Cutting Master 2 User Manual
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4. directional communications H f The width and height of the media When a set of unique dimensions is specified it is automatically added to the list of preset sizes Job Size Choosing one of these options allows you change the output size and orientation of the page ee The job s width and height ag tog The job s width and height as a percentage of the original Position OO OO et Selection Only Hold in list Fit to Media Proportional Scales the job proportionally so that it is as large as possible while still fitting within the cuttable area of the output media When this option is selected the height and width of the job are increased or decreased Use document origin If not checked left bottom point of the bounding box of selected objects becomes origin of plotter If checked document origin of Illustrator or CorelDRAW becomes origin of plotter Positions of objects from document origin are kept positions from the plotter origin Note Document origin of Illustrator or CorelDRAW is the together to keep the original proportions intact These settings change the position of the job on the media OF F Ia bs a E UE FR The number The distance between the job and the right and bottom margins of the cuttable area You can also change these settings by dragging the job across the page in the preview pane Interactive moves the cutter as you change the position of the j
5. registration marks Total size Click OK The unit of measurement The distance between the registration marks and the job The thickness of the line that makes up the registration marks The size of the registration marks measured along one side For the segment area type marks the maximum distance between segment marks If checked Segment Area type marks will be rotated 90 degrees If checked the registration marks will be placed around the border of the selected rectangle The rectangle will then be deleted leaving only the registration marks If checked left bottom point of the registration marks becomes 0 0 point of ruler of Illustrator or CorelDRAW If add the registration marks without check this check box move the 0 0 point of ruler to left bottom point of the registration marks before send the job to cutter The dimensions of the area covered by both the job and the registration marks together 22 Replacing a Rectangle with Registration Marks Outputting the Printed Parts of the Design If a rectangle is created in the design application and is selected when the Registration Marks dialog is opened Cutting Master 2 can use it as a bounding box for the registration marks 1 Hide the layer or layers which contain the contour cuts The registration marks will be placed on the border of the rectangle and then the rectangle will be deleted leaving only the registration marks To output the printe
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7. drivers are installed when using these ports COM Serial communications port This port is only supported by cuiters In addition to the standard serial port controls for bits per second data bits parity stop bits and hardware software flow control there are checkboxes which enable disable the following wires DTR Data Terminal Ready DSR Data Set Ready RTS Request To Send CTS Clear To Send DCD Data Carrier Detect TCP IP Outputting a Test Cut Job Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The software allows you to output test cutting jobs to appropriate output devices functioning properly 2010 Graphtec Corp to make sure everything IS To output a test cut job from the Setup menu select Test Cut Outputting Jobs from Cutting Master 2 lf the Hold in list box in the General tab of the Cut Plot dialog is not checked jobs that are sent to Cutting Master 2 will be output automatically as soon as they are received If Hold in list is checked the job will stay in the queue until you output it manually Saving a Job to a File To save a job to a PLT file do one of the following Select the job and from the File menu select Save As Select the job then click on the Save As button in the toolbar Right click the job and select Save As from the context menu Loading a Saved Job from a File To load a previously saved job from a file 1 From the File menu select Add
8. hiding the layers you do not want to output e By manually selecting the elements you want to print or cut and then printing or cutting only the selected elements Of these two methods we recommend using separate layers to isolate printed and cut elements as this works much better with complex designs 2010 Graphtec Corp Adding Registration Marks to the Print Job The Cutting Master 2 plug in allows you to add registration marks to your design These registration marks can then be used to align a contour cut with the printed output The registration marks are added in their own separate locked layer of the design Do not change the name assigned to the layer containing the registration marks The registration marks must be printed out in order to be used for automatic alignment of a contour cut The marks themselves will not be contour cut There are two ways to add registration marks to a design e Adding registration marks automatically e Adding a rectangle to the design and replacing it with registration marks If the design is changed or resized after the registration marks are added you will need to remove the registration marks and add them again in order to properly indicate the new size of the job Registration marks do not automatically update when a job is edited or resized 21 Adding Registration Marks Automatically If no object is selected Cutting Master 2 will automatically add registration mar
9. or registered trademarks of their respective owners Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions SA International PO Box 16109 Salt Lake City UT 84107 2010 Graphtec Corp Introduction Cutting Master 2 is a program that allows you to output directly from your design application to a cutter It consists of two parts e The Cut Plot plug in that allows you to set job properties for the cut job from within your design application and sends the job to Cutting Master 2 e The Cutting Master 2 program that receives the job from the Cut Plot plug in and outputs it to the cutter Using the Software To send a job to a cutter using Cutting Master 2 1 Create the job in the design application 2 If desired add registration marks to your design 3 Open the Cut Plot dialog 4 Adjust the job properties in the Cut Plot dialog 5 Send the job to Cutting Master 2 6 Use Cutting Master 2 to output the job to the cutter Supported Applications On Windows Cutting Master 2 supports the following design applications e Corel CorelDRAW 10 11 12 X3 X4 X5 e Adobe Illustrator 8 9 10 CS CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 On Macintosh OS X Cutting Master 2 supports the following design applications e Adobe Illustrator 10 CS CS2 CS
10. select the folder location 12 Click Yes to clear the preferences 13 Select Finish 1 2 Uninstalling the Software Windows Exit Cutting Master 2 by selecting Exit from File menu In the Windows Control Panel double click the Add or Remove Programs icon 3 Select Cutting Master 2 from the list and click the Change Remove button 4 Inthe Welcome screen select Remove and click Next 5 Click Yes to uninstall the software Installing the Software Macintosh Follow these steps to install the software 1 Insert the Installation CD 2 Double click the Installer icon 3 Select a language and then click OK 4 Select the product and language to be installed and then click OK Read the Software License Agreement and click Accept Click Next select the Install Location and click Install The software installs Click Stop to halt installation 8 Click Yes to clear the preferences 9 Click OK 10 Click Quit Uninstalling the Software Macintosh 1 Exit Cutting Master 2 by selecting Quit from the application menu 2 Inthe Cutting Master folder double click Uninstall 3 Click OK Creating an Output Device Setup The first time that you run Cutting Master 2 you will be prompted to create an output device setup See Creating an Output Device Setup in Cutting Master 2 page 16 for details 2010 Graphtec Corp Using Preference Manager Available preferences Preference Manager is a utilit
11. to select the Select tool This tool is selected by default most of the time Click to select the Zoom tool Click and drag in the job preview pane to select an area of the design to zoom in on For Windows hold the CTRL key and click to zoom out For Macintosh hold the Option key and click to zoom out B 7E Click to select Zoom to Width The preview pane will automatically zoom in or out so that the entire width of the media is displayed e Click to select Zoom to All Objects The preview window will zoom in or out so that all of the objects in the design are e displayed Reset Click to return job properties to their default settings Send Send the job to Cutting Master 2 with the current settings Done Close the Cut Plot dialog and return to the design application 2010 Graphtec Corp Setting General Tab Properties The General tab allows you to specify the size of media size of the job and the location of your output on the media 7 Cut Plot CE3000 120 Graphtec USB cL aje o m Media size eomm A AT 968 000n RQ B Totaisize 48 00nx46 59n The following settings are available Media The size of the media loaded into your output device Select Size from one of the preset sizes or specify unique dimensions below fiai Poll Size polls the size of the media loaded in the cutter This feature only works if the device and port support bi
12. 000in lf you are using Adobe Illustrator from the File menu select Cutting Master 2 then Cut Plot If you are using CorelDRAW select Cut Plot from the Corel Application Launcher The Corel Application Launcher is a list in the standard toolbar that lets you launch other applications from within CorelDRAW It uses the following icons depending on your version of CorelDraw f CorelDRAW 10 fi CorelDRAW 12 amp X3 CorelDRAW X4 amp X5 CorelDRAW 11 f Lad sescvecenssecssenvacescensen Rasscsecsncesesescssssecsees k QI aje Total size 48 00in x 46 53in Entering Numerical Values Simple Arithmetic Operators lf you enter a simple arithmetic expression the software will Cutting Master 2 supports a number of unique features that calculate the result of the expression and enter that value in the make it easier to enter numerical values field Using Built In Mathematical Operations The available arithmetic operators in order of precedence are The software is able to perform a number of calculations Division whenever a numerical value is being entered usa Multiplication Automatic Unit Conversion Addition lf you enter a value using a different unit of measurement than the default unit the software will automatically convert the value Subtraction to the default unit For example if you enter 1 8 the value 0 125 will be calculated ee pen if AE i unit is e
13. 3 CS4 CS5 2010 Graphtec Corp Installing Visual Basic for Applications VBA for CorelDRAW 10 VBA automatically installs for CorelDRAW 11 12 X3 X4 and X5 When you install CorelDRAW 10 through the typical installation VBA does not automatically install You must install VBA in order to run the Cut Plot feature of your software If you need to install CorelDRAW and VBA I 2 3 When installing CorelDRAW select Custom Setup From the list of components select Visual Basic for Applications 6 0 amp IE 5 Continue with regular installation If you need to install VBA only 1 2 Insert the CorelDRAW CD From the Corel Setup Wizard select Add New Components From the list of components select Visual Basic for Applications 6 0 amp IE 5 Installation and Setup Before you begin installing the software read the hardware requirements below For optimal performance we suggest that your system meet the recommended requirements As with all computer software systems with faster processors more RAM and greater amounts of storage space allow you to work with larger files and keep your processing time to a minimum Recommended System Requirements Pentium III 600 MHz G4 G5 Intel CPU Install Space 100 MB Windows 7 Vista XP Operating System 2000 OSX 10 2 or greater Video 800x600 resolution monitor with 16 bit color Windows Macintosh 4x CD ROM or DVD Drive Available Po
14. EE 1 Snowflakes jab Holding lel E Column Headings Note the column headings in the job area Job Name The file name of the job Status The current status of the job Copies The number of copies to be output File Type The type of job Color The color specified for the material If multiple colors are specified this field will read Multiple Toolbar A toolbar is located at the top of the main window It contains tools for the most commonly used functions To show or hide a toolbar select Toolbar from the View menu The toolbar functions are Add Job Save As Adds a job to the selected output device Saves the selected job to a file il Send Job Sends the selected job to the output device 2010 Graphtec Corp Stops selected file from being output STOP Abort gt Delete Setting Application Preferences Deletes the selected job or jobs To set application preferences from the Edit menu select Preferences The following settings are available Units The units of measurement displayed Precision The degree of precision to use with measurements 16 Creating an Output Device Setup in Cutting Master 2 The output device setup provides the link between the software and your output device It contains the following information e The type of output device being used e The method used to communicate with the device Creating Your First Output Device Setup When
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16. JOGAN gt o Operator precedence determines the order in which the ASE E I E S EAA A ua E ne arithmetic operations will be calculated when more than one Supported units are operation is specified In the previous list operators are listed from top to bottom in order of operator precedence For instance in inch if you enter 6 2 3 the software will calculate 6 2 first then ft foot multiply the result by 3 yielding a result of 9 mm millimeter Automatic Application of Entered Values and Arithmetic cm centimeter Once you enter a numerical value ratio or arithmetic expression in a numerical field the software will automatically pt point apply that value after a brief delay m meter Calculation of Ratios If you enter a ratio in the format A B the software will scale the previous value in the field by the ratio entered For instance if a value is set to 12 and you enter 2 3 the new value will be 8 Calculation of Percentages lf you enter a percentage in the format X the software will scale the previous value in the field by the percentage entered For instance if a value is set to 10 and you enter 90 the new value will be 9 2010 Graphtec Corp 6 Setting Job Properties The following controls are available on all tabs of the Cut Plot dialog Properties Click to adjust the setup properties See Editing Output Device Settings page 18 for details Click to start Cutting Master 2 Click
17. Job Lookin SpTemp i tst lt C sY C E KE E Snowflake2 plt Add Cancel IV Preview Tl Copy to job folder File name T All Readable ba Files of type 2 Select the file to be added 19 3 If you want to copy the file to the local job folder check Copy to job folder If the job is on removable media or a network drive copying it to a local folder will allow you to process the job after removing the media or disconnecting from the network 4 Click Add Sending Jobs to the Cutter To send a job to the cutter do one of the following e Select the job and from the File menu select Send e Select the job then click on the Send button in the toolbar e Right click the job and select Send from the context menu Cutting a Job on a Cutter with Automatic Alignment To cut a job on an automatically aligned cutter Load media into the cutter then position the head over the first mark located at the bottom right corner when Facing the cutter Press OK bo start mark detection or press Cancel to abort the job conce 1 Align the cutting head over the first automatic registration mark lower right if not marked using the controls on the front panel of the cutter 2 Click OK to cut the contour Aborting the Processing of a Job To abort the processing of a job while it is being cut do one of the following e Select the job and from the File menu select Abort e S
18. argin is the part of the panel that extends outside of the boundaries of the job Selected Selects which tile s width and height are displayed in the fields Tile below ag Selects a tile to be edited The selected tile is highlighted in the preview pane Shows the width and height of the selected tile To adjust enter a number or use the arrows Output If checked the selected tile will be output with the rest of the job If cleared the tile is marked with a mesh overlay in the preview pane and will not be output 2010 Graphtec Corp These settings apply to all tiles and help you quickly set up automatic tiles of equal size Selecting this option divides the job vertically into the number of columns specified Each column will be of equal width Ed Tje Selecting this option divides the job into the number of rows specified All rows will be of equal height If you know that you want tiles of a certain size enter the values for the width and height of the tiles here All tiles will be changed to the specified size Specifies the amount of overlap between rows and columns By overlapping you can eliminate any gaps between the tiles when assembling the final output Overlap is measured as the total amount two rows or columns overlap Check to create an overlap on the vertical edges of tiles Check to create an overlap on the top and bottom edges of tiles 0 200in The width of the overlap Enter a ne
19. be disabled e Job width e Job height e Percent width e Percent height e Fit to media e Proportional e Copies e Copy spacing e Use registration marks e Hold in list e After output In addition the Rotation control will be limited to the 0 and 90 degrees counterclockwise settings ti E Working with Driver Option Presets Driver option presets allow you to save all of the driver options for a common type of job and reapply them in a single step Creating Presets To save the current driver options as a new preset 1 From the Preset list select Save as 2 Enter a name for the new preset 3 Click OK Updating Presets To update the currently selected preset with the currently selected driver options from the Preset list select Save Applying a Preset To apply the driver options saved in a preset to the current job select the preset from the Preset list Renaming a Preset To rename a preset 1 Select the preset you want to rename from the Preset list 2010 Graphtec Corp 2 Select the Rename command from the Preset list 3 Type in the new name and press OK Deleting a Preset To delete a preset 1 Select the preset you want to delete from the Preset list 2 Select the Delete command from the Preset list aly Do you really wank bo delete the preset Yes Mo 3 Click Yes Editing Custom Line Types To edit the custom line types 1 Select Edit from the Line Type list b a Cus
20. created Dividing a Job into Uniform Rows and Columns of Tiles To divide the job into a specified number of uniform rows and columns of tiles 1 Check H or H to tile the job vertically or horizontally Enter the number of columns of tiles in the H field 2 3 Enter the number of rows of tiles in the H field 4 Set the amount of overlap between the tiles in the field ay aN m I j U RAAN AM amp Dividing a Job into Uniform Tiles of a Specified Size To divide the job into uniform tiles of a specified size 1 Check fH and H to set all tiles in the job to be of the specified size 2 Set the H and fields to the width and height desired for the tiles 3 Set the amount of overlap between the tiles in the field 12 If the specified tiles do not cover the job evenly the tiles at the top and right edges will be made small enough to fit in the gap Selecting a Tile To select a tile either click on the tile in the preview pane or select the tile using the HH field in the Selected Tile section of the Tile tab Editing Tiles To edit the size of the selected tile change the values in the x and fields You can also resize tiles by dragging their edges in the Preview Pane y i a NS i rs la E7 Click and drag to resize If any of the All Tiles checkboxes are checked the and fields may be disabled In this case the fields have been overridden in or
21. d parts of the design 2 Make sure the layer or layers which contain the printed part of the design are visible L 3 Use the standard printing function of the design application to send the job to your printer _ Loading the Printed Media into Your Cutter Once the printed parts of the job have been output allow the ink to dry if necessary then remove the media from the printer and load it into your cutter a a Be sure to orient the printed media so that the registration To replace a rectangle with registration marks marks are not upside down as this can cause problems 1 Open your job in the design application 2 Draw the rectangle that you want to use as a bounding box 3 Access the Registration Marks dialog see previous instructions 4 Make sure the Convert Rectangle option is checked 5 Set any other desired options see previous instructions 6 Click OK Removing Registration Marks To remove the registration marks do one of the following e Repeat the procedure used to add the marks but select None e Unlock and delete the layer that contains the registration marks Flatbed Type 2010 Graphtec Corp 23 Paper Moving Type Load the media into the cutter then position the head over the registration mark located at the bottom right corner when facing the cutter 2010 Graphtec Corp Outputting the Contours to Your Cutter To output the contour cut part of your design 1
22. der to keep all tiles uniform The tiles will not be editable using the Preview Pane either 2010 Graphtec Corp lf you drag the edges of the panel over so that part of the job is exposed a new tile will be created to cover the exposed area of the job The exception to this is if you resize the panel using the cropping handles see Cropping a Job page 14 for details F rE ALY fl ial aa TA WON ir WT ZS i wT pz L E Click and drag the edge of the panel to add another tile Preventing Tiles from Being Output To disable a tile and prevent it from being output with the rest of the job do one of the following e Double click on the tile in the preview pane e Right click on the tile in the preview pane Disabled tiles are marked with a hash pattern 4 Disabled tile Al fl Ug a ri a i AS To make a disabled tile able to be output again double click or right click the disabled tile a second time One tile in each job must always be enabled If you try to disable all of the tiles one of the other tiles will become enabled again Cropping a Job To crop out part of a job so that it will not be output F Fe 1 Open the Job Properties Cropped out areas of the job will not be output Dragging cropping handle dialog for the job Select the Tiling Preview view of the job Drag the red cropping handles so that the unwanted par
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24. ecked cut the page crossing If not checked If checked Specifies the units that will be used for measurements Sets what will be done with the file after it is output Select either Delete or Hold The number of steps per unit length currently set on your cutter Use Can be used to align a contour cut with the printed Registration output Marks X and Y Sets the number of copies to add along copies the X or Y axis Spacing Sets the distance between copies X and Y Compensates for the offset of the cutting offset position that can occur when cutting thick media Sending Jobs to Cutting Master 2 To send the current job to Cutting Master 2 for output click the Send button in the Cut Plot dialog To exit the Cut Plot dialog click Done Once sent to Cutting Master 2 the job will immediately be output unless the Hold in List option on the General tab of the Cut Plot dialog is checked If Hold in List is checked the job must be output manually See Outputting Jobs from Cutting Master 2 page 19 for details Once output the job will either be deleted or held in the queue depending on the After Output setting in the Advanced tab of the Cut Plot dialog See Setting Advanced Tab Properties page 14 for details 15 Outputting Jobs from Cutting Master 2 Basic Elements of Cutting Master 2 The following are the basic elements of Cutting Master 2 m File Edit Setup wiew Help g Toolbar _ J
25. ed output will be paused between colors or layers This allows you to load different colored vinyl into your cutter If cleared the job will be sent as a single layer The Single setting for all option will automatically be checked and identical driver options will be used for the entire job If weedlines are enabled there will only be a single set of weedlines for the entire job Check to set the following options in the software If this option is not checked the settings on the output device will be used instead Settings can be set individually for each color or layer by selecting the color or layer in the list then setting the options below but see Single setting for all Single setting for all If this option is checked identical driver options will be used for all colors or layers lf Pause between colors layers is not checked Single setting for all is automatically checked and may not be cleared This is because the job is automatically sent as a single layer when Pause between colors layers is not checked Plotter Controller Preset Driver option presets allow you to save all of the driver options for a common type of job and reapply them in a single step See Working with Driver Option Presets below for details Condition The cutter condition number Numbers range from 1 to 8 See the documentation for your cutter for details on which numbers are valid 2010 Graphtec Corp Speed Speed at
26. elect the job then click on the Abort button in the toolbar e Right click the job then select Abort from the context menu lf a job is aborted while being output its status freezes at 0 2010 Graphtec Corp Deleting Jobs To delete a job do one of the following Select the job and press the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard Select the job and from the Edit menu select Delete Select the job then click on the Delete button in the toolbar Right click the job then select Delete from the context menu 20 Contour Cutting Using Cutting Master 2 Cutting Master 2 allows you to use a cutter to cut a contour on printed output generated on a separate printer This produces output similar to that of a hybrid printer cutter device In order to cut a contour on a printed job you need to do the following 1 Create the design for the job in your design application 2 Add registration marks that will allow Cutting Master 2 to align the cut contour with the printed job Output the printed parts of your design Load the printed media into your cutter Output the contour part of your design on your cutter Designing a Job for Virtual Hybrid Output When designing a job for virtual hybrid output the most important thing is that you should be able to separate the printed parts of the job from the cut parts of the job This can be done in two ways e By placing printed and cut elements on separate layers and then
27. gative number to create an offset between tiles Locks the columns so that the tiles ona same column can be adjusted as a group 11 iz Locks the rows so i that the tiles on a same row can be adjusted as a group E Locks both columns and rows so that the entire columns or rows can be adjusted as a group Auto tile A tile will automatically be created that includes all selected objects If no objects are selected all of the objects in the design will be included If the design is too large to fit on the selected media it will automatically be tiled so that each tile is the maximum possible size Auto tile does not attempt to tile the entire page just the design or the selected objects Tile to Border The entire design page is automatically tiled If LT the page is too large to fit on the selected media it will be tiled so that each tile is the maximum possible size Dividing a Job Into Tiles The job starts as a single large tile that covers the entire job This tile is selected by default To divide the job into multiple tiles reduce the width and or height of the first tile using the amp and t0 fields in the Selected Tile section New tiles will automatically be created to cover the exposed areas of the job 2010 Graphtec Corp For instance to divide a 30x25 job into two vertical tiles set the field to 15 reducing the size of the first tile to 15x25 A second 15x25 tile will automatically be
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29. ks around your design To add registration marks to your design 1 Open your job in the design application 2 Access the Registration Marks dialog using one of the following methods e In Adobe Illustrator from the File menu select Cutting Master 2 then Registration marks e In CorelDRAW select Registration Marks from the Corel Application Launcher The Corel Application Launcher is a list in the standard toolbar that lets you launch other applications from within CorelDRAW It uses the following icons depending on your version of CorelDraw f CorelDRAW 10 fh CorelDRAW 12 amp X3 CorelDRAW 11 5 CorelDRAW X4 amp X5 Registration Marks X r a C Graphtec Type 2 Automatic il L Units Inches oe Margin 0 59in Thickness 0 02in Length 0 53in ct JED Horizontal Direction Convert rectangle Align document origin with registration marks Total size 1237n 12 68in Reset Cancel 3 Select the desired registration mark from the topmost list C None 2010 Graphtec Corp O Graphtec Type 1 Automatic r q Graphtec Type 2 Automatic L l Graphtec Segment Area Type 1 LI Graphtec Segment Area Type 2 Graphtec Segment Area Type 1 and Graphtec Segment Area Type 2 marks are for CE5000 and FC7000 cutters only Set the following options Units Margin Thickness Length Step Direction Convert Rectangle Align document origin with
30. ob from a File cccec cece seen eeeees 19 Sending Jobs to the Cutter ccc cecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 20 Aborting the Processing of a JOD ccseceseeeeeeeeeees 20 Deleting JODS E E seas 20 Contour Cutting Using Cutting Master 2 ccccccccseeeeeeeees 21 Designing a Job for Virtual Hybrid Output 06 21 Adding Registration Marks to the Print Job 0008 21 Adding Registration Marks Automatically 00 22 Replacing a Rectangle with Registration Marks 23 Removing Registration Marks ccseccseeeseeeeeeeeeens 23 Outputting the Printed Parts of the Design 006 23 Loading the Printed Media into Your Cutter 00 23 Outputting the Contours to Your Cutter cceeeeeeee 24 I elle gt Gaeta E P eter E er roel ne ET ae ee T 25 Software License Agreement Carefully read the following terms and conditions This is a legal agreement between you the end user either an individual or an entity and Scanvec Amiable Inc If you do not agree with the following you should promptly return the package Use of this program indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated below The enclosed computer program Software is licensed not sold to you by Scanvec Amiable Inc for use on a non exclusive non transferable basis only under the following terms and Scanvec Amiable Inc rese
31. ob on the preview area Show me draws a bounding box of the job without lowering the tool Places the job at the specified distances from the lower and right edges of the cuttable area of the output media Centers the job along the width of the cuttable area Centers the job in the middle of the cuttable area Only available for sheet material Rotates the image on the media in 90 degree increments Click the button until you achieve the desired orientation Flips the selected image on the vertical axis so that your image will be mirrored when output of copies to be output point 0 0 of the ruler Setting Layering Tab Properties The layering tab allows you to assign different cutting parameters to different color or layers in your cutting job You can cut one color slower than another color for instance 7 Cut Plot CE3000 120 Graphtec USE r Properties sa a j n y F Bycolor Bylayer 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 WB R255 G255 B255 lt Not specified gt 0 GO B255 lt Not specified gt lt Not specified gt lt Not specified gt lt Not specified gt lt Not specified gt lt Not specified gt Alad ae notin de R127 G255 BO R255 GO B127 R255 G255 BO RO G127 B255 R255 G127 BO mri coce nach lt 1 lt 1 lt 1 lt 1 lt 1 lt 1 lt V Pause between colors layers J Enable driver options Single setting for all P
32. reset CE3000 Indoor viry Condition ho Force lm Speed 20cm s Quality 2 Line type 1 E Pitch size 0334n Passes hoo a F Plotter controller Reset R a e Total size 48 00in x 46 59in The amount of space that will exist between the various tiles and or copies that will be output as part of the job Output only the selected objects not the entire design This option is enabled if you had objects selected when you opened the dialog If checked the job will be held in the Cutting Master 2 queue instead of being automatically output The job must be output manually from Cutting Master 2 See Outputting Jobs from Cutting Master 2 page 19 for details 2010 Graphtec Corp The following settings are available By color By layer Pause between colors layers Enable driver options Orders your output by color or by layer Layer refers to layers in the design application not overlapping layers of vinyl e If you choose By color all objects with the same color will be cut at the same time unless Pause between colors layers is checked If you have overlapping objects of the same color you will get overlapping contour cuts e If you chose By layer the job will be cut one layer at a time All objects in each layer will be cut at once unless Pause between colors layers is checked If you have overlapping objects in a layer you will get overlapping contour cuts If check
33. rt for Output Device Internet Connection Before You Install the Software Before you install the software you should do the following Install all of your design applications Install any additional drivers that are necessary for your cutters such as USB drivers Set your cutter to operate in GPGL mode See your cutter documentation for details Installing the Software Windows To install Cutting Master 2 1 Uninstall any previous version of the software 2010 Graphtec Corp 10 11 Insert the Installation CD Select a language and then click OK Select the product and language to be installed and then click Next On the Welcome screen click Next Read the Software License Agreement and click Yes to accept Select the components of the software that you want to install You may also change the folder the software will be installed into Click Next Select the Start menu folder where the shortcut for the software will appear By default a new folder will be created for the product Click Next Select whether additional shortcuts for the software will be created a Check Install to desktop to install a shortcut for the software on the desktop b Click Next Click Next to begin installing the software lf you have Adobe Illustrator installed you will be prompted for the location of the Plug ins folder for each version of Illustrator you have installed a If necessary click Browse and
34. rt to which the cutter is connected The port list is limited to the ports that are actually present on your computer and usable with your output device LPT Parallel port is the most common method to connect cutters to the computer The following settings are available Transmission The size of the transmission buffer buffer in bytes Check port If checked the software will send state before a data packet to the cutter to test sending if the cutter is connected before beginning to cut the job Use Whenever possible the software uses Apply Cancel standard a custom LPT driver to increase the LPT performance of the LPT port Setup name Name of the setup driver If checked the software will use the standard Windows LPT driver instead Performance will be diminished but reliability may be enhanced The following settings are enabled when the custom driver is in use 2010 Graphtec Corp 18 Mode Use ECP Enhanced Capabilities Mode for the fastest possible transmission speed EPP Enhanced Parallel Port is not as fast but may be more compatible ECP Using DMA with ECP can uses increase the maximum bit DMA rate from 2 mbps to 4 mbps Yield if If checked the software will device release the extra system is resources used by the busy custom driver while the output device is busy This may aid overall performance USB USB drivers are provided with output devices that support them Please make sure the proper
35. rves any rights not expressly granted to you You may not disclose to any third party any confidential information concerning the Software or Scanvec Amiable Inc or use such confidential information to the detriment of Scanvec Amiable Inc 1 License This software is protected by the United States Copyright Law and International Treaty Provisions Therefore you must treat the Software just as you would any other copyrighted material such as a book This license allows you to a Make one copy of the Software in machine readable form provided that such a copy of the original may be used solely for backup purposes As an express condition of this License you must reproduce on each copy of the Scanvec Amiable Inc copyright notice and any other proprietary legends on the original copy supplied by Scanvec Amiable Inc b Transfer the Software and all rights under this License to another party together with a copy of this License and all written materials accompanying the Software provided you give Scanvec Amiable Inc written notice of the transfer and the other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License c Use this Software on a single computer only but may transfer it to another computer as long as it is used on only one computer at a time In Use constitutes being loaded onto either temporary i e RAM or permanent memory e g hard disk CD ROM or other storage device of a computer
36. support the feature Additional Advances the media an additional amount after the job advance has been output Weed Border Cuts a border with the specified Panel margin around all objects in the selected color and layer The weed border is always a solid line regardless of any settings in the Layering tab Panel Margin The panel margin used for the weed border Horizontal weed lines Vertical weed lines Optimize cutting order Auto weld Convert strokes to outlines Cut page crossing Units After output Step size 2010 Graphtec Corp Adds weedlines between lines of text or objects Weedlines are always solid lines regardless of the line settings in the Layering tab Adds weedlines between characters or objects Weedlines are always solid lines regardless of the line settings in the Layering tab Select the order in which objects in the design will be Cut None The objects are cut or plot in the order they were created Speed The objects will be cut in an order that Priority maximizes cutting speed Restrict The objects will be cut in an order than Media minimizes the amount that the media has Movement to move Removes overlapping areas of objects that have the same color Selects whether the strokes will be cut separately as an object When split up the output to a number of pages indicate cut or not the page crossings If not checked doesn t cut the page crossing If ch
37. tom 1 024in 0 008in Custom 2 2 000in l 0 000in 2 000in z r z r z r z r Custom 3 2 000in 0 000in 2 000in Cancel 2 Specify the three custom line types by listing the lengths of the line segments and spaces that make up the line The length of the first segment in the line The length of the space between line segments c The length of the second and third line segments if any Custom 1 is made up of one repeating line segment while Custom 2 has two segments that repeat in a pattern and Custom 3 has three 3 Click OK Setting Panel Tab Properties The Panel tab allows you to split a job up into a number of 10 smaller tiles that are then output separately All Tiles gt Cut Plot ick v aje O 7 LE Panel size amp soan f 0 fass SY a fem 3 Selected tile Bo fi a fon Z Output tO facssan pau Overlap rH 4 r amp som E r amp fee Overlap 5 Vv E 0 200in FEA ET Total tiles 1 48 00in x 46 59in R QI aje Total size The following settings are available Panel The panel is the part of the job that will be split up into tiles and E Size output by the software If the panel is reduced in size so that it i does not cover the entire job only the parts covered by the panel will be output Shows the width and height of the panel To adjust enter a number or use the arrows fo The size of the margin The m
38. ts of the job are cropped out Cropping Handles Cropped out area You can also crop a job by reducing the panel size using the amp tO and fields in the Panel Size section of the Tile tab Removing All Tiling and Cropping To remove all tiling and cropping and make the job one piece again click on the Reset button If the job is bigger than the media it will still be tiled to fit the media Setting Advanced Tab Properties The Advanced tab allows you to set several options specific to cutting jobs 2010 Graphtec Corp 7 Cut Plot TRA ale o F Tid m V Advance after plot Gross cut Additional advance 0 000in 4 Weed lines Weed border Panel margin 0 457in Horizontal weed lines J Vertical weed lines Optimize cutting order None Auto weld Convert strokes to outlines Cut page crossings Units Inches Z After output Delete x Step size 254 steps in RQ B Totaisize 48 00nx 4659n The following settings are available Advance Advances the media after the job has been output and after plot resets the origin Cross cut If checked after a job has been cut the cutter will slice across the output media above the job separating it from the rest of the media still in the cutter For a multi page job the cutter will do a cross cut after each page in the job B This option is only enabled for cutters that
39. ut Plot Dialog Once you have created your job the next step is to open the Cut Plot dialog To access the Cutting Master 2 Cut Plot dialog Guidelines for Creating Your Design When creating a job remember the following guidelines Convert all bitmap graphics into vector objects Cutting Master 2 can only output vector objects Objects cannot have patterned fills bitmap fills lens effects gradients or other custom fill types Any objects with these fill types will be ignored by Cutting Master 2 and will not appear in the Cut Plot dialog Use colors or layers to separate objects that you want to output at different times You can then use the Layering tab of the Cut Plot dialog to choose which colors or layers will be output There is no need to make duplicate copies of your design in the design application Cutting Master 2 can easily output duplicates of any design and can even place multiple copies on the same page Don t worry about objects of the same color that overlap The Auto Weld feature can automatically merge overlapping objects together If you need to make multiple cutting passes you can select the number of passes in the Advanced tab of the Cut Plot dialog There is no need to stack up multiple copies of an object to force multiple cutting passes 2010 Graphtec Corp 7 Cut Plot CE3000 120 Graphtec USB _v Properties l 4l e o F m Media size 48 000in x 1968 000n A 48 000in 1968
40. which the cutting head or pen moves across the media Set to 0 to use the setting on the cutter Force The amount of downwards force applied to the cutting head or pen Set to 0 to use the setting on the cutter Quality The Quality setting really controls the maximum acceleration of the cutting head or pen Lower settings produce higher quality at the cost of increased cutting time Set to 0 to use the setting on the cutter Line Type Select the line type The following line types are provided as standard You can also edit three custom line types See Editing Custom Line Types page 10 for details Pitch Size The length it takes for the line pattern to repeat when a line type other than solid is selected Defines the number of times that the blade will cut the same path Set this option if you are using thick or hard media that can t be cut in a single pass Passes If checked Cutting Master 2 will send the current job to the Graphtec Plotter Controller application for output when the Send button is clicked This option is only enabled if the setup is for a device that is supported by the Plotter Controller application The device setup must use a USB connection If Plotter Controller is not installed this option will be disabled See the Plotter Controller documentation for details on outputting jobs from that application When this option is checked the following fields in the cut plot dialog will
41. y that allows you to save all of the settings in the software to a file including all output device setups and all application preferences You cannot load a set of preferences while either the design software or Cutting Master 2 is running You can save preferences at any time Saving a Set of Preferences To save the current set of preferences to a file 1 Run Preference Manager 2 Click Save 3 Type the name for the set of preferences in the field and click OK Loading a Set of Preferences To reload a previously saved set of preferences 1 Exit the software 2 Run Preference Manager 3 Select the set of preferences you want to load 4 Click Load Restoring the Software to its Original State The default settings for the software are stored in the Factory Defaults set of preferences Restoring the software to its default state may be particularly helpful when troubleshooting any problems you may encounter with Cutting Master 2 Loading this set of preferences will remove the output device setup in Cutting Master 2 To clear the preferences stored in your system 1 Exit the software 2 Run Preference Manager 3 Select Factory Defaults 4 Click Load Exiting Preference Manager To exit Preference Manager click Exit 2010 Graphtec Corp Creating the Job in the Design Application The first step in outputting a job using Cutting Master 2 is to create the job in your design application Accessing the C
42. you start the software for the first time you are prompted to create your first output device setup Oo Edit the Setup name of the device 4 Click Next Graphtec GPGL CE 3000 120 1 Select the Manufacturer and Model Name of the output device from the list 2 Click Next 5 Select the Port the output device uses for communication If necessary edit the communications settings for the chosen port 6 Click Finish 2010 Graphtec Corp 17 Changing the Output Device Setup Communication Tab The software allows only one output device setup to be in use at The Settings section of this any given time Creating a new setup will eliminate the existing tab changes depending on one the port used to connect to the output device To change the output device setup from the Setup menu eae cedido select Change Setup popularity for each device The steps to create the new setup are the same as the ones for Only the ports that are the original setup usable by the output device are listed Editing Output Device Settings The standard port for the l l l device is selected by To edit the properties associated with the output device setup default Some of the port from the Setup menu select Setup Properties settings may still need to be entered or edited however Job Workflow Tab E The Job Workflow tab JILA displays information about Setup name FEMME the output device Port Select the po
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