Machseta.exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program
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1. Located in the Windows directory on drive C This file contains general information about the last use of Plotbridge such as Window size and position screen colours etc It also contains the name of the Setup file see below and the ID number for the last used Setup DXPLOTSU INI Located in the Setups directory which should be in the same direc tory as the Plotbridge and Machseta programs This file can con tain up to 50 different setups Each setup contains the currently set preferences for the Plotbridge program including File Conver sion settings Plotting amp Cutting Settings Speeds and Machine Variables see later section and the Machine Driver File used by this setup Thus it is possible to change to another machine driver by simply changing the setup within Plotbridge This is useful if you have a multi function machine that can run in a number of different modes Each mode can have its own Machine Driver file which can be auto matically loaded by changing the current setup from within Plot bridge Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 5 Overview New setups can be added to this file from within Plotbridge by choosing Save the current Setup from the Setup Menu New setups can also be added to this file from the Machseta pro gram however they will only contain setup data related to the Ma chine Driver file When one of these setups is loaded into Plot bridge all other parameters will be set2. Configure Driver Tools 18 Kee E 18 TOO Safety Border see ie e eee 19 T061 Offset Postions ane la 19 Tool Use Maximum Line Length Option nen 19 User el ss u a ee a a a le 20 USER lee 21 Creating a New Driver uuuuuuuuuu00000n0000nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenn 22 SS HDD 24 ARISTO Plotbridge License Agreement 25 Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 3 Contents 4 Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Overview Overview This document discusses how to use the Plotbridge Driver Setup program Machseta exe to build a new Machine Driver File for use with ARISTO Plotbridge To successfully build a driver using this program you will need a thorough understanding of the commands and command structure required by the machine that you wish to control from Plotbridge Plotbridge s driver structure is very flexible and correctly setup will allow it to control a wide variety of different machines that ac cept ASCII commands via an RS232 Serial port About the Files Used There are three files used by both the Machseta and Plotbridge programs They are all in Windows INI format and can be viewed using a simple text editor such as NotePad It is recommended that you do not do any changes directly to the files but rather use the Plotbridge and Machseta programs to do so This will ensure that the correct syntax and values are used in the files The files are DXPLOT INI
3. machine to a specific location to allow access for material loading or unloading Use your imagination and make life a little easier for the user Enter the name that will appear on the User button at the bottom of the page User buttons will only appear in the Plotbridge Plot dialog if there is at least one line of commands entered in the Driver File for that Button Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Program Overview Commands User Button 1 These commands are sent to the machine when the user Button labelled Home in the ARISTO Plotbridge s Plot Dialog is clicked P40 0 Note Click Right Mouse Button in above window to select Machine Variables User Button Label Send to machine User Options Currently only one User Option is available This appears in Plot bridge s Plot dialog as a checkbox item that the user can select or not When selected the contents of the User Option Command set will be sent to the machine before each frame is plotted The status of the User Button check or unchecked is save in Plotbridge s current setup file Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 21 Creating a New Driver Creating a New Driver 22 If you have read all of the above sections you should have a fair idea on how to design your own Plotbridge Machine Driver file using Machseta exe However perhaps you are not sure where to start Below is a suggested order for setting up
4. sections allows you to make changes to the current values of various settings used by your machine The Configure Driver sections is used when configuring new machines and only experienced users should make any changes in these sections Driver File Name C ARISTO 1 DRIVERS41617DDIE PLD Driver Description ARISTOMAT II 1617 Digital Diecutter CAUTION Machseta should not be run at the same time as the Plotbridge program Exit one program before running the other Machseta uses the current setup ID number read from the DXPLOT INI file to determine the currently selected Setup This is loaded from the DXPLOTSU INI file in the Setups directory to find the current ly selected Machine Driver file which should be in the Drivers di rectory The Driver File is then loaded The file name and descrip tion of the loaded Driver File are displayed in the Title bar and at the bottom of the Introduction page You can load another driver using the File Load Driver Menu A new driver can be created from an existing one by using the File Save Driver As Menu A new simple HPGL driver can be created using the File New HPGL Driver Menu Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 9 Program Overview The left side of the Window features an expanding collapsing menu With two main parts User Settings and Configure Driver Clicking on an item with an arrow will expand or collapse that item Clicking on an item without an arr
5. to base 10 Log to base 2 Square Square Root Absolute Value Truncates a Real number to an Integer Rounds a Real Number to the closest Integer Returns 1 if A lt 0 0 if A 0 1 if A gt 0 Returns O if A 0 else returns 1 Returns the Maximum of two arguments Returns the Minimum of two arguments Returns 0 if A lt O else returns 1 Length of a vector with X amp Y components Angle of a vector with X amp Y components Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Program Overview The Program in Detail Program Overview Machseta exe should be located in the same directory or folder as the Plotbridge program It assumes that the Setups and Drivers directories are also located in this directory ARISTO Plotbridge Setup 4 09 1617DDIE PLD ARISTOMAT II 1617 Digital Diecutter File Testing Help Introduction Introduction gt User Settings gt Configure Driver This program allows you to create and or change a Machine Driver If you are using Plotbridge then the changes you make here wll be used by Plotbridge when plotting If you are not using Plotbridge then you can use this program to make changes to your machine s configuration memory and send these to the machine For setting up a driver in this case use the Machine Setup area under Configure Driver Click on the list of options on the left side of the screen Those marked with an arrow can be expanded to show more detail The User Settings
6. to their default values DRIVER PLD PLD Each Machine Driver file should be located in the Drivers directory which should be in the same directory as the Plotbridge and Machseta programs This file contains the options and commands that will be sent to the machine at various stages of a plotting cutting job Driver file commands can contain a number of variables and ex pressions which are substituted and evaluated at plot time before commands are sent to the machine See later sections for more details on the use of variables in the driver files If no Drivers are found in this directory the program will automati cally create a simple default driver called HPGL PLD Driver Variables There are two types of Driver Variables Built in Variables and Ma chine Variables All variables can have alphanumeric names up to ten characters in length Built In Variables Built in Variables are those used by Plotbridge to pass information to the Machine Driver such as the coordinates of the next point the required speed etc These are pre defined within the software As of version 4 0 the following Built in Variables have been defined XC Output scale for the X Axis YC Output scale for the Y Axis XL X position of the last move point YL Y position of the last move point X X position of the next move point Y Y position of the next move point XF X value of any offset applied to the drawing YF Y value of any offset applied to the drawi
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8. Command page has a Send button which will evaluate the current variables and send the resulting command to the machine via the configured RS232 port You can use this to test the function of various command sets For testing purposes it is also possible to send the output com mands to a text file instead of the machine To do this make sure that the Testing Send Commands to File menu item is checked With this set clicking on the Send button will send the commands to a file called COMMANDS TXT in the same directory as the pro gram This file will be erased and replaced on each send operation Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 15 Program Overview Move Head Line Commands This command set needs to be set up to issue a command to the machine to do a move You would generally use the X and Y built in variables for this function For example on a HPGL compatible machine the command would be PA lt INT X gt lt INT Y gt This sends the Integer part of X and Y to the machine PA lt X gt lt Y gt Best for ARISTOMAT Plotters As previously noted the values of X and Y are in millimetres already multiplied by the output scaling factors XC and YC For a standard HPGL machine you would set the output scaling factor to 40 units mm and in this case a move to the X axis position of 10 mm would result in the number 400 in the X variable Move Head Arc Commands 16 This command set can be optionally se
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10. a new machine driver 1 Use File New HPGL Driver Menu to create a basic and mainly empty Driver You will be prompted to enter a file name such as HPGL PLD Select one that hasn t been used and make sure that it s saved in the Drivers directory You will then be prompted to name a Setup that will use this driver If you are not in a very creative mood just click OK Go to the Configure Driver General Page and change the number of tools for your new driver to the number that you will have mounted on the machine You will find that it is already set to five tools While you are there you can enter a Driver Description for the machine and check that the default comment character is not used in any of your machine s commands If itis change it to one that is not If you plan on using some Machine Variables go to the Config ure Driver Machine Variables and add as many as you want It s a good idea to set a variable name that resembles the use of the variable e g lt PENDLY gt for Pen Delay Time Enter a descrip tion for the variable that the user will be able to understand and finally enter the default value for each variable Remember you can change the order of the variables so the most commonly altered ones will be at the top of the list If you are not sure of what you want now you can always come back and add more variables at any time in the future If you have entered some Machine Variables go to the User S
11. box item at the top of the page contains all Setups from DXPLOTSU INI that use the currently loaded driver file Machine Yariables ARISTOMAT II 1617 Digital Diecutter Kisscutting force Diecutting force Delete this setup Set to Default Values NOTE This is different from the list of Setups that appear in Plot bridge In the latter case the list will include all setups from the setup file which may refer to other driver files Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 11 Program Overview You can change select a different setup create another setup delete a setup and set all the values to their default settings If you change the values for a selected setup this will be also changed in the Set ups file and the changes will appear in Plotbridge when it is run Every Driver must have at least one Setup that refers to it so you cannot delete the last Setup in the list Configure Driver General 12 Configure Driver General Driver Description JARISTOMAT II 1617 Digital Diecutter Number of Tools on machine 3 Comment character IT Pre align Tools Aeronaut Automation This page allows you to Change the Driver Description that appears in the list of Drivers in Plotbridge if the user selects to change to another driver Set the maximum number of tools that the machine carries up to 10 In certain cases you may want to have two or more virtual tools that are mappe
12. d to the same physical tool In Plotbridge all draw ings are plotted in tool order starting from tool 1 through to tool 10 You can specify the cutting order of a drawing by assigning certain drawing lines to different tools which are then cut with the same physical tool on the machine Set the comment character Any text included in the commands from this character onwards are removed before the command is sent to the machine You can add comments to a whole line or at the end of a command line Empty command lines are not sent to the machine The default comment character is a Set the Pre align Tool option to on or off When set on the head will move to an extra point slightly before about 0 5 mm and in line with the next line to be plotted when the tool is in the up posi tion only This will ensure that tangential cutting tools are pre aligned with the next line when the tool is lowered Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Program Overview Configure Driver Machine Variables Configure Driver Machine Variables Variable Name Description Default Value lt KCFS gt Kissc ng fore ms Sean EEE Select a line in the above box and make the one in the boxes below Add Variable Delete Variable shit Down ae This page is used to setup new Machine Variables for this driver The list at the top shows any currently setup variables their de scription and default values Click on a l
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14. ed to make sure that the Head Move Line Command is correct for your machine Remember you can use the Send button to send the commands to the machine to check if it works correctly When you do this all the Machine Variables will use the values in the current setup Built in variables will set to a value of zero If you are not sure what s happening you can send the commands to a file by having the Testing Send Commands to File Menu ticked 12 Now for each tool set the tool s name offset values and default speed The speed units that you use are arbitrary as the final value ends up in the V variable which you can scale by using an expression in the command line before sending to the machine Remember drawings are plotted in tool order so setup the driver such that the tools that you want to use first are listed first For example if you usually draw with a Pen before you cut the Pen Tool would come before a cutting tool Now enter the commands for selecting the tool the commands for turning it on lowering or engaging and the commands for turning it off raising or disengaging Again you can test these using the Send Buttons 13 Add any User Button and User Options commands if required 14 Use the File Save Driver Menu to save the driver You can now Exit the program and use the Driver in Plotbridge Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 23 Support Support If you have any questions p
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16. ettings Machine Variables page and click on the Set to Default Values This will make sure that the current setup is using reasonable values for each of the variables Pop over to the User Setting General page and enter the Machine s Length and Width values actually these aren t used yet but may be on future versions of Plotbridge If you plan to send Arc Commands to the machine check the Use Arc Commands box and set a value for the Maximum Radius If you always want to use the Arc Command regardless of the radius then set the Maximum Radius value to a very big number such as 100 000 mm Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Creating a New Driver 8 If you know the approximate or exact Output Scale used by your machine enter these values in the X and Y Axis boxes 9 Select the serial port on your computer that the machine is connected to and setup the other values by clicking on the Port Settings Button If your machine is not plugged in yet now is a good time to do it so you can test send your commands to it 10 If the machine will be loading its own frames of material on receipt of Next Frame Commands then check Automatic Frame Moves 11 Now go through and add your machine s commands to each of the Commands pages If your machine is mostly pre configured then you may not need to enter anything in the Machine Setup First Tool Only Using All Tools Next Frame and End of Job pages You will ne
17. haracters are ESC use A SUB use Z TAB use I FF use AL You can increase decrease the size of the text in the windows us ing the font size buttons on the right side of the page The Help button displays a list of Built In Variables and available functions Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Program Overview If you click on the right mouse button with the mouse pointer over the window a pop up menu will appear showing the currently setup Machine Variables Selecting one will place the variable name at the current cursor position in the window Commands are sent to the machine in the following sequence Machine Setup Sent at the start of each plot Use for initialization First Tools Only If the user has checked the use First Tool for all tools option in Plotbridge s Plot dialog box Can be used to turn off any tools that are not being used Use All Tools If the user has not checked the use First Tool for all tools option in Plotbridge s Plot dialog box Use to turn on or initialise any tools Move Head Line Sent for each move head for drawing a straight line from drawing Move Head Arc Sent for each move head in an arc for drawing arc and circles from the drawing see below for more notes on this Next Frame Sent after completing a frame Can be used to send a command to load the next frame of mate rial onto the machine End of Job Sent at the end of the job Use to turn things off Each
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19. in value by an amount of money representing a full refund of the initial purchase price paid by the individual user The product is copyrighted and all unauthorised use and misuse is pro hibited and may be prosecuted All legal procedures in connection with problems deriving from purchase or use of the program are subject to the laws of Germany Court of Juris diction is Hamburg Germany ARISTO Graphic Systeme GmbH amp Co KG P O Box 54 01 62 e D 22501 Hamburg Schnackenburgallee 117 D 22525 Hamburg Fon 49 40 547 47 0 ev Fax 49 40 547 47 111 Internet www aristo de e mail sales aristo de 1999 by ARISTO Graphic Systeme GmbH amp Co KG Contents Contents QV ENV IG Wisi ete Eeer 5 AbouttheFillesiUsed 2 aa a 5 DXPLOT ING sects oe ester In Hei 5 DXPL OTSULINI rannte ice 5 DRIVER PLD S ED EE 6 Diver EE e 6 Built In Variables u in rn R E E E 6 Machine Variables u een ei e i 7 Using Variables and Functions RR RR 7 The Program in Detail uuuu0u0000000000a000nann0nnnnnunn ann 9 Program Overview aaa 9 User Setting General aaa deeg gie 11 User Setting Machine Variables nn 11 Configure Driver General rn ee Ee 12 Configure Driver Machine Variables ssssesseessseerrereesserrrrreren 13 Configure Driver Commands ENEE 14 Move Head Line Commande ss sssssssssssssrnrsssstttttrtttttttttttttreeetrnnnnnnnnrnnn nrnna 16 Move Head Arc Commands u n nen a 16 Controlling Smal Arcs fx coe re 17
20. ine then edit the values in the boxes at the bottom You can add and delete variables using the buttons at the bottom of the page You can also change the order that the variables appear in the list using the Shift Up and Shift Down buttons Use this last option to put the more commonly changed variables at the top of the list for ease of access by the user Remember the default values set here are stored in the Driver file The actual values used are store with the saved setup in the DXPLOTSU INI file If you delete a Machine Variable any Setup values for that variable will be lost Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 13 Program Overview Configure Driver Commands 14 Commands Next Frame material advance according to set frame lenght PUPAO 0 PG lt xT 40 gt Note Click Right Mouse Button in above window to select Machine Variables Send to machine These pages are used to enter the commands that will be sent to the machine at various stages of a plotting cutting job Each com mand set can contain one or more lines of commands comments variables and expressions Simply enter the commands into the window area You can Cut Copy and Paste using the standard Windows keyboard commands To enter control characters such as ESC place a symbol before the equivalent character This will be converted to a control charac ter before being sent to the machine Some commonly used control c
21. mand set for each tool Machseta exe provides a mech anism for copying the same commands from the previous tool to save some typing Simply click the Same as Previous Tool check box to copy the commands Note this short cut just occurs in the Machseta program The commands are replicated when written out to the driver file These pages also allow the setting of each tool s name its default speed safety border and offset position in millimetres The default speed for the tool is stored in the driver file The actual speed used for each tool is stored in the current setup file and pro vided to the Driver via the Built in Variable V Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Program Overview Tool Safety Border Each tool can have a safety border applied to the top and bottom edges of the cutting table the minimum and maximum Y axis posi tions If set to other than zero the drawing will be clipped for the set distance in from the edge for that tool so the centre of that tool will not move closer than the safety border from the edge of the machine This can be used to prevent wide tools from hitting the edge limits or stopping tools from cutting over the edge of the ma terial Tool Offset Position These adjustments are not necessary for ARISTOMAT tool heads In Plotbridge the first Tool is considered to be the reference tool and all other positions are set relative to this tool Positive values mean the
22. ng T Current tool number starting from 0 Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Overview PI Pi 3 14159 V Desired velocity of current tool XR X position of the centre of the next Arc or Circle YR Y position of the centre of the next Arc or Circle R Radius of the next Arc or Circle SA Sweep angle of the next Arc or Circle Note that the values of XL YL X Y XF XY XR YR and R are in milli metres already multiplied by the output scaling factors XC and YC set in Plotbridge and stored in the driver file Machine Variables Up to 30 Machine Variables can be defined in a Machine Driver file using the Machseta program These variables are available to the user inside Plotbridge under the Setup Speeds Variables Menu and allow the user to fine tune the machine for different types of plotting or cutting jobs Each Machine Variable has a default value that is defined in the Machseta Program It also has a current value that is used when plotting The current values of each machine variable are saved with each saved Setup in Plotbridge Therefore the user can use these variables to define and save different tunings for each type of plotting or cutting job For example the machine s acceleration rate may be set to a slower value when cutting heavy duty materi als or certain types of drop in tools Obviously if you define a Machine Variable with the same name as a Built in Variable you will not get the result
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25. ow will show the page for that item The fully expanded view has the following structure Introduction Introduction User Settings wlUeser Settings General General l Machine Variables ee Configure Driver General Machine Variables General gt Commands Machine Variable Commands Operational Machine Setup First Tool Only Using All Tools Move Head Line Move Head Arc Next Frame End of Job Tools Tool 1 Tool 2 Tool 3 up to 10 tools User Buttons User Button 1 User Button 2 User Button 3 User Button 4 User Commands User Option 1 The following sections cover each of the sections in detail 10 Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Program Overview User Setting General Both this page and the next Machine Variables replicate functions found in the Plotbridge program They allow the changing of gener al parameters associated with the machine You should refer to the Plotbridge User Manual for more information on these Machine Size Plotting An Max Length mm 1 700 0 IV Use Arc Commands Max Width mm 1 600 0 Max Radius mm 1 000 Scale Factor units mm 7 F vV Automatic Frame Moves x axis 40 0000 Y axis 40 0000 Connected to Port comi sl Calibrate Port Settings User Setting Machine Variables This section lists the current Setup s values for any Machine Vari ables that have been created for this driver The combo
26. rce a speed setting for arcs less than a set size using the Send Before commands and then restore the machine s speed to the set speed for the current tool using the Send After commands These commands can be found on the bot tom of the Move Head Arc Command page To do this simply enter a value other than zero for specifying a small arc size and the commands to send before and after the arc command set as shown in the example below for a HPGL controlled machine Send the following commands with all Arcs with a radius less than mm Before Small Arcs After Small Arcs Note Click Right Mouse Button in above window to select Machine Variables Send to machine In this example the machine is forced to slow to a speed of 1 for all arcs with a radius less than 10 mm After the arc is drawn the speed is returned to the current tool speed Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 17 Program Overview Configure Driver Tools Configure Commands Tool 1 Crease Tool Speeds 18 r Tool Parameters Tcl Selec Send Default Speed 1 000 0 Safety Border r Position Offset x Offset Y Offset Tool On Send Tool Off Send I Use Maximum Line Length Note Click Right Mouse Button in above windows to select Machine Variables These pages are used to enter the commands that will be sent to the machine to select and actuate the tools on the machine There is one com
27. roblems requests or idea regarding Plotbridge or Machseta please email the ARISTO Support Team at sup aristo de While Plotbridge has been designed to be configurable to a wide range of machines it may not fit all configurations If you find a problem in this regard please let us know the details We are al ways looking for ways to improve the functionality and flexibility of the program 24 Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program License Agreement ARISTO Plotbridge License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SOFTWARE By Clicking on the ACCEPT Button or by using this Software you agree to become bound by the terms of this License If you do not agree to the terms of this Licence click the DECLINE Button do not use this Software and destroy all copies of the Software 1 DEFINITIONS Author means Kinetix of Western Australia Australia Licensor means ARISTO Graphic Systeme of Hamburg Germa ny as licensed by the Author Purchaser means the person who purchased hired or in any oth er way gained possession of this package Software means the ARISTO Plotbridge software and related pro grams documentation files which are contained in this package or any future upgrades to the Software Written materials means any written materials which accompa nies the Software Evaluation Period means the time after first installation and
28. s that you expect Using Variables and Functions Variables and functions can be embedded into Machine Driver Com mands by enclosing then between angle brackets lt gt At run time Plotbridge evaluates the expression between the brackets and sub stitutes the result as numeric text string For example if the next plotted point on the machine is to be X 100 5 and Y 50 25 then the command PA lt X gt lt Y gt will be evaluated as PA100 5 50 25 ARISTOMAT machines are able to read real values By default all variable numbers are real so if your machine requires integer only numbers then you can use the INT function to truncate the value to the integer only part Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 7 Overview Repeating the above example the command PA lt INT X gt lt INT Y gt will be evaluated as PA100 50 Other examples are VS lt V 200 gt with V current tool velocity 1000 evaluates as VS5 In this case the user has entered the required velocity in meters minute but the machine expects the value in mm sec The following is the list of currently supported functions that can be included in a command expression TAN A SIN A COS A ARCTAN A EXP A LN A LOG10 A LOG2 A SQR A SQRT A ABS A INT A ROUND A SIGN A ZERO A MAX A B MIN A B HEAV A B LEN X Y ANG X Y Tangent Sine Cosine Arc Tangent Exponent Natural Log Log
29. t up if you want to use the machine to plot arcs and circles directly If your machine doesn t support this feature Plotbridge will automatically plot these as a series of line segments The number of segments along a curve is determined by the Curve Smoothness setting under Setup Plot ting Cutting menu in Plotbridge Once you have entered some commands in this section you should then select the Use Arc Commands option on the User Settings General page of Machseta exe or the Setup Plotting Cutting Menu in Plotbridge You can also specify amaximum radius for using the machines Arc Commands Any Arcs or circles with a radius greater than the set value will be converted to line segments and plotted using the Move Head Line commands The Built in Variables that you would normally use are XR YR the absolute position of the centre of the arc R the radius of the arc SA the angular sweep of the arc in degrees As previously noted the values of XR YR and R are in millimetres already multiplied by the output scaling factors XC and YC For example on a HPGL compatible machine the command would be AA lt INT XR gt lt INT YR lt SA gt Sends Arc command to the machine AA lt XR gt lt YR lt SA gt Best for ARISTOMAT Plotters Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program Program Overview Controlling Small Arcs Some machines have poor arc speed control when plotting very small arcs so it is possible to fo
30. tool position is above and to the right of the first Tool s position These values are also accessible by the user from the Adjust Tool Offsets Button in the Calibrate Dialog in Plotbridge under the Setup Machine Menu and in Machseta User Settings General Page Cutter Offset X34 Cutter e Offset Cr D Pen Centre Cutter Centre Tool Use Maximum Line Length Option If this item is checked for a tool then any long lines but not arcs plotted using the Move Arc commands will be broken up into a number of short segments with Tool Off and Tool On Commands being sent to the machine at the end of each segment This can be used for tools that need to clear swarth periodically The maximum length of a line applicable for all Tools with this item checked is set in Plotbridge s Setup Plotting Cutting Dialog Machseta exe ARISTO Plotbridge Driver Setup Program 19 Program Overview User Buttons 20 Up to four User Buttons can be defined and will appear in Plot bridge s Plot dialog When a User button is pressed the commands defined for that User Button are sent to the machine r Options IT Crease for all Tools Home gt User Buttons I Pause between Tools Plot square IT Send to File I Vacuum off User Option Frame Number fe All Frames Gelectediinty Selected to last Typical uses for User Buttons include turning a vacuum pump on or off or move the
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