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1. Figure 101 64 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 8 Scan the drawing as black and white bitmap See figure 102 TIP Your scanner software might look different from the pictures What do you want to scan Paper source Flatbed v Select an option below for the type of picture you want to scan Black and white picture or text 4 O Custom Settings You can also Adjust the quality of the scanned picture Figure 102 9 Set the resolution DPI to at least 250 Advanced Properties Appearance Brightness Q 1 Contrast f e Resolution DPI Picture type Boo Color picture v Reset 10 Scan the image Creative Cutter PRO 65 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 66 Convert the Scan Into Cutting Format Vectorization Your scanned image should be visible on the Pazzles Creative Cutter workspace as shown in figure 103 Figure 103 1 Verify that the image is selected If it is it will be surrounded by small boxes If it is not selected click the Select Elements tool and select it The image must be converted from pixel format dots to vector format lines This process is called vectorizing Think of it as connecting the dots TIP The smoother your lines are to begin with and the closer your dots are together resolution the better the cutting image Be sure to scan at 250 300 dpi Most computer graphic programs cr
2. CD Set 1 CD s 1 5 Over 1000 Images Ready to Cut CD Set 6 CD s 20 28 31 Over 1000 Images Ready to Cut Sampler Image CD Journaling Fonts CD e Creative Cutter Beyond the Basics Tutorial CD e Creative Cutter Pro Machine e Gray Serial Cord 1 e Black Power Cord 1 e Red cap blades 2 primarily used for cutting vinyl and lighter weight papers May be used as an emergency blade for paper and cardstock e Blade Holder with Blade Properly Inserted 1 Blue Tipped 60 Degree Blade Cutting Mat 2 e Fabric Mat 1 e Embossing Mat 1 e Pazzles Creative Cutter 2005 software CD 1 with Training CD 1 Starter Strip 1 installed on the cutter e Front and Back Trays e Creative Cutter Window Cling e Set up Card e Pen Tool with 2 Saukura Gel Pens e Sample Paper Pack e 7 Piece Tool Kit Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Installing the Software Follow these instructions to successfully install and configure the Pazzles Creative Cutter software Installing and Starting the Software 1 Insert the Cutting and Design Software for the Creative Cutter into your CD ROM The installation program should begin automatically 2 To install the software click Install Letter 2005 3 When you are prompted to enter a password type Ppa zZ Z les Setting up the cutter Attach the Cutter to the Computer 1 Verify the cutter is placed on a sturdy flat surface that can withs
3. Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 3 Find your CD drive under File import MY COMPUTER Local Disk C B sp j mmc 3 F l g ure 8 2 CC Additions MM D S company document a DVD RW Drive E p SupportKB on SHIPF E Memory Stick G S pai on SHIPPING Ci csi CompactFlash H t Shared Documents Ss SM xD Picture Card 1 Erin Cowan DC s Dox lt Mm E File name Enable Preview Files of type ro O O Cancel Page No File Info Eero TIP Click on the arrow button by the window to see more locations on your computer i My Computer Figure 83 4 Double click on the CD drive 5 Double click the sampleprojects05 folder PEF MR Look in CC Additions MM D 0em Bin SAMPLE IMAGES 9 CDIM CURRENT SampleProjects05 CDSET The Basics Tutorial For Mini Mighty cDseT6 Pazzlesfonts Sample Bitmaps Figure 84 File name Enable Preview Files of type eao Cancel Page No File Info fp a Eemo 6 Double click the Summer Sun05 file Figure 85 Loxkin SampleProjects05 ef EA DOvE_05 a SAIL BOATOS ED SUMMER SUNOS lawy o5 la SHELL 1_05 LEAF 1_05 SHELL 2_05 LOVEOVRLY_05 la SHELL 3_05 4 PRESENT_0S l SHELL_05 la RECTANGLEOvRLY 05 STARSOS lt iij File name SUMMER SUNDS Enable Preview Files of type Booo Cancel Page No z File Info p Eemo 56
4. For Help press F1 H 0 0 W 0 0 X 10 701 Y 12 430 Figure 122 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Step 3 Begin Tracing the Picture 1 Click the Magnify tool and use it to enlarge a section of the picture 2 Click the Segment from Path tool 3 Click on a starting point and hold the mouse button down as you drag the starting line See figure 123 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Hi File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help j Pleja e s Y al E alej xle 3 irajE RAJAJA ciae Bae ESERE a x 5 LACA E E Z lee 2 e HMM For Help press F1 phil eee veep amp X 6 609 Y 10 048 Figure 123 4 Continue tracing around the picture by clicking on a spot some distance away from your first line As you click along the outline of the picture a line fills in between the points See figure 124 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Ey ee ae eee eee kiaia lele o 4 F Xie xle ely lal al alalaja Clip FM RWebciipan INN H NI 2 6 3 4 5 ZARA i A KAEA S al A KA amp wi For Help press F1 H 1 225 W 3 387 x 6 609 Y 10 048 Figure 124 Creative Cutter PRO 77 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 78 Step 4 Continue tracing and refine 1 Create smaller segments around tight areas x as shown in figure 125 2 Click the Redraw tool A to turn the line color to red or whatever col
5. 8 While supporting the carriage with a finger push in the bladeholder When the blade holder unit is inserted as far as it will go tighten the screw IMPORTANT Your blade holder needs to be inserted in the front hole of the blade carriage see figure 16 on page 17 Use the hole that is circled 0 6 D 16 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Figure 16 Working With the Cutting Mat The cutting mat helps the paper travel smoothly through the cutter As with the blade proper use and care of the cutting mat will increase the quality of your cuts and the life of the cutter IMPORTANT Using a cutting mat beyond its useful life will result in poor quality cuts For tips on using and caring for your mat see Tips for Getting the Most From Your Blade and Mat on page 20 o o _ The two pinch rollers hold the mat place in the cutter as shown in figure 17 Each pinch roller is composed of three parts Housing Hub Pinch Roller Figure 17 e A box like housing that features a yellow triangle used for verifying the alignment of the pinch roller in the cutter e Two hubs wheel supports on either side of the roller e The roller which is located between the two supports Creative Cutter PRO 17 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Pazzles Logo Mats Figure 18 9 Please take off your clear protective cover sheet before putting the paper on the mat See figure 19 Figure 19
6. Click Pazzles Creative Cutter Creative Cutter 2005 and then click the remove button to the right of it Step 4 Delete the Signmax and Pazzles Creative Cutter folders Point to Start and then click My Computer Select the C drive and click the folder named Program files If you get a message about hidden folders select to see hidden folders In the Program Files folder look for a Signmax folder and delete it Step 5 Search and delete other files 1 Close all windows until you return to your Desktop screen Then point to Start and click Search Select to search all files type Pazzles Creative Cutter in the box and click Search Delete any files found Repeat the search process typing Signmax in the box The only folder you should see is the Signmax folder in the Recycle Bin Step 6 Reinstall the program 1 Use the directions in Chapter 2 2 After installing re check the registry files Delete any you find 3 Restart the computer The registry files will rebuild 4 In Pazzles Creative Cutter set up the driver and port See Chapter 2 Creative Cutter PRO Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies HPGL Error 3 message appears Verify that all cords between the computer and the cutter are securely connected Try cutting again Check type of connection you are currently using If you are using a parallel cord it will be likely to be the problem Replace w
7. Finally review the contents of chapters 5 7 and 8 to acquaint yourself with the techniques you can begin incorporating into your scrapbooking projects If you re more confident in your scrapbooking skills than you are with a computer we recommend you carefully read chapters 2 and 3 first Then work through all the projects in chapter 4 e Chapter 2 will guide you through proper installation and set up of the Pazzles Creative Cutter e Chapter 3 provides concise instructions on starting the cutter using the software and making cuts e Chapter 4 leads you directly through your first projects In just a few hours you will master the techniques you ll use the most often with the Pazzles Creative Cutter When you are comfortable with the techniques in the early chapters of the book begin to explore the scrapbooking techniques described in chapter 5 and beyond Sharing Tips and Ideas The folks who use the Pazzles Creative Cutter are enthusiastic knowledgeable and love to share tips and ideas To join the discussions get tips and suggestions from other scrapbookers learn about new products and obtain free fonts and images visit our website at www pazzles com Contacting Customer Support Your Pazzles Creative Cutter comes with 35 days unlimited phone support from date of shipping 866 729 9537 Following that period Pazzles provides one year unlimited online support from the Creative Cutter support team at www pazzles com Afte
8. and Fill a Page With Tutorials MunipleIimates so 2424 ccn8 betes hae EEE ES ES e Bde EO raada niaaa 33 Import the Graphic File and Open the Software Program 33 step 1 Insert the Images CD 2 0 6 ewes seer eee ebereanwus 33 Step 2 Open the Pazzles Creative Cutter Program 34 iv Creative Cutter PRO Contents Find andIniport an Imale 62 jag pone Gok tha aR eck ba eG dd ee 35 Create a Shadow Mat for the Image 0 0 0 0 0 ce eee 36 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page 04040 37 Step 1 Select and Position the Image 37 Step 2 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Across 38 Step 3 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Down 40 A 10 CC E E E E E E AE E EEEE E E 41 Step 1 Prepare the Cutter and the Paper 41 Step 2 Make Ihe Cul sce baw EAn reor Oe Rees 43 Pressure AWJUSUMCN S 5 655 566 She Ob eee ees ee Bee eS 43 Cul the Shadow Mabe apee eee Nee eh eee yede ake oe Bee 44 Step 1 Cut the Shadow Mat Pieces 2 00008 44 Step 2 Separate the Shadow Mat From the Image Optional 44 Tutorial 2 Create a Title With Connected Letters Add a Graphic and Create a SMIJ ggu eaer ee SN ET Sa a se BS Boy a ee e 45 Create y OU Title 444405246 05566 24552004450 RG 6e dee cieed see 45 Step l Prepare the Sort ware s aretet d e ks hye eats oho yi 45 sep 22 Py pe the Flier sore eke Pk wade es eee ee 46
9. zier curves and segments Convert to equidistant point Plus and Pro Versions E Ae See E ee Ree ei Simplify path Alt P Path tolerance Welding Bes oe Ress Atco come ER SRS WYSIWYG cutting transformation Plus and Pro Versions Figure 178 gq Convert path in equidistant points Distance between points 0 1 ENT ae Number of passes i Depth o z eee herrer Figure 179 Step 2 Use the Piercing Tool 1 Assign piercing lines a different color from rest of project lines 2 Select the lines to be pierced and convert to equidistant points See Step 1 Insert the Piercing Tool and Set Equidistant Points on page 127 Place paper metal or vellum paper on the velvet plush piercing mat Insert the project on the mat into the Creative Cutter Lower the pinch rollers and press F4 to measure Press F1 until you see Pen Mode Do not omit this step Open Pazzles Creative Cutter and set the pressure to approximately 400 Select the appropriate color box for points O OO N QAU A W Click Start to begin piercing If the tool drags lines try decreasing the pressure Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Step 3 Resume Cutting After Piercing IMPORTANT Do not lift rollers before beginning this step 1 Insert the cutting blade 2 Select the color for cutting line 3 Change the pressure back to a normal cutting pressure 4 Change the cut setting to Cut 4 5 C
10. Additions CD For Create Mint amp Mi ghty Browse CD Contents D View Our Website l Contact Us D Figure 36 Step 2 Open the Pazzles Creative Cutter Program 1 Double click the icon your desktop screen See figure 37 a Winer SItshl Create C utter Figure 37 2 Press the Esc key on your computer keyboard when you see the Welcome screen 3 Inthe next window Click the Create New Document image See figure 38 Search tes begs in SignMacc Visual Dictionary 88 A00 vector loges Figure 38 34 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Find and Import an Image 1 In your Pazzles Creative Cutter program click on FILE on the top left corner 2 From the list select IMPORT then click on IMAGE from the list that pops out to the right 3 Locate your CD drive under My Computer To see all locations on your computer click the arrow by the Look in My Computer box See figure 39 File import Look in 1 My Computer e age Local Disk C B s0 mmc aa BD CC Additions MM D S company document lt 3 DVD RW Drive E S SupportkB on SHIPF E Memory Stick G S pz1 on SHIPPING Ci j CompactFlash H tee Shared Documents s SM xD Picture Card 1 Erin Cowan DC s Dot lt iii gt File name Enable Preview Files of type Ie J v Cancel Page No 5 File Info Eemo Look in My Computer d t Figure 39 4 Double click on the CD
11. Image Saved on Your Computer 1 Click File from the Pazzles Creative Cutter menu bar Figure 117 2 Click Import and then click Image See figure 117 3 In the File Import box find the location of our saved graphic or picture To view small pictures of your image files click the View tool and choose Thumbnails See figure 118 File import i File import Eg l n QMyDocuments Jemne m SelectedPrini E a e Lookin My Documen ts ey d COORD SelectedPrints v CF Ey Ads DesignTeam My eBooks aa i aaa advertising Fonts My Music e Thumbnails Boo Booth mageCatalog rel My Pictures l Tiles Creative Cutter CD s instruction Manual My videos I Creative Cutter Docs Instruction Manual CO QNewFonts x cons ig 4 a List l Details 4s Ad Pics 028 Ad Pics 030 KelleyAugust29 001 File name l Files of type je nce w File name Ad Pics 030 Files of type E v Cancel Figure 118 Creative Cutter PRO 73 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 Scan the drawing as a Color Picture or Photo at a resolution of at least 250 When you do the image appears on the Pazzles Creative Cutter workspace as shown in figure 119 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 E Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help a S A F Slo xle elle ES Clip Are BY ehciipan 1 2 3 4 T H 6 104 W 4 991 X 16 864 Y 5 121 Figure 119 Resize the image to fil
12. Step J Connect the Lee coe co fas eee so rere dee ee wees Fe 48 CUP OUR Wem iG oy ea eos aise OE Oe CGS Gees ees 51 Step 1 Select the Inside and Outside Part of the Word 51 Step 2 Make the CUC fsa eee eos eek eeu eee a ees 53 Add a Graphic t0 the Tithe sesa ramae nennen neie aah ew oie Bare head 54 Step kz Prepare the SOMW anes vx ome eae oY wt ee ew ASS 54 Step 2s Import a Graphie e472 vases oe he aoe ee OR wee eee 55 oye Us toc tea os GS maT Bea a Ate gk ote ie ne ioe Oe ee E 57 ee ee ee ee ee Ee Se ene ee eee ree e a ee 57 TE EEE A EE E ETE E E E E E EEEE EE 57 E E ite AEE E Se ha sat EE E STE with E E EN E 57 Step 3 Move and Edit the Graphic Image 57 Weld the Titleand the Imaee 16 wane dmeee tee Oh eked awd E 57 Create a Shadow Mat for the Title Optional 58 Step It Create the Shadow s 8 244 4 5i hee Pose bea ees 58 Creative Cutter PRO v Contents Step 2 Separate and Position the Shadow 60 Tutorial 3 Prepare Scan and Convert a Basic Line Graph to Cutting Format 62 Prepare the Line Graphic 0 0 0 0 cee ees 62 Scan the Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter 63 Convert the Scan Into Cutting Format Vectorization 66 Changing the Resolution What to Do If You Get a Message About Converting the Image to Black and White 68 Edi he Tae on boos ceo eee he ebb Eu ooe es Feeds oe Se
13. a a a ee a T a ped I Eg a ze k oy SSS ee 2 S Ba ME K Click on a corner square m hold mouse button down _ and slide in or out to resize 64 lt For Help press F1 H 2 607 V Figure 134 2 Click one of the small black boxes to resize the image While holding down the mouse button click one of the black boxes and push it in or out Moving an Object 1 With an object displayed on your screen use the Select Elements tool to select it If you prefer you can use Select All from the Tools menu 2 Click directly on the center of the object and hold down the mouse button When you do the pointer changes to a cross the Move tool 3 While continuing to hold down the mouse button move the object on your page Q TIP Another method of moving objects is to click the center of the object release the mouse a button and use the arrow keys on your keyboard Filling a Page With an Image Multiplying You can easily fill a page with multiple copies of the same image 1 Click the Select Elements tool and use it to drag a box around the image 2 Right click on the workspace and click Multiply on the menu that opens When you do the Multiply Selected Elements box opens See figure 135 3 Type in the number of rows you think will be needed to fill the page Creative Cutter PRO 89 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 4 Inthe Copy direction box click the arrow for the direction you want to pla
14. adjoining ends of segments that have not yet been connected Step 2 Set the Line Thickness and Color 1 Double click on the Segment from Path tool to open the Segment toolbar See figure 121 Click the Segment from Path tool 2 3 Click the Pen and Brush tool to open its window See figure 121 4 Change the Pen width to 0 04 thickness and click Apply Creative Cutter PRO 75 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 76 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 H File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Pai olaja le a A F Slo xle ely ales AJ AJAJAJA Cliw RWetc1ipan 1 0 1 2 3 4 Segment fx EERE et AASA E Pen Pen Brush m Joints p Extremity e W g CA boroi KissCut Reset Apply lt For Help press F1 X 13 229 Y 2 909 Figure 121 5 Click the Color Palette tool to open the Color window See figure 122 6 Right click your mouse button on a color for the tracing line Choose a color that will stand out from the picture such as red or bright pink WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 a Fie Edit View Draw Text Toc po Disa e 8 A F Slo gt lel X z ia aJ AJAJAJA Clip R Wetciipan 1 0 1 2 4 3 ls Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help AERA ad d E idia fs lo e KC a fo o oa al el l NI A
15. all papers that Reflects the size of your paper are 12 and under Pressure For medium weight Depends on the thickness of your cardstock try 185 paper and the blade length To change the pressure highlight the number and type in the new pressure Leave blank If the box is checked clear it Color Select boxes Click the black box Selects only the black cutting lines 3 Press Start to begin cutting e Ifthe cutis good Hooray e Ifyou are unhappy with the cut insert another piece of paper adjust the pressure up or down and cut again Pressure Adjustments e If the blade cuts all the way through but the stop and start points do not meet OR the paper is bunched up in the corners the pressure is too high Decrease it e Ifthe blade does not cut through the paper increase the pressure IMPORTANT Do not be afraid to raise the pressure It is perfectly acceptable to cut some cardstocks at 375 lt p Creative Cutter PRO 43 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 44 Cut the Shadow Mat Step 1 Cut the Shadow Mat Pieces 1 Put another piece of paper on the cutting mat for the shadow mats Insert the mat with paper into the cutter See Cut the Project on page 41 Open the Cutting Control Panel by clicking the Cutting Control Panel icon On the Cutting Control Panel click the red box to select Shadow Outlines For Speed click Slowest a uu A W N For Pressure if you are using the same weigh
16. and Finishing Techniques Troubleshooting Problems With Inline Cutting If a program error appears and the program shuts down while completing this procedure e You might have circles and ovals in the project Create extra points with the Break and Move tool e You might have open paths Use the Show Open Paths tool to find them Use the Join Two Points tool to close them Cutting a Project More Than Once If your project uses heavy paper or other materials you might need to cut two or three times Do not lift the rollers after the first cut To make cut multiple times use one of the following methods Method 1 Press Copy on the cutter control panel Be sure Advance is not checked in the Cutting Control Panel Method 2 Press Start IMPORTANT It is essential that the Advance box is NOT checked and that you do NOT lift the pinch rollers o Creating Stencil Cuts You can make any font into a stencil cut See figure 170 SPOIL LOOMIS TL Figure 170 1 Type a word and select Convert Text to Path from the Text menu 2 Click the Cut Straight Line tool and use it to cut away sections of letters 3 Drag and draw two lines across the section you want to remove 4 Remove unnecessary pieces by selecting the sections and deleting them See figure 171 CPO Creative Cutter PRO 123 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Figure 171 Scoring Paper If you want to score part of the project and cut a
17. as shown in figure 111 Creative Cutter PRO 69 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Figure 111 With the image selected move the mouse over the image until the arrow turns into a cross symbol the Move symbol Click and hold down the mouse button as you drag the image into place on the page Place it about one inch down and one inch in from the left side of the page as shown in figure 112 Figure 112 5 Use the Move Point tool to fix small bumps and flaws like the one shown in figure 113 Figure 113 70 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials e Select the tool and click on the bump to grab the line Hold the mouse button down and push in or pull out to fix the flaw as shown in figure 114 Push in e TIP Cutting images are made of lines segments and points Points are where two lines meet If you push or pull in the middle of a line you create an arc you create an angle gt If you push or pull at a point 6 Fix bumpy rough lines like the one shown in figure 115 with the Line Smoothing Replace Segment tool Click the tool above the bumpy area Then while holding down the mouse button drag along the line to a spot below the bumps Release the mouse button to replace the bumpy line with a smooth one as shown in figure 116 Pull out Figure 114 s l Figure 116 Creative Cutter PRO 71 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Multiply
18. codes Install the USB Security Key Hardlock 1 Insert the USB Key the black key with a green light on one end that says ROCKEY2 in white lettering See figure 7 You can find your key in the case that has your software It is titled Cutting amp Design Software for the Creative Cutter 10 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Figure 7 2 This key will install automatically WARNING This key must be inserted at ALL times when the program is in use This key must also be inserted into the SAME USB port on your computer that it was installed on originally otherwise you will encounter an error when trying to open or operate the program Setting Up the Software 1 Start the Creative Cutter Program by double clicking on the Creative Cutter Icon on your Desktop See figure 8 ial WinPlSIGh Creative Cutter Figure 8 2 When the Start Up window figure 9 opens press the Esc key on your keyboard The Welcome screen opens Press esc key to start WinPCSIGN Letter Cutting amp Derya Softeare for pou Creates Cutter ae nt CLUTTER Computer ted Poper Cuttie Systema Figure 9 Creative Cutter PRO 11 Chapter 2 12 Installation and Setup 3 Click the left most image on the Welcome screen to open the Sign page box Figure 10 4 Inthe Page box type the dimensions of the size of paper you plan to cut For now type 12 in the Length and Height boxes and then click OK The page d
19. engrave and then cut around the engraved area In addition you can color in sections of your drawing or engravings to create a solid or textured look Use the procedures that follow Kit Contents The Creative Cutter engraving kit comes with a silver or gold metallic mat for use when engraving on objects such as dog tags and pre cut tags Engraving an Image IMPORTANT Do not overtighten the thumbscrew during insertion o w o _ 1 Import any of the images on the Creative Cutter CDs or create your design in Pazzles Creative Cutter See Find and Import an Image on page 35 For instructions on how to IMPORT your image Because you are not cutting paper you can choose images that have intersecting lines Place paper foil or wood sheet on a regular cutting mat Insert the project on the mat into the cutter 2 3 4 Lower the pinch rollers and press F4 to measure 5 Press F1 until you see Pen Mode Do not omit this step 6 On the Cutting Control Panel in Pazzles Creative Cutter set the pressure to approximately 300 7 Set speed to slowest 8 Click Start to begin engraving If the engraver drags lines try decreasing the pressure Creative Cutter PRO 131 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques o _ D 132 Engraving and Then Cutting Around the Engraved Image 1 Open any of the Creative Cutter images or create your design in Pazzles Creative Cutter 2 Add an outline Be sure to assi
20. follow to fix problem areas Replace a Line Use the Replace by a Segment tool N fto replace the line Click and drag a line over the problem area to replace it with a smooth line Replace a Rough Curved Area Use the Replace by an Arc tool D to replace the rough curved area Click at the start and at the end of the curve See figure 160 You might need to use the Move Points tool to move the arc into place Creative Cutter PRO 111 Chapter6 Working With Graphics 112 Cut Away Points or Bad Areas Use the Cut Straight Line tool Rs to cut away points or bad areas Drag the tool the separate the unwanted area See figure 161 BAY PAPI ART IAAT IRA PEET PEI PEET Eiroa PEPI PEET EU Ee CAL PTET Pare BPR PET EA IREI TAPED PEL Coe OPEL EXOT PA IATA RRP ETAT ART APT A Re PERT A RRA EP POAT PRT AT PAE IRD RET DE TAP BO BYP ASTRA eS BRS TRAN PAE PA BAIA Use Replace by a segment Tool to drag a line over the rough area gt elalemin boo be lasba Click and hold A Stop and release Figure 160 Figure 161 Smooth a Selected Area Use the Simply Path option from the Shape menu to smooth a selected area Click the area several times to remove extra points Convert an Uneven Circle Use the Convert to Circle tool 40 double click the Oval tool to convert an uneven circle to a perfectly shaped circle Straighten a Crooked Line Use the Horizontal Vertical tool Pie to straighten a crooked li
21. mat with the top of the page rotated 90 degrees to the left See figure 26 9 TIP Because the cutter cuts the top of the page on the left side of the machine place the top of s the paper on the left side of the mat WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 E Fie Edit view Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help o s G zele 8 4 F Slo xle 7 515 An 8 1 2 x 11 page as it looks on your computer screen Front of cutter Figure 26 4 Insert the mat into the cutter For detailed information see Pazzles Logo Mats on page 18 Creative Cutter PRO 25 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro Q TIP If an Out of Pinch message displays on the Cutting Control Panel check the alignment of the pinch rollers The pinch rollers must align with a yellow arrow and the yellow bar ive por io AT ane sf 8 Figure 27 5 Lower the pinch rollers by turning the black knob on the right side of the machine towards you Stop turning when the control panel displays the following message a A yA CIDA POHON A LOADER PSD fe c gt e rF T wA FINS LIES s wo amp I bA Y O E So TAIVU V w amp TM OS EES OFFSET FORCE Figure 28 6 Press F4 on the control panel until the panel message reads Checking Size This means the cutter is measuring the width of the paper 26 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using t
22. on slowest speed Make sure PEN MODE is selected on the cutter 5 In the Cutting Control Panel window select the square with the engraving color 6 Click Start to begin engraving Using the Creative Cutter Pen Tool 134 o _ o _ The Creative Cutter pen tool is designed to work with Sakura Gelly Roll pens Step 1 Insert the Pen Into the Holder and Into the Cutter 1 To insert the pen into holder loosen the white thumbscrew and push a Sakura Gelly pen all the way in Note that some pens are slightly thicker than others but become easier to insert over time If the pen is difficult to insert try rubbing it with sandpaper to wear it down a bit 2 Insert the pen holder into the carriage of the Creative Cutter using the same opening as for the bladeholder 3 Verify that the lip of the pen holder is seated flush to the opening 4 Tighten the black thumbscrew to secure the pen holder in place IMPORTANT Do not overtighten the thumbscrew Step 2 Using the Pen Open any of the Creative Cutter images or create your design in Pazzles Creative Cutter ecause you are not cutting paper you can choose images that have intersecting lines Place paper on the cutting mat and insert it into the cutter Lower the pinch rollers and press F4 to measure Open Cutting panel in Pazzles Creative Cutter and set the pressure to approximately 100 1 B 2 3 4 Press F1 until you see Pen Mode Do not omit this step 5 6 Set the spe
23. or just look like a mess You want to save a project you have created Creative Cutter PRO Be sure that the box by Advance in the Cutting Control Panel is NOT checked Usually you will start cutting your project with the paper extending 1 in front of the wheels This is in the middle of the gray cutting strip You can use a permanent marker to draw some lines to help with alignment Or if you are using the cushioning strip you can make your marks in it Save save save Saving a project in Pazzles Creative Cutter is as simple as saving in any other Windows based program Select Save or Save As under the File menu Create an appropriate folder for your projects usually in My Documents give your project a name and click Save Save often Press the F4 button and then press the Copy button on the Creative Cutter to repeatedly cut the same project This allows you work on another project on your computer while cutting Be sure that the Advance box in the Cutting Control Panel window is clear no checkmark When cutting thick materials such as wood metal and felt you might need to cut two or three times to get completely through You can set the machine to cut several times in the same place Select the image you want to cut being sure to select inside parts too and right click with the mouse On the menu that appears select Duplicate This will place a copy directly on top of the original This can be done several times if ne
24. page If this is the case move the wheels The silver rod that helps to grip and move the paper might be dirty If so use Undo SPARINGLY on a toothbrush to scrub off Creative Cutter PRO 143 Chapter8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies Projects do not cut completely Pressure 1s too weak increase it DO NOT BE AFRAID TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE TO 300 The mat is drooping due to paper weight or humidity Place a small box directly behind the cutter to keep the mat flat or use our Creative Cutter platforms Cutting project is outside of allowable margins Move it or check page settings There is a communication error between machine and computer often an HPGL 1 error Restart both and check cord connections The paper buckles The pressure is too high Reduce it The cutting speed is too high Reduce it The cutting mat needs more adhesive Paper or material is hard to hold See mat instructions for pinch roller placement Cutting project is distorted Usually this happens only at the edge of paper at the back of the cutter This kind of error means the paper is buckling or that the project is just outside the allowable margin Also check to see that the mat is not bumping something near the cutter as it moves back and forth Sharp angles do not cut well Reduce the cutting speed Reduce the pressure Setting the pressure too high pushes in the corners instead of cutting them Round the corner us
25. selected text in the current font 3 Click the type of font you wish to use either True Type or Cutting Cutting is recommended and then click a font from the displayed list of available fonts The Preview boxes show the text with the new font applied 4 When you are satisfied with your font selection click OK to close the Font box and apply the new font to your text Creative Cutter PRO 87 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Moving and Resizing Images Use the Select Elements tool to manipulate a single element or multiple elements Selecting an Object With the Select Elements tool selected click the item s you want to resize move or change See figure 133 e To work with a single element click the element e To work with a group of elements drag a box around a group See figure 133 e To select both the inside and outside of an object drag a box around the entire object WinPCSIGN WinPCS4 Ei File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Sle 8 S44 F Ae Figure 133 88 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Resizing an Object 1 Select the image with the Select Elements tool When you do small black boxes appear around the image See figure 134 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 E File Edit view Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help O s G e S A F Alo x N23 2S ES Clips Me Bvetciipan A Als 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 iL a ee
26. sure that the scanner properties are set to scan your project as a Black and White bitmap at a resolution of 250 dpi or higher 6 Activate the scan Your project should appear in Pazzles Creative Cutter When it does use the procedure Importing and Vectorizing a Word or Graphic on page 110 to vectorize it Importing an Image or Word Created in CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator If you have created the design in Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw save it as an Adobe Illustrator 6 0 AI file and import into the cutting program Be sure to convert text to lines using vector as the conversion mode You will not need to vectorize the image in Pazzles Creative Cutter NOTE This type of file sometimes results in doubled up or duplicate lines Converting and Vectorizing Graphics 110 The best graphics for vectorizing are solid filled in and saved in black and white bitmap bmp format at 250 dpi or higher Refer to the sections that follow to automatically vectorize images Importing and Vectorizing a Word or Graphic 1 Save the image as a black and white bitmap bmp file at a resolution of 250 or higher Lower resolution will yield unsatisfactory results See Converting an Image to Black and White Before Saving as a Bitmap on page 114 2 Open a blank page in Pazzles Creative Cutter 3 From the File menu click Import and then select Image 4 Inthe File Import box browse to the location where the file is saved select it and cl
27. the Blade o o 14 IMPORTANT The cutter is delivered with the blade inserted properly into the blade holder unit Characteristics of Properly Installed Blades Take note of how far the blade is installed in the casing a properly installed blade is barely visible When you replace the blade be sure to push it in so that slightly less than 1mm about 1 32 of the blade can be seen or felt Many factors affect the life of your blade e The weight of the paper being cut e The composition of the paper being cut e The experience of the person doing the cutting The life of your blade will improve commensurate with the improvements to your technique that come with practice Proper adjustment and correct pressure will ensure you derive maximum longevity out of your blade Replacing the Blade Blades should be replaced when any of the following conditions occur e Cut quality suddenly gets worse e You must continue to increase pressure to get clean cuts e The corners and tight turns do not cut cleanly or are pushed in NOTE This condition can also be caused by using too much pressure Use the following procedure when it is time to replace the blade TIP Be sure to remove the yellow or red cap from the blade before inserting 1 For most common cutting tasks choose the blade with the yellow cap Use the red capped blade as a back up blade or for vinyl and lighter weight papers Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 2 Ins
28. the Image Fill the Page and Cut the project 1 Use the procedure Multiply the Image and Fill the Page on page 37 to create multiple copies of the image and fill the page 2 Place a 12x12 paper on the cutting mat 3 Insert the 12x12 paper on mat into the Creative Cutter 4 Starting with step 2 follow the procedure Cut the Project on page 41 to cut the project Congratulations You ve completed the tutorial 72 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Tutorial 4 Hand Vectorizing a Graphic or Photo 1 ap _ You can convert any drawing graphic or photograph to a cutting file by hand vectorization In simple terms hand vectorizing involves using some basic drawing tools to trace around the image You might find that this becomes your preferred method of converting graphics NOTE Tutorial 3 and Tutorial 4 introduce advanced skills Be sure you are comfortable with the skills introduced in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2 before attempting the advanced tutorials You can complete advanced tutorials in any order 1 Open Pazzles Creative Cutter and create a blank 12x12 page 2 Ifyou are importing an image use the instructions that follow If you are scanning an image go to Trace the Graphic Hand Vectorize on page 75 Be sure to verify your scanner is selected connected to the computer and powered on For a review see Scan the Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter on page 63 Import an
29. the image again with the vectorizing tool 3 Click 1 and None and then click OK 4 Repeat the procedure Convert the Scan Into Cutting Format Vectorization on page 66 68 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Edit the Image 1 Delete the original bitmap To do so click the Select Elements tool click on the original drawing and then press the DELETE key on your keyboard The scanned image remains on your screen See figure 109 2 Delete the box that is outside the image Click on the box line with the Select Elements tool and then press DELETE on your keyboard Figure 109 3 Delete unwanted lines Select a line by clicking on it with the Select Elements tool and then press DELETE See figure 110 The image on the left shows unwanted lines in red The image on the right shows the image after the unwanted lines are deleted y y TIP You can identify a line that is selected for editing because it is surrounded by black ra gt boxes Figure 110 4 Move the image to the upper right portion of the workspace To move the image first select both the inside and outside of the image by clicking a spot above and to the left of the image Then hold down the mouse button as you drag the mouse to the right and down to create a box around the entire image Draw a big box to ensure you catch all parts of the image When you release the mouse button small boxes that indicate the image is selected should appear
30. your computer is full The program tries to remember every move you make so that you can use the Un Do function Solution Clean the memory by going to HELP and choosing Clean Memory OR go to the Setting menu and select SET UP On the Document page click Undo and change the number of saved steps to 10 or fewer Issue Errors occur when you have open paths These are points next to each other that should be joined Solution Use the Show Open Paths tool to find the problem It appears on the bottom of the toolbar on the right side of the screen It has a question mark beside a line with two dots Then close the open paths with the Join two points tool See Break and Move Tool on page 103 and Join Two Points Tool on page 104 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies The program aborts or generates a Issue You are using the Sort Inline before Outline function Pe ERON Solution Check to see if you have circles or ovals made with the Draw tool These objects have no beginning or end point Apparently this confuses the program See Break and Move Tool on page 103 Create some points on them by using the Break and Move tool See Break and Move Tool on page 103 Issue You have too many programs running in the background They are all using memory to one degree or another There is not enough memory to execute a function and you can get a runtime error S
31. 10 Place your paper on the mat inside the blue border on the sticky part of the mat See figure 20 Figure 20 18 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 11 Smooth your paper on the mat See figure 21 Figure 21 12 See figure 22 for details on how to position your pinch rollers properly Figure 22 13 Put mat into cutter when you are ready to cut When inserted the bulk of the mat should extend out the back of your cutter See figure 23 Figure 23 Creative Cutter PRO 19 Chapter 2 o o Installation and Setup IMPORTANT The left pinch roller must always be lined up with one of the black triangle stickers A The right pinch roller must always remain in the area of the black and yellow stripe B See figure 23 on page 19 e On the left and right sides of the paper be sure that the inner hub the one closest to the paper tracks on the outside edge of the paper e On the front side of the mat line up the front edge of the mat with the front edge of the cutting strip 14 Press F4 watch for the size displayed on the Cutting Control Panel True 12x12 papers should display as approximately 305 310mm If a different number appears and exact centering of images on the page is important remove the paper measure it and enter its true size on the workspace size field in the Pazzles Creative Cutter software When the displayed size is correct you are ready to make th
32. 110 for text weight paper and 185 225 for heavy weight paper e You will develop a feel for the right pressure with experience Don t be afraid to experiment to see what works best WARNING While you are learning how to use the cuter refrain from trying to cut heavy cardstocks and fibrous papers Practice using smooth medium weight 65 Ib cardstocks and text weight papers Keep in mind that fibrous paper will drastically shorten the life of your mat and your blade Fixing Problems That Occur During Cutting WARNING If you experience a problem do not yank the paper out and do not force the carriage to move If necessary turn off the cutter to remove the paper and move the carriage TIP For more troubleshooting techniques see Troubleshooting Guide on page 139 Canceling a Cutting Job If something goes wrong while you are cutting use the following procedure to cancel the cutting job and start again 1 Press the Pause button on the Cutting Control Panel to stop the cutting job 2 Simultaneously press both the RESET and the ENTER buttons on the Cutting Control Panel When you do the control panel screen displays Reset cutter 3 Click F2 Yes to reset the cutter e Ifthe cutter resets restart the cutting job Be sure to press the F1 button to set the cutting mode to CUT 4 e If the cutter does not reset turn off the cutter wait about 45 seconds and turn it back on again Then restart the cutting j
33. 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques 126 Cutting Around Tight Corners To get clean cuts with fonts that have tight corners and angles use the tips that follow e Use the Break and Move tool create a new break in the line e Use the Move Point tool to move the point away from the break Doing so creates curves instead of points The curve is imperceptible to the eye but greatly eases cutting See figure 175 and figure 176 SN Rd Da aae P _ a a a a ws Innet arigles rounded to cut moother gt ele gt elas el oto fol e al Figure 175 Click the Break and Move Tool here This x creates a new break or point in the line You now have 2 points One at the corner and the new one just created Figure 176 Creating Stitch Marks You can convert lines to stitch marks Two lengths of stitch marks are available KissCutl and KissCut2 Converting Lines to Stitch Marks 1 Click the Pencil tool on the left toolbar to open the Pen Brush window See figure 177 2 In your image select the line to convert e To apply kiss cuts to ovals and circles use the Break and Move tool to create more points Then click on the line at four equally spaced spots e To apply kiss cuts to text first apply Convert Text to Path from the Text menu to the text Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques 3 Inthe Pen Brush window select KissCut1 or K
34. Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials The Summer Sun image then appears on the page as b E Ele Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help shown in figure 7 ojja mle 8 4 F Xo lt le ely aie a lalala Figure 86 ge a a NNSA E na er PEN ee E TEE ERA a wo L peat L L n t B zes gt 2 aN njola gt pay L L nN L 4 Step 3 Move and Edit the Graphic Image 7 Resize the sun if needed by clicking on a corner box While holding the mouse button down push in or pull out to resize the sun Figure 87 Weld the Title and the Image 1 Move the summer sun image so that it overlaps the Summer title 9 TIP To move the image hover over the Select Elements tool over the image until it changes a into the Move tool Click and hold the left mouse button as you drag it into place He NOTE If you leave parts behind first click UNDO X to void your last action Then drag a box around the sun to grab all the par 2 Select the outsides only of the sun and the title Summer To do so click the outline of the sun with the Select Elements tool Then while holding down the sutFt key on your keyboard click on the outside the of the title Summer TIP ts 3 Boxes should then surround Summer and the sun as shown in figure 88 Creative Cutter PRO 57 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Figure 88 4 Click Tools and then click We
35. E OF THIS DEPTH WHEN YOU CHANGE BLADES PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING 1 THE STARTER STRIP SEE EXAMPLE 1 HAS ALREADY BEEN ATTACHED TO YOUR CUTTER EXAMPLE 1 2 THE BACK SENSOR HAS ALREADY BEEN COVERED SEE EXAMPLE 2 Abedin a EXAMPLE 2 3 THE TRAY LEG HOLDERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED REMEMBER TO READ YOUR INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND TO USE THE TUTORIAL ON CD BEFORE SETTING UP YOUR CREATIVE CUTTER Figure 1 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 1 Introduction Attzntion CHECK YOUR MERCHANDISE NOWI All claims for ovgrag s and shortag s must be madeg within ten 10 working days of rgegipt Report any DAMAGE to your shipment to PAZZbLES Save all packaging material for UPS inspection Any claims for damagzd goods must bg madeg to Ups No returns will be accepted without a Return Authorization Number Please post this notice in Your rgegiving arga Pazzlgs 866 729 9537 or Www pazzl s com Figure 2 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 1 Introduction Creative Cutter PRO 5 Chapter 1 Introduction 6 Creative Cutter PRO Installation and Setup Contents of the Creative Cutter Package Before you begin to install and set up the Creative Cutter unpack the shipping package and verify you have all parts and pieces e Pazzles Creative Cutter Instruction Manual this book THE FOLLOWING CD S ARE ALL COMBINED ON ONE CD SEE figure 3 Papglgs Figure 3 Creative Cutter The Basics Tutorial CD
36. PRO 105 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Figure 156 Creating a Word With Attached Letters 1 2 3 4 Type a word From the Draw menu click Rectangle Draw a rectangle under the word Duplicate the rectangle use ALT D and use the arrow key to move the new rectangle straight above the word See figure 157 5 Select both rectangles and the word and weld them together See Welding Images and Words Together on page 101 6 7 8 106 Use the Eraser tool to erase unnecessary parts of the rectangles Join the ends of the bottom and top to create sides Draw a rectangle around the completed word Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 108 Creative Cutter PRO Working With Graphics Achieving the pages you re dreaming of sometimes means creating scanning or importing graphics This chapter provides background information on computer graphics and tips and techniques for creating graphics that cut and display well We recommend that you complete the practice project to gain experience with converting graphics see Practice Project Converting and Vectorizing a Bitmap File on page 114 Introduction Pixels Resolution Vectors Oh My Most computer graphic programs create objects with tiny dots called pixels The number of pixels per inch which is also referred to as dots per inch dpi is calle
37. Pazzles Creative Cutter Pro User Guide WWW pazzles com 2003 2004 2005 Pazzles All rights reserved Edition 4 January 2007 Trademark Acknowledgements Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop Elements are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or in other countries AOL software is a registered trademark of America Online CorelDRAW is a registered trademark or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Windows operating systems and Outlook Express are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation PrintShop and PrintMaster are registered trademarks of Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited and its licensors All rights reserved QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the US and other countries Pazzles P O Box 630 Kuna ID 83634 208 922 3558 Toll Free 1 866 729 9537 Contents Contents 1 Introduction Welcome to Pazzles Creative Cutter 0 0 0 ene 1 Viewing the Creative Cutter Basics Video 0 0000 eee l sine This BOOK 25 c6 lt 4s bu ird hoe Hee EES SEE hee ese ews Bo 1 Recommended Reading Sequence nananana nana Z Sharing Tips and Ideas 2 eee 2 Contacting Customer Support 0 0 0 cee eens 2 What to do Before You Contact the Pazzles Support Team 2 Important Information About
38. Your New Cutter 3 2 Installation and Contents of the Creative Cutter Package 0 0 c eee eee 7 Setup lostalins the SOUwate lt o ccebec564e455 54545 68045555 GES SEER SEE 8 Installing and Starting the Software 0 0 0 cece eee 8 Settins Up the CUCls cont ane edcuae pede ne aes eee EEE ageeeaseu4 8 Attach the Cutter to the Computer 0 0 0 0 eee eee eens 8 What To Do If You Don t Have a Serial Port 9 Determine the Port the USB to Serial Was Assigned To 9 Change the Port Number 0 0 0c ccc ene 10 Install the USB Security Key Hardlock 0 0 0 200005 10 Petting Up the SOMwWale 20464 654 04660645204 0424483 FERREE GERERE 1 Configuring Toolbars and Software Settings 0 12 Select the PIOC 2 52464554h5 854624 S RS EG REGED Ame ESE Dees 13 ee Se WNC POU sted eeu E te Seek oe eee ee ee eee ee 13 Working With the Blade 0 0 0c eens 14 Characteristics of Properly Installed Blades 14 Replacing the Blade s lt 4 0 08 4662446 40008 Sa ge ee ab oe bork ete 14 Creative Cutter PRO iii Contents Working With the Cutting Mat 0 0 0 ce es 17 Pagwies 15000 MAGS 22234625645 25 nispan dkar aa 42 oh 4 eee eh es 18 Tips for Getting the Most From Your Blade and Mat 20 Caring for the Cutting Mat 0 0 0 0 ccc ee 20 Care a
39. ag a box around the entire title using the Select Elements tool Then move arrow over title until you see a double cross Click and hold mouse button down as you move the title into place y y TIP Remember that you need to drag a box around the entire title to grab all the inside and AaS outside parts 60 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 7 Position the shadow below the title 8 Cut your project For instructions see Cut the Project on page 41 a TIP Cut the title and shadow twice using two different colors of paper Then you will have 7 two titles with mats Creative Cutter PRO 61 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Tutorial 3 Prepare Scan and Convert a Basic Line Graph to Cutting Format In this tutorial you will learn how to convert a basic line drawing into cutting format to create a cutting image The line drawing can be your own creation or one found in a coloring book workbook or other resource SH NOTE Tutorial 3 and Tutorial 4 introduce advanced skills Be sure you are comfortable with the skills introduced in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2 before attempting the advanced tutorials You can complete advanced tutorials in any order Prepare the Line Graphic The most easily converted graphics are simple drawings with few intersecting lines 1 Enlarge the drawings if necessary The drawing should be at least 3 x 3 Bigger is better See figure 96 Figure 96 2 Use
40. agic Ruler Plus and Pro Versions gt Show the color code Figure 42 2 Small boxes surround the image to show it has been selected Click Tools again and then click Outline to open the Transformation box See figure 43 Bitmap Shape Setting Window w Select Select all Deselect all Ctrl A Ctrl D Refresh work space F amp Erase F5 Measure Magic Ruler Show the color code Transform Manipulate Zoom Cirde Sort inline path before outline Sort filling order Dimension ine Distortion Ctrl Shadow Gradient Welding Engraving Plus and Pro Versions P Help Transformation Outline Shadow Thickness loos A NE rr F F Number W Outline Inline Rotation 3D Figure 43 3 Make the following selections in the Transformation box For this setting Enter this value In most cases widths are between 0 02 and 0 10 fm 36 The Number setting specifies the number of outlines Three is the maximum possible Click the box to select it Unless you are outlining text leave all other boxes blank If you are outlining text click Break Text Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials y TIP To change a selection click the Undo button xi 4 When you are finished making selections click the yellow check mark at the lower right of the Transformation box As shown in figure 44 the color of the image s outline changes to the color you selecte
41. available in the top window Scroll up and down to see the many shapes available 4 Select a Work option e Keep lines is best used for shapes composed of only straight lines Straight lines cannot be manipulated e Convert line to curve is used to add distortion to straight lines is possible Use Convert line to curve if the drawing has curves 5 Select the number of points you wish to move either 4 or 8 6 Click Apply to apply your selections to the text or object Q TIP Try the distortion tool with the images too Creative Cutter PRO 93 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Creating Curved Titles and Words Use the Fit Text to Path option on the Text menu to create text that curves under or over an cada ZON Figure 140 1 Write a word 2 From the Draw menu click Arc Oval or Circle 3 Draw the shape you want e To draw an arc click Arc and then click do not drag at two different spots on the page An arc appears between the areas where you clicked If the arc is upside down use the Select Elements tool to flip it over Then use the Select Elements tool to adjust the size and depth of the curve e Be sure the arc is bigger than the word 4 Using the Select Elements tool drag a square around both the word and the arc If you prefer use Select All under the Tools menu 5 From the Text menu click Fit Text to Path 6 Inthe Write Text on box select the location on the arc where you want to write th
42. aving on a Metal Plate Dog Tag or Wood Tag A TIP Practice with paper tags first Step 1 Prepare the File 1 Scan the object or a tracing of the object s outline into Pazzles Creative Cutter Scan at 300 dpi as a black and white bitmap 2 Use automatic vectorization to convert the bitmap to cutting lines See Converting and Vectorizing Graphics on page 110 3 Save the resulting engraving guide as a file Step 2 Prepare the Engraving Guide 1 Open the engraving guide in Pazzles Creative Cutter 2 Place the guide image at least 3 down from the top of the page and about 1 2 the left edge Figure 183 3 Type or add your engraving image inside the guide 4 Assign a different color to the inside design To do so click the Palette icon click Inside and right click on a color square in the Paint Palette window Figure 184 Creative Cutter PRO 133 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques o Step 3 Engrave the Object 1 Place the engraving mat either silver or gold in the cutter using the same procedure as for the cutting mat See Working With the Cutting Mat on page 17 2 In the Cutting Control Panel click the color square for outlining the object to be engraved 3 Etch the outline into the cutting mat Do not lift the pinch rollers 4 Attach the engraving object over the outline using a strong tape such as two sided carpet tape Leave the pinch rollers down IMPORTANT Engrave
43. before the cutting job was finished Clear the memory by turning off the cutter waiting a moment and turning it back on again Set the machine to Cut 4 and then press the Next button on the cutter Try the job again If the problem persists check all connections between the cutter and the computer Paper End Error Appears on your Your back sensor has come uncovered If this occurs please recover LCD Screen your back sensor with two strips of overlapping black electrical tape and one strip of silver duct tape This will ensure that no light reaches the sensor thereby eliminating the Paper End Error Creative Cutter PRO 139 Chapter8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies How to uninstall and reinstall the program 140 Step 1 Note and record the current port settings Click SETTINGS and then click Plotter Codes Step 2 Remove all Pazzles Creative Cutter registry files If you have saved any file within the Pazzles Creative Cutter program in the Image folder save them in another location before beginning this procedure Point to Start at the bottom left corner of you computer screen and click All Programs Click Pazzles Creative Cutter click Tools and then click Pazzles Creative Cutter Registry In the box that appears select and delete all registry files Step 3 Unistall the Pazzles Creative Cutter program 1 Open your Control Panel on your computer then go to Add Remove programs 2
44. ce the objects Multiply selected elements EJ Number of copies p Spacing EE Efe a Copy direction Gog Angle fio Radius D Cancel Figure 135 5 Click OK The page fills with the image as shown in figure 136 Figure 136 TIP If you have too many or not enough images click the Undo tool x and start over O r ous NOTE You can also resize the entire group of images to fit the page Click Select All and move the corner box in or out to resize Y 90 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Measuring the Size of a Project 1 From the Tools menu click Measure See figure 137 2 Click the project s starting point 3 While holding down the mouse button drag the measuring line to the end point The distance is displayed at the bottom of the screen Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help l v Select Select all Ctrl A Pe Deselect all Ctrl D Refresh work space F8 Clip Erase F5 Perspective 3D Rotation 3D Figure 137 Creating Outlines and Shadows Outline Shadow Perspective 30 Fictation Eeo Number ft H fe Duine D inire D Corm M Giaden Braak text AD Figure 138 You can create an outline shadow of any letter number word or shape Use the instructions that follow 1 Write a word or open an image 2 Select the word or image e To outline both outside and inside parts select the whole ima
45. cessary e Use the Duplicate function see see You encounter problems while cutting thick materials on page 145 e Press the Copy button on the Cutter panel Do not lift the pinch rollers and verify that Advance is not checked in the Cutting Control Panel e Press Start again in the Cutting Control Panel Do not lift the pinch rollers and verify that Advance is not checked Use the procedures in Tools and Tips for Cleaning Up Vectorized Images on page I 11 DO NOT save files in an Images folder within the cutting program Save all files in MY DOCUMENTS This will prevent any loss of files if you need to reinstall the program To save Go to File Save As Save In My Documents Your Folder 145 Chapter8 Troubleshooting Guide 146 Creative Cutter PRO
46. ck the middle of the segment e To resize the segment or create a point click an end point of the segment 7 Continue shaping the lines as needed all around the outline Creative Cutter PRO 79 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 80 Step 5 Outline Other Features 1 Continue to use the Segment from Path tool to outline other features Keep in mind that when using the Segment from Path tool the end of the line must connect with the beginning point WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting window Help Gl e e 4 A F lol x e ely ireles AAJA Clip FM Reb cripart Mele B H tot Z alg Se 2 oF 3 A RB t T ong J S For Help press F1 H 4 334 W 4 321 X 6 800 Y 6 186 Figure 128 2 Use the Draw Segment tool to add individual accent lines These accent lines do not connect to the lines you made previously See figure 129 TIP Remember to use the Redraw tool to turn the lines red if necessary WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA H File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help olsa sje S A F al xe ely e ER Aal AJAJAJA Clips Fre Bwebciipan 1 0 1 1 1 verot A aj Elele e lez gt lolze El 8 D e lz gt Fes Nt For Help press F1 H 0 965 W 0 109 X 9 303 11 395 Figure 129 Creative Cutter PRO 4 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Use the Move Poi
47. d Figure 44 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Step 1 Select and Position the Image Use the Select Elements tool to select both the butterfly image and its outline x 9 TIP Select Elements is the tool you will use the most 1 To select the image and the outline hold down the mouse button as you drag the mouse to the right and down to create a box around the entire image Drag a big box to be sure that the entire image can fit inside Imagine you are throwing a net around the image to catch all the parts See figure 45 Figure 45 Creative Cutter PRO 37 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 38 2 Release the mouse button When you do little boxes appear around the image to show it has been selected as shown in figure 46 Figure 46 3 To move the image move the mouse over it until the cursor changes to the Move icon which looks like two crossed arrows See figure 47 Figure 47 4 Click the mouse button hold it down and drag the image to the location where you want to place it on the page For this project place it about 0 5 inch down and 0 5 inch from the left Your page should resemble figure 48 Click a corner box to resize the image Figure 48 5 Resize the image Using the Select Elements tool click one of the corner boxes Then hold down the mouse button and drag it in or out to resize the image Step 2 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Across 1 Make sure the image is still select
48. d the object s resolution The higher the resolution the more dots per inch And the higher the resolution the more detail in the graphic To see the difference between an image created at 72 dpi and 300 dpi see figure 158 Figure 158 Cutting the hundreds of dots that compose an image would be cumbersome and time consuming Therefore you must convert the image from pixels to vectors which are lines and curves This process can be done with the Pazzles Creative Cutter software which essentially connects the dots for you The closer the dots are to each other and therefore the higher the resolution the smoother the cutting lines and curves Creative Cutter PRO 109 Chapter6 Working With Graphics Manipulating Scanning and Importing Graphics EA Scanning a Picture or Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter 1 Draw your design preferably in black ink that is not too fine It is helpful to draw it large you can scale it down later on 2 Place the image on the scanner bed It is best if you scan one image at a time If you want multiples of your drawing you can create copies within the program 3 From the Pazzles Creative Cutter File menu click Select Source Your scanner model should appear in the pop up window If not make sure your scanner is hooked up to the computer and turned on You may need to restart your computer with the scanner turned on 4 Choose your scanner and click Select 5 To scan click Acquire Be
49. dit Menu Use this to keep records of customer names prices charged and fonts or images used Information TA gt Contact Se Name Name of customer who ordered project see Start date 10 03 2005 Tel Fax Completion E mail date Location Al ir Delivery Address date 90 00 0000 City Country Transport Zip Postal Code Terms Comments Price 0 000000 Advert Font large letters Tekton Font small letters Image Butterfly from CD 1 Figure 168 119 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter6 Working With Graphics 120 Creative Cutter PRO Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques This chapter provides tips and techniques for specialized cutting requirements including cutting on unusually sized papers cutting on media other than paper and applying special effects such as embossing during cutting Tips for Cutting Unusual Media and Sizes A WARNING When you are working with unfamiliar or heavy materials do not leave the cutter unattended If the cutter gets stuck in your absence the motor could burn up This type of mishap is not a warranted repair Type of Material Vellum Be sure it is well adhered to the mat Mulberry paper Be sure it is well adhered to the mat Try using mulberry cardstocks or sticky back mulberry papers Cork Use the thinnest roll you can find Run it through a Xyron machine first Use simple designs Extend the blade out t
50. drive 5 Double click on the sampleprojects05 folder See figure 40 File import Look in CC Additions MM D aea Bin SAMPLE IMAGES CDIM CURRENT SampleProjects05 cDseT1 The Basics Tutorial for Mini Mighty cDsET6 Pazzlesfonts Sample Bitmaps File name Enable Preview Files of type E Cancel Page No i File Info Figure 40 6 Select any file by clicking on it For this project we are using a file called Butterfly05 File import 3 Look in O SampleProjects05 z e e e f BABYOVERLAY_05 BELL_OS BROTHERSOYRLY_05 BALLOON 1_05 BIB_OS BALLOON 2_05 BIRTHDAY CAKE_05 8 CACTUS_05 BANNER 1_05 BONNET_05 CAMERA _05 BARETREE_OS BOW 1_05 CAMPFIRE_05 BASKET_05 BOW 2_05 la CAP_O5 4 il L Filename BUTTERFLY_05 Enable Preview Files of type E3 v Cancel Page No a File Info Figure 41 7 Click Open The image you selected appears on an 12x12 page Creative Cutter PRO 35 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Create a Shadow Mat for the Image 1 To apply changes to an image you first must select the image To do that click Tools on the menu bar at the top of the screen and then click Select All See figure 42 Edit View Draw Text Took Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help a v Select CAS e Select all Ctri A m Refresh work space F8 Erase FS Measure M
51. drooping which will cause poor cutting especially at the edges of the mat e Replace the mat It might be warped or have too many layers of adhesive e Replace the blade It might be worn from use it might be damaged from a paper jam or from cutting heavy or unusual material or it might be defective Creative Cutter PRO 31 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro 32 Creative Cutter PRO Creative Cutter Tutorials The four projects in this chapter provide you an opportunity to learn all the Creative Cutter techniques you ll use the most and each project takes less than an hour to complete All projects assume you have already installed and set up the cutter and the cutter software If not return to chapters 2 and 3 Tutorial 3 and Tutorial 4 use advanced skills and can be completed in any order after you are comfortable with the skills taught in Tutorial 1 and Tutorial 2 Tutorial 1 Import a Graphic File Add a Shadow Mat and Fill a Page With Multiple limages Import the Graphic File and Open the Software Program Step 1 Insert the Images CD 1 Insert the CD shown figure 35 into your computer s CD ROM drive Payglgs Creative Cutter Pro Additions CD Includes Basics Tutorial Figure 35 Creative Cutter PRO 33 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials If the window shown in figure 36 opens click the red X to close it Creative Cutter Additions CD Pases ti H s rentive Cutter
52. e Setting Window tiep olsa xele aY 4 F slo xle elz 5 a alalalaj oT O18 8M lGe foo t gt zls gt lol les zz le mele e gt alg ala ps Figure 180 3 Insert the Embossing tool 4 Place the material to be embossed on the plush embossing mat 5 In the Cutting Control Panel click the box with the embossing color The screen display changes to show only embossing lines See figure 181 ontro panel X Panel oat anels eae fi2 Mirror M Sendtofile Selected object M Rotate Advance AR Pressure 300 M Weeding Weed all wy q a E Return Length x Height lt lt ma gt gt Vinyl Size 2 7 x 9 85 Stop cutting tions Figure 181 6 Verify that the Advance box is clear not checked 7 Click Start to begin embossing IMPORTANT Do not lift the pinch rollers when embossing is complete o DD o _ 8 Remove the embosser and insert the cutting blade 9 Click the box with the outline color This changes the display to show only cutting lines 10 Click Start to begin cutting the outline 130 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Engraving With the Creative Cutter The Creative Cutter can engrave the following media e Metals e Metallic cardstock e Mirror cardstock e Glass e Plastic e Wood e Heavy cardstock enhance the engraving with walnut ink You can just engrave an image or you can
53. e be oe eas 69 Multiply the Image Fill the Page and Cut the project I2 Tutorial 4 Hand Vectorizing a Graphic or Photo 004 73 Import an Image Saved on Your Computer eaaa 73 Trace the Graphic Hand Vectorize nnana aana 75 Step 1 Review the Location and Uses of Tools 75 Step 2 Set the Line Thickness and Color 75 Step 3 Begin Tracing the Picture 0 00000 ae 71 Step 4 Continue tracing and refine 0 000 0000 78 Step 5 Outline Other Features n nananana aaa 80 Step 6 Check your Work 0 0 0 cee ees 82 5 Manipulating Tools Used for Manipulating Letters and Shapes 005 85 Letters and Shapes Changing the Look of Images and Text 0 0 0 0 0 eee 87 Changing and Previewing Various Fonts 000 008s 87 Moving and Resizing Images 0 0 00 cece eee eens 88 Selecting an ODject a6 56488ade ee Hehe Oa Rha Cate me oe ES 88 Resizing a ODj6Cl s lt h44056 6 50 bo otesebeeeyr ee etp haoni sa 89 Moving 40 ODj6Cls 442 sse5e she bs Ghee sh Spanende Sas 5 OSE 89 Filling a Page With an Image Multiplying 89 Measuring the Size of a Project 0 0 nee 91 Creating Outlines and Shadows 0 0 0 91 Outlining problems and solutions 0 000 ce eee 92 Separating the Outline From the Word or Image 92 Dis
54. e cut Tips for Getting the Most From Your Blade and Mat 20 o w o _ Caring for the Cutting Mat When cared for properly the adhesive on the cutting mat has a useful life of about 50 100 passes through the cutter To get the best results from your mat follow the care and useage guidelines CAUTION The Pazzles Logo Mats CANNOT be recovered Once they are worn out you must replace the entire mat and throw the old one away e Do not over extend the blade You should barely be able to see or feel the blade e Use proper pressure when cutting e Store the mat flat and covered with protective sheet IMPORTANT If you see heavy score marks in the adhesive your blade is out too far or the pressure is too great NOTE Humidity affects tackiness on the mat Care and Usage Guidelines for Cutting Mats e Cover the cutting mat with the clear sheet that covers the mat when you are not using it e Always store the cutting mat flat e If oil from your hands gets on the the mat try to remove it with a lint roller or masking tape e Scrape bits of paper off the mat using a scraper or old credit card Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 2 Installation and Setup e If lint or dust accumulates on the mat try to remove it by patting rolled up packing tape over the mat e Rotate the mat as you use it To prevent warping alternate sides and shift the paper away from the edge e Ifanew mat s tack is too strong pat the mat with you
55. e hand vectorizing method described on page 114 Converting Low Resolution Images Some publishing programs such as MS Publisher Printshop and Printmaster feature program specific file formats Images created in these programs often are low resolution and you may not be able to save them in bitmap format To remedy the issue print the image in BEST quality trace it and then scan it in as a black and white bitmap See Manipulating Scanning and Importing Graphics on page 110 Alternatively use the hand vectoring method on page 114 Creative Cutter PRO 113 Chapter6 Working With Graphics Converting an Image to Black and White Before Saving as a Bitmap If you receive a message during vectorizing that you are using the wrong file format or if nothing happens when you start to vectorize an image the image was not saved in black and white bitmap bmp format Use this procedure to fix the problem SH NOTE This procedure will not work if your image is in Index format 1 From the Bitmap menu click Change Resolution 2 Click on the image When you do the Bitmap Resolution box opens 3 Working step by step change the Bits Per Pixel and Dithering Method selections from the current settings down to 1 bit per pixel and Dithering Method to None Do not go directly from the current setting to 1 bit per pixel and Dithering None you must proceed through each option 4 Proceed with vectorization See Importing and Vector
56. e of the Pazzles Creative Cutter and on your move to a more powerful and creative level of scrapbooking With the Pazzles Creative Cutter and software all scrapbookers can make cuts and use techniques that once were available only from professional diecutters This computer driven blade cut system puts production of custom cuts in your hands without the added costs often totaling hundreds of dollars for dies To get the most of your cutter we recommend you spend a few moments becoming acquainted with the cutter the Pazzles Creative Cutter software and the supplemental Creative Cutter learning aids Viewing the Creative Cutter Basics Video The Creative Cutter Basics video provides quick and clear instructions on installing setting up and using the Creative Cutter Keep it in a safe place for easy reference if you need to reinstall your product later on Using This Book Keep this manual handy as you explore the possibilities with the Pazzles Creative Cutter We recommend that you skim through it to get an idea of what it contains and then follow the recommended reading sequence on page 2 Creative Cutter PRO 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Recommended Reading Sequence If you re very comfortable with Windows software applications and basic printer operation use chapter 2 to properly install and set up the Pazzles Creative Cutter Skim through chapter 3 and 6 To get the most from the cutter work through the projects in chapter 4
57. e text top bottom left or right See figure 141 and figure 142 Write texto x Position y Top C Potom C Lett Right M Ineide m ABc jie H af 3 Apply Break text Figure 141 Example of text curved to the top 94 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Write lexi Baas Ed Figure 142 Example of text curved to right 7 Click Apply to save your selections Q TIP To separate the line from the word click Break text on the Write Text on box This S5 allows you to delete the line so the word stands alone Creative Cutter PRO 95 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 96 Spelling Words Vertically This section provides two techniques for writing a word with its letters stacked vertically above the each other Using the Center Technique to Spell Words Vertically Humber format Move t i Copy text A Mirror text Convert text to path Clear text transformation Rotate text Text specification Text spacing Break Text Align left Align right Center Visual text spacing Find font 1 Type the word letter by letter in the font you prefer Press the ENTER key after typing each letter to move the cursor down to the next line Figure 143 2 Use the Select Elements tool to select the word 3 From the Text menu click Center When you do the letters in the word line up underneath each other Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipu
58. e the Break and Move tool to change the point into a curve See Break and Move Tool on page 103 and Cutting Around Tight Corners on page 126 When cutting an object inside of You need to change the cutting order so that the smaller inside piece 1s another shape the shape pops out cut first and gets caught on the cutting blade 1 Select the object or project with Select Elements tool Be sure to select all parts by dragging box around object or by choosing Select All under Tools menu On the Tools menu click Sort Inline path before Outline under Tools menu Your project requires that you cut You can cut smaller pieces down to about 4 in length Be sure to place smaller pieces of paper the left roller wheel under the middle arrow and the right wheel within the yellow line Also check the width of the paper and ensure that the rollers do not go off the back edge of the paper while cutting See Pazzles Logo Mats on page 18 144 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies You want to position the paper so that it will cut in the same place each time You ve lost changes to a project You must cut the same project multiple times and you want to continue working on the computer You encounter problems while cutting thick materials You want to cut over the same lines because the lines did not cut clearly Vectorized drawings have stray lines double lines
59. eate objects with tiny dots called pixels The number of pixels per inch which is also referred to as dots per inch dpi is called the object s resolution The higher the resolution the more dots per inch And the higher the resolution the more detail in the graphic To see the difference between an image created at 72 dpi and 300 dpi look at figure 104 As you can see the closer the dots are to each other and therefore the higher the resolution the smoother the cutting lines and curves For more information on working with graphics see Working With Graphics on page 109 300 dpi Figure 104 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 2 On the menu bar at the top of the screen click Bitmap ols Shape Setting Window Help amp Convert to image See on screen AIt e Automatic Vectorization Plus and Pro Version Region gt i Change resolution Color configuration gt Edition Special effects gt Path Tolerance Rotate image gt Italic image Italic Figure 105 3 On the menu that opens click Vectorization and then click Automatic Vectorization See figure 105 The Vectorizing tool which looks like a magic wand becomes available 4 Using the Vectorizing wand click on the image See figure 106 e If the Working box appears you have successfully vectorized the image and you can go on to Edit the Image on page 69 The Working box provides a running tally of t
60. ed it should be surrounded by little black boxes If it is not selected click Tools and then click Select All to select it Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 2 Right click on the screen On the menu that opens click Multiply Select all Cti A Deselect all Ctrl D Color selection Select next Select previous Lock Delete selection Line guide Align left Figure 49 3 Inthe Number box on the Multiply selected elements window type the number of copies needed to fill the page across side to side Multiply selected elements x Number of copies fa Spacing Jef for E fos Copy direction Angle fio Radius fio Cancel Figure 50 4 Set spacing values or leave the settings as is 5 For Copy direction click the right pointing arrow 6 Click OK The images appear across the page as shown in figure 51 Creative Cutter PRO 39 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials y y TIP If you make a mistake or must change the number of copies click the Undo button xi Figure 51 Step 3 Multiply the Image and Fill the Page Down 1 Go to the Tools menu and click Select All Small boxes surround the images on the page showing that all of them are selected If you prefer you can use the Select Elements tool to select all the images on the page Click the tool and then use it to drag a box around all of the images 2 Right click on the workspace and click Multiply on the m
61. ed at Slow or Medium 7 Click Start to begin drawing If the pen drags lines try decreasing the pressure Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Filling in Sections of the Drawing You can color in sections of your drawing to create a solid or textured look 1 Use the Select Elements tool to choose the part of the image to fill in 2 Under the Tools menu click Engraving and choose Inside 3 Inthe Tools box choose a value of 0 10 or less Use 0 02 for a solid fill 4 Select the Fill style Sweep Line or Island 5 The Fill color will be the color most recently used for line color To change it select the lines and right click on a color square in the Color Palette window Figure 185 Creating a Drawing With Multiple Colors 1 Create the design in Pazzles Creative Cutter or use one of the Creative Cutter images 2 Add an outline Be sure to assign a different color to the outline that you will use for cutting 3 Change the colors of detail lines to correspond to various pen colors 4 Insert a pen into the pen holder 5 In the Cutting Control Panel click the box with the color that corresponds to the pen color The screen display changes to show only lines of that color See figure 180 on page 130 6 Verify that the Advance box is clear not checked See figure 181 7 Set the pressure to 100 8 Click Start Creative Cutter PRO 135 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting a
62. enu that opens 3 Type in the number of rows you think will be needed to fill the page 4 Click the down arrow for Copy direction Multiply selected elements Number of copies a Copy direction a a F Angle fio Radius m Cancel Figure 52 40 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 5 Click OK to fill the page with the image as shown in figure 53 Figure 53 TIP If you have too many or not enough images click Undo x and start over Cut the Project Step 1 Prepare the Cutter and the Paper 1 Place a 12x12 paper on the cutting mat 2 Check that the arrow on the left pinch roller is lined up under the left arrow sticker on the cutter If it is not do not adjust the left roller Instead move the paper under the roller to the proper position See figure 54 TIP The right roller can be adjusted to any place within the area represented by the yellow and black stripe This allows for different sized papers The blade carriage can be pushed out of the way Just slide it all the way to the right Figure 54 Creative Cutter PRO 41 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 42 3 Verify that the front edge of the paper is 1 inch in front of the rollers This will align the mat along the front of the green cutting strip on the cutter 4 When the paper is positioned correctly turn the black wheel located on the right side of the cutter towards you This lowers the rollers
63. ep in mind that when using the Segment from Path tool the end of a line must connect with the beginning point Creative Cutter PRO 117 Chapter6 Working With Graphics 4 Use the Draw Segment tool to add individual accent lines Accent lines do not connect the the line made previously See figure 166 Figure 166 5 Use the Move Point tool to shape the accent lines 6 Use the Join Two Points tool to connect the ends of lines To do so click and hold down the mouse button while dragging a box around the end points that need to be joined When you release the mouse button the ends should join 7 Select the image picture portion of the screen and delete it The newly created cutting image remains on the screen 8 Fix any open paths First use the Show Open Paths tool to find unconnected end points Next use the Join Two Points tool to drag a small box around the points to connect the ends See figure 167 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help olla seje a A F alo x izale aJal aj Clip AM RW Etciipar 2 alz p AEA AE al amp N ii For Help press F1 H 4 334 W 4 321 IX 4 231 10 779 Figure 167 118 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter6 Working With Graphics Tracking Customer Data Use the Customer option on the Edit menu to keep records of your customers names prices charged and fonts and images Customer E
64. er ON OFF Figure 33 3 Change the page size See figure 34 4 Click OK Sign page we we L C points picas H 12 pixels C mm Gusta x 0 000 x Color Use the page justification fonction on Sign Printer TrueType font height fe Uppercase C Upper Lower case Reset cnc Hep Figure 34 Creative Cutter PRO 29 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro 30 Tips for Determining Proper Pressure The way the blade is inserted in the blade holder various types of papers and differences in humidity and blade length can all affect the pressure required for a good cut Although the pressure setting is usually between 100 and 350 gms it can go as high as 495 Use these tips to determine the pressure needed for successful cutting e You must test for proper pressure each time you replace the blade e Pressure is too high if the blade deeply scores the mat or if the paper bunches up and tears e Pressure is too low if the paper does not cut completely e If you are cutting 65 lb paper and require pressure under 135 for a good cut it is possible that the blade is out too far Reinsert the blade so that it is barely visible and can barely be felt and then increase the pressure e Once you determine a good pressure for 65 Ib light cardstock paper use that pressure as a baseline for other types of papers For example if a pressure of 165 works well for 65 1b light cardstock try 90
65. es Creative Cutter comes with cutting fonts which are optimized for use with the Creative Cutter You can also use TrueType fonts that are stored in your computer s Windows Fonts folder Select letters words objects and parts of objects To move resize or manipulate an object or word you must first select it Select the text on a page for previewing how it will look in other fonts Click the text with the Select Elements tool click the Text menu and then click Font to open the Font preview window Erase all or part of an image Click on the part of the image you want to erase or drag a square around it If you want to erase a letter or parts of a letter convert the text to a path first 85 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Reverse the last action completed Reverse an undo Zoom Enlarge parts of the page so you can see them better Click and drag around the image while holding down the mouse button Zoom toolbar Enlarge or reduce the size of a selected object to help while editing it Change Color Open the color palette to change the color of an tools outline or fill Right click on a color to change line color left click to fill with color Mirror Rotate Mirror flip an object vertically or horizontally Rotate turn the selected element by the number of degrees you specify Move point Select a construction point on an element and then move it in out up or down Move Point is helpfu
66. ge 18 2 On the Pazzles Creative Cutter menu click the Cut Panel icon to open Cutting Control Panel window Text Tools Bitmap a 4 F Figure 32 3 On the Cutting Control Panel window make the following selections For this option Make this selection Notes Cutting speed Slowest As you gain experience with the cutter increase the cutting speed The maximum recommended speed is MED Advance Clear the box the box Clear any boxes that are checked Clear any boxes that are checked boxes that are checked 145 165 a 65 Ib See Tips for Determining Proper Pressure paper on page 30 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro 4 Verify that the wheels are lowered and that you have measured the paper see Step 1 4 on page 25 and are using CUT 4 mode 5 On the Cutting Control Panel click Start to initiate the cut If cutting does not start see Setting Up the Software on page 11 6 Examine results continue to test various pressures until the cut is satisfactory For more information see Tips for Determining Proper Pressure on page 30 Change the Page Size 1 Click Setting from the menu bar at the top of the screen E File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Window Help 2 From the Setting menu click Page See figure 33 Window Help Brush Pen Y Setup Line guides _ Snap Grid Unit Plotter codes v Powerful comput
67. ge by dragging a box around it e To create a shadow of only the outside click on the outside line For text first convert the text to a path Creative Cutter PRO 91 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 3 From the Tools menu click Outline When you do the Transformation box opens 4 Inthe Thickness box type a thickness between 0 02 and 0 15 for the outline 5 Inthe Number box type the number of outlines you wish to apply Do not exceed three outlines 6 Click the Outline box to check it 7 Click the color cube to choose a color for the outline 8 Click the Break text box to check it This allows you to separate the text from its outline 9 Click the yellow check mark at the lower right of the Transformation box to save and apply your outline selections To separate the outline see Separating the Outline From the Word or Image on page 92 Outlining problems and solutions If the program aborts while you are creating an outline or shadow any of the following issues might be causing the problem e The image or word has too many outlines Do not exceed three outlines e You attempted to outline a circle Circles cannot be outlined Use the Break and Move tool to create a point on a circle e The image or word has open paths that need to be closed Select your object use the show open path tool This will show a circle around the open paths Use the Join Two Points tool to close the open paths by dragging a box a
68. gn different colors to the outline and the engraving lines 3 Insert the engraver 4 Inthe Cutting Control Panel click the box with the engraving color The screen display changes to show only engraving lines See figure 180 on page 130 5 Verify that the Advance box is clear not checked See figure 181 6 Click Start to begin engraving IMPORTANT Do not lift the pinch rollers when engraving is complete 7 Remove the engraver and insert the cutting blade 8 Click the box with the outline color This changes the display to show only cutting lines 9 Click Start to begin cutting the outline Coloring Section of Engravings 1 Use the Select Elements tool to select the part of the image to be filled in 2 Under the Tools menu click Engraving and then click Inside The Engraving Fill window opens 3 Click in the Tools box and type a value of 0 10 or less For a solid fill type 0 02 See figure 182 4 In the Fill box select the type of fill you wish to apply Sweep Line or Island 5 Click OK The selected part of the image fills with the most recently used line color To change the color select the lines and right click on a color square on the Color Palette window Engraving Fill Tool 0 02 Depth fo Passes fi He CleanUp Flange 0 B x Fill Style S Sweep v Fil Overlap ho 54 lt x Figure 182 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Engr
69. he Creative Cutter Pro 7 Press F1 until the control panel displays the message CUT 4 which is the paper cutting mode Figure 29 Step 2 Start the Software 1 Open Pazzles Creative Cutter see Installing and Starting the Software on page 8 2 Click the left most image on the Welcome screen to open the Sign page box Figure 30 3 Type the exact length and height of the paper you are cutting in the appropriate boxes and then click OK 4 On the Pazzles Creative Cutter menu click Draw and then click Circle When you do the cursor changes to a plus sign 5 In the blank page on your screen click the cursor about one inch inside and down from the upper left corner Creative Cutter PRO 27 Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro 28 6 Hold down the mouse and drag the cursor to draw a circle about the size of a quarter Your screen should look similar to this WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 H File Edit View mei Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help l 5 Segment al x h 27 2 ES Are e AJAJA Freehand Retage ESSAN Star Polygon Oval s i Circle Arrow Registration mark Elele gt lalm e 0 o fal gt gt Figure 31 Step 3 Make the Cut 1 Position the paper onto the mat and load it into the cutter For test cuts use lightweight 65 lb paper For detailed instruction on loading the paper see Pazzles Logo Mats on pa
70. he Select Elements tool A 2 Click Text in the menu bar at the top of the screen File Edit View a ools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Figure 65 3 From the Text menu click Visual Text Spacing Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Dictionary Bz Font Ctrl F Figure 66 N Write text eg Tert edition Ctrl T Number format Move text Copy text Mirror text Convert text to path Clear text transformation Rotate text Text specification Text spacing Break Text F Align right Center Visual text spacing l Align left Find font Note that there 1S an arrow pointing to the right There are also small i l l l l l l boxes below ie DQO Figure 67 a 4p o o a n dF 48 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 Click the arrow pointing to the right Then hold down the l l l mouse button and drag the arrow to the left Watch how the little boxes move as i you drag the arrow Figure 68 Release the mouse button and watch as the letters move to the location represented by the little boxes See figure 69 Figure 69 To weld the letters into one complete word the letters must overlap as shown in figure 70 Continue to adjust your word by moving the arrow left or right until your word looks oll like the one shown Figure 70 TIP You can adjust individual letters by selecting the box below a letter and moving it with y
71. he percentage of vectorization that is complete See figure 106 e Ifthe Working box does not appear change the resolution see Changing the Resolution What to Do If You Get a Message About Converting the Image to Black and White on page 68 Figure 106 Creative Cutter PRO 67 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Changing the Resolution What to Do If You Get a Message About Converting the Image to Black and White If you get a message stating that you must convert the image to black and white it means that you did not scan in black and white bitmap Click OK and complete the following steps 1 Click the Bitmap menu and then click Change Resolution The Change Resolution tool which looks like a cog wheel becomes available 2 Using the Change Resolution tool click on the image When you do the Bitmap resolution window opens to display information about the image See figure 107 Bitmap resolution Bits per pixel r Dithering method ec ae f None C Siera ea C oi Floyd Stein of Stevenson feo rp C Stucki Jarvis C Burkes Ordered Figure 107 3 Working step by step bring the settings down to 1 bits per pixel and None Dithering method Here s how to do it with the example shown in figure 108 Bitmap resolution p Bits per pixel Dithenng method f None C Floyd Stein C Stevenson Stucki C Jarvis t Burkes 0 Ordered corea Figure 108 1 Click 4 and None and then click OK 2 Click
72. ick OK 5 With the image still on the screen open the Pazzles Creative Cutter Bitmap menu Creative Cutter PRO Chapter6 Working With Graphics 6 On the Bitmap menu click Vectorization and Automatic Vectorization See figure 159 ols fiw E Shape Setting Window Help Convert to image G r te Pi N 27 2 E See on screen AIt e Automatic Vectorization Plus and Pro Version Region gt Change resolution Color configuration gt Edition Special effects Path Tolerance Rotate image 7 Italic image Italic Figure 159 Q TIP For detailed information on vectorizing see Tutorial 3 Prepare Scan and Convert a os Basic Line Graph to Cutting Format on page 62 7 Click the image to start converting it to a vector image Vectorizing can take a few minutes When the image is converted the new image appears in yellow next to the original 8 Use the Select Elements tool to select the original black and white image and then delete it 9 Delete the outside square and any extra lines around the converted vector image 10 Use the Select Elements tool to drag a square around the converted vector image and then move it to the appropriate location on the page yi TIP You might want to the change the line color to make the image more visible Tools and Tips for Cleaning Up Vectorized Images Depending on the quality of the original image you may have less than perfect lines after vectorizing Use the tips that
73. imensions you typed are saved for use in the future and the Workspace screen opens See figure 10 WARNING If the Security Key is not in place the program will shut down Configuring Toolbars and Software Settings 1 Click the View menu on the Pazzles Creative Cutter screen and then click Toolbars Toolbar selections determine the toolbars that appear when you open Pazzles Creative Cutter 2 Click each of the following options to select them Standard bar Tools bar Selection bar Manipulation bar Zoom bar The toolbars you select are marked with a checkmark WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 EH File Edit MEDA Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window H ojala 4 Standardbar ON OFF v Tools bar ON OFF al QI ay Eo paces PRUGE v Selection bar ON OFF v Message bar ON OFF v Manipulation bar ON OFF AR v Rues ON OFF Text bar ON OFF A v Height and Length ON OFF Segmentbar ON OFF L T v Time ON OFF Arc bar ON OFF sil je v Coordinates ON OFF Curve bar ON OFF v Page ON OFF Circle bar ON OFF J Construction points ON OFF Polygon bar ON OFF ee Al Grid ON OFF Erase bar ON OFF S Show printer page ON OFF Color bar ON OFF ll 4 wire frame ON OFF Justification bar ON OFF T Marker ON OFF v zoom bar ON OFF Image bar ON OFF Line Cote ON OFF J Magic Ruler ON OFF Al j Comment ON OFF Ka J Clip art ON OFF Register ON OFF 5 _ Web Bar ON OFF g j Reset Saa Default l T Figure 11 3 From the View menu click Grid to selec
74. ions in the Transformation box see figure 92 For This setting Enter This Value Notes Thickness In most cases widths are between 0 02 and 0 10 Number The Number setting specified the number of outlines Three is the maximum possible Outline Click the box to select it Be sure to select only the Then choose the color of the outside line of the sun and outline by clicking on the the word summer rainbow color cube Break Text Click the box to select it Check this box so that you will be able to separate the title text from the outline Transformation Outline Shadow Taner J Number fi Ci utline Inline Contour Gradient G r Figure 92 6 Click the yellow check mark to accept the outline Creative Cutter PRO 59 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials y y TIP If you need to undo something click the Undo tool at the top of screen X The Outline now appears in a different color around the title Figure 93 Step 2 Separate and Position the Shadow 1 Zoom the project in to make it easier to see by clicking on the Zoom Selected tool 4 Figure 94 2 Click away from the title to de select it 3 Select the red outline by clicking on it with the Select Elements tool X 4 Move the mouse until you see the arrow change to a double cross that indicates Move 5 Click mouse button and drag the outline away from the title Figure 95 6 Position the title where you want it on the page Dr
75. issCut2 and then click Apply Q TIP Remember to change back to a solid line before you type or draw If you don t your lines os will continue to be KissCut style T Joints Extrernuty ae lt p E a s H CA x Ses Se m Tm 1 Pee aa eas oa I 1 gt qd E De I eee HH Gg Pee ee I pes lt 1 p pee ees Jf I 1 gt i de Reset Apply Figure 177 Piercing With the Creative Cutter Use the piercing tool to pierce metals cardstock and vellum Piercing is a multi step process Step 1 Insert the Piercing Tool and Set Equidistant Points IMPORTANT Do not overtighten the thumbscrew during insertion 0 D o 1 Insert the piercer into the cutter s carriage using the same opening as the blade holder Verify that the tip is approximately 1 8 to 1 4 from the surface to be pierced Select the object you are going to pierce A W N From the Shape menu click Convert to Equidistant Points See figure 178 Creative Cutter PRO 127 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques 128 5 Type the distance between points and then click OK See figure 179 isle Setting Window Help Group Ctrl G Transparent group Order poe bt td dt Join all Enclose all Enclose path See opened paths ON OFF See direction Reverse Alt I Move path start point Make Orientating path Change to segments Change to B zier curves Convert to small segments Change to B
76. ith Attached Letters 00 106 6 Working With Introduction Pixels Resolution Vectors Oh My 005 109 Graphics Manipulating Scanning and Importing Graphics 0 110 Scanning a Picture or Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter 110 Importing an Image or Word Created in CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator 110 Converting and Vectorizing Graphics 2 0 000 eee 110 Importing and Vectorizing a Word or Graphic 110 Tools and Tips for Cleaning Up Vectorized Images 111 Replace a Lime 2 0 6 lt 4 aw ohn eeet 645 54 e HESS SH EES EASE HO O8 111 Replace a Rough Curved Area 0 0 00 eee eens 111 Cut Away Points or Bad Areas 2 0 ee 112 Creative Cutter PRO vii Contents smooth a Selected Area o 24 cs s0se 045 2540544 64 24 beds 112 Convert an Uneven Circle 0 2c0vaawsvaevs ne deeeatoca st 112 Straighten a Crooked Line 0 00 eee eee eee 112 Eliminate Stray Lines 0 2 0 eee 112 Remove Extra Lines o 92 04 8 osc doer Gee ns Gaas eevee gt 113 AVoid Doble INES 625 0co24o455604 ee GOneenas ns caeed oe 113 Fixing Vectorizing in Scanned Drawings or Photographs 113 Converting Low Resolution Images 0 0 0 00 eens 113 Converting an Image to Black and White Before Saving as a Bitmap 114 Practice Project Converting and Vectorizing a Bitmap File 114 Hand Vectorizing An I
77. ith a USB to serial converter See What To Do If You Don t Have a Serial Port on page 9 If the problem persists uninstall and reinstall the program Use the following procedure Step 1 Note and record the current port settings Click Settings and then click Plotter Codes Step 2 Remove all Pazzles Creative Cutter registry files 1 Point to Start at the bottom left of your computer and click All Programs 2 Click Pazzles Creative Cutter click Tools and then click Pazzles Creative Cutter Registry 3 In the box that appears select and delete all registry files Step 3 Uninstall the Pazzles Creative Cutter program 1 Point to Start and then click All Programs 2 Click Pazzles Creative Cutter and then click Uninstall If prompted choose to delete all shared files Step 4 Delete the Signmax and Pazzles Creative Cutter folders 1 Point to Start and then click My Computer 2 Select the C drive and click the folder named WINDOWS If you get a message about hidden folders select to see hidden files 3 In the Windows folder click the Program Files folder to open it Click and delete the Signmax folder Step 5 Search and delete other files 1 Close all windows until you return to your desktop screen Then point to Start and click Search 2 Select to search all files type Pazzles Creative Cutter in the box and click Search 3 Delete any files found 4 Repeat the search process typing Signmax in
78. ive Cutter PRO Contents Step 3 Resume Cutting After Piercing 2 0 0 00 0005 129 Embossing With the Creative Cutter 0 0 0 0 2c eee eee 129 Embossing an Image scceseadten nd xs ved tee Boab dB enden 4S 129 Embossing and Then Cutting Around the Embossed Area 130 Engraving With the Creative Cutter 20 0 0 eee ee ee eee 131 RIG COMCI Ss ar45 445s oe eon a ees ee be us ee ce eee eeaaeee SE 131 Engraving an Image ec ee eee 131 Engraving and Then Cutting Around the Engraved Image 132 Coloring Section of Engravings 0 0 00 ee ee 132 Engraving on a Metal Plate Dog Tag or Wood Tag 133 step L Prepare the File ccci5e5ee2ese404e ee 2465446 Rb 5 ee 133 Step 2 Prepare the Engraving Guide 004 133 Step 3 Engrave the Object secre 0 6 4400 65 0 c4 408 ote bors 134 Using the Creative Cutter Pen Tool 0 0 0 eee nes 134 Step 1 Insert the Pen Into the Holder and Into the Cutter 134 Step 2 Using the Pe 2222 42 bs Gaoever cakes beoetaee Ean 134 Filling in Sections of the Drawing 0 000005 135 Creating a Drawing With Multiple Colors 135 Change the Pen Color and Cut 0 0 0 0 0 02 eee 136 Troubleshooting Tips 2 0 0 ee eee eee 139 iX Contents X Creative Cutter PRO 1 Introduction Welcome to Pazzles Creative Cutter Congratulations on your purchas
79. izing a Word or Graphic on page 110 Practice Project Converting and Vectorizing a Bitmap File 1 From the File menu click Import and then click Image 2 Locate and open Sample Bitmap 2 on the Creative Cutter CD 3 On the Pazzles Creative Cutter Bitmap menu click Vectorization and Automatic Vectorization 4 Click on your scanned image When you do the program begins to convert it to a vector image This process can take a few minutes especially if the image is detailed 5 When the vectorizing process is complete the new image appears in yellow next to the original To change the color see Step 1 Prepare the Image and the Tools on page 115 You can delete the box if you wish 6 Click the Select Elements tool click on the black bitmap image and click DELETE to remove it 7 To view the vectorized image more clearly click the View Page tool and click on the screen Then use the Select Elements tool to drag a square around the image and move it onto the page if necessary Use the View Page tool to enlarge the page for better viewing Hand Vectorizing An Image You can convert any drawing graphic or photograph to a cutting file by hand vectorization In simple terms hand vectorizing involves using some basic drawing tools to trace around the image You might find that this becomes your preferred method of converting graphics 114 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter6 Working With Graphics For more detailed informatio
80. l in smoothing out imperfections in drawings Click the center of a segment and move in or out to create an arc Break and Move Place a break in the image line and then bend or manipulate the line Cut Straight Line Cut a straight line across an object to separate it into two separate parts Join two points Join the ends of two lines together Cut Path Cut a line into two sections 86 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Measure Tools menu Measure the size of the project From the Tools menu click Measure Then click the project start point hold down the mouse button and drag the measuring line to the end point Drawing tools Draw shapes To view the drawing tools click the rectangle Position objects correctly You can justify the position of objects centered to each other on the page or to the left center or right Click the Justify tool to open the Justification toolbar and then click the type of justification you wish to apply Justification toolbar Justification Changing the Look of Images and Text You can change the look of text and images in many different ways The easiest is to change the font in which the text appears More complex techniques include adding shadows distorting text and creating curved words and titles Changing and Previewing Various Fonts 1 select it 2 Click the Text menu and then click Font When you do the Font box opens with a preview of the
81. l the screen To do so first click the image with the Select Elements tool Click a corner handle and hold down the mouse button while you drag the picture to a larger size See figure 120 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 E File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help a SOO olla gt ze lB Zl l 2 als 4 cael a For Help press F1 H 11 556 wW 9 449 IX 13 743 Y 3 482 Figure 120 74 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Trace the Graphic Hand Vectorize Step 1 Review the Location and Uses of Tools The tools described in the following table are those that are most often used during hand vectorizing Segment from Path Segment toolbar Segment SHIN 2 Segment tool Move Point tool Join Two Points tool Magnify tool Show Open Paths tool As you draw a segment with this tool it will automatically join the segment previously created To start drawing click and drag a line To continue drawing lines click on a spot further away and the line will follow Double click the Segment from Path icon to bring up the Segment toolbar Use the first two buttons to trace around the image Draws independent segments Used most often for accent lines Shapes the lines to fit the picture Joins the ends of two lines To use drag a small box around the ends Zooms in on an image so you can see detail better Locates the
82. lating Letters and Shapes Using the Break Text Technique to Spell Words Vertically This technique is preferable when you have mixed upper and lower case letters These letters often are not spaced evenly when typed vertically Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help q Dictionary bl on e Font Ctrl F Text edition Ctrl T L cee ee D Figure 144 1 Type the word letter by letter in the font you prefer Press the ENTER key after typing each letter to move the cursor down to the next line 2 Use the Select Elements tool a to select the word 3 From the Text menu click Break Text Break by Character This separates the word into individual letters See column 1 in figure 144 4 Use the Draw Rectangle tool to create a small box in the size you want to apply as spacing between the letters 5 Position the rectangle between the first two letters Select the letter to be moved and use the arrow keys on your computer s keyboard to move the letter up or down See column 2 6 Continue using the rectangle as a spacer to help with the positioning of the letters See column 3 7 Use the Select Elements tool to select the entire word and then drag a box around it When you release the mouse button all of the letters will be selected together 8 From the Text menu click Center The letters in the word line up underneath each other See column 4 Joining Letters Together This section provides two methods for j
83. lation Selection and Zoom Step 2 Type the Title 1 To type a word first click on the Text tool Ti 2 The rectangle on the workspace represents the paper Click within the rectangle to select a location and begin typing the word A black line appears where you clicked on the page Figure 60 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 3 Type the word Summer Summer Figure 61 4 Click the Select Elements tool A It appears as a black arrow on the screen TIP You will use the Select Elements tool often to select objects and to move them 5 Click the word with the Select Elements tool Small black squares appear around the word to indicate that it is selected Figure 62 TIP When you click on a typed word the whole word is selected not just the letter you clicked on 6 Choose a different font Start by clicking the Font icon F 7 Click the Cutting button and scroll through the font choices until you find Brush Script 8 Type 2 in the Height box and then click OK Figure 63 TIP Click the TrueType button to see all the fonts you have installed on your computer Creative Cutter PRO 47 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Step 3 Connect the Letters 1 To make it easier to see your work zoom in on the word To do that find the Zoom toolbar and click the Zoom Selected icon See figure 64 Figure 64 y y TIP Make sure your word is still selected 3 gt Click on the word with t
84. lding to weld the title Summer and the sun together as shown in figure 89 Figure 89 Congratulations You have just created a title with an image attached Create a Shadow Mat for the Title Optional Step 1 Create the Shadow 1 Select the entire title by dragging a box around it with the Select Elements tool a Resize the title to your liking by clicking on one of the corner boxes Hold the mouse button as you pull out to enlarge or push in to make smaller Figure 90 2 Click on the screen away from the title This will de select the title and the boxes will disappear 3 Select the outside of the title only by using the Select Elements tool a to click on an outside line This will allow you to create a shadow only for the outline y TIP For this project you will not create inside parts for the shadow In future projects if you 15 gt would like to have the inside parts cut out on the shadow select the entire title 58 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 Go to the Tools menu at the top at the screen and then click Outline v Select Select all Ctrl A Deselect all Ctrl D 1 Refresh work space F8 1 Erase F5 Measure Magic Ruler Plus and Pro Versions gt Show the color code Transform Manipulate Zoom Cirde Sort inline path before outline Sort filling order Yv v v Distortion Ctrl K p 0 0 Tey Rotation 3D s Figure 91 5 Make the following select
85. le Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help 8 s G e a 4 F Xo x ely e AJ aJa JaJa Clips Fre RWetciipar INN HSN l y wm Oke al o o AS al Uy For Help press F1 H 1 225 W 3 387 XK 6 609 Y 10 048 Figure 164 4 Continue tracing the image by clicking on a spot some distance away from your first line As you click along the outline of the image a line will fill in between the point 5 Click the Redraw tool When you do the line colors changes to red See figure 166 6 Continue tracing around the picture until you reach the starting point The beginning and ending points should connect automatically 116 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter6 Working With Graphics Step 3 Shape the Lines to Fit the Image 1 Click the Move Point tool and begin to shape the lines to fit the image See figure 165 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Hi File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help ele a 4 F alo xl Xz lale A AJAJAJA Clip Are Bebcripan NIS bt NJ et yo z T 3 o ds E a a i ca N For Help press F1 H 4 286 TAE X 5 339 Y 10 207 Figure 165 e To round a line click the middle of a segment e To resize a segment or to create a point click on an end point of a segment 2 Shape the lines all the way around the outline as needed 3 Use the Segment from Path tool to outline other features Ke
86. lick Start to cut Embossing With the Creative Cutter The Creative Cutter can emboss metal foils vellum and suede It cannot emboss cardstock Some materials require two passes to gain the effect you want The Creative Cutter embossing kit comes with the embossing tool two embossing tips and one velvet embossing mat You can just emboss an image or you can emboss and then cut around the embossed area Use the procedures that follow Embossing an Image 1 Open any of the Creative Cutter images or create your design in Pazzles Creative Cutter Because you are not cutting paper you can choose images that have intersecting lines 2 Insert the embossing mat into the Creative Cutter Use the same procedure as when you insert a cutting mat 3 Lower the pinch rollers and press F4 to measure 4 Press F1 until you see Pen Mode Do not omit this step 5 On the Cutting Control Panel in Pazzles Creative Cutter set the pressure to approximately 350 and the speed to Slowest See figure 181 6 Click Start to begin embossing Creative Cutter PRO 129 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Embossing and Then Cutting Around the Embossed Area 1 Create the embossing design in Pazzles Creative Cutter or use one of the images on the Creative Cutter CDs 2 Add an outline Be sure to assign different colors to the outline and the embossing lines See figure 180 inPCSIGN WinPCS1 B fle Edt View Daw Text Tools Gtmap Shap
87. mage 0 cece eee eee 114 Step 1 Prepare the Image and the Tools 115 Step 2 Brace he Idee 2 bo oe 6s ae ne hs OO eee Ee eee 2 115 Step 3 Shape the Lines to Fit the Image 117 Tracking Customer Data 2 o e 20255 24440 otedi Dee eS anea oe bad os 119 7 Specialized Cutting Tips for Cutting Unusual Media and Sizes 00000 eee eee 121 meh Special Techniques for Cutting 0 0 0 0c ee ene 122 Moving Objects From the Front or Back When Working With Lines 122 Sorting the Inline Path Fefore Cutting 0 05 122 Troubleshooting Problems With Inline Cutting 123 Cutting a Project More Than Once 0 0 0 00 ee eee 123 Creatine Stencil CUS owe du deed aa bud een eee tens Chau e ees 123 SO PANG cs acaah suede teens hc ena eee cae eh Se ave aes 124 Scoring and Then Cutting an Image 000 4 124 Cutting Round Corners 0 0 0 ce ee eee 125 Cutting Around Tight Corners 0 0 00 126 Creating Stitch Marks 44 lt 2 e0 26uee0 sees oe babe en bea a 126 Converting Lines to Stitch Marks 00005 126 Piercing With the Creative Cutter 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee 127 Step 1 Insert the Piercing Tool and Set Equidistant Points 127 step 2 Use the Piercing Tool cccaewadace adage datina ndata h 128 viii Creative Cutter PRO 8 Troubleshooting Guide Creat
88. mouse to the right and down to create a box around the entire word y y TIP Drag a BIG box You must drag a box big enough to fit the entire word inside Otherwise is you may not get all the parts Click here X eS ee ee es Po oe a oe ee Se eee ee SO Ute ee ES ee b dm n ce en a a es ee a i ee ee es a Ss Se ee es ee Se ee A Tip Think of this as throwing a net Release the mouse button and little around the word to catch all the parts boxes will appear around the word to indicate it is selected Figure 73 3 Position the word To move Move the mouse over the word until the arrow f gt eae ee is changes into a cross symbol ree or ee move symbol Place the word approximately 1 down from the top and 1 in from the left side of he page Click the mouse button hold button down and drag the word to the proper location on the page Figure 74 Creative Cutter PRO 51 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 52 4 Place a 12x12 paper on the cutting mat 5 Insert a 12x12 paper on mat into the Creative Cutter Make sure that the arrow on the left pinch roller is lined up under the left arrow sticker on the cutter TIP You usually do not need to adjust the left roller Move the paper under the roller to the proper position TIP The right roller can be adjusted to anyplace within the area represented by the yellow and black stripe This allows for different size papers The Blade Carriage can be p
89. n and instructions see Tutorial 4 Hand Vectorizing a Graphic or Photo on page 73 Step 1 Prepare the Image and the Tools 1 Scan a photo or graphic into Pazzles Creative Cutter or open a graphic that is already saved on your computer See figure 162 WinPCSIGN WinPCS1 H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Os lei laje 6 4 Al F So xle ely lees Qlalalal ee ee al D For Help press Fi H 6 104 W 4 991 eee Figure 162 2 Resize the graphic to fill the screen Using the Select Elements tool click one of the image s corner handles While holding down the mouse button drag the picture to a larger size 3 Double click the Segment tool located on the left side of the workspace to open the Segment toolbar You will use the first two tools on the toolbar i segmen Figure 163 4 Set the line thickness by clicking the Pen and Brush tool to open the Pen window Change the Pen width to 0 04 or 0 05 and click Apply 5 Set the line color by clicking the Color Palette icon to open the Color window Right click on the color of your choice Step 2 Trace the Image 1 Use the Magnify tool to enlarge a section of the picture 2 Click the Segment from Path tool Creative Cutter PRO 115 Chapter6 Working With Graphics 3 Click on a starting point and then hold the mouse button down as you drag the starting line See figure 164 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Hi Fi
90. n page Zoom Tools Allow you to zoom in and out Color Boxes Allow you to choose which line color to cut Panels 101 102 in this box means your project is too big for the paper Figure 24 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro Settings for the Cutting Control Panel Material Usually set Material to 12 00 Change the setting if you are cutting wider paper For example when cutting 15 paper change the setting to 15 00 Pressure Set between 10 and 495 Advance Leave clear not checked Vinyl Size Shows the position of the object on the page ZoomtTools Enables zooming in and out while within the cutting mode Color Boxes Enables you to select which line color to cut Panels If 101 102 appears indicates that your project is too big for the paper Starting and Using the Cutter i 24 IMPORTANT Before you begin verify all software and hardware is installed and configured correctly See chapter 2 and the previous section for details Step 1 Start the Cutter 1 Turn on cutter by pressing the rocker switch on the left side of the machine Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro 2 Raise the pinch rollers by turning the black wheel on the right side of the cutter To locate the pinch rollers look for the yellow triangle at the top of each roller Figure 25 3 Position the paper horizontally on the
91. nd Finishing Techniques Change the Pen Color and Cut 1 When the first color drawing is finished do not lift the pinch rollers Remove the pen by loosening the white thumbscrew 2 Insert the next pen and repeat steps 5 8 Continue the same process for all colors 3 When all color drawing is finished do not lift the pinch rollers Remove the pen holder and insert the cutting blade 4 Cut the image First click on the box with color for outline to display only cutting lines Reset the pressure and then click Start Cutting control panel Eondon aeii h2 Minor Selected object Send to file Rotate I Advance Pressur 300 Weeding M Weedal ids h Retum Caen O Length x Height gt gt VinyiSize 4 96 x 9 03 Stop cutting Ele l gt 2 alB e lolol alps Figure 186 136 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Creative Cutter PRO 137 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques 138 Creative Cutter PRO 8 Troubleshooting Guide This chapter provides information on solving problems that have been encountered by some Creative Cutter users Please consult this chapter before calling Support Troubleshooting Tips You want to work in Pazzles Open another Pazzles Creative Cutter You can cut and paste between Creative Cutter while cutting the two HPGL Error 1 message appears This usually is a minor error that occurred when the pinch rollers were raised
92. nd Usage Guidelines for Cutting Mats 20 How to Tell When You Need a New Mat 21 3 Basic Proceduresfor Introducing the Cutting Control Panel 0 0 0 0 000 eee 23 Settings for the Cutting Control Panel 004 24 bairan e545 those ake ona doen eee tue ee see Glee EET Se 24 PRCSSUlC ee neon e Geos aee ease es aa eee oue es E e tea eee 24 PIV ONICG 3 oc oe end Gea e Oe e OSH eee eee ea yeas 3 oe 24 MINVLOIZe 2c 5524554265 be ohh ehhh eee bag eeateehetiees 24 ZOOM LOOMS 22h iad nee beg a eee ehh eae ee ew eee eae 24 COlOr DOES e oe hoes ou bie oe Bas ye oe ee ES ee oe 8S ee ee 24 PANGS 24 42 eo poe eee ects bene oe be ee eee bees EEE se 2s 24 Starting and Using the Cutter 0 ene 24 Step I lt Stare the L E ooo es oe eee 6s eee eh eee bee ee 24 Step 2 Start the SOlMWares ses se 44 064 egee bas bee e eed ede ed ee eed 27 SEP Make ie Ol cua aseecateee she eens e cannes ARNESES 28 Change the Page S176 2 oo5d64 54 whe Ga adhere eee detacet aires 29 Tips for Determining Proper Pressure 00000 ee eee 30 Fixing Problems That Occur During Cutting 30 Canceling a Cuttin Jobs oss 6444802645 604644446444 5584580 45 30 HPOL EO esene E e324 s Go ee he eee he ee hte ee baseeeeeeo es 31 Cutter Starts t Cut POOTlhy 4044448444i4o 4 5004s od tee oe awa 31 4 Creative Cutter Tutorial 1 Import a Graphic File Add a Shadow Mat
93. ne horizontally or vertically Eliminate Stray Lines Use the Move Point and Eraser tools to eliminate stray lines If stray lines appear in scanned drawings they might be caused by stray dots in the scan either from flaws in paper or dust on Creative Cutter PRO Chapter6 Working With Graphics the scanner The program is trying to connect the dots for you Use the Move Point tool to drag the end of the line outside of the image and then click the Erase tool to remove them Remove Extra Lines To remove the extra lines select the lines and press the DELETE key on your keyboard If the lines are difficult to remove use the Erase tool to remove two or three pieces of the unwanted line and then select and delete the broken sections Avoid Double Lines Convert the image to a solid graphic to avoid those pesky double lines To do so color the image by hand solidly or use a graphics program to fill in before vectorizing Fixing Vectorizing in Scanned Drawings or Photographs If you encounter problems when trying to vectorize a scanned drawing or photograph not an outline or solid convert images to an outline or solid image To do so first outline it by hand with a black pen Then scan at 200 dpi in black and white or use a paint or graphics program to fill the image in and make it solid Save the image as a black and white bitmap bmp file vectorize and remove any double lines after vectorizing Alternatively use th
94. ng Most projects will be done on slow or medium Panels Leave blank If you see 101 201 your project is larger than 12x12 Material Use 12 00 for all papers that Reflects the size of your are 12 and under paper Pressure For medium weight card Depends on the thickness of stock try 185 your paper and the blade length To change the pressure highlight the number and type in the new pressure Leave blank If the box is checked clear it Creative Cutter PRO 53 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 3 Press Start to begin cutting e If the cut is good Hooray e If you are unhappy with the cut close the Cutting Control Panel window and go back to Step 3 Move the title to another spot on the page y TIP Ifthe blade cuts all the way through but the stop and start points don t meet OR the paper ERS is bunched up in the corners the pressure is too high If the blade does not cut through the paper increase the pressure 9 TIP DO NOT BE AFRAID TO RAISE THE PRESSURE It is perfectly acceptable to cut 3 some cardstocks at 375 Add a Graphic to the Title Step 1 Prepare the Software 1 Close the Cutting Control Panel window by clicking on the red X PRK 2 Do not close the Summer page You will be adding a graphic to the word 3 Insert the Sample Cutting Images CD into the CD ROM drive of your computer Payzigs Yo ATIVI LITTE Pe C Pazzles 2005 Creative Cutter Pro Additions CD Includes Ba
95. nother as you would for an envelope use the following guidelines e Complete the process in two separate steps e Be sure to change the color of the scored part of the project See Change Color Line Tool on page 104 Scoring and Then Cutting an Image IMPORTANT Do not lift the pinch wheels between steps o Select the color for scoring Reduce the pressure setting to a light pressure See figure 172 Click Start 2 3 4 Select the color for cutting and increase the pressure 5 Click Start a iror Start M Rotate Advance Pressure 300 Weeding Weed all sy g gq a Retum EH 398 x 8 9 Stop cutting IES Winyl Size Figure 172 Q TIP You can also use the KissCut function to create scoring See Converting Lines to Stitch S Marks on page 126 124 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Cutting Round Corners 1 Draw a rectangle on the page 2 Click the Round Corner tool 3 In the Radius box assign a value to apply to the corner and then click OK To change this value later double click on the computer screen See figure 173 Cancel Figure 173 9 TIP If you choose too large a radius or a tiny segment is near the corner you will get an error 5s message 4 Click the Round Corner tool on the corner you want to round See figure 174 2 fee Figure 174 Creative Cutter PRO 125 Chapter
96. nt tool to shape the accent lines To round the segment click the middle of the segment To resize the segment or create a point click an end point of the segment Use the Join Two Points tool to connect the ends of lines Click and hold down the mouse button while dragging around the end points that need to be joined When you release the mouse button the ends should join together See figure 130 Figure 130 Creative Cutter PRO 81 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Step 6 Check your Work 1 Using the Select Elements tool click on the image and hold down the mouse button as you drag a box around the new outline When you release the mouse button all lines within the box are selected 2 From the Edit menu click Copy and Paste to make a copy of your project The copy will assist you in seeing if any adjustments must be made See figure 131 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA TOX f File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help x D ol e Sl A F Slo xle 7 E al SAAJA Clir Rre Ryebciipan gt ele la l gt i pi JDE A alz aje X 18 365 Y 7 014 Figure 131 3 Make changes and adjustments as desired 4 Click on the graphic photo portion of the screen to select the photo IMPORTANT Do not drag a box around everything and do not use Select All If you do you will delete the entire project o 5 Press the DELETE key on your keyboard to
97. o its full length Magnetic sheets Use simple designs Extend the blade out to its full length Cut two times Plastic sheets Cutter can cut many thicknesses some might need to be cut two or three times Be sure it is well adhered to the mat Transparency Be sure it is well adhered plastic Thin metal foil Use an old blade and high pressure Extend blade out slightly use 100 110 pressure Metallic papers Increase pressure You may need to cut two or three times Creative Cutter PRO 121 Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting and Finishing Techniques Type of Material Printable canvas Make sure it is well adhered to mat Paper backed Might require two cuts Cut on slowest speed fiber straw papers Stuff fabrics and Make sure it is well adhered to mat adhesive backed fabrics Special Techniques for Cutting Moving Objects From the Front or Back When Working With Lines Objects are placed on the page in layers that can be rearranged for easier manipulation Use the Move to Back Move to Front tool to manipulate the image on your screen See figure 169 Figure 169 Sorting the Inline Path Fefore Cutting Use this procedure to prevent a letter or object from popping out of the paper during cutting 1 Use the Select Elements tool to select the object Be sure that all parts of the object are selected 2 On the Tools menu click Sort inline path before outline 122 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 7 Specialized Cutting
98. ob Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro HPGL Error If an HPGL Error message appears try the following procedures to clear the error and start again e If the error appears when you stopped the cutting process press the NEXT button on the cutter e If pressing NEXT does not work turn off the cutter wait a few minutes and turn it back on again e If the error appears after re starting the cutter check the pressure setting Pressure settings cannot exceed 500 e If the error continues to display check all connections between the cutter and the computer Cutter Starts to Cut Poorly If the cutter was working fine and then seems unable to cut through paper try these procedures e Increase the pressure setting Pressure can be set as high as 495 See Tips for Determining Proper Pressure on page 30 e Try reducing the pressure Using too much pressure can cause poor cuts especially in tight corners e Press down several times on the silver tip of the blade holder Do this while the blade is inserted in the carriage Sometimes a minuscule piece of paper or dust can keep the mechanism from moving freely e Re insert the blade Blades occasionally move a slight bit in the blade holder and even the tiniest change can affect pressure e Clean the mat Scrape off any bits of paper and remove bits of lint e Are the cutter platforms installed The platforms prevent the mat from
99. oining letters by using the Visual Text Spacing tool with Welding and by using the Welding tool to weld a bar to the bottom of a word Using Visual Text Spacing to Join Letters 1 Type a word in the font of your choice and then select it 2 On the Text menu click Visual Text Spacing Visual Text Spacing places a little box under each letter and an arrow pointing to the right under the word See figure 145 Creative Cutter PRO 97 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 3 Move letters to overlap using the arrow tool or the little boxes Q TIP If you must lengthen parts of the letters to get the proper spacing see How to Lengthen gt Letters on page 99 Visual Text Spacing Tool l8 imie le I l ee 2 gt 0 iit Use individual Box handles 2 l gt lol lt to adjust overlap of letters ally Click arrow with mouse and while holding mouse button slide the arrow to the left to move letters until they overlap Figure 145 4 Use the Select Elements tool to select the word 5 On the Tools menu click Welding When you do the letters should join If the letters do not join click Undo move them slightly and try again 98 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes ea TIP You can fix distortions after welding by using the Move Point tool See Tips for Fixing oes Welding Problems on page 101 wr Oe lel ee Once the letters are overlapped Use
100. olution Close background programs that are not necessary Especially check the icons in the lower right corner of your desktop screen These tray icons mean that the program is running at least minimally in the background Usually you can right click on the icon and bring up a menu that will allow you to shut them off Common ones that seem to be default with Windows are QuickTime AOL Outlook Express and some scanners and printers Out of pinch error appears The arrows on the pinch rollers are not lined up correctly See chapter 2 Start and stop points do not meet Make sure the machine is set to CUT 4 Decrease pressure Check the cutting mat It might be warped or in need of cleaning Remove small bits of lint from the mat Move the cutting start point use the Shape menu Paper shoots out from under The adhesive covering the back sensor is loose or is letting in light wheels Reapply the adhesive The cutting project is beyond allowable margins Move the project to within limits or use a larger mat Project or page size is bigger than the paper size Check the Panels box on the Cutting Control Panel If you see 101 202 etc your project is larger than 12x12 If you are cutting paper bigger than 12x12 change the material size in the Cutting Control Panel for example for 15 paper change the material to 15 000 You were cutting a larger page switched to a smaller paper and forgot to move the wheels to fit the smaller
101. or you have chosen WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help oleja e 8 4 F Slo x 3 5 A AJAJAJA Clie Retornar z 2 NNa NI al 4 w oO Bleee gt e aly e oo fo 7 a jal ii H 4 071 W 3 635 X 6 564 Y 6 582 Figure 125 3 Continue tracing around the picture until you reach the starting point The ending and beginning points should connect automatically See figure 126 WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA H Fie Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help AJ BAAS Clip Are RWetciipan NN et NI el 6 AAGA orod 5 gt Z t e Lil Ei ny ot by bad A Ql a KA H 4 286 W 4 273 X 7 331 Y 9 164 Figure 126 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 Click the Magnify tool to enlarge a section of the picture if necessary 5 Click the Move Point tool AL You will use it to shape the lines to fit the picture See figure 127 i WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help 3 mle 3 4 F Xie x e erie OO IT oirm eanl SIM HIN a X x E S X S o do For Help press F1 H4286 W4273 X 5 339 Y 10 207 Figure 127 6 Click on a segment that must be rounded and hold down the mouse button as you move the line in or out e To round the segment cli
102. our mouse 7 Click the Select Elements tool X and then click the word to select it Creative Cutter PRO 49 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 8 Click on Tools and select Welding The overlapping letters weld together Text Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help cid Select Select all Cirl A Fi gure 71 Deselect all Ctrl D r Refresh work space F amp Era F5 Measure Magic Ruler Plus and Fro Versions Show the color code Transform Manipulate Zoom Cirde Sort inline path before outline Sort filing order rr F F Dimension ine Distortion Ctrl k Outline Shadow Gradient Welding Engraving F Rotation 3D Figure 72 Congratulations You just made your first title 50 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Cut Your Title Step 1 Select the Inside and Outside Part of the Word y TIP Before typed text is welded you can select it by clicking anywhere on the word All parts 7 inside and out will be grouped together with one click After you weld the word the inside and outside parts are separate and you must select both the inside and outside parts Be sure to select all the parts If you don t you will leave pieces behind when you move the word 1 To select both the inside and outside parts of your word click on the Select Elements tool a 2 Click a spot on the workspace that is above and to the left of the word Hold down the mouse button as you drag the
103. r hands or with a piece of cardstock to dull the tack Tack will lessen with use e If your pinch rollers routinely come into contact with the mat and become sticky use UNDU adhesive remover on a toothbrush to remove the adhesive buildup How to Tell When You Need a New Mat e Your mat is warped heavily scored or won t lie flat e You have a new blade and your cutting quality is poor overall e Your design cuts fine in some places but not in others e Your mat no longer holds paper IMPORTANT Using a cutting mat beyond its useful life will result in poor quality cuts Creative Cutter PRO 21 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 22 Creative Cutter PRO 3 Basic Procedures for Using the Creative Cutter Pro Introducing the Cutting Control Panel The Cutting Control Panel plays an important role in the success of your cutting projects It s important you are familiar with the Cutting Control Panel and the settings you will apply to it Refer to the information in this section as you use the cutter See figure 24 The Cutting Control Panel Cutting control panel Material 12 000 Mirror elected o Start CE ftom Coe Gal 1 an Length x Height 6 78 x 9 60 Stop cutting Material Usually you will leave this at 12 000 unless you are cutting longer paper ie Change to 15 000 for 15 paper Pressure can be set anywhere from 10 to 495 Advance Should not be checked Vinyl Size Shows position of object o
104. r those periods technical support is available from 9 00 am to 3 00 pm Mountain Time Monday Friday at a rate of 25 00 per hour Before you contact the support team please complete the following steps What to do Before You Contact the Pazzles Support Team e Check your hardware Are all cords and connectors on the cutter and your computer fully plugged in Is the cutter connected to the computer e Ifthe problem seems to occur with the software turn off your computer and then restart it Try the operation again e Read chapter 8 for troubleshooting tips e If the problem is with cutting check the blade and the mat See Working With the Blade on page 14 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter1 Introduction If the problem remains after completing these steps contact Pazzles at www pazzles com Include the following information in your e mail Your name and if applicable your company name e Your TSID number A complete description of the problem and if appropriate the problem file as an attachment Important Information About Your New Cutter Be sure to read the notices shown in figure and figure 2 which are included in the Creative Cutter package ATTENTION MUST READ YOUR CUTTER HAS BEEN TESTED BY ONE OF OUR PAZZLES ASSOCIATES THE TEST CUTS ATTACHED TO THIS PAGE WERE CUT OUT OF LIGHTWEIGHT CARD STOCK A NEW BLADE AND AT 190 PRESSURE YOUR BLADE HAS ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED TO THE PROPER DEPTH MAKE NOT
105. re 151 a Figure 151 Cut Path Tool The Cut Path tool enables cutting out a segment of a line in an image To use it click two places with the Cut Path tool and then use the Erase tool to remove the cut section See figure 152 Figure 152 Alternatively cut one spot and use the Move Point tool to move the ends to the location you prefer See figure 153 Figure 153 Create Tabs to Hold a Project On the Paper 1 Use the Cut Path tool to snip two breaks in the cutting line 2 With the Erase tool remove the snipped segment Creative Cutter PRO 103 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 104 Join Two Points Tool The Join Two Points tool is helpful for joining the ends of two lines To use it select the Join Two Points tool and then click and drag a box around the two ends that are to be joined Release the mouse button to join the points Figure 154 Change Color Line Tool There are several reasons to change the colors of lines and fills e Changing colors allows you to choose cut order by color e Changing colors can make lines more visible e Changing the color of lines facilitates cutting different parts of the image at different pressures e Changing the color of lines helps to indicate the tools used for various lines e Changing the fill color in an image helps you to visualize how the image will look when cut and it facilitates printing the image on your color printer directly from Pazzles Creative C
106. remove the photo When you do only the newly created cutting image remains on the screen 82 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 6 Click the Show Open Paths tool to find any end points that need to be connected The program zooms in on all loose ends e Ignore the open ends you wish to leave open e Fix the ends you wish to close To do so use the Join Two Points tool to drag a small box around the points to connect the ends WinPCSIGN KirstenLooksA Ei File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help plela e S A F Alo x eylen AIAJIAJA Clipe W ebciipart O gle gt l B rjo E Sls E lt ala a Ti wee all Si al 8 i ail v gt For Help press F1 H 4 334 W 4 321 X 4 231 Y 10 779 00 45 27 Figure 132 7 Your project is done See figure 132 Be sure to name and save it Congratulations You completed the tutorial Creative Cutter PRO 83 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 84 Creative Cutter PRO 5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes This chapter provides the information you need to add special effects to a variety of fonts and images Tools Used for Manipulating Letters and Shapes m mL Select Elements Erase tool Creative Cutter PRO Write text Click the icon click on the screen where you want to start typing and then type the text Select a font and font size to apply to text Pazzl
107. round the two paths that need to be joined The area highlighted by the circle Once your open paths have been closed try outlining again e Your outline choice is too large for the image size Separating the Outline From the Word or Image 1 With an outlined word or image displayed on your screen right click on the image 2 On the displayed menu click Color Selection 3 Click any line in the color of the outline When you do all lines of that color are selected and you can move them to another location on the page 92 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Distorting Words Into Different Shapes The Distortion tool lets you change text or objects into crazy shapes WinPCSIGN WinPCS fa File Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Distortion TSE 2 4 Falo x e ely m Type of distortion f Freehand Use Form r Bos line type Box ic Box with lines with curves work Convert line f Keep lines Femina Number of paints A fe Cancel Apply of Figure 139 1 Write a word or open an image and then use the Select Elements tool to select it 2 On the Tools menu click Distortion When you do the Distortion box opens 3 Select the type of distortion e Select Freehand to move the image yourself Use the arrow tool to move points or lines You can select 4 or 8 points see step 5 e Select Use Form to choose a pre designed image distortion
108. sics Tutorial CD Setsi1 6 Journaling Fonts Sample Images CD Sample Bitmaps Sample Projects Handvectorizing video Figure 78 54 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 4 If the window shown in figure 79 opens click the red X to close it gt Creative Cutter Additions CD Creative Cutter Additions CD install Products For Creative Cutter Mint Mighty ear Browse CD Contents l x n View Our Website Figure 79 Step 2 Import a Graphic 1 Click File at the upper left corner of the menu bar at the top of the Win PCSIGN screen View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help Figure 80 2 Click Import then IMAGE Edit view Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shape Setting Window Help New Ctrl N z Open Ctrl O F a 6 ALE Close l mA es CH pple ge site Hlo efit aN Capture screen Alt C Save As Select source Acquire Digital cameras Plus and Pro Versions gt DXF Export Ctrl E EPS AI Sign MAX logos Ctrl L UN PLT DPF Production sheet PRN Print Ctrl P TXT Fit and print VIP WPC VIP or WinPCSIGN WinPCSIGN OLE Print preview Print setup Color management Plus and Pro versions Cutting panel Cut F10 Send to file 1 LatticeCard 2 flyers 1 3 cd38 preview page 4 kk 5 testimonial card Exit fle e O lalm b boo bet be ol be be te Ibm I Figure 81 Creative Cutter PRO 55
109. so they can hold the paper as it moves 5 Turn the Creative Cutter on using the rocker switch on the left side of the machine Wait for the machine to initialize It is ready when you see the screen shown in figure 55 aar A A AAN nmn ACTA AOA A ADE Pa rae wire amp gt S E N i A eS ee Y YS Y w SIU USU a Figure 55 6 Press the F4 button next to the word SCRAP The machine then measures the paper by moving across and back again 7 Verify that the next screen looks like figure 56 If CUT 1 is in the upper left corner of the window press F1 until you see CUT 4 The Creative Cutter is now ready to cut the project Figure 56 TIP CUT 41s the paper cutting mode If your cuts are not clean check this setting IMPORTANT Properly positioning the paper is very important Study the instructions in the previous sections carefully to prevent cutting off the tops of your projects Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Step 2 Make the Cut 1 Open the Cutting Control Panel figure 24 on page 23 by clicking the Cutting Control Panel icon _ 2 Make the following settings on the Cutting Control Panel For this setting Enter this value _ Enter this vale this value Notes Speed Slowest Start with the slowest when first learn ing Most projects will be done on slow or medium Panels Leave blank If you see 101 201 your project is larger than 12x12 Material Use 12 00 for
110. structions 1 Go to Start at the bottom left corner of your screen and click on it Find My Computer and right click on it When you do a menu opens Click Manage Click Device Manager Click Ports to view a list of ports qa uu A W N From the list of ports look for a USB Serial Port Take note of the port number assigned to it You will use that port number when setting up plotter codes in the program If the number is higher than 6 you must change it Use the Change the Port number procedure that follows Creative Cutter PRO 9 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Device Manager File Action View Help meea 7 See Disk drives 4 id Display adapbers 4 DYDICD ROM drives H Floppy disk controllers 3 DE ATASATAPT controllers ine IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers ga Infrared devices 2 Keyboards HT Mice and other painting devices i Modems ig Monitors E Network adapters 4 a FOMCIA adapters Jf Ports COM amp LPT Figure 6 Change the Port Number Use this procedure if the port number is higher than 4 1 Double click on the port to open the Port Properties screen Click the Port Settings tab Click the Advanced button Look for the COM Port Number window Click the arrow to display available ports Ports that are unavailable are marked In Use Choose an available port with a number 1 2 3 or 4 and click OK VN OQ aA W N Use the number to set up plotter
111. t e If cutting or erasing a particular area is difficult move that part of the image to the front To do so go to the Shape menu and click Order Creative Cutter PRO 101 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Move Point Tool The Move Point tool allows you to select a construction point on an element and then to move it in out up or down This is very helpful when smoothing out any imperfections in your drawing Click on point with Click and drag on middle of Move Point tool and a segment with Move Point drag to change point tool to create an arc Figure 149 e Using the Move Point tool click on a point in the object and then drag it e Click and drag the middle of a segment to create an arc See figure 149 e To display all joints and points use the Move Point tool to drag a box around the object Viewing all joints and points is very helpful when making precise adjustments See figure 150 ve LN Figure 150 Fixing Scanned Images With the Move Point Tool Images that are scanned in often contain imperfections such as stray bumps To fix this kind of flaw click on the flaw with the Move Point tool and push or pull it into place 102 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Break and Move Tool Use the Break and Move tool to place a break in the image line and then bend or manipulate the line To use it place a point at a new location and then move the point to create a new look See figu
112. t it Turning on Grid is helpful in placing images by displaying small dots at 1 inch intervals on the Page screen 4 Click the Settings menu and then click Grid to open the Setting box 5 Inthe Setting box click the Unit Page tab Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 2 Installation and Setup 6 Under Unit of measurement click inches TIP You can change the Toolbar and Grid settings at any time 7 Click the Vectorization tab and then click the Make Clean box to check it Setting Document Save Unit Page ectorization Snap Apply path on image Tolerance rc Segment Tolerance Bo on clean Reset Figure 12 Unless you reinstall the software you should not need to make further changes to the Vectorization settings Select the Plotter 1 Open Pazzles Creative Cutter 2 Click Settings and then click Plotter Codes When you do the Setup Plotter box opens 3 Click Add Remove and then select Creative OM_ 40 from the list of Active Plotters 4 Click Accept Save Select the Port e Serial port Try a test cut See Determine the Port the USB to Serial Was Assigned To on page 9 e USB to Serial converter In the Port box click COM port and then select the one assigned see Determine the Port the USB to Serial Was Assigned To on page 9 Try a test cut See Determine the Port the USB to Serial Was Assigned To on page 9 Creative Cutter PRO 13 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Working With
113. t paper keep the pressure the same as the previous cut 7 Click Start Step 2 Separate the Shadow Mat From the Image Optional 1 Click the Select Elements tool 2 Right click on the workspace and click Color Selection from the menu TIP Turn Color Selection off by de selecting it in this menu 3 Click directly on the outline When you do everything in that color is selected 4 Move the arrow over the image until the arrow changes to a cross the Move tool 5 Click and hold down the mouse button as you drag the outline away from the image Congratulations you re done Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Tutorial 2 Create a Title With Connected Letters Adda Graphic and Create a Shadow Create your title Step 1 Prepare the software 1 Open Pazzles Creative Cutter See Step 2 Open the Pazzles Creative Cutter Program on page 34 2 Click the Create New Document image See figure 57 Figure 57 3 Set up to cut a 12x12 paper Sign page Length 12 Height 12 inches C cm C mm Cancel Figure 58 TIP These measurements will be saved in the Recent pages window so that next time you can 3 easily select this size Creative Cutter PRO 45 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials 46 4 Your workspace should look like this Figure 59 5 Verify you have the most used toolbars selected To check click the View menu and then click Toolbars Select Standard Tools Manipu
114. tallation and Setup 2 Loosen the gold washer from the blade casing and then remove the silver bladeholder from the blade casing See figure 13 this depicts the Blade Holder together and in pieces Figure 13 3 Insert the blade into the silver holder as far as it will go To avoid puncturing your skin on the blade push the blade with your fingernail 4 Screw the bladeholder into the black plunger until the blade is barely visible and can barely be felt 5 Use the blade positioning guide show in Figure 14 to check the position of your blade Place the blade next to the picture the blade in the picture and your blade should match Due to paper thickness and characteristics of individual machines you may need to make minor adjustments after installing a new blade 6 Tighten the gold lock nut to hold the blade in place x TIP Keeping the silver bladeholder still while you tighten the gold washer can be tricky and 5 gt might take some practice See figure 14 to compare Creative Cutter PRO 15 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Blade Positioning Guide Blade should be no shorter than the figure on the left and no longer than the figure on the right For paper and medium weight cardstock Figure 14 7 Loosen the thumbscrew on the blade carriage the black box that slides on the silver rail Insert the blade unit into the front opening of the blade carriage See page 17 and figure 16 pa cme Figure 15
115. tand the weight of the cutter 2 Connect the power cord See figure 4 Plug cord in here oD Figure 4 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Connect the cutter to your computer The large end attaches to the right side of the cutter and the small end attaches to your computer s serial port see figure 5 Plug gray cord in here fim O Figure 5 EA NOTE If you do not have a serial port see What To Do If You Don t Have a Serial Port on page 9 What To Do If You Don t Have a Serial Port Some computers do not have a serial port or do not have one available for use with the Creative Cutter In that case please use the following option e Purchase a USB to Serial converter under 50 at any computer store DO NOT purchase a USB to Parallel converter which is for PRINTERS only and will not work with the Creative Cutter Connect the adapter to your computer first and then install the software that comes with the converter Be sure to select a COM port when setting up the cutter driver settings Then complete the steps that follow e Although there is a parallel connection on the cutter using the parallel connection rarely works and Pazzles does not recommend using it Determine the Port the USB to Serial Was Assigned To Complete these steps after installing the USB to Serial converter In a store bought USB to Serial Converter you will need to follow the manufacturer s in
116. the Select Elements tool to select the entire word Figure 146 How to Lengthen Letters Deselect all Refresh work space Erase Measure Magic Ruler Show the color code Transform Manipulate Zoom Cirde Sort inline path before outline Sort filing order Dimension ine Distortion Outline Shadow Gradient Welding Then select Welding under Tools menu Rotation 30 Visual Text Spacing Tool I A AAAA Cli Fe Retiran 1 3 4 5 Letters Overlapped 5 De Letters welded e If you need to lengthen letters to obtain proper overlap use the Move Point tool to lengthen them For best results weld first and then lengthen the letters After lengthening the letters weld the newly overlapped letters e Create small rectangles to create a bridge between letters and weld together e Ifthe letters have inside parts such as an e or a B be careful to select only the outside of the letter while welding Click on the outside line of a letter hold down the sHtrt key and then click on the outside line of the second letter Then continue to weld Creative Cutter PRO 99 Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 100 Using the Welding Tool to Join Letters With a Bar ES As HTN oO F lj pa F ks a Figure 147 1 Type a word in the font of your choice 2 From the Draw menu click Rectangle to draw a rectangle bar 3 Use the Select Elements tool to move the bar so that it overlaps
117. the box The only folder you should see is the Signmax folder in the recycle bin Step 6 Reinstall the program 1 Use the directions in chapter 2 2 After installing re check the registry files Delete any you find 3 Restart the computer The registry files will rebuild 4 In Pazzles Creative Cutter set up the driver and port See chapter 2 141 Chapter8 Troubleshooting Guide Issue Possible Causes and Remedies The program aborts or generates a run time error 142 Generally there are a few very common reasons for a runtime error All of these are easily avoidable once you know what they are Issue You are using software version Letter 14 0 and are trying to open files for version 2005 Solution Make sure you open the cutting file folder that says 12 0 or 14 0 Issue You are using software version Letter 2005 and are trying to open files created in an older version of the program Solution If your files are not in a folder marked _05 they are in the old version You must import those files into the 2005 version See instructions on our Web site at www pazzles com Issue You are trying to outline and you chose multiple outlines Solution Three is the maximum safe number of outlines After three click on the outermost outline and do the outline function again Issue You are trying to outline and you have chosen TOO large of an outline Solution Reduce the size of the outline Issue The memory in
118. torting Words Into Different Shapes 00 93 Creating Curved Titles and Words 0 0 00 94 vi Creative Cutter PRO Contents Spelling Words Verlically c lt 4502450008 t4 eee eee eS eee OS GE eee 96 Using the Center Technique to Spell Words Vertically 96 Using the Break Text Technique to Spell Words Vertically 97 Joining Letters Together 0 0 00 ee nee 97 Using Visual Text Spacing to Join Letters 97 How to Lengthen Letters eosieecreteugs vheeoiwee dace s 99 Using the Welding Tool to Join Letters With a Bar 100 Welding Images and Words Together 0 000000 101 Tips for Fixing Welding Problems 00000000 us 101 Using Drawing Tools to Change Letters and Images 101 Tips for Using Drawing Tools 2 2 0 00 eee eee 101 Move Pome TOOL se us45 4000540 aeen pees E e E R ee bee ot 102 Fixing Scanned Images With the Move Point Tool 102 Break and Move Tool 2 0 2 cece eee eae 103 Cut Patt o PE Bye heee eae eae EEEE 103 Create Tabs to Hold a Project On the Paper 103 Jour Two Pots 100 c 220csebe8 ekGee ee ob ene so oe cede eee dt 104 Change Color Line Tools 2 044400 e8h6e ecb8 4006 t dapa iada 104 Creating Words Inside a Rectangle 0 0 00 cece eee 105 Creating a Word with Separated Letters 005 105 Creating a Word W
119. ushed out of the way Just slide it all the way to the right Figure 75 6 Verify that the front edge of the mat is aligned with the front of the green cutting strip 7 Once the paper is positioned properly turn the black wheel located on the right side of the cutter towards you This lowers the rollers so they can hold the mat as it moves 8 Turn the Creative Cutter on using the rocker switch on the left side of the machine Wait for the machine to initialize The machine is ready when you see the screen shown in figure 76 9 Press F4 next to the word SCRAP The machine then measures the paper by moving across and back again Figure 76 10 The next screen should look like figure 77 If Cut 1 is in the upper left corner of the window press the F1 button until you see CUT 4 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials y y TIP CUT 4 is the paper cutting mode If your cuts aren t clean verify that you didn t skip ae step 10 on page 52 Figure 77 The Creative Cutter is now ready to cut the project y y TIP Proper positioning of the paper is VERY important Study these instructions carefully to ae prevent cutting the tops off of your projects Step 2 Make the Cut 1 Open the Cutting Control Panel by clicking the Cutting Control Panel icon a 2 Make the following settings on the Cutting Control Panel For this setting Enter this value Notes Speed Slowest Start with the slowest when first learni
120. utter Changing the fill color does not affect the way an image cuts Use the following procedure to change colors in an image or letter 1 Select the image with the Select Elements tool 2 Click the Change Color icon to open the Color box See figure 155 Figure 155 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes 3 Click the mouse on a color square e To change the line color click the right button on your mouse e To change the fill color click the left button on your mouse e To lighten or darken a color move the color bars up and down 4 Toremove fill color click the X under the B box on the Color box Saat TIP The B column applies fill color with a brush The P column applies outline color with a pen Creating Words Inside a Rectangle You can manipulate the letters in words that are enclosed in a rectangle so that they are either separated or attached Creating a Word with Separated Letters 1 Type a word 2 From the Draw menu click Rectangle 3 Draw a rectangle under the word 4 Weld the word and the rectangle together See Welding Images and Words Together on page 101 5 Use the Move Point tool to drag the bottom left corner of the bar over the top of the word 6 Use the Move Point tool to drag the bottom right corner over the top of the word The word will cut from the cardstock as shown in the final image in figure 156 Creative Cutter
121. white out to erase parts of lines that are not wanted Look in particular at any intersecting lines Draw additional lines if desired See figure 97 Figure 97 A TIP In some cases it might be better to trace the drawing Always trace if the original 5 drawing has rough lines Use the fine point permanent marker such as a Zig pen 62 Creative Cutter PRO Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Scan the Drawing into Pazzles Creative Cutter 1 Open the Pazzles Creative Cutter program 1 Double click the icon your desktop screen See figure 98 We inP Sith Creative Cutter Figure 98 2 Press the Esc key on your computer keyboard when you see the Welcome screen 3 In the next window click the Create New Document image at the left of the screen See figure 99 Figure 99 4 Inthe Setup page box type 12 in both the Length and Height boxes These settings set up the cutter to cut a 12x12 paper and reflect the actual available cutting space on the paper TIP Be sure you have the toolbars used most often selected Click View and then click a Toolbars Then click Standard Tools Manipulation and Zoom 5 The very first time you scan you must select the scanner Make sure you have connected your scanner to the computer and that the scanner is powered on Click File and then click Creative Cutter PRO 63 Chapter4 Creative Cutter Tutorials Select Source You might need to power on the scanner and then close and then re open
122. word 4 Use the Select Elements tool to select the bar and letters together To do so click Select All under the Tools menu or use the Select Elements tool to drag a box around all the elements 5 On the Tools menu click Welding 6 Smooth out rough lines by using the Move Point tool or by using the Replace By Segment tool TIP If some letters distort during welding break text by character and try to weld those letters last Creative Cutter PRO Chapter5 Manipulating Letters and Shapes Welding Images and Words Together Use the following procedure to weld an image and word together as shown in figure 148 1 Move the word and images together so that they overlap 2 Select both objects by dragging a box around both of them 3 On the Tools menu click Welding Figure 148 Tips for Fixing Welding Problems e If parts of words or objects disappear select only the outlines of each object To select the outline click on the first object while holding down the sHtFt key and then click on the next object e If objects do not weld make sure the objects are overlapping and check for open paths Using Drawing Tools to Change Letters and Images You can modify the appearance of letters and images by using Pazzles Creative Cutter drawing tools Use the tips that follow Tips for Using Drawing Tools e When manipulating images click and hold down the mouse button e To see the image more clearly use the Zoom tool to enlarge i
123. your computer Be sure to turn the scanner on before turning on the computer E 1 k _ fai pee om k Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shi New Ctri y Exit Open Ctrl o Close Save As Capture screen At T selectare O Acquire Digital cameras Plus and Pro Versions Import Ctritl lt lt Sign MAX logos Ctri L Production sheet Print Ctrl F Fit and print Print preview Print setup Cutting panel Cut F10 1 SchoolBus 2 paintcanpattern 3 paintcanlidpattern 4 hoppyEastereggfont 5 Easteregafont Figure 100 Select Source Sources o 6 Inthe Select Source box highlight your scanner and click Select If you have more than one scanner be sure to select the correct one See figure 100 7 To scan click File and then click Acquire to open your scanner software WinPCSIGN WinPCS3 f Gee Edit View Draw Text Tools Bitmap Shar Cutting panel Cut F10 1 SchoolBus 2 paintcanpattern 3 paintcanlidpattern i New Ctri N Open Ctri O Close X Save As x Capture screen Alt c Select source 1 Digital cameras Plus and Pro Versions gt N Import Ctrl I gt a T lt Sign MAX logos Ctrl t C Production sheet ggi Print Ctrl P A Fitand print E Print preview 7 Print setup 4 hoppyEastereggfont 5 Easteregafont Exit

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