the original image Rotate Angle of rotation Style The brush can have either a rectangular or ellipse shape Using Filters Your software allows you to filter bitmaps The following filters are available b Reduce Sharpen e Color Balance Noise Blur Level Brightness Contrast Not all filters are available for all color modes While applying a filter an on screen preview will be displayed You can resize or move the preview area Also the area where the filter will be applied can be limited using a marquee 2006 SA International Reduce Noise Filter Use this filter to clean up scanned images with small imperfections known as noise 1 Select the bitmap 2 From the Bitmap menu point to Filters and select Reduce Noise 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Radius Th
256. st Flexi SIGN PRO Flexi EXPERT Flexi PRINT amp CUT Flexi SIGN Flexi LETTER FlexiE NGRAVE FlexiE NGRAVE aa a Z Q _ NT ft A i amp E Templates Using DesignEditor Ananging Objects Same Width Same Height Auto Serialize Distribute True Shape Nesting Clear Transform Working with Color Eyedropper e Modify Color e Libraries Measure Color e Create Duotone Swatch Create CMYK n Swatch Create Current c Palette Swatch Using Fill Stroke Editor 2006 SA International FlexiE N GRAVE ec oa ea Z Z O nn ms fy Je A amp E f 2 i Gradients Circle Parametric Shape Convert to Shape Working with Text Text Block Size Braille Opt Barcode e Insert Symbol o Define Character Text Styles o URW Font Opt Support Working with Paths Engrave Path Opt Scanning Creating New Bitmaps Rasterize Resample Colormode Filters 168 Marquee Lasso Magic Wand Move Eraser Paintbrush Pencil Fill Crop Stamp AutoTrace ColorTrace Centerline Trace PictureCut Working with Effects Fuse Separate Overlap Stripe Blend Lens Underbase Finisher Color Trapping Graphic Styles Contour Profile Fill Hatch Fill Island Fill Hole Fill aa fate Z Q _ NT ft A i amp E kt gt laa Z l akon EA es EA EA ae a me ew EA EA
257. t File With Preview Linked PostScript Embedded Bitmap PostScript File Without Preview dM Embedded Linked i Postscript PostScript 18 Embedded PostScript files will automatically be converted into the In serting Fxi sting Files as OLE Objects equivalent drawing objects from the software at which point they can be displayed and edited like any other object 1 From the Edit menu select Insert New Object i 2 Select Create From File to merge an existing file into your Embedding Linked PostScript Files DA i j 1 Select the preview of the linked PostScript file 3 Click Browse and find the file to be inserted 2 Select the PostScript tab in DesignCentral e Check Display As Icon to show the OLE object simply as an 3 Click Parse icon Click Change Icon button to change the icon 3 P i e Check Link option to link the selected file The object in the Using OLE Objects Windows Only file will be stored apart from the document and all the The OLE Object Linking and Embedding feature of Windows allows you changes made in the Oe file will be reflected in Jo to import objects that were created using other software installed on your document If the Link SPOE unchecked the object will be computer such as spreadsheets and word processors embedded and stored with the document 4 Click OK Insert
258. t address e Cancel This dialog allows you to Connect to a copy of Production Manager running on your computer starting up Production Manager if it is not already running Connect to a copy of Production Manager running on another computer on your local area network Connect to a copy of Production Manager running on a remote computer by specifying its TCP IP address Connecting to Production Manager on the Same Computer 1 Create your design in the design software 2 Click on either the Cut Plot or RIP and Print button in the toolbar F FF 2006 SA International Select a Production Manager On this computer Local C On another computer Network C On the internet address Ee Cancel Select On this conputer Local Click OK If your local copy of Production Manager is not running it will automatically be started Connecting to Production Manager on another Computer on your Local Area Network 1 Make sure that neither Production Manager nor PhotoPRINT Server are running on your computer Create your design in the design software Click on either the Cut Plot or RIP and Print button in the toolbar F If the Select a Production Manager dialog does not appear select Other from the Setup List in the top left corner of the dialog Select a Production Manager On this computer Local On another computer Network C On the internet address n_e Cancel
259. t be traced as indicated by the folded corner Traced parts of the bitmap with an Untraced colorwill not be displayed in the preview and will not be traced You can skip any color in the untraced color by Shift clicking it The color with a triangle underneath is the Active color The active color is used when merging colors To make one color active click the space underneath the color You can select colors by clicking them To deselect the color click again You can select multiple colors Selecting an invisible color will make it visible When you have two or more colors that you want to trace with the same color you can merge them 105 Merging Active Colors 1 Make the destination color Active Select the colors that will be merged Click Merge into Active button i7 You can undo the operation by clicking the Undo button Only the last merge can be undone Or A Q N You can also merge two colors together by clicking and dragging the source color over the destination color button mer gs ou Merge Posterized Bitma Posterized bitmap after meroin p p ging colors To change the order of the colors in the palette click and drag the color to a new position You can edit a posterized color in the color palette To do so click the color with the Ct held After Posterizing the Image 1 Click the area in the posterized image with the source color The cursor will change into a paint bucket cursor 2
260. t distance Copies Settings The Copies group box allows you to set the number of copies and the spacing between them oo 1 Number of copies gof 0 500in Amount of space between the copies Design Size Design Size allows you to view the size of your design Size 3 S86 1 Alden Displays the total size of the job Positioning Tools The Positioning tools allow you to rotate mirror or position the job To further adjust the job placement use the Drawing Offset values O The job is placed at the left and bottom edges of the media O4 The job is centered horizontally on the media ro The job is centered in the length and width of the media H The job is placed at the right and bottom edges of the media d The job is centered vertically on the media H Rotates the job in 90 degree increments q F Mirrors the job vertically L Triangle shows the engraver s origin point Viewing Tools The Viewing tools allow you to manipulate the view in the preview area 159 Changes the position of the job on the material by clicking and dragging the job preview Zooms in or out Hold the Cth key to zoom out Returns the preview area to the default view Zooms to fit all objects in preview area Linon Displays the color of the current tool selected in the preview area If all tools are selected the box will be crossed out iT rT Click this button to toggle the preview to display the selected objects on
261. t some of the above fields by dragging the control points o Click and drag the inside edge of each stripe to change the stripe gradient s Click and drag the outside edge of each stripe to change the stripe gap e Click and drag the center point to change where the stripe starts 2006 SA International Using the Distort Effect Your software allows you to distort vector objects The following distortions are available in your software When a distortion effect is applied to a bitmap it will mask the bitmap using the distortion shape wll Ul Il Slant Notch Corner Perspective Arc Globe Wave Top Wave Arch Top Arch Squeeze Balloon Pennant Fish Two Waves Top oam o Two Waves Patch Cylinder For example you can use the distortions to fit your design in a bitmap to see how the final sign will look 113 SEN gee rm ZERERA Se SHOE Vector object Bitmap object Distorted vector object over the bitmap Applying Distortions 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu select Distortion 3 Adjust the parameters in DesignCentral or drag the control points 4 Click Apply V Adjusting Distortions Using DesignCentral When distortions are applied to objects the following attributes can be adjusted in DesignCentral a Select the distortion type LJ 0 000 Rotation angle of the distortion envelope iF Fa Fila Adjusting Distortions Using Control Points For each distortion you have a number of
262. ta Yellow Black Cancel Density Selecting a density file applies the ink density adjustment adjustments created in Color Profiler If you do not wish to apply a density adjustment set this field to None Ink Limits Set the ink limit for each color of ink to the maximum percent coverage that the device can output without causing bleeding or drying issues then click OK Print substrate If checked the color of the drawing area will be printed with the design Print Selects if the labels and dimensions added with dimensions dimension label tools will be printed with the design and labels Print as Check to print each color plane separately E H You can select to print one color channel or all color channels as a separate job Print Check to make each process color separation separations print in the appropriate color of ink If this in color option is not selected all process color separations will print in black Separations for spot colors will always print in black Use printer Allows you to map the spot color used in the design to specific spot colors ink in the printer See Printing with Spot Colors on page 154 for more information 2006 SA International Labels and Check Print Marks to print the selected type of mark Set Color to the ink color that will be used to print the marks The available types of print mark are Crop Adds crop marks to the Marks output to aid in
263. tains fonts that are not installed in your system a dialog box will appear allowing you to select a replacement font 2006 SA International eeeverr FETTET ET E sazserr ce ees LEMEE FFATRI H eeeeee r FE olan a 4 1 2 4 Or Double click the file icon in Windows Explorer Drag the file icon to your software icon on the desktop will start the application and open the file 3 i ke z vuble click to open the file al 2 a Importing Files From the File menu select Inaport Select the file format folder and the file that will be imported See Appendix B Supported File Formats for all supported file formats Click Inport If the Auto place on paste and import option in Paste preferences is enabled the file will be imported immediately after clicking the Import button Click the design area and place the imported objects If the file contains fonts that are not installed in your system a dialog box will appear allowing you to select a replacement font Layering is ignored during import so that multiple imports do not create many unnecessary layers To preserve layer information use Open from the File menu instead Saving Documents 1 2 3 From the File menu select Save or Save as If you have selected Save As or you are saving the document for the first time a dialog box is displayed Enter the name and the location that will be used to save t
264. ter Determines how aggressively the application removes noise from the bitmap when posterizing None does not remove noise and the Most setting will remove the maximum amount of noise Number of Controls the number of colors the program will use to Postexized posterize the bitmap If there are several shades of a Colors given color in the bitmap specifying one or more colors than the actual number needed ensures that the correct colors are retained Merge into Merges the selected color into the active color Active Undo Undoes the last merge operation 1 Select Color Trace tool 2 2 Adjust the tracing parameters in DesignCentral 3 You can trace the whole bitmap or parts of it by e Click and drag the cursor to create a rectangular bounding box Surround the objects that you want to trace on the bitmap 2006 SA International Hold Shift to create a square bounding box e Click the bitmap to trace one object e Hold Cti while clicking to trace all of the bitmap 4 Edit the color palette and the posterized image as described in the next item 5 Click Apply Merge into Active Undo E Color Palette Selected Point Selected Colors Active Color Background Color While color tracing an image you can specify the number of colors that will be in the Number of Posterized Colors list If a Background colorwas found it will be placed on the far left side of the color palette The background color will no
265. th Automatic Alignment 1 RIP and print the job 2 Remove the output media from the printer and load it into the cutter 3 Output the cut job in the Hold Queue as you would a normal print job Please detect the registration marks From the device Click OK bo continue 4 Align the cutting head over the first automatic registration mark ower right if not marked using the controls on the front panel of the cutter 5 Click OK to cut the contour Cutting the Contour on a Manually Aligned Cutter 1 RIP and print the job 2 Remove the output media from the printer and load it into the cutter Make sure the output media is straight and align the registration marks to the origin for the cutter 3 Output the cut job in the Hold Queue as you would a normal print job 156 Interactive alignment Manual Digitize Alignment Bomb Sight 4 Select the method to be used to position the cut head over the registration marks and click OK Interactive You will position the cut head over the registration alignment marks using software controls Digitize You will position the cut head over the registration alignment marks using the controls on the face of the cutter This option is only available when a bi directional communications protocol such as serial or USB is used a To indicate the position of the registration marks using Interactive alignment ee lt Press the arrows to move to the first point or enter the position
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267. that will appear in the Form list Click OK Customizing the Item List The Estimation Editor allows you to customize your prices to correspond to your normal charges Once you make a change using the Estimation Editor it is reflected every time you insert an item that uses the data you changed 1 2 3 4 From the Edit menu click Job Estimation Select the Estimation Editor tab Select the Category type that will be changed Adjust the following parameters Built In Items that are automatically computed based on the design information such as working time and number of colors Color Printing Items used in color printing Material Area Computes based on the size of the drawing objects Services Single item charges and non automatic items Substrate Computes based on drawing size Text Size Computes based on the number and size of each character You can create a new category by clicking the New button Clicking Delete will delete a category and all its types and items 22 6 To create or delete an item or type inside the selected category click the buttons described below New Item Click this button and type the new item name to add a new item to the Item list Delete Item Select an item in the list and click this button The item is deleted from the list New Type Click this button and type the new type name to add a new item to the Type list Delete Type Select a type in the list and click this button to del
268. the selected type Closing Documents 1 From the File menu select Close 2 If your document has been changed since the time it was last saved a dialog box is displayed asking if you want to save the current document 2006 SA International e Click Yes to save the document before closing it e Click Noto close the document without saving e Click Cancel to exit the closing procedure Linked and Embedded Files When importing bitmap EPS or PostScript files you can link or embed the file into your document A link is a connection between the document and the original file Embedded An embedded object is contained in your document Once a file is object embedded there is no longer a connection between it and the file from which it came Changes to the original file have no effect on the embedded object Linked When objects are linked only a reference to the image file is stored object in the document The image information remains in the original image file If the image file is changed those changes will also appear in your document Since linking to a picture preserves the original attributes of the image file it is recommended for color printing PostScript files often contain an optional preview graphic When you link or embed a PostScript file the preview graphic will be displayed in your document If the PostScript file does not contain a preview an X will be displayed instead Document PostScrip
269. the circle where the text will be placed A on Starting position of the text in the arc This starting angle is related to the Alignment position For example if you want the center of the text to be placed in the top of the circle select Align Center and enter a value of 90 degrees in this field ah abl ab Position of the first line of the text on the arc 70 S ab Starting position of the first line of the arc text The top and bottom are determined by the value in Starting Angle If you created your circle by dragging the top is the point where you began to draw the circle 2 2 Starting position of the second line of the arc text After typing the first line of the text press the ENTER key and the text will be placed in the next line Multiple Line Style or at the opposite side of the circle Top Bottom Style Changing Text Attributes Using Control Points Most of the set DesignCentral properties may also be set manually You can click and drag directly the Control Points on the text When you select text and then display the Character or Paragraph tab of DesignCentral the text displays with a number of Control Points around it Each of these Control Points has a special meaning and changes the text when moved You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to make incremental adjustments The following Control Points can be dragged in a text 5 7 oy ABCDE ABCDE FGH a wa FGH 2 z
270. the default font setting 1 2 3 Make sure no text is selected Select the Text tool TIT Choose the default settings from Text menu or in DesignCentral Finding and Replacing Your software includes a standard dialog box for locating and replacing text 1 2 From the Text menu select Find Replace Enter the text that you want to find in the field e Click Fonmat button to specify a format to search The Find Foumat Setting dialog box allows you to locate text by font style or size e To find a set of characters that may be part of a longer word turn off Match whole word only e To search within a specific part of the text select the text and choose Selection only option e To distinguish between uppercase and lowercase characters select the Match case check box If necessary enter the replacement text You can specify the format of the replacement text by clicking the Format button Once the text is found you can e Click Find Next to locate the next occurrence of the text e Click Replace to replace the text e Click Replace All to replaces all occurrences of the specified 2006 SA International text Spell Checking The software allows you to check the spelling of the words in your design On Screen Spell Checking On screen spell checking checks the spelling of words as you type them using the Text tool Misspelled words are underlined with a red zigzag spelling erer On screen spell c
271. the following parameters Numeric The serialized text will be a numeric value Character The serialized text will be text Start Starting value This value must be in accordance with above selection Numeric or Character Increment The numbering increment in the serial text To save the current configuration as a data file click Export Click Finish Changing Auto Serialization Attributes Using DesignCentral You can use the Auto Serialization tab in DesignCentral to adjust the following parameters sue 2 Number of copies to be placed in 2 EMTT E column t 135 7790 24 Proportional spacing between serialized copies k 0 250in rra Ce aS i ae 2006 SA International fe 114 7aptx Total height and width of serialized ob 533pt objects p p Measures the distance from the beginning of one serialized object to the beginning of its neighbor to the right gp Measures the distance between serialized objects See Spacing Objects on page 42 and Duplicating Objects Using the Step and Repeat Command on page 37 for more information Grouping Objects Grouping is the process of combining several objects into one single set of objects Grouped objects are moved resized and rotated as one object Grouping Objects 1 Select the objects 2 From the Anange menu point to Group and select Group Ungrouping Objects 1 Select the grouped objects 2 From the Anange menu point to Group and select Ungroup
272. ties Style Style of the stroke applied to the objects E The color applied to the stroke A lamin Stroke width A 4 000 Controls the sharpness of the corners fire itz ie Select the appropriate Join Type option to specify how corners are outlined i f Select the appropriate Line Cap style option to specify how open paths are outlined Choose from Round Square or Butt cap styles T s When this option is checked the strokes will be proportionally resized when the object is resized Clear Click this button to remove the stroke Applying Overprinting The Overprint setting is used to identify areas of your design that are covered by multiple layers of ink or vinyl These areas may require special treatment in order to be output successfully For example in some output devices a higher heat setting must be used when multiple layers are present This may require that those objects be output using a separate printing pass Overprinting is automatically assigned in some cases 57 The top color in a two color gradient will automatically be printed using overprinting When color trapping is used the Overprint setting is automatically assigned to the topmost color trapped objects The top color of a Duotone Spectratone color is automatically set to use Overprinting Setting Objects to be Output Using Overprinting Do one of the following From the Amrange menu select Ovexprint then Ovexprint On
273. to use the digitally encoded machine readable outline programs Font Programs provided by Licensor in a special vi encrypted format Coded Font Programs and identified herewith to reproduce and display designs styles weights and versions of letters numerals characters and symbols Typefaces solely for Licensee s own customary business or personal purposes on the Computer System and c to use the trademarks used by Licensor to identify the Coded Font Programs and Typefaces reproduced therefrom Trademarks Licensee may assign its rights under this Agreement to a licensee of all of Licensee s right title and interest to such Software and Coded Font Programs provided the licensee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement 2 Licensee acknowledges that the Software Coded Font Programs Typefaces and Trademarks are proprietary to Licensor and its suppliers Licensee agrees to hold the Software and Coded Font Programs in confidence disclosing the Software and Coded Font Programs only to authorized employees having a need to use the Software and Coded Font Programs as permitted by this Agreement and to take all reasonable precautions to prevent disclosure to other patties 3 Licensee will not make or have made or permit to be made any copies of the Software or Coded Font Programs or portions thereof except as necessary for its use with a single Computer System hereunder Licensee agrees that any such co
274. tput 0 000 Contrast 100 Advanced Reset Reset All 2006 SA International Preview Channel Vividness Check to see the changes in your color settings reflected in the preview pane Select the color channel that you want to edit Select All to apply the changes to all color channels The value for the point that is currently selected on the linearization curve Click on the curve to select a different point to edit You can also select a point by clicking on the input axis label e To change the value at a given point on the curve edit the value in the Output field or click and drag the point up or down Adjusts the amount of contrast in the image This setting is only available when All color channels are selected Adjusts the vividness of the image Higher settings boost color saturation and brightness at the expense of color fidelity and detail Lower settings decrease color saturation and brightness but increase contrast This setting is only available when All color channels are selected Click to edit the color settings in the image using a more advanced model Brightness 100 100 Global Hue 100 100 Saturation 100 1007 Reset Cancel This setting is only available when all color channels are selected Brightness Higher values make all colors in the image lighter in shade Lower values darken the colors in the image Global This setting adjus
275. ts 2 Adjust the following parameters 2i a Fq Mirrors selected objects horizontally or vertically F Original Object Mirrored Mirrored horizontally vertically DesignCentral Object Tab The Object tab content will vary according to which objects are selected in the document DesignCentral kel x DesignCentral E EJ DesignCentral E EJ x 12 289in f 0 166in Y 112 198in TAIT o00in 2 Afo 4 2 A 0 000 naloooo Al abl 0 z 24 gt T 2 Apo H Object tab when a Star Object tab when Textis Object tab when a Path is 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 if you select objects with same type their common properties are displayed in DesignCentral 2006 SA International DesignCentral m x rectangles have the same width Itis Hank since both rectangles hare hfe Te nt height Object tab when both objects are selected DesignCentral Effects Tab When you apply an effect over objects DesignCentral Em amp DesignCentral displays the Effects tab with all properties of the effect ni o gt fo30n 4 O 0300n A The Object tab for the object where the effect was appl
276. ts the overall hue of the Hue picture It can make the image bluish or sepia toned For this setting the range of values from 100 to 100 represents the spectrum of colors that can be applied to the image 153 Saturation Higher values increase the amount of color in the image but can reduce the contrast and detail Lower values reduce the amount of color Reset Click to reset all sliders to their defaults Click OK to accept changes and return to the color adjustment tab Delete Click to delete the selected point from the linearization curve Reset Click to restore the values and settings for the current channel to its original states Reset All Click to restore the values and settings for all channels to their original states Setting Driver Options The Driver Options dialog displays settings related to the selected output device The options displayed may vary depending on your output device Driver Options V Enable driver options Print count itme gt Print direction Bidirectional Interval time fo Interweave Double gt Ink drying time Off X Paper cut mode or l Reception timeout jor User media None V Enable media options V Use ICC defaults Step adjust Media stiffness Media thickness microns Head height mm V Enable file saving options File saving mode Print only v Filename on printer hard disk Leave blank to use Job name Restore Defaults Enab
277. tside the bounds of the panel will not be printed You can resize the panel by dragging the panel border or using the Panel Size group to numerically enter the panel size Changing Panel Size with the Mouse 1 Move the cursor on top of the small red squares along the panel border 2 Click and drag to resize the panel Changing Panel Size Numerically S feson The width of the panel O 2 000in The height of the panel k o 000m Margin around the panel 2006 SA International Tiling the Job Using the Preview Area Adding New Tiles to the Panel 1 Move the mouse cursor on top of the panel border 2 Click and drag towards the center of the panel to add a new panel Resizing Existing Tiles 1 Move the mouse cursor on top of the tile border 2 Click and drag to resize the tile Tile border Tiling the Job Using the Tile Group Box The Tile group allows you to specify the tiles numerically Changing Tile Size with the Mouse 1 Move the cursor on top of the tile border 2 Click and drag to resize the tile Changing Tile Size Numerically 1 Select the tile you want to resize in the preview area 2 Enter the new size feson H The width of the selected tile tH z000n The height of the selected tile Tiling the Job Evenly To tile the job evenly check the tiling option you want to perform and enter the desired number or the size of rows and columns 149 all Divides the job int
278. tting Stroke Colors with the Eyedropper To use the eyedropper to set the stroke color of objects instead of the fill hold Ctd The stroke color will be set to match the fill color of the object that was clicked on If the object has a pattern or gradient fill or if it is a bitmap the stroke color will be set to the color at the point that was clicked on Adding a Fill Selected With the Eyedropper to a Swatch Table To add a fill pattern or gradient selected with the eyedropper to a swatch table click and drag the fill swatch out of the Fill Stroke dialog into the swatch table Fill Stroke Editor EG amp 7 Solid fill x R 255 G 33 B 240 F wireframe Advanced m Defining Colors Using the Color Specs Dialog The Color Specs dialog is used to define all properties about colors 50 Viewing the Color Specs Dialog Do one of the following o From the View menu point to Colorand select Color Specs Double click on a solid color process spot or duotone in any open swatch table o Right click on a swatch table and select Color Specs Color Specs Color Library Find All colors v V Use color management Color setting default S Rendering intent Color setting default d White EE Salmon Pink Color info E Burgundy Vendor 8 Red E Rust Orange Manilla Yellow Part Input profile Defaut Category Enhanced Gold Comments Name Black Mode RGB v i New
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280. twork 1 Make sure that neither Production Manager nor PhotoPRINT Server are running on your computer 2 Create your design in the design software 3 Click on either the Cut Plot or RIP and Print button in the toolbar F 4 If the Select a Production Manager dialog does not appear select Other from the Setup List in the top left corner of the dialog Select a Production Manager f On this computer Local C On another computer Network C On the internet address lt Cancel 5 Select On another conputer Network 6 Click OK Select a Production Manager SN2321 P Production Manager SN2336 Production Manager Q464 Production Manager lt Back Cancel 7 Select the copy of PhotoPRINT Serveryou want to connect to 8 Click OK Once the software connects to PhotoPRINT Server it will automatically populate the Setup List with the available setups Connecting to PhotoPRINT Server at an Internet Address 1 Make sure that neither Production Manager nor PhotoPRINT Server are running on your computer 2 Make sure that Production Manager is not running on the remote computer 2006 SA International 10 If Production Manager is running on the computer the software will connect to that copy of Production Manager instead of PhotoPRINT Server Find out the TCP IP address of the remote computer To determine the TCP IP address of a Windows computer from the command line type IPCONFIG and hit Enter Windows
281. u items are in different places on the Macintosh than they are under Windows Windows Menu gt Item Macintosh Menu gt Item File gt Exit Application gt Quit File gt Print Setup File gt Page Setup Recently viewed files bottom of File gt Open Recent File menu Edit gt Preferences Application gt Preferences Edit gt Paste Special No Macintosh equivalent Help gt About Application gt About Other Controls The following controls are found in a number of dialogs and are named differently on the Mac Windows Control Macintosh Control Browse button Choose button Getting Help From the Help menu point to Help Topics to view the full online documentation for the software The online help contains all of the 2006 SA International information in this guide plus information on all the other commands in your software Exiting the Software Exiting the Software under Windows From the File menu select Exit Right click on the software icon in the system tray and select Exit from the context menu Exiting the Software under Macintosh OS X From the application menu select Quit application Hold conbol and click on the application icon in the dock From the context menu select Quit 16 3 Working with Files Your document can contain any combination of vector bitmap OLE or PostScript objects Vectors Bitmaps PostScript OLE Vector objects Vectors a
282. up box allows you to change the size of your output 0 200in Width of the output t 0 200n Height of the output g l0 500in Scale ratio Fit to media Scales the job proportionally so that it is as large as possible while still fitting within the printable area of the output media Copies Settings The Copies group box allows you to set the number of copies and the spacing between them Hp i The number of copies Hae 0 100in The amount of space between the copies Copy Spacing The copies are automatically positioned to optimize the media usage Positioning Tools The Positioning tools allow you to rotate mirror or position the job H The job is placed at specified distances from the right edge and the leading edge of the media tO The job is centered on the leading edge of the media PE The job is centered in the length and width gi of the media and drag PIT TTT TTS 139 DES th q F a Viewing Tools The viewing tools allow you to manipulate the job on the preview area k Dl ES P lt mila 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 if the option The job is placed at specified distances from the left edge and the leading edge of the media Rotate the job in 90 degree increments Mirror the job vertic
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284. ut lines Tool Opens Tool Dialog box You can choose a tool name change Depth Stepdown and Clearance See Tool Options to the right for more information Selects whether Production Manager should pause after each sheet is processed allowing you to load the material and alien Registration Marks after each sheet For long plate wide plate jobs the software creates a dot on each tile which will assist in aligning the final output After each tile is processed use the created Registration Mark to line the tile up with the top left corner of the engraver See Tiling All Copies Individually on page 161 for more information Optimizes the order in which the engraver moves from one path to the next to reduce engraving time Shows the tools used for the job and allows you to suppress output and set engraving parameters for the machine 2006 SA International Edit Allows you to adjust engraving parameters for Before job After Job and Macro See Engraver Driver Options on page 164 for more information End position points allow you to specify where the engraver will return at the end of the job Tool Options Tool options allow you to set tool parameters Tool options Tool 0 090in Engraver i Specify depth Depth Stepdown 0 010in last step x omon Clearance 0 010in cna From the Engrave dialog box Options tab click Tool Adjust the following parameters Tool nam
285. vert To Shape is used to convert objects to shapes You can quickly convert the traced artwork to the desired shape and then edit the shape Converting into Rectangles 1 Select the objects 2 From the Arrange menu point to Convert to Shape and select the new shape 2006 SA International 66 11 Working with Text The software allows you to create text and change its appearance The following defines each text type and displays and example Vlae lt a N ABCDE FGHIJ o oS Vertical Text The text Vertical Path Text The Vertical Block Text The follows a straight vertical vertical text is placed over vertical text is the height line Horizontal Text The text follows a straight horizontal line Arc Text The text is placed over a circle Horizontal Path Text The horizontal text is placed over a path Horizontal Block Text The text is restricted to the width of a block When the text is wider then the block it will automatically move to the next line x a path of a block When the text is higher than the block it will automatically move to the next line Creating New Text You can create text by using the tools located on the Text toolbar Creating Horizontal Vertical Text 1 Select Horizontal Text or Vertical Text tool TIT 2 Click anywhere in the design area 3 Type the text
286. w bars h20 Width of blank area before and after the barcode DesignCentral Barcode Text tab Adjust the following parameters lel x DesignCentral fie s c HIN Barcode Text Tab Show Title Click this option to show the title under the barcode i Click this option to show the asterisks in the title Tp Arial Font and Style used in title Regular Edit Click this button to edit the original text Convert to Convert the Barcode back to text Text 2006 SA International Working with Special Characters Inserting Special Characters 1 Click the text with Text tool placing the cursor where the special character will be inserted From the Text menu select Insext Symbols Select the font and click the special character that will be inserted Click Enterto change lines and Space to enter a space Click OK Insert Symbols Ba Ed 7 e rep ee peiie H Space Enter Creating New Characters Select the path From the Text menu select Define Character Select the font type and style where the new character will be added in DesignCentral Select the new character or character code in Character To size and position the character specify a reference character in Reference Character Or Click and drag the control points around the character to adjust the new character s position and size The baseline and the box of the new character will be placed relative to
287. w size to fit the design area size Adjusts the center of the view to half the size of current view Switches the view to previous magnification Adjusts the view size to fit the selected objects Adjusts the view size to fit all existing objects P P D ppp i Pans the view position hy Double click this tool to choose Show layer color Show fill color or Show path direction By default the cursor will return to the previous tool after using these tools You must reselect the tool you want to use again Using Zoom Pan or Fill tool without Selecting it Before Each Use Do one of the following o Double click the Zoom tool and uncheck the Resume previous tool after zooming once option Or From the Edit menu select Preferences Click Tools tab Select Zoomin the list Uncheck Resume previous tool after zooming once option Click OK Using Navigator View Navigator View allows you to view your entire document and specify which portion to display oa Ff N To show the Navigator View from the View menu select Navigator View Navigator View Design Area Changing the View Do one of the following g Click and drag a point inside the View Area to pan the portion displayed in the design area 2006 SA International Click and drag a control point around the View Area to resize it causing a zoom in or zoom out in the design area Showing Objects Fill When the Show Fill option is enabled
288. whole bitmap or parts of it e Click and drag the cursor to create a rectangular bounding box Surround the objects that you want to trace in the bitmap Hold Shift to create a square bounding box e Click the bitmap to trace one object e Hold Cti while clicking to trace all of the bitmap The objects created by the autotracing will be all wireframes To fill those objects you have to select and compound them y Tracing one object using Click and Drag Tracing part of the bitmap using Click and Drag 103 For best results scan the image to be traced in grayscale 256 gray at 300 600 DPI Tracing images scanned at high resolution will create extra points when traced and the paths will not be smooth Using Centerline Tracing The Centerline tool traces a single line down the middle of each part of a bitmap and includes an option to outline any areas that are wider than a specified width This tool is useful for producing neon patterns routing and engraving paths Only black and white bitmaps can be traced using Centerline trace Pr oo L d Paths created in Centerline tracing p 5 ee ae In DesignCentral Autotrace and Centerline tabs adjust the following parameters Steps Minimum size to be outlined Close Paths Creates a separate closed shape in each fully enclosed area Outline large When this option
289. will be masked Unmasking Objects 1 Select the masked objects 2 From the Amrange menu point to Miask and select Unmask Locking Objects Locked objects can be selected but cannot be edited moved or resized Locking Objects 1 Select the objects 2 oe the omen point to Lockand select Lock In some cases the Control Point will overlap the Padlock In a path you can change the padlock s position by changing the starting point of the Locked object with path See Changing Starting Point on page a Padlock symbol 90 for more information 40 Unlocking Objects 1 Select the objects with the Select Tool 2 From the Amrange menu point to Lockand select Unlock Changing Object Order As you create objects or import files into your document every object is given a position in 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 Select the objects 2 From the Amrange menu point to Orderand select the new position in the stack To Front Moves the selection to the top of the stack in front of all other objects To Back Moves the selection to the bottom of the stack behind all other objects Forward One Moves the selection one position up in the stack 2006 SA International Back One Moves the selection one position down in the stack You can also change the order by dragging the object i
290. will be measured from the right top side of one object to the left bottom side of the next object p p Distance will be measured from the left bottom side of one object to the left bottom side of the next object AR B End to Beginning mode 4 Click Apply w Nesting Objects Nesting fits as many objects as possible into a specified area optimizing the material Beginning to Beginning mode 1 Select the objects 2 From the Anange menu select Nest 3 In DesignCentral adjust the following parameters Select the color of the objects that will be nested If you want to nest all objects regardless of their color select All Colors Al colors The height of the panel in which the objects will be nested Pe fio esgin The width of the panel in which the objects will be nested JE fa The minimum space between objects after nesting Break text When this option is checked all text will be separated into individual characters and save more material Free rotate When this option is checked the objects will be rotated to increase the compression ratio and save more material Compress Displays the compression achieved by nesting the Ratio objects 4 Click Apply w 2006 SA International You can also click and drag the Resize Panel Control Point located on the upper right corner of the panel area When the panel size is too small to fit all objects its border changes color
291. with multiple lines in individual lines of text and also join several lines of text ABC D Break Apart FH E GH IJKL Text with multiple lines Join Together Text with individual lines Breaking Text 1 Select the text 2 From the Text menu select Break Apart When a single line is selected the text is separated into individual characters Joining Text 1 Select the text blocks you would like to join 2 From the Text menu select Join Together Changing Text Orientation 1 Select the text 2 From the Text menu point to Text Orientation and select Horizontal or Vertical from the menu 2006 SA International To Vertical Text ABC To Horizontal Text QUD Adjusting Text Block Size 1 Select the text 2 From the Text menu select Text Spacing 3 Enter the desired text Width and Height e When Adjust word spacing only is checked only the spaces between words are increased or decreased If there are no spaces in the text the width will remain unchanged e When Proportional is checked changing a value automatically changes the other one keeping the size proportional Text must have more than one line in order to change the text height Working with Braille Text The Braille feature allows you to convert text to Braille Converting Text to Braille 1 Select the text you want to convert 2 From the Text menu point to Braille and select Text to Braille 3 Adjust the following parameters
292. y Color Effect The Weld by Color effect will automatically weld together any overlapping objects that have the same color 1 Select the objects 2 a the Effects menu point to Combine and select Weld by eS Original Objects bjects after Weld by Color effect Applying Cut Out Effect The Cut Out effect is applied to overlapping objects It deletes the topmost object and also removes the overlapping areas from the objects underneath it This effect will be always applied to the topmost object If you want to apply the effect to other objects underneath group the top objects first 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu pa to eas select Cut Out 107 Original Objects Objects after Cut Out effect Applying Common Effect The Common effect deletes all of the selected objects except for the overlapping area This effect will be always applied to the topmost object If you want to apply the effect to other objects underneath group the top objects first 1 Select the objects 2 From the Effects menu point to Combine and select Conagmon Original Objects Objects after Common effect Excluding Common Effect The Exclude Common effect is applied to overlapping objects It deletes the overlapping areas of the objects This effect will be always applied to the topmost objects If you want to apply the effect to other objects underneath group the top objects first 1 Select the objects 2 Aaa the Effects menu poi
293. yed in units in cm mm or as a percentage See Text Preferences on page 79 about how to change the display mode 0 000 is the default value for the unit s mode Wider spacing Net may be achieved by selecting positive values The default value for percentage is 100 Values above 100 will produce wider sa spacing Editing Attributes in DesignCentral a M ih The vertical or horizontal offset applied to characters Some attributes in DesignCentral are common for all types of text others l l ah bd Amount of spacing between lines of text are specific for one type Ted m Click the button on the right side of this field to select between Automatic and Specify When Specify is selected the Line Spacing field is enabled and you can specify the amount of space between lines DesignCentral Character tab DesignCentral Bed This field is not available for Horizontal and Vertical A Path Text Dm Character Tab Adjust the following parameters DesignCentral Paragraph tab Tr Arial Font and style used in the selected text Click the arrow to view a Regular a list of available font types and styles The font style list will be DesignCentral o E disabled if the font has only one style available G A If you select the font field and begin typing the name of the ae font on the keyboard the software will do an incremental seatch and take you to the fonts that

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