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3. Below the Add New Blank Size portion you will see a checkbox for Display at Startup Checking this box will always open this particular window upon going to File gt New or launching the software Note two other parameters in this window e In the upper left you may wish to set the 0 0 origin of your Sign Blank to be in the lower left corner Note that this has nothing to do with setting the origin on the cutter This simply sets the relative location of objects in your Sign Blank region e Select the Orientation setting of Landscape or Portrait for the Sign Blank At any time you can open a new document by going to File gt New or by clicking on the little blue icon first one on the left on the System toolbar Opening an Existing KNK File 1 5 Go to File gt Open or click on the second icon from the left Open on the System toolbar and browse your hard drive to locate subfolders where KNK files are stored Upon locating the file select the file name and click on Open Note that Alt S will turn on and off the fill for vector objects on the screen This can also be accessed by clicking on the Show Fill icon on the Workspace toolbar Outline mode will show all the lines that will be cut In fill mode the image appears as your final product To view thumbnail images of your KNK files and other common graphical file formats go to Layout gt Clip Art Viewer and browse to find the subfolder of your choosing Also you can l
4. View gt Show Instant Replay View gt Show Bitmap Outlines View gt Show Line Style also 1st icon from right on Workspace toolbar View gt Show Rulers View gt Show Fill also 2nd icon from right on Workspace toolbar Options gt Guides gt Use Guides Edit gt Redraw Edit gt Redraw Options gt Grid gt Snap to Grid also 3rd icon from left on Workspace toolbar Options gt Guides gt Edit Guides 58 Keystroke Function Manipulating Images Ctrl A FS Shift F3 Alt F3 Ctrl D Ctrl B Ctrl F Ctrl L Ctrl U Ctrl M Hold Ctrl while moving object Hold Alt while moving object Delete Layout ShortCuts Ctrl G Alt G Ctrl K Alt K 4 D rm CO D Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Alt 4 Alt 5 Alt 6 Alt 7 Alt 8 Alt 9 Alt Delete Alt Insert Alt Page Down Alt Page Up Alt End Alt Home Ctrl Q Select all objects Select all objects Unselect all objects Inverse select objects Duplicate object Send object to back Send object to front Send backward Send forward Reverse positions of objects Force move vertically or horizontally A copy of the object is moved Delete clear object Group objects selected Ungroup objects selected Align Alignment Align to Last Object Align to last object bottom Align to last object centers vertically Align to last object centers horizontally Align to last object left Align to last object right Align to last object top Align to Selected Arrange objects to left side Arrange
5. Invoking Sort and Cut All Colors brings up a list of all colors used in the objects selected to cut The user can uncheck any colors not needed for that cut Cut Toolbox window The Stencil tool is used to apply a clipping style to one or more selected shapes The resulting stencil bands will be like windows through which the underlying shapes may be viewed Tools Toolbar gt Shapes Tools The Stretch feature is used to distort an object as if the object had elastic properties Objects may be stretched in either an upward or rightward direction Arrange gt Stretch The Storage Bin is a way of viewing and organizing operations that have been copied to the Clipboard in InstantReplay View gt Show Storage Bin A Tangent Node is used to provide a smooth transition from a straight line to a curved line In node edit mode it appears as a small triangle A Template operation is used to convert a text object into a date time graphic or text input variable which is then saved with the workspace When the file is again opened the text object will be converted into the type designated by the Template operation Layout gt Templates Text to Graphics will convert a text object into a path This is important when creating a non welded title to share with others who may not have that particular font installed on their computer Arrange gt Text to Graphics Setting the Trailing Blade allows for movement of the knife edge which is offset from the
6. Right click on this icon and the settings window will appear Try a value of 0 07 2mm for Dash and a value of 0 15 4mm for Space Click on OK Now click on the second icon from the right which is Sort and Cut All Colors In this example you would uncheck the Red color and leave the Blue checked and then click on Cut The Blue fold lines will be pounced e When it is completed click on the Enable Pounce icon again to un indent and turn off pounce Then click on Sort and Cut All Colors again uncheck Blue check Red and then click on Cut to cut the exterior red lines e In general it is recommended that pounced lines always be cut first and then the solid lines cut This prevents slippage of already cut images during pouncing 6 3 Using Banner Fill for Embossing or Drawing in Color e The Banner Fill option in KNK Studio GE will fill in images in either a line sweep or an S sweep movement This allows the user to emboss using an engraving tool or to draw colored images using colored markers gel pens etc e Banner Fill can be selected inside Cut gt Plotting Defaults but it can also be turned on in the Cut Toolbox window as well This latter choice is probably the better for most users unless it s needed frequently Note that if you have it turned on when using the blade it will most likely chop up the paper cardstock on your mat e Several settings are involved in getting the Banner Fill to produce the re
7. So use this feature in Page mode A default size can be set up under Options gt Klic N Kut Setup gt General Preferences Or one can RIGHT click on the Weed icon in the Cut Toolbox window to specify a particular weed offset for the current cut o Cut by Color Checking this box will cause only images that match the color you specify later to be brought into the cutting window For example if you select 3 objects that are red yellow and green and then click on the Cut Tool icon a query window will immediately appear You then select which color to cut and that particular image then appears on the screen After cutting that color the same query window appears and you pick another color or cancel Another alternative is to have all the images appear in the cutting window and then select which colors to cut and which ones to ignore Refer to Section 3 6 Cutting by Color o Banner Fill Banner Fill is used with a pen or engraving tool to provide filled coloring or embossing Refer to Section 6 3 Using Banner Fill for Embossing or Drawing in Color o Jog Checking this box indicates that you have registration marks set in your document for a manual print and cut When you click on the scissors to make your cut a small window will open where you can set the position of each registration mark Because the CR WB Sil has an optic eye this feature will probably not be of interest to most users Under Tools there are four choices The Pen is used fo
8. You must be connected to the Internet for this step Click on OK 3 The registration button will take you to an on screen registration form Enter your details on this screen and click send Make sure you use a legitimate email address as your license files will be sent to this address 4 Check your email and you will find an email from CADLink Technology Corp titled LCF Files This email contains a compressed file called licencefiles zip Save this file to your desktop 5 Double click to open this folder and inside you will find a file called ProductS Icf This file needs to be extracted to the following folder on your hard drive C Klic N Kut Studio GE Note that customers with operating systems other than Windows XP or Vista may need a zip utility like Winzip to unzip this file 6 If you are asked to overwrite the existing file click on YES Then you should be ready to use the software e To launch KNK Studio GE go to Start gt All Programs gt Klic N Kut Studio GE gt Klic N Kut Studio GE The actual exe is a file called SignLab71 with an orange and white S icon and should be located in c Klic N Kut Studio GE You may want to copy this file to your desktop to create a shortcut 1 3 Default Settings in KNK Studio GE There are dozens of settings in KNK Studio GE which are either critical to getting the cutting results you want or are useful for customizing the software to meet your needs The following are s
9. Connected Letter Title with a Mat 24 5 Note that dingbat fonts are not the only images one can weld to letters Once a title has been converted to a graphic the letters can be arranged around any other vector image and welded 4 9 Welding Text to Frames Creating a frame for welding single letters monograms or a title is very easy In the following example a rectangular frame is created 1 Go to the Shapes Tools Tools toolbar and select the Rectangle shape Drag to draw a rectangle If you need a specific size for a project then go ahead and set the dimensions i Select the rectangle and use Ctrl D to make a duplicate Drag the corner to make the second rectangle either larger or smaller to create the width of frame you desire Select both rectangles and use Alt 7 to perfectly center the rectangles H With both selected click on the Weld Tools Tools toolbar and use the third tool XOR Weld to transform the two rectangles into a frame In Outline Mode you will not see a difference however in Fill Mode you will see that a frame has been created Fill turned on using Alt S Using the steps in Section 4 2 Text Basics create the title using the font of your choice Note that when welding more than one letter you may wish to use all upper case characters so that the letters are the same height In this example we are using a font called Brush Script Italic gt i Le NN T eech P e ge ii Z
10. Grid gt Snap to Grid is not turned on Also the size of an image can be manually entered on the Smart Bar How can edit the edges of a graphic to make it smooth Refer to Segment Edit in Section 5 2 When double click on an image and proceed to move the nodes cannot move them Check to make sure Snap to Grid isn t turned on Options gt Grid gt Snap to Grid cannot weld together two images A The images must be the same color B The images must both have closed paths To close select the open path image and go to Arrange gt Close Graphics or go into node editing and repair Turn on View gt Show Fill to verify as unclosed paths will be dotted lines imported an eps file from PSE and tried to cut get a no object to cut message then exported the file as an Illustrator file and I m still unable to import and cut How can get it to work Images from Photoshop Elements are raster graphics and not vector thus there are no trace lines to cut You must either use one of the auto tracing techniques or manual tracing to convert the image Refer to Chapter 5 imported and traced a drawing When I cut it however it cuts on both sides of the line This happens whenever images are hollow and the vector lines are then created for both sides of an outline Use Arrange gt Break Path to separate the two paths and then click on one of the outlines to delete lm using a CAD program to draw an object and then convert to a DXF file When
11. Install Screen Hunter King Kong Capture or any other free screen capturing program that allows you to marquis select a portion of your window for copying to the Windows clipboard In this example King Kong Capture has been used In the gsd program e g RoboMaster open the file you wish to convert Under View uncheck all the choices so that no margins other than the document area appear on the screen Select the image and drag a corner to make as large as possible to fill the screen Note that if there are more than on object in the file you may wish to convert them one at a time to get the best results With the image still selected click on the pencil icon at the bottom of the screen and change the Line Width to 0 05 Use Ctrl K to launch KingKongCapture and marquis select the image Go to the King Kong Capture window and select Edit gt Copy to copy the image to the Windows clipboard In KNK Studio select Edit gt Paste and drag the mouse to create a large window for inserting the image Refer to Method C Center Line Tracing in Section 5 1 Auto Tracing Graphical Images to auto trace the imported image Method 2 Using Microsoft Paint and Accuscan 1 2 3 4 Repeat Steps 1 5 from above Click on the Windows Start button and then Run Type in mspaint and then click on OK Microsoft Paint will open Use Edit gt Paste to insert the image in Paint Click on the Fill With Color icon select black from
12. Select your images in the main document window and then click on the Cut Tools icon to open the cutting window In the Cut Toolbox window click on the fifth icon from the right This will open the Filter by Color window One of the colors will appear in a small rectangle Either click on Select and then Cut to cut the images of that color OR click on the down arrow to open the menu of colors to select a different one OR click on Select All to go ahead and cut all the images of all colors at once Note that after the first color is selected and the image cut the same Filter by Color window will open and the next color will be shown If you click on the down arrow and go into the color menu the first color will be marked out so that one can track which colors have already been cut Method C Filtering Colors in the Sign Blank While still in the main Sign Blank screen hold down the Alt key and click on the color you wish to cut from the Shop Palette or Job Palette All objects NOT in this color will change to dashed lines and no longer be selectable Thus when you click on the Cut Tools icon only your objects in your selected color will be sent to the Cut window 19 4 Working with Text 4 1 Installing New Fonts Unlike most other Windows applications new fonts must be installed separately into KNK Studio GE 1 Install new fonts into Windows using your usual method Note that you can simply copy fonts into the C Windows Fonts f
13. X Shift Delete Ctrl V Shift Insert Ctrl V Ctrl Z Alt Backspace Ctrl Backspace Ctrl R Screen Functions Alt Alt M Alt N Alt R Alt S Alt W F4 Alt D Ctrl W Right Click Screen Appendix A_ Key Board Shortcuts Zoom in on marquis area Zoom out Zoom out Zoom in Zoom to selected object Fit viewing area to sign blank Previous zoom toggle Pan screen based on mouse position Copy to Windows Clipboard Copy to Windows Clipboard Open a new sign blank Open an existing KNK file Print Save the file Cut to Windows clipboard Cut to Windows clipboard Paste from Windows clipboard Paste from Windows clipboard Redo last action Undo last action Undo last action Redo last action Repeat last action performed Toggle instant replay window Toggle showing bitmap outlines Toggle showing line style Toggle the ruler guides Toggle the fill Use guides Refresh the workspace redraw Refresh the workspace redraw Snap to the grid Open edit guides window Edit gt Copy Edit gt Copy File gt New also 1st icon from left on System toolbar File gt Open also 2nd icon from left on System toolbar File gt Print File gt Save also 3rd icon from left on System toolbar Edit gt Cut Edit gt Cut Edit gt Paste Edit gt Paste Edit gt Redo also 2nd icon from right on System toolbar Edit gt Undo also 3rd icon from right on System toolbar Edit gt Undo also 3rd icon from right on System toolbar Edit gt Repeat
14. a pop out menu will appear when the tool is selected e Each tool will have a different Smart Bar appear at the top of the screen The Smart Bar will contain individual settings used for that tool Throughout this manual the terms image and object are used interchangeably to refer to vector images 7 The tools with pop out menus can be moved into the main screen area by holding the mouse over the two pale vertical lines on the left side of the pop out menu To close a pop out menu that has been moved click on the Tools toolbar icon again 2 3 Manipulating Images in KNK Studio GE Opening a New Document Sign Blank Setup 1 4 When you launch the KNK Studio GE software a new blank document will appear You may or may not wish to work with that particular size so there s a document setting window you can set up to open every time the program is launched or every time you go to File gt New Go to Layout gt Blank Size A new window will open Click on Advanced at the bottom to expand this window e If needed you may want to add the most common sizes you use to the menu under Current Selection e Click on Create and Add New Blank Size in the upper right portion of this window That portion of the window will change and provide you a field to name your document and then specify the dimensions When finished click on the Add New Blank button Your new choice will be available for selection under Current Selection
15. a security key the Dongle is a device which plugs into a USB hub on your computer in order to fully H activate the KNK Studio software It s purpose is to prevent software piracy End Polni The End Point is the final resting position of the tool after drawing or cutting an image normally set to match the origin or set at end of the document area Cut gt Plotting Defaults gt Setup gt Plotter Options Fillet Round Similar to Round Corner Fillet Round Corner can be applied to individual corners of an object Corner Transform gt Fillet Round Corner Invoking the Filter by Color or Cut by Color brings up a window in which the desired color can be selected to cut After the cut is complete another color will appear and the user may choose it yet another color or cancel the cutting process Cut gt Plotting Defaults or Cut Toolbox window Flip is similar to the Mirror command except that the line of reflection can be adjusted Layout gt Size Move gt Flip r Filter by Color Frame Text Choosing Frame Text Compose will automatically set the text frame equal in size to the sign blank Tools Compose Toolbar gt Text Tools Peo Edi The Free Edit tool is used to create vector paths by free movement of the mouse on the screen Tools Toolbar gt Graphics Edit Tools O or closed paths The dividing lines can be straight or free hand drawn curves Tools Toolbar gt Ginsu Knife Tools Ginsu Knife Tools are used to subdivide a s
16. center of the tool Without this routine objects with sharp corners would not be cut properly Cut gt Tool Options Transformations are used to apply special effects and distortions to selected objects Transform gt Transformations Ungroup a grouped set of objects so that the objects can then be individually selected and modified Refer to Group Layout gt Ungroup Undo Navigator list all operations performed and the user can choose a point after which all operations will be reversed Layout gt Undo Navigator Note there also is Redo Navigator to reverse Undo operations Vector Images use mathematical equations vectors to define an image s shape color position and size Manually or auto tracing a bitmap image in KNK Studio creates a vector image which can then be cut A Weed Border is an additional rectangular cut around the outside of the object being cut Cut Toolbox window or Cut gt Plotting Defaults or Tools Toolbar gt Shapes Tools Refer to Basic Weld AND Weld and XOR Weld A Welded Title consists of merging the individual letters and then welding to remove the overlap so that the title will cut as one piece The XOR Weld Exclusive Or Weld will produce an object that is composed only of sections that did not overlap in the original objects This is used when creating frames Tools Toolbar gt Weld Tools 64 Appendix C Troubleshooting Error Messages Objects with thick line attributes have been
17. found in this graphic Click on the Stroke and Fill Tools icon on the Tools toolbar and select the Line Style icon On the Smart Bar click on either the No Line icon 1 from left or the Thin Line icon 2nd from left There are small tiles in the job do you want to continue cutting The image you are cutting or the Sign Blank size is larger than the machine limits which have been set Check the machine limits under Cut gt Plotting Defaults click on Setup No objects to cut A There is no vectorized object in the Sign Blank to cut Imported raster images must be traced before cutting B No image has been selected to cut under Cut gt Plotting Defaults if Selected is checked then an object must be selected before entering the Cut window Error locating security device KNK Studio GE is not locating the dongle or the user s license files Possible error with password 1 KNK Studio GE is not locating the dongle or the user s license files Invisible objects are present Do you wish to cut them Sometimes images are imported as invisible even though you can see the trace lines on the screen Turn on the Job Palette and note if it contains any white or invisible lines that you may miss seeing before cutting Select the items and change to another color from the Shop Palette Software Issues The image moves after entering the Cut window Under Cut gt Plotting Defaults check the box next to Sign Blank Page will then be unchecked Cl
18. hold down your left mouse button and drag the mouse to draw your shape Press the spacebar to select it or click on the top left arrow icon on the Tools toolbar Go to Cut gt Plot from the top menu or click on the Cut Tool scissors icon second from top on the Tools toolbar to enter the cutting window Verify that the Pen tool is showing in the top left of the screen or Knife if cutting When you are ready to draw click on the scissors icon far right in the long thin Cut Toolbox window Or you can click on Cut Preview and then Cut Now at the top of the screen to the right The CR WB Sil Controller window will open and you can proceed with making your usual settings for drawing or cutting The location of the image you drew should be consistent with what you get with RoboMaster 3 2 Where Will Images Cut It s important to continue experimenting using a pen or pencil so that you will know where images on the screen will cut relative to the material on your mat In portrait mode cutting following the steps presented above in the Quick Testing Tutorial the following photographs indicate the results you should see in each step 13 Portrait Sign Blank Cut Window CR WB Sil If you wish to do a landscape mode cut then go to Layout gt Blank Size and check Landscape under Orientation Then follow these steps 1 Create your title or image in your Sign Blank area Landscape 2 Select your image and click on the Scisso
19. increase or decrease the size of the weed border Alternatively the Weed tool can also be invoked in the Cut Tools window or even set as a default in Cut gt Plotting Defaults Note that the default value for the weed offset it made by going to Options gt Klic N Kut Setup gt General Preferences This is an example of a title with an exterior weed 51 ee ee Power Weed e Select the image and then under Shape Tools on the Tools toolbar pick the Power Weed Tool In the Smart Bar various settings will permit you to change the offset as well as control the amount of horizontal cut that s made through the middle of the image Further the horizontal cut line can be dragged to a different location and a vertical weed line can be added by dragging from either of the outside vertical sides A A A a a a cs a a ce o a 6 8 Using Instant Replay and the Storage Bin e At any time one can select View gt Instant Replay to open the Instant Replay window All objects on the screen will be displayed Selecting an object will then display a list of the basic settings for that object Such as color and line style followed by any changes that have been made to the object such as resizing moving rotating e If you wish to apply the exact same changes from one object to another you can highlight those changes click on the first icon on the left at the top Copy to Clipboard select the other object and click on the second icon P
20. later as needed in Step 8 Click on Next Then click on Apply A tracing will appear in the main document window Note that you may need to use Alt S to go into outline mode to see the flower as a tracing Examine the tracing closely and make sure you are satisfied with the results If not in the upper left corner of the screen you will see a small window has opened where you can click on Retrace and return to the window with the settings Changing the Trace Settings can greatly improve the accuracy of your tracing Refer to Appendix D Settings for Auto Tracing to understand the function of each setting and to get recommended values to use Once satisfied with the tracing click on Finish and the tracing is ready to cut Method B Normal Vectorization 1 Import the image using File gt Import and locate the graphic file To preview thumbnail images of common graphical file formats go to Layout gt Clip Art Viewer and browse to find the subfolder of your choosing Also you can label specific subfolders under Layout gt Clip Art Categories Setup and then directly open those subfolders under Layout gt Clip Art Go To We will again trace the same flower in this second method Al With the image selected as shown double click anywhere inside the image boundaries or click on the Scan Tools icon on the Tools toolbar and select the first icon Accuscan A new window will open From the drop down menu select LOGO Complex with Detail Clic
21. objects vertically Arrange objects to right side Arrange objects to top Arrange objects horizontally Arrange objects to bottom Make selected objects concentric Menu or Screen Location Edit gt Select None Edit gt Inverse Select Edit gt Duplicate Arrange gt Order gt To Back Arrange gt Order gt To Front Arrange gt Order gt Backward Arrange gt Order gt Forward Arrange gt Order gt Reverse Edit gt Clear Layout gt Group Layout gt Ungroup Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Alignment Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Last Object Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Last Object Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Last Object Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Last Object Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Last Object Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Last Object Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Selected gt Left Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Selected gt Centers Horizontally Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Selected gt Right Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Selected gt Top Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Selected gt Centers Vertically Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Selected gt Bottom Arrange gt 2 objects with equal V spacing Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Selected gt Equal Vertical Spacing Arrange gt 2 objects with equal H spacing Layout gt
22. over any of the toolbar icons a popup will appear indicating that con e name function More information about the Tools toolbar is presented in Section 2 2 Tools Toolbar e Similarly there are three palettes which can be turned on and off by going to View gt Palettes Only the Shop Palette and Job Palette are shown as they are the most useful to paper crafters Use the Shop Palette to select colors for the objects in the Sign Blank Use the Job Palette to track which colors have been used This makes it easier to keep using the same colors rather than having to remember which particular shades you previously chose e Any of the toolbars or palettes can be dragged to a different location On the horizontal ones hold down the left mouse button on the two vertical gray bars on the left side and drag On the vertical ones drag the two gray bars at the top e Tocreate your own custom tool bar go to View gt Toolbars gt Customize and click on New In this window you can also select to have large sized icons on the screen e To further customize the screen check out the following items o Options gt Guides gt Edit Guides or right click on the screen adds guidelines to the screen This feature will especially be important if trying to fit images close to the boundaries of the Sign Blank Unlike in RoboMaster or Wishblade where there are red guidelines automatically shown to indicate where the cutting boundaries are located in KNK Studio GE th
23. the DXF file Is imported into KNK Studio GE the dimensions of my object are always larger than what was drawn All dxf files tend to change from their original size during exporting and importing If this is a problem check to see if eps is an available export option in your CAD program Why do I have trouble importing some png and jpg files You cannot import some jpg images into KNK Studio GE Save these images as bmp in another program such as Microsoft Paint and the image will then be importable My Sign Blank is no longer white Help Drag the color White from the Shop Palette onto the Sign Blank It willbe come white again 66 Appendix D Settings for Auto Tracing AccuScan Trace Settings Line Fit Tolerance indicates the precision with which edges are traced o For a detailed bitmap use a setting of 7 or greater More nodes will be produced o Ifthe bitmap is of poor quality or has long smooth edges then use a setting of 3 or less A loose Tolerance will avoid imperfections in the bitmap though fine details may also be lost Line Cornering modifies corner recognition and is used to help distinguish parts of the bitmap that represent a corner versus parts that represent a tight curve o For angular bitmaps that are composed mostly of sharp corners use a setting or 7 or greater O For bitmaps that are composed mostly of curves use a setting of 3 or less o For bitmaps that have a mixture of curves and sharp corners u
24. title Adjust the little handles on the ring to customize the look 4 6 Fitting Text to Paths 1 In this case the Graphics Edit Tools icon is first picked from the Tools toolbar and the middle Free Edit icon selected Holding down the left mouse button a curve is drawn by hand and the letters are typed using the steps described in Section 4 2 Text Basics Select both objects and go to Transform gt Fit Text to Path Pick any of the available options for a variety of looks To specifically set the starting point of the text along a path click on the double headed arrows icon ZS and then click on any particular point along the path Gicknece tecrame to then move the text to that position Click on Close when the desired look is achieved Delete the hand drawn path 23 4 7 Other Text Transformations Shaping a title into variations formations is also available by going to Transform gt Transformation Twenty icons appear on the Smart Bar providing a vast assortment of shapes for the text Additionally a different look will be achieved depending on which of the nodes surrounding the title is selected to drag Further holding down the Ctrl key or the Shift key will also change how the text is transformed whether the bottom moves in the opposite direction or with the top CH Drag center top ai Ctrl drag center top ai Shift drag center top When the desired look is achieved click outside the text area to c
25. Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Selected gt Equal Horizontal Spacing Align to Sign Blank Align objects to the left Align objects to the top Align objects to the right Align objects to the bottom Center Horizontally Center Vertically Arrange objects with equal spacing Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Sign Blank gt Left Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Sign Blank gt Top Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Sign Blank gt Right Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Sign Blank gt Bottom Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Sign Blank gt Centers Horizontally Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Sign Blank gt Centers Vertically Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align to Sign Blank gt Equal Spacing 59 Keystroke Function Editing Vectorized Images Outside Node Edit Mode Ctrl E Edit path Ctrl T Edit path Ctrl H Make path Ctrl J Break path Alt B Convert text to graphics Alt C Clipping Alt U Clear clipping Inside Node Edit Mode A Add node at current location C Change node cycle through types R Remove selected node L Reset origin at selected node G Resize grid dimensions based on node S Snap to intersection H Snap to nearest horizontal grid line V Snap to nearest vertical grid line J Join to selected nodes with a line B Break contour at the select node D Deselect nodes O Create perfect circle from oval contour T Toggle start point K Select node under the mouse curson Mi
26. Checking Sign Blank will place images in the cut window in same location as in the Sign Blank Cut gt Plotting Defaults 63 Sign Blank V I O J oO JO DEIER SERGE 3 o eS gt Di O 7 Sort from Plotting Defaults Sort and Cut All Storage Bin Transformations Undo Navigator Vector Images Weld Welded Title C Op U 5 5 Op OH Q D Q D O Dd DI gt 3 5 O I 2 o A a D 5 O a O 5 gt oO bg CO e lu D O w X D o Z Q O D Q o When selected a new object with the exact dimensions of the current Sign Blank is created Layout gt Sign Blank Object Applying the Simplify command to an object will break the association between the object and tool path which will allow the object nodes to be edited without changing the tool path contour Arrange gt Simplify The Smart Bar is a changing toolbar which appears at the top of the screen and provides settings according to the type of operation that is currently selected Smoothing refers to the number of vectors or arcs used to represent the actual curves when cutting A higher setting will increase the number that represent a curve producing a smoother cut Cut gt Plotting Defaults The Sort option controls the order in which objects will be cut It can be set based on proximity of the objects to one another front to back order horizontal or vertical Cut gt Plotting Defaults or Cut Toolbox window
27. Convert To To edit more than one path at a time double click the first path then hold down the Shift key and click once on a second path Nodes on both paths will appear 32 e There are three kinds of nodes Corner Curve and Tangent o A Corner Node appears as a cross and indicates that the two lines leaving that node are straight o A Curve Node appears as a circle and indicates that the two lines leaving that node are curved o A Tangent Node appears as a triangle and indicates that one line leaving that node is straight and the other is curved e Once in the editing node mode the cursor on the screen will turn into a pencil Double click anywhere along a path to add a node e As you move the pencil cursor towards a node it will turn into cross You can now hold down the left mouse button to drag that point as needed o Right click on the path or a node and a menu of icons will pop up Each of those little icons performs a different function While this menu is showing simply drag the mouse towards any icon and the action will be executed 00 D Y f via co Corner Node Change the currently selected node into a Corner node Tool or specify that new nodes must be Corner type a Join Tool Join two selected nodes or join the endpoints of a selected contour O Curve Node Change the currently selected node into a Curve node or Tool specify that new nodes must be Curve type Toggle Toggle the direction of the selected
28. Defaults change the tool to Knife with reg marks or Pen with reg marks if using a pen instead of a blade Make sure Sign Blank is checked Click on Save Default and then click on OK With your image on the screen add registration marks by clicking on the Registration Marks icon on the Operations toolbar Select 3 marks check on Use Registration Marks and then accept the other defaults Click on OK Three registration marks will appear in the Sign Blank area You may wish to add black outlines to your image The advantage is to add a little room for error during the print and cut To do this e Click on your image and then click on the Stroke and Fill Tools icon on the Tools toolbar e Click on the Line Style icon On the Smart Bar select the Thick Line icon GI from left enter a Thickness value and select a color from the Color Picker on the far right side of the Smart Bar e When done click on the Arrow icon on the Tools toolbar If your image doesn t show the outlines go to View gt Show Line Style To print the image e Before printing your image you need to turn on the fill Alt S so that the registration marks are solid black and the optic eye will be able to read them However this will probably also fill your trace with color and possibly block out your colored clipart image If so you can either 1 Hide your trace lines by selecting your colored clipart image and going to Arrange gt Order gt To Front or 2 I
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30. IF they have either Hair Line or Thick Line set To make these settings click on the Stroke and Fill icon on the Tools toolbar and select the Line Style icon In the Smart Bar click on either the Hair Line or Thick Line icon Note the first icon is No Line Arranging e Under Layout gt Arrange and Distribute you have several options for aligning objects 1 Based on the last object created 2 Based on the Sign Blank or 3 Based on whichever object is furthest already in the direction you choose e lf you go to Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Alignment the Smart Bar will provide all of the above options along with alignment to grid These settings will be saved and when you then select other objects and go to Layout gt Arrange and Distribute gt Align or use Ctrl K these same settings will be applied 11 Grouping e Grouping is used to link objects together so they are treated as one Select all objects to be grouped and go to Arrange gt Group Now when you click on any one of the objects all will be selected and most any function or operation chosen will be applied to all such as resizing re coloring stretching flipping deleting etc To ungroup go to Arrange gt Ungroup Undo e As with most Windows applications Ctrl Z Edit gt Undo will undo the last action invoked and Ctrl Y Edit gt Redo will reverse the last Undo In KNK Studio GE you can continue selecting the Undo action to back up many steps The number is based
31. KNK Studio GE User Manual e KLIC N IKUT Studio h Y Thank you for choosing KNK Studio Additional tutorials and member support are available at http Awww scrapbookdiecutter com support and at the KNK Studio GE Yahoo group http groups yahoo com group KNKStudioGE Table of Contents L INSTALLATION ANO SE TUP oi 4 kt o aE EA AE EE 4 izo INSTALLATION OF THe KNK STUDIO GE SOFTWAR ES opacidad 4 ES DEP AULT SE MNGSINENK EE 5 Z KNK STUDIO GE BIOS adidas 6 ZT MAIN KNK STUDIO GE SCREEN EE 6 2 2 TOOLS TOOLBAR WHERE THE GOOD STUFF RESIDES ina da it ici did 7 2 3 MANIPULATING IMAGES IN KNK STUDIO GE EE 8 Opening a New Document Sign E ue 8 Openna an ASIA KNK E EE 8 ZOOMING Selecting Deleting MO 9 AN A PP ace tena octet eta tana acaNcaea a isanand ine AAaatan ne eR 10 Mirroring Flipping Slanting Locking Re Coloring Amrangmg NENNEN 11 Gr UND 12 3 CUTTING FROMKNK STUDIO SE iia ds 13 A O O A 13 TE Me GC EEN 13 O EUITIO DEA n E dtc cre E O 15 E EE Beie ere EE 17 SS INE APA WU Gt et ess IVE IMAGE tail 17 METOTA e O e e roo O PO O O A 17 Memo Dean 18 DOS UTA Ge Be CEO PL aleta ipod rodando Rda 18 lecture 18 dad Co Uli OOO ee oe ne ete 19 M nod E Filtenng Colors nen Dl rara 19 AWORKRNGWItHitE dr rias 20 A WINS TALLIN NEW FONTS eebe eeh 20 NR EE 20 AS COPYING TEXT SIYLE FROM ONE TITLE TOANOTHER sad dada a cia 21 AA CONNECTED LETTER TITLE WITH A MAT aia idiota deci vidad 21 e E RER ek EE 22 A eke TIN
32. PLAY AND THE STORAGE BING cvessiecsnsssercesuiesoncenccvenedaverecsnessertedutey encnetvesel dveteesnesvertelvieseadagctvvaslavadersnedvereelerevecenstevyas 52 SE E Ra NE O rl ennai 52 A eher 53 ENEE Eege eege eege 53 CS OTST TOM NOS st ls 54 Converting from Klic N Kut Studio KNK to DesignMaster GRA v ccccsssssssssesssssrsssssssssscssssessssrssssrssssrsesererseserssssesesersrsetseserersegen 55 Convering THOM Inkscape VG TO KN Kiss 55 Conven Tom WP ET EN oo 55 611 FEATURES FOR PROFESSIONALS vat caennt A O oot oh 55 PTY EE 55 Measure Tools J ob Tracking Estimating Cut Distance ob Cost NOTES ENEE 56 SPIO ODIE aaa 57 NOD Caco ME Oe EE 57 Pa aaa 57 APPENDIXA KEY BOARD SHORTCUTS nnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnn nnmnnn nnmnnn nnmnnn nnnm nnmnnn nnmnnn nnana nnana 58 CUON HOL K CVS rr NE 60 APPENDIXB TIERNO LOSA as 6l APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING CN 65 APPENDIX D SETTINGS FOR AUTO TRACING ssssnnnsnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn rrranrarna 67 ROE n A 00 1 Installation and Setup 1 1 Important Please Read e DO NOT lose the security key dongle for the software It must always be installed in a USB port on your computer for the software to be fully functional Also it is your proof of ownership of the software Losing the dongle requires repurchasing of the software e DO NOT insert the dongle into the USB Port on your computer until you have completed the initial
33. S Vu MN rl enn HN N ss a A bn Soe ba a A Ma m SC A N e N A K NM LA LA 1 i i a ge Tam D E SZ TES Eg a Select the title and go to Arrange gt Text to Graphics The purpose of this step is to break apart the individual letters so they can be arranged as desired to overlap the frame edges AND overlap one another Zo Drag each letter into the frame and place Note that with some fonts the height of the letters may not be consistent and slight resizing may be necessary to get the desired overlap If you do not need your frame to be a particular width then you may wish to change it in order to better fit the letters Once all letters are in place use Ctrl A to select the frame and all letters Click on the Weld tools Tools toolbar and choose the Basic Weld tool first icon the left The overlapping lines will vanish and your welded title frame is ready to cut 4 10 Badges 1 Badges is a feature which allows you to create nametags place cards personalized invitations etc from a list of names in a text file You can have multiple fields on the badge such as name business department etc The badge itself can be in any shape you choose including your own designs Remember however that the KNK is not a printer and text is either cut or printed in outline form Of course Banner Fill can be turned on to fill in in the letters if using a pen Refer to Section 6 5 Using Banner Fill for E
34. X or Edit gt Cut to Clipboard which will make the deleted item available for pasting elsewhere Moving e Click on the Select Tools icon top icon on the Tools toolbar e If your image is not already selected click once on any of the image s trace lines and nine small squares will appear e Hold down your left mouse button on the center square A new cursor with double headed arrows will appear You can now move the image to another location on the screen e You can also move an object in small increments by pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard Further if you hold down the Shift key while pressing these arrows keys the object will move in larger increments with each keystroke Also while an object is selected the Smart Bar at the top allows you to specify an exact location for your image under x and y Va Image Box ls Change We Corresponding Szeby Ange Color to Location I Star 1 ox 295060 fe Am 10000 x om 4 2 8786 140 sae yana Jgn 3 mm 4A Re i Image image Proportional Mouse Anchor Location Size Scaling Location Nub Locked Unlocked Note the tiny array of boxes to the left of the Image Location settings The red box indicates which particular location of your image corresponds to the x and y settings You can click on another box of your choice to use in positioning Copying With the image selected you can copy in any of these possible ways Go to Edit gt Duplicate or press Ctrl D to make a du
35. Y KR CG y o AIJ B Y Palette Ej Be 0 00 e Close Draw Select Vectorization Close 3 Click once on the Crop Region icon Click closely around the pie excluding those image parts you do not wish to trace Note that you are only cropping out unwanted parts thus the shape of your line doesn t have to exactly match the image When you return to the original point of your crop the line will turn blue 5 Click on the Trace Setup icon to open a window of settings Check the box next to Centerline Trace Only and the box next to the bottom right yellow diagram Accept the other default values although these can be tweaked as needed to get a better tracing Refer to Appendix D Settings for Auto Tracing 6 If necessary the Target Color box will need to be changed to black earlier versions of KNK Studio default to white Double click in the Target Color window and it will change 7 Click on the Vectorization button and watch the progress bar at the bottom of the screen When it reaches 100 you can then close this window by clicking on Close The resulting image will SY E N ie Tir 31 Click once on the image and then drag one image away from the other Delete the original leaving the vector image So eee Select the tracing and go to Arrange gt Break Path You can now delete the extra crop lines and the pie will be ready to cut Na 5 2 Editing Vectorized Images Breaking Paths in the Image Se
36. abel specific subfolders under Layout gt Clip Art Categories Setup and then directly open those subfolders under Layout gt Clip Art Go To Note that other vector formats such as ai wmf pdf can be opened using File gt Open Change the Files of Type to All Files and browse to the location of the vector file Saving 1 To save a file click on the third icon from the left on the System toolbar or go to File gt Save 2 If you ve made changes and wish to save under a different file name choose File gt Save As Name the file choose a location and click on Save Zooming e The quickest way to zoom in and out on an image is to move the scroll wheel on your mouse e If you click on your middle mouse button it will toggle on the Hand cursor which then allows you to move your image around on the screen also referred to as panning e There is also a Zoom Tools icon on the Tools toolbar The options under this toolbar will allow you to perform various zoom functions such as marquis zoom zoom to Sign Blank zoom on selected object etc Experiment with each e Note that when you are not in the zoom mode you can use the function keys F5 F8 to perform these same functions Refer to Zoom Shortcuts in Appendix A Selecting e The top icon on the Tools toolbar is the Select Tool Clicking this icon will always close other tool windows and place the 9 small bounding boxes on the current object In most other modes one excepti
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38. ange Cut Irarsform image View Options Web Heb GT EEE Sro Jwa Ze El lt Smart Bar contains the settings BY a sw Gin a a y lt System Toolbar for currently selected tool from 9 gt l Operation Toolbar Tools Toolbar a E HE DN D Workspace Toobar x y A Job Palette gt gt 3 aee 53 lt Rulers a AN gt A Tools Toolbar 2 Sign Blank Shop Palette ha ay also referred tojas a d Color Palette age Number _ N Rea diagonally Sal 4 1 ov gt 4 mi J ee Ae Ss a Aaa AAA eee OA Aa ee eee eee e The Smart Bar will always appear on the screen and shows all the parameters and settings for any given mode In the figure above the select mode is shown If you go into the text mode then the Smart Bar will show a different set of parameters and settings such as the currently selected font font height and direction of font e The Sign Blank is the basic document area and can be turned on by going to View gt Show Sign Blank To edit the dimensions of the Sign Blank go to Layout gt Blank Size For more information refer to Opening a New Document Sign Blank Setup under Section 2 3 Manipulating Images in KNK Studio GE e There are four Toolbars which can be turned on and off by going to View gt Toolbars and checking or unchecking the toolbar from the menu You can also right click on any toolbar and check uncheck any of the toolbars from the menu By resting your mouse
39. ar Enter any number into the boxes to the right of the arrows Note that if you do not want to hold the aspect ratio click the lock box icon to unlock You can also resize percentage wise scaling using the two boxes just to the left of the lock icon Rotating With the image selected you will notice a curved arrow in the upper right region of the image Hold down your left mouse button and drag that arrow either clockwise or counterclockwise to rotate the image manually Alternatively you can specify the number of degrees of rotation in the Smart Bar and then press the Enter key on your keyboard 10 Mirroring e Select the image and go to Layout gt Size Move gt Mirror Or you can right click on any of the little Squares surrounding the image and select Mirror from the list Then select either Vertical or Horizontal to flip the image accordingly The vertical mirror function is also an icon on the Operations toolbar Flippin e To flip an object go to Layout gt Size Move gt Flip and choose to flip the object either horizontally or vertically Note that a guideline will appear which can be moved to set the location of the flipped object There is also an option to keep the original image Note that this is the same as Mirroring but with a little more functionality Slanting e Toslant an object go to Layout gt Size Move gt Slant and either drag one of the two handles which will appear on the selected object or change the setting
40. aste from Clipboard e The third icon Show Clipboard is also called the Storage Bin and opening this window will show all the steps that are waiting to be pasted These steps can also be saved in a separate file if needed later 6 9 Block Nesting Block Nesting can be used with any objects but the text mode is chosen for this example in which the individual letters for HAPPY BIRTHDAY are to be cut 1 Using the steps in Section 4 2 Text Basics create the title in Arial font LIAL LP Vif SUR LA 2 Select the title and go to Arrange gt Text to Graphics The letters can now be individually selected and moved 3 Use Ctrl A to select all the letters and go to Arrange gt Block Nesting 4 Initially accept the default values in the Smart Bar and click on Apply All the letters will be re arranged to take up the least amount of space on the screen and subsequently on the material you are cutting 52 6 10 File Conversions Converting from GSD to KNK First check to see if the gsd file will import into KNK Studio GE Some do and some do not lf the gsd appears to successfully import be sure to zoom in close to make sure there are no gaps in the paths This does happen While these gaps may be correctable using vector editing you may also find that it would simply be faster to use one of two other methods to convert your images These are presented below Method 1 Using Center Line Tracing 1 2
41. banner fill using a pen to color in the image or engraving tool to emboss weeding cutting a rectangular border around your image etc Below is a screen shot of the Cut Toolbox window and an indication of each function Rotation Enable Filter Banner Tools Tile Weed Jogging by Color cu Cut Sort and Cut Mirror Reg 400M Poll Pounce Pagevs all Colors Tools Marks JOS Plotter Sign Blank e With the Weed Enable Pounce and Banner Fill functions you need to right click to open a window of settings Left clicking these functions will toggle them on or off e Note that Reg Marks Poll Plotter and Enable Jogging functions will not be of interest to those using a CR WB Sil 3 5 Filling a Page with the Same Image Method A Array Use this method if you wish to fill the Sign Blank area 17 Select your image and move it to the lower left corner of the Sign Blank area Go to Layout gt Array In the top left corner of the Smart Bar you can click on a drop down menu to select the layout you wish to use In general if you plan to fill the entire page you would select the default grid Below this setting you can choose either Object to Object or Between Object For this application choose the latter Under Total X and Total Y begin clicking on the tiny arrows to add images in rows and columns Adjust those numbers to fit as many copies into the document area as possible Adjust the spacing values to economize the use of you
42. ces will only include what is inside Job Cost Notes e Under File gt Job Cost Notes you can create a database of customers and customer information and then enter information about each job including all the parameters associated with a particular job such as materials used and their cost cutting time delivery date etc 56 Insert New Object KNK Studio GE has the capability of inserting other popular Windows applications as needed into the workspace area for reference Go to Edit gt Insert New Object and select from the menu of choices Check either the box next to Create New to open a new file or check the box next to Create From File to open a browse window for an existing file created with the application you wish to use The Smart Bar will change to that of the other application For example if you create a new Excel spreadsheet or open an existing xls file the toolbar at the top will now have the Excel icons and functions To return to KNK Studio GE click anywhere on the workspace outside of the Excel document and the Excel file will simply become another object on your workspace and the KNK Studio GE toolbars and menu will be visible again To return to Excel marquis select the document then double click on any of the nine bounding boxes Notepad Calculator Time Sign Under Help you will find a link to open Windows Notepad and Windows Calculator Additionally a menu item called Time Sign works as a stopwatch for track
43. cing and go to Arrange gt Break Path You should end up with your traced image as shown 10 Note that you see double lines due to the black outlines on the original image To remove click OUTSIDE the image and then click on any of the interior lines The complete path of this interior line will be selected Click on the Delete key Note that you may need to use Alt S to go into outline mode if parts of the flower begin to fill in with black 11 Repeat to delete other interior lines Your final image should be the outline of the original colored graphic Method C Center Line Tracing An ideal application for Center Line tracing is a pattern scanned from a magazine or downloaded from the Internet Another great application is for fonts that are hollow In this example we have a 30 pattern of a pie which was scanned from a magazine Note than we have parts of other patterns and words that we do not need to trace but are part of the image we scanned Es j i Cl fi ZAS E Wi 1 Use File gt Import to place the image in the Sign Blank area Highlight the image and select the Scan Tools icon from the Tools Toolbar Pick the third icon from the left Center Line A 2 The first step is to crop out the words and image parts we do not wish to trace Click on the Draw Select icon on the left side of the Smart Bar Also refer to this diagram for Steps 3 6 Target Color Crop Region Trace Setup a ay St GG Brush _ TD
44. contour between Rotation Tool Clockwise and Counter Clockwise 7 Set Start Set the start point at which routing or engraving this Point Tool contour will begin fit Trash Can Delete the selected nodes Tool Break Tool Break the contour at the selected node A Tangent Node Change the currentlhy selected node into a Tangent node Tool or specify that new nodes must be Tangent type e A series of hot keys can also come in handy while editing nodes For example simply moving the mouse over any node and pressing the R key on the keyboard will delete that node Or pressing the A key at any time will add a node at that location Refer to the complete list of shortcut keys under Editing Vectorized Images in Appendix A Reducing Nodes 1 With the nodes showing drag the left mouse button to marquis select any group of nodes 2 To select ALL the nodes in a given path use Ctrl A on the keyboard 33 3 You can also hold the Shift key and repeat in a different area to select more nodes at the same time 4 Press the U key on the keyboard and every other node will be selected in red Press the Delete key and those selected nodes along those paths will be deleted thus instantly eliminating half Repeat the process if desired but use with care Deleting too many nodes can distort the image 5 If the image is a polyarc then the overall number of nodes can be reduced by going to Arrange gt Reduce Nodes A window will open with a se
45. cted to open an existing file The colored image will appear and show the size of the image file size and the resolution 4 Below the image is a scroll bar Move that bar to the left or right to alter how the image will be handled during the tracing For example if you want internal details to be traced then move it slightly to the right or if you want just an overall outline then move it towards the left just until the image turns solid black Hun ema Imaga Preview selected image Achuisl sre pesa widi Fia ze 120 Ke sica comerted to monocirome Gerges a cormalted lo monochrome Bezch ze V 20 D N Lolas base ls mol Sedat naga val Ee A fe aut Y A ME Uee thas glo be aiunt thee white Horta Ube thet bier to fui the rdge Enel 5 Note that in this example if we trace the clear image we will get a double tracing due to the black outlines around the image In the solid image we will get a single trace line If you elect to have the double lines note that it is easy to remove them later Click on Next to continue 6 Inthe Trace Settings window the first option is in the Current Settings window Click on the down arrow to view built in settings to use as a starting point based on the nature of your image 28 8 In this example we will pick LOGO Complex with Detail as it seems the best description amongst the choices Normally just leave the settings for the other tolerances alone You can change them
46. e drag the bottom right portion of the letter R to underline the rest of a title word Select the word and go to Arrange gt Text to Graphics The letters are now individual paths with 65 editable nodes Typing a title from an open or hollow font results in double lines Use Arrange gt Text to Graphics to convert your title for editing Then go to Arrange gt Break Path Select one of the paths to delete Some fonts result in very jagged edges Also some of my tracings too Use Segment Edit to smooth jagged edges as needed Refer to Section 5 2 With some fonts the letters are almost on top of each other After typing the title use the On Screen Kerning function to space letters as desired See Section 4 4 Also the Kern Percent variable on the Smart Bar can also be adjusted before typing the letters When I type a title in text mode nothing happens I see the hourglass appear but no text appears Make sure the font height on the Smart Bar is set to at least 5mm or 0 25 inches At the minimum value the text is too small to be visible on the screen noticed the outline of my page is not showing have the rulers set on the top and side but cannot see the black line around the workspace I only see it when in cut mode Go to View gt Show Sign Blank to turn on the Sign Blank When trying to resize an image by using the boxes at the corner of the image am having a problem controlling the sizing Make sure Snap to Grid Options gt
47. e first icon on the left Basic Weld The overlap will vanish 21 4 ee IP V III II Pry If d i i L ap P L A Usel RA L ki LI d E a Lar DM De L 6 You have now converted the title to a vector image If you wish to modify the overlap the font the spelling etc then you must repeatedly use the Edit gt Undo function or Ctrl Z to back up to the text mode Then double clicking a title that is still in a text format will bring up the Text Smart Bar for revisions 7 To make a mat after welding your title select the image and go to Transform gt Oultline 8 Check the box next to Outline and uncheck the box next to Inline if necessary 9 Just to the right of the Outline checkbox you can specify how large to make the mat 10 Further to the right click on the colored rectangular box and select a color for your mat Note that it will appear that the entire mat is filled with color That s okay Winter 11 Immediately below the color choice select a style for the mat Click on each one of the three choices to note the differences and pick the one you wish to use 12 To the far right of the Smart Bar verify that the two upper choices are indented These are Create Original and Create Mask If you are simply using the Outline feature to thicken a font then you can deselect Create Original 13 Click on the Close button and the mat will become a single outline of the color you chose N
48. e user must determine where those boundaries exist For more information refer to Section 3 2 Where Will Images Cut o Options gt Workspace Colors changes the colors of the grid guides background or Sign Blank o Options gt Ruler Positions moves the rulers to the opposite sides o The Page Control function allows for multiple pages within a single file Refer to Section 6 11 Features for Professionals for instructions on using this 2 2 Tools Toolbar where the good stuff resides e The Tools toolbar contains the most common tools for image creation editing and cutting Below is a screen shot with a description of the functions of each tool lt Drag here to move tool bar De lt Select Tool highlight images A lt Cut Tool enter the cutting window A lt Measure Tools add dimensions and notes to images Ay lt Text Tools compose text kerning underline and spell check lt Zoom Tools zooming and panning images lt Weld Tools basic XAND and XOR welding of images Oe Shape Tools basic shapes registration marks weeding stencil lt Graphics Edit Tools freehand drawing arc and node editing lt Scan Tools various auto tracing tools amp lt Stroke and Fill Tools line style selection 62 lt Ginsu Knife Tools cutting images into parts e For those tools with a tiny black arrow in the lower right corner
49. editing such as adding removing joining moving changing node t type etc Tools Toolbar gt Graphics Edit Tools Nodes JA vector image tracing is made up of individual Nodes connecting straight or curved lines 62 Open Path Open Path in an object means the path is not complete These objects cannot be shown with a fill and will p appear with a dotted line instead Oriain On a CR WB Sil the top right corner closest to the cutter is the Origin When entering the cut window the 9 bottom left corner corresponds to this position Outlines and Inlines are objects that are drawn to follow the contour of another object An Outline such as a mat on a title will typically be outside the base object and an Inline will be inside the object Transform gt Outline Gye Overcut is the amount the blade will go past the start point in order to complete the cut This is necessary for angled cut blades Cut gt Tool Options cin a Checking Page will automatically move images to the bottom right corner relative to the KNK when sent to the Defaulis cut window Cut gt Plotting Defaults The Page Control icon in the bottom right corner allows the user to set up multiple pages within a single file Page Control ins Identical images can be present on every page or not A Parametric object is created using the shapes tools When selected these objects have specialized editing Parametric handles that are used to adjust the object p
50. elected closed object The separated parts can be either open Tools Eu Use Group to combine two or more objects so they are treated as one when resizing recoloring moving etc p Layout gt Group Guides Guides are reference lines used for placing objects These may be placed at any location and at any angle Options gt Guides gt Edit Guides or right click on the workspace Refer to Outlines InstantReplay is used for editing and reusing operations applied to objects These operations can be edited and removed A set of operations can be saved and later applied to another object Options gt Use InstantReplay and View gt Show InstantReplay The Job Palette shows the colors that are being used on the workspace This palette is also used to perform Job Palette global color substitutions such as instantly replacing all shapes of a given color with another color View gt Show J InstantReplay Palettes gt Show Job Palette 7 Use the Jog feature when an image is printed first and then cut out based on setting registration marks in three H corners outside the image Cut Toolbox window or Cut gt Plotting Defaults On Screen Kerning is used to make manual adjustments to text using kerning nubs This is the process for Kerning merging letters to make welded titles Tools Toolbar gt Text Tools or AB icon in Smart Bar during Text Compose The Lock Object command is used to prevent the given object from being resized scaled rotated
51. er icons in the Segment Edit popup menu also allow straight lines corners and even guide lines to be created Corner Arc Segment ie Segment Trash Z n Une Guide Segment Line Using the Ginsu Knife Tools e The Ginsu Knife tools bottom icon on the Tools toolbar can be used to break apart images There are two options As an example let s start with a simple shape a star e Select the star and click on the Ginsu Knife Tools icon and select the first icon Open Path e Click on the left side of the title and again on the right side to draw a straight line through the star Make sure the start and end points of this line are clearly outside the borders of the image e Click on Apply at the top of the screen The entire image will be selected Click outside the image area to un select and then click on the bottom portion of the star You will see that just the bottom portion is now selected Drag the center box to move the lower portion of the star away from the upper Note that the two portions of the star are unclosed paths 35 If instead of selecting the first Ginsu knife icon you had selected the second Close Path icon the resulting star would now have closed paths on both sections Note that if you hold down the Ctrl key before clicking a second time when drawing the cut line the line will be perfectly horizontal or perfectly vertical if you click above the first mark instead of to the right You are not lim
52. f you need your trace lines to show then you can change the vector trace image color to clear but keep the Line Style black or 3 Leave the fill turned off but plan to use a black pen to manually draw over your registration marks after they are printed to make them solid black e Click on the Print icon on the Operations toolbar or go to File gt Print 42 e Select your printer from the list and click on Setup Verify your printer is set to print in Portrait mode e Check the box next to Preview and then click on OK e Inthe Preview window center the image on the page by indenting the middle box of the blue and gray orientation diagram and set the scaling percentage to 100 Indent Verify this center is 100 i Graphtec De ignMaster Print and Cut Sample GRA File Edit Layout Arrange Cut Transform Image View Options Help 7 r x 11 81 1179 58 Scale by P rcentage y Rows 1 Print etup iL rk ylas 325429 milimeters D 100 0 Columns 1 Cancel e The image should appear as e Click on Print and your image should be printed 6 Place the printout on the mat and load into the CR WB Sil in the direction indicated on the printout 7 If you created thick outlines in Step 4 turn them off now by going back into the same Line Style window and clicking on the No Line icon first icon on the left in the Smart Bar 8 Select your image and click on the Cut icon on the Tools toolbar You will enter the Cut wi
53. he first node press the spacebar to end Note that you don t have to end at the first node At any point you can simply stop by pressing the spacebar and then re enter the Node Edit mode and start tracing at a different location If you do end at the first node then you can begin tracing at a different location without leaving and re entering the Node Edit mode Below is part of the tracing showing the nodes Note that the nodes with sharp pointed turns were changed to corner nodes Also note that the stem was separately traced and the top extended by a small amount This gives you the option of cutting the two paths separately for a paper piecing the flower bulb in one color and the stem in another Alternatively the stem and bulb can be selected and then welded to remove the overlap by selecting the Weld Tools icon and clicking on Basic Weld icon Before Welding After Welding Finally the individual pieces are re colored so that they can be cut from different colored pieces of paper or cardstock 40 Freehand Drawing Freehand drawing like manual tracing is performed using the Graphics Edit tools on the Tools toolbar Select the middle tool called Free Edit You can now use the mouse to freely draw on the screen Unlike Node Edit mode in Free Edit mode you can release the mouse button to stop your drawing at any point and begin again at another point on the screen If you wish to draw a straight line at any point hold down the S
54. he side of the polygon Also experiment with settings in the Smart Bar Add a circle in the final image to create a flower Note third and fourth images should be drawn not cut based on design Modifying a Star r 1 i gt V Za wi Leg d Denge Pa K ez 7 ci d d d J in 1 Fi be E j ha From the Shapes Tools draw a Star in this example 6 points were selected and then drag one of the semicircle handles along one side of the star Then drag the other semicircle handle if desired Experiment with settings in the Smart Bar Add a circle in the final image to create a flower Modifying a Fan From Shape Tools draw a Fan Drag one of the end handles to form a circle frame Drag the handle on the inner circle to make the frame thinner Type a letter and resize to overlap Use Basic Weld to he all Modifying a Monument 48 From Shapes Tools draw a Monument Vary the Bulge and try with and without the Arch box checked Stencil Tool The purpose of the Stencil Tool is to apply one of five possible effects to an image The choices are Horizontal Vertical Square Circular and Conical and samples of each of the five are shown After selecting an effect slowly drag the various handles on the image until desired effect is achieved Note these five examples were all done with View gt Show Fill turned on Metamorphosis IG GB Transform gt Metamorphosis Start with two Rectangles After Metamorpho
55. hift key or Ctrl key and continue drawing It will appear that you are no longer drawing but upon releasing the key a straight line will appear At any time you can click on the spacebar and close the Free Edit mode Double clicking any of your paths will bring up the nodes for editing Drawing an Arc The third tool in the Graphic Edit tools menu is the Arc Edit This can be use to construct segments of a circle With this tool selected click once As you move to a second location you will notice a line being drawn At this point hold down the left mouse button and begin moving in any direction away from the point An arc will suddenly appear The direction you move will control the size of the arc This long handle will not be a part of your final arc it is only there to help control the shape The further away you drag this handle the more control you will have When the desired look is achieved press the spacebar to end the construction and the arc will be complete 4 6 Special Topics 6 1 Print and Cut with Registration Marks e The following is a tutorial for performing a Print and Cut in KNK Studio GE in Portrait mode 1 Create your design in a Portrait mode Sign Blank If you are importing colored clipart such as a jpg or omp image it must be traced first using one of the methods presented in Chapter 5 In this tutorial a colored flower is used and it has been traced Under Cut gt Plotting
56. ick on Save Default before clicking on OK Also not that the Sign Blank rotates 90 degrees in the cut window but the actual images have not moved unless Page is checked In this case the images are moved to the Origin for cutting When I cut pounced lines they are offset from the solid cut lines Under Cut gt Plotting Defaults check the box next to Sign Blank Page will then be unchecked Click on Save Default before clicking on OK Why isn t the bottom left corner of my Sign Blank set to 0 0 Go to Layout gt Blank Size and check the bottom left corner of the diagram at the top When I try to move an object with my mouse it suddenly jumps up outside of the Sign Blank area A built in function called Smart Move in some mouse brands can cause this Go to File gt Control Panel gt Mouse and locate the Smart Move option Uncheck the box and click on apply My title appears on the screen as an outline rather than with colored letters The fill has been turned off Use Alt S to toggle the fill on and off or click on the Show Fill icon The letters inside a circle disappear and will not draw after being welded The letters are visible on the edges of the inner circle but the center of the letter is not there Letters must be welded to a frame rather than a single shape Refer to Section 4 9 If you want a single circle then after welding break apart the image and delete the outer circle Can fonts be edited using nodes or vectorized Can on
57. idual paths will be cut can be rearranged by going to Layout gt Sequence gt Start Sequence by List This window shows all the paths in the cut order where the bottom item will cut first and the top item will cut last The buttons to the right of the list can be used to move individual paths up or down in cut order e Alternatively and this is especially important if all the objects are the same basic shape use Layout gt Sequence gt Start Sequence by Vector In this case select the first object BEFORE invoking this command A blue line will appear extending from the center of your selected first object Click anywhere in the middle of the next object you wish to cut and then the third and the fourth and so forth After the last object is selected click anywhere outside of the objects These objects will now cut in the order you clicked Sort e The order in which objects are cut can also be set either by going to Cut gt Plotting Defaults OR within the Cut window itself by clicking on the Display Sort Dialog icon 9 icon from the right in the Cut Toolbox window There are four options for the order Nearest objects closest on one another will be cut first Database based on front to back arrangement Horizontal and Vertical In the Cut window when the Sort Dialog Box is opened one also has the option of checking a box which will then number the objects on the screen showing the cut order Object Start Point e Inthe Cut gt Plo
58. ile gt Open Change Files of Type from KNK to All Files Locate the ai file and open 6 11 Features for Professionals Templates e Templates are used for starting a new design and can be set up to bring in any of four different parameters the current date the current time a graphic file such as a logo and or any specific text you wish to enter e To create a template start with a Sign Blank of a desired size and create four text objects with any text in the font and font size you wish to see Move these objects to any location inside or outside the Sign Blank area e Select one of the objects and go to Layout gt Templates gt Set Template gt and pick any of the four choices With the File option you will have the choice to either select a file from your hard drive or wait to be prompted when the original template is opened e After setting each of the four items there will be no change to the screen Save the file and then reopen it You will be prompted if you have chosen to set the Text Enter any text you desire The sample being used now appears like this 55 e Note that when you save this file under a new name these settings are now saved as shown To start with a new date time set for example you must reopen the template file Measure Tools There are five tools under the Measure Tools icon on the Tools toolbar Some are useful during the design phase while others can be used to make your file look more fin
59. in the exact location as shown in the main Sign Blank area The images cannot be moved nor resized If you wish to make changes click on the Select Mode icon fourth from right in the Cut Toolbox window The top choice is Page The bottom choice is Sign Blank Switch to the Page mode if desired o Selected when checked you must then select images to send to the cut window When unchecked all images will be sent Warning if you are using Page mode then you must keep the images within the Sign Blank area as the program will still try to cut those that are outside the boundaries and the software can crash But in Sign Blank mode any images outside the Sign Blank area will be ignored just as in RoboMaster e Smoothing refers to the number of vectors used during the cutting The Medium seiting is recommended for most work Setting the smoothing to Low will speed up the cut but may result in a poorer drawing resolution Setting the smoothing to High will slow down the cut but the cutting will be more accurate e Move allows for an automatic offset of the image from where it would normally cut After using however note that your origin has been reset by this same offset Use with caution e Object Start Point allows the user to specify what part of the image to begin cutting 3 4 Cut Toolbox e The Cut Toolbox window provides additional options such as rotating and mirroring the image cutting only certain colors or dashed lines pounce
60. ing the amount of time spent on any project Page Control The Page Control function allows for multiple pages within a single file This is very useful when you have images that will not be cut from the same materials but should be included in the same file for example a custom sized greeting card and it s matching envelope This can also be useful if you would like to make the first page of your file a title with instructions for cutting and assembling your project To use Select an existing object on the screen Then click on the Page Control icon near the bottom right corner of the screen and enter the maximum number of pages you plan to use and uncheck the box next to Use On All Pages unless you want that Then under Use on Page enter that last page number If you choose a different page then the maximum number of pages will be reset to the page you chose Use the arrow keys next to the Page Control window OR click on the page number to move to a different page To copy or move selected objects to another page use the typical copy paste or cut paste commands Note that anything now placed on Page 0 ends up on all pages and can t be deleted from those pages Thus you might prefer to use Page 0 for a title only and Page 1 for project instructions 57 Zoom Shortcuts F5 and then marquis area Right click while in F5 F6 Shift F6 F7 F8 F9 F11 Basic Functions Ctrl C Ctrl Insert Ctrl N Ctrl O Ctrl P Ctrl S Ctrl
61. installation of the software Further do not remove the dongle unless the computer is turned off e lf you are a non US customer and have purchased the downloadable version with a registration required note that you MUST pick the ONE computer in which you plan to use this software Once installed you cannot install on a second computer without undergoing a de registration process with CADLink the developer of KNK Studio GE e Throughout this manual the term CR WB Sil will be used to represent CraftROBO Wishblade or Silhouette e If you have the original Wishblade or Craft Robo and will be running this software under Vista please go to our support site www scrapbookdiecutter com support for the latest information on how to get your cutter to work correctly 1 2 Installation of the KNK Studio GE Software e To install from CD insert the KNK Studio GE CD into a CD Rom drive The program should auto start and installation is a step by step menu driven process Upon installation you will be asked to restart your computer Do so then insert the security key dongle into an available USB port and then launch KNK Studio GE e lf you are a non US customer and purchased a downloadable version of KNK Studio GE then 1 After unzipping the files into a new folder launch the setup exe file and follow the step by step menu driven process 2 When you launch the software the first screen will ask you to register your software
62. ished and professional e Measurement Similar to using a tape measure obtain the length for any two points on the screen Click once and then drag the mouse to any location The distance is shown in the Smart Bar e Dimension Use this tool to label the distance between any two points on the screen Select line type from the Smart Bar and click start and end points The dimension in chosen units will be added to the screen e Object Dimension Similar to Dimension but specific to the selected object Drag from any of the red targets on the object and upon releasing the dimensions will be marked along with arrows e Arrow Draw Drag from any point to create an arrow Double click and a text box will open where a custom label can be created Notes Text in any size and font can be added to the screen This is useful for adding a title and instructions to a project Job Tracking e Under Cut gt Cut Tool Usage you can set up tracking for both the distance a tool e g blade will travel in a cut as well as the amount of time spent on the cutting job You can also track the history of cutting used by a particular tool in both number of days and distance cut Estimating Cut Distance e Even before a cut is made selecting Cut gt Show Traveled Distance will indicate how many inches will be required to cut the objects on the screen Note that objects need to be located within the Sign Blank boundaries when using this feature or the distan
63. ited to just a single line You can continue to click at various points on the screen to create multiple cuts Further note that you can hold down the mouse after the first click and draw any shape of line to create the breaking point however this only works with the Close Path tool Making Paths or Grouping When you have completed the editing of an image select the entire image by using Ctrl A or dragging a large box around the image to select all parts Select Arrange gt Make Path or Ctrl H This will now re color the entire image to one color and the image will be treated as a single object If you have used individual colors within the image and wish to retain those colors then instead of using Make Path just group the image using Layout gt Group or Ctrl G Example of Editing a Vectorized Image 1 Using the information from the prior sections the following image will be edited The purpose of this editing will be to make the image a paper piecing i e break the image into the apple the leaf and the stem But first we will make the image simpler and more curved This is the apple we wish to edit 36 Turn off the fill by pressing Alt S Select the image and use Ctrl J to break the paths in the image In this example the interior parts are going to be deleted Click away from the image and then click on each interior part and press the Delete key unwanted interior paths selected after deletion Double click the i
64. ither the amount or the percentage These two values are linked and modifying one will alter the other o Fill Angle This is the angle of the sweep relative to the horizontal axis Try 45 degrees but any angle will be fine Again select based on the look you want e Inthe diagram below are the settings used with a gel pen on paper These settings provide a guideline for initial testing The pen diameter is in mm If you are using inches change to 0 02 Fill Control Cancel Fill overlap 0 6750 E m zs Fill angle 45 E e When you click on OK you will observe that your images in the cut window had filled or partially filled with black indicating how much fill you can expect With pens you will want the image to be almost entirely black The exception would be when you would like to only do stripes in your lettering Here s an example of both View in Cut window Overlap at 90 Results when drawn on CR WB SIl View in Cut window Overlap at 10 Results when drawn on CR WB SIl e You will observe that Banner Fill automatically produces a double outline of the image To change this color your image to anything but black Then when ready to use Banner Fill go to the cut window and click on the Sort and Cut All Colors icon and uncheck the color you chose leaving only black A single outline and the fill will be performed 46 6 4 Controlling The Order and Direction of Cuts Sequence e The order in which indiv
65. k on OK Monochrome Filter Thiethold lt A Get mote bo Wide Set mote to Black D 0 0 ZO Under Trace Setup see diagram below for location you can adjust the trace settings Changing these values can greatly improve the accuracy of your tracing Refer to Appendix D Settings for Auto Tracing to understand the function of each setting and to get recommended values to use New parameter settings will appear in the Smart Bar Select the second icon from the right which is the Vectorization tool Note there are other choices from that dropdown menu which may better describe the image you are tracing The LOGO Complex with Detail is in general the best selection for the clipart typically chosen by paper crafters 29 Yectorization Trace Setup Brush T Y DE HA af Palette ll Ea EM 0 00 e SES 7 Click on the Close button far right and your image will look something like this 2 YZ 8 With the image selected use your left mouse button to drag away the top image from the tracing This is your original and you may delete it if it s no longer needed On the other hand if you need to adjust your trace settings simply delete the tracing and double click on the bitmap to return to the Vectorization window in Step 5 Note with a Print and Cut after achieving the best tracing you will want to re import your original image to have the color restored X e 2 AV or 9 Now select the tra
66. layout option Note that margins and spacing can all be set in this same window In the Replaceable items text window the text names you chose in this case Name and Hometown will appear Select one and hold the Shift button to select the other so that both are highlighted Click on OK and the txt file will open Changes can be made to the data if necessary Otherwise just click on OK mm a Pat z F F Fa ai Wi gt ef ip Ki Melanie a Dianne e j FeWayne Chicago Houston J a N al i e Ke V Sandy Karen Helen Tempe Fi Austin A Denver 21 5 Tracing and Editing Images 5 1 Auto Tracing Graphical Images Note There are several methods presented here for auto tracing The first two methods each use the Accuscan function to trace and are useful when tracing images with filled color The third method Center Line Tracing should be used for open or hollow images such as a pattern for an envelope or an outline tracing of a shape Method A Scan and Trace Wizard note this also works for existing images it is not necessary to scan 1 Select File gt Acquire Image gt Scan and Trace Wizard 2 Click on Next and then check one of the following choices to use your scanner open an existing image or paste in an image you ve copied to the Windows clipboard from another application Click on Next 3 Inthe following steps we have ele
67. lect the entire image and select Arrange gt Break Path or Ctrl J This will break the image into individual paths and allow you to delete separate paths or edit them Click once on any line and only the connected path of that line will be selected Press the Delete key if you wish to delete that path Double click on any line and the vector points will appear along the path and be available for editing Editing Nodes Depending on what kind of object you ve created you may need to break path or convert to curves first o Welded Title double click any line o Unwelded Title select title and select Arrange gt Text to Graphics Then double click any letter to edit o Imported Vector File such as wmf double click any line It may be necessary to first select the entire image and perform a Ctrl J to break the path o Shape created within KNK Studio GE e g a star Select image and go to Arrange gt Convert to Curves Change Allowable Error to 0 Click on OK and then double click the image o KNK File double click any line o Auto traced image in KNK Studio GE Select the entire image and perform a Ctrl J to break the path Then double click on any line Besides double clicking a line you can also use Edit gt Edit Path or Ctrl E to show the individual nodes Note that the image may be a polyarc all nodes are curved nodes or polygon mixture of three kinds of nodes To convert from one format to the other go to Arrange gt
68. lose the Smart Bar for the transformation mode For more text transformations options Microsoft Word contains a Word Art function to create another large variety of interesting looks A Word Art title can be copied in Microsoft Word pasted into KNK Studio and is ready to cut 4 8 Incorporating Dingbat Images in a Title A quick way to create a welded letter title with an image attached it to use any of thousands of dingbat fonts available from the Internet for free In this example Brush Script font is being used for the letters and Wingdings will be used for the image In advance you will want to use a font browser like The Font Thing or Windows Character Map to determine which letter keystroke corresponds to the image you wish to include 1 Using the steps in Section 4 2 Text Basics create the title in the Brush Script font adding in the letter which will be converted to the dingbat font In this example the upper case S is placed in mee Rate SD ups While still in text mode use the left arrow key to back up to the letter S and drag the mouse to highlight that letter From the font menu on the Smart Bar locate Wingdings and double click that font name The letter S will change to the corresponding raindrop image At this time you can also click on the Font Height next to the Font Menu to make the character larger as necessary Bain O Draps Continue with the welding steps outlined in Section 4 4
69. mage to reveal the nodes The apple is not smooth and curved because the nodes are corner nodes Select all the nodes Press the C key several times until the nodes turn into circles Click on Apply To separate the leaf and stem from the apple select the image click on the Ginsu Knife Tools icon on the Tools toolbar and pick the Close Path tool Click once on the left and once on the right near the bottom of the leaf and stem making sure the start and end points are outside the path lines Click on Apply and then click away from the image to deselect it Click once on the leaf and then move the leaf and stem away from the apple 37 9 Repeat the Ginsu Knife process to separate the leaf from the stem In this case the left mouse button was held down and a hand drawn curve was used to separate the stem from the leaf for a more natural look 10 At this point each piece can be edited if the curves need smoothing or the shapes need altering according to what you might prefer In this example the top of the apple was made a little smoother and the leaf and stem were made larger relative to the apple 11 Select each separate piece and click on a different color from the Shop Palette so that when you are ready to cut you can change your cardstock or paper for each cutting 5 3 Manual Tracing and Design With the terrific auto tracing capabilities in KNK Studio GE you may never need to manually trace a design But if y
70. mbossing or Drawing in Color In the following example a heart and two text objects have been created One text object has the word Name and the other has the word Hometown Name Hometown The data is typed into a txt file with commas separating the names from the hometowns on each line Note that other separators can be used Save the file E List of Names txt Notepad File Edit Format View Help Helen Denver Karen Austin Sandy Tempe Melanie Houston Pat Chicago Dianne Ft wayne Select the three objects and go to Layout gt Badges The Badge Setup window will open 26 Total number of badges to be made Settings for layout of badges in Sign Blank Select a layout Badge Setup E OS Number of copies E Max copies per page F Use score lines F Use plate Color E Blank F Custom size Height 111 00 Margins Top 0 150 Left 0 150 f 2 Replaceable items text highlight text to be changed Name Hometown J Highlight these two field names Width 18 500 Bottom 0 150 Right 0 150 Spacing Vertical 10 240 Horizontal 10 240 Group each badge Page preview Iw Replacement data file Check this box C Klic N Kut StudiosList of Names txt TE Select separator used in txt file Browse to find txt file with list of names Check the box next to Replacement data file and browse to locate the txt file created In the bottom left corner select a
71. n image from KNK Studio to share with owners of these cutters Method 1 Screen Capture and Using Auto Trace in RoboMaster 1 Install Screen Hunter King Kong Capture or any other free screen capturing program that allows you to marquis select a portion of your window In the following steps King Kong Capture is used In KNK Studio resize your image to fill the screen Turn off the Sign Blank as needed Use black for the trace lines and use Show gt Fill to make the image solid black Execute the screen capture in King Kong Capture one uses Ctrl K and then save the file as a Omp or jpg In the gsd program e g RoboMaster start a new document and go to Insert gt File and locate the screen capture you saved With the image selected go to Edit gt Get Outline and a new window will open with the image Click on Convert to Outline Then click on Paste then Exit A vector tracing will now be on top of the screen capture image To separate go to Edit gt Ungroup Click away Then click on the image and drag The colored image will be the original file and can be deleted Method 2 Using Inkscape 1 4 Install Inkscape a free downloadable program from www inkscape org Because the KNK Studio s dxf format will not import into the software used by the gsd programs it must be first sent to Inkscape to save as a dxf With the image opened in KNK Studio go to File gt Export and select svg from the menu under Save as Ty
72. ncludes information about its color and its position Common bitmap file formats are jpg omp tif The Block Nesting feature rearranges objects on the cutting material with the purpose of minimizing wasted material Arrange gt Block Nesting or Cut gt Plot gt Cut Toolbox Use Break Path to revert a combined path of objects into individual paths for each object This is required in order to delete paths and edit nodes in a traced design Arrange gt Break Path When an object is selected nine small boxes appear The middle box is the Center Nub Holding the left mouse over this nub and dragging it will move the object The Center Line Tracing feature uses a bitmap to produce a Center Line traced drawing that can be cut This feature works best with larger sized objects versus photographic images Tools Toolbar gt Scan Tools Tracing The Clipping feature is used to designate an object to be a window through which other objects are viewed Arrange gt Clipping Close Graphics is used to join the first and last nodes of a contiguous path with a curve or straight line Arrange gt Close Graphics Use Connect Path to connect nodes in a broken path the two nodes will merge into one Arrange gt Connect Path The Contour Cut feature creates a hairline trace around an object or graphic Cut gt Contour Cut Contour Object is used to create a single shape that matches the contours of an image It can be set to retain or ignore the i
73. ndow and your image will appear like this 9 Click on the Cut icon in the Cut Toolbox window and the CR WB Sil Controller window will open and you can proceed with your print and cut as usual e Tocreate a Print and Cut in landscape mode gt If the orientation diagram doesn t appear click once on the Fit to Page icon the one with four black arrows third from left 43 1 Repeat Steps 1 4 except use a Landscape orientation for your Sign Blank Your image on screen will look something like this Family 2 In Step 5 be sure to change your printer s setup from Portrait to Landscape When you then enter the Print Preview window your image should appear like this o d i 3 Proceed with Steps 6 8 When you enter the Cut window the image will appear like this 4 Click on the Cut icon in the Cut Toolbox window The CR WB Sil Controller window will open and you can proceed with your print and cut as usual 6 2 Using the Pounce Feature to Cut Dashed Lines e In this example the following policy envelope will be used as the example The exterior red lines will be cut and the interior blue lines will be pounced cut as dashed lines 44 e Select the entire image for cutting and click on the Scissors icon on the Tools toolbar e In the Cut Toolbox window click on the sixth icon from the right blue box with black dashed lines to indent the box and Enable Pounce
74. ng once you reach the starting point this completes a closed path and you can begin tracing at a different location If you need to stop a trace before a path is closed and restart elsewhere you will need to click on Apply at the top or press the spacebar and then reenter the Node Edit window again 11 To cut images such as this where you may wish to pounce the folding lines i e cut dashed lines refer to Section 6 2 Using the Pounce Feature to Cut Dashed Lines 39 Curved Line Tracing 1 The flower image in this example is made up of curves The tracing method is very similar As with the envelope template choose the Graphic Edit Tools and then the first Node Edit icon Since you may need to reenter the menu over and over follow the instructions from step 2 in the previous section to keep the submenu of tools readily available Select a color from the Shop Palette for the tracing line Click once to place your first node Then right click and select the upper right circle icon Curve Node From this point forward curved lines will be drawn as you trace around the outside of the flower In general you will need more nodes when tracing around tight curves and far fewer nodes when tracing along gentle curves As you practice this technique you will see that a node only needs to be placed when the trace curve begins to deviate from the original curve of the imported graphic Once you return to t
75. nner contours of the original shape Transform gt Contour Object A Corner Node is used to construct straight lines thus two corner nodes on a path will be joined by a straight line In node edit mode it appears as a A Curve Node is used to construct a curved contour thus two curve nodes on a path will be joined by a curve In node edit mode it appears as a small circle Checking the Cut by Color option will evoke the Filter by Color feature in the cut window This will result in only one color at a time being sent to the cutter allowing the user to change materials or tools between cuts Cut gt Plot gt Cut Toolbox or Cut gt Plotting Defaults Cut Tool Usage tracks job parameters such as estimated time and distance for the cut as well as history of tool changes and jobs completed Cut gt Cut Tool Usage Die Cut To create a geometric contour cut path that is centered on an image use the Die Cut command Cut gt Die Cut Refer to Sort from Plotting Defaults UU O O O O O JO O O O O O UU U DI CO CO gt gt gt gt Do Z c Z O O OI o D D O Q Q x 0 5 O gt 5 5 5 5 D O 5 5 Oo 3 H 5 n O O O e Ei lt 5 Kei D O 5 Cc oO 5 A O gt O O D O O O D D D A nia O gu O lt D J Oo D O Z A O a U Z E S a Mm O 5 Z El zZ o D Ze I SID Z D O O O lO Q 5 E Mm GA D x o E Q o y 9 o oO A Q Ke 5 O O O be Gei 2 Dongle Also called
76. older to automatically install For temporary installation you can locate a font using My Computer or Explorer double click the file name to open a preview window and that font will be installed until you close it But once closed it will no longer be installed in KNK Studio GE either In KNK Studio GE go to File gt Install gt Fonts Click on the Search Now bution to list all fonts currently installed in Windows You can click on Install All and the entire list of fonts will be made available in KNK Studio GE Alternatively you can pick and choose individual fonts by clicking on the names in the list Note that holding down the Ctrl key will allow you to select unselect more fonts from the list Click on the Install button when you are ready to make those highlighted available in KNK Studio GE 4 2 Text Basics On the Tools toolbar click on the Text Tools icon and then select the first icon on the left Text Compose Click once inside the Sign Blank area to enter text mode or hold down the left mouse button and drag a marquee to create a text frame In the upper left portion of the Smart Bar a new drop down menu of your available fonts will appear If needed click on the next to All Fonts to open the complete list Locate and double click on the font of your choice Font Fort a SE Kern Une Line Detective Window Percentage Spacing Compression 4 Klic Text Compose N Kut Studio Untitled1 KNK Transform Image View O
77. ome of the very basic settings you ll want to check right away To fully understand how certain settings will affect your cutting please refer to Chapter 3 e Units Go to Options gt Klic N Kut Setup gt Preferences and choose inches or mm e Toolbars Go to View gt Toolbars there are four in total and it s useful to have them all showing click on one to turn it on off until you determine which features you find most useful You can then create a custom toolbar with just those you need most often View gt Toolbars gt Customize e Show Sign Blank Go to View gt Show Sign Blank makes document boundaries visible e Orientation Go to Layout gt Blank Size and choose Portrait or Landscape Just as in RoboMaster or Wishblade this will set how the image will cut on the mat e Driver Go to Cut gt Plotting Defaults and under Selected Driver pick which brand of cutter you own Note that you must click on Save Default to lock in a change in this window Then you can click on OK e Tool Go to Cut gt Plotting Defaults there are 4 tools available Unless you are doing a Print and Cut select Pen or Knife from the drop down menu As above click on Save Default e Machine Limits Go to Cut gt Plotting Defaults click on Setup These are the maximum and minimum length and width for cutting and will seem reversed based on the length being shorter than the width These values need to be changed to 11 02 so that when you switch back and f
78. on OK Right click again on this same title and select Copy Style Select the title s to change right click and select Paste Style 4 4 Connected Letter Title With a Mat 1 Using the instructions from Section 4 2 Text Basics type the letters of your title In this example Lucida Calligraphy has been selected Winter To overlap your letters click on the On Screen Kerning button icon with the letters AB towards the bottom right of the Smart Bar Now you can shift the letters to overlap by dragging any of the boxes in between the letters All letters to the right of that box will move together OR click ONCE on any of the boxes below a letter and then use the left right arrow keys on the keyboard to move the letters in smaller increments which is recommended when trying to be precise If you inadvertently exit the Text window after typing your title you can also access the Kerning function under Text Tools on the Tools Toolbar 3 icon When you are satisfied with the overlap click on the Select Tools icon on the Tools toolbar to select the entire title You may also wish to press Alt S to go to outline mode to see the actual overlap of the letters d it r ieee Ste CH O a ay d feed ot Ile O if vf d Ko aan d A JI rb TI III Gee Fr d VW Id d Le po i Fi J F J II el uf 1 i q ul Lk d La L H o Now click on the Weld Tools icon 6 from top on Tools toolbar and select th
79. on being the text mode pressing the spacebar will also invoke the select mode e To select an object click on any of the trace lines Hold down the Shift key to select additional objects Alternatively drag the left mouse button to marquis select one or more objects If you wish to select all the objects on the screen use Ctrl A e When an object is selected each press of the Tab key will move to another object cycling through all objects on the screen o If more than one color has been used for the objects on the screen one can hold down the Ctrl key and then click on one of the colors from the Shop Palette or Job Palette All objects of that color will immediately change to a dotted line indicating they are hidden and no longer selectable Repeating this step will return objects of that color to a normal state Alternatively holding down the Alt key while selecting a color will make all objects NOT that color hidden Again this is a toggle process e One can also select objects based on size Go to Edit gt Select By Size and the Smart Bar provides a number of options such as the biggest smallest bigger than an object you select or smaller than an object you select Note that if you pre select an object before going to this window the Smart Bar will show the dimensions of the selected object in the top left corner Deleting e To delete an image select it and press the Delete key or go to Edit gt Clear One can also use Ctrl
80. on how much memory is allocated This setting can be changed in Options gt Klic N Kut Setup gt Undo Setup 12 3 Cutting From KNK Studio GE 3 1 Quick Testing Tutorial New owners tend to be VERY eager to try out their software In the following mini tutorial a simple shape will be drawn on the screen and then drawn on your CR WB Sil Start with a pen or pencil in your penholder and draw on ordinary paper 1 Set a page size to match your paper or cardstock Go to Layout gt Blank Size and verify the Dimensions are 8 27 x 11 This is ideal if cutting to an 8 1 2 x 11 paper or cardstock Or you can select a different size from the menu or enter a custom size Note that the width is restricted to 8 27 as this is the cutting limit on a CR WB Sil Make sure Portrait is selected under Orientation Click on OK Also go to View gt Show Sign Blank and make sure it is checked Go to Cut gt Plotting Defaults Under Tool select the Pen tool Click on Save Default BEFORE clicking on OK to lock in the change If you are planning to cut instead of using the pen tool then select Knife from this menu On the Tools toolbar select the Shape Tools icon which is about halfway down Resting your mouse cursor on any icon will pop up a title for that icon Click once on any one of the icons that appears under Shape Tools such as a star or arrow Your Smart Bar will change to indicate you are in that tool s mode In the Sign Blank area
81. on the Smart Bar Note that either a horizontal or a vertical slant can be chosen Slant is also an icon on the Operations toolbar Locking e Select one or more objects and go to Arrange gt Lock Object This will lock in the size rotation and coloring To unlock objects select and go to Arrange gt Unlock Object Re Coloring e To re color the interior fill and exterior tracing lines of an image first make sure the Shop Palette is visible at the bottom of the screen If not then go to View gt Palettes gt Show Shop Palette e Click any of the colors on the Shop Palette Note that the first two colors on the left of the Shop Palette allow you to make an image clear or make an image invisible If you have the Job Palette turned on only the specific colors you ve used for your images will appear in that palette When creating additional images of the same color it is often easier to pick the same colors from this palette rather than from the Shop Palette o A quick way to change all images of a particular color to another drag and drop a new color from the Shop Palette onto the color to be replaced on the Job Palette e To create a custom color click on the Context Menu icon looks like 3 little dots on the Shop Palette Select Custom Color Creator and enter the precise color parameters you wish to use e Goto View gt Show Line Style and check this item With this option turned on objects will have a black or other color outline
82. or slanted Lock Object a However a locked object can still be moved or deleted Arrange gt Lock Object Machine Limits Use the Machine Limits to set the maximum length and width for the cutter Cut gt Plotting Defaults gt Setup Make Path Make Path will combine a selection of multiple objects or paths into a single path Arrange gt Make Path M Mat can refer to either of the following 1 A thin usually plastic material with a sticky surface used to hold the material to be cut Also called a carrier sheet 2 A background shadow for an image or a welded title Menos The Metamorphisis feature will create a transition in a specified number of steps from one object to another H Transform gt Metamporphisis Mirror The Mirror feature can create a vertical or horizontal mirror image of the selected object Cut Toolbox window Made Use the Image gt Mode command to change the type of data that a raster image is composed of thereby determining the maximum number of colors that can be represented i e its color depth Image gt Mode Multi cut Certain materials such as chipboard may require multiple passes of the cutting blade The Multi Cut field is used to set the number of passes that should be performed Cut gt Plotting Defaults When Multiple Instance is checked more than one copy of KNK Studio can be open at once Options gt Multiple Multiple Instance Instance Node Edit Node Edit allows individual and group node
83. orth between portrait and landscape modes you won t end up with images being chopped off due to the machine limits being incorrectly set If you need to cut something longer such as an envelope template or a vinyl sign then you can adjust these accordingly e Multiple Instance Go to Options gt Multiple Instance allows more than one file to be opened at a time e Show Grid Go to View gt Show Grid turn on off the grid There is also an icon for this on the Workspace toolbar e Grid Size Go to Options gt Klic N Kut Setup gt Preferences sets distance between grid lines e Duplicates Go to Options gt Klic N Kut Setup gt Preferences When you use Edit gt Duplicate to copy an image this is the offset from the original If you want the duplicate to be directly on top of the original enter O for both values e Show Fill Go to View gt Show Fill turn on off the fill With Show Fill turned on closed images will be filled with the color you select from the Shop Palette on the bottom of the screen Open images will appear with dashed lines There is also an icon for this on the Workspace toolbar or you can use Alt S 2 KNK Studio GE Basics 2 1 Main KNK Studio GE Screen e Below is a screen shot of the main screen in KNK Studio GE with the major parts identified Note the specific names of the items shown below as they will be referenced throughout this user manual Ea Klic H Kut Studio Untitied1 KNK File Edt Layout Arr
84. ote you can deselect the title then click on the mat line and drag the mat away from the original 14 If you wish to custom arrange the individual letters rather than having them in a straight line then after typing the title click on the Select icon on the Tools toolbar Then go to Arrange gt Text to Graphics Now each letter can be individually selected and arranged as desired Then continue from Step 5 above 4 5 Fitting Text to Curves 1 Type the letters you wish to fit to a curve using the method described in Section 4 2 Text Basics In this example Arial Narrow is the select font and the text will be fit to a circle SUMME 2 With the title selected go to Transform gt Fit Text to Arc The title will immediately be placed at the top of a circle and the Smart Bar will show a series of settings to use to customize the look Specifically changing the Arc Angle or Radius will adjust the amount of the curve 22 Clicking on a different icon in the Smart Bar the word can be fit to the arc at the bottom which will curve the word in the other direction When the desired look is achieved click on the Arrow icon on the Tools toolbar to complete the process The arc will disappear leaving the curved word To put a welded title on a curve select the image and go to Transform gt Transformations Note the various transformation options that now appear on the Smart Bar Use the last set on the right to curve your welded
85. our imported image has very poor resolution or is too dark or too light to produce a decent tracing you can use the Graphics Edit Tools to trace manually You may also wish to learn these tools to design images from scratch It s fairly easy and can be done quickly The important things to remember are e Zoom in close so you can more precisely trace the actual outline e Don t try to be so exact the first time around the image Remember that nodes can be added deleted and moved as necessary Importing the Image to Trace 1 Select File gt Import and browse to locate the graphic file 2 Select the file name and click on Import 3 nu A OA Increase the size of your image by dragging a corner In this tutorial we will be tracing two different items to illustrate the two types of tracing straight line and curved 38 Straight Line Tracing 1 2 Zoom in on the image in order to clearly see the lines Don t worry about only seeing a portion as you can scroll while tracing without interrupting the process Manual tracing is performed using the Graphics Edit Tools on the Tools toolbar the tool with the pencil icon Since you will be accessing it over and over you can drag the popup menu to a handier location on your screen by holding your mouse over the two pale vertical lines on the left side of the three icons This will remain in place until you click on the Graphics Edit tool again With the Graphics Edi
86. pe Name the file and note the location being saved Click on Export Launch Inkscape and use File gt Open to open the saved svg file The image will be flipped To correct marquis select the image and go to Object gt Flip Vertical Then go to File gt Save As and select dxf from the bottom right dropdown menu Name the file at the top and click on Save A black window will flash open on the screen Wait for it to close before closing Inkscape Because you have just saved the file click on Close Without Saving when asked Open the gsd program e g RoboMaster and go to File gt Load DXF Locate the file and click on Open Zoom out if necessary to locate the image Select File gt Save to save the file as a gsd 54 Converting from Klic N Kut Studio KNK to DesignMaster GRA In Klic N Kut Studio export the file as ai In KNK Studio GE import the file and select Layout gt Ungroup Converting from Inkscape SVG to KNK From within Inkscape save the file as eps When asked check the boxes next to Make bounding box around full page and Convert Text to Paths When importing into KNK Studio GE select Use PDF Import Filter In some cases the file may need to have the path broken Arrange gt Break Path to remove a bounding box Converting from WPC to KNK In WinPC Sign or Funtime Scrapbooking use Ctrl A to select all images Go to File gt Export and select ai from the drop down menu Name the file and save In KNK Studio GE go to F
87. plicate copy slightly offset to the top right of the original The amount of offset for a duplicate image can be changed under Options gt Klic N Kut Setup gt General Preferences Use Edit gt Copy and Edit gt Paste from the top menu A small rectangular cursor appears Go to any area inside or outside of your document boundaries and drag the mouse to draw a rectangle The image will appear when you release the mouse button Note that the size of the image will depend on the size of the rectangle rather than duplicating the original If you DO want the exact same size then instead of dragging the mouse just click once on the screen and the same size copy will appear Select your image then hold down the Alt key and begin dragging the center of the selected image as if moving it A copy of the image will move leaving the original in place Go to Layout gt Array A new menu of choices will appear at the top of the screen Under Total X and Total Y you can choose the number of duplicate images to appear in any row or column relative to the original On the left side you can select how the images will be arranged as well as the spacing between the images Resizing With the image selected use your mouse to drag any corner of the image to resize proportionately Dragging a square not in a corner will allow you to resize either vertically or horizontally while leaving the other dimension constant You can also resize the image from the Smart B
88. ptions Web Help Sp run 3 fimo f1003 fis 8 werall e AB uE f ft r tt Horizontal Text Vertical Fort Fort opel Text Character Versus Justicaton allgrnent Height Angle Check Rerning Wd vertical Text in Text Frame mode At any time you can begin typing the letters of your text title Pressing the Enter key will do a line break and allow you to continue typing a second line of text Note that on the Smart Bar are the options for Vertical Text Font Height Font Angle Spell Check and more When done either click outside the text area or click on the Select icon on the Tools toolbar 20 If you wish to edit your text after leaving text mode double click the title If you wish to use your entire Sign Blank as the text window then select the Frame Text Compose icon after clicking on the Text Tools icon in the Tools toolbar The Text Justification choices and the Vertical Alignment choices on the Smart Bar may now be of interest depending on your project Also available under the Text Tools icon on the Tools toolbar are Text Kerning Spell Check and Text Underlining 4 3 Copying Text Style from One Title To Another If you have several different text titles with differing formats it s possible to copy various characteristics of one title and apply them to another 1 2 3 Select the title with the format you wish to copy right click and select Settings Check which format settings you wish to copy Click
89. r available material Repeat Step 4 to add more images if desired You can further try the various spin icons to help oddly shaped items fit closer together Method B Repeats Use this method after you have selected your image and you go into the cutting window Note This method is for use with the Page mode only versus the Sign Blank mode 1 2 3 In the cutting window zoom out so you can see your image relative to the document size Make sure you have the correct media size entered on the Smart Bar Click on the Repeats Setup button under Repeats Check the box by Stack Repeats if it is okay to have more than one row of the image Then enter the number of images you wish to cut and the spacing if any between the images Click on the up arrow next to Stack Size Note that it will only allow you to enter the maximum number of rows which will actually fit based on the media size you entered above Enter any spacing between the images next to X Space and Y Space Note that you can save your settings if you wish by clicking on the diskette icon entering name for this setting and clicking on Save Defaults Click on OK to return to the cutting window At this point you can add or remove copies by clicking on the arrows under Repeats Before cutting you may need to nudge the objects away from the boundaries so that complete objects are cut on your mat 3 6 Cutting by Color If you have images of varying colors and
90. r drawing with pens pencils markers etc or with the embossing tip The Knife is used for cutting with a blade The Pen with reg marks is used for Print and Cuts where a pen is used in place of a blade and the Knife with reg marks is used for Print and Cuts with the blade Beneath the tool menu are several options o Multi Cut Checking this box opens a second box where the number of repeat passes can be set o Pounce This is the same as cutting a dashed line Checking this box opens two additional boxes where you can enter the length of the dashed cut and the spacing between the cuts Suggested starting values are 07 2mm and 0 15 4mm respectively Refer to Section 6 2 Using the Pounce Feature to Cut Dashed Lines The settings under Cut are o Page the selected images will be moved to the origin for cutting regardless of their location on the Sign Blank You can however use your mouse or arrows keys on the keyboard to move the image away from the origin as needed Also the overall size of 16 your image is shown to the right of the location information in the Smart Bar You can modify the size by dragging one of the corners of the image or typing in a specified size in the length or width field When you make this change it only applies to the version you are about to cut When you close this window and return to your regular document area the original size will still be in tact o Sign Blank the images will be cut
91. roperties To edit the nodes these objects need to be converted using Arrange gt Convert to Curves Tools Toolbar gt Shapes Tools HOt Machine The Photo Machine tool converts a bitmap into a line traced drawing format that can be cut routed or engraved Tools Toolbar gt Scan Tools Polyarc JA Polyarc object is composed entirely of curve nodes Polygon A Polygon object is composed of a combination of corner curve and tangent nodes Bounce Same as dashed or perforated lines Pounce can be used to make cuts of a specified length and spacing useful for fold up projects or adding detail to a die cut image Cut gt Plotting Defaults or Cut Toolbox window A Power Weed is like a weed border except that mid weed lines horizontal and vertical may also be created Power Weed These mid weed lines will improve the ease of pulling the finished vinyl from its backing especially if detailed objects are being cut Tools Toolbar gt Shapes Tools When the Proportional Scaling icon is locked the aspect ratio is held constant if the length or width of an object is changed When unlocked the user can independently change the length or the width without altering the other On the Smart Bar after clicking Select on the Tools ToolBar Raster Images Refer to Bitmap Images Redo Navigator Refer to Undo Navigator Registration Marks are special extra marks placed in three corners surrounding an image to be printed and then cut out Manually
92. rs icon on the Tools toolbar The cut window will appear like this Landscape 3 Click on the Scissors icon far right in Cut Toolbox window to cut and the result should be 14 In RoboMaster and Wishblade there are red guidelines automatically added in the document area to indicate where images must be located In KNK Studio GE one can manually add guidelines if needed to use in placing images O Under Layout gt Blank Size indent the lower left corner of the Origin Selection diagram Select either Portrait or Landscape mode Click on OK RIGHT click anywhere in the Sign Blank area and the Edit Guides window will open In Portrait mode select the middle vertical guideline icon and type in for X 7 87 or 200 if working in mm In Landscape mode select the top left horizontal guideline icon and type in for Y 204 or 10 if working in mm A guideline will appear in the Sign Blank area and will indicate the boundary for that image Note Only the restricted width of the CR WB Sil has been set Since a CR WB Sil can actually cut up to 39 37 or 1000 cm the placement of an image in the other direction will be restricted by the Sign Blank itself Save these guidelines into blank template files if you wish Then you can open and resave under a new name each time you design a new image to cut Portrait Mode Guideline Landscape Mode Guideline 3 3 Cutting Defaults Just as you set preferences for your printer KNK St
93. scellaneous F1 KNK Reference Guide F2 Disable all shop colors except current Ctrl F7 Text compose Ctrl F8 Frame text compose Alt P Open the cutting window SpaceBar Return to select mode F10 Select the menu bar Shift F2 Simplify Customizing Hot Keys Menu or Screen Location Edit gt Edit Path Edit gt Edit Path Arrange gt Make Path Arrange gt Break Path Arrange gt Text to Graphics Arrange gt Clipping gt Clipping Arrange gt Clipping gt Clipping Clear Help gt Index On left Tools toolbar select Text Tools then select 1st icon from left On left Tools toolbar select Text Tools then select 2nd icon from left Cut gt Plot also 2nd icon from top on Tools toolbar Arrange gt Simplify The following keystrokes are available to use in creating your own hot keys A D S Ctrl 0 thru Ctrl 9 F thru K Home M thru Q End U thru Z Page Up O thru 9 Page Down To do this 1 Select Options gt Customize Shortcuts 2 Select menu item from left side 3 4 Click on Assign and then Apply Under Press New Shortcut Key enter keystroke you wish to use 60 Appendix B_ Terminology Most definitions below also contain the menu or toolbar location Note that some functions in this list or in the software are not present in the user manual but information can be found by going to Help gt Index and then locating the term under the Index tab The AccuScan feature contains the tools required to convert a bitmap into a line traced dra
94. se a setting of 4 to 6 Speckle Filter Factor Bitmaps that are generated using a scanner often contain speckles which are usually caused by a scratched or dirty scanner bed To ignore these imperfections the Speckle Filter may be applied as part of the trace However be cautious of using a high setting since small details could be mistaken for speckles Set the speckle filter factor as a percentage of the overall bitmap size Snap Line Degree When using a scanner to create a bitmap the original document may not be perfectly aligned As a result lines that were intended to be precisely horizontal or vertical will be slightly incorrect Set the value to the number of degrees that need to be corrected For example a setting of 5 degrees will correct lines that are off by that amount If the Degrees cannot be set high enough then the document should be scanned again or the bitmap can be rotated on the workspace Small Shape Accuracy assess the ratio between the largest bitmap objects versus the smallest o When the ratio appears large set the accuracy to high 7 10 o When objects are similar in size set the accuracy to low Off 3 Center Line Trace Settings Tolerance Same as Line Fit Tolerance above but scale is simply from Loose to Tight Speckle Same as Speckle Filter Factor above but scale is only from 0 to 4 pixels Resolution As part of the CenterLine trace process the original vector or bitmap based object undergoes ra
95. setting these positions after printing communicates to the cutter exactly where to cut the image Tools Toolbar gt Shapes Tools a G Render to Bitmap will create a bitmap from any selected vector image Transform gt Render to Bitmap Reduce Nodes The Reduce Nodes function will eliminate excessive nodes from a polyarc image Arrange gt Reduce Nodes Use the Round Corner feature to round either the inner or outer corners of objects Transform gt Round Round Corner Corners Security Key Refer to Dongle l The Segment Edit tool is used to reshape a section of the contour to fit a straight line a corner or a curve Segment Edit Proportional Scaling Registration Marks third icon in Arc Edit Smart Bar sequence tS Sequence feature has two uses Arrange objects on screen and arrange the order in which objects are cut Layout gt Sequence Shadow The Shadow option creates shadow effects of varying styles depths and angles for objects Transform gt Shadow Shon Palette The basic color palette is the Shop Palette which lists the colors that are available for use on the workspace H View gt Palettes gt Show Shop Palette The Sign Blank is a visual representation of the area that is available for printing and or cutting thus it is Layout gt Blank Size and View gt Show Sign Blank Sign Blank recommended that the sign blank size be the same dimensions as the material placed on the mat Sloe lank GER
96. sis middle image is created settings Target layer checked Count 5 Then select and weld all images using a Basic Weld Arc Edit Refer to Drawing an Arc in Section 5 3 Manual Tracing and Design 7 o Turn on Options gt Grid gt Snap to Grid Click at blue and then red but continue to hold down mouse button and drag to bottom of heart click to plant node and then up to fourth node and click o o Return to first node and again hold down mouse button and drag down and to the left forming symmetrical heart Then press spacebar to complete image 49 Round Corner WO Transform gt Round Corner Setting of 0 2 WWW Transform gt Fillet Round Corner Setting of 0 07 middle image no miter right image miter checked click on which part you wish to fillet Fillet Round Corner Fit Object to Path La AA E Le Kim Ka A ay A AXE Transform gt Fit Object to Path Start with a small Circle and large Oval After Object to Path middle image is created settings Number 25 Then apply Basic Weld to create scallop SSSS Transform gt Shadow Choose shadow style on Smart Bar along with other settings Shadow is a separate path that can be cut separately Shadow Decorative Border JOL Layout gt Decorative Border Select from available styles and experiment with Settings 50 Basic Weld d kl d f H 1 d d i i L d i K i E Tea j A A e ec J Ki F E a ef a f i A Pa ka A Vd A H E A ec
97. sterization to the set Resolution value and then a trace is performed The default value of 300 DPI dots per inch is adequate for most cases Corner Sensitivity Same as Line Cornering above but the scale is from 1 to 15 Detail Level The Detail Level setting controls CenterLine Tracing detail recognition ability O Ifa bitmap contains a lot of detail set the Detail Level to a higher value o lfita simple image set the Detail Level lower o Moderate settings work best with images that include areas of high detail with areas of low detail Truncate Endpoints The Truncate Endpoints setting controls the CenterLine Tracing corner and endpoint recognition ability CenterLine Tracing uses this setting to determine which parts of a trace represent a corner endpoint and which parts represent a tight curve o Ifa bitmap contains sharp corners and is mostly angular with sharp endpoints set to a lower value O Ifitis mostly curves set to a higher value 67 LE o D A A 54 A A 55 A 55 A een te eee 55 ACCUSCA radiata 28 ACCUSO Mirlos 67 Allowable e EE 34 AND WG A E 51 AC A he esenrT ee one eee eee 41 49 AIC SEGMENT solici 34 A EE 12 PRAY EE 10 18 AO DA e oats 96 AUto Tac o ds 28 53 AXIS SWAD eie 5 16 e A 26 Banfield de 16 45 Stee cias 51 PAIK Eeer 8 BIOGK INGSTING iran a 52 Breaking Pa Sa 32 Calcule aiii A 57 Center Line Trace 67 Center Line Tracing cccocccccconnncccononino 28 30 Connected Letter Title
98. sults you want Thus it is recommended that you experiment before using it on your nicer paper cardstock or vellum o Speed Because you are using either pens or the engraving tool AND the fill in typically takes much longer than a simple cut you may wish to increase the speed to the maximum level o Pressure For pens use the same lighter pressure you use with the pen tool For embossing you will need to experiment For example with vellum both lighter pressures and heavier pressures can be used and both will work A lighter pressure produces a fainter white look on the vellum which can be just as beautiful as the brighter white produced with a heavier pressure o Pen Diameter In the Cut Toolbox window right click on the third icon from the right called Banner Fill A new window of settings will be displayed see screenshot below The Pen Diameter is the size of the mark made on the surface of the material For an engraving tool set this number to 0 02 0 5mm for vellum and thin papers 0 05 1 25mm for thicker cardstocks For markers and gel pens simply estimate the size relative to the engraving tool It s not critical that the number be all 45 that accurate since the other settings in this window will be tweaked to give you the results you need o Fill Style Change from None to Line Sweep or S Sweep The latter appears to work more efficiently but may not give you the look you want o Fill Overlap Adjust e
99. t K L 4 Circle pentagon heart Overlap shapes Use Basic Weld Tools toolbar Result Balloon AND Weld j d f d y 1 1 j r e i r d f F Ki 1 j r r KN i k 1 j P H Ke Iw y i d e d k q Y d H d A d N kd d WAT A j V eh D i a m Y d BW Fa a Zeie a g aa es S i E Be SC A i PAI Se A up Pl V bh Ahhh e Wen A d Ad IEN S e ol Vd d e ri EAS bk w l y d ZE P H ot Circle 15 point star Overlap shapes Use AND Weld Tools toolbar Result Crown Or Fern XOR Weld be Ee Two overlapping circles Use XOR Weld Tools toolbar Separate the images 2 Moons 6 7 Cutting Vinyl e While there are many types and thickness of vinyl in general it is very easy to cut Use the blue cap on your bladeholder and select a low Paper Thickness value in the Controller window e After cutting remove the waste first Then apply transfer tape across the cut images repeating rows of tape to completely cover the images Lift the tape and images from the backing paper and press the sticky side of the images to the target location Press smoothly and firmly Use a credit card if desired to get even better adhesion Gently peel away the transfer tape e For easier removal of the waste from the backing either regular weeding or power weeding can be set up prior to the cut To do this Weed e Select the image and then under the Shape Tools on the Tools toolbar pick the Weed tool On the Smart Bar one can
100. t popup menu in place pick the first tool on the left called Node Edit Select a color from the Shop Palette which is different from the colors in your image In this example red has been chosen Click on any corner of the image to plant the first node Then go to the next corner and click again Continue around the outside of the image again scrolling to other parts of the image as necessary In the diagram below the blue outline doesn t show up yet because the tracing process is still underway but the notes being planted in each corner do appear Click in each of these spots to place the corner nodes kam and here la Ca Finish tracing the perimeter ending at the first node Note that because you ended at the first node you do have the option of begin another trace at another location Press the spacebar or click on Apply at the top to select the tracing Double click in the middle of the selected image to bring up the nodes To move a node drag it with the left mouse button To trace the internal folding lines again select the Node Edit tool Select a different color for the folding lines in this case blue has been picked Again click around the exterior ending at the starting point Press the spacebar to end and return to the Select mode Double click the image if you need to move or edit any of the nodes Refer to Section 5 2 Editing Vectorized Images for instruction 10 Note that during a traci
101. the color palette at the bottom and click in the image to fill Click on the Select icon and then marquis select the image Go to Edit gt Copy Open KNK Studio and you can then auto trace with the Accuscan function or the Scan and Trace Wizard as described in Methods A and B in Section 5 1 Auto Tracing Graphical Images Method 3 Print the GSD Image to PDF 1 This method requires using Adobe Acrobat Pro Other pdf creating programs may provide good results but have not been adequately tested After installation open the gsd program e g RoboMaster and open the gsd file to convert 33 Click on the Output Settings icon and select the Print Settings tab Under Printer select the Adobe PDF Check the box next to Print Cut Lines Then click on Output to Printer and then OK A pdf version of the image will be created and you will be prompted to save Open KNK Studio and go to File gt Open Change Files of Type from KNK to All Files Locate the pdf file and open accepting defaults Select the image and go to Arrange gt Make Path Then Arrange gt Convert to gt Polyarc Then Arrange gt Reduce Nodes and try 0 005 With image still selected click on the Stroke and Fill Tools icon on the Tools Toolbar On the Smart Bar click on the hairline icon second from left Image should now be ready to cut Converting from KNK to GSD GSD is the format used by the Craft Robo Wishblade and Silhouette There are two methods for converting a
102. tting Defaults window the Object Start Point can be modified to change the location within each object for the cut to begin Note that Current refers to the arrow locations shown when you enter the Node Edit mode for any object 6 5 Contour Cutting e Goto either Cut gt Contour Cut or Transform gt Contour Object to create a contour cut line around either a vector or bitmap image In the Smart Bar will be settings for the color of the contour line the offset of the contour line shape pointed rounded or mitered as well as additional settings for tracing bitmap images Note that Contour Cutting is very similar to creating an outline from Transform gt Outline but the contour will be shown as a dashed line Otherwise the cutting will be the same you can choose to turn on off the contour cut color in the Cut window 6 6 Sixteen Cool Features to Aid In Design The following features are briefly presented With each feature the before and after results or several examples are shown with instructions for the menu location Note that in every case there are many more variations that could have been created Use these samples to help you learn the feature but then soar with it 47 Modifying a Rectangle O Draw a Rectangle Drag one of the corner handles Result Rounded Rectangle O Modifying a Polygon From the Shapes Tools draw a Polygon in this example 8 points were selected and then drag the semicircle handle along t
103. tting for Allowable Error The smaller the number entered the more nodes that will be removed Thus the quality of the tracing will be compromised with smaller settings Try 0 01 and check the results Use Edit gt Undo if necessary and enter a different setting larger or smaller until you are satisfied 6 Yet another method of reducing nodes involves using Segment Edit Refer to the next section Using Segment Edit to Smooth Curved Sections Segment Edit can be used to make uneven curves smoother and more natural In this example we have a font that produces uneven letters but we want to smooth the edges 1 Use Ctrl J to break the paths of the traced image Convert the image to curved nodes only by going to Arrange gt Convert to gt Polyarc Then double click this particular part of the flower E kb 2 Click on the third icon to the right at the top Segment Edit D 3 Click once at the beginning of the segment you wish to edit and then again at the end of the segment The segment will turn red Wen Segment turns red between two points selected Fi 4 Right click anywhere along the red segment and a popup window of icons similar to the node edit menu will appear Select the top right icon which is the Arc Segment option 34 eN Right click on red segment to bring up menu 5 Then click on Apply and the segment is replaced with a smoother arc Repeat along other parts of the image as needed 6 The oth
104. udio GE has a window of default parameters for cutting Go to Cut gt Plotting Defaults and check any settings that you wish to be your defaults Be sure to click on the Save Defaults button at the bottom of the screen to lock in your choices before clicking on OK 15 Note that you do not necessarily have to change these parameters with every cut These are the default settings When you open the cutting control window you can select or override most of these settings for any particular cut The following settings are under Options o Mirror Image is flipped both horizontally and vertically before cutting o Sort Checking this box allows you to pick from four ways to order the objects on the screen to cut For more information refer to Section 6 4 Controlling The Order and Direction of Cuts o Axis Swap Checking this box will change the orientation of your cut With the box unchecked the cutting will be portrait With the box checked the cutting will be landscape However the location of the image cut will be different than if you had simply changed to Landscape mode under Layout gt Blank Size Axis Swap is an option that is of more use to an owner of a Klic N Kut rather than a CR WB SIl o Weed Border A rectangular border will be cut around the image This is useful for those cutting vinyl to remove the waste around a cut image Note that if Sign Blank versus Page is checked then the size of the border will be the entire Sign Blank
105. wing format which can then be cut Tools Toolbar gt Scan Tools The Anchor Nub is a small anchor icon appearing in the Smart Bar during select mode Position the anchor over the image and the coordinates will appear Or type new X and Y coordinates in the SmartBar and the anchor and image will be moved to the new coordinates AND Weld The AND Weld will generate a combined object that is composed of only overlapping sections of the original objects Tools Toolbar gt Weld Tools Arc Edit The Arc Edit tool is used for creating and editing polyarcs Tools Toolbar gt Graphic Edit Tools The Aspect Ratio is the width of an image relative to its length Refer to Proportional Scaling Checking the Axis Swap box changes the orientation of the cut by 90 degrees Cut gt Plotting Defaults Badges The Badges feature is used to create duplicates of a design where a list from a txt file can be substituted for each badge For example badges may be used to create nameplates id cards or labels Layout gt Badges The Banner Fill feature is used with pens or the engraving tool to fill a shape or title Cut Toolbox window or Cut gt Plotting Defaults The Basic Weld tool is used to merge selected objects into one combined object such as when creating welded letter titles or welding images to words Tools Toolbar gt Weld Tools Bitmap Images aka Raster Images are made up of pixels arranged in a grid pattern in which each dot i
106. wish to cut some of the colors at once but not all then you can select which ones to allow and which ones to ignore There are several methods to achieve this Method A Sort and Cut All Colors Select your images in the main document window and then click on the Cut Tools icon to open the cutting window In the Cut Toolbox window click on the second icon from the right This will open the Sort Cut Order by Color window You can check off which colors to cut or uncheck the colors to ignore Then click on Cut to proceed with the cut Note that you can drag and drop the colors in the list to change the order in which they will cut If you have used many colors or if you wish to link a color to the name of the object being cut go back to Sign Blank Select your first object and double click on the color box on the Smart Bar 18 Enter whatever you wish under Color Name For example if you had an apple design with a red apple brown stem and green leaf you could double click on the red outline and name it Apple Then similarly name the green Leaf and the brown Stem Click on Change in each window to save the name Then when you enter the Sort and Cut All Colors window these names will appear next to the colors and may help you better identify which parts you wish to cut Note that these name changes are specific to this file only which makes this feature all the more useful Method B Filter By Color 1 2 3

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