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1. PN 260 wu 4 B 24 Clip Art Clip Art Vorschau Clip Art Kategorie Einstellung 200 Schildgr sse Schildfl chen Objekt bernehme Zeichenflache vom Objekt Schildflache zur cksetzen RRR 3 7 gt lt 1 12 Qualitatssicherung Rettungswegzeichen Rettungszeichen Rohrleitungskennzeichnung T rkennzeichnung Umweltzeichen Verbotszeichen Warnzeichen is M RNE I ms D 1r BS ee LE ELE ER ELE BB E E ETE 585029971 9 9 4 LL fe cI pcs nid move the cursor to the correct position and click the left mouse button The pictogram has its original size when inserted If you keep the left mouse button pressed and drag a frame you can specify the size when inserting the pictogram Note If there are no objects on the sign plate the sign plate is automatically adapted to the pictogram 13 2 Using your own graphics Of course you can also use your own logos and graphics in SignMax Please observe that the best results can be achieved with vector graphics SignMax supports all standard image formats such as JPEG BMP TIF GIF PNG WMF You can also import CAD files You may not save AutoCAD as DWG instead use DXF Go to File gt Import to import the files 14 Changing shapes and text Left click a shape to select it Control points appear on the selected shape You can change the shape s2. Safety quality and protection for you and your company 22 1 Print cut After you have given the command for printing and cutting in the Print amp Cut preview of the SignMax software the Print amp Cut Manager opens automatically Your print job goes into the print list using the current file name Datei Bearbeiten Objekte 4 oo x 113 69 206 94 100 00 y 187 67 ji 104 00 100 00 ja Z Eigenschaften Entfernen Umbenennen Job auf der Seite finden Move selected jobs to Copy selected jobs to Erstellen Drucken Schneiden Schneiden nach Farbe Drucken und Schneiden Rippen Auf Festplatte archivieren Erstelle Vorschaubild d 2 0 0 0 Gr ssenanderung diagonal 51 Oe eee Alt Q L schen dr cken push 20 69 10 40 Dl 100 00 Drehen Nein oom ooo mlel oo SN 41 gt gt 1 N aj Ebene r Wait until the entire print job has come in and the message Holding job ripped appears behind the file name Click the right mouse button and in the Print context menu select Print or Print amp Cut Properties Remove The printer begins to process
3. parallel line at normal Lack guides offset Cancel Add Paint 1 2 Change A mm Delete Y mm Label Font Delete All Right click the workspace to open the Edit Guides dialog Set the alignment of the guide to vertical Specify the coordinates for Point 1 Click Add The created guide runs through the displayed points The guides function as described below Right click a ruler to create a guide Click and hold Shift a selected object and right click the object s handles to create guides not when editing vector shapes To add guides when editing nodes press Shift and right click the node Open the Edit Guides dialog by right clicking the workspace when no objects are selected Open the Edit Guides dialog via Options gt Guides gt Edit Guides When dragging the position of a guide press Shift to limit the guide to the next larger step size of the ruler To remove a guide press Shift and right click the guide when no objects are selected Use the guides to align your objects along the center point or the boundary points of the sign plate along the guides 15 4 Grouping objects The Group function is used to combine multiple objects into one object This ensures that no parts of the object are left behind when the object is moved All pictographs are also grouped Of course you can also ungroup objects Grouping objects Select all objects you want
4. of interline spacing Note To use the Auto Spacing checkboxes the text must have been created using the Frame text creation option Safety quality and protection for you and your company Equal spacing Equal spacing sets the same space between any two lines of text If Top bottom margin size is set to less than 100 of the line space the margins are decreased and the space between the text lines increases If the value is set to more than 100 however the margins increase and the space between the lines decreases Weighted spacing Selecting Weighted spacing allows you to vary the interline spacing If you increase Extra bottom weighting to more than 100 the lower margin also increases so that lower text lines in the text box move upwards If you set Extra bottom weighting to less than 100 96 the bottom margin is decreased and the interline spacing is also decreased since the text lines move closer to the lower margin 5 4 Text on screen kerning gt This tool lets you quickly change the kerning letter spacing of an existing text This requires that you select the text field Then select the tool oignMax You can now see various editing icons around the text Left square This square lets you move the text Circle under a letter If you move this control point to the right all letters to the right of this point are moved to the right Any others remain in place Right circle Movi
5. 3 3 Icon bar The icon bar has shortcuts to the software s primary functions Buttons can be added to and or removed from this toolbar 3 4 Toolbar The toolbar to the left of the workspace contains the main tools for creating and editing text and shapes Most of the tool buttons open other toolbars when clicked 3 5 Shop palette The color palette is located at the bottom of the workspace by default The default color palette contains all colors that are currently avail able for the workspace aja H H a EST ES Le 7 51 E Le 1 5 8 5 E53 E E ER ai Ed 5 E EIS E 9 I E E Zr If you left click one of the color icons the color is selected for filling all currently selected shapes and as the default fill color for all new shapes To change the fill color of a shape without changing the default fill color proceed as follows Left click the desired color icon and drag it away from the default color palette If you move the cursor it looks as if it drags a color icon along Drag the cursor to the desired shape and release the mouse button A new color is assigned to the shape The following images illustrate the described process Click a color icon and drag it Drag the icon onto the object Release the mouse button once away from the palette the cursor is over the object Note If you let go of the mouse button the tip of the cursor determines where the new color appears In the above ex
6. Iv Use caption Caption Font Properties Barcode value is caption Arial Caption text Gize Style SignM 2 pt I Normal Caption position Bald Left 3 Italic The arrow cursor now changes to a text cursor Move the cursor to the position where you want to place the barcode and confirm once by clicking the left mouse button Cancel Click OK to confirm Then click Apply Double click a barcode to change an already created barcode You can simply change the value and click Assign 20 Plotting SignMax supports a number of plotters Please observe that only vector objects can be cut All objects you create with SignMax even cliparts are vector objects 20 1 Installing a plotter driver To install a plotter driver go to File gt Install gt Plotter Driver in the menu bar Then select the plotter model and click Next Selektieren Sie bitte gewunechten Treiber Sie installieren machten Hersteller Ausgabegerate Meyer Multi ax 605 Multi ax StudioM ax 6000 Studio ax H 12 Studia as 04 Studia ax InstallShield 20 2 Configuring the plotter After having installed the plotter you still need to set up SignMax to work with your device To do so go to Cut gt Plotting defaults in the menu bar Here you can make some output settings Axis swap for example makes sure that objects are always
7. Default Resize objects proportionally Show Shadow Reset to Square The Blank Size dialog opens if you select Blank Size in the Layout menu If Other is displayed under Current selection you can enter the Blank Size manually under Dimensions Under Origin selection you can set the origin for the rulers 5 Creating text You can find the text tools in the Text Tools toolbar Text compose Underlined text Search and replace text DEF Menu board Creating text in a preset frame Text on Screen kerning Spell check A 5 1 Creating text To write text select Text tools in the Text Tools menu After selecting the Text compse tool you have three options for config uring the text frame Click the workspace The input position for the text is specified When writing text the text frame adjusts to fit the text Drag text frame with pressed mouse button Sizing a frame using the mouse specifies the text frame fields When you write the text the text frame does not change and the text is limited by the text frame Press Shift and click the workspace This fits the text frame to the Blank Size 8 Safety quality and protection for you and your company After starting with text compose you can change the following parameters Font Font height Interline spacing Text Toolbox All of the computer s fonts are available The font h
8. Block shadows The block shadow adds an illusion of depth to the object Perspective shadow The perspective shadow creates an illusion of distance The furthest point of the shadow is a percentage of the shape size and is speci fied by the Cast value If the cast value is 50 for example the furthest point of the shadow is 50 smaller than the shape size Set the cast value to 100 i e 100 smaller than the shape size to let the shadow run to infinity Drop shadow The drop shadow is similar to the block shadow the space between the original shape and its shadow is not filled however Cast shadow The cast shadow creates the illusion of a light source so that objects throw a shadow on an imaginary surface Safety quality and protection for you and your company 23 5 Object contour The Object Contour command in the transform menu is used to create a shape which matches the contours of the selected shapes You can set the Object contour so that the inner contours keep their original shapes or you can set a fixed shape without inner contours oo rre 1 ims 35777 o Invert bitmap Fill inner contours e Permit inner contours Extent of offset Extent of miter e Contour colors Saved settings 23 6 Special effects Plug in Many useful additional tools plug ins are available in the PRO version All the special effects a graphic designer needs today We have integrated some of the most
9. creating rulers Lineal 1 x 20000 e 40000 10000 45 C om 8 1099 8 8 14 Scale Auxiliary tool for creating scales potentiometer A 192 30 start angle 0 00 H Radius 0 00 E Baseline Tick positions Y 203 43 E End angle 180 00 Fip Angle Thickness 0 00 i T Direction bove n 9 Graphic edit tools A curve object has node points and control points The shape of the object can be changed Objects in curves can have any shape includ ing straight or curved lines The node points in an object are the little squares that are shown along the object outline The line between two node points is called a segment Segments can be straight or curved objects Every node point has a control point for each curved segment that is connected to the node point Control points help you to adjust the bend of a segment 10 Scan tools Vector graphics unlike raster graphics are not based on a pixel grid where each pixel is assigned a color value but on an image descrip tion which exactly defines an object on which the image is based One crucial characteristic which is also an advantage compared to raster graphics is continuous and loss free scalability 11 Tools for strokes and fills The stroke tool lets you add an outline to vector objects There is a difference between the hairline and outline tools The hairline is an extremely thin line which is often used for cutting
10. has come in and the message Holding job ripped appears behind the file name Press the right mouse button and select Print job or Print amp cut job in the context menu The printer begins printing the file Safety quality and protection for you and your company 23 Graphic editing 23 1 Outlines and inlines Menue gt Transform gt Outline Quthne T Inline pos jj NN vy 18 00 i p jy _ mo gm mmm me Outline and inline can be created simultaneously The outline checkboxes are on the left side of the smart bar the inline checkboxes are on the right side The color can be set separately The smart bar offers various options for configuring corners and stroke widths 23 2 Transformation The Transformation menu offers various options for warping a shape First select the object First click transformation in the transform menu PEE Bownding Box Perspektive Fit to globe cylinder flag e circle i e You can now see various options in the smart bar Simply select a method Afterwards you will see control points along the object which you can drag using your mouse In the example below the perspective is changed For this move the control point circled in red t t q X 1 Y X am 23 3 Fit text to path The Fit text to path command transform menu is used
11. lets you create different shapes Left click a shape Now move the cursor to the position in the workspace where you want to create the shape Hold the left mouse button and drag the shape to the correct size Afterwards you can use the smart bar to change the properties of the shape If you later want to change the properties of a shape double click the shape x 20 82 4 The X and Y fields in the smart bar show the position in the workspace m af This is not relevant for most users 1343 3i 8 1 Circle x 1672 4 2 H x g You can use the smart bar to set the radius 8 2 Ellipse The smart bar does not allow editing 8 3 Rectangle x 975 4 89 4 v 3 Ds B 00 The smart bar lets you set the length width and rotation angle 8 4 Polygon 761 7 s g 378 000 000 2 91 2 305 407 3058 3 The smart bar lets you set the number of points rotation angle polygon radius corner radius and the side convexity 8 5 Star d or 5 32 d wom D y 14 28 ye 13500 y 1 23 5 sg 00 5 The smart bar lets you set the number of points rotation angle star radius 1 2 and corner radius 1 2 Safety quality and protection for you and your company 8 6 Arrow c 20 87 4 112 4 se gt 00 4 d d v 1343 4 gt 8 4 gt 90 4 4 p T The smart bar lets you set the arrow length shaft length arrow width shaft width rotation angle ang
12. rotated Check Weed border to give all objects a weed border Make sure that you click Save settings for all changes Click Setup next to the driver selection to set the driver Selected driver StudioM ax 04 Cut ta VPM Copies Options Copies 1 Mirror Sort swap Weed border Cut by color Banner Fill Stack copies Jog Origin jog Move Object start paint t move 0 000 Current en Sig de Bottom Top Selected aus Right Use driver copies Tool Options Safety quality and protection for you and your company Direct to port Path Set Path Use Plot Spooler Remote spool Browse Path Current COMM settings Edit Use Visual Production Manager Baud rate zl Parity New Remote Visual Production Manager Data bits Stop bits Flow control Pay attention to the Connection tab Under Connect to select the correct connection for your plotter e g LPT1 for parallel or COM2 for serial For a USB connection select External DLL 20 3 Cutting with one color Open the SignMax software and create your sign Click the scissors The cut preview opens in the toolbar ut Toolbe Now first click the poll the Plotter for Height and Width button You will then see the exact roll width green line 519 V
13. to align a text shape along a vector graphics shape Each vector graphics shape is treated as a Path and each vector graphic is either a closed or an open path A closed path has a continuous uninterrupted contour such as a circle or square shape An open path is non continuous such as a straight line or a drawn curve The checkboxes of the smart bar are only slightly different depending on whether the text is aligned along a closed or an open path For a closed path there are buttons for the starting position that show if the text should begin on the left or the right the top or the bottom of the closed shape The first two buttons let you change the running direction The four on top determine the starting position The four lower ones are for at a Text to path distance atag o alignment along the object 23 4 Shadow The Shadow option transform menu allows you to create quick shadow effects for one or multiple shapes After selecting the shadow type handles appear around the shape and you can edit the shadow properties from the smart bar By default the shadow is aligned to the object along the coordinates 0 0 Instead of adjusting these coordinates you can set the angle and depth properties in the smart bar In the Style area on the smart bar you can select four different types of shadows x 0 00 i Angle 0 00 i Cast Outline Thickness yi 0 00 4 Depth 0 00 E oo TLE pon 4
14. to group by dragging a frame around the objects Then go to Menu gt Layout gt Group You can also press Ctrl G Ungroup Select the grouped object Then go to Menu gt Layout gt Ungroup You can also press ALT G 15 5 Duplicate Instead of copying and pasting you can also duplicate objects Duplicated objects are inserted immediately Select all objects you want to duplicate by dragging a frame around all objects with the left mouse button You can find this function via Menu gt Layout gt Duplicate You can also press CTRL 0 15 6 Create pattern layout The Array command is used to sort multiple copies into lines columns or sheets First you must select the object Then go to Menu gt Layout gt Array 100 4 Total 1 j 10 00 al Total 1 iz H Curent Settings First you can set the space between the copies 10 mm in this example Then set the number of copies via total X and total Y 15 7 Mirror sometimes it is useful to mirror objects For example when printing on transparent foil Select all objects you want to mirror by dragging a frame around all objects Size Move b Arrange and Distribute Group Ctri G Rotate Rotate 90 Rotate 90 Array Mirror Sequence Flip Decorative Border Badges Page Control Ungroup Alt G Ungroup All Clear Size Move Go to Page See Through Sign Wizard Templates Clip Art Go To Clip Art Vie
15. 9 Ul sail ined File Edit Layout Arrange Cut Transform Image View Options Web Help Tool Setting l Repeats 2006 60 iE 0 13 i 383 91 Em Cut Preview Device StudioMax 04 ME 1 381 00 S Y 013 OE 8525 dB Cut Now Close Rio Sanaa ELT qud 05 ABAS RT EL SC LO D ael gt L0 1053 B8 eee EI ESSET E EI EE eee E ES ERR ES 9 7 9 9 C ee 44 gt gt J 44 4 mf J Use Button 1 to rotate the object and make optimal use of the foil Afterwards click the scissors b in the Cut Toolbox The cut job starts 20 4 Cutting with multiple colors Create your sign with all the colors you want to plot In this example we want to plot a prohibition sign EM Click ws in the toolbar The cut preview opens WO AM AAR HB fd AX Now first click the Check Plotter for Height and Width button You will see the exact roll width green line Safety quality and protection for you and your company For easier applying click Registration Marks The Registration Marks window opens a vegistration Mark o O9 49 A INQ Here click Default Qo ke The registration marks are plotted for each color so that you can use them when applying the foils Use the mouse to mov
16. Export image The Export Image function lets you save a pictograph or an entire sign as a graphic file You can set the color and resolution In the next step you can specify the file name and image format TIFF JPG BMP Color depth C Monochrome Cancel C Gray Full color Resolution 300 Use Transparency 17 Print The File gt Print menu lets you get to the print function You can also press CTRL P or use the printer icon in the icon bar 17 1 Printer Here you can select the printer If Preview is checked you will see a print preview before printing which allows you to position and scale the draft Safety quality and protection for you and your company 17 2 Basic settings Copies Enter the quantity of signs badges you want Separate colors Some templates prohibition signs for example have separate colors For example prohibition signs have a pre printed red circle You only need to print the black layer Overlap These values are important if the print job does not fit on one page The job is divided automatically The configured overlap will be on both pages Roll width This field is only shown for certain printers This allows you to select the width of the material to be printed SignMax will automatically select the optimal print orientation vertical or horizontal Setup Here you need to select if you want to process continuous material or Labels 17 3 Properties setu
17. First select the object to which you want to add an outline Then click the tool in the toolbar In the smart bar you can now choose between hairline and outline For the outline you can select the stroke width color and shape of corners If you click Save the current changes are saved as the default settings Now all new shapes will have this outline You also have the option to choose multiple color gradients and pattern fills Safety quality and protection for you and your company 12 Ginsu Knife The Ginsu Knife lets you separate vector objects and texts quickly and easily 13 Layout 13 1 Clipart Your SignMax software contains a symbol library with all common pictograms The pictograms are divided into categories Please consider that pictogram must be installed separately To add a pictogram select the desired category Select the pictogram and click OK The text cursor appears on the workspace Now Datei Bearbeiten Gestaltung Anordnen Schneiden Verformen Bild Ansicht Optionen Web Hilfe Gr sse und Bewegen 000 T Ausrichten und Verteilen gt i Gruppieren Ctrl G f Gruppierung aufheben Alt G C DU Alle Gruppierungen aufheben X 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 Muster Layouterstellung Reihenfolge bestimmen Rahmen Serialisierung und Etikettenerstellung Seitenkontrolle Gehe zu Seite Durchsicht Sign Assistent Templates Objekte 80916 275 99
18. Move the arrow over the rotation point Click and drag the rotation point The object is rotated in the direction you move your mouse Release the mouse button when the correct orientation has been achieved Safety quality and protection for you and your company 14 5 Making changes from smart bar You can also change objects in the workspace from the smart bar For this you have to select the object with your mouse In the smart bar you can enter the height and width in millimeters If you change one value the other value changes in proportion to it 14 6 Proportional scaling This function is displayed by the padlock icon in the smart bar If proportional scaling is activated padlock is closed the side proportions remain the same because the second one is changed in proportion if you change a value in the smart bar 14 7 Double click You can double click a shape to see a special editing function You can change the object s outlines by clicking and dragging the control points In some cases the editing points behave like the points on the object Still the specific use of these editing points depends on the type of object For example compare double clicking a rectangle to double clicking a circle 15 Layout functions 15 1 Alignment 1OU n P LII eol sg ing 00 In the Layout gt Arrangement and distribute Align menu there are various alignment options The most commonly used setting is shown in the figure above He
19. Systems v9 E D I CCBININGMGSEU SOURS MBTRAOMNRPASRDOERBOOL OGLE un T eG TAM 778001100 g m BOO DUCI CONTO guoonomgcer xx MEUM MONS Wess ooo SSOSOROS DOORS 128578 02 KW SET Open File Expert Mode SignMax v 9 Manual New with Wizard Safety quality and protection for you and your company www maxsystems eu Contents MANUAL 1 2 PREFACE INSTALLATION BASIC FUNCTIONS CON O Aa CO 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 CONTROLS SIGN PLATE CREATING TEXT ZOOM TOOL MERGE SHAPE TOOLS GRAPHIC EDIT TOOLS VECTORIZATION TOOLS FOR STROKES AND FILLS GINSU KNIFE LAYOUT CHANGING SHAPES AND TEXT LAYOUT FUNCTIONS FILE FUNCTIONS PRINT SERIALIZATION ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS 19 20 21 22 29 24 25 26 BARCODE PLOTTING PRINT amp CUT PRINT MANAGER GRAPHIC EDITING KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS INSTALL FONTS INDEX 30 31 32 36 38 41 44 45 46 We combine many years of experience with new ideas 1 Preface This user manual gives an overview of properties and processes available in SignMax in the Print amp Cut module and in the professional graphic editing module This documentation helps new users find th
20. ample if you let go of the mouse button while the cursor tip touches the outline of the star the outline would turn green instead of the fill color Invisible color The invisible color is at the left side of the default color palette It indicates the absence of color for a fill or the outline style of an object You can use the invisible color for objects like any normal palette color If you use it as the fill color the object will be reduced to its out line which can be useful for creating cut paths If you use it for the outline the outline attributes are deleted 3 6 Job palette The job palette is located at the right side of the window and displays all colors that are currently used in the workspace By default the job palette shows the color preview which lists all colors currently used in the workspace Safety quality and protection for you and your company 4 Blank Size The Blank Size is the representation of the area to be printed or cut The dimensions of the Blank Size are usually configured first so that the positions of images and texts can be shown The Blank Size dialog is used to adjust the dimensions and alignment of the Blank Size This way you can check the position of the objects in the workspace before starting a print or cut process Orientation k Portrait Landscape Curent selection Origin selection Custom width Height 100 00 100 00 El mm Material selection
21. e sure to check the Use plate box Select the text to be changed in the window on the right e Click OK Click on a single column header or single row label to enable serialization Click or Shift HClick on headers or labels to select columns or rows for cut and paste operations In the next window click the area circled in red All cells should now be highlighted in blue You can replace the text in the upper row e Click Serialization Current Job Start Fass 001 Set as Base Repeat 1 Hint Select any numeric or character portion of the Start value and dick Set as Base Last Job Mext value Fass 011 Set as Start this value for next job In the new dialog select the part of the text to increase e Click Set as Base once Under Increment set by how many times each badge should be incremented e Click OK Now you will also see a data preview e Click OK to run the serialization 4 1 150 You can now browse through the badges in the lower right of the screen During printout you will be asked if you want to print all badges or only specific ones Safety quality and protection for you and your company 18 2 Text replacement from file If you want to create badges using files from a data source proceed as follows e Create data source This MUST be a TXT file You can either use a text editor to create
22. e the registration marks Click the Sort Cut Order by Color button in the Cut Toolbox The Sort Cut Order by Color window opens Cancel ut Toolbo o 3 amp amp BG Qd o HE e If you want to start with red now place the red foil in the plotter Activate the color red and click Cut in the same window Repeat the process for the other colors 20 5 Weed and power weed _ r3 S BRP C GEIL E The Weed and Power Weed functions from the Shape Tools bar create additional weeding lines which make it easier for you to weed complex texts or shapes Click Assign after creating the lines 21 Print amp Cut SignMax uses the Print amp Cut command for processing Print only and Print amp Cut jobs A Print amp Cut job contains at least one contour cut line so that the printed material can be cut along the contour lines with a foil plotter Therefore adhesive labels are often cre ated with the Print amp Cut command If the Print amp Cut job is sent to a hybrid printer which supports the cut functions the printer will automatically trim the contour lines after printing File Edit Arrange Cut Transform Image View Options Web Help 4 ese x 256 e 2237 4 10000 ja C 0 00 3 c y 5367 4 2237 10000 4 8 LIGUE is S08 100 558 21 1 Contour Cut Before you start a print amp cut job you first need
23. ect the objects to be cut Select Cut gt Contour Cut in the menu m Curent Settings Group objects 00 E Bleed amount 0 00 j Invert bitmap Threshold Set more to White Set more to Black 0 253 255 OK Trace Setup al CutContour gl Cancel this window you need set the monochrome filter This monochrome filter determines which parts of the image white background are ignored by the cut line You can already assess the result during setup since the created contour cut line is shown The contour cut line should be an exact copy of the object f you are not satisfied with the result repeat the process with a different value for the monochrome filter 21 3 Flex cut Unlike the Contour Cut option the Flex Cut option does not just cut the foil but also cuts the substrate with a perforation cut Create a flex cut in the following manner Select the objects to be cut out Go to Cut gt Half Cut Set the spacing This specifies how far the cut is removed from the edges of the object or the objects The cut now has the same shape as your object If you want a cut that does not have the shape of the object but its own shape proceed as follows Create the shape to be cut out e g a rectangle e Go to the Cut gt Contour Half Cut Object on off flex cut line is now created from your shape 22 The print manager The Print amp Cut Manager was developed t
24. eight is specified in millimeters Specified in percent see Text Toolbox image Line Frame Character Menu x Y Assign multiple character attributes using the Text Toolbox dialog Fixed Compress at Bounds 5 2 Text in preset frame As an extension to the Text tool the Frame text compose tool automatically adjusts the text frame to the blank size ABC The rectangular dashed line around the text is the text frame If you enter characters in a text frame the properties of the frame determine how the text is compressed stretched wrapped etc For example you can compress each line of text so that it is adjusted to the width of the text frame or you can expand the width and height of the text to fill the entire text frame Regardless of how the text frame was created the buttons Compress horizontally Compress vertically Line attributes and Frame properties are used to change how the text is fit into the frame You can do all of this in the Text Toolbox 5 3 Text frame properties In the Text smart bar click the Frame button to open the Text Toolbox dialog MEI Auto spacing If you check the Auto Spacing checkbox the Settings button is activated Clicking the Settings button opens the Auto Spacing dialog Equal spacing Weighted spacing Tap battem margin size 00 He of interline spacing Extra bottom weighting oo
25. eir way and highlights special processes that improve efficiency SignMax has a wide range of functions Feel free to experiment with the software Copyright notes The information contained in this manual was collected and authored by the company MAX Systems It serves for informational purposes only and may not be changed or expanded by third parties MAX Systems takes no responsibility for any errors or inaccuracies this document might contain We are thankful for any hints suggestions and comments Authored and designed by MAX Systems GmbH Am Bauhof 12 D 27442 Gnarrenburg Germany Phone 49 4763 94595 0 Fax 49 4763 94595 11 E mail info maxsystems eu Website www maxsystems eu 2 Installation Please observe the installation manual on the software DVD the USB stick Not following these instructions may result in the software s behaving abnormally Safety quality protection for your company Basic Functions FEEDER Mine Dee minm m ww O Oem SS SDDONS BOCOSOOSONSSSESSSOSUSSBIEOUOONDCCNISCRSCODOBCOOIICOIS mOIBCODOS SIS DSCSUSDDOOODORS The screenshots and descriptions refer to the SignMax PRO version p Lo a gt m ur emm gt M J ee 7 22 Y LY gt a 0 Oe x at um gt o Ln v gt 2 5E Le pictograms e driver
26. heck 12 Star 14 Text frame properties 10 Text in preset frame 9 Text tool 8 Toolbar 5 Toolbox 9 Tools for strokes and fills 16 Ungrouping 22 Use own graphics 17 Vectorization 16 Transform 41 Weed and power weed 36 Weld tools 13 Zoom tools 13 Safety quality and protection for you and your company Thank you very much for purchasing this product To ensure correct and safe usage with a full understanding of this product s performance please be sure to read through this manual completely and store it in a safe location Unauthorized copying or transferral in whole or in par t of this manual is prohibited The contents of this document and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice The documentation and the product have been prepared and tested as much as possible If you find any misprint or error please inform us MAX Systems assumes no responsibility for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may occur with respect to any article made using this product SIGNS SCHILDER MAX Systems GmbH Am Bauhof 12 27442 Gnarrenburg Germany Phone 49 0 4763 9 4595 0 Fax 49 4763 9 45 95 1 E mail info maxsystems eu Homepage Internet www maxsystems eu Safety quality and protection for you and your company Products
27. le between shaft and tip forward and backward convexity and rounded tip angle 8 7 Fan Ex Amy Om 3 Rn 3 Ake 3 3 The smart bar lets you set the number of points rotation angle star radius 1 2 and corner radius 1 2 8 8 Weed This tool makes it easier to weed texts and objects 8 9 Power weed Optimizes weeding of texts and objects ER LE 4 gu i 8 10 Border The Decorative border tool is used to create a border that encloses either the sign plate or the selected objects This tool is available both in the Shape Tools menu and in the Layout menu To draw a border around a sign plate make sure nothing is selected Other wise the border encloses the selected objects The smart bar lets you set the shape of corners colors border thickness and distance from the object Important If the border should follow the object you must click the Accept button e foo fa oof e g lj 4 rpm 00 dg 8 11 Registration marks The registration marks are plotted for each color so that you can use them when applying the foils You can use the mouse to move the registration marks 1270 Default 120 d hee 8 12 Multiple registration marks If you use Multiple registration marks you have the additional option of automatically positioning the registration marks pun hefault E E Positions Offset 12 70 E 8 13 Ruler Help tool for
28. les by purchasing add on modules such as Barcodes or Pro e software 5 Max pictograms 2191084 dives ee MAX More features more possi SE n MultiMgx manual 86 ystems JetMaxS M ulti ax pictograms Am Bauhof 12 Telefon 49 0 4763 94595 0 E Mail info TERMS jd D 27442 Gnarrenburg Fax 49 0 47 63 9 45 95 11 Internet www Ses drivers esc oe MultiMax manual Am Bauhof 12 Telefon 49 0 4763 94595 0 E Mail info max D 27442 Gnarrenburg Fax 49 0 47 63 9 45 95 11 Internet www max StudioMax Q_ MAX More features more possibilities ystems Am Bauhof 12 Telefon 49 0 47 63 9 4595 0 E Mail info maxsystems de D 27442 Gnarrenburg Fax 49 0 47 63 9 45 95 11 Internet www maxsystems de Safety quality and protection for you and your company 19 Barcodes Eg L X x In the Shape Tools bar select the option Barcode I 2540 4 Auto Value Sign as BESES mos d Code 128 Alo Invert Then you can set the properties of the barcode in the smart bar First you should specify the barcode type e g Code 128 Enter the barcode value into the Value field The current QR code is also available now Click the three point button next to the Value field to see another menu where you can set the barcode caption options
29. ng fonts on a CD or another removable medium since this would require that the CD is inserted before you work with SignMax Index Additional functions 30 Alignment 19 Align text along path 42 Archived jobs 40 Arrangement 20 Arrow 15 Badges 27 Barcodes 31 Basic functions 4 Basic setting 25 Border 15 Boundary point 18 Center point 18 Changing shapes and text 18 Circle 14 Clipart 17 Color palette 6 Configuration for plotter 32 Continuous badges 27 Contour cut 36 Contour cut images 37 Controls 5 Corner point 18 Creating text 8 Cutting with multiple colors 34 Cutting with one color 33 Double click 19 Duplicate 22 Ellipse 14 Export 23 Export image 24 Fan 15 File functions 23 Flex cut 38 Ginsu knife 17 Graphic edit tools 16 Grouping objects 22 Guides 21 Icon bar 5 Importing and file formats 23 Installing a plotter driver 32 Installing fonts 45 Interactive text spacing 11 Invisible color 6 Job pallet 6 Keyboard shortcuts 44 Layout 22 Menu bar 5 Mirror 22 Object contour 43 Outlines and inlines 41 Plotting 32 Polygon 14 Power weed 15 Preface 3 Print amp cut 36 Print 24 Print manager 38 Print cut 39 Properties setup 26 Proportional scaling 19 Rectangle 14 Registration mark 15 Replace text from file 29 Rotation point 18 Ruler 16 Save 23 Scale 16 Select printer 24 Shadow 42 Shape tools 14 Sign blank 7 Smart bar 5 Special effects Plug in 43 Spell c
30. ng this circle increases or decreases the space between individual letters 5 5 Spell check When editing a text click the Spell Check button to check the spelling of the currently selected text If no text is selected the entire text object is checked To spell check all text objects in the workspace select the Spell Check option in the Text Tools menu Cancel Word not found Add Replace Replace All Change to Fwd Ignore All Verity Add Main dictionary Amerikanisches Englisch User dictionary Default ul Ignore Safety quality and protection for you and your company Zoom tools The Zoom Tools bar contains functions for zooming in and out Tip You can use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in or out Zoom in Drag a box around the area you want to zoom in on Zoom out Zooms out Zoom to selected objects Zooms in on the selected objects Zoom to Sign blank Centers the sign plate at the center of the screen Previous view Switches to the previous zoom level Pan state Move the view in all directions using the mouse Zoom percentage Select the percentage for the zoom factor 7 Weld tools Combining two objects into one curve object with the same outline A source object welds with a target object to create a new object that has the filling and outline attributes of the target object 8 Shape tools The Shapes button from the toolbar
31. o facilitate archiving and control of your print jobs Here you can see at a glance which signs have already been produced and which are still missing A small preview helps you to immediately recognize the sign All settings made in the SignMax file remain the same and you can reproduce the sign in the same quality over and over again Simply click File gt Print amp Cut Select printing que e Click Ok Your print job now goes to the Print amp Cut Manager ignivia Ultimate Datei Bearbeiten Gestaltung Anordnen Schneiden Verformen Bild Ansicht Optionen p x 113 69 206 84 5 10000 au C 000 En 57783 94 v 18767 3 f 10400 3 100 00 ajo m ne 260 240 220 180 4 n gt Grundeinstellung Grundierung und F ller Schutzfim Halbton Einstellungen x Nur markierte Objekte Wert der Ausdehnung Vergr Berung des Drucks e 700 Skalienngsfaktor in der Lange roo Skalierungsfaktor in der Breite Umgekehrte Druckreihenfolge Ej Drucke Spot als Prozess Farbe El Rand der Schildflache Bemassungen Notizen Hilfslinien Gitterlinien Setup Postscript in Datei senden Schneidedaten zu einer anderen Queue senden E Multia 5PCi Local X Ok Abbrechen l 4 0 0 44 gt d BS G2 ELE EE RT S8 E EST ELE EE E 52 58 69 E 29 E ES ES LES LP 9 LE 69 ERBERELTUUCESE
32. or you and your company 25 Installing fonts For using new fonts with SignMax or after installing new fonts in Windows Copy the font files into the Windows font directory C Windows Fonts by default In the SignMax menu select the Install Fonts option to open the Install Fonts dialog This dialog is used to search and save the new fonts that have been copied to the hard drive Note Take care when saving fonts on a CD or another removable medium since this would require that the CD is inserted before you work with SignMax Font Formats Look in v Locate TrueType OpenType fonts EASignMax SignMax Ultimate NUS Locate Adobe Type 1 font files Locate Corel WFN font files Include subfolders Locate CADlink WEF fant files F Locate URW BE font files Reset the font database Reset Locate Fantastic Fonts Locate third party OEM font files Locate Meistergram FON fant files Locate Vision Cipher fant files Locate Dahlgren FTS fant files Locate AutoCad SH fant files Install Install All Close For using new fonts with SignMax or after installing new fonts in Windows Copy the font files into the Windows font directory C Windows Fonts by default In the SignMax menu select the Install Fonts option to open the Install Fonts dialog This dialog is used to search and save the new fonts that have been copied to the hard drive Note Take care when savi
33. p USER 101 6 mm x 152 4 mm ALE 2003 2011 Seagull Scientific Inc Authors of the BarTender label software Mame USER 101 6 mm x 152 4 mm Orientation Effects Portrait Mirror Image ALE Landscape Negative n amp P it 180 Landscape 180 2003 2011 Seagull Scientific Inc Authors of the BarTender label software Effects E g mandatory sign with white color band on blue foil band Safety quality and protection for you and your company 18 Serialization Start Fass Hil Increment 1 Repeat 1 The Badges command from the Layout menu is used to serialize text files e g for doors signs name tags equipment labeling etc 18 1 Continuous badges To create a continuous series e g Barrel 001 to Barrel 150 proceed as follows e Complete the layout for the badge Select the text to be replaced Click Layout gt Badges Set the quantity under Number of copies In this example use 150 for 150 badges e Number of copies 150 Max copies per page fi U Custom size Height 200 0 Width 420 0 Margins Top o 00 Bottom fo 00 Left 0 00 Right 0 00 Spacing Vertical 1 27 Horizontal 11 27 Group each badge Blank Page preview zi Replacement data file C Users konietzko Desktop Beispiel t Total number of pages io Bal NN Horizontal B
34. popular plug ins into SignMax You no longer need to use multiple applications for such effects SignMax has all the graphic tools you need to add a wow effect to your graphics Datei Bearbeiten Gestaltung Anordnen Schneiden Verformen Bild Ansicht Optionen Web Hilfe ap 1 8597 i 7914 4 100 Bildgr sse 453 73 308 nre 5 Sizel 4307 d f 5 100 uper Size Image OSAA Vorbereitung zum Vektorisierungs Assistent Modus b Optionen Bevel Boss Einfache Farbanpassung 78 Farbeinstellungen Filter Aplha Kanal Editieren mit Gimp Eye Candy 4000 CADIink Mehdi Mehdi 2 76 OF vv ow 74 Bevel Boss Chrome Corona Gradient Glow 1 Shadowlab 4 b b M TL 24 Keyboard shortcuts Using keyboard shortcuts can make work much easier for experienced PC users We have listed the most important keyboard shortcuts here If there is a keyboard shortcut for a command you can see this in the menu The keyboard shortcut is shown next to the command F3 Select all F6 Shrink view F Zoom object selection F8 Sign plate view CTRL K Align CTRL G Group CTRL P Print CTRL Z Undo CTRL C Copy CTRL A Select all CTRL X Cut CTRL V Insert CTRL D Duplicate ALT G Ungroup ALT S Show color fill on off ALT Instant replay Safety quality and protection f
35. re the objects are also aligned vertically and horizontally along the center of the sign plate Press CTRL K to repeat the last alignment setting 15 2 Arrangement Elements are initially arranged depending on the chronological order of their creation l e if you create a rectangle first and a circle sec ond the circle is in a higher layer than the rectangle The circle is in the layer above the rectangle The circle is in the layer below the rectangle If you want the circle to be below the rectangle the arrangement of objects must be changed The arrangement of individual objects can be changed using the following commands to Front Ctrl F Object is moved to the foreground to Back Ctrl B Object is moved to the background Forward Ctrl U Moves the object up one layer Backward Ctrl L Moves the object down one layer Reverse Ctrl M Reverses the order of layers Safety quality and protection for you and your company 15 3 Guides A guide is a horizontal or vertical reference line for positioning objects To create a guide right click a position on the ruler where the guide should be placed If you move an object towards the guide the guide becomes magnetic and the object is aligned along this line You can edit guides by right clicking a guide or by using the Options gt Guides menu Right clicking the workspace opens the Edit Guides dialog The following steps create a vertical guide
36. s manual 2 LE ama gt lt bilities cac MN NN gt features more possi MA ee 5 0 ystems 9 Tu 129 Internet 0 9 4763 95 Am gauhof 12 Gnarre p 27442 Safety quality protection for your company 3 Controls SignMax V9 File Edit Layout Arrange Cut Transform Image View Options Web Help Kreis 1 x 2566 ze 22 37 10000 3 0 00 d E 63 808 100 558 Gabe m a i 4 vi 5367 4 2237 zb 10000 45 sc 4 F llung LAB RVW BK21A Strich Kein Folienebene Ebene 1 Transparenz Kein ee EE ER EL mm 6 3 1 Menu bar The menu bar is similar to the one found in other Windows applications 3 2 Smart bar The smart bar is a special toolbar in SignMax which contains context specific controls depending on the type of process If you select a shape the smart bar shows information such as position and size of the shape Here you can also easily change the size of an element text image pictograph etc by entering the corresponding value in the height or width field Proportional scaling is activated by default This means that changing one value also changes the other value proportionally Clicking the padlock icon next to the percentage value deactivates this function
37. size by clicking and dragging a control point The following control points are available Datei Bearbeiten Gestaltung Anordnen Schneiden Verformen Bild Ansicht Optionen Web Hilfe Optionen 1 000 210 1go a x 13959 10000 100 00 a 2 1 y 14826 100 00 4 100 00 pti 204 206 114 285 mm O8 BB LDGEE AEN 14 1 Center point E 14 4 Rotation point 24 E 14 3 Boundary point 14 2 Corner point E lt Verschieben s amp gt gt CE GE ER ELI eee eee e ER 4 T BE 14 1 Center point The center point is used to change the position of a shape Hover the cursor over the center point until it becomes a cross Once the cross icon appears click and drag the shape Release the mouse button when the shape is in the desired position 14 2 Corner point The corner point lets you make the shape smaller or larger while keeping the original shape Move the arrow over the corner point until it becomes a double arrow As soon as the arrow takes this shape you can drag the mouse to make it larger or smaller Release the mouse button once the object has the correct size 14 3 Boundary point The boundary point serves to stretch or compress the shape 14 4 Rotation point The rotation point is used to adjust the shape s angles
38. the file Alt Enter Delete Alt P Alt C M Alt 5 22 2 Reprinting archived jobs The Print amp Cut Manager saves your print jobs automatically and enables you to manage them efficiently The print jobs are saved with all settings and can be printed again when necessary DJ d ignMax V9 Ul timate Ohne Titel1 MAX Bearbeiten Gestaltung Anordnen Schneiden Verformen Bild Ansicht Optionen Web Hilfe x 113 69 20634 4 100 00 0 00 4 zi en y 18767 2 104 00 4 100 00 a Objekte 4 168 046 282 710 mm 4 iy Me IE OION sg APETI CZE G 65 Druck und Schneide Vorschau x dr cken Umbenennen Job auf der Seite finden p us Move selected jobs to Copy selected jobs to FW Erstellen Drucken Schneiden Schneiden nach Farbe Drucken und Schneiden NurRippen ARS Auf Festplatte archivieren Erstelle Vorschaubild 3 Grdssenanderung diagonal lela 0 0 A gt 8 E E E Ia s E E E E ESI 69 E ES eee 25 9 77 7 79 89 ES ERIBERSPELTTI SE Find already printed signs in the lower half of the window Select the desired file The preview can be helpful here Click the job once to select it and drag it back to the upper window Wait until the entire print job
39. the file or you export an Excel file In Excel go to File gt Save As Then select Text separated by tab txt as the file format e Complete the layout for the badge Select the text to be replaced e Click Layout gt Badges Number of capies 5 CR m None Use plate Replaceable items text Color highlight text ta be changed Blank Custom size Height 200 0 Width 420 00 Margins Top 0 00 Bottom 0 00 Lett 0 00 Aight 0 00 S pacing Vertical 1 27 Horizontal E Group each badge Page preview Replacement data file C ALI sersskaonietzka D esktep sBeispiel te Browse Tab Total number of pages 50 s Horizontal You do not need to enter anything for the number of copies This will result from the file Be sure to check the Use plate box Select the text to be changed in the window on the right e Check the box for text file e Click Browse to select the source file e Click OK Now you will also see a data preview e Click OK to run the serialization 4 1 150 b You can now browse through the badges in the lower right of the screen During printout you will be asked if you want to print all badges or only specific ones Additional Functions This chapter describes additional functions of the SignMax software that are available as upgrades You can add extensive editing functions for your fi
40. to add the cut lines The Contour Cut option allows you to cut all signs pictographs texts and other shapes precisely along their contours The substrate remains intact First select the objects to be cut Select Cut gt Contour Cut in the menu Vectors Bitmaps m Curent Settings Group objects 00 Bitmap frame B Bleed amount 0 00 4 Invert bitmap Safety quality and protection for you and your company 21 2 Contour cut images to cut out imported images For this simply follow the below instructions You can also use Contour Cut Here you can see three examples for cut lines added to an image In the first image you can see the cut lines for the image s rectangular borders In the second image the cut lines follow the image s contours In the third image the contour lines include the shade added to the image Import an image Images where the object is shown against a very bright background are best suited for this function This makes it easier for the software to decide how to cut the image Select an image In the Cut menu select Contour Cut Make sure that the Cut within bitmap on off button is activated Before you start a print amp cut job you first need to add the cut lines The Contour Cut option allows you to cut all signs pictographs texts and other shapes precisely along their contours The substrate remains intact First sel
41. wer Clip Art Categories Setup Blank Size Sign Blank Object Set Sign Blank From Object Then go to Menu gt Layout gt Size Move gt Mirror Here you can choose between vertical and horizontal Safety quality and protection for you and your company 16 File functions 16 1 New Opens a new file 16 2 0pen merge files use import and select merge option M Don t show this message again The following message appears upon opening This is only note that SignMax files can also be loaded into an existing project by using the import function Simply check the box next to Don t show this message Then you can open your file as usual 16 3 Save As in any other Windows application you can save all created projects The files are saved in the MAX format Only SignMax can read this format If you want to use a pictograph in a different software you will need to export it 16 4 Importing other file formats As described in Section 13 2 Using your own graphics you can also use images in other formats such as PDF EPS and DXF in your version of SignMax 16 5 Export You can export your file into various other formats such as Al PDF EPS TXT CAD etc Adobe Illustrator ai ps Adobe Illustrator ai pas Encapsulated PostScript 3s pm GCode 1 gc1 GCade 2 2 GCode 2 Gerber Edge gad HPGL Plotdateien plt Level 3 EPS eps 16 6
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