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User`s Manual, Dr. Engrave

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1. Text C Text Box r2 D M PD n Cancel HMEB Tuas po E Display o Sheet J Color C LLLLLLLLB QBL Background E Color mmn T Font TT Arial y Zoom Ratio 100 1 This chooses the default settings of the text string or the default settings of the text box 2 Text Height This is for entering the default value for text height 3 Choose the portion of the text for which you want to enter the height 4 Font This sets the default font used when entering text 5 Sheet color This determines the color of the engraving area To specify a color other than one of the selections shown click Other This displays the Color dialog box 6 Background color This determines the background color for the engraving area To specify a color other than one of the selections shown click Other This displays the Color dialog box 7 Zoom ratio This determines the zoom ratio used when Dr Engrave starts o MERI File Exit command This ends the program If changes made to the file being edited have not been saved a dialog box asking if you wish to save the changes is displayed Shortcut Click the button for closing the application window 36 4 Commands Commands Edit menu Edit Undo command This erases the change just made and returns to the previous form Es Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Z Edit Redo comma
2. 15 Selecting all vertices of a polygon polyline 16 Moving a vertex of a polygon polyline horizontally OF venis tl dd 16 Adding a vertex to a polygon polyline oooccoccccncnoconinnnons 16 Deleting a vertex of a polygon polyline oocccccccccccncncncnnnos 16 PRPS ANG PS MO rM MEE 17 About the origin point for engraving cccccccccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninoss 18 Changing the engraving depth cooccoccncccnoccncnnnnnoninnninaninanons 18 Arranging plates of the same size for engraving at one time 19 Dividing a single plate to create multiple plates 22 Reseneravme a desired plate eese ae pt ehe tree tei PERSA 25 Importing a text file into a text box ococcccccnononononononinoninoninanes 22 SPeediNe up text ee rd VITIO ioocosceoc serene aa 26 Creating shapes such as circles and squares with a vertical horizontal aspeetoL 1 1 carrasco 26 Changing the size without altering the centerpoint 26 Starting drawing of a graphic from a centerpoint 27 Creating regular polygons esee enne 27 Aligning the centers of a number of objects ccoccccccccncncnnns 27 Arranging a number of objects Using Snap to Grid 28 Pasting a graphic created with commercial software 28 Usine Symbols ot E Da too ENTE e Anan Giratina eaters 29 Ch
3. 40 Format Edit Stroke command 41 Format Properties command 41 Commands Shape menu litis 42 Shape Properties command cccccccccncnnncnonnnonnnoninoss 42 Shape Fill command cuina ata eror ess 48 Shape Move Shape command coccccccccnnncnnncnoninoninonos 49 Shape Mirror command eeeeeeeseees 49 Shape Convert to Polygon command 49 Shape Combine Polygons command 49 Shape Break Apart command cccccccnnnnnononnnnnnnnninininonos 50 Shape Insert Vertex command occcccncnncncnnncnnnnnonnnnninoss 50 Shape Delete Vertex command 50 Shape Connect Vertex command sssss 50 Shape Server Vertex command 50 Shape Snap to Vertex command ssss 50 Shape Symbols command esssssss 51 Shape Add Symbol command sssssss 5 Commands Layout menu oii o a 52 Layout Layout Setup command 52 Layout Edit Template command sss 32 Layout Return to Layout command 52 Layout
4. 5 mr 0 2 inch workpiece Base 2 Operate the engraving machine to set ZO at the surface of the workpiece Also set the home position XY origin point at the lower left point of the base For more information take a look at the user s manual for the engraving machine 3 Click the button The Print dialog box appears 4 Make the settings for the blade s movement speed cutting in amount and other cutting conditions to match the composition and thickness of the loaded workpiece and the type of blade Click Properties The driver s properties open 5 mri 0 2 inch 5 Click Tool tab Af Speed Z Speed 2 m mms 2 mms 6 Enter the feed rate for X Y Speed and Z Speed When the feeding speed is high processing becomes rough and flash marks tend to remain on the cut surface On the other hand when the feeding speed is slow processing takes more time Be careful because a slower feeding speed does not always result in improved finishing Set a feed rate that is optimal for the composition of the workpiece being engraved as well as the composition and diameter of the blade 2 Up Position Cutter we F rm z up Z Down Position Position 22 7o L 0 20 E zoon Warkpiece imm Position Z1 7 Enter the values for Z Up Position and Z Down Position 2 Engraving Pitch First cutting path 010 H mm Second path Last path 8 Enter the v
5. This copies the contents of the clipboard pasting them at the selected on screen location This selects an object This is used to reposition the vertices of a polygon polyline changing its shape This enlarges or reduces the view of the object This is used to enter a block of text to be engrave This is used to create a square or rectangle by dragging to the desired location This is used to create a square or rectangle with rounded corners by dragging to the desired location This is used to create a circle or ellipse by dragging to the desired location Le lo 18 E e3 El El le This is used to create a star by dragging to the desired location This creates an open polygon polyline by clicking on vertices This creates an entry frame for text This command is available only when editing a template file This converts the selected text string to stroke characters This performs flat drag engraving of the interior of a graphic or text The selected object is moved to the front The selected object is moved to the back The selected block text of text changes to a horizontal layout The selected block text of text changes to a vertical layout 33 4 Commands Commands File menu File New command This creates a new file Clicking the toolbar button creates a new document file empty of graphics or text strings At the File menu clicking New displays the New Fil
6. 15 Fill When on the interior of the object text or shape is engraved by flat drag cutting The route along which the tool moves the tool path is created along the contours of the object Set the tool path pitch with Pitch The tool path is created on the inner side of the object To engrave an object s contour lines select Contour 33 Pitch 16 Contour After flat drag engraving of the object finishes the object s contours are engraved 17 Pitch This sets the fill pitch the spacing between adjacent tool paths Normally you should enter the diameter of the blade installed on the engraving machine To ensure an attractive finish for flat drag engraving the pitch is generally set at a value smaller than the blade diameter 33 Pitch _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values Template Properties dialog box Template Properties Size Y fao A 60 Cancel gt ui rx x 1 Size Enter the size of the template L lees A _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 4 Commands Shape Fill command This performs flat drag engraving of the interior of a graphic or text To engrave an object s contour lines select Contour When Contour is not selected the contours of filled objects appear in gray Running this command displays the Fill Setup dialog box Specifying filling of co
7. Select Source command This selects the scanner connected to the computer Dr Engrave supports scanners that comply with TWAIN_32 For information on connecting the scanner and installing the scanner driver please refer to the scanner s documentation If a TWAIN driver and a TWAIN 32 driver are both installed choose the TWAIN 32 driver _ Related Topics Using a scanner to import an object File Acquire command This takes in the image from the scanner The acquired image is outlined and converted to graphics Running this command launches the software for performing scanning For more information on operation please refer to the scanner s documentation _ Related Topics Using a scanner to import an object File Print command This takes the engraving data displayed on the edit screen and outputs it to the engraving machine Running this command opens the Print dialog box To output data then for Printer click on the down pointing arrow next to Name then click on the driver to be used for output At the Print dialog box you can make settings for the items such as the printing range and number of copies To make settings for the engraving area workpiece size or the cutting conditions tool speed depth and so on click Proper ties For more information on the Properties settings refer to the help screens for the driver Keyboard shortcut Ctrl P File Print Preview c
8. The unit is in degrees A negative angle may also be entered Entering a negative angle rotates the object clockwise 3 Twist This rotates the center of the star without change the positions of the vertices Enter the angle of rotation The units of measurement are degrees Entering a positive value rotates the star counterclockwise Entering a negative value rotates it clockwise This can be used only with stars mip 4 Color Choose the line color of the text or shape When Fill is on this changes to the fill color _ Related Topics Changing the engraving depth 5 Form Choose the type of shape 6 Shape Drag the slider to change the shape of the object Depending on the type of shape you chose the way the shape changes may vary 43 7 Fill When on the interior of the object text or shape is engraved by flat drag cutting The route along which the tool moves the tool path is created along the contours of the object Set the tool path pitch with Pitch The tool path is created on the inner side of the object To engrave an object s contour lines select Contour II Pitch 8 Pitch This sets the fill pitch the spacing between adjacent tool paths Normally you should enter the diameter of the blade installed on the engraving machine To ensure an attractive finish for flat drag engraving the pitch is generally set at a value smaller than the blade diameter 33 Pitch _ Relat
9. 3 Hints and Tips Importing bitmap data Dr Engrave can import image files in Windows bitmap format with a file extension of bmp then outline extract the contours of the imported data or paste it as a polygon polyline For information on how to save a file in Windows bitmap format please refer to the documentation for the software application There are some image whose outlines cannot be extracted Please keep the following conditions in mind when creating data Conditions for data allowing extraction of clear out lines Boundaries between two colors should be sharp and well defined with no continuous gradations Using only the two values of white and black is recommended Scanned data for photographs generally contains continuous gradations making it unsuitable for outlining lt Example gt The scan resolution should be high In general a higher resolution yields outlining of greater accuracy The optimal resolution varies according to a shape s complexity and size when cut However it takes longer to import high resolution data into Dr Engrave than low resolution data lt Example gt 22 dpi 300 dpi The size of the original art being scanned should be the same as the size when engraving Results of engraving that are more attractive than the original art are not obtained when an image smaller than the engraved image is imported and then enlarged with Dr Engrave To help ensure attractive re
10. 44 Untitled Dr Engrave File Edi View Format Sh Roland CK ra Cursor pos 1 719 0 763 Object center Dimension Angle Slant Ready 100 NUM A Intoroduction Names and functions of screen items 0N 28 rs v rz n um te 9E DJ ora a jeleli jaj ajojojolajsla Je xd fie 144 6 gI nexa e trpi f 7 MM 1 Title bar The file name and program name are displayed here The window can be moved by dragging the title bar 2 Menu Bar Runs the various commands for Dr Engrave 3 Toolbar The toolbar is provided with buttons for running Dr Engrave commands such as Open and Save Moving the mouse pointer over a button displays a brief description of the button s function 4 Engraving area This white square shows the engraving area cutting area set with the driver An object that protrudes beyond this area is not engraved The lower left point of the engraving area is the origin point for Dr Engrave which coincides with the XY origin home position of the engraving machine 5 Origin point This point the lower left point of the engraving area 1s the origin point for Dr Engrave This coincides with the XY origin home position for the engraving machine 6 Object Information Bar This shows the location of the mouse pointer as well as the centerpoint size angle and slant of the object This doesn t appear w
11. 6 This shows the shape of the text 7 Slant Enter the degree of slant of the object The unit is in degrees Entering a positive angle makes the object slant to the right Entering a negative angle makes the object slant to the left 8 Text Height Enter the height of the text The setting immediately affects all characters in the text string Changing this value also makes the Height value change accordingly _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 9 Choose the portion of the text for which you want to enter the height 10 Keep Aspect for input This causes an object s aspect to be maintained at a fixed value when a numerical value is are entered for Height or Width When a value is entered for Height or Width the value of Width or Height changes automatically 11 Font This displays the name of the selected font To change the font for the text click on the down pointing triangle 12 Boldness Dragging the slider changes the thickness weight of text A font cannot be made narrower than its standard weight The left hand end of the slider is standard weight and the right hand end is maximum weight 13 Color Choose the line color of the text or shape When Fill is on this changes to the fill color _ Related Topics Changing the engraving depth 47 14 This setting determines whether the selected text is written vertically or horizontally
12. Move To Front command 32 Layout Move To Back command 53 Layout Align command urna rene 53 Commands Help nent a cioe oe eer eked teens 53 Help Contents command oooccccccncncnnnnnoncnonnnonnnonnnaninoss 53 Help About Dr Engrave command 53 If You Think There s a Problem 54 H You Think Theres a Problem nno eie ecole toe e eee mette 55 Biol MOSSIBES caidas lolitas 55 OBET S VITIDIOLDIS ds 56 ADDGPGIXIGS iia cia 98 Operatine Procedures of SFEdIT dsd its 59 I Names and TUNCHONS s osi ade 50 2 Operation POCO 60 Step eC hoose A A uated 60 Step2 Correct the shape of the character 60 ep aye Mt io aan sees 61 a Basic OPE AOS o ide nee uso os eee ee 62 de CODIGOS rl te aue tuer 65 Toolbar DUO lt td crol 65 Commands File menu eee 66 Commands Edit menu eere 68 Commands View menu eee 69 Commands Shape Men cuca ds 70 Commands Help meni iii e il ae tit pe tips 72 Dy JTBEIROPTV CSSdPeSuerndudeiroedus da eo oi 73 OS anion lle a a Ge Los o tr 74 A ess etta auteni Facete fee festus eet 75 Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Corel D
13. When Fill is on this changes to the fill color _ Related Topics Changing the engraving depth 17 Fill When on the interior of the object text or shape is engraved by flat drag cutting The route along which the tool moves the tool path is created along the contours of the object Set the tool path pitch with Pitch The tool path is created on the inner side of the object To engrave an object s contour lines select Contour 18 Contour After flat drag engraving of the object finishes the object s contours are engraved 23 Pitch 19 Pitch This sets the fill pitch the spacing between adjacent tool paths Normally you should enter the diameter of the blade installed on the engraving machine To ensure an attractive finish for flat drag engraving the pitch is generally set at a value smaller than the blade diameter 23 Pitch _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 4 Commands Shape Properties dialog box Shape Properties 1 Width 122 95 Height 20 43 2 Angle 0 Slant 3 Twist D Round comer Radius 4 Color MENNI vpn XBT 12 5 Form O E O Y 6 Shape y 13 7 Fill 8 Pitch br Contour B oe 9 1 Width Enter the object s width _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 2 Angle Enter the angle of rotation for the object
14. chose If you ve selected a number of objects by dragging an area the objects are overlaid atop the object in the foreground SUMMER _ Related Topics Moving an object horizontally or vertically Arranging a number of objects Using Snap to Grid 27 3 Hints and Tips Arranging a number of objects Using Snap to Grid It s possible to use a grid as a guide for placing and sizing objects The grid is shown on screen with equal vertical and horizontal spacing When Dr Engrave has just been installed the grid is not shown To align an object with the grid from the View menu activate Snap To Grid Create the object at any location At the View menu click Show Grid to activate it At the View menu click Snap To Grid to activate it Select the objects one at a time and move each object toward the grid at the desired location The object is automatically pulled to the grid and aligned oS i When the rectangles are aligned with the left hand edge Changing the point where an object snaps to the grid The snap point is initially at an object s lower left To change the snap point hold down the Ctrl key and click on the desired point t Click while holding down the Ctrl key The snap point can be a point around the perimeter of the object any of eight points or a point at the center of the object You can use this feature to align a number of objects at their centers or
15. dialog box Font Table o amp y Delete Close Character 1 8 7 6 5 Stroke 1 A list of characters converted to stroke characters appears Double click to make the character appear on the edit screen 2 Character This displays a character selected from the list of characters You can also enter a character and display a registered character 3 Code This displays the character code ASCII of a character selected from the list of characters You can also enter a character code and display a registered character 4 Select the number system of the character code You can select this item when the base font is 1 byte character font 5 Edit button This makes the character selected from the list of characters appear on the edit screen 6 Insert button This adds a character graphic chosen from the list of characters to the text now being edited 7 Delete button This deletes a selected character from the list of characters 4 Select the number system of the character code You can select this item when the base font is 1 byte character font Shape Regenerate Stroke Character command This regenerates the stroke character being edited and displays it on screen The stroke character being edited is cleared away and replaced with a regenerated stroke character This is used to redo editing of the character in question from the very beginning 70
16. Page Up View Zoom Custom command This specifies the ratio for enlarging or reduced the view of the object Running this command opens the Zoom Setup dialog box To set the zoom ratio used when Dr Engrave starts from the File menu click Preferences po Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Page Up Zoom Setup dialog box Lancel 1 1 Enter the view ratio as a percentage Any integer from 1 to 800 can be entered 2 Dragging this slider up or down changes the view ratio Any integer from 1 to 800 can be entered View Fit to Screen command This command expands or reduces the size of the object shown to fill the screen View Toolbar command This toggles the display of the toolbar on or off The toolbar is provided with buttons for running Dr Engrave commands such as Open and Save Moving the mouse pointer over a button displays the button s name Toggling off the display of the toolbar enlarges the area of the edit screen Related Topics Toolbar buttons View Object Info command This toggles the display of the object information bar on or off The object information bar shows the position of the mouse pointer as well as the object s centerpoint dimensions angle and slant Toggling off the display of the object information bar enlarges the area of the edit screen View Status Bar command This command toggles display of the status bar window
17. Shape Symbols command This adds a symbol to the file being edited Running this command opens the Symbol dialog box Symbol dialog box Delete Symbol Group Setup Delete Gruop 1 The symbol and group names appear Click the tab and select the group 2 The name of the selected symbol is displayed Entering a symbol name selects the specified symbol 3 A list of symbol names is displayed Click on the name of a symbol to select it 4 This deletes the selected symbol S This changes the name of the currently selected group The Change Group Name dialog box appears Enter the name of the group in the dialog box 6 This deletes the currently selected group Any symbols registered in the group are all deleted as well 7 This adds the selected symbol to the file being edited 8 A list of symbol shapes is displayed Click on a symbol to select it 4 Commands Shape Add Symbol command It is used to register a symbol with a Dr Engrave object Running this command opens the Add Symbol dialog box Add Symbol dialog box Group Mame 1 Samples Symbol Name AO 2 Seed leat Cancel Mew Group 1 Select the group where the symbol is to be registered Click to display a list of existing group names To add a new group click New Group 2 Enter the symbol name for the selected object 3 The selected object
18. and other flourishes may deform the lines n e In such cases use the Format Edit Stroke command to correct the shape of the stroke characters 57 Appendixies Appendixies Operating Procedures of SFEdit 1 Names and functions 0g METE 1 1 Title bar The file name base font name and program name are displayed here The window can be moved by dragging the title bar 2 Menu Bar Runs the various commands for SFEdit 3 Toolbar The toolbar is provided with buttons for running SFEdit com mands such as Open and Save Moving the mouse pointer over a button displays a brief description of the button s function 4 The size of the box differs according to the type of base font and the character Normally you should create the text so that it fits inside the box 5 Base font text This is displayed as a rough draft for editing stroke characters A base font serves as the design base for a stroke font If you don t want to display base font text set View Base Font to off 6 Stroke characters All stroke characters are made up of polylines and lines You can edit them by adding or deleting vertices adding line segments and so on 12 11 10 7 Base line This is the reference line for lining up a text string horizontally When text is written horizontally the base lines of adjacent characters are lined up along a horizontal line so that there
19. appears 2 Enter the name of the file and click Save 61 Appendixies 3 Basic Operations Selecting a vertex 1 Click the patton 2 Click on a polyline or straight line 3 Click on the vertex The selected vertex changes to a square with a border B When a vertex is chosen pressing the Tab key selects a different vertex To invert the vertex selection order hold down the Shift key and press Tab Selecting multiple vertices 1 Click the PE button 2 Click on a polyline or straight line 3 Hold down the Shift key and click on each vertex Bl Alternatively drag the mouse over the vertices to be selected Each selected vertex changes to a square with a border B To select all the vertices included in a polyline or straight line shape hold down the Ctrl key as you click on the vertex Canceling the selection of a vertex Click the button 2 Click on an area other than the selected vertex Moving a vertex horizontally or vertically Click the button 2 Click on a polyline or straight line 3 While holding down the Shift key drag the vertex B up down or to the left or right Adding a vertex 1 Click the P button 2 Click on a polyline or straight line 3 Position the pointer over a line and click The location for adding the vertex B appears 4 From the Shape menu click Insert Vertex You can also double click on a line
20. black is recommended Scanned data for photographs generally contains continuous gradations making it unsuitable for outlining Example The scan resolution should be high In general a higher resolution yields outlining of greater accuracy The optimal resolution varies according to a shape s complexity and size when cut However it takes longer to import high resolution data into Dr Engrave than low resolution data Example 22 dpi 300 dpi The size of the original art being scanned should be the same as the size when engraving Results of engraving that are more attractive than the original art are not obtained when an image smaller than the engraved image is imported and then enlarged with Dr Engrave To help ensure attractive results of engraving start with a larger object and reduce it to the desired size From the File menu click Select Source Select the driver for the scanner If a TWAIN driver and a TWAIN 32 driver are both installed select the TWAIN 32 driver Load the original document on the scanner From the File menu click Acquire Launch the scanning software For information on how to do this please refer to the documentation for the scanner When the scanning is finished the scanned data is imported into Dr Engrave The Preview dialog box appears Check the scanned data in the Preview dialog box and click OK The outlined object appears on screen 30
21. button 2 Click on the polyline or straight line to select it 3 While holding down the Shift key drag the polyline or straight line up down or to the left or right 63 Appendixies Making an polyline larger or smaller 1 Ds 3 Click the button Click on the polyline to select it Change the size of the polyline or straight line by dragging the points W and A that appear around the object The size can be freely changed by dragging a square point B The size can be changed while maintaining the shape s vertical and horizontal aspect by holding down the Shift key while dragging The triangular points on the left and right can be dragged to change the horizontal size y The triangular points above and below can be dragged to change the vertical size Drawing a polyline or straight line 1 Click the button Click on the vertices and draw the polyline or straight line shape To end creation of a polyline shape double click on the end point To create straight line double click on the second vertex 64 Appendixies 4 Commands Toolbar buttons The toolbar is provided with buttons for running SFEdit com mands such as Open and Save Moving the mouse pointer over a button displays a brief description of the button s function The buttons provided on the toolbar are as shown below Click on a button s icon to display an explanation o
22. check the setting for Print to the following port Is the cable connected Switch off the power to the computer and the output device and use an interface cable to connect the two devices Is the correct type of cable used The type of interface cable may vary according to the computer model Make the connection with the correct type of cable for the computer Be sure the computer and the output device are both switched off before attempting to attach or disconnect the interface cable Error Messages XXXXX Illegal Font Select The Dr Engrave file you tried to open contains fonts that are not registered in Windows When this happens a list of substitute fonts is displayed The file may have been made on a machine with a different font environment or some fonts may have been deleted from Win dows To reproduce the original image make sure the necessary fonts are installed Not enough memory If insufficient memory occurs during processing close all other applications or restart Windows If the message about insufficient memory still appears check the amount of free space on your hard disk Windows normally uses a portion of the hard disk for virtual memory and it may be that there is not enough space left on the hard disk If this is the case free up space on the hard disk by deleting unneeded files or moving them to another disk If the message about insufficient memory still appears after doing this it is reco
23. is registered as a symbol 4 This adds a new group for the symbol The New Group dialog box appears Enter the name of the group in the dialog box 51 4 Commands Commands Layout menu Layout Layout Setup command This lays out multiple templates within the area If you want to lay out a template file that s being edited save the file before you run this command After you change to the Plate Layout mode you can t save the template file Running this command displays the Layout Setup dialog box Layout Setup dialog box Layout Setup E 1 Origin Yo x o 2 Spacing Yo fo Cancel 3 Quantity Cut Color mm 1 Origin Enter the position of the lower left point of the plate laid out at the lower left within the page Enter the distance from Dr Engrave s origin point _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 2 Spacing Set the spacing between adjacent plates _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 3 Quantity Enter the number of laid out templates 4 V Cut Enter the cutting in amount for the plate outline You can engrave a number of plates on a single plate and after engraving separate the plates along the V cut lines The plate size after engraving is reduced by an amount equal to the V cut width To obtain the desired finished plate size specify a plate siz
24. on or off The status bar shows helpful comments amount commands We recommend leaving the status bar on until you re familiar with how Dr Engrave works Turning off the status bar enlarges the object s display area View Layout Info command This displays or hides the layout information bar The layout information bar shows the position of the lower left point start point of the plate laid out at the lower left the spacing of adjacent templates the presently displayed page and the page feed buttons You can display or hide the layout information bar only when more than one plate is laid out At this time the object informa tion bar does not appear Turning off the layout information bar enlarges the object s display area 38 4 Commands View Guide Lines command This displays or hides the guide lines You can display or hide the guide lines only when more than one plate is laid out Using the guide lines you can make these settings with the mouse The position of the lower left point start point of the plate laid out at the lower left The spacing between adjacent plates View Show Grid command This toggles the display of the grid on or off View Snap To Grid command When this is on objects are automatically aligned with the grid lines Alignment with the grid lines can make it easier to arrange two or more objects are make settings for object size When Dr Engrave has just b
25. regular Poly SOS us ipe t e HERE I adnan Creatine SQUALCS aia S sass dt Mind siu cae a Dol pde CR I Custom command vo iesecoch eei oet reo o tap rd ev ERE Ee Ori o LEU COMMMANG ERREUR 37 Cotino ANIOUNE ooo E eae aeeed 21 D Detault Settitie Sede ou ai iO Delete COMM ERE 34 Delete Vertex command eee Dialog box Acc vinos eiue iis preter none a rr omernerr nner oer De tuu PUES SUP sta Qu d uiid sis dicii eee PORES ClO luar cibo a e sabe edet aos ota dete Fe aad a iiio eec 30 Layout Seip 23 95 20 il 20 23 Maike Stoke Al M D 69 59 56 59 74 74 31 50 12 18 29 28 70 40 74 59 70 50 12 68 55 26 21 26 74 38 68 24 36 68 50 22 Movie Sap NA 49 Na A A sealaatau a 34 Polyoon Properties cr eoo toe oe anaes 44 Preferences Ae oett ue elo vi ect A tirer 36 Save AST a A AGS 67 Select Base Font iria mr dica 66 Select Stroke PONE ud 40 Shape Propere Ss sa s 43 Strarent Line Properties ini o Sou 45 Stoke Font Table iiio irate ea 70 S Vim DON a i mu TUI LUII E UL IDA 5 Template Properties tit 48 lest Box Properties pasiaina d a nee esis 46 Text Stine Properties ui et 42 43 Directhon eoMmMMmaN deese vert R 40 Doesn t function Di ENOTI NN NR DE 55 Enora ine Machine uico e ie e eet ori aee aie vanes 55 Dr VORA Sa Ce a demere tla eie redeem aid 74 E Edit D tie uc ei dee crc e A 37 68 Edit Stroke command id det oet ted ttis 41 Ed
26. size of the base in the engraving area then click OK In this example enter the values shown below width 150 0 E inno 4 Length 6 Click OK to close the Print Setup dialog box 3 Click ihe bin 8 Click on the text box and enter the text In this example enter the text shown below EF Leer Michael Jane L JFWiend Elena Richard Paul 9 Click Next on the layout information bar to display the second page ME EE qw Next button 10 Click on the text box and enter the text In this example enter the text shown below EF CE alemeal Geanrge Emily Lind E slemea Tiemas Jessie 11 Click and save the file _ Related Topics Importing a text file into a text box 20 3 Hints and Tips Step 3 Ready the engraving machine and start engraving Install a blade and load a workpiece on the engraving machine and start cutting 5 mim 0 2 inch E ialend C ealemd Jane Michael rim Relend elena T 0 2 inch Erna roam Home position Y origin point z Line depth tor Sis agisce text and graphics 0 2 mm 1 Install a blade and load a workpiece on the engraving ma chine Mount the base on the engraving machine s cutting table and load the workpiece at the location shown in the figure For more information take a look at the user s manual for the engraving machine 5 mm 0 2 inch oh MM
27. uoo 37 Edit Delete command iue cada dd beber tees 37 Edit Select All command een 37 Commands View menu eese nenne nennen 38 View Zoom Zoom In command 38 View Zoom Zoom Out command 38 ee Zoom Custom command 38 View Fit to Screen command eese 38 View Toolbar command eren 38 View Object Info command sssse 38 View Status Bar command eere 38 View Layout Info command s 38 View Guide Lines command es 30 View Show Grid command eere 30 View Snap To Grid command acis 30 View Grid Setup command occcccnncncncnnnnnonnnnnnnoninonos 30 NES BORN meni ue seus AS 40 Format Font command eere 40 Format Style command cue 40 Format Direction command eere 40 Format Line Alignment command 40 Format Line Spacing command 40 Format Character Spacing command 40 Format Make Stroke command
28. with a shape s start point the centerpoint drag while holding down the Ctrl key This function is not supported when creating text or a polygon Click the button for creating a square rounded corner square circle or ellipse or star 2 While holding down the Ctrl key drag the object _ Related Topics Creating shapes such as circles and squares with a vertical horizontal aspect of 1 1 Creating regular polygons A regular polygon can be created by first making a circle then modifying it Click the ol button 2 While holding down the Shift key drag the mouse to create a circle 3 Select the circle then from the Shape menu click Proper ties The Shape Properties dialog box appears 4 Drag the Shape slider You can make any regular polygon having from three sides an equilateral triangle to thirteen Dragging the slider to the right hand edge creates a circle instead of a polygon YN NO Aligning the centers of a number of objects When arranging a text string at the center of a rectangle or when create concentric circles use the Layout menu s Align com mand 1 Create the objects at any location 2 Select all of the objects whose centers you wish to align 3 From the Layout menu click Align The centers of the selected objects are aligned If you have selected a number of objects while holding down the Shift key the objects are overlaid atop the last object you
29. Appendixies Shape Stroke Character Batch Generate command This converts all base font text to stroke characters Running this command displays the Make Stroke All dialog box Make Stroke All dialog box 2 1 3 DUE ee C Alphenumenc Orly Cancel e All eharacters 1 Alphanumeric Only This converts the alphanumerical text of base font to stroke characters but don t generates the stroke characters that have already been converted You can select this item when the base font is 2 byte character font 2 All Characters This converts all base font text to stroke characters but don t generates the stroke characters that have already been converted You can select this item when the base font is 2 byte character font 3 This starts to generate the stroke characters Shape Insert Vertex command This adds a vertex at the specified location m Keyboard shortcut Insert _ Related Topics Adding a vertex Shape Delete Vertex command This deletes the selected vertex i Keyboard shortcut Delete _ Related Topics Deleting a vertex Shape Connect Vertex command This connects two selected vertices with a line Choose two vertices at the ends of a polyline or straight line You can t run this command if only one vertex 1s chosen or if one or the other of the two vertices isn t an end of a polyline or straight line Es Keyboard shortcut Al
30. Print dialog box appears 8 For Print range activate Pages and specify the page range to be re engraved 9 Click OK The engraving data for only the specified plate is sent to the engraving machine and engraving starts Importing a text file into a text box This section how to take text data created with a spreadsheet or database and import it into a text box 1 Use a spreadsheet or database to make a text file containing the data to be imported into the text box Choose commas or tabs as the field separators Dr Engrave cannot recognize any separators other than these For more information refer to the documentation for the spreadsheet or database 2 Open a template file that contains a text box 3 Make the settings for the size of the text in the text box the font type and so on You can also make these settings after importing the text In that case from the Layout menu use Edit Template In this example the text settings are made ahead of time Choose a text box then from the Shape menu click Proper ties 4 Make the settings for the text size and layout font type and other necessary items then click OK Normally you should set the size of the text so that it doesn t exceed the size of the text box Click and save the template file From the Layout menu click Layout Setup The Layout Setup dialog box appears 7 Enter the necessary layout information It s not necessary to l
31. Proper ties Make the settings for the text size and layout font type and other necessary items then click OK Normally you should set the size of the text so that it doesn t exceed the size of the text box Click I to make the rectangle shown in the figure 34 Rectangle Import the image file shown in the figure For more information see Importing bitmap data or Using a scanner to import an object SSS Imported image file ER E Click and save the file 19 3 Hints and Tips Step 2 Arrange the plates and enter the text Arrange the plates you created in Step 1 then enter the text in the text box 150 mm o ib inchi Raer Michael 100 mm 4 inch E 5mm Rela Ral 0 2inch Rie hard Paul 4 5 mm 0 2 inch 5mm 0 2 inch 1 From the Layout menu click Layout Setup The Layout Setup dialog box appears 2 Make the settings as shown in the figure then click OK Enter the distance between Hlate s lower lett point and origin point Layout serb lt Origin E sx 5 Spacing vE x 5 Cancel Quantity E O vEu Color mm aj Enter the number of plates laid out Enter the spacing between adjacent plates 3 Enter the size of the base where the plates are mounted From the File menu click Print Setup The Print Setup dialog box appears 4 Click Properties The driver s properties open 5 Enter the
32. Roland Dr Engrave USER S MANUAL This document is the operation manual for Dr Engrave for Windows a program for plate engraving Roland DG Corporation Contents HATO CUICT OWN ardid 4 Operatmne envite ic 5 Overview Of DE B etdVe ict eu eae 5 Starine Ie SOM Wales o aereo Oo eite bs HS 6 Names and functions of screen items essere 7 Operation Procedures 8 MN OCUCTION ooi ir Cte Aste on erede etu RAUS 9 Step 1 Enter the work piece SIZE Saati halo ne eel 9 Step 2 Set the cutting Conditions sii ett e ia 10 stepo AM iode tese these deotne 10 Step A Draw Tape dia 11 Stepo Import aN T0 de C THC oos theo ede eet eo fede 11 Step SAVE Me ME sa trace ee cebat lodos ceases ected 12 Slop 7 Starhene tay Acs 12 Basic Operations for Objects 13 Selec GAN OD IEC teh ort noit id 14 Canceling the selection of an object esses 14 Moving an object horizontally or vertically 14 Making an object larger or smaller oooccccccconnnnccnnnnninnnnns 14 Rottne roD cobrand pe Mone dtr di PN Tetas ad 14 Santa an OD brit teo etd eodeni eo E ein o eatin 15 COPINE anm OO CCU Unas cic o PE NEL Ld 15 Delete att OD CCE santas Se secet a iet Hi o Minox d qmi uu adortus iuda 15 Selecting a vertex of a polygon polyline 15 Selecting multiple vertices of a polygon polyline
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34. alue for Z Engraving Pitch When the cutting in amount is deeper the cutting speed increases but the cutting in amount is limited by the quality of the workpiece In cases where the required depth can not be cut at once repeat cutting several times to depth that does not breach the limit 9 Click OK to close the driver s properties 10 Click OK The engraving data is sent to the engraving machine and engraving starts 11 When output of the first page of engraving data ends a message appears to prompt you to change the workpiece Make sure the operation of the engraving machine has stopped then load a new workpiece on the base Load the workpiece in the same location as shown in the figure in 1 above If necessary set ZO at the surface of the loaded workpiece again 12 After loading the workpiece click OK The second page of engraving data is sent to the engraving machine and cutting starts _ Related Topics Re engraving a desired plate 21 3 Hints and Tips 3 Click Template to activate it then click OK Dividing a single D ate to C reate Template mu t D e D ates The Template Properties dialog box appears 4 Enter the plate size then click OK In this example enter the values shown below C Document This section describes how to place a single plate on the engraving machine s cutting table and engrave a number of plates while a0 dividing the loaded plate oOo M In t
35. anges to the cursor for the text editing tool Click at the start point for entering the text Type in Robert from the keyboard Click the button From the Format menu click Font The Font Select dialog box is displayed 6 Click on the font name to select it and click OK Here we ll select Times New Roman 7 Drag one of the points around the text string to change the size of the text string To enlarge or reduce the size of the text string at a uniform scale hold down the Shift key while dragging 8 Drag the text string to position it at the desired location In this example the text string is positioned as shown the figure pho xo copy Robert 10 1 Operation Procedures Step 4 Draw graphics Step 5 Import an image file Add graphics to the data In this example we ll draw a narrow rectangle In addition to regular rectangles Dr Engrave can draw rounded corner rectangles circles and ellipses stars and polygons You can import existing image data extract the contours and convert the data to line segments polyline j i i For instance it s possible to include the logo data for a company or organization in a plate 1 Click the button This section explains the steps in converting an image file you ve The mouse pointer changes from the selection tool to the already acquired with a scanner in Windows bitmap format to shape drawing tool line segments 2 Dra
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37. ation or proportional spacing has been selected you cannot enter anything on the Text tab for Width or Character Spacing emm Justify Proportional spacing 4 This lays out a left aligned text string L Toxt box 5 This lays out a top aligned text string L Text Hox 4 Commands 6 This lays out a vertically centered text string When Format Direction Vertical is selected you can make the settings for justification and proportional spacing Click the button to cycle through the sequence When justification or proportional spacing has been selected you cannot enter anything on the Text tab for Height or Character Spacing Center Proportional spacing 7 This lays out a bottom aligned text string L Text Hox 8 Origin Enter the distance from the lower left point of the engraving area to the lower left point of the text box _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 9 Size Enter the size of the text box lt A 10 Drag to rotate the text box 11 Enter the angle of rotation for the text box The units of measurement are degrees Entering a positive value rotates the text box counterclock wise Entering a negative value rotates it clockwise 46 12 Numberir Numeric values are automatically entered in the text box Enter the starting value in Initial Value and the value for in
38. aving the pitch is generally set at a value smaller than the blade diameter 33 Pitch _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 4 Commands Straight Line Properties dialog box Straight Line Properties Cancel End Point T 32 06 e 25 93 Start Point T 5 39 1 Start Point Enter the distance from the line s start point to the origin point The start point is the drag starting point when plotting the line _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 2 End Point Enter the distance from the line s end point to the origin point The end point is the drag ending point when plotting the line _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 3 Color Choose the line color _ Related Topics Changing the engraving depth 45 Text Box Properties dialog box Text Box tab 5 7 6 Text Box properties Test Box Text Layout Orientation Ui T Numberir AaBbYyZz j Increase 1 1 This shows the layout of the text string in the text box 2 This lays out a right aligned text string L Text Hox 3 This lays out a horizontally centered text string When Format Direction Horizontal is selected you can make the settings for justification and proportional spacing Click the button to cycle through the sequence When justific
39. ay out the same number of plates as the number of records The number of plates is adjusted to be the same as the number of records when the records are imported 8 Click OK The Template Layout mode is enabled 9 From the File menu click Import Text The Open dialog box appears 10 Choose the text file you prepared in step 1 then click OK The Text Import wizard appears 11 Click on the field separator then click Next 12 Specify the type of field data to import into the text box Drag the text in the field over the text box where you want to import it When you re done making the settings click Next 13 Choose the record to import into the text box To import all records click Select All 14 When you re done specifying records click Finish The data in the text file is entered in the text box 25 3 Hints and Tips Speeding up text engraving Text that has been changed to stroke characters can be engraved more rapidly than outline fonts because the characters are made up of fewer line segments AA 1 Choose a text string to convert to stroke characters From the Shape menu click Make Stroke The Select Stroke Font dialog box appears 3 Click the drop down arrow for Stroke Font Name and choose a font then click OK To register a new stroke font click the text box and enter the name of the new font 4 The text is laid out on screen as stroke characters _ Relat
40. bject is moved to the back Es Keyboard shortcut Shift Page Down Layout Align command All selected objects are aligned at their centers If you have selected a number of objects while holding down the Shift key the objects are overlaid atop the last object you chose If you ve selected a number of objects by dragging an area the objects are overlaid atop the object in the foreground _ Related Topics Aligning the centers of a number of objects Commands Help menu Help Contents command This displays the contents page for online help Help About Dr Engrave com mand This displays the version number and copyright information for Dr Engrave 53 9 If You Think There s a Problem 5 f You Think There s a Problem If You Think There s a Problem Dr Engrave doesn t function Does the computer you re using provide the correct operating environment for Dr Engrave Check the condffitions for the Dr Engrave operating environment and make sure that the computer offers a suitable environment Was the software installed using the setup program The setup program puts the files for Dr Engrave in the necessary locations to enable the software to be used under Windows Engraving machine doesn t function Was the correct port selected for the printer driver The data output port is set with the printer driver Open the driver s properties and on the Details tab
41. crementing it in Increase You can also insert a zero in front of the number for Initial Value As shown in the figure numbering proceeds from the lower left to the upper right When Initial Value 1 and Increase 1 Text tab Text Box properties TextBox Text 9 Text Height 22 34 Height 15 38 E 2 width o Slant 0 2 J Aspect 1 IY Keep Aspect for input 1 0 E maa sl m 5 ES eee i Baldness Normal y SE Bold a Color EM pas IH 14 6 B bYy j Fil 15 A Pitch fos F Contour 4 1 6 17 Cancel 1 Height Enter the overall height for the text string Changing this value also makes the Text Height value change accordingly _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 2 Width Enter the overall width for the text string _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 3 Aspect Enter the size as a ratio with the vertical horizontal aspect vertical horizontal ratio when the text or shape was created as 1 Entering a number changes the width without varying the height Enter 2 to double the width Enter 0 5 to halve it 4 Commands 4 Character Spacing Enter the pitch interval for adjacent characters Character size does not change Changing this value also makes the Width value change accordingly 5 Line Spacing This specifies the spacing between adjacent lines
42. cted click this button to open the file If a folder has been selected click this button to open the folder and view its contents 6 Cancel button This closes the dialog box 66 Appendixies File Save command This saves the file overwriting the previous version of the file To save the file with a different name or in a different area use the Save As command Keyboard shortcut Ctrl S File Save As command This saves the file with a different name Running this command opens the Save As dialog box Windows 95 long file names are supported Normally rsf is used as the file extension Save As dialog box Save In File name Untitled Save Save as type Roland Stroke Font Gkrsf E l 3 4 5 6 1 Choose the area where the file is to be saved To enable selection of the created stroke font with Dr Engrave save the file in the Rsf folder 2 The folders and files in the Save in are displayed Double click on a folder to open it and see the files inside 3 Enter the name for saving the file The extension selected for Save as type is appended to the file name 4 Select the extension for the file to be saved The file extension helps Windows determine the application associated with the file SFEdit files use rsf as their extension Normally this should be set to Roland Stroke Font rsf 5 Save button T
43. d e Keyboard shortcut Ctrl V Edit Delete command This deletes the selected object The deleted object is not copied to the clipboard i Keyboard shortcut Delete Edit Select All command This selects all objects displayed on screen e Keyboard shortcut Ctrl A 68 Appendixies Commands View menu View Zoom In command This displays an enlarged view of the object j Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Page Down al View Zoom Out command This displays an reduced view of the object po Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Page Up View Toolbar command This toggles the display of the toolbar on or off The toolbar is provided with buttons for running SFEdit com mands such as Open and Save Moving the mouse pointer over a button displays the button s name Toggling off the display of the toolbar enlarges the area of the edit screen _ Related Topics Toolbar buttons View Base Font command This toggles the display of the base font on or off View Grid command This toggles the display of the grid on or off The default for grid spacing is 50 both horizontally and vertically These values do not correspond to any measurement unit The grid may sometimes not be displayed depending on the screen s zoom factor or the grid spacing View Snap To Grid command When this is on polyline and its vertices are automatically aligned with the gri
44. d lines Alignment with the grid lines can make it easier to arrange the position of polyline and vertices When SFEdit has just been installed this function is off View Grid Setup command This makes the settings for grid interval whether the grid is displayed and whether the snap to grid function 1s on or off Running this command displays the Grid Setup dialog box Grid Setup dialog box Cancel IM Show Grid E Line Snap To Grid f Point 3 4 S 6 1 Enter the interval for horizontally adjacent grid lines The default value is 50 This value does not correspond to any measurement unit Setting range 0 1000 2 Enter the interval for vertically adjacent grid lines The default value is 50 This value does not correspond to any measurement unit Setting range 0 1000 3 This toggles the display of the grid on or off 4 This toggles the function for snapping objects to the grid on or off 5 The grid is shown with dotted lines 6 The grid is shown with unbroken lines View Fit to Screen command This command expands or reduces the size of the object shown to fill the screen 69 Appendixies Commands Shape menu Shape Character List command This displays a list of characters which have been converted to stroke characters Running this command displays the Stroke Font Table dialog box Stroke Font Table
45. double the width Enter 0 5 to halve it 4 Color Choose the line color of the text or shape When Fill is on this changes to the fill color _ Related Topics Changing the engraving depth 5 Height Enter the object s height _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 6 Slant Enter the degree of slant of the object The unit is in degrees Entering a positive angle makes the object slant to the right Entering a negative angle makes the object slant to the left 7 Keep Aspect for input This causes an object s aspect to be maintained at a fixed value when a numerical value is are entered for Height or Width When a value is entered for Height or Width the value of Width or Height changes automatically 44 8 Fill When on the interior of the object text or shape is engraved by flat drag cutting The route along which the tool moves the tool path is created along the contours of the object Set the tool path pitch with Pitch The tool path is created on the inner side of the object To engrave an object s contour lines select Contour 33 Pitch 9 Contour After flat drag engraving of the object finishes the object s contours are engraved 10 Pitch This sets the fill pitch the spacing between adjacent tool paths Normally you should enter the diameter of the blade installed on the engraving machine To ensure an attractive finish for flat drag engr
46. e dialog box If changes made to a file being edited have not been saved a dialog box asking if you wish to save the changes is displayed ES Keyboard shortcut Ctrl N New File dialog box New File Standard Preview Document C Template Cancel 1 Tab The tab shows the group name for the template file The template files det in Dr Engrave s Template folder appear on the Standard tab To add a new group create another folder one level below the Template folder The name of the folder you ve created uses the tab name group name without change Note that folders two or more levels below the Template folder are not displayed 2 This displays a list of the template files included on the tab you selected To create a new file empty of graphics or text strings at the Standard tab choose New File To create a new document file ded make Document active To create a new template file det make Template active 3 Preview This displays the contents of the template file you ve selected 4 Document This copies the contents of the selected template file and creates a new document file To create a new document file ded empty of graphics or text strings at the Standard tab choose New File 5 Template This copies the contents of the selected template file and creates a new template file To create a new template file det empty of gra
47. e with the V cut width already added to it The V cut width may differ according to the blade configura tion and cutting in depth To set the V cut cutting in depth set the color of the line When on the plate spacing is set at O zero _ Related Topics Dividing a single plate to create multiple plates Changing the engraving depth 5 Color Choose the color of the V cut line The color shows the cutting in depth The depths of the various colors can be set with the driver for the engraving machine For more information about how to make the settings see the help screens for the driver _ Related Topics Changing the engraving depth Layout Edit Template command This changes the contents of an imported template Running this command calls up the Template Edit screen Changes in the values immediately affect the laid out plates Note that the referenced template file does not change To go back to the Plate Layout screen run the Return to Layout command Layout Return to Layout com mand When editing a template with the Edit Template command this returns you to the Plate Layout screen Layout Move To Front com mand This changes the front back relationship of the objects The selected object is moved to the front po Keyboard shortcut Shift Page Up 52 4 Commands Layout Move To Back com mand This changes the front back relationship of the objects The selected o
48. ect to select it 3 Click on the object again The diamond point appears In the case of a text string a slant bar appears 4 Drag a diamond point 4 to slant the object MY For a text string o one of the points 4 for the slant bar DP 2 ABG gt JBC H e Slant bar Copying an object Click the O button 2 Select the object to be copied by clicking on it lick the button 4 Click the button The new object is copied overlapping the source object 5 Select the copied object and drag it to the desired location Deleting an object 1 Click the O button 2 Select the object to be deleted by clicking on it 3 From the Edit menu click Delete Selecting a vertex of a polygon polyline Click the PK button 2 Click on the polygon polyline 3 Click on the point The selected point changes to a square with a border When a vertex is chosen pressing the Tab key selects a different vertex To invert the vertex selection order hold down the Shift key and press Tab Selecting multiple vertices of a polygon polyline Click the button 2 Click on the polygon polyline 3 Hold down the Shift key and click on each point Alternatively drag the mouse over the points to be selected Each selected point changes to a square with a border E 15 Selecting all vertices of a polygon polyline Click the button Click on the
49. ed Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 9 Contour After flat drag engraving of the object finishes the object s contours are engraved 10 Height Enter the object s height _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 11 Slant Enter the degree of slant of the object The unit is in degrees Entering a positive angle makes the object slant to the right Entering a negative angle makes the object slant to the left 12 Round corner Radius Enter the corner roundness for a rounded corner rectangle _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 13 This shows the shape of the graphic 4 Commands Polygon Properties dialog box Palvgan Properties 1 Width 61 86 Height 3023 2 Angle lo Slant o Cancel 3 Aspect n Keep Aspect for input Fill 4 Color L Pitch 1 Contour 1 Width Enter the object s width _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 2 Angle Enter the angle of rotation for the object The unit is in degrees A negative angle may also be entered Entering a negative angle rotates the object clockwise 3 Aspect Enter the size as a ratio with the vertical horizontal aspect vertical horizontal ratio when the text or shape was created as 1 Entering a number changes the width without varying the height Enter 2 to
50. ed Topics Format Edit Stroke command Creating shapes such as circles and squares with a vertical horizontal aspect of 1 1 To create a shape with a vertical horizontal aspect of 1 1 such as a circle or square drag while holding down the Shift key This function is not supported when creating text or a polygon 1 Click the button for creating a rectangle round rectangle circle or ellipse or star 2 While holding down the Shift key drag the object i _ Related Topics Making an object larger or smaller Text String Properties Keep Aspect for input Polygon Properties Keep Aspect for input Changing the size without altering the centerpoint To change the size without altering the position of its centerpoint hold down the Ctrl key and drag an editing point W or A 1 Select the object While holding down the Ctrl key drag a point Bl or A The size can be freely changed by dragging a square point Bl The size can be changed while maintaining the shape s vertical and horizontal aspect by holding down the Shift key while dragging The triangular points A on the left and right can be dragged to change the horizontal size The triangular points A above and below can be dragged to change the vertical size _ Related Topics Making an object larger or smaller 26 3 Hints and Tips Starting drawing of a graphic from a centerpoint To create a shape
51. een installed this function is off The snap point is initially at an object s lower left To change the snap point hold down the Ctrl key and click on the desired point t Click while holding down the Ctrl key The snap point can be a point around the perimeter of the object any of eight points or a point at the center of the object View Grid Setup command This makes the settings for grid interval whether the grid is displayed and whether the snap to grid function is on or off Running this command displays the Grid Setup dialog box Grid Setup dialog box Interval Horizontal 5 mm Vertical P mm 3 Show Grid Line 4 Snap To Grid Point 1 Enter the interval for horizontally adjacent grid lines When Dr Engrave has just been installed this is set at 5 0 mm 0 197 inch Setting range Oto 100 mm 0 to 4 inch _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 2 Enter the interval for vertically adjacent grid lines When Dr Engrave has just been installed this is set at 5 0 mm 0 197 inch Setting range Oto 100 mm 0 to 4 inch _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 3 This toggles the display of the grid on or off 4 This toggles the function for snapping objects to the grid on or off 5 The grid is shown with dotted lines 6 The grid i
52. egments Images can be entered by importing them from a TWAIN compliant image scanner connected to the host computer or by importing an image file saved in bitmap BMP format You can also register a converted graphic as a symbol Generation of stroke characters Characters with no line width 1 e stroke characters can be generated automatically from TrueType font characters You can use such generated stroke fonts in Dr Engrave in the same way as other fonts registered with Windows However you can t use them with other programs Text that has been changed to stroke characters can be engraved more rapidly than outline fonts because the characters are made up of fewer line segments You can also clean up such automatically generated stroke characters stroke character edit function You can extract and display the contours of characters for TrueType fonts You can set characters TrueType fonts to the desired width weight You can create rectangles circles stars polygons polyline and other graphics Objects can be positioned with precision snap to grid feature Intoroduction Starting the software 1 Click Start Point to Roland Dr Engrave and click Dr Engrave gt 2 DiEngrave um StartUp k em Dr Engrave Help MS MS DOS Prompt Sy uninstall lay Windows Explorer A Accetsones fey Roland Dr Engrave Documents Settings Eind Help Run Shut Down
53. er Spacing Enter the pitch interval for adjacent characters Character size does not change Changing this value also makes the Width value change accordingly 7 Line Spacing This specifies the spacing between adjacent lines 8 This shows the shape of the text 9 Choose the portion of the text for which you want to enter the height 10 Keep Aspect for input This causes an object s aspect to be maintained at a fixed value when a numerical value is are entered for Height or Width When a value is entered for Height or Width the value of Width or Height changes automatically 11 Line Alignment You can center a text string or align it with the left margin the right margin or both justified 12 This setting determines whether the selected text is written vertically or horizontally 42 13 Slant Enter the degree of slant of the object The unit is in degrees Entering a positive angle makes the object slant to the right Entering a negative angle makes the object slant to the left 14 Font This displays the name of the selected font To change the font for the text click on the down pointing triangle 15 Boldness Dragging the slider changes the thickness weight of text A font cannot be made narrower than its standard weight The left hand end of the slider is standard weight and the right hand end is maximum weight 16 Color Choose the line color of the text or shape
54. f the command y This opens a SFEdit file L gt Running this command opens the Open dialog box This saves the file overwriting the previous version of the file Ex 1 Text entry box Enter the text you want to edit Select a character by clicking the left or right arrow button or double clicking on the character To edit or browse line characters that have already been registered then at the Shape menu click Character List 2 Arrow buttons These choose the character you want to edit from the text string in the text entry box The character in the text entry box that is displayed in reverse video is the presently selected character Use these buttons to move the reversed portion and select the desired character This selects a polyline or straight line To select a polyline or straight line move the mouse pointer over the polyline or straight line and click When a polyline or straight line is chosen pressing the Ctrl and Tab key selects a different polyline or straight line To invert the polyline or straight line selection order hold down the Shift and Ctrl key then press Tab AS This cancels an Undo command that has just been run This cancels an Undo command that has just been run This shifts the position of a vertex and changes the shape of a polyline or straight line Clicking this button then clicking overtop the polyline or straight line display s the vert
55. functions see the explanation for the particular command Moving a vertex 1 Click the button 2 Click on a polyline or straight line 3 Drag the vertex Bl To select a number of vertices hold down the Shift key while clicking on each vertex W Alternatively drag an area that includes the vertices you want to select To move the vertices drag any one of the selected vertices B Adding a vertex 1 Click the button 2 Click on a polyline or straight line 3 Position the pointer over a line and click The location for adding the vertex B appears 4 From the Shape menu click Insert Vertex You can also double click on a line in a graphic and add a vertex 60 Appendixies Deleting a vertex 1 Click the button 2 Click on a polyline or straight line 3 Click on the vertex The selected vertex changes to a square with a border To delete two or more vertices at the same time hold down the Shift key as you click on each vertex Alternatively drag the mouse over the vertices to be deleted 4 From the Shape menu click Delete Vertex _ Related Topics Basic Operations Step3 Save the file Save the corrected character to a file Saving the file causes the results of the change to immediately affect the text string referencing this file 1 Click the button The Save As dialog box appears If you re editing an existing file no dialog box
56. g for the base font Clicking Substitute allows existing stroke characters to remain without being regenerated Note that after a font has been substituted the substitute font is used as the base design for creating stroke characters Other symptoms The stroke characters are not evenly aligned in a horizontal row When horizontal stroke characters are entered the characters may not be evenly aligned in a horizontal row DU This happens because the spacing between the base line and the text differs from one character to another When text is written horizontally the base lines of adjacent characters are lined up along a horizontal line so that there is no unevenness Because the character centerlines are extracted and converted to stroke characters the spacing between the base line and the character may become ragged as shown in the figure Base Lines If this happens correct the shape of the characters so that the spacing between the base line and the character becomes uniform 56 5 If You Think There s a Problem The stroke characters are not converted correctly When text is been converted to stroke characters some text may not be converted correctly Here are some of the main reasons why this may happen The width of the lines forming the characters is uneven The characters are too wide and the direction of line extension cannot easily be determined mip Serifs balls
57. g the pointer as shown in the figure 1 From the File menu click Import 7 Drag start point The Open dialog box appears 2 Click Files of type and select Windows Bitmap File bmp x A list of files that can be imported is shown n Drag end point Robert Files of type windows Bitmap File bmp 3 Select the desired file and click Open 4 The data is read into the preview screen and displayed Check the contents and click OK When importing a color image outlining may not proceed as expected depending on the colors In such cases drag the Adjust Image Density slider to adjust the image or refer to the Importing bitmap data to correct the data using a commercial software application 5 The outlined object appears on screen Click the button Click on the object to select it 8 Drag one of the points around the object to change the size of the object To enlarge or reduce the size of the object at a uniform scale hold down the Shift key while dragging 9 Drag the object to position it at the desired location In this example the object is positioned as shown the figure Raerd Robert 11 1 Operation Procedures Step 6 Save the file Save the data that s been created to a file 1 Click the button The Save As dialog box appears 2 Specify where to save the file 3 Enter the name of the file and click Save Step 7 Start engraving Out
58. ged Ez ae Untitled Dr Engrave File Edt View Format Shape Layout Help oes mas ejej rirfo A Cursor pos 46 6 107 6 Ubject center Curr Ready ve The origin point for Dr Engrave coincides with the XY origin home position of the engraving machine Changing the engraving depth To change the depth of engraving for each object change the line or fill color The depths of the various colors can be set with the driver for the engraving machine For more information about how to make the settings see the help screens for the driver To change an object s line or fill color follow the steps below Click the e button 2 Click on the object to select it 3 From the Shape menu click Properties The Properties dialog box for the selected object appears 4 Click the drop down arrow next to Color then click the desired color Color EN _ Related Topics Text String Properties Shape Properties Polygon Properties Text Box Properties 18 3 Hints and Tips 3 Arranging plates of the same size for engraving at one time This section describes how to line up cut plates of the same size on the engraving machine s cutting table and engrave them at one time In this section four plates measuring 60 mm x 40 mm 2 4 x 1 5 inch are mounted on a base measuring 150 mm x 100 mm 6 x 4 inch and the plates are changed to engrave a total of eight plates To make it easy t
59. he This opens a SFEdit file design base for the stroke font the base font Running this command opens the Open dialog box It changes made a file being edited have not been saved a If changes made to a file being edited have not been saved a dialog box asking if you wish to save the dialog box asking if you wish to save the changes is displayed changes is displayed Keyboard shortcut Ctrl O Keyboard shortcut Ctrl N Select Base Font dialog box Open dialog box 1 m 5 5 Allegra BT AmerTupe Md BT Files of type Poland Stroke Font bref Cancel ul 3 4 5 6 BankGothic Md BT Benguiat Bk BT BemhardF ashion BT BemhardMod BT hd aBbYyZ 2 3 1 Choose the area where the file has been saved 1 2 This displays the selected font The folders and files in the Look in are displayed To choose a font click the font name in the list or enter the Double click on a file to open it Double click on a folder to font name open it and see the files inside 2 3 This displays the fonts available for selection Click on a font Enter the file name in the list to choose it Only TrueType fonts registered in Windows are displayed 4 Select the type of file 3 Only files with the chosen extension are listed To list all files This displays the form of the selected font choose All Files 5 Open button If a file in the file list has been sele
60. hen more than one plate is laid out 11 12 13 Fre EE Hira En ach Shi Pin iae L 10 iaa Corr lo Polon Ack Squid 7 Status Bar This shows Dr Engrave s state of operation and provides brief descriptions of commands This also shows line color and amount of zoom in or zoom out for the image 8 Object This is a shape or a block of text to be engrave 9 Popup menu Clicking the right mouse button within an editing area makes a menu appear The displayed menu varies according to the type of selected object or present mode 10 When the mouse pointer is moved close to here the pointer changes to a diagonal arrow You can then change the window size by dragging 11 Minimize button This shrinks the window to a button on the taskbar 12 Maximize button This expands the window to fill the screen 13 Close button This ends the program If changes made to the file being edited have not been saved a dialog box asking if you wish to save the changes is displayed 1 Operation Procedures 1 Operation Procedures Introduction Step 1 Enter the Thi ti lains the basi ti f Dr E taki workpiece m the engraving of the plate shown in the figure as an example to describe each step S i Ze The engraving range that has been set becomes the editing area for 40 rrr Dr Engrave The editing area is represented by a shadowed white 1 5 inch rectangle Rom eri A plate is des
61. his saves the file to the selected Save in 6 Cancel button This closes the dialog box File Exit command This ends the program If changes made to the file being edited have not been saved a dialog box asking if you wish to save the changes is displayed Shortcut Click the button for closing the application window 67 Appendixies Commands Edit menu Edit Undo command This erases the change just made and returns to the previous form po Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Z Edit Redo command This cancels an Undo command that has just been run gt Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Y Edit Cut command This deletes the selected object and copies it to the clipboard The contents of the clipboard are maintained until another object is copied to the clipboard To paste the clipboard contents run the Edit Paste command e Keyboard shortcut Ctrl X Edit Copy command This copies the selected object to the clipboard The contents of the clipboard are maintained until another object is copied to the clipboard To paste the clipboard contents run the Edit Paste command m Keyboard shortcut Ctrl C Edit Paste command This copies the contents of the clipboard pasting them at the selected on screen location You can only paste SFEdit polylines or straight lines Shapes created with another program cannot be pasted via the clipboar
62. his section four identical copies of a design measuring 60 mm y 0 x 40 mm 2 4 x 1 5 inch are engraved on a plate measuring 150 mm x 100 mm 6 x 4 inch mE EE To make it easy to understand the procedure described here is An empty file with no entries is opened broken down into three steps 5 Click and create the text box shown in the figure Step 1 Make a template file Step 2 Arrange the plates and enter the text Step 3 Ready the engraving machine and start engraving a Text Bax 150 mm ib inch 6 Make the settings for the size of the text in the text box the Plate division line font type and so on Belen EB EE You can also make the settings after laying out the plates In a na A that case from the Layout menu use Edit Template In this example the text settings are made ahead of time Choose a text box then from the Shape menu click Proper ties 7 Make the settings for the text size and layout font type and other necessary items then click OK Normally you should set the size of the text so that it doesn t margin 5 mm 50 mim Qe 2 4 inch exceed the size of the text box Z o 8 Click Ol to make the rectangle shown in the figure Plato thickness 2 0 mm Line depth for Division line text and graphics depth 1 8 mm 34 Rectangle 0 2 mm 9 Import the image file shown in the figure Step 1 Make d tem D a
63. ices Double click on a line to add a vertex Drag one of the square pointers W to change the position of the corresponding vertex Dragging a vertex to a point near a line or another vertex makes it snap to the line or vertex To keep it from snapping hold down the Ctrl key while dragging Making the endpoints of a polyline snap together produces a closed polygon When a vertex is chosen pressing the Tab key selects a different vertex To invert the vertex selection order hold down the Shift key and press Tab This creates a polyline or straight line by clicking on vertices To end creation double click on the end point Right click or press Esc while creation is in progress to delete a vertex To create a line double click on the second vertex end point Clicking this button changes the mouse pointer to the shape drawing tool This enlarges or reduces the view of the object Clicking the left mouse button show an enlarged view with the point where clicked at the center The area to be enlarged can also be specified by dragging with the mouse Clicking the right mouse button shows a reduced size view This command expands or reduces the size of the object shown to fill the screen 65 Appendixies Commands File menu File New command zi File Fite open command This creates new stroke fonts A dialog box is displayed for selecting the font to serve as t
64. ies The driver s properties open 5 Click Tool tab 6 The color of the graphic and text lines is set to black and the color of the dividing lines is set to red Set different cutting conditions for the respective colors 7 Click on a black tab and specify a tool number 8 Enter the feed rate for X Y Speed and Z Speed Ar Speed Z Speed 2 i mms 2 mms When the feeding speed is high processing becomes rough and flash marks tend to remain on the cut surface On the other hand when the feeding speed is slow processing takes more time Be careful because a slower feeding speed does not always result in improved finishing Set a feed rate that is optimal for the composition of the workpiece being engraved as well as the composition and diameter of the blade 9 Enter the values for Z Up Position and Z Down Position 2 Up Position Cutter oso E Z Up Z Down Position ROS mE t 020 4 Z Down imee zJ mm Position Z1 10 Enter the value for Z Engraving Pitch 2 Engraving Pitch First cutting path 010 mn Second path e Last path When the cutting in amount is deeper the cutting speed increases but the cutting in amount is limited by the quality of the workpiece In cases where the required depth can not be cut at once repeat cutting several times to depth that does not breach the limit 11 Set the cutting conditions for the dividing lines Click on a red tab and
65. igned by arranging shapes and text in the editing area Portions that extend beyond this area are not engrave Pelang Set the engraving area to match the size of the workpiece loaded 1 From the File menu click Print Setup e AO mm a The Print Setup dialog box is displayed 2 4 inch 2 For Printer click Name then choose the driver to be used for output Name Roland CAMM 2 PNE 23004 Properties 3 Click Properties The driver s properties open 4 Enter the cutting area engraving area In this example enter a range with vertical size of 40 mm and a horizontal size of 60 mm 5 Leave the Properties screen displayed and carry out the next Steps 1 Operation Procedures Step 2 Set the cutting conditions Make the settings for the blade s movement speed cutting in amount and other cutting conditions to match the composition and thickness of the loaded workpiece and the type of blade For cutting conditions such as Z0 that can t be set with the driver make the settings directly on the engraving machine This section gives an overview of the steps when engraving all graphics and text at the same depth For more details about the cutting condition settings see the help screens for the driver 1 At the driver s Properties click the Tool tab 2 Enter the feed rate for X Y Speed and Z Speed Ar Speed Z Speed 2 m mms m mms When the feeding speed is high processi
66. in a graphic and add a vertex 62 Deleting a vertex 1 Click the lll button 2 Click on a polyline or straight line 3 Click on the vertex The selected vertex changes to a square with a border B To delete two or more vertices at the same time hold down the Shift key as you click on each vertex Alternatively drag the mouse over the vertices to be deleted 4 From the Shape menu click Delete Vertex Selecting a polyline or straight line Click mid button 2 Move the mouse cursor to the polyline or straight line object to be selected and click the mouse 3 The symbols lil and A appear around the selected polyline or straight line When a polyline or straight line is chosen pressing the Ctrl and Tab key selects a different polyline or straight line To invert the polyline or straight line selection order hold down the Shift and Ctrl key then press Tab Appendixies Selecting multiple polylines or straight lines 1 Click the button 2 While holding down the Shift key click on each of the polylines or straight lines you wish to select Alternatively drag the mouse over the polylines or straight lines to be selected Canceling the selection of a polyline or straight line Click the button 2 Click on an area other than the selected polyline or straight line Moving an polyline or straight line horizontally or vertically 1 Click the
67. innnnnns 44 Polyline Chance siena 64 A TE 64 MOV A usd A SN 63 odiado 63 PODUD mie Mi at tarea ts Oo PO ara al a 55 Preferences command irasas a ai 36 Preterences dialos Doxa ds 36 O eed dq 35 Printe COMMING oi ceci ode in ies 35 Print Preview command vivacidad 35 Print Setup command aio 35 Properties command Format Properties liada eee deett 41 Shape Properties lus di erase 42 R Reene AVi ie 23 Redo command rd e 37 68 Regenerate Stroke Character command cecececcceeceeeeeeeeees 70 Reso lmi ONda E eu No uec dc 30 31 74 Return to Layout command occccccncncnnncnonononnnnnnninoninaninaninininn 52 S Save COMME da 34 SAVEASS oT atatim ideo outlier Quos docu tpe c dte tutes Ta ics 34 Save AS talos BOX teneis Pte teta e ee eter dre eite 67 Save Asu COMMANG s re roa o dE iii 67 Save communis 67 o A d edic Use vu qu ne feodo RN 30 35 Select All comimatid c4 ie rr reto eae eee PSP d 37 68 Select Base Pont didlos DOx uo 66 Select Source command a o aii e esee toad deeds si 35 Select Stroke Font dialog DOx cui ein neacee 40 Server Vertex command eese 50 SEVA eens hae inae t 41 SEEDS acrior rad retos tet ect em od abe RM OR P CY RE Ci 74 Shape Menta ee eroe pte Dae ee teo tuve da eden 42 70 Shape Properties dialog DOX eccesso ro eee etas 43 Show Grid command ita 39 69 SMA POMAR 28 Snap To Grid command t 39 69 Snap tO Vertex com
68. is no unevenness 8 Popup menu Clicking the right mouse button within an editing area makes a menu appear You can use this menu to run the following commands 9 When the mouse pointer is moved close to here the pointer changes to a diagonal arrow You can then change the window size by dragging 10 Close button This ends the program If changes made to the file being edited have not been saved a dialog box asking if you wish to save the changes is displayed 11 Maximize button This expands the window to fill the screen 12 Minimize button This shrinks the window to a button on the taskbar 59 Appendixies 2 Operation Procedures Step1 Choose the text Choose the character whose shape you want to touch up The character you chose appears on the SFEdit editing screen where you can reposition vertices add line segments and do other things as well 1 Click on the toolbar s text entry box then enter the text string If a text string has already been entered go to 2 below sed jj Text entry box 2 Click the e or L button The presently selected character is displayed in reverse video Use these buttons to move the reversed portion and select the desired character Step2 Correct the shape of the character Use SFEdit s editing features to correct the shape of the character This section describes how to move a vertex add a vertex and delete a vertex For other editing
69. it Template command tii dl ds 52 Engraving CMC e 12 A E NER PEU UNIUS 18 E et yins at one TMG uoces icis lis I9 22 ONS P ERE 18 Ready asiste e becas ode A EOA 21 23 pere dilata o Lio ReGen 25 A A 21 23 ENSAYO Oleo die tete tote i d bu lem 9 20 Enter tle text 22 vr eee ora aee tee lc Ex eoe yea eg vos ve Er RS 20 23 tror WICSSACCS eres Sih e o etae M ot os 56 73 EX COPI sco rc vert iE Debe ee Cel equi et Dci aba ese 36 67 Extraction of clear outlines eee eere ree ree een rne nur nnn 30 31 E Feed fate edv te teer redeem edi iuste E Gili 21 24 Ela adi tios 34 66 LESE COPDPOAEIQ satan dd ias 48 FUE Setup dial 9 BOX 5i creat e ld 48 Fit to Screen command eee 38 69 Flat drao en ravino o tra ted ceat 48 E onte T COMMANG esac hives ot vor retreat he ebrio vive fee bio easi ees 40 Pont Sel ct dialoo DO O I DS RUE SI Adde 40 Fortaat a a So ee A hab ev e veinte cua tec 40 G TAC ATI ONS odes toe oa la Bl cst et 30 31 74 jur PRO 28 30 GE GOrBrmdBd 5e oe obo pia 69 Grid Setup command usina tr tant 39 69 Grid Setup diato t BOX duisi ei Moab e tns 39 69 Guide Lines command dar P ebbe Es 30 15 Appendixies H EIE ID 3X CTYUL o oor A 53 RAZA Meral Font Select a to mporn eomma d aise rad Import Text comman diee reote o EEE Imporins ES Vta 25 Portas ate E A A importas bitmap data ee e eite Ret Poesie ed litore m
70. main without being regenerated Note that after a font has been substituted the substitute font is used as the base design for creating line characters Not enough memory If insufficient memory occurs during processing close all other applications or restart Windows If the message about insufficient memory still appears check the amount of free space on your hard disk Windows normally uses a portion of the hard disk for virtual memory and it may be that there is not enough space left on the hard disk If this is the case free up space on the hard disk by deleting unneeded files or moving them to another disk If the message about insufficient memory still appears after doing this it is recommended that you increase the amount of memory in your computer File input output failed An error occurs when opening or saving a file If the error appears when saving a file The disk you want to save the file to is write protected or the file you re trying to overwrite is read only Save the file on a disk that isn t write protected or change the file attributes to enable it to be written to If the error appears when opening a file The file you re attempting to open is not in SFEdit file format Open an SFEdit file 73 Appendixies Glossary Object This is the collective name for shapes and blocks of text Dr Engrave file This is a file saved in Dr Engrave format Windows BMP bitmap BMP Windows bitma
71. mand A polygon can be split into individual parts Lan be treated as separate abject E Shape Insert Vertex command This adds a vertex at the specified location e Keyboard shortcut Insert _ Related Topics Adding a vertex to a polygon polyline Shape Delete Vertex command This deletes the selected vertex E Keyboard shortcut Delete _ Related Topics Deleting a vertex of a polygon polyline Shape Connect Vertex com mand This connects the endpoints of an open polygon polyline with a line To connect vertices choose two open endpoints of a polygon polyline then run this command Connecting to the endpoint of a different polygon polyline 1 Select the target polygon 2 At the Shape menu click Combine Polygons 3 Select the two endpoints 4 Atthe Shape menu click Connect Vertex i Keyboard shortcut Alt Insert Shape Server Vertex command This severs a polygon polyline at a specified location To specify the severance point click on one of the polygon s line segments or vertices _ Keyboard shortcut Alt Delete Shape Snap to Vertex command This overlays the selected vertex on the closest vertex Snapping to the vertex of a different polygon polyline 1 21 3 4 Select the target polygon At the Shape menu click Combine Polygons Select the vertex to snap to At the Shape menu click Snap to Vertex 50
72. mand eerte is eee 50 71 PO er nee Reena aera i Seu ed MIS dl c eoe E 21 24 SLATS the SOM Waste 6 Siatus DE ou o oos teet mto od n vet Ni race de eM M Met 7 59 Status Bar command eere ea ree o ttn re o rea buenas 38 Straight line DWD Pao ee ieee Lo ee ee Bice ot pie 64 IMO VAIO ot eet Ed etos malccax e actes co cce pM n icta 63 Selec soso creais 63 Straight Line Properties dialog box ooccoccccccccncconccononinonins 45 Stroke Character Batch Generate command 71 Stroke Characters ccccccesccsscovcossscceccescecsceeeceescoes 26 41 56 57 59 Stroke Font Table dialog box eo rrr entente tente 70 556 Command utet e TI DU sae 40 76 Appendixies Symbol T Template ener ene entre eT H 19 Template Properties dialog box ccoocccccccnnnnnnnnns 19 22 Iext Box Properties dialog DOX surcar TENEN DOX did Text String Properties dialog box sese 42 Title DAE ATEM C E rU a T T ToolDa TO 172 33 Toolbar command eee 38 Toolbar Dutt OBS cere ett or vertus vv egeo au doe e e RUE 33 Tae De tontas 5 TrueType EOTIES aaea his toaawaaaneeatensacs EWAN eere O 30 U Undo Commands dao rete ee ase i a e 37 Unexpected file format ma do EB rear e HAE Use Symbols sud dote nu dali MOV dois A icones e Leia DEL I merece Vertex of a polygon polyline A O ee ines eee he Vertical horizontal as
73. mbined polygons lets you perform flat drag engraving between the inner and outer sides as shown in the figure _ Related Topics Combine Polygons command Fill Setup dialog box W Fill Pitch 1 Contour Dancel 4 1 Pitch This sets the fill pitch the spacing between adjacent tool paths Normally you should enter the diameter of the blade installed on the engraving machine To ensure an attractive finish for flat drag engraving the pitch is generally set at a value smaller than the blade diameter 33 Pitch 2 Color Choose the color of fill lines _ Related Topics Changing the engraving depth 48 4 Commands 3 Fill When on the interior of the object text or shape is engraved by flat drag cutting The route along which the tool moves the tool path is created along the contours of the object Set the tool path pitch with Pitch The tool path is created on the inner side of the object To engrave an object s contour lines select Contour 33 Pitch 4 Contour After flat drag engraving of the object finishes the object s contours are engraved Shape Move Shape command This specifies an object s position as a certain distance from the origin point Running this command displays the Moving a Shape dialog box Moving a Shape dialog box Moving a Shape Cancel 1 Choose which portion of the object is to be used for specifying
74. mmended that you increase the amount of memory in your computer Could not generate outline An outline could not be extracted because of the faint color of data imported using a scanner or Windows bitmap data imported with the Import command Adjust the data to a darkness that allows an outline to be extracted and import the data again _ Related Topics Using a scanner to import an object Importing bitmap data 55 5 f You Think There s a Problem Unexpected file format A file opened with the Open command imported with the Import command or imported with the Import Text is in a format that Dr Engrave does not recognize Use a file format that Dr Engrave can recognize File formats that can be imported Windows Bitmap Extension bmp Import command only CSV Extension csv Import Text command only Text Extension txt Import Text command only Document file of Dr Engrave Extension ded Open command only Template file of Dr Engrave Extension det Open command only Base font XXXXX not found Choose substitute font or click Cancel and install selected font The stroke font file you re trying to open has a setting for a base font that s not registered with Windows The file may have been created on a machine with a different font environment or the font may have been deleted from Windows Click Finish and install the font in Windows or click Substi tute change the settin
75. nd This cancels an Undo command that has just been run po Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Y Edit Cut command This deletes the selected object and copies it to the clipboard The contents of the clipboard are maintained until another object is copied to the clipboard To paste the clipboard contents run the Edit Paste command Es Keyboard shortcut Ctrl X Edit Copy command This copies the selected object to the clipboard The contents of the clipboard are maintained until another object is copied to the clipboard To paste the clipboard contents run the Edit Paste command PS Keyboard shortcut Ctrl C _ Related Topics Copying an object Edit Paste command This copies the contents of the clipboard pasting them at the selected on screen location PS Keyboard shortcut Ctrl V _ Related Topics Copying an object Edit Delete command This deletes the selected object The deleted object is not copied to the clipboard ES Keyboard shortcut Delete Edit Select All command This selects all objects displayed on screen E Keyboard shortcut Ctrl A 37 4 Commands Commands View menu View Zoom Zoom In com mand This displays an enlarged view of the object po Keyboard shortcut Ctrl Page Down View Zoom Zoom Out command This displays an reduced view of the object po Keyboard shortcut Ctrl
76. ng Properties dialog box Text String Properties 1 Heieht PO Je 9 2 Height 22 35 3 J ry 3 Width 44 69 1 4 Aspect fi v Keep Aspect for input Ed EE 1 5 Angle 0 Slant fo m i 0S u f 7 eae fis Boldness Normal y SR Bold 1 Color EN 1 Fill 1 8 assd Drs IET ener 1 1 Text Height Enter the height of the text The setting immediately affects all characters in the text string Changing this value also makes the Height value change accordingly _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 2 Height Enter the overall height for the text string Changing this value also makes the Text Height value change accordingly _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values D C9 74 0 21 3 9 I9 8 Nr 3 Width Enter the overall width for the text string _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values 4 Aspect Enter the size as a ratio with the vertical horizontal aspect vertical horizontal ratio when the text or shape was created as 1 Entering a number changes the width without varying the height Enter 2 to double the width Enter 0 5 to halve it 5 Angle Enter the angle of rotation for the object The unit is in degrees A negative angle may also be entered Entering a negative angle rotates the object clockwise 6 Charact
77. ng becomes rough and flash marks tend to remain on the cut surface On the other hand when the feeding speed is slow processing takes more time Be careful because a slower feeding speed does not always result in improved finishing Set a feed rate that is optimal for the composition of the workpiece being engraved as well as the composition and diameter of the blade 3 Enter the values for Z Up Position and Z Down Position The figure below shows a case where ZO is set at the workpiece surface 2 Up Position Cutter 1 00 E ZUp Z Down Position Position 2 7o L 0 50 zoon 7 Warkniece ai mmi Position Z1 4 Enter the value for Z Engraving Pitch 2 Engraving Pitch First cutting path 020 mn Second path When the cutting in amount is deeper the cutting speed increases but the cutting in amount is limited by the quality of the workpiece In cases where the required depth can not be cut at once repeat cutting several times to depth that does not breach the limit 5 Click OK The click OK again to close the Print Setup dialog box Step 3 Enter the text Enter the block of text to be engraved The text that is input is displayed as outlined text Dr Engrave can use TrueType fonts registered with Windows as well as stroke fonts that you create yourself Here we ll input Robert as the block of text and set Times New Roman 1 Click the button The mouse pointer ch
78. ng more than object While holding down the Shift key click on each of the objects you wish to select Drag the mouse to enclose entirely the object you wish to select Canceling the selection of an object 1 Click the O button 2 Click on an area other than the selected object Moving an object horizontally or vertically Click the D button 2 Click on the object to select it 3 While holding down the Shift key drag the object up down or to the left or right Making an object larger or smaller Click the D button 2 Click on the object to select it 3 Change the size of the object by dragging the points M and A that appear around the object The size can be freely changed by dragging a square point Bl The size can be changed while maintaining the shape s vertical and horizontal aspect by holding down the Shift key while dragging The triangular points A on the left and right can be dragged to change the horizontal size The triangular points A above and below can be dragged to change the vertical size Rotating an object Click the O button 2 Click on the object to select it 3 Click on the object again The circular points 6 appear around the object 4 Drag a circular point to rotate the object gt 14 2 Basic Operations for Object Slanting an object Text boxes cannot be slanted Click the O button 2 Click on the obj
79. nu click Add Symbol The Add Symbol dialog box appears Register the symbol with an appropriate group according to use or shape To create a new group click New Group and enter a name for the group When adding the symbol to an existing group select the group name with Group Name At Symbol Name enter a name for the symbol Then click Add Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values The measurement system used for numerical values depends on the unit setting for Windows in effect when Dr Engrave starts up The settings for Windows can be changed with Measurement System on the Number tab under Control Panel Regional Setting If the measurement system has been changed Dr Engrave must be stopped and restarted for the new setting to take effect 29 3 Hints and Tips Using a scanner to import an object An image acquired with a scanner can be imported into Dr Engrave and outlined for engraving Dr Engrave supports scanners that comply with TWAIN_32 For information on connecting the scanner and installing the scanner driver please refer to the scanner s documentation There are some image whose outlines cannot be extracted Please keep the following conditions in mind when creating data Conditions for data allowing extraction of clear out lines Boundaries between two colors should be sharp and well defined with no continuous gradations Using only the two values of white and
80. o create a new stroke font enter the font name in this text box 40 4 Commands Format Edit Stroke command This corrects the shape of stroke characters This starts the program for editing stroke characters SFEdit The first character of the selected text string appears on the edit screen For more on how to use SFEdit See Appendixies Operating Procedures of SFEdit Format Properties command This is used to change the attributes and size of a text string or text box using numerical values When you ve selected a text string the Text String Properties screen appears When you ve selected a text box the Text Box Properties screen appears 41 4 Commands Commands Shape menu Shape Properties command This is used to change the form of an object by modifying its numerical values A dialog box for changing the shape appears The items displayed vary according to the type of object selected Selecting a polygon polyline with three or more vertices displays the Polygon Properties screen When there are two vertices the Straight Line Properties screen appears To open the properties of a template then while editing a template file make sure no object is currently selected and run this command Text String Properties Shape Properties Polygon Properties Straight Line Properties Text Box Properties Template Properties P Keyboard shortcut Alt Enter Text Stri
81. o understand the procedure described here is broken down into three steps 5 Step 1 Make a template file Step 2 Arrange the plates and enter the text Step 3 Ready the engraving machine and start engraving 6 inch 6 S E 5 mm Sra 1 40 mm 1 5 inch 7 100 mm 4 inch aa 5mm T ead inch We inch EE zo 0 2 inch Line depth far je text and graphics 1 2 mm Step 1 Make a template file Create the data for a single plate and save it as a template file hl mm 2 4 inch mn Imported image file T E 40 mm _ Rectangle Medi Il Text Box 1 From the File menu click New The New File dialog box appears 2 Click the Standard tab then click New File Standard Click Template to activate it then click OK C Document Template The Template Properties dialog box appears Enter the plate size then click OK In this example enter the values shown below Size T 40 A 50 An empty file with no entries is opened Click and create the text box shown in the figure gt Text Box Make the settings for the size of the text in the text box the font type and so on You can also make the settings after laying out the plates In that case from the Layout menu use Edit Template In this example the text settings are made ahead of time Choose a text box then from the Shape menu click
82. ommand This displays what the results of printing will look like so you can check your work before actually performing printing Running this command changes the display from the object s edit screen to the preview screen Preview screen commands Print This performs printing The Print dialog box appears Page Setup This allows you to make settings for paper size margins and the like The Page Setup dialog box appears Zoom In This enlarges the view size of the print image Zoom Out This reduces the view size of the print image Close This closes the Preview screen for printing File Print Setup command This is used to select the driver The Print Setup dialog box appears To output data then for Printer click on the down pointing arrow next to Name then click on the driver to be used for output To make settings for the engraving area workpiece size or the cutting conditions tool speed depth and so on click Proper ties For more information on the Properties settings refer to the help screens for the driver The settings made here are temporarily saved The changes are lost when you quit Dr Engrave 35 4 Commands File Preferences command This sets the default font and text height when entering text the screen color scheme and the zoom ratio Running this command displays the Preferences dialog box 1 3 4 NO Preferences dialog box
83. p is a standard graphical file format for Windows It can be used to store bitmap data All graphics are represented as a collection of dots SFEdit file This is a file saved in SFEdit format Normally rsf is used as the file extension TrueType font This is one type of outline font system that represents text as an outline and a filled portion It is provided as standard on Win dows Vector data Vector data is a data format that represents images text and shapes as a set of reference points and the lines that connect them Most draw type software applications can be used to create vector data images Bitmap data Bitmap data is a data format that represents images text and shapes as a collection of dots Most paint type software applica tions show images as bitmaps Resolution This is a scale that indicates the precision of images displayed on screen printed on the printer or acquired with the scanner The larger the number the more detailed and attractive is the image it represents Gradations This indicates the smoothness of changes in color when colors are used Indicate This indicates the smoothness of changes in color when colors are used Clipboard The clipboard is used to hold data temporarily when it is being copied or cut The clipboard is a standard feature of Windows CSV This is one format for saving data from a database spreadsheet or the like as a text file Text or numerals en
84. pect ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 26 42 44 Vertices of a polygon polyline Selecting iaa Selects mul ple o2 5 do oa VIO THREE etc oda ed tes o tt uode ctu ute ala 38 W Windows BMP DittWap issued Pt re meets X AX ASA esal Font Seletti eus tt beata Eds Z Zoom In command ooooccnnnccnnnnccnnnioconnnacononioconnnacononocinaniconons 38 Zoom Out command ocoooccnnnnccnnnocnnnnoconenocnnnnoconanoconanicnnnnos 38 35 68 56 29 17 Roland R2 991220
85. phics or text strings at the Standard tab choose New File File Open command This opens a Dr Engrave file Running this command opens the Open dialog box If changes made to a file being edited have not been saved a dialog box asking if you wish to save the changes is displayed j Keyboard shortcut Ctrl O File Save command This saves the file overwriting the previous version of the file To save the file with a different name or in a different area use the Save As command Es Keyboard shortcut Ctrl S File Save As command This saves the file with a different name Running this command opens the Save As dialog box File Import command This imports a file created using another software application Running this command makes the Open dialog box appear _ Related Topics Importing bitmap data 34 4 Commands File Import Text command This imports a comma or tab separated text file into a text box This lets you make use of files made using a spreadsheet or a database that can export data in text format This command is available only when multiple plates have been laid out Running this command displays the Open dialog box Choose a file and click OK to call up the Text Import wizard Follow the messages that the Text Import wizard shows to complete the procedure _ Related Topics Importing a text file into a text box File
86. polygon polyline While holding down the Ctrl key click on one point Bi All vertices contained in the polygon polyline change to squares with borders E pr Moving a vertex of a polygon polyline horizontally or vertically 1 2 3 Click the button Click on the polygon polyline Hold down the Shift key and drag the vertex MW up down or to the left or right 2 Basic Operations for Object Adding a vertex to a polygon polyline 1 Click the Tk button 2 Click on the polygon polyline 3 Move the mouse pointer over a line of the polygon then click A L1 appears where the point will be added 4 From the Shape menu click Insert Vertex You can also double click on a line in a graphic and add a vertex Deleting a vertex of a polygon polyline 1 Click the fk button 2 Click on the polygon polyline 3 Click on the point The selected point changes to a square with a border I To delete two or more points at the same time hold down the Shift key as you click on each point W Alternatively drag the mouse over the points to be deleted 4 From the Shape menu click Delete Vertex 16 3 Hints and Tips 3 Hints and Tips About the origin point for engraving The following figure shows the origin point for Dr Engrave The location of the origin point is always at the lower left point of the engraving area and cannot be chan
87. put the data and start engraving Before starting engraving check the cable connections the loaded position of the workpiece the installed blade and the setting for the origin For more information take a look at the user s manual for the engraving machine Click the button The Print dialog box appears Click OK The engraving data is sent to the engraving machine and engraving starts To cancel engraving before it s finished l p med qd Pause the engraving machine For more information take a look at the user s manual for the engraving machine On the Windows click Start Point to Settings and click Printers Double click the icon for the printer driver From the Printer menu click Purge Print Jobs The file being engraved is deleted from the list If the file being engraved isn t shown it means that the sending of data has already ended Operate the engraving machine to end the task For more information take a look at the user s manual for the engraving machine 12 2 Basic Operations for Objects 2 Basic Operations for Object Selecting an object Click the e button 2 Move the mouse cursor to the object to be selected and click the mouse 3 The symbols W and A appear around the selected object When an object is chosen pressing the Tab key selects a different object To invert the object selection order hold down the Shift key and press Tab Selecti
88. raw is a trademark of Corel Corporation Copyright 1999 ROLAND DG CORPORATION Introduction Intoroduction Operating environment Computer Personal computer running Windows 95 Windows 98 or Win dows NT 4 0 CPU If you re using Windows 95 1486S X or better Pentium 100 MHz recommended If you re using Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 1486DX or better Pentium 100 MHz recommended System Memory If you re using Windows 95 8 MB or more 10 MB or more recommended If you re using Windows 98 or Windows NT 4 0 16 MB or more 32 MB or more recommended Hard Disk 10 MB or more of free space Overview of Dr Engrave Dr Engrave is a program for plate engraving that runs under Windows 95 98 NT Main Features of Dr Engrave Support for multiple plates You can arrange a number of plates with the same design within the engraver s cutting area This makes it possible to make many plates efficiently You can make a master plate then make the settings for the number of plates laid out and their spacing You can also divide a single plate Import text files Text files with comma or tab separated values can be imported into text boxes This lets you make use of files made using a spreadsheet or a database that can export data in text format Fill feature Flat drag machining can be performed for the center of text and graphics Image contouring Image contours can be extracted and converted to line s
89. s shown with unbroken lines 39 4 Commands Commands Format menu Format Font command This is used to select the font for a block of text Running this command opens the Font Select dialog box When a block of text has been selected this command sets its font When no text is selected this command sets the font used when test 1s entered To set the default font used when entering text from the File menu click Preferences Font Select dialog box Font Select 2 BankGothic Md BT Benguiat Bk BT BernhardFashion BT BernhardM nad BT 3 Bremen Bd BT Charlesworth 1 This displays the selected font Choosing a font from the font list makes the display change Clicking OK changes the font setting to the one displayed here 2 This displays the fonts available for selection Click on a font in the list to choose it Dr Engrave can use TrueType fonts registered with Windows as well as stroke fonts that you create yourself 3 This displays the form of the selected font Format Style command This specifies a style bold or italic for a text string To specify a setting other than line width or slant click Other The Text String Properties or Text Box Properties screen appears Format Direction command This setting determines whether the selected text is written vertically or horizontally Format Line Alignment com mand You can center a text s
90. specify a tool number 12 Make the settings for steps 8 through 11 For Z Down Position enter 1 8 mm 13 To replace the blade while engraving is PAUSE activate Pause for Tool Change v Pause for Tool Change 14 Click OK to close the driver s properties 15 Click OK The engraving data 1s sent to the engraving machine and engraving starts _ Related Topics Re engraving a desired plate 24 3 Hints and Tips Re engraving a desired plate This section describes how to re engrave a desired plate after laying out and engraving a number of plates At such times as when a portion of the engraving is unsuccessful or when engraving is carried out without noticing that text entry has failed you can select only the unsuccessful plate and carry out engraving again 1 Open the desired file Click the page selection buttons on the layout information bar to display the page that includes the plate you want to modify Page selection buttons 3 Correct the data Click the O button Click on the plate to be reworked The plate s contour 1s selected and 1ts color changes to blue To choose a number of plates hold down the Shift key as you click on the plates HRe HRe Jane Michael L JFeiend Eee Richard Paul 6 Install a blade and load a workpiece on the engraving ma chine For more information take a look at the user s manual for the engraving machine 7 Click the button The
91. sults of engraving start with a larger object and reduce it to the desired size 1 From the File menu click Import The Open dialog box appears 2 Click Files of type and select Windows Bitmap File bmp A list of files that can be imported is shown Select the desired file and click Open 3 The data is read into the preview screen and displayed Check the contents and click OK When importing a color image outlining may not proceed as expected depending on the colors In such cases drag the Adjust Image Density slider to adjust the image or refer to the Conditions for data allowing extraction of clear outlines to correct the data using a commercial software application 4 The outlined object appears on screen _ Related Topics Import command 31 4 Commands 4 Commands Toolbar buttons The toolbar is provided with buttons for running Dr Engrave commands such as Open and Save Moving the mouse pointer over a button displays a brief description of the button s function o loj B gt 19 m n lA 8 e eee e This creates a new file This opens a Dr Engrave file This saves the file overwriting the previous version of the file This takes the engraving data displayed on the edit screen and outputs it to the engraving machine This deletes the selected object and copies it to the clipboard This copies the selected object to the clipboard
92. t Insert Shape Sever Vertex command This severs a polyline or straight line at a specified location To specify the severance point click on the line or vertex j Keyboard shortcut Alt Delete Shape Snap to Vertex command This overlays the selected vertex on the closest vertex To snap to the vertex of another polyline or straight line 1 Click the button 2 While holding down the Shift key click the polyline or straight line that contains the vertex you want to snap to and click the polyline or straight line you want to snap to 3 Select the vertex to snap to 4 From the Shape menu click Snap to Vertex T1 Commands Help menu Help Contents command This displays the contents page for online help Help About SFEdit command This displays the version number and copyright information for SFEdit Appendixies 72 Appendixies 5 Error Messages Base font XXXXX not found Choose substitute font or click Cancel and install selected font The line character font file you re trying to open has a setting for a base font that s not registered with Windows The file may have been created on a machine with a different font environment or the font may have been deleted from Windows Click Finish and install the font in Windows or click Substi tute change the setting for the base font Clicking Substitute allows existing line characters to re
93. te fi le For more information see Importing bitmap data or Using a scanner to import an object Create the data for a single plate and save it as a template file Acara Imported image file A E mir FD sa Imported image file Estena CB Ine Rectangle 10 Click l and save the file 4 Text Box 1 From the File menu click New The New File dialog box appears 2 Click the Standard tab then click New File Standard 22 3 Hints and Tips Step 2 Arrange the plates and enter the text Arrange the plates you created in Step 1 then enter the text in the text box 150 rrr b inch Plate divisian J ine 100 mm C4 inchi margin 5 mim 0 2 inch 1 From the Layout menu click Layout Setup The Layout Setup dialog box appears 2 Make the settings as shown in the figure then click OK Enter the distance between plate s lower left paint and arigin paint Layout Seth EE Origin 5 x 5 Spacing v o x fo Cancel Quantity vu Color Ea E Enterthe number lt Activateto cut Changesthe calor in order of plates laid out dividing lines to differentiate the depth of text and graphics from the depth ofthe dividing line 3 Enter the size of the entire plate to be engraved From the File menu click Print Setup The Print Setup dialog box appears 4 Click Properties The driver s properties open 5 En
94. ter the size of the plate in the engraving area then click OK In this example enter the values shown below Width sno y inna 4 Length 6 Click OK to close the Print Setup dialog box Click the button 8 Click on the text box and enter the text In this example enter the text shown below HRe HRe Michael Jane Rsiend Ele Richard Paul 9 Click and save the file Related Topics Importing a text file into a text box Step 3 Ready the engraving machine and start engraving Install a blade and load a workpiece on the engraving machine and start cutting Plate division sana Sten Home position c origin point M 5 Line depth far Division line text and graphics depth 1 8 mm 0 2 mm 1 Install a blade and load a workpiece on the engraving ma chine For more information take a look at the user s manual for the engraving machine 2 Operate the engraving machine to set ZO at the surface of the workpiece Also set the home position XY origin point at the lower left point of the workpiece For more information take a look at the user s manual for the engraving machine 3 Click the button The Print dialog box appears 23 3 Hints and Tips 4 Make the settings for the blade s movement speed cutting in amount and other cutting conditions to match the composition and thickness of the loaded workpiece and the type of blade Click Propert
95. tered into fields or cells are exported to a file in comma separated format In addition to the CSV format which uses commas as separators some programs let you specify tabs or spaces as separators 74 Appendixies Index A About Dr Engrave command cccccccecccescceseceeeeeecceeeeeeeeees About SFEdit command eee 2 O La e E ioe Q O S jas gt a Base Font command eese nennen e Base TOME Te XU s enciovis dato o Base font XXXXX not found eeseeeesseeeeeeeeeme Baise O A ond Ee UA 56 BitHap datar str tua desine ac In QUA 28 31 VER CBI A DRE PD HM BNP Break Apart command ara ia C Cance E Changing the engraving depth ooooccoccnccccononononnnoninnninininanes Changing the measurement system sss Chaneinp the polnt Snaps i 2 d toL edna ceti ctae erue eto coodeddo Character Last command vinil Character Spacing command ooonnnnnnnncncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnononnnnnininininos Giiie ole 16 codon es a A 28 37 Close DULEOD s o iran Ts Combine Polygons command ococcccnnncncnnnonnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninininoss Connect Vertex command ennaa nenne Contents command ds ib 33 Convert to Polygon command ooccccnnnnnnncncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnns Copy Comiman RR T m 37 Could riot generate outline iue LU erret E Creatine crol ii decimi a eevee Creatine
96. the position When more than one object is chosen a rectangle enclosing all the objects is displayed 2 X Y This specifies an object s position as a certain distance from the origin point When the object s center is taken to be the reference point _ Related Topics Changing the Measurement System for Numerical Values Shape Mirror command This flips an object from left to right creating a mirror image Shape Convert to Polygon com mand This changes the attribute for an object other than a polygon to the attribute for a polygon Converting an object to a polygon with this command makes it possible for you to edit its points vertices Once an object has been converted to a polygon it cannot be returned to its original attribute text rectangle rounded rectangle circle ellipse or star Shape Combine Polygons com mand A number of objects can be grouped together and united into a single polygon They can then be moved or resized while maintaining the layout the objects had before they were joined together The points of an object polygon that has been joined together in this fashion can be edited in the same way as an ordinary polygon ire Can be treated as a single object Specifying filling of combined polygons lets you perform flat drag engraving between the inner and outer sides as shown in the figure 49 4 Commands Shape Break Apart com
97. their upper right points for example _ Related Topics Grid Setup command Aligning the centers of a number of objects Pasting a graphic created with commercial software You can copy data created with software such as CorelDRAW that uses vector data and paste the data into Dr Engrave using the clipboard The data pasted in can then be edited just like any ordinary object Conditions for data that can be pasted Don t include bitmap data Don t fill or apply shading inside shapes Set line width to the finest narrowest available setting 1 After using a commercial software application to create data select the data and copy it For information on how to create data with the commercial software application refer to the documentation for the software you are using 2 From the Edit menu click Paste The copied data appears in Dr Engrave 28 3 Hints and Tips Using symbols Dr Engrave is provided with a set of symbols Symbols can be added to a file being edited or registered with Dr Engrave objects Importing a symbol 1 Ds 3 4 From the Shape menu click Symbol The Symbol dialog box appears Select the group then click on the symbol to be added Click Insert The chosen symbol object is laid out on screen Adjust the size and position of the symbol to be placed Registering a symbol 1 2 3 Select the object to be registered a symbol From the Shape me
98. tring or align it with the left margin the right margin or both justified Also for a text box you can attach text above or below the box You can also lay out text with proportional spacing in a text box You can also make the settings from the Text String Properties or Text Box Properties screen Format Line Spacing command This specifies the spacing between adjacent lines To specify a line spacing other than one of the available selections click Other The Text String Properties or Text Box Properties screen appears Format Character Spacing com mand This specifies the spacing between adjacent characters To specify a character spacing other than one of the available selections click Other The Text String Properties or Text Box Properties screen appears Format Make Stroke com c mand This converts the selected text string to stroke characters This extracts the centerlines of the characters and creates stroke characters Running this command displays the Select Stroke Font dialog yw Depending on the font stroke characters may not be correctly aligned in horizontal rows or may not be converted to the character s originally designed line segments In such cases use the Format Edit Stroke command to correct the shape of the stroke characters Select Stroke Font dialog box 1 Stroke Font Name Select Stroke Font xx Stroke Font Mame Choose a stroke font T

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