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1. 0 eee eee eens 107 Cut Away Points or Bad Areas ee ee 108 smooth a Selected Area s ciscecbweeasauud sda ceadawewss 108 Convert am Uneven Circle 2 cccdsewatdcvdtadsusewayyowee ee 108 Straighten a Crooked Line 0 0 eee 108 Eliminate Stray Lines 0 0 0 0 ce eee 108 Remove Extra Lines erres ee seeen eae deo ayad E a oes 109 Avoid Double Lines s 00064042405040464 564 808 49 e00 84 109 Fixing Vectorizing in Scanned Drawings or Photographs 109 Converting Low Resolution Images 0 000 eees 109 vii Contents Converting an Image to Black and White Before Saving as a Bitmap 110 Practice Project Converting and Vectorizing a Bitmap File 110 Hand Vectorizing An Image 0 0 cece ee eee 110 Step 1 Prepare the Image and the Tools 4 111 Step 2 Trace the Imase 6 s4 enaetee see a edema de PH eda ed ae 111 Step 3 Shape the Lines to Fit the Image 113 Tracking Customer Data 224244645 642400000446 24 4605044055405 0 lt 115 7 Specialized Cutting Tips for Cutting Unusual Media and Sizes 000000000 eee 117 mere a Special Techniques for Cutting 0 naana aaea 118 Moving Objects From the Front or Back When Working With Lines 118 Sorting the Inline Path Before Cutting 00004 118 Troubleshooting Problems With Inline Cutting 119 Cutting a Project More
2. Star Polygon Oval Circle Arrow Registration mark Figure 25 Step 3 Make the Cut 1 Position the paper onto the mat and load it into the cutter For test cuts use lightweight 65 Ib cardstock For detailed instructions on loading the paper see Working With the Cutting Mat on page 17 2 At the top of the screen click the Cut Panel icon to open Cutting Control Panel window Text Tools Bitmap a 4 F lt Cutting panel Figure 26 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter 3 On the Cutting Control Panel window clear the Advance box if it is checked See figure 27 Cutting control panel fx a l E Panek e 12 000 Minot Selected object Send to file start Rotate Advance reer Pressure 15 a ae Return co M Weeding T Weed al PEP E e kal Length x Height Options Allcolars 2 Vinyl Size 6 78 x 960 stop cutting Figure 27 4 On the Cutting Control Panel window click the Options button to open the Cutting Options window See figure 28 Cutting amp Engraving options 0 15 Use spooler Sort objects Cancel Cutline panel 5 Panel overlap fo Save material 14 Weed value Curve resolution Jv Start point orientation Knife Offset p Feeding material Antiblock when unrool materiel 123456789 123456789 Speed pen UP Speed PD Engraving Depth ZDown Bein o ea oo a f oOo
3. Figure 72 2 Click Import Then select IMAGE See figure 73 Edit Yiew Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help New Open Close Jave Save As Ctrl N Ctrl O Ctrl S Capture screen Select source Acquire Digital cameras Alt C Plus and Pro Versions gt Export Send Ctrl E Sign MAX logos CtrltL Production sheet Print Fit and print Ctrl P Print preview Print setup Color management Plus and Pro Versions Cutting panel Cut Send to file F10 1 D CD38 WORD BOOKSIALLSTARS 2 SUMMER SUNOS 3 flyers 4 BUTTERFLY _05 5 LatticeCard le lo lo lalm lb ln rola be ob be l gt lle eln E Exit Figure 73 Creative Cutter MINI xe ells DXF EPS Al IMAGE LUN PLT DPF PRN TXT VIP WPC VIP or WinPCSIGN WinPCSIGN OLE 51 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 3 Find your CD drive under e MY COMPUTER File mpi Figure 74 S Local Disk C B so mmc p CC Additions MM D S company document lt A DVD RW Drive E S SupportKB on SHIPF E memory Stick G S pzt on SHIPPING Ci csi CompactFlash H ts Shared Documents Ss SM xD Picture Card 11 Erin Cowan DC s Dox lt j gt File name I Enable Preview Files of type eoo Si Cancel Page No 7 p Dene Q TIP Click on the arrow button by the window to see more locations on your computer i My Computer Fi
4. Number of steps 1 Figure 28 5 Set the Cutting Options to match those shown in figure 28 6 Verify that the mat is positioned in the cutter properly refer to Working With the Cutting Mat on page 17 7 Verify that the blade carriage is at the right side of the cutter and the green light is on 8 Set the pressure to 145 and the cut speed to SLOW 9 On the Cutting Control Panel click Start to initiate the cut If cutting does not start see Select the Plotter on page 13 10 Examine results continue to test various pressures until the cut is satisfactory For more information see Tips for Determining Proper Pressure to Assure Clean Cuts on page 27 a NOTE If your cutter s blade carriage goes to the left side of the cutter and just sits your page may be set wrong Please see Change the Page Size on page 26 Creative Cutter MINI 25 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter Change the Page Size 1 Click Setting from the menu bar at the top of the screen Setting Window Help E File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape 2 From the Setting menu click Page See figure 29 vape m Window Help Brush Pen 77 Setup Line guides Snap Grid Unit Plotter codes v Powerful computer ON OFF Figure 29 3 Change the page size to 11x8 See figure 30 4 Click OK EHDE numea S Document Save Unit Page Vectorization Snap Unit of me
5. o ds E a a i ca N For Help press F1 H 4 286 TAE X 5 339 Y 10 207 Figure 157 e To round a line click the middle of a segment e To resize a segment or to create a point click on an end point of a segment 2 Shape the lines all the way around the outline as needed 3 Use the Segment from Path tool to outline other features Keep in mind that when using the Segment from Path tool the end of a line must connect with the beginning point Creative Cutter MINI 113 Chapter6 Working With Graphics 114 4 Use the Draw Segment tool to add individual accent lines Accent lines do not connect the the line made previously See figure 158 Figure 158 5 Use the Move Point tool to shape the accent lines 6 Use the Join Two Points tool to connect the ends of lines To do so click and hold down the mouse button while dragging a box around the end points that need to be joined When you release the mouse button the ends should join 7 Select the image picture portion of the screen and delete it The newly created cutting image remains on the screen 8 Fix any open paths First use the Show Open Paths tool to find unconnected end points Next use the Join Two Points tool to drag a small box around the points to connect the ends See figure 159 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA E Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Disa sje 5 A F Slo xle ela aJal aj
6. lg P i n a a ah etl E ft a 1 Orientation of page with word How same project will cut on Computer Screen in the Creative Cutter Mini Figure 23 3 Insert the mat into the cutter from the back See figure 23 4 Use the paper feed knob on the left side of the cutter towards you See Insert the Mat Into the Cutter on page 18 Step 2 Start the Software 1 Open the Cutting Software see Installing and Starting the Software on page 6 2 Click the left most image on the Welcome screen to open the Sign page box Figure 24 Creative Cutter MINI 23 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter 24 IMPORTANT TO CUT AN 8 1 2 X 11 PAPER ENTER 11 FOR LENGTH AND 8 FOR THE HEIGHT IT SHOULD APPEAR IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN See figure 23 3 Type the length and height of the paper you are cutting in the appropriate boxes and then click OK 4 At the top of the screen click Draw and then click Circle When you do the cursor changes to a plus sign 5 In the blank page on your screen click the cursor about one inch inside and down from the upper left corner 6 Hold down the mouse and drag the cursor to draw a circle about the size of a quarter Your screen should look similar to figure 25 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 H File Edit View pei Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Cl ae a s Segment Are AAAS Freehand gt
7. 0 0000 76 Step 6 Check your Work 0 2 00 ce ees 78 5 Manipulating Tools Used for Manipulating Letters and Shapes 0005 81 Letters and Shapes Changing the Look of Images and Text 0 0 0000 eee 83 Changing and Previewing Various Fonts 0 0000 ees 83 Moving and Resizing Images 0 0 0 ene 84 Selecting an ODiCCl 14 4445 6 26 6e dese neechuae neds eecded 84 Resizing an ODjECt sacarse atasam Oe w Oe ware a ae ewe 85 Novine AIP ODC ou na 4 Ow od o o bose bos oe BG eee eee 85 Filling a Page With an Image Multiplying 85 Measuring the Size of a Project 0 0 0 ces 87 Creating Outlines and Shadows 2 000 eee eee eee 87 Outlining Problems and Solutions 00040 88 Separating the Outline From the Word or Image 88 Distorting Words Into Different Shapes 0004 89 Creating Curved Titles and Words 0 aaa e eee ene eee 90 Spelling Words Vertically 0 0 0 0c ee ee eee 92 Using the Center Technique to Spell Words Vertically 92 Using the Break Text Technique to Spell Words Vertically 93 Joining Letters Together sc00 sce ooh 246 ede baw e a dade ete daewoo 93 Using Visual Text Spacing to Join Letters 93 How to Lengthen Letters 0 0 0 cee ees 95 Using the Welding Tool to Join Letters With a Bar 96 vi 6 Working
8. 1 Type the word letter by letter in the font you prefer Press the ENTER key after typing each letter to move the cursor down to the next line Figure 135 2 Use the Select Elements tool to select the word 3 From the Text menu click Center When you do the letters in the word line up underneath each other Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Using the Break Text Technique to Spell Words Vertically This technique is preferable when you have mixed upper and lower case letters These letters often are not spaced evenly when typed vertically Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help q Dictionary bl on e Font Ctrl F Text edition Ctrl T L cee ee D Figure 136 1 Type the word letter by letter in the font you prefer Press the ENTER key after typing each letter to move the cursor down to the next line 2 Use the Select Elements tool a to select the word 3 From the Text menu click Break Text Break by Character This separates the word into individual letters See column 1 in figure 136 4 Use the Draw Rectangle tool to create a small box in the size you want to apply as spacing between the letters 5 Position the rectangle between the first two letters Select the letter to be moved and use the arrow keys on your computer s keyboard to move the letter up or down See column 2 6 Continue using the rectangle as a spacer to help with the positioning of the letters S
9. Clip AM RW Etciipar 2 alz p AEA AE al amp N nY i For Help press F1 H 4 334 W 4 321 IX 4 231 10 779 Figure 159 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter6 Working With Graphics Tracking Customer Data Use the Customer option on the Edit menu to keep records of your customers names prices charged and fonts and images Customer Edit Menu Use this to keep records of customer names prices charged and fonts or images used Information TA gt Contact Se Name Name of customer who ordered project see Start date 10 03 2005 Tel Fax Completion E mail date Location Al ir Delivery Address date 90 00 0000 City Country Transport Zip Postal Code Terms Comments Price 0 000000 Advert Font large letters Tekton Font small letters Image Butterfly from CD 1 Figure 160 115 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter6 Working With Graphics 116 Creative Cutter MINI Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques This chapter provides tips and techniques for specialized cutting requirements including cutting on unusually sized papers cutting on media other than paper and applying special effects such as embossing during cutting Tips for Cutting Unusual Media and Sizes A WARNING When you are working with unfamiliar or heavy materials do not leave the cutter unattended If the cutter gets stuck in your abs
10. Retornar z 2 NNa NI al 4 w oO Bleee gt e aly e oo fo 7 a jal ii H 4 071 W 3 635 X 6 564 Y 6 582 Figure 117 3 Continue tracing around the picture until you reach the starting point The ending and beginning points should connect automatically See figure 118 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help AJ BAAS Clip Are RWetciipan NN et NI el 6 AAGA orod 5 gt Z t e Lil Ei ny ot by bad A Ql a KA H 4 286 W 4 273 X 7 331 Y 9 164 Figure 118 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 Click the Magnify tool to enlarge a section of the picture if necessary 5 Click the Move Point tool AL You will use it to shape the lines to fit the picture See figure 119 i WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help 3 mle 3 4 F Xie x e erie OO IT oirm eanl SIM HIN a X x E S X S o do For Help press F1 H4286 W 4 273 X 5 339 Y 10 207 Figure 119 6 Click on a segment that must be rounded and hold down the mouse button as you move the line in or out e To round the segment click the middle of the segment e To resize the segment or create a point click an end point of the segment 7 Continue shaping the lines as needed all around the outline Creative
11. Setting the pressure too high pushes in the corners instead of cutting them Round the corner use the Break and Move tool to change the point into a curve See Break and Move Tool on page 99 and Cutting Around Tight Corners on page 122 When cutting an object inside of You need to change the cutting order so that the smaller inside piece is another shape the shape pops out cut first and gets caught on the cutting blade 1 Select the object or project with Select Elements tool Be sure to select all parts by dragging box around object or by choosing Select All under Tools menu On the Tools menu click Sort Inline path before Outline under Tools menu You want to position the paper so Be sure that the box by Advance in the Cutting Control Panel is NOT that it will cut in the same place checked h ti l each LNE Be sure you place the rollers on the same part of the mat each time to help you learn where the machine cuts You ve lost changes to a project Save save save Saving a project in Pazzles Creative Cutter is as simple as saving in any other Windows based program Select Save or Save As under the File menu or press CTRL S Create an appropriate folder for your projects usually in My Documents give your project a name and click Save Save often You want to cut over the same e Press the Start button on the Cutting Control Panel Do not remove the lines because the lines did not cut mat from the cutter
12. ones that seem to be default with Windows are QuickTime AOL Outlook Express and some scanners and printers Start and stop points do not meet Decrease pressure Check the cutting mat It might be warped or in need of cleaning Remove small bits of lint from the mat Move the cutting start point use the Shape menu Projects do not cut completely Pressure 1s too weak increase it DO NOT BE AFRAID TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE TO 245 However if you go above 245 the pressure will ultimately be O zero The mat is drooping due to paper weight or humidity Place a small box directly behind the cutter to keep the mat flat or use our Creative Cutter platforms Cutting project is outside of allowable margins Move it or check page settings The paper buckles The pressure is too high Reduce it The cutting speed is too high Reduce it The cutting mat needs more adhesive Paper or material is hard to hold See mat instructions for pinch roller placement Cutting project is distorted Usually this happens only at the edge of paper at the back of the cutter This kind of error means the paper is buckling or that the project is just outside the allowable margin Also check to see that the mat is not bumping something near the cutter as it moves back and forth 130 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies Sharp angles do not cut well Reduce the cutting speed Reduce the pressure
13. your computer s Windows Fonts folder Select letters words objects and parts of objects To move resize or manipulate an object or word you must first select it Select the text on a page for previewing how it will look in other fonts Click the text with the Select Elements tool click the Text menu and then click Font to open the Font preview window Erase all or part of an image Click on the part of the image you want to erase or drag a square around it If you want to erase a letter or parts of a letter convert the text to a path first 81 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Reverse the last action completed Reverse an undo Zoom Enlarge parts of the page so you can see them better Click and drag around the image while holding down the mouse button Zoom toolbar Enlarge or reduce the size of a selected object to help while editing it Change Color Open the color palette to change the color of an tools outline or fill Right click on a color to change line color left click to fill with color Mirror Rotate Mirror flip an object vertically or horizontally Rotate turn the selected element by the number of degrees you specify Move point Select a construction point on an element and then move it in out up or down Move Point is helpful in smoothing out imperfections in drawings Click the center of a segment and move in or out to create an arc Break and Move Place a break in the
14. 4 Weld the word and the rectangle together See Welding Images and Words Together on page 97 5 Use the Move Point tool to drag the bottom left corner of the bar over the top of the word 6 Use the Move Point tool to drag the bottom right corner over the top of the word The word will cut from the cardstock as shown in the final image in figure 148 Creative Cutter MINI 101 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Figure 148 Creating a Word With Attached Letters 1 2 3 4 Type a word From the Draw menu click Rectangle Draw a rectangle under the word Duplicate the rectangle use ALT D and use the arrow key to move the new rectangle straight above the word See figure 149 5 Select both rectangles and the word and weld them together See Welding Images and Words Together on page 97 6 7 8 102 Use the Eraser tool to erase unnecessary parts of the rectangles Join the ends of the bottom and top to create sides Draw a rectangle around the completed word Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 104 Creative Cutter MINI Working With Graphics Achieving the pages you re dreaming of sometimes means creating scanning or importing graphics This chapter provides background information on computer graphics and tips and techniques for creating graphics that cut and display well We recommend that you complete the pr
15. Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Scan the Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter 1 Open the Pazzles Creative Cutter program 1 Double click the icon your desktop screen See figure 90 We inP Sith Creative Cutter Figure 90 2 Press the Esc key on your computer keyboard when you see the Welcome screen 3 In the next window click the Create New Document image at the left of the screen See figure 91 Figure 91 4 Inthe Setup page box type 11x8in the Height and Length boxes These settings set up the cutter to cut a 11x8 paper and reflect the actual available cutting space on the paper 7 IMPORTANT Be sure that your page appears to be in landscaped orientation as shown in ee Starting and Using the Cutter on page 22 Q TIP Be sure you have the toolbars used most often selected Click View and then click s Toolbars Then click Standard Tools Manipulation and Zoom 5 The very first time you scan you must select the scanner Make sure you have connected your scanner to the computer and that the scanner is powered on Click File and then click Creative Cutter MINI 59 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Select Source You might need to power on the scanner and then close and then re open your computer Be sure to turn the scanner on before turning on the computer E 1 k _ pee om k Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shi New Ctri y Exit
16. Cutter MINI 75 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Step 5 Outline Other Features 1 Continue to use the Segment from Path tool to outline other features Keep in mind that when using the Segment from Path tool the end of the line must connect with the beginning point WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help a sels 8 4 F Xie x e X x lE Clips AM W ebciipan lf B all BH gt 7 Es 2 e T iiis lt j lll For Help press F1 H 4 334 W 4 321 x 6 800 Y 6 186 Figure 120 2 Use the Draw Segment tool to add individual accent lines These accent lines do not connect to the lines you made previously See figure 121 TIP Remember to use the Redraw tool to turn the lines red if necessary X WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA OK H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help olsa sje S A F al x e ely e ER al Q QJQlQ Clip re Rwercripan 1 0 1 NEA gt te a CUM ea olda js A l mm alg Nis JE A a Belelle lez For Help press F1 H 0 965 W 0 109 X 9 303 11 395 Figure 121 76 Creative Cutter MINI 4 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Use the Move Point tool to shape the accent lines To round the segment click the middle of the segment To resize the segment or create a point click an end point of the segme
17. Open Ctrl o Close Save As Capture screen At T selectare O Acquire Digital cameras Plus and Pro Versions Import Ctritl lt lt Sign MAX logos Ctri L Production sheet Print Ctrl F Fit and print Print preview Print setup Cutting panel Cut F10 1 SchoolBus 2 paintcanpattern 3 paintcanlidpattern 4 hoppyEastereggfont 5 Easteregafont Figure 92 Select Source Sources o 6 Inthe Select Source box highlight your scanner and click Select If you have more than one scanner be sure to select the correct one See figure 92 7 To scan click File and then click Acquire to open your scanner software WinPCSIGN WinPCS3 f Gee Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shar Cutting panel Cut F10 1 SchoolBus 2 paintcanpattern 3 paintcanlidpattern i New Ctri N Open Ctri O Close X Save As x Capture screen Alt c Select source 1 Digital cameras Plus and Pro Versions gt N Import Ctrl I gt a T lt Sign MAX logos Ctrl t C Production sheet ggi Print Ctrl P A Fitand print E Print preview 7 Print setup 4 hoppyEastereggfont 5 Easteregafont Exit Figure 93 60 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 8 Scan the drawing as black and white bitmap See figure 94 eo TIP Your scanner software might look different from the pictures What do you w
18. TIP Before typed text is welded you can select it by clicking anywhere on the word All parts inside and out will be grouped together with one click After you weld the word the inside and outside parts are separate and you must select both the inside and outside parts Be sure to select all the parts If you don t you will leave pieces behind when you move the word 1 To select both the inside and outside parts of your word click on the Select Elements tool a 2 Click a spot on the workspace that is above and to the left of the word Hold down the mouse button as you drag the mouse to the right and down to create a box around the entire word TIP Drag a BIG box You must drag a box big enough to fit the entire word inside Otherwise you may not get all the parts Click here X ie SS ee hte eae eee ne oe flee a oe eee eg ee eee ee Oe q ee ee a ee Tip Think of this as throwing a net Release the mouse button and little around the word to catch all the parts boxes will appear around the word to indicate it is selected Figure 68 3 Position the word To move Move the mouse over the word until the arrow f gt changes into a cross symbol move symbol Place the word approximately 1 down from the top and 1 in from the left side of he page Click the mouse button hold button down and drag the word to the proper location on the page Figure 69 Creative Cutter MINI Chapt
19. Than Once 0 0 0 0 cee eens 119 Creatine Stencil Cuts a os 0de8 4 44244 ode eee bee ed de eee dened 119 SCOMNS Papel osese neritea peene bee eee Oe eee eee ws 120 Scoring and Then Cutting an Image 000 120 Cuttine Round COMED secessit seriea He 4 846 iaeia cows ws 121 Cutting Around Tight Corners 20 2 0 000 eee 122 Creatine Stitch Marks 245 44c4cnee4 e estiss koata paad EE ERS ES 122 Converting Lines to Stitch Marks 0 0004 122 Cutting With the Creative Cutter Pen Tool 0000 123 Step 1 Insert the Pen Into the Holder and Into the Cutter 123 Step 2 Use the Pet 24044 tewette ririri sitta te eeh eases 123 Creating a Drawing With Multiple Colors 124 Change the Pen Color and Cut 2 0 0 0 000000 124 8 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tips 0 0 0 0 127 Guide Vill 1 Introduction Welcome to Pazzles Mini Creative Cutter Congratulations on your purchase of the Pazzles Mini Creative Cutter and on your move to a more powerful and creative level of scrapbooking With the Pazzles Mini Creative Cutter and software all scrapbookers can make cuts and use techniques that once were available only from professional diecutters This computer driven blade cut system puts production of custom cuts in your hands without the added costs often totaling hundreds of dollars for dies To get the most of your cutter
20. With Graphics Contents Welding Images and Words Together 0 0000 eee 97 Tips for Fixing Welding Problems 0 0002 e eae 97 Using Drawing Tools to Change Letters and Images 97 Tips for Using Drawing Tools 0 0 ce es 97 Move Point Tol asegcate cnn teeuee eee eree seas ee eye eee nese 98 Fixing Scanned Images With the Move Point Tool 98 Break and Move Tool 0 cece eee eee eens 99 Cut Patt TOC 2ieis2inde seen bene bberS tac ats bau tae eons 99 Joi Two Pomts VOOM 4 sssrin bon eth data teed ead ceo nh en ex 100 Change Color Line Tool 0 2 0 0 000 ee ene 100 Creating Words Inside a Rectangle 0 0 0 cece eee 101 Creating a Word with Separated Letters 0000 101 Creating a Word With Attached Letters 2 102 Introduction Pixels Resolution Vectors Oh My 0 105 Manipulating Scanning and Importing Graphics 106 Scanning a Picture or Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter 106 Importing an Image or Word Created in CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator 106 Converting and Vectorizing Graphics 20 0 00 eens 106 Importing and Vectorizing a Word or Graphic 106 Tools and Tips for Cleaning Up Vectorized Images 107 Replace a Line s o 0o08G osc a bees aips eei Gee he ens hewn as 107 Replace a Rough Curved Area
21. a font from the displayed list of available fonts The Preview boxes show the text with the new font applied 4 When you are satisfied with your font selection click OK to close the Font box and apply the new font to your text Creative Cutter MINI 83 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Moving and Resizing Images Use the Select Elements tool to manipulate a single element or multiple elements Selecting an Object With the Select Elements tool selected click the item s you want to resize move or change See figure 125 e To work with a single element click the element e To work with a group of elements drag a box around a group See figure 125 e To select both the inside and outside of an object drag a box around the entire object WinPCSIGN WinPCS4 Ei File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Sle 8 S44 F Ae Figure 125 84 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Resizing an Object 1 Select the image with the Select Elements tool When you do small black boxes appear around the image See figure 126 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help O s G e S A F Alo x N23 2S ES Clips Me Bvetciipan A Als 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 iL a ee a a a ee a T a ped I Eg a ze k oy SSS ee 2 S Ba ME K Click on a corner square a hold mouse button down
22. a larger size See figure 112 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 E File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help s e a A F Slo gt fe ely leis Clip MRM ebciipan 1 2 3 4 4 cael a For Help press F1 H 11 556 wW 9 449 IX 13 743 Y 3 482 Figure 112 70 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Trace the Graphic Hand Vectorize Step 1 Review the Location and Uses of Tools The tools described in the following table are those that are most often used during hand vectorizing Segment from Path Segment toolbar Segment SHIN 2 Segment tool Move Point tool Join Two Points tool Magnify tool Show Open Paths tool As you draw a segment with this tool it will automatically join the segment previously created To start drawing click and drag a line To continue drawing lines click on a spot further away and the line will follow Double click the Segment from Path icon to bring up the Segment toolbar Use the first two buttons to trace around the image Draws independent segments Used most often for accent lines Shapes the lines to fit the picture Joins the ends of two lines To use drag a small box around the ends Zooms in on an image so you can see detail better Locates the adjoining ends of segments that have not yet been connected Step 2 Set the Line Thickness and Color 1 Double click on the Segm
23. color of your choice Step 2 Trace the Image 1 Use the Magnify tool to enlarge a section of the picture 2 Click the Segment from Path tool Creative Cutter MINI 111 Chapter6 Working With Graphics 3 Click on a starting point and then hold the mouse button down as you drag the starting line See figure 156 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Hi File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help 8 s G e a 4 F Xo x ely e AJ aJa JaJa Clips Fre RWetciipar INN HSN l y wm Oke al o o AS al Uy For Help press F1 H 1 225 W 3 387 XK 6 609 Y 10 048 Figure 156 4 Continue tracing the image by clicking on a spot some distance away from your first line As you click along the outline of the image a line will fill in between the point 5 Click the Redraw tool When you do the line colors changes to red See figure 158 6 Continue tracing around the picture until you reach the starting point The beginning and ending points should connect automatically 112 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter6 Working With Graphics Step 3 Shape the Lines to Fit the Image 1 Click the Move Point tool and begin to shape the lines to fit the image See figure 157 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Hi File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help ele a 4 F alo xl Xz lale A AJAJAJA Clip Are Bebcripan NIS bt NJ et yo z T 3
24. cuts How To Tell When You Need a New Mat e Your mat is warped heavily scored or won t lie flat e You have a new blade and your cutting quality is poor overall e Your design cuts fine in some places but not in others e The mat no longer holds paper effectively Tips for Getting the Most From Your Cutter Blade and Mat e Always store your mat flat and keep it covered with it s clear covering when not in use e When cared for properly the adhesive on the cutting mat has a useful life of about 25 50 passes e Do not over extend the blade You should barely be able to see or feel the blade IMPORTANT If you see heavy score marks in the adhesive your blade is out too far or the pressure is too great NOTE Humidity affects the tackiness on the mat IMPORTANT Your machine is shipped to you with its blade already properly inserted Please DO NOT adjust your blade once you receive your machine We recommend that you become familiar with your cutter before you attempt to adjust the blade Care and Usage Guidelines fro Cutting Mats e Store the mat flat and covered with its clear protective sheet covering the adhesive Creative Cutter MINI 19 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup e foil from your hands gets on the mat try to remove it with a lint roller or masking tape How ever if your mat is too tacky this can help alleviate some of the stickyness e Scrape bits of paper off the mat try to remove it by patting rolled
25. image line and then bend or manipulate the line Cut Straight Line Cut a straight line across an object to separate it into two separate parts Join two points Join the ends of two lines together Cut Path Cut a line into two sections 82 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Measure Tools menu Measure the size of the project From the Tools menu click Measure Then click the project start point hold down the mouse button and drag the measuring line to the end point Drawing tools Draw shapes To view the drawing tools click the rectangle Position objects correctly You can justify the position of objects centered to each other on the page or to the left center or right Click the Justify tool to open the Justification toolbar and then click the type of justification you wish to apply Justification toolbar Justification Changing the Look of Images and Text You can change the look of text and images in many different ways The easiest is to change the font in which the text appears More complex techniques include adding shadows distorting text and creating curved words and titles Changing and Previewing Various Fonts 1 select it 2 Click the Text menu and then click Font When you do the Font box opens with a preview of the selected text in the current font 3 Click the type of font you wish to use either True Type or Cutting Cutting is recommended and then click
26. in figure 32 into your computer s CD ROM drive Payzlgs ik AI IME COM TER Pazzles 2005 Mint Basic Additions CD Includes The Basics Tutorial Sample Images Over 600 Images and Paper Piecing Patterns from the Swap CP Collections Figure 32 Creative Cutter MINI 31 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials If the window shown in figure 33 opens click the red X button to close it Creative Cutter Additions CD Payzigs eative Hp HADAS i Creative Cutter Adarttons CD r A bir A bbp tat C A A For Creative Cutter Mini amp Mianty ad Browse CD Contents D i Yiew Our Website p Contact Us p Figure 33 Step 2 Open the Pazzles Creative Cutter Program 1 Double click the icon your desktop screen See figure 34 A Win S Its Creative fuEEer Figure 34 2 Press the Esc key on your computer keyboard when you see the Welcome screen 3 Inthe next window click the Create A New Document image in the left hand side of the screen See figure 35 BI __ Search tes loge in SignMax Visual Dictionary 88 600 vector ages Figure 35 32 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 7 IMPORTANT For your page size on the mini put in 11 for the width amd 8 height See ee figure 36 Recent pages 11 0 x 8 0 24 0 x 24 0 m Page Length fiT Height E inches C com C mm Cancel Figure 36 Find and Import an Image 1 Go to FILE
27. overlapping and check for open paths Using Drawing Tools to Change Letters and Images You can modify the appearance of letters and images by using Pazzles Creative Cutter drawing tools Use the tips that follow Tips for Using Drawing Tools e When manipulating images click and hold down the mouse button e To see the image more clearly use the Zoom tool to enlarge it e If cutting or erasing a particular area is difficult move that part of the image to the front To do so go to the Shape menu and click Order Creative Cutter MINI 97 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Move Point Tool The Move Point tool allows you to select a construction point on an element and then to move it in out up or down This is very helpful when smoothing out any imperfections in your drawing Click on point with Click and drag on middle of Move Point tool and a segment with Move Point drag to change point tool to create an arc Figure 141 e Using the Move Point tool click on a point in the object and then drag it e Click and drag the middle of a segment to create an arc See figure 141 e To display all joints and points use the Move Point tool to drag a box around the object Viewing all joints and points is very helpful when making precise adjustments See figure 142 ve LN Figure 142 Fixing Scanned Images With the Move Point Tool Images that are scanned in often contain imperfections such as stray bumps To fix this k
28. the USB Driver 1 Ifa USB Serial device has been installed on your machine before and the drivers that are about to be installed are different from those installed already the original drivers need to be uninstalled 2 Using the Purple or Gray USB cord connect the cutter to your computer See figure 2 on page 6 3 Use the power button to turn on the power to the cutter See figure 3 On Off Button Figure 3 4 When the Windows Found New Hardware wizard open select No not at this time then click Next to proceed with the installation 5 Follow the figures 4 and 5 when the Windows Found New Hardware wizard comes up 6 On figure 4 select No Not At This Time ound Mew Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for currant and updated software by looking on Pour computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to windows Update to search for software Ces this time only Ves now and every time connect a device Chek Hest bo continue Figure 4 Creative Cutter MINI 7 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB lt gt Seral F your hardware with an installation CD SE of floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do gt Install the software automatic
29. the corner you want to round See figure 166 2 feed Figure 166 Creative Cutter MINI 121 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques 122 Cutting Around Tight Corners To get clean cuts with fonts that have tight corners and angles use the tips that follow e Use the Break and Move tool create a new break in the line e Use the Move Point tool to move the point away from the break Doing so creates curves instead of points The curve is imperceptible to the eye but greatly eases cutting See figure 167 and figure 168 EE SN Rd Da aae P _ a a a a ws gt ele gt elas el oto s fol e al Figure 167 Click the Break and Move Tool here This x creates a new break or A point in the line F You now have 2 points One at the corner and the new one just created Figure 168 Creating Stitch Marks You can convert lines to stitch marks Two lengths of stitch marks are available KissCutl and KissCut2 Converting Lines to Stitch Marks 1 Click the Pencil tool on the left toolbar to open the Pen Brush window See figure 169 2 In your image select the line to convert e To apply kiss cuts to ovals and circles use the Break and Move tool to create more points Then click on the line at four equally spaced spots e To apply kiss cuts to text first apply Convert Text to Path from the Text menu to the text Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 7 Specialized Cu
30. we recommend you spend a few moments becoming acquainted with the cutter the Pazzles Creative Cutter software and the supplemental Creative Cutter learning aids Viewing the Creative Cutter Basics Video The Creative Cutter Basics video provides quick and clear instructions on installing setting up and using the Creative Cutter Keep it in a safe place for easy reference if you need to reinstall your product later on Using This Book Keep this manual handy as you explore the possibilities with the Pazzles Mini Creative Cutter We recommend that you skim through it to get an idea of what it contains and then follow the recommended reading sequence on page 2 Creative Cutter MINI 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Recommended Reading Sequence If you re very comfortable with Windows software applications and basic printer operation use Chapter 2 to properly install and set up the Pazzles Mini Creative Cutter Skim through Chapter 3 and 6 To get the most from the cutter work through the projects in Chapter 4 Finally review the contents of the remaining chapters to acquaint yourself with the techniques you can begin incorporating into your scrapbooking projects If you re more confident in your scrapbooking skills than you are with a computer we recommend you carefully read Chapters 2 and 3 first Then work through all the projects in Chapter 4 e Chapter 2 will guide you through proper installation and set up of the Pazzles Creat
31. 10 You can convert any drawing graphic or photograph to a cutting file by hand vectorization In simple terms hand vectorizing involves using some basic drawing tools to trace around the image You might find that this becomes your preferred method of converting graphics For more detailed information and instructions see Tutorial 4 Hand Vectorizing a Graphic or Photo on page 69 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter6 Working With Graphics Step 1 Prepare the Image and the Tools 1 Scan a photo or graphic into Pazzles Creative Cutter or open a graphic that is already saved on your computer See figure 154 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 OX H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help 5 S A F Alo le ely els S BIBRA Clis Re Mae crina 1 H 6 104 W 4 991 X 16 864 a a Figure 154 2 Resize the graphic to fill the screen Using the Select Elements tool click one of the image s corner handles While holding down the mouse button drag the picture to a larger size 3 Double click the Segment tool located on the left side of the workspace to open the Segment toolbar You will use the first two tools on the toolbar Segment Figure 155 4 Set the line thickness by clicking the Pen and Brush tool to open the Pen window Change the Pen width to 0 04 or 0 05 and click Apply 5 Set the line color by clicking the Color Palette icon to open the Color window Right click on the
32. 250 or higher Lower resolution will yield unsatisfactory results See Converting an Image to Black and White Before Saving as a Bitmap on page 110 2 Open a blank page in Pazzles Creative Cutter 3 From the File menu click Import and then select Image 4 Inthe File Import box browse to the location where the file is saved select it and click OK 5 With the image still on the screen open the Pazzles Creative Cutter Bitmap menu 106 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter6 Working With Graphics 6 On the Bitmap menu click Vectorization and Automatic Vectorization See figure 151 ols fiw E Shape Setting Window Help Convert to image 9 2 Pi N 27 2 E See on screen AIt e Automatic Vectorization Plus and Pro Version Region gt Change resolution Color configuration gt Edition Special effects Path Tolerance Rotate image 7 Italic image Italic Figure 151 Q TIP For detailed information on vectorizing see Tutorial 3 Prepare Scan and Convert a s5 Basic Line Graph to Cutting Format on page 58 7 Click the image to start converting it to a vector image Vectorizing can take a few minutes When the image is converted the new image appears in yellow next to the original 8 Use the Select Elements tool to select the original black and white image and then delete it 9 Delete the outside square and any extra lines around the converted vector image 10 Use the Select Elements tool to drag a squa
33. 2_05 BIRTHDAY CAKE_05 CACTUS_05 BANNER 1_05 BONNET_05 2 CAMERA_05 BARETREE_05 BOW 1_05 CAMPFIRE_05 BASKET_05 BOW 2_05 i cap_os lt u gt Filename BUTTERFLY_05 M Enable Preview Files of type E3 v Cancel Page No fz File Info Figure 39 6 Click Open The image you selected will appear on your 11x8 page Step 2 Create a Shadow Mat for the Image 1 To apply changes to an image you first must select the image To do that click Tools on the menu bar at the top of the screen and then click Select All See figure 40 Edit View Draw Text REED imap Shape Seting Window Heip y Ba v Select Sa e gece rr ajajaja Refresh work space F8 Erase FS Measure Magic Ruler Plus and Pro Versions gt Show the color code Figure 40 Creative Cutter MINI 2 Small boxes surround the image to show it has been selected Click Tools again and then Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials click Outline to open the Transformation box See figure 41 Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help wv Select Select all Deselect all Refresh work space Erase Measure Magic Ruler Show the color code Transform Manipulate Zoom Cirde Sort inline path before outline Sort filling order Dimension ine Distortion Ctrl A Ctrl D Flus and Pro Versions rr Fr F Shadow Gradient Welding Engraving Rotation 3D Figure 41 Transformation Outline Shadow Thi
34. Cutter MINI 95 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 96 Using the Welding Tool to Join Letters With a Bar 3 i fo W im Bog I i i k V oO F lj pi F ks a Figure 139 1 Type a word in the font of your choice 2 From the Draw menu click Rectangle to draw a rectangle bar 3 Use the Select Elements tool to move the bar so that it overlaps word 4 Use the Select Elements tool to select the bar and letters together To do so click Select All under the Tools menu or use the Select Elements tool to drag a box around all the elements 5 On the Tools menu click Welding 6 Smooth out rough lines by using the Move Point tool or by using the Replace By Segment tool TIP If some letters distort during welding break text by character and try to weld those letters last Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Welding Images and Words Together Use the following procedure to weld an image and word together as shown in figure 140 1 Move the word and images together so that they overlap 2 Select both objects by dragging a box around both of them 3 On the Tools menu click Welding Figure 140 Tips for Fixing Welding Problems e If parts of words or objects disappear select only the outlines of each object To select the outline click on the first object while holding down the sHtFt key and then click on the next object e If objects do not weld make sure the objects are
35. Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 Your workspace should look like this EE Figure 54 5 Verify you have the most used toolbars selected To check click the View menu and then click Toolbars Select Standard Tools Manipulation Selection and Zoom Step 2 Type the Title 1 To type a word first click on the Text tool Ti 2 The rectangle on the workspace represents the paper Click within the rectangle to select a location and begin typing the word A black line appears where you clicked on the page Figure 55 Creative Cutter MINI 43 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 44 3 Type the word Summer File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Oa G e 4 F Slo x e ely E alala x a s Ela HH aloa elele NIS ef NJ al A AJ 4 T bad S Li 2 aI Ed j l al jd zi ka x 2 s H Bd panl A al S N H 0 0 W 0 0 e Figure 56 4 Click the Select Elements tool A It appears as a black arrow on the screen TIP You will use the Select Elements tool often to select objects and to move them 5 Click the word with the Select Elements tool Small black squares appear around the word to indicate that it is selected Figure 57 TIP When you click on a typed word the whole word is selected not just the letter you clicked on 6 Choose a different font Start by clicking the Font i
36. Images CD 20 0 0 0 31 Step 2 Open the Pazzles Creative Cutter Program 32 Find and Import an Image 1 ee ne 33 Contents Step 2 Create a Shadow Mat for the Image 34 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page 2 00040 36 Step 1 Select and Position the Image 0 36 Step 2 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Across 37 Step 3 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Down 39 Makehe tee te ek ae setae Pes Se AG en N as She A a ce re ete ne es 40 Pressure Adjustments sas o a 4 cc0 eS oe Eee Be OR ee ee ei 41 Cur the Shadow Maleren eek d ea aa ta who ieee abana 2 4 Step 1 Cut the Shadow Mat Pieces 2 606000566 ced aee 41 Step 2 Separate the Shadow Mat From the Image Optional 41 Tutorial 2 Create a Title With Connected Letters Add a Graphic and Create a ROO sirae et tes Bea ee e nh e ek aa e A aa ee 42 Create OUR UIUC eid iw ces KEES RECA RRR Bee eee eh 42 Step 1 Prepare the Soltwate s 43 2644 544 cess odie Eee Ae 42 Step 2 Type mhe Titles veo gle te ee BR OES RASS Ge BER 43 Step o lt Connect the Letters 4 422 662 4802 2443 008400005448 545 45 CUD VOU Title kg Sede oils Sate Boat ede Bh ed aaa De te aaah te ong ete 48 Step 1 Select the Inside and Outside Part of the Word 48 Adda Graphic to the Titles asresewa ee COR A ee EK ey de 22 50 Step 1 Prepare the Software 0 0 0 c
37. LADE WHEN YOU FIRST RECEIVE YOUR MACHINE IT HAS BEEN PRE SET FOR CARDSTOCK CUTTING 4 Use the blade positioning guide shown in figure 15 on page 16 to check the position of your blade Place the blade next to the picture the blade in the picture and your blade should match 5 Tighten the gold adjusting lock nut to hold the blade in place TIP Keeping the silver bladeholder still while you tighten the gold adjusting lock nut can take some practice NOTE The blade only needs to be extended out as thick as your paper is Over extending the blade will casue poor cutting quality and excessive wear on your blade and mat Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 6 Loosen the white thumbscrew on the cutting carriage figure 14 Insert the blade unit into the opening of the cutting carriage Loosen to remove blade holder Figure 14 7 While supporting the carriage with a finger push in the bladeholder When the blade holder unit is inserted as far as it will go tighten the screw IMPORTANT Remember to tighten the white thumbscrew after you put the blade holder back into the carriage Creative Cutter MINI 15 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Blade Positioning Guide Blade Positioning Guide Blade should be no shorter than the figure on the left and no longer than the figure on the right For paper and medium weight cardstock Figure 15 16 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 2 Installatio
38. Pazzles Creative Cutter Mini User Guide www pazzles com 2003 2004 2005 Pazzles All rights reserved Mini Edition 2 January 2007 Trademark Acknowledgements Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop Elements are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or in other countries AOL software is a registered trademark of America Online CorelDRAW is a registered trademark or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Windows operating systems and Outlook Express are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation PrintShop and PrintMaster are registered trademarks of Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited and its licensors All rights reserved QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the US and other countries Pazzles P O Box 630 Kuna ID 83634 208 922 3558 Toll Free 1 866 729 9537 Contents 1 Introduction 2 Installation and Setup Contents Welcome to Pazzles Mini Creative Cutter 2 0 0 0 2 002 1 Viewing the Creative Cutter Basics Video 0 0 00 eee l Using This BOOK 245 2454 6o eas hws 6666 n6e Fe teee it toniki niki 1 Recommended Reading Sequence 0 000 2 Sharing Tips and Ideas 2 eee 2 Contacting Customer Support 0 0 0 0c eee eee 2 What To Do Before You Contact the Pazzles Support T
39. Pazzles Creative Cutter set up the driver and port See Chapter 2 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies The program aborts or generates a Generally there are a few very common reasons for a runtime error All run time error of these are easily avoidable once you know what they are Issue You are using software version Letter 14 0 and are trying to open files for version 2005 Solution Make sure you open the cutting file folder that says 12 0 or 14 0 Issue You are using software version Letter 2005 and are trying to open files created in an older version of the program Solution If your files are not in a folder marked _05 they are in the old version You must import those files into the 2005 version Issue You are trying to outline and you choose multiple outlines Solution Three is the maximum safe number of outlines After three click on the outermost outline and do the outline function again Issue You are trying to outline and you have chosen TOO large of an outline Solution Reduce the size of the outline Issue The memory in your computer is full The program tries to remember every move you make so that you can use the Un Do function Solution Clean the memory by going to HELP and choosing Clean Memory OR go to the Setting menu and select SET UP On the Document page click Undo and change the number of saved steps to 10 or fewer Issue Erro
40. Tutorials 7 Position the shadow below the title 8 Cut your project For instructions see Make the Cut on page 40 Q TIP Cut the title and shadow twice using two different colors of paper Then you will have two oe titles with mats s Creative Cutter MINI 57 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Tutorial 3 Prepare Scan and Convert a Basic Line Graph to Cutting Format In this tutorial you will learn how to convert a basic line drawing into cutting format to create a cutting image The line drawing can be your own creation or one found in a coloring book workbook or other resource x NOTE Tutorial 3 and Tutorial 4 introduce advanced skills Be sure you are comfortable with the skills introduced in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2 before attempting the advanced tutorials You can complete advanced tutorials in any order Prepare the Line Graphic The most easily converted graphics are simple drawings with few intersecting lines 1 Enlarge the drawings if necessary The drawing should be at least 3 x 3 Bigger is better See figure 88 Figure 88 2 Use white out to erase parts of lines that are not wanted Look in particular at any intersecting lines Draw additional lines if desired See figure 89 Figure 89 Q TIP In some cases it might be better to trace the drawing Always trace if the original 3s drawing has rough lines Use the fine point permanent marker such as a Zig pen 58 Creative Cutter MINI
41. _ and slide in or out to resize 64 lt For Help press F1 H 2 607 V Figure 126 2 Click one of the small black boxes to resize the image While holding down the mouse button click one of the black boxes and push it in or out Moving an Object 1 With an object displayed on your screen use the Select Elements tool to select it If you prefer you can use Select All from the Tools menu 2 Click directly on the center of the object and hold down the mouse button When you do the pointer changes to a cross the Move tool 3 While continuing to hold down the mouse button move the object on your page Q TIP Another method of moving objects is to click the center of the object release the mouse a button and use the arrow keys on your keyboard Filling a Page With an Image Multiplying You can easily fill a page with multiple copies of the same image 1 Click the Select Elements tool and use it to drag a box around the image 2 Right click on the workspace and click Multiply on the menu that opens When you do the Multiply selected elements box opens See figure 127 3 Type in the number of rows you think will be needed to fill the page Creative Cutter MINI 85 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 4 Inthe Copy direction box click the arrow for the direction you want to place the objects Multiply selected elements x Number of copies fa Spacing Ke Fp Lipa direction Figure 127 5 Click OK The pag
42. actice project to gain experience with converting graphics see Practice Project Converting and Vectorizing a Bitmap File on page 110 Introduction Pixels Resolution Vectors Oh My Most computer graphic programs create objects with tiny dots called pixels The number of pixels per inch which is also referred to as dots per inch dpi is called the object s resolution The higher the resolution the more dots per inch And the higher the resolution the more detail in the graphic To see the difference between an image created at 72 dpi and 300 dpi see figure 150 Figure 150 Cutting the hundreds of dots that compose an image would be cumbersome and time consuming Therefore you must convert the image from pixels to vectors which are lines and curves This process can be done with the Pazzles Creative Cutter software which essentially connects the dots for you The closer the dots are to each other and therefore the higher the resolution the smoother the cutting lines and curves Creative Cutter MINI 105 Chapter6 Working With Graphics Manipulating Scanning and Importing Graphics Scanning a Picture or Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter 1 Draw your design preferably in black ink that is not too fine It is helpful to draw it large you can scale it down later on 2 Place the image on the scanner bed It is best if you scan one image at a time If you want multiples of your drawing you can create copies with
43. age 127 Canceling a Cutting Job If something goes wrong while you are cutting use the following procedure to cancel the cutting job and start again e Press stop cutting on the Cutting Control Panel e Turn the power to the cutter off by pressing the power button e Turn the power back on by using the power button the carriage will move back to the start position when the power light green LED is turned back on NOTE Your computer spools the cut job to the cutter much like a printer so quickly it may not stop cutting when the stop cutting button is pressed Cutter Starts to Cut Poorly If the cutter was working fine and then seems unable to cut through paper try these procedures e Clean the mat Scrape off any bits of paper and remove bits of lint e Increase the pressure setting Pressure can be set as high as 245 See Tips for Determining Proper Pressure to Assure Clean Cuts on page 27 e Try reducing the pressure Using too much pressure can cause poor cuts especially in tight corners e Press down several times on the silver tip of the blade holder Do this while the blade is inserted in the carriage Sometimes a minuscule piece of paper or dust can keep the mechanism from moving freely e Check for debris around the blade itself e Re insert the blade Blades occasionally move a slight bit in the blade holder and even the tiniest change can affect pressure e Are the cutter platforms installed The platfor
44. age 64 Figure 98 Creative Cutter MINI 63 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Changing the Resolution What to Do If You Get a MessageAbout Converting the Image to Black and White If you get a message stating that you must convert the image to black and white it means that you did not scan in black and white bitmap Click OK and complete the following steps 1 Click the Bitmap menu and then click Change Resolution The Change Resolution tool which looks like a cog wheel becomes available 2 Using the Change Resolution tool click on the image When you do the Bitmap resolution window opens to display information about the image See figure 99 Bitmap resolution Bits per pixel r Dithering method ec ae f None C Siera ea C oi Floyd Stein of Stevenson feo rp C Stucki Jarvis C Burkes Ordered Figure 99 3 Working step by step bring the settings down to 1 bits per pixel and None Dithering method Here s how to do it with the example shown in figure 100 Bitmap resolution p Bits per pixel Dithenng method fe ETE f None C Floyd Stein C Stevenson Stucki C Jaris t Burkes 0 Ordered corea Figure 100 1 Click 4 and None and then click OK 2 Click the image again with the vectorizing tool 3 Click 1 and None and then click OK 4 Repeat the procedure Convert the Scan Into Cutting Format Vectorization on page 62 64 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Ed
45. ally Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Figure 5 7 The progress of the installation is displayed on your screen When the installation is complete click Finish IMPORTANT You must repeat this process one more time 8 The Windows Found New Hardware wizard will appear again Follow figure 4 on page 7and figure 5 on page 8 to complete the process for the second set of drivers 9 When the last window comes up press Finish again and installtion is complete Please remove the Cutting and Design software for the Creative Cutters at this time If the drivers did not properly install please follow the steps listed below AN WARNING ONLY FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW IF THE ABOVE STEPS DO NOT INSTALL PROPERLY 1 Press BACK until you reach the page shown in figure 4 on page 7 then Select No Not at this Time Then click Next to proceed with the installation 2 On the window shown in figure 5 select Install from a list or specific location Advanced then click next 3 Select Search for the best driver in these locations and enter the file path your CD drive most are D in the combo box Example D OR browse by clicking the browse button and go to your CD drive Click Next when finished 4 The Windows Found New Hardware wizard will appear again Follow steps 1 3 to complete the process for the second set of drivers NOTE If a warning message about non WHQL ce
46. and verify that Advance is not checked in the Cutting clearly Control Panel Vectorized drawings have stray Use the procedures in Tools and Tips for Cleaning Up Vectorized lines double lines or just look Images on page 107 like a mess You want to save a project you DO NOT save files in an Images folder within the cutting program Aave cigateg Save all files in MY DOCUMENTS This will prevent any loss of files if you need to reinstall the program To save Go to File Save As Save In My Documents Your Folder Creative Cutter MINI 131 Chapter8 Troubleshooting Guide 132 Creative Cutter MINI
47. ant to scan Paper source Flatbed v Select an option below for the type of picture you want to scan Black and white picture or text O Custom Settings You can also Adjust the quality of the scanned picture Figure 94 9 Set the resolution DPI to at least 250 Advanced Properties Appearance Brightness Q eo 3 eo Contrast Resolution DPI Picture type Boo Color picture v Reset 10 Scan the image Creative Cutter MINI 61 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 62 Convert the Scan Into Cutting Format Vectorization Your scanned image should be visible on the Pazzles Creative Cutter workspace as shown in figure 95 Figure 95 1 Verify that the image is selected If it is it will be surrounded by small boxes If it is not selected click the Select Elements tool and select it The image must be converted from pixel format dots to vector format lines This process is called vectorizing Think of it as connecting the dots TIP The smoother your lines are to begin with and the closer your dots are together resolution the better the cutting image Be sure to scan at 250 300 dpi Most computer graphic programs create objects with tiny dots called pixels The number of pixels per inch which is also referred to as dots per inch dpi is called the object s resolution The higher the resolution the more dots per inch And the higher the resolu
48. asurement r Sign page cm f inches points picas pes C mm 0 000 Sign Printer gt TrueType font height f Upper case C Upper Lower case Reset Figure 30 IMPORTANT YOUR PAGE MUST LOOK LIKE IT IS IN LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION IN ORDER TO CUT 26 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter Tips for Determining Proper Pressure to Assure Clean Cuts The way the blade is inserted in the blade holder various types of papers and differences in humidity and blade length can all affect the pressure required for a good cut Although the pressure setting is usually between 80 and 165 it can go as high as 245 Use these tips to determine the pressure needed for successful cutting e You must test for proper pressure each time you replace the blade e Pressure is too high if the blade deeply scores the mat or if the paper bunches up and tears e Pressure is too low if the paper does not cut completely e If you are cutting 65 lb paper and require pressure under 120 for a good cut it is possible that the blade is out too far Reinsert the blade so that it is barely visible and can barely be felt and then increase the pressure e Once you determine a good pressure for 65 Ib light cardstock paper use that pressure as a baseline for other types of papers For example if a pressure of 140 works we
49. button as you drag the image into place on the page Place it about one inch down and one inch in from the left side of the page as shown in figure 104 Figure 104 5 Use the Move Point tool to fix small bumps and flaws like the one shown in figure 105 Figure 105 66 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials e Select the tool and click on the bump to grab the line Hold the mouse button down and push in or pull out to fix the flaw as shown in figure 106 Pull out Figure 106 Push in TIP Cutting images are made of lines segments and points Points are where two lines meet If you push or pull in the middle of a line you create an arc you create an angle gt If you push or pull at a point 6 Fix bumpy rough lines like the one shown in figure 107 with the Line Smoothing Replace Segment tool Click the tool above the bumpy area Then while holding down the mouse button drag along the line to a spot below the bumps Release the mouse button to replace the bumpy line with a smooth one as shown in figure 108 Figure 108 Creative Cutter MINI 67 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Multiply the Image Fill the Page and Cut the project 1 Use the procedure Multiply the Image and Fill the Page on page 36 to create multiple copies of the image and fill the page 2 Place a 8 5x12 paper on the cutting mat 3 Insert mat into the Creativ
50. ckness 9 08 Number P 4 W Outline Inline Contour Gradient 3 Make the following selections in the Transformation box For this setting Enter this value Notes In most cases widths are between 0 02 and 0 10 Click the box to Outline Creative Cutter MINI select it Q TIP To change a selection click the Undo button X The Number setting specifies the number of outlines Three is the maximum possible Unless you are outlining text leave all other boxes blank If you are outlining text click Break Text 35 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 When you are finished making selections click the yellow check mark at the lower right of the Transformation box As shown in figure 42 the color of the image s outline changes to the color you selected Figure 42 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Step 1 Select and Position the Image Use the Select Elements tool to select both the butterfly image and its outline x Q TIP Select Elements is the tool you will use the most 1 To select the image and the outline hold down the mouse button as you drag the mouse to the right and down to create a box around the entire image Drag a big box to be sure that the entire image can fit inside Imagine you are throwing a net around the image to catch all the parts See figure 43 Figure 43 36 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 2 Release the mouse button Wh
51. complete the following steps What To Do Before You Contact the Pazzles Support Team e Check your hardware Are all cords and connectors on the cutter and your computer fully plugged in Is the cutter connected to the computer e Ifthe problem seems to occur with the software turn off your computer and then restart it Try the operation again e Read Chapter 8 for troubleshooting tips Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 1 Introduction e Ifthe problem is with cutting check the blade and the mat Creative Cutter MINI 3 Chapter 1 Introduction e If the problem remains after completing these steps contact Pazzles at www pazzles com Include the following information in your e mail e Your name and if applicable your company name e Your TSID number e A complete description of the problem and if appropriate the problem file as an attachment 4 Creative Cutter MINI 2 Installation and Setup Contents of the Creative Cutter Package Before you begin to install and set up the Mini Creative Cutter unpack the shipping package and verify you have all parts and pieces e Pazzles Creative Cutter Instruction Manual this book e THE FOLLOWING CD S ARE ALL COMBINED ON ONE CD SEE figure 1 Pawzles Ne ATIVE CUTTER a Pazzles 2005 Mint Basic Additions CD des Over 600 Images and Paper Piecing Patterns from the Swap CD Collections Figure 1 Creative Cutter The Basics Tutorial CD Sample Images CD Paper Pi
52. con F 7 Click the Cutting button and scroll through the font choices until you find Brush Script 8 Type 2 in the Height box and then click OK Figure 58 TIP Click the TrueType button to see all the fonts you have installed on your computer Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Step 3 Connect the Letters 1 To make it easier to see your work zoom in on the word To do that find the Zoom toolbar and click the Zoom Selected icon See figure 59 a LA ar Figure 59 Q TIP Make sure your word is still selected A Click on the word with the Select Elements tool A 2 Click Text in the menu bar at the top of the screen H File Edit View egies ools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Figure 60 3 From the Text menu click Visual Text Spacing Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Dictionary Ee Font Ctrl F Figure 61 y Write text Text edition Ctrl T Move text Copy text Mirror text Convert text to path Clear text transformation Rotate text Text specification Number format Text spacing Break Text Align right Center Visual text spacing Find font Align left Note that there 1S an arrow pointing to the right There are also small i l l l l l boxes below EE OQ RE WE OR Figure 62 o w o o a n Creative Cutter MINI 45 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 46 4 Click the arrow pointing to the right Then hold down th
53. d Cutting and Finishing Techniques Figure 163 Scoring Paper If you want to score part of the project and cut another as you would for an envelope use the following guidelines e Complete the process in two separate steps e Be sure to change the color of the scored part of the project See Change Color Line Tool on page 100 Scoring and Then Cutting an Image IMPORTANT Do not move the mat between steps o Select the color for scoring Reduce the pressure setting to a light pressure See figure 164 Click Start 2 3 4 Select the color for cutting and increase the pressure 5 Click Start a iror Start M Rotate Advance Pressure 300 Weeding Weed all sy g gq a Retum EH 398 x 8 9 Stop cutting IES Winyl Size Figure 164 Q TIP You can also use the KissCut function to create scoring See Converting Lines to Stitch s Marks on page 122 120 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Cutting Round Corners 1 Draw a rectangle on the page 2 Click the Round Corner tool 3 In the Radius box assign a value to apply to the corner and then click OK To change this value later double click on the computer screen See figure 165 Cancel Figure 165 9 TIP If you choose too large a radius or a tiny segment is near the corner you will get an error 5s message 4 Click the Round Corner tool on
54. e re ES Print CrleP Figure 109 2 Click Import and then click Image See figure 109 3 In the File Import box find the location of our saved graphic or picture To view small pictures of your image files click the View tool and choose Thumbnails See figure 110 PIX Look in SelectedPrints S img EM al Thumbnails Tiles Icons 4 List i Details Ad Pics 028 Ad Pics 030 KelleyAugust29 001 File import Look in B My Documen ts e img EM Ads DesignTeam My eBooks Advertising Fonts my Music G BImagecatalog My Pictures Creative Cutter CD s instruction Manual My videos Creative Cutter Docs Instruction Manual CO GNewFonts S File name i Files of type je zl File name Ad Pics 030 Files of type fe v Cancel Figure 110 Creative Cutter MINI 69 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 Scan the drawing as a Color Picture or Photo at a resolution of at least 250 When you do the image appears on the Pazzles Creative Cutter workspace as shown in figure 111 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 E Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help a S A F Slo xle elle ES Clip Are BY ehciipan 1 2 3 4 T H 6 104 W 4 991 X 16 864 Y 5 121 Figure 111 Resize the image to fill the screen To do so first click the image with the Select Elements tool Click a corner handle and hold down the mouse button while you drag the picture to
55. e mouse button and drag the arrow to the left Watch how the little boxes move as you drag the arrow Figure 63 5 Release the mouse button and watch as the letters move to the location represented by the little boxes See figure 64 Figure 64 6 To weld the letters into one complete word the letters must overlap as shown in figure 65 Continue to adjust your word by moving the arrow left or right until your word looks like the one shown Figure 65 TIP You can adjust individual letters by selecting the box below a letter and moving it with your mouse 7 Click the Select Elements tool a and then click the word to select it Creative Cutter MINI 8 Click on Tools and select Welding The overlapping letters weld together Figure 66 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Text Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help z w Select J Select all Ctri A Deselect all ctrl D caer eal Refresh work space Fa _ Ss Erase F5 Measure Magic Ruler Plus and Pro Versions Show the color code Transform Manipulate Zoom Cirde Sort inline path before outline Sort filing order rr F F Dimension ine Distortion Ctrl k Outline Shadow Gradient Engraving Rotation 3D Figure 67 Congratulations You just made your first title Creative Cutter MINI 47 Chapter 4 48 Creative Cutter Tutorials Cut your Title Step 1 Select the Inside and Outside Part of the Word
56. e Cutter 4 Starting with step 2 follow the procedure Make the Cut on page 40 to cut the project Congratulations You ve completed the tutorial 68 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Tutorial 4 Hand Vectorizing a Graphic or Photo You can convert any drawing graphic or photograph to a cutting file by hand vectorization In simple terms hand vectorizing involves using some basic drawing tools to trace around the image You might find that this becomes your preferred method of converting graphics EX NOTE Tutorial 3 and Tutorial 4 introduce advanced skills Be sure you are comfortable with the skills introduced in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2 before attempting the advanced tutorials You can complete advanced tutorials in any order 1 Open Pazzles Creative Cutter and create a blank 11x8 page IMPORTANT Be sure your page appears in landscaped orientation see Starting and Using the Cutter on page 22 6 D 2 Ifyou are importing an image use the instructions that follow If you are scanning an image go to Trace the Graphic Hand Vectorize on page 71 Be sure to verify your scanner is selected connected to the computer and powered on For a review see Scan the Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter on page 59 Import an Image Saved on Your Computer Click File from the Pazzles Creative Cutter menu bar Edt View Draw Text Too Bitmap Shape Setting window Hep jej xe x
57. e Magnify tool and use it to enlarge a section of the picture 2 Click the Segment from Path tool 3 Click on a Starting point and hold the mouse button down as you drag the starting line See figure 115 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Hi File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help j Pleja e s Y al E alej xle 3 irajE RAJAJA ciae Bae ESERE a x 5 LACA E E Z lee 2 e HMM For Help press F1 H 1 225 W 3 387 X 6 609 Y 10 048 Figure 115 4 Continue tracing around the picture by clicking on a spot some distance away from your first line As you click along the outline of the picture a line fills in between the points See figure 116 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Ey ee ae ee eee kiia sleja 4 F jo xl ely lle al alalaja Clip FM RWebciipan INN H NI 2 6 3 4 5 ZARA i A KAEA S al A a amp wi For Help press F1 H 1 225 W 3 387 x 6 609 Y 10 048 Figure 116 Creative Cutter MINI 73 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 74 Step 4 Continue Tracing and Refine 1 Create smaller segments around tight areas x as shown in figure 117 2 Click the Redraw tool A to turn the line color to red or whatever color you have chosen WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help oleja e 8 4 F Slo x 3 5 A AJAJAJA Clie
58. e fills with the image as shown in figure 128 Figure 128 TIP If you have too many or not enough images click the Undo tool X and start over xs le Wis 3 9 ors NOTE You can also resize the entire group of images to fit the page Click Select All and move the corner box in or out to resize 86 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Measuring the Size of a Project 1 From the Tools menu click Measure See figure 129 2 Click the project s starting point 3 While holding down the mouse button drag the measuring line to the end point The distance is displayed at the bottom of the screen Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help v Select e Select all Ctrl A Pe Deselect all Ctrl D Refresh work space F8 Clip e F5 FI Objects measurements Plus and Pro Versions Magic Ruler Plus and Pro Versions gt Show the color code Transform gt Manipulate gt Zoom gt Circle gt Sort inline path before outline Sort filling order Dimension line gt Distortion Ctrl K Outline Shadow with transparent Pro Yersion Gradient Welding Engraving d trapping Color trapping Double line Perspective 3D Rotation 3D Figure 129 Creating Outlines and Shadows Outline Shadow Perspective 30 Fictation ied E Number ft H fe Duine D inire D Corm M Giaden Braak text AD Figure 130 You can create an
59. e screen then opens 10 Creative Cutter MINI o o Chapter2 Installation and Setup Press esc key to start WinPCSIGN Letter apglgs Cutting amp Desg Sof twore for your Creative Cutter Sign MAX Copyright 1993 2001 514 644 3177 Wy Snax us Figure 9 3 Click on the image in the left part of the welcome window that appears in Pazzles Creative Cutter See figure 10 Figure 10 4 Inthe Page box type the dimensions of the size of paper you plan to cut For now type 11 in the Length and 8 in the Height box Then click OK The page dimensions you typed are saved for use in the future and the Workspace screen opens IMPORTANT The mini uses 11 for the Length and 8 for the Height See figure 23 on page 23 The page should look like it is in a landscaped orientation on your computer Configuring Toolbars and Software Settings 1 Click the View menu on the Pazzles Creative Cutter screen and then click Toolbars See figure 11 on page 12 Toolbar selections determine the toolbars that appear when you open the program Creative Cutter MINI 11 Chapter 2 12 Installation and Setup 2 Click each of the following options to select them Standard bar Tools bar Selection bar Manipulation bar Zoom bar The toolbars you select are marked with a checkmark WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 oleja v Standard bar v Tools bar al Qlal Color palette ON OFF pean ie v Message bar ON OFF v Manipulation ba
60. e type of distortion e Select Freehand to move the image yourself Use the arrow tool to move points or lines You can select 4 or 8 points see step 5 e Select Use Form to choose a pre designed image distortion available in the top window Scroll up and down to see the many shapes available 4 Select a Work option e Keep lines is best used for shapes composed of only straight lines Straight lines cannot be manipulated e Convert line to curve is used to add distortion to straight lines is possible Use Convert line to curve if the drawing has curves 5 Select the number of points you wish to move either 4 or 8 6 Click Apply to apply your selections to the text or object Q TIP Try the distortion tool with the images too Creative Cutter MINI 89 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 90 Creating Curved Titles and Words Use the Fit Text to Path option on the Text menu to create text that curves under or over an arc ea GW fo Figure 132 1 Write a word 2 From the Draw menu click Arc Oval or Circle 3 Draw the shape you want e To draw an arc click Arc and then click do not drag at two different spots on the page An arc appears between the areas where you clicked If the arc is upside down use the Select Elements tool to flip it over Then use the Select Elements tool to adjust the size and depth of the curve e Be sure the arc is bigger than the word 4 Using the Select Elements tool drag a
61. eam 2 Contents of the Creative Cutter Package 0 0 00 cee ee nee 5 Installing the Sortware lt 4224 lt iensadede bea be beh 584 oe BAe eae eed a 6 Installing and Starting the Software 0 0 0 0 cee eee 6 Setting Up the Cutter and Installing the USB Driver 6 Attach the Cutter to the Computer 0 0 00 00 6 Install the USB Driver o3422 24528 p4u0 ch ean et iieiaei ees aba eede 7 Determine the Port the USB to Serial Was Assigned To 9 Change the Port Number 2 0 0 0 ccc ene 9 Install the USB Security Key Hardlock 0 0000 10 setting Up the Soltwatew s5 canbe S6buehdoe 5h 64HEh es 6 Oe bese ee SEs 10 Configuring Toolbars and Software Settings 04 11 meloct ie PIOMG 22 2462 225 56406 645 44 44456050550545 FR Chae So 13 NelecU Ihe POU 4425 06 caw oon She bees to aa Gewese Gate eee 13 Working With the Blade 0 0 0 0 eens 13 Characteristics of Properly Installed Blades 13 Replacing the Blade 224454454452 646 46 25boo 004025 0h52e644 14 Blade Positioning Guide 0 0 0 eee 16 Contents Working With the Cutting Mat 0 0 0 eee es 17 Insert the Mat Into the Cutter 20 0 0 0 2 18 How To Tell When You Need a New Mat 19 Tips for Getting the Most From Your Cutter Blade and Mat 19 Care and Usage Guide
62. ece eee 50 Step 2 Import a Graphic 7443 e bc ees eee ae are Bee 51 Move and Edit the Graphic Image 000005 52 Weld the Tithe and the Image ercran cag se teehee ache esi Be D bata 53 Create a Shadow Mat for the Title Optional 54 Step Create he Shadow oh sake ae ae ae we Ae wee eee 54 Step 2 Separate and Position the Shadow 56 Tutorial 3 Prepare Scan and Convert a Basic Line Graph to Cutting Format 58 Prepare Uic line Graphi Creer repie Wee ed Rees cheeses 58 Scan the Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter 59 Convert the Scan Into Cutting Format Vectorization 62 Changing the Resolution What to Do If You Get a MessageAbout Converting the Image to Black and White 64 Edit WV CS seat tess ed te hk ew Se ae tS i ht leah wh oy ae Ste he 65 Contents Multiply the Image Fill the Page and Cut the project 68 Tutorial 4 Hand Vectorizing a Graphic or Photo 20 4 69 Import an Image Saved on Your Computer 20005 69 Trace the Graphic Hand Vectorize 2 0 0 0 cee eee eee 71 Step 1 Review the Location and Uses of Tools 71 Step 2 Set the Line Thickness and Color 71 Step 3 Begin Tracing the Picture 0 0 00 0005 73 Step 4 Continue Tracing and Refine 0 4 74 Step 5 Outline Other Features 0
63. ecing Patterns from the Swap CD collection e Creative Cutter Mini Machine e USB Cord 1 e Black Power Cord 1 e Blade holder with blade properly inserted 1 Black washer is already installed e Cutting mat 2 e Pazzles Cutting and Design Software CD 1 e Software training CD 1 e Set Up Card Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Installing the Software Follow these instructions to successfully install and configure the Pazzles Creative Cutter software Installing and Starting the Software 1 Insert the Pazzles Cutting and Design Software for the Creative Cutter into your CD ROM The installation program should begin automatically If it does not open My Computer locate the CD Drive and click the program icon 2 To install the software click Install Letter 2005 3 When you are prompted to enter a password type pazzmini 4 Leave this CD in until instructed to remove Setting Up the Cutter and Installing the USB Driver Attach the Cutter to the Computer 1 Verify the cutter is placed on a sturdy flat surface that can withstand the weight of the cutter 2 Place the cutter in the mini platform if it was included in the Mini Creative Cutter package the you purchased please read the instructions on the platform prior to installing 3 Connect the power cord See figure 2 Plug USB Here Plug Power Here Figure 2 6 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Install
64. ee column 3 7 Use the Select Elements tool to select the entire word and then drag a box around it When you release the mouse button all of the letters will be selected together 8 From the Text menu click Center The letters in the word line up underneath each other See column 4 Joining Letters Together This section provides two methods for joining letters by using the Visual Text Spacing tool with Welding and by using the Welding tool to weld a bar to the bottom of a word Using Visual Text Spacing to Join Letters 1 Type a word in the font of your choice and then select it 2 On the Text menu click Visual Text Spacing Visual Text Spacing places a little box under each letter and an arrow pointing to the right under the word See figure 137 Creative Cutter MINI 93 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 3 Move letters to overlap using the arrow tool or the little boxes Q TIP If you must lengthen parts of the letters to get the proper spacing see How to Lengthen gt Letters on page 95 Visual Text Spacing Tool l8 imie le I l ee 2 gt 0 iit Use individual Box handles 2 l gt lol lt to adjust overlap of letters ally Click arrow with mouse and while holding mouse button slide the arrow to the left to move letters until they overlap Figure 137 4 Use the Select Elements tool to select the word 5 On the Tools menu click Welding When you do the letters shou
65. en you do little boxes appear around the image to show it has been selected as shown in figure 44 Figure 44 3 To move the image move the mouse over it until the cursor changes to the Move icon which looks like two crossed arrows See figure 45 i Figure 45 4 Click the mouse button hold it down and drag the image to the location where you want to place it on the page For this project place it about 0 5 inch down and 0 5 inch from the left Your page should resemble figure 46 Click a corner box to resize the image Figure 46 5 Resize the image Using the Select Elements tool click one of the corner boxes Then hold down the mouse button and drag it in or out to resize the image Step 2 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Across 1 Make sure the image is still selected it should be surrounded by little black boxes If it is not selected click Tools and then click Select All to select it Creative Cutter MINI 37 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 2 Right click on the screen On the menu that opens click Multiply Select all Ctri A Deselect all Ctrl D Figure 47 3 Inthe Number box on the Multiply selected elements window type the number of copies needed to fill the page across side to side Multiply selected elements x Number of copies E Spacing jop E fos Copy direction Angle fio Radius fio Cancel Figure 48 4 Set spacing values or leave the settings as
66. ence the motor could burn up This type of mishap is not a warranted repair For tips on cutting a wide variety of materials please refer to the cutting pressure guide that was included with the sample paper pack Please contact Pazzles if you need a cutting pressure guide Type of material Vellum Be sure it is well adhered to the mat Cut 100 120 pressure or use the pen tool to emboss this material Thin Magnetic Use simple designs Use 115 125 pressure extend blade out slightly sheets Transparency Be sure it is well adhered Use 100 120 pressure plastic Thin metal foil Use an old blade and high pressure Extend blade out slightly use 100 110 pressure Metallic papers Increase pressure You may need to cut two or three times Printable canvas Make sure it is well adhered to mat Use 135 165 pressure Creative Cutter MINI 117 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Special Techniques for Cutting Moving Objects From the Front or Back When Working With Lines Objects are placed on the page in layers that can be rearranged for easier manipulation Use the Move to Back Move to Front tool to manipulate the image on your screen See figure 161 Figure 161 Sorting the Inline Path Before Cutting Use this procedure to prevent a letter or object from popping out of the paper during cutting 1 Use the Select Elements tool to select the object Be sure that all parts of the object are selected 2 On t
67. ent from Path tool to open the Segment toolbar See figure 113 Click the Segment from Path tool 2 3 Click the Pen and Brush tool to open its window See figure 113 4 Change the Pen width to 0 04 thickness and click Apply Creative Cutter MINI 71 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 72 a File Edit View Draw A alaala Cire Fre RWetcinan 1 0 1 2 4 AERA al el l NI WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 ox E File Edit Yiew Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help g o a x Osea gt e a 4 F Sle x le ely e ES aj aalala Clie Rne RW ebciipan a 1 0 1 2 3 4 ae X l segment be K T Nyasa 2 A F S Pen erin m m doints p Extremity d c C E k a Ral o Z Pf S yi Be For Help press F1 H 0 0 W 0 0 X 13 229 Y 2 909 a Figure 113 5 Click the Color Palette tool to open the Color window See figure 114 6 Right click your mouse button on a color for the tracing line Choose a color that will stand out from the picture such as red or bright pink WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 ls Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help olsa gt le 2 A F Sie xle ely aE 3 ad d naj m i E fs lo e __ E i maj A For Help press F1 H 0 0 W 0 0 X 10 701 Y 12 430 Figure 114 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Step 3 Begin Tracing the Picture 1 Click th
68. ents tool a Resize the title to your liking by clicking on one of the corner boxes Hold the mouse button as you pull out to enlarge or push in to make smaller Figure 82 2 Click on the screen away from the title This will de select the title and the boxes will disappear 3 Select the outside of the title only by using the Select Elements tool a to click on an outside line This will allow you to create a shadow only for the outline 9 TIP For this project you will not create inside parts for the shadow In future projects if you Fs would like to have the inside parts cut out on the shadow select the entire title 54 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 Go to the Tools menu at the top at the screen and then click Outline v Select Select all Ctrl A Deselect all Ctrl D 1 Refresh work space F8 1 Erase F5 Measure Magic Ruler Plus and Pro Versions gt Show the color code Transform Manipulate Zoom Cirde Sort inline path before outline Sort filling order Yv v v Distortion Ctrl K of 53 4 Tey Rotation 3D 1 Figure 83 5 Make the following selections in the Transformation box see figure 84 For this setting Enter this value Notes Thickness In most cases widths are between 0 02 and 0 10 Number The Number setting specified the number of outlines Three is the maximum possible Outline Click the box to select it Then choose the color of the
69. er4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Place a 8 5x11 paper on the cutting mat 4 For this setting Enterthis value this value Notes Speed Start with the slowest when first learning Most projects will be done on slow or medium Panels Leave blank If you see 101 201 your project is larger than 11x8 Material Use 12 00 for all papers that Reflects the size of your are 12 and under paper Pressure For medium weight card Depends on the thickness of stock try 145 your paper and the blade length To change the pressure highlight the number and type in the new pressure Leave blank If the box is checked clear it Creative Cutter MINI 49 Chapter 4 50 Creative Cutter Tutorials 5 Press Start to begin cutting e Ifthe cut is good Hooray e Ifyou are unhappy with the cut close the Cutting Control Panel window and go back to Step 3 Move the title to another spot on the page TIP Ifthe blade cuts all the way through but the stop and start points don t meet OR the paper is bunched up in the corners the pressure is too high If the blade does not cut through the paper increase the pressure TIP DO NOT BE AFRAID TO RAISE THE PRESSURE It is perfectly acceptable to cut some cardstocks at 245 Since 245 is the highest pressure that the Mini can be set at if the image you are cutting does not cut on the first pass select the image right click with your mouse and select Duplicate from the list that ap
70. esolution box opens 3 Working step by step change the Bits per pixel and Dithering method selections from the current settings down to 1 bit per pixel and Dithering method None Do not go directly from the current setting to bit per pixel and Dithering none you must proceed through each option 4 Proceed with vectorization See Importing and Vectorizing a Word or Graphic on page 106 Practice Project Converting and Vectorizing a Bitmap File 1 From the File menu click Import and then click Image 2 Locate and open Sample Bitmap 2 on the Creative Cutter CD 3 On the Pazzles Creative Cutter Bitmap menu click Vectorization and Automatic Vectorization 4 Click on your scanned image When you do the program begins to convert it to a vector image This process can take a few minutes especially if the image 1s detailed 5 When the vectorizing process is complete the new image appears in yellow next to the original To change the color see Step 1 Prepare the Image and the Tools on page 111 You can delete the box if you wish 6 Click the Select Elements tool click on the black bitmap image and click DELETE to remove it 7 To view the vectorized image more clearly click the View Page tool and click on the screen Then use the Select Elements tool to drag a square around the image and move it onto the page if necessary Use the View Page tool to enlarge the page for better viewing Hand Vectorizing An Image 1
71. ge or word has open paths that need to be closed Select your object use the Show Open Path tool This will show a circle around the open paths Use the Join Two Points tool to close the open paths by dragging a box around the two paths that need to be joined The area highlighted by the circle Once your open paths have been closed try outlining again e Your outline choice is too large for the image size Separating the Outline From the Word or Image 1 With an outlined word or image displayed on your screen right click on the image 2 On the displayed menu click Color Selection 3 Click any line in the color of the outline When you do all lines of that color are selected and you can move them to another location on the page 88 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Distorting Words Into Different Shapes The Distortion tool lets you change text or objects into crazy shapes WinPCSIGN WinPCS fa File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Distortion TSE 2 4 Falo x e ely m Type of distortion f Freehand Use Form r Bos line type Box ic Box with lines with curves work Convert line f Keep lines fine Number of paints C4 fe 9 Cancel Apply ef Figure 131 1 Write a word or open an image and then use the Select Elements tool to select it 2 On the Tools menu click Distortion When you do the Distortion box opens 3 Select th
72. gure 75 4 Double click on the CD drive 5 Double click the SampleProjects0S folder zo Figure 76 Lookin I CC Additions MM 0 e 0 Ee Bin SAMPLE IMAGES 2 CDIM CURRENT SampleProjects05 CDSET The Basics Tutorial For Mini Mighty cbseT6 Pazzlesfonts Sample Bitmaps File name Enable Preview Files of type eao CS Cancel Page No 3 File Info sl Eemo File import PX Look in o SampleProjects05 iae 6 Double click the Summer Sun05 file BABYOVERLAY_05 BELL_05 BROTHERSOYRLY_05 BALLOON 1_05 BIB_0S EQ BUTTERFLY 05 BALLOON 2_05 BIRTHDAY CAKE_05 8 CACTUS_05 BANNER 1_05 BONNET _05 CAMERA _05 BARETREE_05 BOW 1_05 CAMPFIRE _05 BASKET _05 BOW 2_05 la cap_o5 lt ill gt File name BUTTERFLY_05 7 Enable Preview Files of type eao Cancel Figure 77 Move and Edit the Graphic Image 1 The image summer sun should have the selection boxes little black squares around it If it does not click on the Select Elements tool a Then drag a box around the sun to select it 52 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 2 The Summer Sun image should appear in the work space As shown in figure 78 File Edit vi Dr xt Te Bi Se ojejo x mole a 4 F Sjo xc ely ele aj alajajal 4 a vfs lo tlt aola le yS e SN al Cl
73. he Tools menu click Sort inline path before outline 118 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Troubleshooting Problems With Inline Cutting If a program error appears and the program shuts down while completing this procedure e You might have circles and ovals in the project Create extra points with the Break and Move tool e You might have open paths Use the Show Open Paths tool to find them Use the Join Two Points tool to close them Cutting a Project More Than Once If your project uses heavy paper or other materials you might need to cut two or three times Do remove the mat from the cutter after the first cut To make cut multiple times use one of the following methods Method 1 Press Start on the cutter control panel Be sure Advance is not checked in the Cutting Control Panel Method 2 Press Start IMPORTANT It is essential that the Advance box is NOT checked and that you do NOT move the mat o Creating Stencil Cuts You can make any font into a stencil cut See figure 162 SPOIL LOOMIS TL 1 Type a word and select Convert Text to Path from the Text menu Figure 162 Click the Cut Straight Line tool and use it to cut away sections of letters 2 3 Drag and draw two lines across the section you want to remove 4 Remove unnecessary pieces by selecting the sections and deleting them See figure 163 CPO Creative Cutter MINI 119 Chapter 7 Specialize
74. higher than 6 1 Double click on the port to open the Port Properties screen 2 Click on the Port Settings tab 3 Click on the Advanced button Creative Cutter MINI 9 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Look for the COM Port Number window 4 5 Click the arrow to display available ports Ports that are unavailable are marked In Use 6 Choose an available port with a number 1 2 3 4 5 or 6 and click OK 7 Use the number to set up the cutting in plotter codes under settings in the software You may want to write it down for reference so you ll remember Install the USB Security Key Hardlock 1 Insert the USB Key the black key with a green light on one end that says ROCKEY2 in white lettering See Figure 6 A NOTE The key can be found in your Cutting And Design software case with the Pazzles Creative Cutter software CD Figure 7 2 This key will install automatically A WARNING This key must be inserted at ALL times when the program is in use This key must also be inserted into the SAME USB port on you computer that it was installed on originally otherwise you will encounter an error when trying to open or operate the program Setting Up the Software 1 Start Pazzles Creative Cutter To do so double clicking on the Creative Cutter Icon on your Desktop See figure 8 Win SIoh Creative Cutter Figure 8 2 When the Start Up window figure 9 opens press the ESC key on your keyboard The Welcom
75. ick the Show Open Paths tool to find any end points that need to be connected The program zooms in on all loose ends e Ignore the open ends you wish to leave open e Fix the ends you wish to close To do so use the Join Two Points tool to drag a small box around the points to connect the ends WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Ei File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help plela e S A F Alo x eylen AIAJIAJA Clipe W ebciipart O gle gt l s gt lolz ZIE E lt ala a Ti wee all Si al 8 i ail v gt For Help press F1 H 4 334 W 4 321 X 4 231 Y 10 779 00 45 27 Figure 124 7 Your project is done See figure 124 Be sure to name and save it Congratulations You completed the tutorial Creative Cutter MINI 79 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 80 Creative Cutter MINI 5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes This chapter provides the information you need to add special effects to a variety of fonts and images Tools Used for Manipulating Letters and Shapes m mL Select Elements Erase tool K Creative Cutter MINI Write text Click the icon click on the screen where you want to start typing and then type the text Select a font and font size to apply to text Pazzles Creative Cutter comes with cutting fonts which are optimized for use with the Creative Cutter You can also use TrueType fonts that are stored in
76. in the program 3 From the Pazzles Creative Cutter File menu click Select Source Your scanner model should appear in the pop up window If not make sure your scanner is hooked up to the computer and turned on You may need to restart your computer with the scanner turned on 4 Choose your scanner and click Select 5 To scan click Acquire Be sure that the scanner properties are set to scan your project as a Black and White bitmap at a resolution of 250 dpi or higher 6 Activate the scan Your project should appear in Pazzles Creative Cutter When it does use the procedure Importing and Vectorizing a Word or Graphic on page 106 to vectorize it Importing an Image or Word Created in CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator If you have created the design in Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw save it as an Adobe Illustrator 6 0 AI file and import into the cutting program Be sure to convert text to lines using vector as the conversion mode You will not need to vectorize the image in Pazzles Creative Cutter NOTE This type of file sometimes results in doubled up or duplicate lines Converting and Vectorizing Graphics The best graphics for vectorizing are solid filled in and saved in black and white bitmap bmp format at 250 dpi or higher Refer to the sections that follow to automatically vectorize images Importing and Vectorizing a Word or Graphic 1 Save the image as a black and white bitmap bmp file at a resolution of
77. ind of flaw click on the flaw with the Move Point tool and push or pull it into place 98 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Break and Move Tool Use the Break and Move tool to place a break in the image line and then bend or manipulate the line To use it place a point at a new location and then move the point to create a new look See figure 143 a Figure 143 Cut Path Tool The Cut Path tool enables cutting out a segment of a line in an image To use it click two places with the Cut Path tool and then use the Erase tool to remove the cut section See figure 144 Figure 144 Alternatively cut one spot and use the Move Point tool to move the ends to the location you prefer See figure 145 Figure 145 Create tabs to hold a project on the paper 1 Use the Cut Path tool to snip two breaks in the cutting line 2 With the Erase tool remove the snipped segment Creative Cutter MINI 99 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 100 Join Two Points Tool The Join Two Points tool is helpful for joining the ends of two lines To use it select the Join Two Points tool and then click and drag a box around the two ends that are to be joined Release the mouse button to join the points Figure 146 Change Color Line Tool There are several reasons to change the colors of lines and fills e Changing colors allows you to choose cut order by color e Changing colors can make lines more vi
78. ini Creative Cutter Settings for the Cutting Control Panel Material Set Material to 12 00 Advance Leave clear not checked Vinyl Size Shows the position of the object on the page Zoom Tools Enables zooming in and out while within the cutting mode Color Boxes Enables you to select which line color to cut Panels If 101 102 appears indicates that your project is too big for the paper Speed Slow and Medium are the most commonly used speeds Pressure Set between 80 and 245 Positioning Arrows Allow you to move the mat forward and backward and to move the blade to the left or right Starting and Using the Cutter N CAUTION Do not leave the cutter powered on for extended periods 22 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter IMPORTANT Before you begin verify all software and hardware is installed and configured correctly See chapter 2 and the previous section for details o o Step 1 Start the Cutter 1 Turn on cutter by pressing the switch on the right side of the machine The green light on top of the machine on the right end cap will turn from red then green when it is ready to cut 2 Apply the paper to the mat as shown in Insert the Mat Into the Cutter on page 18 I Diap Bee ey iris pe JF le eles ivis 3 aalala E 7 OOO O i all Ah iT 5 j r ri Pal kal w fl 2 A ta aa
79. ip At RW ebciipat ity gle kas T S gt t 2 a z A 2 ry E E A a ry S N El Figure 78 a TIP Be sure to drag a box around the entire sun to catch the inside parts and the outside parts 3 Resize the sun if needed by clicking on a corner box While holding the mouse button down push in or pull out to resize the sun Figure 79 Weld the Title and the Image 1 Move the summer sun image so that it overlaps the Summer title 9 TIP To move the image hover the Select Elements tool over the image until it changes into oz the Move tool x NOTE If you leave parts behind first click UNDO to void your last action Then drag a box around the sun to grab all the part 2 Select the outsides only of the sun and the title Summer To do so click the outline of the sun with the Select Elements tool Then while holding down the su1FT key on your keyboard click on the outside the of the title Summer Boxes should then surround Summer and the sun as shown in figure 80 Creative Cutter MINI 53 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Figure 80 3 Click Tools and then click Welding to weld the title Summer and the sun together as shown in figure 81 Figure 81 Congratulations You have just created a title with an image attached Create a Shadow Mat for the Title Optional Step 1 Create the shadow 1 Select the entire title by dragging a box around it with the Select Elem
80. is 5 For Copy direction click the right pointing arrow 6 Click OK The images appear across the page as shown in figure 49 38 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 9 TIP If you make a mistake or must change the number of copies click the Undo button x 1 s Figure 49 Step 3 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Down 1 Go to the Tools menu and click Select All Small boxes surround the images on the page showing that all of them are selected If you prefer you can use the Select Elements tool to select all the images on the page Click the tool and then use it to drag a box around all of the images 2 Right click on the workspace and click Multiply on the menu that opens 3 Type in the number of rows you think will be needed to fill the page 4 Click the down arrow for Copy direction Multiply selected elements x Number of copies E Spacing Jef for E fos Copy direction g a EJ Angle fio ii Radius D Cancel Figure 50 Creative Cutter MINI 39 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 40 5 Click OK to fill the page with the image as shown in figure 51 Figure 51 TIP If you have too many or not enough images click Undo x and start over Make the Cut 1 Open the Cutting Control Panel figure 26 on page 24 by clicking the Cutting Control Panel icon 2 Make the following settings on the Cutting Control Panel a Start with the s
81. it the Image 1 Delete the original bitmap To do so click the Select Elements tool click on the original drawing and then press the DELETE key on your keyboard The scanned image remains on your screen See figure 101 2 Delete the box that is outside the image Click on the box line with the Select Elements tool and then press DELETE on your keyboard Figure 101 3 Delete unwanted lines Select a line by clicking on it with the Select Elements tool and then press DELETE See figure 102 The image on the left shows unwanted lines in red The image on the right shows the image after the unwanted lines are deleted y y TIP You can identify a line that is selected for editing because it is surrounded by black boxes Figure 102 4 Move the image to the upper right portion of the workspace To move the image first select both the inside and outside of the image by clicking a spot above and to the left of the image Then hold down the mouse button as you drag the mouse to the right and down to create a box around the entire image Draw a big box to ensure you catch all parts of the image When you release the mouse button small boxes that indicate the image is selected should appear as shown in figure 103 Creative Cutter MINI 65 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Figure 103 With the image selected move the mouse over the image until the arrow turns into a cross symbol the Move symbol Click and hold down the mouse
82. ive Cutter e Chapter 3 provides concise instructions on starting the cutter using the software and making cuts e Chapter 4 leads you directly through your first projects In just a few hours you will master the techniques you ll use the most often with the Pazzles Creative Cutter When you are comfortable with the techniques in the early Chapters of the book begin to explore the scrapbooking techniques described in Chapter 5 and beyond Sharing Tips and Ideas The folks who use the Pazzles Creative Cutter are enthusiastic knowledgeable and love to share tips and ideas To join the discussions get tips and suggestions from other scrapbookers learn about new products and obtain free fonts and images visit our website at www pazzles com Contacting Customer Support Your Pazzles Mini Creative Cutter comes with the following support packages based on which package you have purchased e Basic 30 days unlimited phone support 866 729 9537 from date of shipping e Standard 6 months of unlimited phone support 866 729 9537 from date of shipping e Premium year of unlimited phone support 866 729 9537 from date of shipping Following that period Pazzles provides one year unlimited online support from the Creative Cutter support team at www pazzles com After those periods technical support is available from 9 00 am to 3 00 pm Mountain Time Monday Friday at a rate of 25 00 per hour Before you contact the support team please
83. lade will depend on the improvements to your technique that come with practice Proper adjustment and correct pressure will ensure you derive maximum longevity from your blade Creative Cutter MINI 13 Chapter 2 14 Installation and Setup Replacing the Blade Blades should be replaced when any of the following conditions occur e Cut quality suddenly gets worse e You must continue to increase pressure to get clean cuts e The corners and tight turns do not cut cleanly or are pushed in NOTE This condition can also be caused by using too much pressure Use the following procedure when it is time to replace the blade TIP Be sure to remove the blue cap from the blade before inserting 1 Loosen the gold adjusting lock nut from the blade casing and then remove the silver bladeholder from the blade casing See figure 13 Blade Blade Holder Blade Blade Casing adjusting lock nut Black Plunger Wh Figure 13 2 Insert the blade into the silver holder as far as it will go To avoid puncturing your skin on the blade push the blade with your fingernail 3 Screw the bladeholder into the black plunger until the blade is barely visible and can barely be felt Use the blade positioning guide see figure 15 on page 16 on how to adjust the blade to the correct length Because of paper thickness and characteristics of individual machines you might need to make minor adjustments IMPORTANT DO NOT ADJUST YOUR B
84. ld join If the letters do not join click Undo move them slightly and try again 94 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes ea TIP You can fix distortions after welding by using the Move Point tool See Tips for Fixing ees Welding Problems on page 97 wr Oe lel ee Once the letters are overlapped Use the Select Elements tool to select the entire word Figure 138 How to Lengthen Letters Deselect all Refresh work space Erase Measure Magic Ruler Show the color code Transform Manipulate Zoom Cirde Sort inline path before outline Sort filing order Dimension ine Distortion Outline Shadow Gradient Welding Then select Welding under Tools menu Rotation 30 Visual Text Spacing Tool I A AAAA Cli Fe Retiran 1 3 4 5 Letters Overlapped 5 De Letters welded e If you need to lengthen letters to obtain proper overlap use the Move Point tool to lengthen them For best results weld first and then lengthen the letters After lengthening the letters weld the newly overlapped letters e Create small rectangles to create a bridge between letters and weld together e Ifthe letters have inside parts such as an e or a B be careful to select only the outside of the letter while welding Click on the outside line of a letter hold down the sHtrt key and then click on the outside line of the second letter Then continue to weld Creative
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86. ll for 65 1b light cardstock try 90 100 for text weight paper and 185 200 for heavy weight paper Refer to the list of pressures to use with each machine that is included in your paper pack or call and request a copy If the start and stop points do not meet try changing the knife offset to 12 or 13 e You will develop a feel for the right pressure with experience Don t be afraid to experiment to see what works best Changing the Position of the Paper and Blade Carriage You can move the mat forward or backward and you can move the blade carriage left or right to adjust the cutting start point These buttons are located in the Cutting Control Panel See figure 31 on page 27 Move Blade Left a Move Blade Move Blade to Front of 4 gt to Back of Project vw Project Move Blade Right Figure 31 Adjusting the Blade Carriage 1 Press the left arrow to move the blade to the front of the project 2 Press the right arrow to move the blade to the back of the project Creative Cutter MINI 27 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter 3 Press the up and down arrows to move the blade left or right Fixing Problems that Occur During Cutting 28 A WARNING If you experience a problem do not yank the paper out and do not force the carriage to move If necessary turn off the cutter to remove the paper and move the carriage For more troubleshooting techniques see Troubleshooting Guide on p
87. lowest when first learn ing Most projects will be done on slow or medium Panels Leave blank If you see 101 201 your project is larger than 11x8 Material Use 12 00 for all papers that Reflects the size of your paper are 12 and under Pressure For medium weight Depends on the thickness of your cardstock try 145 paper and the blade length To change the pressure highlight the number and type in the new pressure Leave blank If the box is checked clear it Color Select boxes Click the black box Selects only the black cutting lines 3 Press Start to begin cutting e Ifthe cutis good Hooray e If you are unhappy with the cut insert another piece of paper adjust the pressure up or down and cut again Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Pressure Adjustments e If the blade cuts all the way through but the stop and start points do not meet OR the paper is bunched up in the corners the pressure is too high Decrease it e Ifthe blade does not cut through the paper increase the pressure IMPORTANT Do not be afraid to raise the pressure Please DO NOT raise above 250 The machine will not cut above this number o D o DD Cut the Shadow Mat Step 1 Cut the Shadow Mat Pieces 1 Put another piece of paper on the cutting mat for the shadow mats Insert the mat with paper into the cutter See Make the Cut on page 40 Open the Cutting Control Panel by clicking the Cutting Con
88. ms prevent the mat from drooping which will cause poor cutting especially at the edges of the mat If you purchased the Creative Cutter Mini Basic Package a platform was not included and may need to be purchased e Replace the mat It might be warped or have too many layers of adhesive Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter e Replace the blade It might be worn from use it might be damaged from a paper jam or from cutting heavy or unusual material or it might be defective e Restart the cutter e Restart the program CAUTION Do not leave the cutter powered on for extended periods Creative Cutter MINI 29 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter 30 Creative Cutter MINI Creative Cutter Tutorials The four projects in this chapter provide you an opportunity to learn all the Creative Cutter techniques you ll use the most and each project takes less than an hour to complete All projects assume you have already installed and set up the cutter and the cutter software If not return to Chapters 2 and 3 Tutorial 3 and Tutorial 4 use advanced skills and can be completed in any order after you are comfortable with the skills taught in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2 Tutorial 1 Import a Graphic File Add a Shadow Mat and Fill a Page With Multiple limages Import the Graphic File and the Software Program Step 1 Insert an Images CD 1 Insert the CD shown
89. n and Setup Working With the Cutting Mat 19 IMPORTANT Using a cutting mat beyond its useful life will result in poor quality cuts 1 Please take off the clear cover that came on your mat before putting the paper on the mat See figure 16 Figure 16 2 Place your paper on the mat inside the blue border on the sticky part of the mat See figure 17 Figure 17 3 Smooth your paper on the mat Creative Cutter MINI 17 Chapter 2 18 Installation and Setup Figure 18 4 Put mat into cutter when you are ready to cut Insert the Mat Into the Cutter 5 Insert the mat from the back of the cutter 6 Turn the paper feed knob located on the left side of the cutter foward to move the mat under the pinch rod See figure 19 Paper Feed Knob Figure 19 7 See figure 20 this shows how the mat goes into the cutter When inserted the bulk of the mat should extend out the back of your cutter See figure 21 on page 19 Feed Paper From Back of Cutter Note The mat will extend all the way across the cutting platform This is t t NORMAL for the mat to fill up ie y diiy i the cutting space Figure 20 Creative Cutter MINI a o Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Figure 21 WARNING The tip of your blade holder needs to be in the corner of the paper to make the cut match the design on your screen IMPORTANT Using a cutting mat beyond its useful life will result in poor quality
90. nt Use the Join Two Points tool to connect the ends of lines Click and hold down the mouse button while dragging around the end points that need to be joined When you release the mouse button the ends should join together See figure 122 Figure 122 Creative Cutter MINI 77 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Step 6 Check your Work 1 Using the Select Elements tool click on the image and hold down the mouse button as you drag a box around the new outline When you release the mouse button all lines within the box are selected 2 From the Edit menu click Copy and Paste to make a copy of your project The copy will assist you in seeing if any adjustments must be made See figure 123 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA TOX f File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help xXx D ol e a 4 A F Slo xle 7 E al SAAJA Clir Rre Ryebciipan gt ele la l gt i pi JDE A alz aje X 18 365 Y 7 014 Figure 123 3 Make changes and adjustments as desired 4 Click on the graphic photo portion of the screen to select the photo IMPORTANT Do not drag a box around everything and do not use Select All If you do you will delete the entire project o 5 Press the DELETE key on your keyboard to remove the photo When you do only the newly created cutting image remains on the screen 78 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 6 Cl
91. older save them in another location before beginning this procedure Point to Start at the bottom left corner of you computer screen and click All Programs Click Pazzles Creative Cutter click Tools and then click Pazzles Creative Cutter Registry In the box that appears select and delete all registry files Step 3 Unistall the Pazzles Creative Cutter program 1 Open your Control Panel on your computer then go to Add Remove programs 2 Click Pazzles Creative Cutter Creative Cutter 2005 and then click the remove button to the right of it Step 4 Delete the Signmax and Pazzles Creative Cutter folders Point to Start and then click My Computer Select the C drive and click the folder named Program files If you get a message about hidden folders select to see hidden folders In the Program Files folder look for a Signmax folder and delete it Step 5 Search and delete other files 1 Close all windows until you return to your Desktop screen Then point to Start and click Search Select to search all files type Pazzles Creative Cutter in the box and click Search Delete any files found Repeat the search process typing Signmax in the box The only folder you should see is the Signmax folder in the Recycle Bin Step 6 Reinstall the program 1 Use the directions in Chapter 2 2 After installing re check the registry files Delete any you find 3 Restart the computer The registry files will rebuild 4 In
92. on from the Shape menu to smooth a selected area Click the area several times to remove extra points Convert an Uneven Circle Use the Convert to Circle tool 40 double click the Oval tool to convert an uneven circle to a perfectly shaped circle Straighten a Crooked Line Use the Horizontal Vertical tool Pie to straighten a crooked line horizontally or vertically Eliminate Stray Lines Use the Move Point and Eraser tools to eliminate stray lines If stray lines appear in scanned drawings they might be caused by stray dots in the scan either from flaws in paper or dust on Creative Cutter MINI Chapter6 Working With Graphics the scanner The program is trying to connect the dots for you Use the Move Point tool to drag the end of the line outside of the image and then click the Erase tool to remove them Remove Extra Lines To remove the extra lines select the lines and press the DELETE key on your keyboard If the lines are difficult to remove use the Erase tool to remove two or three pieces of the unwanted line and then select and delete the broken sections Avoid Double Lines Convert the image to a solid graphic to avoid those pesky double lines To do so color the image by hand solidly or use a graphics program to fill in before vectorizing Fixing Vectorizing in Scanned Drawings or Photographs If you encounter problems when trying to vectorize a scanned drawing or photograph not an outline or solid c
93. onvert images to an outline or solid image To do so first outline it by hand with a black pen Then scan at 200 dpi in black and white or use a paint or graphics program to fill the image in and make it solid Save the image as a black and white bitmap bmp file vectorize and remove any double lines after vectorizing Alternatively use the hand vectorizing method described on page 110 Converting Low Resolution Images Some publishing programs such as MS Publisher Printshop and Printmaster feature program specific file formats Images created in these programs often are low resolution and you may not be able to save them in bitmap format To remedy the issue print the image in BEST quality trace it and then scan it in as a black and white bitmap See Manipulating Scanning and Importing Graphics on page 106 Alternatively use the hand vectoring method on page 110 Creative Cutter MINI 109 Chapter6 Working With Graphics 3A Converting an Image to Black and White Before Saving as a Bitmap If you receive a message during vectorizing that you are using the wrong file format or if nothing happens when you start to vectorize an image the image was not saved in black and white bitmap bmp format Use this procedure to fix the problem NOTE This procedure will not work if your image is in Index format 1 From the Bitmap menu click Change Resolution 2 Click on the image When you do the Bitmap R
94. outline by clicking on the rainbow color cube Break Text Click the box to select it Check this box so that you will be able to separate the title text from the outline Transformation Outline Shadow Thicknes 0 0 Ja Number fi utline f Inline Contour Gradient Ge rea Figure 84 6 Click the yellow check mark to accept the outline Creative Cutter MINI 55 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials yd TIP If you need to undo something click the Undo tool at the top of screen The Outline now appears in a different color around the title Figure 85 Step 2 Separate and Position the Shadow 1 Zoom the project in to make it easier to see by clicking on the Zoom Selected tool L Figure 86 2 Click away from the title to de select it 3 Select the red outline by clicking on it with the Select Elements tool X 4 Move the mouse until you see the arrow change to a double cross that indicates Move 5 Click mouse button and drag the outline away from the title Figure 87 6 Position the title where you want it on the page Drag a box around the entire title using the Select Elements tool Then move arrow over title until you see a double cross Click and hold mouse button down as you move the title into place Q TIP Remember that you need to drag a box around the entire title to grab all the inside and Fs outside parts 56 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter
95. outline shadow of any letter number word or shape Use the instructions that follow 1 Write a word or open an image 2 Select the word or image e To outline both outside and inside parts select the whole image by dragging a box around it e To create a shadow of only the outside click on the outside line For text first convert the text to a path Creative Cutter MINI 87 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 3 From the Tools menu click Outline When you do the Transformation box opens 4 Inthe Thickness box type a thickness between 0 02 and 0 15 for the outline 5 Inthe Number box type the number of outlines you wish to apply Do not exceed three outlines 6 Click the Outline box to check it 7 Click the color cube to choose a color for the outline 8 Click the Break text box to check it This allows you to separate the text from its outline 9 Click the yellow check mark at the lower right of the Transformation box to save and apply your outline selections To separate the outline see Separating the Outline From the Word or Image on page 88 Outlining Problems and Solutions If the program aborts while you are creating an outline or shadow any of the following issues might be causing the problem e The image or word has too many outlines Do not exceed three outlines e You attempted to outline a circle Circles cannot be outlined Use the Break and Move tool to create a point on a circle e The ima
96. pears You can also select the image and press ALT D on your keyboard once to make 1 copy and twice to make 2 copies Then open your Cutting Control Panel and press Start Your cutter will automatically go over the image as many times are you selected to duplicate it Please note that you will not see those duplicate lines as they are place right on top of the original lines Add a Graphic to the Title Step 1 Prepare the Software 1 Close the Cutting Control Panel window by clicking on the red X fae 2 Do not close the Summer page You will be adding a graphic to the word 3 Insert the CD shown in figure 70 into the CD ROM drive of your computer Pawzles the nel the y lt He we a Y gt x af O s MREATVE Carl TER ae Pazzles 2005 Mini Basic Additions CD Includes The Basics Tutorial Sample images Over GOO Images and Paper Piecing Patterns from the Swap CP Collections Figure 70 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 If the window shown in figure 71 opens click Cancel to close it gt Creative Cutter Additions CD Creative Cutter Additions CD For Creative Cutter Mint Mighty Figure 71 Step 2 Import a Graphic ax ORERE rapran Browse CD Contents pre n D View Our Website apgr gue man Install Products 1 Click File at the upper left corner of the menu bar at the top of the Win PCSIGN screen View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help
97. r x v Rules ON OFF Text bar A v Height and Length ON OFF Segment bar T v Time ON OFF Arc bar v Coordinates ON OFF Curve bar v Page ON OFF Circle bar Z Construction points ON OFF Polygon bar ATs Grid ON OFF Erase bar o Show printer page ON OFF Color bar Wire frame ON OFF Justification bar Marker ON OFF v Zoom bar Image bar a Line Cote Magic Ruler Al Comment k Clip art Register oa Web Bar gS Reset Default al Figure 11 H Fie Edit ME Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window H ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF 3 From the View menu click Grid to select it Turning on Grid is helpful in placing images by displaying small dots at 1 inch intervals on the Page screen 4 Click the Settings menu and then click Grid to open the Setting box 5 In the Setting box click the Unit Page tab 6 Under Unit of measurement click inches TIP You can change the Toolbar and Grid settings at any time 7 Click the Vectorization tab and then click the Make Clean box to check it Document Save Unit Page Wectorization Snap Apply path on image Tolerance Arc Segment 32 Clean Tolerance on clean Reset Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Figure 12 Unless you reinstall the software you should not need to make further changes to the Vec
98. re around the converted vector image and then move it to the appropriate location on the page Q TIP You might want to the change the line color to make the image more visible Tools and Tips for Cleaning Up Vectorized Images Depending on the quality of the original image you may have less than perfect lines after vectorizing Use the tips that follow to fix problem areas Replace a Line Use the Replace by a Segment tool N fto replace the line Click and drag a line over the problem area to replace it with a smooth line Replace a Rough Curved Area Use the Replace by an Arc tool to replace the rough curved area Click at the start and at the end of the curve See figure 152 You might need to use the Move Points tool to move the arc into place Creative Cutter MINI 107 Chapter6 Working With Graphics 108 Cut Away Points or Bad Areas Use the Cut Straight Line tool Ss to cut away points or bad areas Drag the tool the separate the unwanted area See figure 153 BAY PAPI ART IAAT IRA PEET A PEET Eiroa PEPI PEET EU Ee CAL PTET Pare BPR PET PA IREI IPP PEL CUE OPEL EXOT PA TARA RET PETAL RR APT A Re PP POI PEOI EP POAT PRT AT PAE IRD RET PE TAP BO BYP RAN TRA SBS TRAN PE PA TAI Use Replace by a segment Tool to drag a line over the rough area gt elalemin boo be lasba Click and hold A Stop and release Figure 152 Figure 153 Smooth a Selected Area Use the Simply Path opti
99. rs occur when you have open paths These are points next to each other that should be joined Solution Use the Show Open Paths tool to find the problem It appears on the bottom of the toolbar on the right side of the screen It has a question mark beside a line with two dots Then close the open paths with the Join two points tool See Break and Move Tool on page 99 and Join Two Points Tool on page 100 Creative Cutter MINI 129 Chapter8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies The program aborts or generates a Issue You are using the Sort Inline before Outline function run time error Solution Check to see if you have circles or ovals made with the Draw tool These objects have no beginning or end point Apparently this confuses the program See Break and Move Tool on page 99 Create some points on them by using the Break and Move tool See Break and Move Tool on page 99 Issue You have too many programs running in the background They are all using memory to one degree or another There is not enough memory to execute a function and you can get a runtime error Solution Close background programs that are not necessary Especially check the icons in the lower right corner of your desktop screen These tray icons mean that the program is running at least minimally in the background Usually you can right click on the icon and bring up a menu that will allow you to shut them off Common
100. rtified driver are about to be installed click Continue Anyway to continue with the installation IMPORTANT You must repeat this process one more time 8 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Determine the Port the USB to Serial Was Assigned To Complete these steps after installing the USB to Serial Converter See INSTALL THE USB DRIVER section if you have not already done so 1 Go to Start at the bottom left corner or your screen and click on it Find My Computer and RIGHT click on it When you do a menu opens Click on Manage Click Device Manager Click Ports to view a list of ports see figure 6 qa uu fF W N From the list of ports look for a USB Serial Port Take note of the port number assigned to it You will use the port number when setting up the plotter codes in the Cutting Program If the number is higher than 6 you must change it using the Change Port Number procedure that follows these instructions z Device Manager File Action View Help Hh amp A Computer See Disk drives 4 ig Display adapbers 2 DVDICD ROM drives Foopy disk controllers IDE ATAJATAPI controllers S EEE 1394 Bus host controllers Infrared devices Keyboards TA Mice and other pointing devices i gt Modems Monitors E Network adapters E POMCIA adapters 3 Ports COM amp LPT Figure 6 Change the Port Number Use this procedure if the port number is
101. sible e Changing the color of lines facilitates cutting different parts of the image at different pressures e Changing the color of lines helps to indicate the tools used for various lines e Changing the fill color in an image helps you to visualize how the image will look when cut and it facilitates printing the image on your color printer directly from Pazzles Creative Cutter Changing the fill color does not affect the way an image cuts Use the following procedure to change colors in an image or letter 1 Select the image with the Select Elements tool 2 Click the Change Color icon to open the Color box See figure 147 Figure 147 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 3 Click the mouse on a color square e To change the line color click the right button on your mouse e To change the fill color click the left button on your mouse e To lighten or darken a color move the color bars up and down 4 Toremove fill color click the X under the B box on the Color box Saat TIP The B column applies fill color with a brush The P column applies outline color with a pen Creating Words Inside a Rectangle You can manipulate the letters in words that are enclosed in a rectangle so that they are either separated or attached Creating a Word with Separated Letters 1 Type a word 2 From the Draw menu click Rectangle 3 Draw a rectangle under the word
102. square around both the word and the arc If you prefer use Select All under the Tools menu 5 From the Text menu click Fit Text to Path 6 Inthe Write Text on box select the location on the arc where you want to write the text top bottom left or right See figure 133 and figure 134 fal alala 4 a gt Hl aSo ll NS Hy S l W ebciipart Ezale l gt le Kin talaltok gt 7l p lejo E gt ele walesa ele e 7 Figure 133 Example of text curved to the top Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 5 C Top C7 Bottom Lef Righ C inside 7 ABg Je fo a Ay Bekta Figure 134 Example of text curved to right 7 Click Apply to save your selections I allows you to delete the line so the word stands alone Creative Cutter MINI Manipulating Letters and Shapes TIP To separate the line from the word click Break text on the Write Text on box This 91 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 92 Spelling Words Vertically This section provides two techniques for writing a word with its letters stacked vertically above the each other Using the Center Technique to Spell Words Vertically Number format i Move text Mirror text Convert text to path Clear text transformation Rotate text Text specification Text spacing Break Text Align left Align right Center Visual text spacing Find font
103. t the image First click on the box with color for outline to display only cutting lines Reset the pressure and then click Start sate M Advance Paes l Weed all Oy g ay a Retum Length x Height gt gt Vin Size 496 x 903 _Stop cutting 3 2 J A fed Q Ba S Figure 170 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Creative Cutter MINI 125 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques 126 Creative Cutter MINI 8 Troubleshooting Guide This chapter provides information on solving problems that have been encountered by some Creative Cutter users Please consult this chapter before calling Support Troubleshooting Tips You want to work in Pazzles Open another Pazzles Creative Cutter You can cut and paste between Creative Cutter while cutting the two You want to stop cutting If you close the Cutting Control Panel you may stop the cutting process Please either push stop cutting or turn off the machine for 1 one minute and turn back on to reset the machine Creative Cutter MINI 127 Chapter8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies How to uninstall and reinstall the program 128 Step 1 Note and record the current port settings Click SETTINGS and then click Plotter Codes Step 2 Remove all Pazzles Creative Cutter registry files If you have saved any file within the Pazzles Creative Cutter program in the Image f
104. then IMPORT then select IMAGE on the menu that pops out to the right 2 Locate your CD drive under My Computer To see all locations on your computer click the arrow by the Look in My Computer box See figure 37 File import Look in 9 My Computer Aeg Local Disk C B sp mmc 0 m CC Additions MM D S company document lt 3 DVD RW Drive E SupportKB on SHIPF E Memory Stick G S pz1 on SHIPPING Ci is CompactFlash H tea Shared Documents Ss SM xD Picture Card 1 Erin Cowan DC s Doc g mi gt File name 7 Enable Preview Files of type K3 v Cancel Page No File Info Eemo Figure 37 3 Double click on the CD drive Creative Cutter MINI 33 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 34 4 Double click on the sampleprojects05 folder See figure 38 File import 2 x Look in CC Additions MM D ax Eee Bin SAMPLE IMAGES CDIM CURRENT SampleProjects05 cpseT1 The Basics Tutorial for Mini Mighty cDsET6 Pazzlesfonts Sample Bitmaps File name I Enable Preview Files of type Ir Cancel Page No ooo File Info Figure 38 5 Select any file by clicking on it For this project we are using a file called Butterfly05 ile import da Look in O SampleProjects05 z e e E BABYOVERLAY_05 BELL _05 BROTHERSOYRLY _05 BALLOON 1_05 BIB_OS BUTTERFLY _05 BALLOON
105. tion the more detail in the graphic To see the difference between an image created at 72 dpi and 300 dpi look at figure 96 As you can see the closer the dots are to each other and therefore the higher the resolution the smoother the cutting lines and curves For more information on working with graphics see Working With Graphics on page 105 300 dpi Figure 96 Creative Cutter MINI Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 2 On the menu bar at the top of the screen click Bitmap ols Shape Setting Window Help 8 Convert to image See on screen Alt E Automatic Vectorization Plus and Pro Version Region gt i Change resolution Color configuration gt Edition Special effects gt Path Tolerance Rotate image gt Italic image Italic Figure 97 3 On the menu that opens click Vectorization and then click Automatic Vectorization See figure 97 The Vectorizing tool which looks like a magic wand becomes available 4 Using the Vectorizing wand click on the image See figure 98 e If the Working box appears you have successfully vectorized the image and you can go on to Edit the Image on page 65 The Working box provides a running tally of the percentage of vectorization that is complete See figure 98 e Ifthe Working box does not appear change the resolution see Changing the Resolution What to Do If You Get a MessageAbout Converting the Image to Black and White on p
106. torization settings Select the Plotter 1 Open Pazzles Creative Cutter 2 Click Settings and then click Plotter Codes When you do the Setup Plotter box opens 3 Click Add Remove and then select MINI MC270 from the list of Active Plotters 4 Click Accept Save Select the Port In the Port box click COM port and then select the one assigned see Determine the Port the USB to Serial Was Assigned To on page 9 Try a test cut See Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter on page 21 9 IMPORTANT Do NOT leave the Creative Cutter Mini on for extended periods of time NOTE When unplugging the Mini always connect power and then the USB If using a laptop turn off screen savers amp sleep mode This causes the ports to go to sleep If this happens you must unplug and re plug your cutter back into your computer to re establish connection Working With the Blade The cutter is delivered with the blade inserted properly into the blade holder unit Characteristics of Properly Installed Blades Take note of how far the blade is installed in the casing a properly installed blade is barely visible Use the blade gauge included with the cutter to determine the proper blade length See figure 15 on page 16 Many factors affect the life of your blade e The weight of the paper being cut e The composition of the paper being cut e The experience of the person doing the cutting The life of your b
107. trol Panel icon On the Cutting Control Panel click the red box to select Shadow Outlines For Speed click Slowest QA uu A W N For Pressure if you are using the same weight paper keep the pressure the same as the previous cut 7 Click Start Step 2 Separate the Shadow Mat From the Image Optional 1 Click the Select Elements tool 2 Right click on the workspace and click Color Selection from the menu oa TIP Turn Color Selection off by de selecting it in this menu 3 Click directly on the outline When you do everything in that color is selected 4 Move the arrow over the image until the arrow changes to a cross the Move tool 5 Click and hold down the mouse button as you drag the outline away from the image Congratulations you re done Creative Cutter MINI 41 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Tutorial 2 Create a Title With Connected Letters Adda Graphic and Create a Shadow Create your title Step 1 Prepare the software 1 Open Pazzles Creative Cutter See Step 2 Open the Pazzles Creative Cutter Program on page 32 2 Click the Create New Document image See figure 52 Figure 52 3 Set up to cut ona 11 length by 8 height paper m Recent pages 11 0 x 8 0 24 0 x 24 0 Page Length fit Height E inches C cm C mm Figure 53 Q TIP These measurements will be saved in the Recent pages window so that next time you can di easily select this size 42 Creative
108. tting and Finishing Techniques 3 Inthe Pen Brush window select KissCut1 or KissCut2 and then click Apply TIP Remember to change back to a solid line before you type or draw If you don t your lines will continue to be KissCut style T Fen Brush Joints Extrernuty ae lt p E a s H CA x Ses Se m Tm 1 Pee aa eas oa I 1 gt qd E De I eee HH Gg Pee ee I pes lt 1 p pee ees Jf I 1 gt i an Reset Apply Figure 169 Cutting With the Creative Cutter Pen Tool We The Creative Cutter pen tool is designed to work with Sakura Gelly Roll pens Step 1 Insert the Pen Into the Holder and Into the Cutter 1 To insert the pen into holder loosen the white thumbscrew and push a Sakura Gelly pen all the way in Note that some pens are slightly thicker than others but become easier to insert over time If the pen is difficult to insert try rubbing it with sandpaper to to allow it to insert into the pen tool 2 Insert the pen holder into the carriage of the Creative Cutter using the same opening as for the bladeholder 3 Verify that the lip of the pen holder is seated flush to the opening 4 Tighten the white thumbscrew to secure the pen holder in place IMPORTANT Do not overtighten the thumbscrew NOTE These same steps can be used with the marker tool as well Step 2 Using the Pen 1 Open any of the Creative Cutter images or create your design in Pazzles Creative C
109. up packing tape over the mat or by using an old credit card e Do not cut high fiber papers that can leave fibers on the mat e Since the protective cover for the mat is plastic it will attract dust When removin the plastic covers place it in a dust free area If the protective cover does attract dust wipe it off prior to recovering the mat for storage 20 Creative Cutter MINI 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Mini Creative Cutter Introducing the Cutting Control Panel The Cutting Control Panel plays an important role in the success of your cutting projects It s important that you are familiar with the Cutting Control Panel and the settings you will apply to it Refer the information in this chapter as you use the cutter See figure 22 The Cutting Control Panel utting control panel p C Cr LL soo ala m 4 eel C Pressure 140 F Rotate ee nee es Ea M Wesdrg Wedal nt Tools Bitmap Sha SLOWER Vv a i L daD 1 a ILA 4 4 Options Alcor Cm x 559 Stop cuting Cutting panel Material Usually you will leave this at 12 000 Pressure Can be set anywhere from 10 245 Advance Should not be checked Vinyl Size Shows position of object on page Zoom Tools Allow you to zoom in and out Color Boxes Allow you to choose which line color to cut Panels 101 102 in this box means your project is too big for the paper Figure 22 Creative Cutter MINI 21 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the M
110. utter Because you are not cutting paper you can choose images that have intersecting lines 2 Place paper on the cutting mat and insert it into the cutter 3 Open Cutting panel in Pazzles Creative Cutter and set the pressure to approximately 100 Creative Cutter MINI 123 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques 124 4 Set the speed at Draw 5 Click Start to begin drawing If the pen drags lines try decreasing the pressure Creating a Drawing With Multiple Colors 1 Create the design in Pazzles Creative Cutter or use one of the Creative Cutter images 2 Add an outline Be sure to assign a different color to the outline that you will use for cutting 3 Change the colors of detail lines to correspond to various pen colors 4 Insert a pen into the pen holder 5 In the Cutting Control Panel click the box with the color that corresponds to the pen color The screen display changes to show only lines of that color 6 Verify that the Advance box is clear not checked 7 Set the pressure to 100 8 Click Start Change the Pen Color and Cut 1 When the first color drawing is finished do not remove the mat from the cutter Remove the pen by loosening the white thumbscrew on the pen tool itself 2 Insert the next pen and repeat steps 5 8 Continue the same process for all colors 3 When all color drawing is finished do not remove the mat from the cutter Remove the pen holder and insert the cutting blade 4 Cu

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