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1. The Professional Signmaking Solution aa s Wn QuickStart Version 003 MacSign Cut Welcome MacSign Cut is a bridge program that makes it possible to import and either cut or plot the following types of files e Adobe Illustrator files ai version 3 0 e Corel Presentation Exchange files cmx This Quick Start Guide supplements the information in the user s guide which can be found on the CD Macsign Cut needs to be registered within 30 days after installation This registration is free and the procedure is explained in this manual This supplied version is a light version No objects can be created or edited however you can import your designs and they can then be cut or plotted The complete package facilitates the design and production of vinyl signs rubylith stencils and other related products The complete package supports also the OPOS function with special plug in for Illustrator For more info contact the company SofTeam via www softeamweb com MacSign Cut Installation Installing MacSign Cut There are two CD s one for OS 9 and one for OS X Installing MacSign Cut on OS 9 system 1 Open folder Soffeam MacSign 2 Toinstall another version then the English version go to step 5 3 Click on Install MacSign XP X v x x to install the English version 4 Follow instructions on screen 5 Open folder with the desired language 6 Click on installation program a2. o 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 2600 2 e gt Be sax i 10 gt O When orientation in page setup is set at landscape a YVnutied le Selection click to select or modify objects press the CONTROL and OPTION keys to paste objects from the clipboard 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 2400 14 Cutting the design Click Plotter gt Plot There are three tabs in this plot window The first tab has the general settings Most important one is Place If set at Current Position then the place where the design is cut is the same as seen in the window on screen If Optimal Position is selected then the design will be cut out as close to the origin as possible The origin when the page setup is set at portrait is the lower left corner of the loaded sheet roll in the cutter When the page setup is set at landscape then it is the lower right corner of the loaded sheet roll The other options are more or less self explainable The Copies option is the number of copies of the complete job This will not enable the user to set multiple copies onto one sheet A resetting of the origin of a reloading of the sheet roll is necessary before each copy This means that multiple copies are cut one after the other If multiple copies in both directions are neede
3. a coe H tal 535 i Page 1 is 535 0 by 128 3 mm ee Tr Color is Color 10 Vertical 25000 mm Presets is None The transmission is suspended please click CONTINUE to resume transmission Waiting Jobs Job Page Presets Color Job Number Size amp B untitled 12 1 None E Color 10 535 1 amp untitled 12 1 None E Color 10 535 1 amp untitled 12 1 None Hl Color 10 535 1 amp untitled 12 1 None W Color 10 535 1 amp B untitled 12 1 None BB Color 10 535 1 amp B untitled 12 None W Color 10 535 1 IB untitled 12 1 None E Color 10 535 14 G untitled 12 1 None Hl Color 10 535 17 lt gt v No Pause Between Jobs of the Same Color Delete Job i Continue 16 MacSign Cut Preparing a design for OPOS contour cutting Creating a design See the user s manual of the cutter for more detailed information about preparing a graphic for OPOS contour cutting However it is recommended to upgrade MacSign Cut for print and cut jobs The full version of MacSign is accompanied by a plug in for Illustrator to set the markers automatically around the print and cut job with several option MacSign itself then sends automatically the needed OPOS parameters to the cutter and all options of the OPOS functionality like automating multiple OPOS tasks and the barcode option can then be used Go to www softeamweb com for more info on the upgrade Creating a design 1 Use the design software to c
4. as Choose as file type Adobe Illustrator In the Illustrator Options window choose Illustrator 3 Drag amp drop into MacSign Cut File Handling amp Clipboard Ales Eae Drag and drop is recommended for E A E EENE C Cancel Illustrator versions lower than CS2 Update Links Ask When Modified i Previous In order that copy and paste works with SST Next illustrator change the following in Copy As L POF Illustrator Open the Illustrator Edit ai E a gt Preferences gt File Handling amp Preserve Appearance and Overprints Clipboard dialog box and turn on the AICB option Now it is possible to copy amp paste and drag amp drop artwork from Illustrator to MacSign Cut 12 MacSign Cut Cutting a design The following procedure lists the basic steps necessary to cut a design For information about MacSign Cut s additional cutting features read the user s guide Importing a graphic Open MacSign Cut Click File gt import gt saved file type Or drag directly from Illustrator into the working area Or use the plug in see previous paragraph Page Setup If a job is not opened yet then the page width or size in case a sheet is loaded can be set by going to Plotter gt name of installed plotter cutter 1 in figure below Then click on Read Size If a job is then opened in MacSign then a page will be opened with the correct width size in portrait and the job will be set at t
5. copie es seco IO Cut Off Media After Cutting Auto Weld Defaut Cancel e a 15 The third tab is used to control the internal panelling function of the cutter Panneling can be done eitehr with the intelligence of the cutter or with MacSlgn Cut itself If the panelling of MacSign Cut itself needs to be used then set this up in the plot page setup window There a page can be seen as a panel Like this panelling in both X and Y direection is possible The internal panelling in the cutter is only used for panelling in one diection the media movement direction Plot untitled Summa S Class 75T The size of the items to be plotted is 69 5 by 32 9 mm the size of the page is 25000 0 by 532 0 General Cutting Segments Segmenting Segment Size 50 mm Segment Replot 0 Sorting Directional Starting Point Default Cancel eo If all options are set correct then click on OK The job is then placed in the spooler queue Here the size of the loaded sheet roll can be polled again The upper left preview shows the job that will be sent next to the cutter The lower left preview panel can be used by selecting a job from the queue The queue can be run in the background with any intervention choose option no pause or if this option is not checked then the user has to start each job individually AOC untitled Current Job Current Plot Page h untitled 12
6. format HP GL format ef gt Export files in Adobe Illustrator 3 0 3 2 EPS format gt S Oef efe Optional on screen rulers o efef e Pull horizontal and vertical line guides out from rulers S oS ef efe Create grids for precision drawing S Oef efe User controlled snap to grid and snap to point features oe ej ol Libraries can be used to store jobs and cliparts 1 000 logos symbols and artworks included free foe oe Drawing Scale rotate reflect and shear elements interactively by dragging the bounding box handles fey ee ee Move scale rotate reflect and shear elements precisely with the Transform palette CSSCC C CSCS C NNNWS AUN Wp e Set constrains to move or transform elements at any user defined angle O O o oef efe Move shapes in precise distances at exact angles o Sef ef e Create artwork from scratch with the Pen or Pencil tools oo Sef o Manually trace over scanned images with precision drawing tools o S Oef So i trace over black and white grayscale or indexed color up levels or colors images with the Trace command Create rectangles squares rounded rectangles rounded squares circles ellipses stars polygons and spirals with basic shape tools Parallel paths outline and inline tools Instantly edit straight lines and smooth curves with maximum control using the full featured Pen tool Change corner points to smooth points or vice versa Adjust
7. or an upgrade to the full version of MacSign if the complete functionality of OPOS is needed see last page for options version table Installing MacSign Operating system 10 5 or higher Mac with Intel processor Double click the downloaded file The computer will automatically mount the dmg file Install the desired language version of MacSign Cut from there AAO L Soffeam MacSign Cut 10 1 7 items 17 4 ME available i TES wee ee eo eo oye cre Install MacSign US mpkg Installa MacSign ITA mpkg e nstaller MacSign FRE mpkg Earlier operating systems Unstuff the downloaded file and place it in the application folder 21 Use the registration code to register the latest installed version go back to step 12 MacSign Cut Setup Configuration After MacSign Cut is installed it must be configured to work with a Summa cutter plotter Installing a cutter 1 Start MacSign Cut 2 Click on Plotter gt New Window Plotter Help peel to paste obj 1400 a 3 Click on cutter model inside the Plotter Setup window and select the appropriate port from the list Fill in a name if necessary ifa USB port is being used then the port will be defaulted to USB1 make sure USB class on the cutter is set at USB1 that the cutter is set to AUTO or DMPL emulation Plotter Setup L amp E Name untitled Connection USB g Plotter Summa Port USB
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9. 1 SummaSign Pro T1400 SummasSign Pro T1600 S Class 140T This driver supports paging with a page length up to 25 meters The Cut Media instruction is supported Click the lock to prevent changes TS i C Defaut _ Cancel GED NOTE There are no options to fill in if the connection is USB if more than one cutter needs to be connected to one computer then an upgrade must be purchased Ifa serial port COM is being used then there are some options that can be set make sure that the cutter is set to AUTO or DMPL emulation The default COM settings are set in the figure they are the same as in cutter when it leaves the factory Plotter Setup rey Name cutter1 Connection Serial Plotter Summa Speed 9600 IS Class 160D Data 8 bit IS Class 75T IS Class 120T Stop 1 bit IS Class 140T ae S Class 160T Parity ane IS Class 140 T4 Handshake Hardwire IS Class 160 T4 S2 Class 75D 2 Class 120D Port usbserial A6004 S2 Class 120D This driver supports paging with a page length up to 25 meters The Cut Media instruction is supported Click the lock to prevent changes Default Cancel o fa TCP IP connection is being used then the correct IP address can must be filled in check for the correct IP address on the cutter make sure that the cutter is set to AUTO or DMPL emulation Plott
10. 20 220 248V 50 60Hz 2 A 2 8A XXXXXX XXXXX REGISTER 11 Click on register A new window opens with the message that the registration was successful REGISTER LICENSE Dear jdoe mail com Your licence registration request was successfully completed In a few minutes you will find in Manage licences License Code if you submitted the serial number of your cutter Dongle Activation in download area if you have registered your security key number An e mail will be sent to your account confirming availability of the above Thank You SofTfeam Staff NOTE If the correct version of MacSign is already installed then proceed with the registration Otherwise jump to step 15 first to download and install the latest version and afterwards come back to step 12 12 Wait for the mail to activate the installed version on the computer To activate the installed version of MacSign Cut do as described in the mail Dear Sirs please follow these simple steps to activate your license 1 if MacSign Cut is running please quit and restart it 2 at start up when the Registration dialog box appears click on Register Now 3 fill in the fields exactly as below Company Name company Cutter Serial Number XXXXXX XXXXX License Code XXXXXXXXXXXXX 4 click the Enter Code button to complete the activation procedure Thank you for registering your MacSign Cut license SofTeam Staff SofTeam Distribuzione www softeamitali
11. B zier curves by moving the anchor points or direction handles Delete anchor points or add anchor points to any path for tighter control Cut paths at any user defined place and elements in pieces Join any two terminal anchor points Group and ungroup elements Lock or hide any element of set of elements for easy editing o Sefe Compound paths to create transparent holes in elements O o o Sef So o Multiple layers to overlay graphics and text for greater design freedom and control o Z o ooo Sef efe Create name delete move lock hide and merge layers qui i oe ej ol Create name delete edit and select colors quickly with the intuitive Colors palette O O Z o ooo oS ef et The Envelopes palette brings you powerful transformations elements in perspective views receding into the distance bridging Foe o Use the Pathfinder palette to create new elements by combining subdividing or isolating parts of overlapping elements Text Input text using TrueType OpenType otf and Type 1 PostScript fonts S eS o Combine different attributes such as character s font style and size in the same block of text Precisely control leading horizontal scale letter and word spacing o oS eS S Use the Kerning window to specify customized spacing between pairs of letters Automatically align text as centered flush left flush right or justified eS S Adjust text to fit into an area o e S S S Measure text attributes in
12. XX XXXX XX XX XX w w F 18 A new window opens Fill in the necessary fields and click on the filter icon as z SofTeani software Welcome DOWNLOAD AREA We suggest you to select the desired operating system operating system for a faster detection of the available donwloads for your license Mac OS You can also look fot the other downloads selecting the filters below software version Fe latelerstels MacSign Cut 10 English MacSign Cut V10 rel 10 2 0 English application Mac OS OS X 10 5 to 10 8 73 MB 13 03 2013 download Plug in Illustrator CS2 6 English application Mac OS OS X 10 5 to 10 8 1 5 MB 13 03 2013 download Dongle Driver ver 2 2 driver and tools Mac OS up to OS 9 42 KB 12 01 2001 download Dongle Driver ver 1 91 driver and tools Mac OS OS X 10 3 to 10 5 650 KB 11 01 2007 19 Click on the download icon to download the latest version of MacSign Cut 20 The plug in can also be separately downloaded if the installed version of MacSign is up to date However if the complete program is downloaded then the plug ins are also included in the dmg file NOTE The Plug in installs a script to quickly export a drawing from Illustrator to MacSign it opens it also if it was not already open The plug in also has the ability to set OPOS marks around the objects however it MacSign Cut does not send the OPOS parameters direct to the cutter An update to MacSign lite is necessary for that
13. a com Soffeam Development www softeamweb com 1 via Don Gnocchi 20050 Macherio MI Italia tel 39 03920789 1 fax 39 0392078964 13 Fill in the registration code as in figure when the program is started Registration Please enter your Company Name Cutter Serial Number and License Code exactly as we sent them to you Your license code is based on your company name and the serial number of your cutter s0 you must enter this information exactly as we sent it to you Click on Enter Code to register Company Name company Cutter Serial Number MMMM EM OMEN ENE License Code MMMM MMMM EAN 14 If there was no need to down the latest version then go to the next paragraph setup MacSign 15 To download the latest version go to www softeamweb com If the login is not automatically then fill in your login name and password rT forgot password register 16 Once logged in click on the drop down arrow at the right side of the login name Choose manage license rT UE jdoe mail com v Go to profile Manage licenses Download Demo logout 17 A new window opens The licensed cutters are displayed There are three options Click on a shopping cart to purchase an upgrade for the current installed version of MacSign Cut Click on the wrench to ask for support Click on the download icon to download the latest version of MacSign Cut LICENSE SOFTWARE COMPANY LICENSE DATE ae MacSign Cut 7 Company XXX
14. ave not required this registration or if you do not confirm your registration request within 48 hours this will be discarded and you will have to submit a new registration request Please store this e mail in a safe place for future use Thank you SofTeam Staff 7 Atab in the internet browser opens and displays the message that the registration was successful Click home to go to the home page If the registration is not done immediately go to www softeamweb com and fill in login name email and password and click on login to login to the site rr forgot password register 8 Arecent version of MacSign cannot be downloaded if the cutter has not been registered If the cutter has already been registered go to step 15 to download the version of MacSign Cut that is needed Then return to step 9 after that the downloaded version is installed 9 To register the cutter click on the register icon REGISTER YOUR a LICENSE 10 Fill in the form to register the cutter If the serial number of the cutter cannot be found then check to find out where the serial number label is on the cutter Cutters delivered between November 2004 and June 2005 had a dongle delivered with them REGISTER LICENSE If you have a dongle please enter the digits you find on the label ceo d If you are registering a MacSign Cut without dongle MODEL a please enter the serial number of your cutter e g 123456 00000 GEA gQ000 00000 100 1
15. be ungrouped afterwards in MacSign Cut e Invisible layers are not exported to MacSign Cut e f objects are selected then only the selected objects are exported to MacSign Cut e Bitmap objects are ignored With the current version of the plug in the top option has to be selected illustrator j Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window i me New N New from Template 38N No Selection Open 0 niform i v Open Recent Files a Browse in Bridge xX O Close W Save As TES Save a Copy KES Save as Template Save for Web KOES Save Selected Slices Fli Place Save for Microsoft Office Export Send to MacSign Send to Punto gt Scripts 11 Exporting from Illustrator and importing in MacSign Cut Make sure all objects are outlines and preferably not filled Select all text and go to menu type and click on create outlines It is also recommended to make sure they are not filled and that the outline gets a color Make sure to export to the correct version of adobe illustrator in order to work with MacSign Cut e For Illustrator versions up to 10 Go to menu File and save as illustrator file version 7 e For Illustrator versions CS Go to File menu export Choose as file type Adobe Illustrator Legacy In the Illustrator Legacy Options window choose Illustrator 3 e For Illustrator versions CS2 and higher Go to File menu save
16. cut o Oef efe Set tool speed and pressure with which the artwork is cut Foe ej ol ej ef order optimization to improve the tracking performance during long plots and or to reduce time wasting head movements Automatic detection of optical alignment methods registration marks and origin point alignment Create recall edit and delete cutting presets snapshots of all choosen cutting settings Plotter setup to configure the plotter vendor and model and provide connection information First column MacSign Second column MacSlgn Lite Third column MacSlgn Cut 1 Automatic only 2 For list of supported models and connections on each OS refer to Read Me files included in the software or contact SofTeam 3 For list of supported RIPs contact Soffeam 4 Cut by color is disabled 5 Manufacturer s models only SofTeam S r l 2011 Trademarks are the property of their respective owners
17. d then it is recommended to draw the multiple copies in the design software or choose to buy an upgrade so that all the functions of the software are available Plot untitled Summa S Class 75T The size of the items to be plotted is 69 5 by 32 9 mm the size of the page is 25000 0 by 532 0 General Cutting Segments Place Current Position B Layer All Layers B Destination Plotter E3 Color All Colors Single J C Put Jobs in the Spooler Queue Only Use Same Bounding Box for All Colors C Hold Jobs After Plotting Add Registration Marks Marks Size 10 mm Pages From Cie 1 Page Offset 2 mm h To Ii p Number of Copies rl 5 C Cut Page Borderline Defaut Cancel C The second tab is used to set specific cutting paramters Most used here is the cutting border the media advance after cutting and the cut off media The other paramters are best changed on the cutter itself Some options are not active in the Cut version an upgrade is recommended to activate all options Plot untitled Summa S Class 75T The size of the items to be plotted is 69 5 by 32 9 mm the size of the page is 25000 0 by 532 0 General Cutting Segments Presets None Quality Standard B Tool Cutter B Tool Speed D e mm sec Tool Pressure 0 2 g Number of Passes 1 Options Media After Cutti Optimize Cutting Order None E a ae Front Loading M Cut Weeding Border Feed Media Before Cutting
18. er Setup L Name cutter1 Connection TCP IP Plotter Summa F IP Address 192 68 1 7 S Class 160D i S Class 75T Protocol S Class 120T Raw S Class 140T S Class 160T Port Number 9100 S Class 140 T4 LPR S Class 160 T4 S2 Class 75D Queue Name 2 Class 120D S2 Class 120D This driver supports paging with a page length up to 25 meters The Cut Media instruction is supported Click the lock to prevent changes Default Cancel a 4 Click OK to exit Plotter Setup MacSign Cut is now ready to communicate with your cutter 10 MacSign Cut Preparing a graphic to cut Using Adobe Illustrator There are three ways by which a graphic may be imported into MacSign Cut e By using the plug in for Adobe Illustrator CS2 and higher e By copy amp paste and drag amp drop into MacSign Cut e Byimporting the graphic into MacSign Cut ai file format version 3 0 Using plug in for Illustrator If the used version of Illustrator is CS2 or higher and the version of MacSign Cut is 10 then a plug in see section installation can be used for importing the graphic into MacSign Cut An upgrade to a full version is recommended for OPOS jobs go to www softeamweb for more info Bringing a graphic into MacSign Cut When the graphic is brought into MacSign Cut with the plug in then following things happen e Objects are grouped per layer the groups cannot
19. he lower left corner Check next paragraph for explanation in the orientation 301 mm Edit a Delete p 25000 mm Read Size If a job is opened then a complete page setup can be done by going to File gt Plotter Page Setup It is advised to check on Read Size to avoid unexpected clipping or tiling if it has not been done before The page is made visible on screen with a dashed line they are also number in case a job is divided over several pages Plot Page Setup R untitled Summa S Class 75T The maximum page size for this plotter is 792 0 by 25000 0 mm this driver supports roll plotting Page D Standard Size AO B L Custom Size Horizontal s35 mm Vertical 25000 mm Orientation Smf Portrait os Landscape 90 Pages HHL Horizontal I br m W Vertical Overlap LL Horizontal 0 mm hl Vertical 0 mm Defaut Read Size Cancel a 13 Orientation and position of the design Following two figures have a picture of a cutter superimposed on the design This shows how the design will be cut out on the cutter orientation is very important when doing OPOS jobs When orientation in page setup is set at portrait p 7 P Ir E Edit Clemer avout feci elle ew Winda Plotter Help 3O unti ba lt UNUNed ic Selection click to select or modify objects press the CONTROL and OPTION keys to paste objects from the clipboard
20. nd follow instructions on screen Installing MacSign Cut on OS X system 1 Open folder which contains the program in the desired language 2 Drag the Soffeam MacSign XP X folder to a folder on your hard disk for which you have write permission Typical folder is the Applications folder NOTE It is recommended to download the latest version of MacSign Cut for OSX and not to install from CD that was delivered with the cutter Downloading and installing latest version of MacSign Cut MacSign Cut can only be downloaded from the site of the manufacturer of MacSign There is also a registration necessary on this site before the download area can be accessed 1 Goto 2 Register first by clicking on the register icon in the upper right corner forgot password 3 Ifthe security setting of your browser prevents showing all content then click on show all content Only secure content is displayed Show all content 4 Fill in the form do not forget to check the personal data authorization and the security check and click on accept REGISTER company name name von surname province state Pee country Eletrieemms English Ly mobile phone fax Suei emai com password CS re type O password Privacy Statement We inform you that section 13 of the Italian law D lgs 196 2003 Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali provides that the treatment of your personal data also data provided
21. points inches centimeters millimeters or tenths of millimeters o o i Odeo S Convert TrueType OpenType otf and Type 1 PostScript fonts to fully editable outlines to create customized letterforms _ o J Text on a path allows you to place typefaces along curves around circles or along vertical or diagonal lines o o o J I Apply envelope distortions to text elements without convert them into outlines 300 TrueType and or PostScript Type 1 fonts included free o ooo ed S Rhinestone Production Use the Vinyls palette to select colors from vinyls libraries Create edit and import pre set or your own vinyls color charts libraries Match colors to automatically find the vinyls whose colors are the closest simulation of the design s colors Obtain exact size of material from plotter Automatic or manual paneling each with optional weed borders and overlaps e el ERARA a apa DRA Manually adjust add and remove panels by dragging the panels lines SS y dede re o THE EA KAEA EEE e e 1 In roll plotters the paneling allows continuous cutting along the entire length of a roll of vinyl fit or fill copies to cutter page for better media savings Colors separation with optional material optimization Automatically remove of intersections of overlapping elements of the same color Cut by color panel and layer ooo Sedeo Cut of entire job or selected elements o efef e Set quality with which the artwork is
22. reate the graphic that needs to be print and cut Summa OPOS CUT Graphic to be printed and cut afterwards 2 Set the page setup in mm Insert contour and then OPOS registration markers around the graphic It is recommended to set the markers and the contour lines on individual layers different from the layer with the design that needs to be printed Summa OPOS CUT Inserting first contour and then the OPOS markers p lt a e The markers must be square e Recommended size of markers is 3mm not less than 1 5mm or more than 10mm 17 The markers should be dark in color preferably black so that they are easy to see when printed filled and no outline Should not be more than 1300mm apart along the X Axis the axis along which the media travels Make sure the distance is a whole number when set in in mm Should not be more than 1600mm apart along the Y Axis the axis along which the head travels Make sure the distance is a whole number when set in in mm Write down the size of the markers the distance from one marker to another center to center and the number of markers in the X axis If imaginary lines are drawn from marker to marker around the graphic forming a box around the graphic it is important that no part of the graphic cross any of the lines aa Summa OPOS CUT Cutter axis diagram Printing the design Printing a graphic If the design
23. t 2013 Summa 19 Comparison table existing versions General Manage illustrations more effectively wi to use time saving floating palettes Poe ew e Correct unwanted changes with multiple levels of undo redo Ci i i i e Keyboard shortcuts for many operations commands and tools user definable O o o y Sef ef e Get feedback from the on screen status line on cursor position currently selected tools and job attributes O Z o Z o y CT fd et gt e Open multiple files or multiple versions of the same file at once and switch between windows O Z o Z o y y Sef ef e ily view search select and open multiple designs with the Design Browser window efo fJ The Scroller palette allows you to quickly moving around complex documents O Z o Z S oef st ft Lasso tools to create irregularly shaped selections OCC y efef e Marquee zoom in or out to your preferred viewing level for precise editing O o o o i efef e Measure distances between any two points i ef e paste between graphics design applications like Adobe Illustrator Corel CorelDRAW Macromedia FreeHand etc between graphics design applications like Adobe Illustrator Corel CorelDRAW Macromedia FreeHand etc Mac OS X onl Cut and paste between application s windows gt gt gt Oef efe Drag and Drop between application s windows gt S i OS ef efe Import files in Adobe Illustrator s EPS and default native formats Corel Presentation Exchange CMX
24. was made on separate layers then print out the layers with the printing information and the layer with the markers on if Make sure there is at least a 1cm 0 4in margin beyond each of the graphic s four OPOS markers and before the first marker A 2cm 0 8in margin is preferable Leave a margin of at least 8cm 3 15in following the print when using sheets or when cutting the print off a roll Print the graphic and its markers with a printer scale 100 If possible use the same orientation axis diagram as the cutter has 18 Cutting the design with OPOS 1 Import the layers with the markers and the layer with the contour cut information in MacSign Cut a Set de page setup in landscape If necessary rotate the graphic so that its orientation on the screen matches its orientation in the cutter See section on orientation and position for more info 3 Set OPOS parameters correct with the control panel of the cutter Distance X markers Distance Y markers Size markers X Size markers Y number of markers 4 Initiate Media alignment procedure 5 Send design with MacSign to the cutter set in output window the option place to optimal position MacSign File Edit Element Layout Effect Color View Window Plotter Help A Summa OPOS CUT The graphic s orientation on the screen must match its orientation in the cutter Copyrigh
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