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1. Stroke W 0 001 pt Fill Default Transparency Ra o So a a www laserproj com LaserPro_ i Laser DirectPrint MAC AIl Plug in 3 4 Adjusting the working area DEFAULT SETTING 640 x 460 This area allows you to adjust the working area and the screen will show the working size for the selected model Type bite view W Pe a oe a SEUSS 4 25 PM P Brush uE Opaciy 100 Ax siyle ET TEE falo mm Cases Bj C180 77 RGB Preview C180 v2 8 6 0 Name Manufactory Great Computer Co a Ud aj Gl and c180 eee eoe Transform align pathfinder i G 10 mm 10 305 00mm 445 00mm Flat Size Max Size 445 00mm 305 00mm_ Default Size 445 00mm 305 00mm_ Cop 0e Appearance y 0O No Selection o Stroke E lpt a o O Default Transparency Ray o So aa 3 5 Using the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In To have setup your image design or text to be engraved in Illustrator you can access the GCC Export 3 5 1 Create new file Click to create a new document in Illustrator No Selection L a 3 city 100 Style F F x Fo Le 20 l New from Template OAN a Open Wo CU UARUUCU S W 9 301 RGB Pr vii ev Open Recent Files gt Browse2. Adobe Illu p_CMYK ai San DataSendToUsb dat Adobe Bridge gt amp Adobe Illustrator CS2 Adobe Illu tup_RGB ai iDisk Developer gt 2 Adobe Help Center Cool Extras gt Se Adobe SVG Filters svg NO NAME Library gt Adobe Illustrator CS2 Demonstrator gt Bevels ai Readme AppleScript gt Fonts gt Extensions Y PLACES Spirit_circle rtl Automator Illustrator Read Me pdf illustrator Filters Desktop Spirit_invert rtl J Calculator install log illustrator Formats gccace L Spirit_mirror rtl amp Chess B Legal gt PDFMessage ai OPOREM Spirit_word rtl Dashboard E Plug ins E Photoshop Effects i peat se _ Spirit ini Dictionary Presets gt 59 Photoshop Filters gt Spirit rtl DVD Player Scripting gt B Photoshop Formats Y SEARCH FOR Spirit 1 rtl Explorer ai Utilities gt Bj Text Filters Today Spirit17 rtl E Expos E Tools Yesterday Spirit18 rtl Font Book Past Week E System gt Front Row B test gt GarageBand G All images Untitled 1 ai B gcc laser gt All Movies GI User Guide formation gt iCal All Documents Users gt iChat iDvp amp Image Capture x iMovie A iPhoto iSync 8 iTunes iweb E mail www laserproj com LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in Select path Please select Adobe Illustrator CS2 s Plug ins directory Macintosh HD Applications Adobe Illustrator C52 P
3. www laserpro com User Manual Introduction to the Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in Copyright 2009 GCC Inc All Right Reserved LaserPro Table of Contents Chapter 1 Recommended Computer Configuration ccssccsssssseesseeee 1 TLI adware Compan sass occet cs vp ace tech cea ea eugene cis cae ve een cetaenc su T E E 1 TZ SOLE Wale Compa HDI ora E 1 m Chapter 2 LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug in Print Driver Installation 1 2 1 Installation of the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug in Print Drivet 0 1 2 2 Installation of the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In KeyPr0 es esseeseeeee 2 m Chapter 3 Using the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In 5 eM IVD VV UN GOW os ceca canes couse E A E E E E 5 EPA UAC GOCE a I AA E E E E E 6 3 3 Selecting XY table models DEFAULT SETTING Spirit e soossoosoesossosssossossssssss 6 3 4 Adjusting the working area DEFAULT SETTING 640 x 460 eeoseessoessosseossosssessse 7 3 5 Using the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In eeseeeseessoessessoossoesseessoessossosssosssosssss 7 IDL OE NEWN E e E E te er er 7 nL ACCESE MMG CE EXPO eissien eE E 8 Oe MEX POLE EN OE a E eet E E AE 8 3 5 4 Preview Page Shows setting changes instantly ssccsssccsscsssecssseesseesseeeee 9 Di LOU OX e aston suns teeta es sue etec tices dens sales wage E E E ceunteastosnes 9 3 6 The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In gt gt Option
4. KEO Close W Save 3S F Save As THS Save a Copy CES RIR Save as Ene GR T Save for Web VAES NU E h P Place Ba et Save for Microsoft Office w Export Bw GCC Export p m Scripts p fla PR Document Setup KEP Document Color Mode e A File Info XS a maz Boa LaserPro www laserproj com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in 3 5 2 Access in GCC Export vw HCI Style Sag X fa 0 mm e Edit Object Type Select Filte stroke EA Gi et A esh fe Opacity Fe 100 PA Laser Pro E swatches Brushes symbols T G A lEn Li lt Path gt lt Path gt 3 5 3 Export environment The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In s Export environment is divided into several unique sections The Option Page the Pen Page the Advance Page the Paper Page and the Preview Page Export Yh 10 20 u 30 40 T Mode Setting Black amp White Manual Color Fill ar 3D Mode Stamp Mode Mirror Invert Offset l l Mirror B xy E ET C invert Y amp Gomm Scale Design Real Scale x 1000 mm 1000 mm _ 100 l y B 1000 mm 1000 mm LaserPro www laserproj com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in 3 5 4 Preview Page Shows setting changes instantly Setting previews available to see the effective set up changes right away 3 5 5 Tool Box The tool box
5. Page esssssseesseesseeeseeeees 9 3 7 The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC ATI Plug In gt gt Pen Page ee eccstecscseesseeseceeseeeeee 14 3 8 The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In gt gt Advance Page sssseessseesseeeeees 17 3 9 The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In gt gt Paper Page esssssessseesseeesceeseeeee 20 LaserPro www laserproi com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in Chapter 1 Recommended Computer Configuration 1 1 Hardware Compatibility Mac OS X Leopard At least 32 MB of actual RAM 1 2 Software Compatibility Adobe Illustrator MAC version CS2 Chapter 2 LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug in Print Driver Installation 2 1 Installation of the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug in Print Driver 1 Insert the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug in CD 2 Select GCC install gt Start the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In installation 3 Place the copy in Macintosh HD Select Applications Adobe Illustrator s Plug Ins directory Extensions 4 The screen will show Select Path and then press Install to install the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug in 5 If the installation is finished the next screen will show Installation Succeed Then please press ok 6 Congratulations your printer driver has been successfully installed A000 Extensions aJe aleme ej Gs g Y DEVICES Applications 2 Address Book Activation_ReadMe htm
6. a one inch path This setting determines the image resolution and quality when performing raster engraving functions Higher DPI settings result in cleaner and deeper engravings but require a more time to complete Lower DPI settings result in coarser and shallower engravings but require less time to complete The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In offers 8 DPI options 125 250 300 380 500 600 760 and 1000 experiment with different settings to get your desired effect Below is a chart for your convenience detailing the Set DPI your input setting vs Actual DPI your output results Set DPI Actual DPI 20 www laserpro j com LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in 3 9 The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In gt gt Paper Page Export il Option e Pen Advanced PA Paper Size Unit x x mf640 mm Metric mm y M amp l460mm O Imperiallinch Export Setting SmartACT Print Immediately DualHead _ Enhanced Vector _ Extend i ai Parameter E Repeat fe 1 m Information Length 666 52 mm Area 28057 pts Paper Size Paper Page The paper size represents your total work area Ensure that the paper size is never set greater than the laser engravers worktable area The X value represents the length and the Y value represents the width Note W
7. become black and vice versa The Invert option is not available in disabled with Manual Color File mode selected 13 LaserPro www laserproj com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in Export Option Pen Advance Paper Environment Spirit Environment m Mode Setting Black amp White Manual Color Fill 3D Mode _ Stamp Mode Mirror Invert Offset Mirror 3 x amp 266 9 mm V Invert y a 158 35 Scale Design Real Scale x 1 1000 mm 1000 mm E100 y 1000 mm 1000 mm 100 i m Layer Raster Vector Paremeter Repeat B E Layer 3 p Pen 1 is aed en Information Length 666 52 mm Scale Option Page DEFAULT SETTING 0 In some cases you may find a slight output inaccuracy in the actual output compared to what you have set in the computer This margin of error or offset is extremely small approximately 1 300 What this means that there may be a 1 unit offset for every 300 unit increments As an example if you engrave a 300 mm straight line it may end up measuring only 299 mm or 301 mm in the final output In this case you will want to set the scaling setting to 1 1000 or 1 1000 respectively to compensate A general rule of thumb is for every 300 unit increment you will want to adjust the slider by 1 if the final output is 1 unit inc
8. from the PEN menu Please refer to the next section of the manual for details regarding the PEN functions The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In will interpret colored and shaded areas as different shades of gray by producing a halftone effect while engraving Instead of engraving only solid lines gray halftone areas will be a collection of dots with varying density 10 www laserpro j com LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in The resolution and depth of these halftone areas can be adjusted with the DPI setting found on the Advance page The Black amp White mode dithering settings can be changed from the Raster column Please refer to the Raster section below for details Experiment with different dithering settings to attain the desired results 4 TIP The Black amp White mode interprets the processed image by the varying colors and shades For the best results we suggest you convert the image to a grayscale image with your graphics software prior to engraving in the Black amp White mode Note Selecting the Black amp White mode will enable the Raster column on the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In allowing you to adjust advanced stamp related settings Manual Color Fill Select this mode when you would like to designate specific power and speed settings and link them to certain colors of your image The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In allows a maximum of 16 pen parameters to be set 3D Mode Select this
9. is divided into several unique functions Zoom Move Select Best Fit Save Export and Exit Zoom The Zoom tool lets you change the magnification or exaggeration level in the drawing windows Move The Move tool lets you control which part of the drawing is visible in the drawing windows Select The Select tool lets you select object in the drawing windows Best Fit The Best Fit tool lets you find out the actual working size in the drawing windows Save The Save tool lets you save the setting Export After finished the parameters setting and you can export the job to laser engraver systems Exit Exists the setting window The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In consists of four primary sections pages in which you will be able to choose various engraving cutting options and settings e Option Page e Pen Page e Advance Page e Paper Page 3 6 The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In gt gt Option Page Mode Setting OPTION PAGE DEFAULT SETTING Black amp White You can select four primary mode settings depending on your application or results you would like to achieve Black amp White Select this mode when using clipart images or drawings with several colors shades of gray or many outlines This mode outputs in a method similar to that of a black and white laser printer The entire selected image will be engraved using a single set of power amp speed settings the black pen
10. AC AI Plug In If you would like to specify your own colors to designate to a particular laser setting then all you have to do is to double click on that particular pen color from the pen menu and a color manager window will open where you can select define custom colors to define your own color shown in the picture below This is useful when your image is composed of colors that are not part of the pen menu s default color selection and instead of modifying your image you simply would like to assign the laser settings based on the existing colors based on your current image Note The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In cannot store more than 16 pen colors or different laser parameter settings per file Speed Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING 50 The speed slider controls the laser s speed during operation engraving speed with a range setting from 0 1 100 4 TIP Oz Cutting engraving depth and quality are determined by a combination of power and speed Slower speeds at higher power will produce deeper cuts and engravings whereas higher speeds at lower power will produce more shallow cuts and engravings Power Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING 50 The power slider controls the laser s power during operation engraving power with a range setting from 1 100 The percentage setting represents the power for each laser pulse fired www laserpro j com LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in 4 TIP O On Cuttin
11. C AI Plug In s Main Window is divided into several unique sections The Menu Bar the Tool Box the Work Area and the GCC Panel GCC Panel ae YO 5 ZENE SEN E PRS 9 CN Wa aa AG Selection re IGI Working Area 6 LaserPro www laserpro com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in 3 2 Language settings The area allows you specify the language displayed by the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In Current available language options are English Spanish French Chinese Simplified Traditional Japanese and German Style iad X a 0 mm LE fs 0 mm x 472 RGB Preview Haz E mt SOP BW Fran ais E Deutsch Fil cm Espanol Default Transparency Ray o oo a S 4 3 3 Selecting XY table models DEFAULT SETTING Spirit This area allows you to specify the XY table models displayed by the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In Current options are for Spirit Spirit GE Spirit GX Mercury II C180 and Venus II The working area will be set according to the selected machine model t Views Window Help D 4 A A mus Thu1 47PM_Q Styie wad X ia 0 mm Y a 0 mm Ea 11 84 RGB Preview oe GCC Panel Spirit R R SpiritGE i SpiritGX Mercuryll a v C180 Venusll
12. en color As an example if you are performing a combination of both surface raster engraving job and deep vector cutting on a material such as acrylic you may want to enable the SmartAIR air assist for the vector cutting sections to get the cleanest cuts To do this you would simply need to select the pen color that you have assigned to the sections to be cut and select the Air checkbox for those particular pen colors www laserpro j com LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC AIl Plug in 3 8 The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In gt gt Advance Page Option Pen Advance Paper Position Mode Vector Function Home Normal WithoutHome Relative Vector Sorting Center Optimization Sorting Image tunning DPI o p ese Layer Raster Vector Paremeter mem E Pen nformation Length 0 00 mm aia Position Modes Advance Page DEFAULT SETTING Home These selections allow you to control the positioning of the laser head after each job completion and before the next subsequent job Home Resets the positioning of the laser head to the home position upper right before and after each job Without Home The laser head will start the next job based on its position from its graphic application software setting from the last position of the previous job Upon completion of the current job the
13. ents gt ll 1 1 1 Lo a lt 1 of 2 selected 46 19 GB available e000 C Drivers DEVICES Read Me txt 9 Drivers Driver 2 0 2 pk Y Preview E Macintosh HD RealBasic Plugins Sample Dri 3 Intel pk iDisk NO NAME Welcome to the Rockey4 Mac Intel Driver Installer ROCKEY4 44 uss a This package installs the driver for Rockey4 USB donggle Introduction v aai Read Me Desktop a Name Rockey Driver A Applications 2 03 Intel pkg accace Kind Installer package i Documents Size 284 KB on disk Created 5 29 07 11 30 YV SEARCH FOR AM Today Modified 5 29 07 11 30 AM Yesterday Last opened Today at 12 18 Past Week PM Gal Images Version 2 03 G All Movies More info 1 of 2 selected 46 19 GB available LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in www laserproj com g9 LJ Drivers a L2l W eja a ICES Read Me txt 3 Drivers l Rockey Driver 2 0 2 pkg facintosh HD RealBasic Plugins gt Sample ae Dri Disk B O stall Rockey4 Mac_Intel Drive Important Information OCKEY4 44 hk ISB a Contained in the Rockey4 Driver Pack Introduction Read Me This package installs the driver for the Rockey4 USB donggle Desktop ids this driver will allow you to access Rockey4 USB donggle of pplications Destinatiog Mac OS X 10 1 x and Higher Name ipie iccgcc Installati n Typ P a x F Kind baa aE iiai TR This package installs Driver in System Library Extensions
14. ferent pitch value settings in order to produce the stamp that is best suited for your application Option Pen Advance Paper _ m Environment Spirit Environment H all wil Scale Design Real Scale x 1 1000 mm 1000 mm 100 log y E 1000 mm 1000 mm 100 x Power Level pitch 10 05 mm 9 10 IT 12 13 14 I m Layer Raster Vector E Paremeter 6 13 20 26 33 40 46 53 60 66 73 80 86 93 10 OK Ridge Contact section of the stamp m Mode Setting O Black amp White m Shoulder Level Manual Color Fill Adjust Bar 3D Mode Stamp Mode m Mirror Invert Offset Slope of ridge C Mirror x 1266 9 mm zgn Shoulder Level Invert B y B 158 35 Base of ridge Pitch Repeat is Layer 3 z EA Pen Pen 1 m Information Length 666 52 mm Adjustment Bar Power Level Stamp Mode Another important aspect of creating a stamp is setting the slope level of the shoulder The shoulder is the section from the contact section of the stamp to its base This function allows you to adjust the slope for the shoulder sections of your stamp By sliding the sliders or directly input of power levels you will be able to change the slope of the shoulder N
15. g engraving depth and quality are determined by a combination of power and speed Slower speeds at higher power will produce deeper cuts and engravings whereas higher speeds at lower power will produce more shallow cuts and engravings PPI Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING 400 PPI pulses per inch represents the number of times the laser pulses fires per linear inch exclusive for vector cutting Higher PPI settings will generate deeper overlapping laser pulses resulting in cleaner cuts Lower PPI settings lower than 150 will result in the individual laser pulses being spread apart resulting in a perforated effect similar to the perforation in the paper between mailing stamps If you drag the PPI slider to the furthest right maximum the value will change to X as being equivalent to turning a water facet on with the water continuously flowing out This also disables the power ramp functionality which automatically controls the PPI depending on the speed of the laser carriage such as vector cutting around the corner of a square 4 TIP O Og For Vector Engraving jobs we recommend a PPI setting gt 150 For Vector Cutting jobs we recommend a PPI setting of gt 400 Air Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected This checkbox controls the SmartAIR air assist function if you have the optional air compressor installed By selecting a pen color and checking this box will enable the SmartAIR air assist function for that particular p
16. ge a nstallage T r n f and installs Rockey bundle in System Library Rockey Created 5 29 07 RCH FOR Summ AM oday T gugunen The Driver test passed on Mac OSX 10 1 3 Mac OSX 10 2 5 Modified 5 29 07 An Waa Ta 5 and Mac OSX 10 3 3 AM esterday Bar m j Last opened Today at ast Week PM ll Images E Version 2 03 ll Movies pee More info ll Documents 4 Complete the installation for LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In and KeyPro and you could start to run the jobs Note Please make sure the KeyPro USB is always connected into the MAC when you re editing the job within LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In or exporting the job to the laser engraving systems Authorization failed Please install the Key Pro immediately war as hen Poo ae Tita md 6 iF g i 15 Livel ae mo 3 lt Created by the Adobe Illustrator Team 1987 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated All Rights Reserved See the patent and legal notice in the about box Age Adobe 9 LOS40588469457208200 Note www laserproj com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in re MOption Pen Advance Paper Environment c c180 Environmet afefe Mode Setting Black amp White Manual Color Fill 3D Mode Stamp Mode Mirror Invert Mirror B Invert y H Scale Design Real Export Uh 20 30 40 j Authorization failed Please install the Key Pro immediatel
17. hen using the optional rotary attachment system and with the Rotary Fixture option checked the X value represents the length of your working piece The Y value will be changed to Diameter which represents the diameter of your working piece at the position you wish to engrave Unit Paper Page DEFAULT SETTING Metric mm Here you can set your preferred measurement standard in which you would like use with the LaserPro XY table machines You can choose between metric or imperial standards SmartACT Paper Page SmartACT allows the laser to make a much shorter ramping process reducing the job run time and creating higher productivity by reducing unnecessary travel SmartACT automatically separates the working area in to three parts when the laser carriage travels through the working object The laser traveling speed and the laser output power are increased in the first part keeping the same in the second part and reduced in the third part Consequently every unit of the travel route obtains the same amount of laser output power With SmartACT s special power control design you will not need to reserve 2l
18. laser head will remain at the last position of the previous job Relative This mode sets the current laser head position to correspond to the origin top left position of the graphic software Therefore the laser head will process the job from its current position relative to its setting in the graphics software Center Sets the current position of the laser head as the center point for your Subsequent job As an example if the subsequent job is to vector cut a circle and you have the Position Mode set to Center then the laser engraver will vector cut a circle around the initial position of the laser head SmartCENTER The SmartCENTER mode is an enhanced version of the center mode and will determine the center point between two objects User can pinpoint and save two distinct points and by moving the pen carriage using the red beam as a reference When this mode is selected the machine will prompt the user to move the lens carriage to store the location of the first position and then prompt the user to move the lens carriage again to store a second position Once the two positions are stored the pen carriage will automatically position itself to the center of the saved positions 18 www laserpro j com LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in 4 TIP SO Oy It is highly recommended you enable the red dot laser pointer when setting adjusting the Position Modes as this makes accurate positioning of your laser carriage for your
19. lug ins localized Select path Plaace calart Adahae Illustrator C53 Plun ine cdirarctary Installation Succeed Install Uninstall Close 2 2 Installation of the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In KeyPro 1 Insert the LaserPro CD 2 Start the LaserPro DriectPrint MAC AI Plug In KeyPro installation Make sure that the KeyPro USB is connected to your MAC 3 Place the Keypro installation program in Desktop Select Rockey4 5 Driver for MAC OSX Driver Select Rockey Driver 2 03 intel pkg If your MAC CPU is Intel please select Rockey Driver 2 03 Intel pkg 4 Start the Rockey 4 MAC_Intel Driver Installer Press Continue to complete the KeyPro installation All Documents e e Lal www laserproj com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in e080 LJ Drivers en a DEVICES Read Me txt je Drivers Rockey Driver 2 0 2 pkg Preview iB Macintosh HD RealBasic Plugins gt Sample gt Rockey Dri 3 Intel pkg iDisk Rockey4 S r Mac OSX iB NO NAME gt i Rockey4 S 0S8 x 9 x gt Rockey4 44 uss a me Y PLACES g Desktop r Name Rockey Driver A oppi ciio 2 03 Intel pkg accace Kind Installer package Documents Size 284 KB on disk sit Created 5 29 07 11 30 Vv SEARCH FOR be AM Modified 5 29 07 11 30 Today AM Yesterday gt Last opened Today at 12 18 Past Week PM Gal Images Version 2 03 a il Macples z More info G All Docum
20. mode to attain a sculptured 3D effect on your engraving By using images that have a range of gray areas the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In can manipulate the image to give it added depth by linking the laser power depth of engraving to specific colors The settings can be adjusted through the DPI setting Advance page and PPI power and speed settings Pen page Stamp Mode Select this mode to when you would like to engrave stamps The stamp mode is one of the more dynamic functions of the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In Due to the unique engraving nature when engraving a stamp the stamp production requires different operational steps than most engraving or cutting operations Note Selecting the Stamp mode will enable the Stamp page on the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In allowing you to adjust advanced stamp related settings LaserPro www laserpro j com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in Pitch Stamp Mode Your stamp will be a reversed image composed of engraved depressions and ridges Think of these ridges as the contact sections of the stamp If the ridges of these contact sections are too thin they may break The Pitch setting allows you to increase the width of the ridge base hence creating more stable contact sections and longer lasting stamp The pitch value setting allows you to adjust the base width of the ridge Broad pitch gives the maximum amount of support for each ridge Experiment with dif
21. n Setting Power PPI 1558 Parameter Layer Raster Vector rE m Repeat Pen F Layer 1 Peni P 1 Information Length 666 52 mm Area 28057 pts ann PEE Colors Op o Option Advance Pa Image Spectrum 44 m Pen Setting Color No Speed Power PPI Speed Power Al pp m 400 Layer Raster Vector Paremeter re E Pen q l Palette v Information Length 0 00 mm Cancel OK Lo www laserpro j com LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In incorporates the use of 16 different colors to represent 16 different laser power and speed settings when cutting and engraving These colors are referred to as Pens Think of each pen as a designated laser setting rather than as a color AS an example a black and white image will use only one power and speed laser setting Black An image that is made up of black red and blue colors will be processed using the laser settings designated for each particular color In order to utilize up to 16 different pens laser parameter settings make sure your graphics software can recognize and utilizes the 16 pen colors designated by the LaserPro DirectPrint M
22. ote The visual representations of the Pitch and Shoulder Levels in the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In is an exaggerated representation to allow for easy visual guidance and precise input Remember we are working with distances less than 1 mm here Mirror Option Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected Checking this box will automatically engrave your image with a mirrored effect This setting will flip the image along the Y axis from left to right and vice versa LaserPro www laserpro j com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in 4 TIP When engraving a stamp via the stamp mode the stamp image needs to be engraved in reverse mirrored for the final stamp to be correctly laid out yr Option Pen Advanced Paper Environment New Environment 4 wle Mode Setting Black amp White Manual Color Fill 3D Mode Stamp Mode Mirror Invert Offset Mirror B x f 266 9 mm l invert Yh 3 6158 35 mm Scale Design Real Scale x 1 1000 mm 1000 mm M100 l y 1000 mm 1000 mm C 1100 9 Layer Raster Vector Parameter rr E on i Repeat Information Length 666 52 mm Area 28057 pts Invert Option Page DEFAULT SETTING Unselected Checking this box automatically inverts reverses the color of your image the white areas
23. particular jobs much easier Vector Function Advance Page DEFAULT SETTING Normal Normal This selection will not apply any special advanced vector function to your job This is the default Vector Function setting Vector Sorting When performing a vector cutting job in which your image has one vector cut area enclosing within another vector cut area select the vector sorting mode This mode will automatically instruct the print driver to process the inside vector image and moving outwards If you try to process a vector image that has multiple layers without using this mode what may occur is the laser engraver may process the outer vector cutting first and any inner vector cutting will not be possible as your centerpiece material may have dropped to the cutting table This setting will always automatically direct the laser to cut from the inner most vector shape and move outwards Optimization Sorting This is a setting that will minimize your process time When selected the print driver will analyze your image and automatically determine the most efficient processing path to process your image Image Tuning Advance Page DEFAULT SETTING 0 In the event that you are processing extremely fine and detailed designs requiring near microscopic edge to edge precision you will need to adjust the image tuning setting To adjust this setting we recommend you engrave a small black square design as a sample and apply a magnifying glass to
24. rement shorter or 1 if the final output is 1 unit increment longer than your graphic design setting OffSet Option Page DEFAULT SETTING 0 You could adjust the distance between the origin of the coordinates and your graphic design the in the working area Raster Vector DEFAULT SETTING Selected Checking the Raster will process only the raster functions for the areas of your design that correspond to that particular pen color Checking the Vector checkbox will process the vector functions for the areas of your design that correspond to that particular pen color As an example a particular pen color may be assigned to areas in your design containing color fills raster engraving and very thin lines vector cutting By checking un checking the Raster and Vector will force the driver to process ignore the color fills thin lines LaserPro www laserpro com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in Raster Checked Raster Unchecked Vector Checked Processes both Vector and Raster functions for that particular color Processes only the Vector functions for that particular color Raster functions ignored Vector Checked Processes only the Raster functions for that particular color Vector functions ignored Doesnotprocess Vector or Raster functions for that particular color 3 7 The LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In gt gt Pen Page 7 Option Advanced m Pe
25. the engraved results When you look at your engraved test square under a magnifying glass you may notice the edges of your square may be slightly offset with every consecutive engraved even or odd line protruding past the square s ideal edge This occurrence may occur on the left or right side of the square and can be compensated for by the image tuning setting In the diagram below the arrows refer to the direction the laser head is moving to generate that engraved line If the first and every other line protrude to the left of the square s ideal edge you will want to set the image tuning to a negative value If the first and every other consecutive line protrude to the right of the square s ideal edge you will want to set the image tuning to a positive value The further the protruding lines are from the square s ideal edge the larger you will need to set the Image Tuning value to compensate www laserpro j com LaserPro_ Laser DirectPrint MAC AIl Plug in Square s Right Edge Ideal Set Image Tuning to NEGATIVE set Image Tuning to POSITIVE The following is an example of how having the proper image tuning is important when engraving fine small intricate text The following two pictures show engraved text magnified with no image tuning left picture and image tuning enabled right picture DPI Option Page DEFAULT SETTING 500 DPI dots per inch represents the number of times the laser will fire over
26. y Ce y M 1000 mm 1000 mm t Layer Raster Vector mer a Paremeter Pen Pen 1 s Information Length 820 81 mm KEN e E Please locate and select Show Panel option under File option GCC Export in Illustrator to enable the GCC Panel after the initial installation Save for Microsoft Office Export xX 0mm is Y 10 mm W 10 mm H 0 mm z I Edi Jbject Type Select Filter fect Vi indow He D a E ed 10 5 AM Q No Selection Fill New N pacity 100 Ax Styie i ag x FR mm FB 0 mm New from Template 36N p n E Open 0 z aikoessa Open Recent Files r Browse XY O Close dW Save 3S Save As HS Save a Copy CES Save as Template Save a Version Save for Web XO S Revert F12 Place 472 Boe ast a Machine Information C180 Export Show Panel GCC Export Scripts gt Document Setup XP Document Color Mode b File Info X EI Print P Stroke E lpt Fill Default Transparency KO o Soa La Z i o L Selection gt LaserPro www laserproi com Laser DirectPrint MAC Al Plug in No Selection sh E Opacity 100 FRY svef E Bag x Yo mm Saw Selection pO m Chapter 3 Using the LaserPro DirectPrint MAC AI Plug In 3 1 Main Window The LaserPro DirectPrint MA
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