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KNK Zing with MTC User Manual April 22 2012

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1. 9 etaut Page Defaut Page 111 L Defaut Page 12 1 C Defaut Page 3 11 C Defaut Page 4 0 3 Original shape will still Four new pages are created to house the four tiles be on original page 7 06 Node Mode Toolbar The Node Mode Toolbar offers tools to use for editing shapes drawing lines and curves importing from the Basic Shapes library and a number of other functions This toolbar can be activated in any of the following ways Click on the Pt icon in the upper left region of the screen as show in Section 4 01 O Press F1 or W Goto View gt Node Mode The Node Mode Toolbar appears along the left side of the screen The following screenshot shows the function of each tool and section number detailing this tool Edit this project normally deactivates tools iN on this toolbar so that other tools and a functions in MTC can be used Select Tool Edit path de level Node Edit Tool lt it paths at node level Node Edit Tool ov 7 13 Add basic shapes Basic Shapes Tool ren 7 07 Draw freehand lines Pencil Tool 7 10 Draw B zier curves and straight lines Pen Tool 7 12 Se A i j Fa J j J gt a sections of paths Eraser Tool Slice shapes and lines Knife Tool 7 09 Measure shapes lengths and angles E N Measure Tool 7 08 7 07 Add Basic Shape
2. CygnetRound Campanero Download Download thanksgiving praying pilgrim Turkey Thanksgiving holiday or fall animal _Eorward_ Refresh J tome e If just the shape was uploaded then clicking on Download will immediately import the shape at the current location of the Caret e If the file was uploaded as a Project then clicking on Download will open a window where you can browse to a folder on your computer and then save the file in MTC format Once the file is saved that file will automatically open along with the Virtual Mat specifications used by the person who uploaded the file da Save Make The Cut Project x Save in Jj MTC P E Enter a File Name as Date modified and choose a E Boo mtc 9 10 2011 4 35 PM location on your E Rhinestone Fleur De Lis 2 mtc 9 7 2011 11 39 AM computer to save the Retreat Projects mtc 8 30 2011 4 56 PM im po rted MTC file 8 Katharine folded mtc 2 mtc 8 26 2011 6 53 AM Ea Lime mtc 8 20 2011 4 44 PM 8 Saving File Test mtc 8 17 2011 7 44 AM a Cat Napping mtc 8 17 2011 7 42 AM a Judy K Cupcake Wrapper Style 2 mtc 8 16 2011 12 10 PM a Judy K Cupcake Wrapper Style 1 mtc 8 16 2011 9 38 AM 4 m Large Preview Filename Thanksgiving Popup Card Save ss ype Click on Save and file will be saved and then automatically opened 4 03 Importing SVG SVGZ from Your Computer e lf the selected file format is SVG or SVGZ then importing the graphic
3. 4 08 Importing Raster Files JPG BMP PNG etc e If the selected file format is a raster e g JPG BMP TIF PNG or GIF then the Pixel Trace option is used to import the graphic and vectorize selected portions or all of the shape Refer to Chapter 6 Tracing e Raster images may also be copied and pasted into the Pixel Trace window directly from Windows Explorer e lf the raster file is only going to be used to fill a shape with the image also referred to as adding a Texture then refer to Section 3 14 4 09 Accessing the Export Options e One can export a selected shape or group of shapes in any of the following ways o Go to File gt Export and select from one of the available export options o Right click on the screen and select Export Right click on the project tab on the Tab Bar and select Export from the menu This is the same as going to File gt Export o Use any one of three shortcut keys to bring up the available Export choices Refer to the following screenshot 62 Exports selected shape to the Sel To Basic Shapes Ctrl Shift L Your Shapes category 2i d Basi Sh Sel as SVG To MTC Gallery Ctrl Shift W under Basic Shapes Project To MTC Gallery A Allows user to upload selected shape he online MT ller Export in one of Sel To SVG File Ctrl Shift S to the o 2 C Gallery the common vector Sel To Vector PDF File standard formats Sel To EPS AI File Sel To Raster Fie 4 Export shape as a raster file
4. Edit gt Shape Magic gt Boolean Ctrl U Open Boolean Join window Ctrl W ll Weld selected shapes to remove overlap Edit gt Shape Magic gt Weld RO one ape Open Wrap Objects to Path window onto another 184 Shortcut Icon Description Menu Other Location Importing Ctri Shift A Open Make The Cut Gallery import download window File gt Import gt From MTC Gallery Ctrl Shift B aA Open Basic shapes window import window File gt Import gt From Basic Shapes F i mE File gt Import gt Vector Ctrl Shift D Open Open Adobe File import window PDF PS EPS A Ctrl Shift G gt Open Open SVG File import window File gt Import gt SVG SVGZ File Ctrl Shift H i Open Open Font File import window Flle gt Import gt True Open Type Font File Ctrl Shift H Open Open Font File import window anes ange ORS a Ctrl Shift Q Ri File gt Import gt SCUT SCUT2 File Ctrl Shift T File gt Import gt Pixel Trace File gt Import gt From Lettering Delights Ctrl Shift L Open Add Basic shape window lez EXporizcel 10 Basic Shapes Ctrl Shift S Open Save SVG as window File gt Export gt Sel To SVG File Ctrl Shift W Open Upload window to upload as SVG file to MTC Gallery foc Aa ouio Node Editing Tools On the node editing toolbar On the node editing toolbar Slice shapes and Lines On the node editing toolbar Measure shape lengths and angles On the node editing toolbar 185 Shortcut Icon Description Menu Other Location
5. 10 02 Chipboard Video There are many types of materials considered to be chipboard Some can be cut by the KNK Zing and others cannot The best guidelines are o If the chipboard is thicker than the maximum blade length then it cannot be cut Ifthe chipboard is very stiff and cannot easily be bent then it probably cannot be cut o Thin flexible chipboard is the best choice It s worthwhile finding a particular brand of chipboard to use in your projects so that you will know which blades and settings work best each time o Fora thicker look consider cutting two copies of the same shape from thinner chipboard and adhering together especially if the design is somewhat intricate As with all materials set the blade length to be just a fraction longer than the thickness of your chipboard and use the thick materials blue capped blade Chipboard can easily come loose from the mat Try using masking tape or blue painter s tape around the outside edges of the chipboard to prevent the chipboard from slipping during cutting 168 Some thin soft chipboards may cut at a setting of 110 thus try this setting for your test cut Increase in increments of 10 as needed For denser thicker chipboards you will probably need to increase the pressure quite high use several passes and cut at a slow speed The Zing offers 8 very slow speeds which can be the key to getting a cut that is both clean and precise To simulate multi cu
6. 4 10 Exporting to Basic Shapes e When exporting a file to the Basic Shapes library a popup window will appear asking for the file to be named Enter a descriptive name for the shape and then click on Add That shape will be added to the category Your Shapes Add Basic Shape Name Flourish a Please enter a name e As you build Your Shapes library you may want to back it up in the event you have a hard drive crash or if you want to load Your Shapes to other computers you own To access this function go to Help gt Advanced gt Backup and Restore Your Shapes You will find the options to either Backup or Restore 4 11 Exporting to MTC Gallery e When exporting to the MTC Gallery you have a choice between exporting as an SVG or as an MTC To export just a selected shape from MTC to the Gallery select the file and then choose the Sel as SVG to MTC Gallery option The following window will open where you can then enter information and select a category mo Enter a title for your file Thumbnail of image Tite Avacado will automatically r Description avacado seed Great for a Add a description and notes for appear aay Y guacamole recipe layout the person downloading uu y Feel free to share Category Foods Select a category from the SS dropdown menu Check this box after Cancel p reading 7 By checking this box you certify that you have the right to Click on Go to u
7. Video e Use the Alpha Trace for PNG files with transparent backgrounds alpha channels To switch to the Alpha Trace method click on the tab named Alpha and following will appear Tacescings mm Resample Image and Resample Image 1 0 None Despeck will be used 1 Despeck 2 just as they were in Pixel Trace Alpha Threshold will be used just as it was in Pixel Trace but probably won t require as much change Click on the Alpha tab Alpha Threshold y e Use the Alpha Threshold in the same way that the Threshold was applied Increase to include more You will mostly likely discover that less adjustment is required Both Despeck and Resample Image settings also apply in the same way e Inthis example we are importing a PNG image of a leopard Before importing make the following changes on the Virtual Mat tab of the Main Bar These two changes will allow the image you trace to appear in full color on the main screen after tracing Contrast A Landscape 0 Fill Outlne E Show Cirdes gt Show Margins e Before using the Alpha Trace feature note how the leopard appears when the default settings in the Pixel tab are applied Also note that if you first double click in the top left part of the screen you can plant the Caret in a location where you can see a clearer preview of shape that will be produced with those settings Pixel Trace c png Vistialization
8. Y 0 000 in 4 Current location relative to 0 0 Click here to set the origin at the same location as y MH r 0 0 Finished Click here to set new origin and used during the last cut L o close this window Return to Home Origin Every time you turn on the Zing the blade carriage will be moved to the same spot This is called the Home Origin or 0 0 Now you can always use that spot to start your cuts and never set a new origin however it limits you somewhat in situations where you may be performing your test cut at that location but will need to move over to a new location to cut out your shapes Also you may want to cut shapes from several scraps of material and would like to place those scraps on your mat prior to cutting The Set Blade Origin window allows you to move the blade carriage to a new location and define that location as the new origin for that cut o Click on the green arrows to move the carriage left and right and the mat in and out of the Zing until the blade carriage is in the location you wish to use IMPORTANT At the current time of this writing there is a software bug which will be invoked if you use the Up arrow either in the software or on your keyboard to move the mat more than 1 in that direction If you do move more than 1 in that direction and then press the Cut Project button the blade carriage will return to the Home Position instead of cutting So before
9. oa DTS P d F Information about the tracing of nodes size number of paths etc Import when ready or Cancel trace process When experimenting with the various tracing methods remember the following o Each time you change a setting you need to click on the Apply Changes button to see the updated preview o Before beginning the Pixel Trace process position your Caret in the top left part of the screen You will then also see a preview of the tracing on the main screen as you test different settings in the Pixel Trace window You many need to move the Pixel Trace window to see this tracing o Experiment Remember that you can change settings and refresh the results without making any commitments Take notes when you discover something new about tracing o Acombination of tracing methods might occasionally yield the best results Each time you click on Import you will be given the opportunity to place the current trace into your main window but then return and try different settings or different methods Be adventurous in your tracing You can always go back and delete parts of a trace you don t like or duplicate tracings that are not as perfect as perhaps one of the others Chapter 7 contains methods for editing your tracings as well o For print and cut applications mark the Texturize Path box so that the original raster graphic will also be imported with the trace You may also want to mark the Blackout Path box so t
10. F ail h a 7 Left click on top of 8 Left click at bottom of 9 Hold down left mouse 10 Right click while still last segment end and dress button and drag to fit holding left mouse button then left click at top of curve of dress to end the segment inner sleeve 102 O Start and end another curve segment to finish bottom curve of dress Then do another short straight segment along bottom followed by a long segment up center of dress ya Na f K N x rre 11 Left click on top of last segment end and then hold down left mouse button where curve ends oe Y 12 Hold down left mouse button and drag to fit curve of dress Right click to end S N 5 el 14 Left click at top of dress Y 13 Left click where last segment ended and click again to finish straight part of dress bottom Finally hold down left mouse button at top where initial trace began Drag mouse to create the neckline curve While left mouse is still held down and extended out to form the curve right click to end the segment and then release mouse button The final right click will close the shape and the dress will fill with color 15 Move to top and hold down left mouse button over original starting point Flip Mirror and Weld to Complete Symmetrical Shapes 16 Drag mouse up to fit curve of dress neckline 17 While still holding left mouse button down right clic
11. O gt Original imported image An interior scallop is to be added and cut 162 e Since anything outside of the scallop will not be needed that part will be eliminated This is done by first arranging the scallop over the image and then moving the scallop layer to its own layer and to the bottom on the Layers Bar A scallop shape is added and aligned as desired HO os HUTTE S Q 5 O gt Scallop is moved to the bottom layer so that it is behind original image e Next marquee select both the original image and the scallop or use Ctrl A to Select All and then apply the Join function from the Magic Toolbar The scallop will now appear on top e Immediately apply the Break function from the Magic Toolbar The original image now appears but with the scallop shape around it e Click elsewhere on the screen so nothing is selected Then click on the image and drag one image away from the other 163 New scalloped This original can version now be deleted e The original can now be deleted and the scalloped version duplicated if desired and the PNC process conducted as normal PNC With a Contour Shape Overlapping the Printed Image e This situation is similar to the prior one however in this case the scallop overlaps the borders of the printed image in such as way that it is smaller in one direction but larger in the other Sweet Sixteen Sweet SIxteen Original
12. So to avoid erasing the black layer when erasing the blue the black layer needs to be hidden Select that layer and press the Selection to Own Layer icon E at the bottom of the Layer Bar Then hide the black layer by pressing the Hide Layer icon After hiding the layer the icon will change to a closed eye Black layer is on its x hd HE own new layer New Layer m YX Zoom in close so that you ll be able to see exactly where you need to erase When you activate the Eraser Tool the following settings will appear at the top of the screen 120 dE 22 Enter the Size thickness of A E TE i F inverse Eraser eraser you want to use Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse in a small line where you want to erase A red line will be drawn and when you release the mouse button the portion of the shape beneath that red line will be erased Shape needs to be erased Drag mouse along path to be Release mouse and path so that this petal matches erased A red line will appear under the red line is erased the others as you drag e Ifthe line was too thick and you erased more than you wanted then use the Undo button or Ctrl Z to back up a step Then enter a smaller Erase Size If not enough was erased then increase the Eraser Size and go over your path again with the thicker eraser e Apply the Eraser tool to the other two areas of the yellow petals In the next example one of the petals
13. VX After selecting To Each T lts Own from the Layer fres clip artflowers 1 Options Menu each Y ae her traced will ave those shapes on ans their own ag Layer Options Menu 1 4 Vix el E Tea e Locate the path that had the extra outside flower border traced and select that layer 98 Click on the layer preview Apply a Ctrl B Break so that the pink flower border that was traced with the flower pot can now be selected and deleted Then the flower is ready to cut from individual colors of paper cardstock vinyl etc 6 04 Manual Tracing There are two ways to manually trace an imported image in MTC o Using the Draw Freehand Lines tool Pencil Tool refer to Section 7 10 lf you own a graphics tablet and enjoy freehand drawing you may find this method workable for manual tracing It s not covered in this tutorial because it s fairly simple to freehand draw lines and curves as presented in Section 7 10 But unless you have a very steady hand your tracing will probably require considerable node editing if you want smooth curves in the final design o Using the Draw Bezier Curves and Straight Lines tool Bezier or Pen Tool refer to Section 7 12 Review this section and practice using the tool to draw both straight lines and curves before attempting to repeat the steps shown in the following tutorial Importing an Image for Manual Tracing Raster images can be imported using either Pix
14. e E A ES oe e Click on the Copy icon With right side still Delete the top and bottom Apply the Join followed by the Paste In selected press right circles since there are function and the Paste icon and then the arrow key until right identical copies on top of design is Mirror icon side is in place one another complete 140 3 09 Jigsaw Puzzle Video e The Jigsaw Puzzle feature installs as a separate application To open it go to your Windows Start button select All Programs locate your Make The Cut folder and then select Jigsaw Puzzle Generator e The following window will open St Make The Cut Jigsaw Puzzle Generator Lo mee General Advanced Enter desired Width and Height which Dimentions can be changed after importing into Width i Preview e MTC of jigsaw Rows Enter desired Rows and Columns to puzzle Columns determine number of pieces in puzzle Corners Increase or decrease Corners to change the roundness of the 4 corners of the puzzle Click on Generate Puzzle after each settings change to update preview Click on Export Puzzle when the puzzle Esportzurde is complete e If you plan to apply this puzzle over a specific image you may want to choose dimensions that correspond to your image For example let s assume you have imported a 4 x 6 photo into MTC and plan to make a print and cut jigsaw puzzle Enter those dimensions into the Jigsaw Puzzle Generator as shown ab
15. e Notice that the arrow is pointing upwards on the screen Make sure your arrow is also pointed upwards Later when you print the arrow and place the paper on the mat the arrow will be pointing to the right as you insert the mat into the Zing e Next go to File gt Print Setup select the printer you plan to use and set the Orientation to Landscape Pr Y x Select your printer Name HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909g Series Properties Status Ready Type HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909g Series Where USBOO1 Comment Paper Orientation Verify paper size Sie Letter 8 5 1 in z Portrait Source Automatically Select y O Landscare lt Choose Landscape Network Click on OK when done e Next go to File gt Print Options and mark the following boxes Print Options ex Show Paper On Mat Print Shape Outlines Check these o ptio ns Do Not Offset Printer Margins Y Print Registration Marks Y Show Reg Marks on Mat Make The Cut Reg Marks gt Check this option if you want an outline only of the arrow printed to save on ink Y Print Wireframe Only Blade Offset 30 mm Multicut ETE Click on OK when done e After clicking on OK you should see the green borders on the Virtual Mat indicating how the printout will be placed on the mat and where the arrow will be printed If the arrow is outside the green borders move
16. e There are two mat material guides at the front of the cutter refer to the parts diagram in Section 1 04 At the time of this writing both guides are moved to the far right when the Zings are packed Those guides should be repositioned with one on each side of the mat or backed material When you unscrew a guide counter clockwise it will then freely slide left or right e Ifthe blade carriage is preventing easy access to the guides then turn off the Zing Now you can manually Slide the blade carriage to the left so that you can more comfortably access these guides e While the guides can be positioned anywhere note that when you first turn on the Zing and the blade carriage comes to its home origin that position marks the beginning of the 14 cutting range Thus you do not want to position your two guides too far to the left or you risk not having the full range of cutting you might need e Thus move the left guide to the left side but leave loose Now position the right where you want it turn clockwise to lock into place e Now insert the cutting mat or the backed material you are cutting and move the left guide to just touch the mat or material Then turn clockwise to lock it into place Note that once you have the guides in place you do not need to readjust them unless you insert a different sized cutting mat or cut from a backed material with a different width 1 09 Test Drawing Shapes Landscape Versus Portrait Which do you pref
17. going back to this window and then select the connection that says COMX USB Serial Port If there is no option that says USB Serial Port as shown below then refer to Appendix B Communication Issues This is the COM port ___ com USB Serial Port assigned to the Zing COMB MosChip PCI Serial Port q This is NOT the COM port assigned to the Zing Reconnect Refresh Ports 10 Next set the origin by clicking on the Set Blade Origin button The following window will open Click on green arrows to move lt the mat in and out of the Zing and the blade carriage left and right Adjust to move in larger or smaller steps lt lt Click on Finished to set new origin IMPORTANT In Knife Point mode you will use the tip of the pen or tip of the blade to set the origin not the laser light which is used in the WYSIWYG or Print and Cut modes 11 Click on the arrow keys to move the pen to the bottom right corner of the paper You do not have to be exactly on the corner In fact set the pen tip just a little ways in Then click on Finished to set this new origin and close the Set Blade Origin window More details about this window are presented in Section 2 08 16 direction into the Zing Move the pen tip to this corner of the paper me Move pen tip to this corner of the paper A Lip 12 Click on Cut Project and your arrow shape will be drawn at the new origin you set After the
18. needs to be separated from the center of the flower Petal is connected Eraser Tool is used Eraser Tool is used again Petal is now separated to center of flower to disconnect to smooth edge of petal and from center of flower around center of flower e In this last example one of the petals sticks out a little too far and will be trimmed back On the second erasure the Ctrl key is held down so that the red line will be perfectly straight Petal extends too far Eraser Tool is used to Eraser Tool is used again Petal is smoother to the outside erase that part this time holding the Ctrl key to get a straight path e Once you have finished erasing all part of the petals click on the Select Tool so that you have access to the regular MTC functions Select the petals and apply the Auto Simplify Path to smooth the edges where you erased and reduce the nodes At this point if you are finished using the Eraser Tool you can now reactivate Auto Simplify Welds Refer to Section 7 02 Inverse Erasing Adding To An Image e The other option in the Eraser Tool settings is the Inverse Eraser which allows you to add to or fill in empty areas of ashape Mark that option and again set a Size for using the Eraser Tool as a drawing tool Size 0 4 mm q Enter the Size thickness of Check the Inverse Eraser box gt 4 Inverse Eraser drawing line 121 Back to our prior example the gray path around that last yellow petal rep
19. simplify the trace For example for the flower in this example begin by clicking on all of the shade of pink 88 Trace Sethi gs esanoe Image Despeck 40 Click once on each pink box to mark it If you inadvertently click on a color box i you do not with to e include click again to deselect it 8 Median Cut 7 Octree Use Despeck to eliminate tiny unwanted paths and Resample Image to sharpen details or provide more curves to the image Also click on Apply Changes as you change settings so that you can see the effect of each change Now the parts selected to be traced will be outlined in blue and filled with green just as we saw with the Pixel method In the main screen you will see the shape of the tracing at the Visualization settings i location of the Caret x p iii Mii Zoom 180 Resample F show Nodes if needed race ngs Resample Image x1 0 None Despeck 13 Use Despeck Palette if needed 9 Median Cut Octree o SRE Background Colc All of the pinks have Scale 100 A blue outline and green fill Y Ficia been marked 5 Blackout Path mark those parts that are ees colored the same as the pinks heen Apply Changes ion Size 1 42 x1 32 selected Print Dimensions 1 94 x2 39 Offset 0 24 x0 22 Note that Despeck and Resample Image can be used respectively to remove tiny unwanted traced specks and to sharper or soften the tracing
20. tear If warranty work is required the owner is responsible for shipping costs to and from Accugraphic Sales If a KNK Zing is damaged during shipment then your dealer should be notified as soon as possible If damages are reported later than three weeks after delivery then it will be the responsibility of the owner to ship the damaged KNK back to Accugraphic for repair Zing owners outside the USA should contact their distributor for procedures regarding warranty work or shipping damage Transporting When transporting the cutter move the pinch wheel levers into the upward position Remove the accessories from the Zing and place in a separate bag We also recommend retaining the original boxes with the foam inserts in case you ever need to ship your KNK Zing Additionally o DO NOT touch or jam the plotter s track while it is operating If the cutter is damaged it is the owner s responsibility DO NOT shake the cutter while it is operating DO NOT cut any materials that have staples or other embellishments attached DO NOT touch the cutter with a magnet DO NOT allow small items to fall into the cutter TURN OFF the cutter when not in use ec gt gt gt o 1 04 Parts of the Zing Front Press Ring Limit Swich Blade Carriage Te g One on each side Power Button Left End Right Cap 5 End em Cap S O _ _ _ _ y Mat Material Guide Pinch Wheel Lever One on each side Blade Holder Seat One on ea
21. 0ft 47 B q O Vert Algn 110 Ne around the circle of the shape or away _A Space 50 40 A N seco _ coe S Space moves the Te gt individual characters closer or further apart when done Click on Accept op Aoe e Toend up with a perfectly arranged design work with the settings in this order Repeat Count If you want a particular number of repeats enter it Spacing This is the distance between each of the repeats In our example it is the space set between the end of Birthday and the start of the next Happy Note that this may not be retained as the Space setting is adjusted to get all of the repeats visible Q the space between all of the letters making up Happy Birthday Space This is the distance between the individual shapes making up the design In our example it is 13 Vert Align This indicates how close the original text is positioned to the circle At 100 the text just touches the circle but the setting can be increased to move the text outwards away from the center of the circle or decreased to move the text inwards towards the center Offset This will rotate the text around the outside if desired so that the text begins in a circle location along the outside of the circle e On the settings you drag with your mouse button remember to also use the right and left arrow keys on the keyboard for smaller changes in the settings e Click on Accept and then d
22. 166 If there are multiple images oe lt Original images should VX be top layer One rectangle is placed around all of the images and their insets The rectangle layer must be turned on for both printing and cutting Because the inset shadow layer is hidden behind the original images it can also be left on for printing However when you are ready to cut the original image should be hidden so that only the surrounding rectangle and the inset cut line layer are sent to cut All layers are left on for printing Turn off original image layer for PNC process Make although shadow layer is optional sure shadow inset cutline layer is showing as well as rectangle layer 167 10 Applications 10 01 Cardstock and Paper Video Remember to set your blade exposure to only cut through the material For thin paper just the tiniest tip of the blade will be needed For thicker cardstock a little more blade but still not as much as you may think Revisit Section 2 01 for reminders on both the setting of the blade length and the blade height There are recommended forces shown in the Suggested Settings for Various Materials table near the end of Chapter 2 Use these as guidelines for your test cuts and then adjust as needed Remember to record your own successes A speed of 10 should work well for most cutting of paper and cardstock However it is recommended that you slow the C
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24. Alpha 50 l Se e fas e Blur 50 Optional y o e Color 9 F shadow Each watermark y ty Sa a V Watermark added Cc g on Image Haley Enterprises jp f ago PE Watermark Settings Scale 29 Alpha 33 Raster can be es copied pasted to METE A other programs V Raster can be printed and or saved Note the many settings available for the raster export If the image is to be imported into a layering program such as Photoshop or a digital scrapbooking program then PNG will be the preferred format For commercial applications you may wish to add a watermark to protect your image from being copied A drop shadow can be added to give your image dimension Experiment with these settings and if you find certain ones that you wish to use repeatedly click on the option at the top to save the settings and a window will open where the settings can be saved with a name you provide 64 one Preset A Name HE Watermark w Shadow 4 14 Using Windows Copy Paste Adobe Illustrator In Adobe Illustrator select the shape or shapes and use Edit gt Copy or Ctrl C to copy the images to the Windows clipboard In MTC use Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V or the icon on the File Toolbar to import the shapes at the original size Note the fill and stroke colors assigned in Illustrator will not be brought into MTC On some shapes duplicates can result during the conversion from Al to MTC The quickest w
25. Birthday will be wrapped around a circle three times The first step is to type the text making sure the Split by Glyphcs option is selected If you forget then use the Split function to break your text into individual letters The next step is to create the circle You can import a circle from Basic Shapes and resize it to what seems close to fit the lettering if the letter were repeated three times It s not necessary to be exact as you will have some settings to tweak this Worst case you will be able to cancel the process and resize the circle larger or smaller as needed There is currently only one way to activate the Wrap Objects to Path function Select what you want to wrap in this case the text and hold down the Ctrl key while you drag the text onto the shape When you see the cursor change to O release the mouse button and the following window will open IH aya Mark the Repeat box O Pe 2 Enter 2 for the desired v q Note that the three of Repeats so that the O Fo t L Happy Birthday s do total will be 3 Space 100 00 o O not quite fit Cace con JE 9 Enter desired Spacing y ha op y NB e The lettering doesn t fit But not to worry Begin to tweak the settings Offset is used to move the ore Birt starting location of the text Wrap Objects To Path 36 are gt A t Vert Align moves the text 3 o dedo inwards towards the center 1
26. Check whether your Virtual Mat is in Portrait or Landscape mode This will change whether your image appears the same way you see it on the screen or rotated 90 degrees relative to the screen e Details on these various settings are covered in Section 2 07 When drawing with the test pen have extra lines being drawn e Make sure you raise the pen in the blade holder seat on the Zing before tightening the front screw The blade holder seat needs to be able to drop the pen down when it reaches the spot to draw the shape Otherwise the pen tip will be dragging across the paper from the origin to where the shape will begin to be drawn and then back to the origin at the end of the cut My cut started out fine but by the end of the cut it s not cutting through the material e Make sure the blade holder housing doesn t have any bits of material inside of it e Make sure the front screw is tight so that the blade holder isn t slipping upwards during the cut My cut is clean in some places but not in others Why am not getting consistent cutting e Try raising the blade holder a little ways up in the blade holder seat 1 16 If the blade is too close to the material not enough force is being invoked e Make sure your material is pressed firmly onto a clean and sticky mat assuming you are cutting a material such as paper or cardstock e Your material may require two passes If a material is not homogenous or if it is heavily tex
27. Choose from 8 mat boe E Select Portrait or le K L Coon A A Landscape Orientation O Light Bue Al Landscape N wu 7 A A Option for circular gridlines splayed gt Fill outine show Cirdes Outline or both gt Show Margins Zoom 100 Option to show mat margins Scroll to desired i Zoom level P Choose snap to grid Caret Size Snap Position A positioning Choose Caret Size which ____ip 1o E PO ee ee OO Click to make current mat for pasted and imported 2 shapes Use these settings on every new project 4 settings the new default e You also have the option to create your own custom mat sizes to add to the drop down list Select Custom Mat from the drop down menu and the following window will open Enter a name for your R m Enter the dimensions Width and new mat Height for your new mat Name 14x 24 Zing Mat Dimensions If desired mark the Width 14 00 Height Margins box and enter Margins desired margins to be 0 31 Click on Save when done shown on the screen e For the Zing and other KNK cutters having a margin isn t necessary thus the Margin options can be left unchecked For cutters that have areas of the mat that cannot be used then enter the necessary margins e f you wish to delete a custom mat from the dropdown menu select it and the press the Delete key or just right click on the mat name and an option to delete will open If you saved a file with
28. Eo ES eam Al AAA AE Click on the flower and apply a Copy and Paste In Place to create a duplicate Double click on the duplicate until the shape is in the Rotate mode Then slowly rotate the copy by dragging the corner icon around until the copy lines up with the spaces of the original Flower Center Select one of the flowers and perform another Copy and Paste in Place Move the copy away from the other flowers and click on the Shadow Layer icon Genre ao ve A ee Shadow Width 0 1425 Corner Join Rounded Y Inset Shadow T Auto Simplify Output Ga ona The above popup menu will appear Check the Inset Shadow box Uncheck the Auto Simplify Output box It is recommended that Mitered be selected as the Corner Join instead of Rounded The shape for the flower center is only the center shape Use the Shadow Width slider to create the inset Click on Accept when you are done 146 e To delete the petals first select the inset shape and then apply the Break function Now delete each of the petal insets Again you are only interested in the very center inset The original shape the one that was used for the Shadow Layer may also be deleted e Place another circle on the mat from the Basic Shapes library Select both the new Circle and the center inset and press S to Stack them e Select just the inset shape and then click on the Lattice icon to open the Lattice
29. Klic N Kut Zing e Before accessing the Zing cutting window you need to have at least one shape on the current page to cut If you have no shapes then attempting to access the cutting window will result in a popup message stating There is nothing inside the current project to cut e Toconfirm what will cut you can access the Cut Preview function in the following ways gt Click on the Cut Preview icon on the File Toolbar o Press Ctrl Shift E o Goto Cut Project With gt Cut Preview e The cut preview will display the shapes that will be cut Immediately invoking the function again will show the material with the cut shapes removed This is also sometimes called the negative 21 Shape as shown Shape shown with first Shape shown after second on Virtual Mat click of Cut Preview click of Cut Preview UE a dl e The Cut with Klic N Kut Zing window can be accessed in the following ways o Click on the Cut Project With icon on the File Toolbar ar o Press Ctrl Shift C o Go to Cut Project With gt Klic N Kut Zing e The following window will open Laser Offset Section 9 02 Resolution Section 2 12 Updates Presets and Help Section 2 10 Cut with Klic N Kut 7ing Blade Offset Speed Settings KNK Section 2 03 i A e 5 Section 2 06 E n a fi Knife Point Cut Type Force Setting Connect and Cot A a WYSIWYG Section 2 07 Section 2 04 D a E gt Print And C
30. Page Each Layer To Own Page 50 3 13 Resizing Rotating Slanting and Warping e The Resizing Rotating Slanting and Warping functions are presented together because all four are readily invoked on any selected shape e When you first select a shape you will notice that the bounding box has double headed arrows at the four corners and in the center along each of the four sides A double click inside the bounding area of the shape will change those icons to other choices resulting in three different modes 1 Resizing Mode Rotating Slanting Warping Mode Mode Resizing e With the shape selected use your mouse to drag any corner of the shape to resize proportionately Dragging the double sided arrow on one of the four sides will allow you to resize either vertically or horizontally while leaving the other dimension constant e Depending on the current setting for Snap Position on the Virtual Mat the resizing will occur in increments matching that setting To freely resize the shape change Snap Position to No Snapping e f you wish to release the aspect ratio while dragging a corner press the Ctrl key while dragging This allows the height or width of the shape to be freely changed with changing the other dimension e f you need to make the shape an exact size then enter the dimension in the W or H box in the Sel Properties Bar The lock icon can be toggled depending on whether or not you want to hold the aspect ratio cons
31. Paste from will appear below A Windows Clipboard preview will appear Click on Open to File name 1215441515112629565Semmling_Cartoon_owl svc import the image Click on Open Files of type AN Supported Fomats o Option 1 Import a file that is already on your computer CD flash drive external drive etc o Option 2 Import an image using a scanner connected to your computer o Option 3 Copy paste an image from Window Explorer or from the Internet 82 The image will open in the Pixel Trace window Note the following information in this window Visualization Settings adjust for personal preference only These settings do not affect the trace On screen Preview will appear at Y Pixel Trace 12154415151126295659lemmling_Cartoon_owl svg hi png A a Alpha 127 Zoom 102 current location of the Caret 2 Trace options and Aloha Palette Color settings covered 9 By Luminance By Average Threshold 127 Background Color in detail below The blue lines indicate the trace lines The green is the fill that will show up if the trace is accepted After each setting change click Apply Changes to see new trace Texturize Path Blackout Path Apply Changes i ws Size 4 19 x4 10 offset o oo zo o0 import cancel i ey File 12154415151126 A Information about the original p preon cote re N image size resolution etc Pedan EEIE
32. Post It note sheets or even a stack of 12 squares cut from Georgia Pacific 1004 cardstock Label these and keep next to your Zing Adjust the Speed Force and Number of Passes Based on the Material and Shapes e Using correct cut settings is equally important as the type of blade blade length and blade height Refer to Sections 2 03 2 05 for details Again some suggested settings are located at the end of this chapter and settings for using the various Zing accessory tools are located at the end of Chapter 10 Perform Test Cuts e Use the test function in MTC to make test cuts Do not proceed with your cut until the test cut is clean When cutting intricate shapes a test cut of an intricate image such as a letter or a small portion of your rhinestone pattern might be a better indicator of correct settings Refer to Section 2 09 Know Where Your Images Will Cut e Practice with the test pen until you know with 100 confidence where your images will be drawn This is important since you do not want to be guessing when you begin actually cutting with a blade Refer to Section 2 07 for details and videos on the options for controlling the locations of your cuts Adjust Blade Offset If Needed e What is the blade offset It is the horizontal distance from the center of the blade shaft to the tip of the blade A pen or engraving tool has an offset of O because the tip is centered with the center of the pen engraving tool shaft But a blade
33. Settings i j MIN AF i Alpha 127 ro He Zoom 69 ee Ss Show Nodes f A T R E uP ye SY gt Trace Settings Water i Resample Image Caret placed S o ANN ay 9 i So 0 Despeck 2 here before NES 4 AS MEE 4 E Pixel alpha Palette Color Default Pixel going to Pixel Mi 4 9 By Luminance Trace settings e O By Average 1 i when image is Trace SO that 4 y D Threshold 127 first im seat a true preview i i y Background Color _ p of the shape 7 can be K 0 i _ Soles IO viewed AN F Ps ELO no A E cale 4 s Ni gt A 0 E y Texturize Path 1 ya O Blackout Path a T pod Apply Changes This might be exactly what me RE ee sighed mete Cancel you want for a vinyl cut e As indicated in the screenshot the tracing could be used for vinyl cutting since vinyl is applied using transfer tape However let s say this is going to be a print and cut application in which the leopard will be printed onto paper and then the outside border cut out What is needed is a single contour line around the leopard By experimenting with the Threshold it is found that a setting of 240 is needed to obtain a smooth 86 outline around the image Additionally either a Despeck of 18 or marking Blackout Path was needed to remove tiny paths traced inside the animal vucem A Sua lization mgs U E Show Nodes race Set tings Ni Despeck 0 Pixel Alpha Palet
34. Sometimes you will pick up free files that prove to not quite work the way you expected Examples are often fold up templates where corners and fold lines do not quite meet Having the ability to move segments and nodes can perfect these kinds of designs and provide cleaner and more professional end products 129 8 Designing 8 01 Where Do Start with Learning to Design e MITC offers some excellent easy to use designing tools to assist you in creating whatever you can imagine The best way to learn these tools is to focus on only one at a time watch the related video and pause the video after each step to repeat what you are seeing You might want to also jot down some notes about any particular settings or tips presented in the video Try to imagine how the same tools can be used for other kinds of designs and write down your ideas 8 02 Shadow Layer e The Shadow Layer function allows you to create an outline or an inline of any shape including of course text After selecting the shape or shapes the Generate Shadow Layer window can be opened in any of the following ways Click on the Shadow Layer icon on the Magic Toolbar Press Ctrl H Q 0 o Right click on the screen and select Shape Magic gt Shadow Layer o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Shadow Layer Outset Shadow e Inthis example three stars have been added to the screen from the Basic Shapes library and they have been colored red white and blue e Marquee select t
35. Thin Paths e After selecting the shape Thin Paths can be applied in any of the following ways Oo gt gt o Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Thin Paths Press Ctrl Shift K Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Thin Paths from the menu Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Thin Paths 111 Fuse n Weld e The Fuse n Weld function is used to remove duplicate shapes in the same path and also join nodes together that are on top of one another This is mostly commonly used when importing certain file formats in which there can be hundreds of small disconnect paths making up the shape e As an example let s say we have several disconnect straight lines paths e To connect these we need to first make sure the gaps are very small To that we will select the line segments and resize to say 10 using the method shown in Section 3 13 In other words make sure the Aspect Ratio is locked and type in 10 in the W setting box Enter 10 to resize the lines and make the gaps smaller nodes closer together p X 0 4375 Y 1 4375 W 10 H 0 0000 3 e Once the line is resized click on the Join icon on the Shape Magic toolbar to join the segments and then the Fuse n Weld function can be applied in any of the following ways o Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Fuse n Weld o Press Ctrl Shift M o Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanc
36. Viewing and Zooming Tools Zoom to 100 View gt Zoom To gt 100 Zoom to 20 View gt Zoom To gt 20 UN y Moves display to selected shape s keeps current zoom SS level C em a C emoon nt ts amet a Tr Teens aT ami a Tr ame a Tr Zoom to 1000 View gt Zoom To gt 1000 e keypad 2 File Toolbar Ja EA anal a Zoom in and out centered on location of mouse cursor N Spacebar drag left Pan workspace mouse button Edit gt Shape Magic gt Ctrl Shift l wa Toggle the showing of nodes for selected shapes Marcelo Nodes Onli Opening Windows i ae Icon on Text and Fonts tab Ctrl Open Add Text Group window Main Bar Right click gt Change nnn Color Texture Line gt Color Ctrl Shift O Roll mouse wheel Ctrl roll mouse Open Color window Right click gt Change Open Choose Texture window Color Texture Line gt Texture i Edit gt Shape Magic gt Ctrl Shift X Open Shape View window Rivas en aea A Open Project Notes window View gt Notes Window a Right click gt Change Ctrl Shift Y En Open Choose Line Style window ColorTexture Linesiine 186 Shortcut Icon Description Menu Other Location Move this layer up On any given layer lt gt Layer is visible On any given layer Layers Window Icons gt Open Layer Options Menu Open Visible Toggle menu 5 Cut Project With gt current default Ctrl Shift C Open controller window for current default cutter sel Cutter Ctrl Shift E A Show preview
37. Where shapes are drawn or cut on material KLIC N KUT Feed the mat this direction into the Zing Max amp Jay Origin is set lt __ here using the Gio laser light Where shapes are drawn or cut on material 27 WYSIWYG Virtual Mat Matches Material Dimensions Create a virtual mat that matches the material dimensions For example if you are cutting from an 8 5 x 11 sheet of cardstock then create a Virtual Mat with those same dimensions You can use either Portrait or Landscape mode just remember to place your material on the mat in the correct orientation for feeding into the Zing The origin is set using the laser light not the blade tip The laser light will automatically turn on when you go to the Set Blade Origin window Direct the red dot of the laser light to the bottom right corner of your material see below Note that if you need absolute precision for the location of your cuts it will be necessary to calibrate the Laser Offset which is covered in Chapter 9 o WYWIWGY Landscape Mode Feed the mat this direction into the Zing KLIC N KUT Indicates Landscape mode munn HEP 3 EN Origin is set r here using the ino laser light pa eiga Phoa ea a ea Paaa eiaa Maa l e Location of shapes on the screen Where shapes are drawn or cut on material y NAME Portrait Mode Feed the mat this direction into the Zing E Indi
38. a custom mat and then share the file with another MTC owner your mat will be added to his her dropdown menu in MTC 3 05 Zooming and Panning e Any of the following methods will allow you to zoom in and out in 10 increments from 20 to 1000 o Hold down the Ctrl key while rolling the mouse wheel The zoom will center on where the mouse cursor is currently located on the screen o Scroll the Zoom setting on the Virtual Mat tab on the Main Bar o Press the and buttons on the keyboard a Click on the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons on the File Toolbar e Another way to zoom in and out Is to use one of 4 shortcut keys also available under View gt Zoom To o 1 or press the middle button on the mouse Zoom to 100 o 2 Zoom to 20 o 3 Zoom to center of current selected shapes using current zoom level o 4 Zoom to 300 42 8 0 Zoom to 500 600 etc to 1000 e To move the workspace up and down roll the mouse wheel e To pan press the Spacebar while dragging the left mouse button 3 06 Opening MTC Files Opening a New File Project e When you launch MTC a new blank Virtual Mat will appear with a new blank project opened At any time another new project can be opened in a new window using any of the following Click the icon on the Tab bar oF o Right click on a project tab on the Tab Bar and select New from the menu Click on the New icon on the File toolbar o Press Ctrl N o Go to Fil
39. absolutely necessary to use a Cutting mat However because the sticky mat greatly improves the weeding process it is strongly recommended The first step is to check the size of the design you ve created and then cut a piece of rhinestone template material that is at least 1 larger in both height and width compared to your design It is beneficial to have a little bit of material around the edges of the design where excess rhinestones can still be brushed back over the design Peel off the backing sheet first and press the rhinestone material to a clean sticky mat Brayer firmly to make sure the rubber has excellent contact with the mat Use a cutting force of about 85 and a speed of 10 Set Multi cut to 2 times again to aid in weeding the cut circles Weeding and Brushing in Rhinestones After cutting brayer the template material again As you lift the pattern the majority of the little circles should remain stuck to the mat If there are still circles attached then press and lift on other parts of your cutting mat Eventually you should have the majority removed Apply your patterns to a backing material such as chipboard or foam board Make sure it s a different color from your rubber You may wish to first cover the backing with clear mailing tape for a slicker more permanent surface Verify that none of the little circles are still attached to the back of the template causing a bump in the pattern Using an old toothbr
40. activate the Pen Tool you will notice four nodes now appear at the ends of the two spirals Connect the nodes by left clicking on one node and right clicking on the node to which you want to connect Repeat with the other set of dots nodes to finish closing the open path into a shape To position the swirl shape select it and click the Mirror icon Next click the Rotate 90 degrees icon Move the spiral into place against the stem Select the stem and spiral and click the Weld icon e Add a Leaf Stem Click on the leaf and position it a little away from the stem Click on the Pen Tool again This time check the Fat Path box Select a Size for the Fat Path to use for drawing the leaf stem Left click on the flower stem and right click in the center of the leaf e Select the flower stem the leaf and the leaf stem and click on the Weld icon Add three circles and resize two to be progressively smaller Position them on the stem as shown below Select the stem and the little circles and apply Join rr Recolor the stem to be green The design is completed 150 9 Print And Cut 9 01 What Is a Print And Cut PNC e The print and cut process involves printing an image from MTC to any printer you own and then with the aid of the Zing s laser having the image or images cut out with perfect precision Below are three types of print and cut applications commonly used by crafters There are others presented in Section 9 05 Th
41. and drag the circle to its new location Then you can continue to just click on Paste in Place to add more To respace a row or column of circles marquee select and then use the shortcut keys and to provide equal vertical and equal horizontal spacing respectively Rhinestone Outline e Inthis example the initials from a high school will be outlined As mentioned in the introduction to this section the first step is to size width and height of the lettering Make sure there is enough space between 138 the letters so that the circles will not overlap Also you may want to resize the lettering vertically to make the letters taller This allows more circles to be applied and can improve the ability to read the text ay het Letter is still 6 wide L Ez but is now 3 6 tall Sii and will show up better on the shirt Letter is 6 wide but only 2 3 tall Select a circle size NS A ai i ODODOO g20000 1 larger than your stones i Q oO Y Millimeters amp Or 000 0 6 o YA 2 90 3 00 S 0665 6 009 3 00 3 20 260600 6 3 20 3 30 8 8 8 8 90009 3 Select desired ET w9 8 Q Cte i oO 5 6 00000 O Spacing 2 6 O di 8 5 8 99 a Outline Shapes 000 8 e oo e e Fill O O O Click on Outline Y Delete ini ORE n an RON raven RQQOE wail Shapes Buas t e A Click on Accept Preview of Option to Delete Click on Preview p i when done design Original shape button to s
42. and other packaging before turning on the KNK Zing Currently there are two end cap foam protectors and 3 internal smaller foam pieces Use the enclosed test pen as you experiment and become familiar with operating the KNK Zing Place scrap paper on the mat and simply draw shapes rather than cut them This will prevent possible damage to the blade mat and cutting strip as you learn where shapes will cut and the basic operating procedures Do not unplug the USB cable from your computer or from the KNK unless you first turn off the power Always turn off the Zing when not in use Leaving the cutter turned on for extended periods of time can possibly damage the machine 1 02 Contents Video Your KNK Zing package comes with the following KNK Zing digital die cutter Blade holder Quick Start Guide 45 blade red cap Make The Cut CD with activation pin 60 blade blue cap Cutting Mat 2 small springs for blades Test Pen USB cable 2 test pen inserts and a spring Power cable 1 03 Items to Note Please Read Blades The blades used by cutters are extremely fragile Do not drop or even bump the blade onto any hard surface as they can chip easily When not in use retract the blade into the blade holder or remove and cover the sharp end with the soft plastic cap Be careful to keep these small blades and their springs in a safe place Warranty The one year warranty covers Manufacturer s Defect only and does not include normal wear and
43. apply Join before cutting is to control the order of the cutting A child shape which is joined to a parent shape will always be cut before the parent This provides stability to the cutting If you were to cut the other way around where the outside parent shape is cut first this shape would be more likely to come loose from the mat when followed by a child shape being cut Layer The Layer function is in between Split and Break in terms of what it does But it can also perform a Join function at the same time Follow the examples carefully After selecting a combined shape the Layer function can be accessed in any of the following ways ra d Click on the Layer icon on the Magic Toolbar AF o Press Ctrl L o Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Layer from the menu o Goto Edit gt Shape Magic gt Layer For example let s use the Bob example above after we applied the Join which resulted in a single shape Applying the Layer function will initially seem to have performed the same function as Break Child paths fill with color after applying Layer th ab However the big difference is this If you apply Break to Bob you end up with seven individual shapes one for each outer parent shape plus one for each inner child shape If you apply Layer to Bob you end up with only two shapes the three outer parent paths are joined as one shape and the four inner child shapes are joined as a second sha
44. at bottom right corner of paper if you changed the Virtual Mat to match paper dimensions versus actual mat dimensions a o Move the laser light to the exact location of the blade puncture NOT the gel pen mark Once you have it directly over that mark click on Finished in the Set Blade Origin window 174 1 Place laser light or alignment pin directly over puncture from bladeholder 2 Insert the gel pen into the Zing lt is now in the correct location for drawing o Select the layer with the shape s to be drawn and execute the cut o Move the laser light to the exact location of the gel pen mark NOT the blade puncture Once you have it directly over that mark click on Finished in the Set Blade Origin window 1 Place laser light or alignment pin directly over mark made by gel pen 2 Insert the blade holder into the Zing It is now in the correct location for cutting o Select the layer with the shape s to be cut and execute the cut The resulting gel pen lines and cut will now be aligned 10 08 Embossing and Scoring The Zing Embossing Tool has two different sized embossing heads The smaller one is recommended when scoring cardstock for fold up projects such as pop up cards gift bags and small boxes Either head can be used for embossing shapes When the project involves both embossing scoring and cutting you will need to use WYSIWYG for the cut mode so that the shapes will be align
45. be cut 00 Landscape The exact location will depend on other settings AAA de UE as described in Section 2 07 Lio o Portrait Mode PL FPL er PL PL PL FT PT PT TT Main Virtual Mat Mat Configuration Typical Mat a H 12 00 x 12 00 O light Bue Portrait Select Portrait Fill Outh 2 E Show Cirdes palin wi E Show Margins In Portrait mode the arrow on the virtual mat will point upwards When you draw or cut out the ABC shown on the Portrait Virtual Mat it will be drawn or cut left to right as you face the Zing KLIC N KUT Feed the mat this The shape will be cut Portrait direction into the Zing A gt C i The exact location will depend on Ai other settings as described in Section 2 07 A Lino 13 Drawing Your First Shape New owners tend to be eager to try out their cutters It s also important to test your cutter to insure that data is being sent properly from your computer to the machine and everything is operating correctly The following steps will allow you to do some testing with the test pen But note that the following steps are for drawing not cutting Before inserting the blade holder into the KNK Zing please read Section 2 01 This first test will show you how the Knife Point mode works This is a very useful setting because it is easy to know where your shapes will cut on your material plu
46. be more difficult to trace than simpler images with few details o Photographs are usually the most difficult to trace especially when some of the colors blend such as the brown dog on the brown carpet as noted earlier e For your own personal use there are many images that can be found on the Internet Use Google Images to search and find images based on keywords Google Images also has filters on the left side of the screen to limit your search to black and white as well as clipart or line drawings Use these filters 6 03 Pixel Trace e To begin the Pixel Trace process it is recommended that you first double click near the top left part of the Virtual Mat This will plant the Caret at that location and as you play with the trace settings you ll be able to see the results of the current selected settings e The next step is to import a raster image You can access the Open Image for Tracing window in any of the following ways Click on the Pixel Trace icon on the Import Toolbar al o Press Ctrl Shift T o Go to File gt Import gt Pixel Trace e When the window opens there are three options for importing your raster image Preview of image us Open image for tracing in gt p Images i gt My ion 1 Option 2 Scan image Option 1 Browse to ae find image folder e Cli ck on th e imag e 1215441515112629 12154416611241 121613976027892 a 5659lemmling_ Cari and the File Name pepe tos ee Option 3
47. clearly see the image Place on fold Templates by Chia houseofstirfry com chia One little additional tip when manual tracing and editing it can often be troublesome if you inadvertently click on and select the imported image A way around this issue is to have the import image on one page and perform the tracing on another page But first you want to make the imported image visible on other pages To do this right click on the current page containing the imported image and select Visible za 5 Mlowe Backward Right click on current page to open menu Mowe Forward Rename Duplicate Cut Copy Paste Merge Paste Visible Click on Visible Delete Now click on the icon to add a new page and you will see the imported image clearly on the screen but not be able to inadvertently select it 100 i X iim Xx A f j V7 DNS k gt la pe a Da dl Pu le 7 a Wed PPP si e The image will now be slightly grayed but still distinct enough for tracing Manual Tracing Using the Bezier Curves and Straight Line Pen Tool e As mentioned at the beginning of this section you will want to read Section 7 12 to learn how to comfortably and successfully use Pen Tool e Now the best method for tracing a symmetrical image is to only trace one half Then you can make a mirror image copy and weld to the origin to create a perfectly symmetrical shape This is what will be done in this case because the
48. copy the images to the 4 Windows Clipboard In MTC use Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V or the icon on the File Toolbar Ls to import the KNK shapes at the original size The Fill color in KNK Studio will also be maintained If the dimensions of the imported shapes are larger than the same dimensions shown in KNK Studio which will happen with rhinestone patterns for example invoke the Flatten Paths command and the dimensions should then match The shapes have not changed sizes during the conversion from KNK Studio to MTC this is simply a correction to remove the Bezier control points Refer to Flatten Paths under Section 7 04 65 The Notes function in KNK ACS Studio will also allow text to be copied and pasted to the Notes Window in MTC If any of the VEF and WEN fonts specific to KNK ACS Studio have been used to create text that text may also be copied and pasted from KNK ACS Studio to MTC even though those particular fonts cannot be opened in MTC If you have any problems using the Windows Copy Paste method export your files from KNK Studio in either EPS or PDF format to import into MTC Refer to Section 4 04 To export from MTC to KNK ACS Studio select the shape s and use either the EPS or PDF export functions described in Section 4 1 66 5 Working with Text 5 01 The Text and Fonts Tab e On the Main Bar in MTC you will find a tab called Text and Fonts Main Virtual Mat TextandFonts Click on t
49. cut is complete the cut window will close Your arrow will be drawn as shown with the direction related to whether you originally chose Landscape or Portrait for your virtual mat KLIC N KUT KLIC N KUT Lio Lio Landscape Virtual Mat Portrait Virtual Mat The arrow will be pointing downwards The arrow will be pointing to the right 13 To draw again return to the cut window and choose a different origin Practice moving the origin to different locations This is how Knife Point mode works If you want the image to draw where you have iton the Virtual Mat then you need to switch to WYSIWYG mode and use the laser to set the origin versus the tip of the pen Refer to Section 2 07 for more details on controlling where images will cut IMPORTANT Please read Section 2 01 before cutting 17 2 Cutting 2 01 What You Need to Understand About Cutting You Have To Make Mistakes The key to becoming successful at cutting is to do a lot of it Those who shy away from using their Zing will never get to the stage of mastering it It s very normal for new owners to be intimidated by their cutter so remember the following key things o You won t break your new ZING by cutting paper vinyl cardstock rhinestone rubber and other easy to cut materials The worst thing that might possibly happen is that you ll break a blade That s it And the likelinood of even that happening is low o You need to start cutting so that you
50. design using the Knife Point setting Refer to Section 2 02 Here is an example of an imported picture and the puzzle imported and sized to fit on top KLIC N K ur Mg The NIK Zing offers Customizing a Fy Lp 1 A SI st nara sialic peclage e DGA of cue here anti a wile Cane A ery paper CADA hen board crt an ott pinte berr de Quen peste theese nner Marea and moet thst Gey Arena ky prse pre an na ayn gt Simply AmaZing sQ m dr ANJ C27 i F f 3 Fo aN gt e mn f j pe 1 N i i j j i j po i gt i j h gt 2 m A ee ee ce y j os f gt i J f j j i f y f m l j j sx Mabe the Cody an eu Daae yet 8 10 Notes Window e The Notes window in MTC can be used in a host of ways 1 providing instructions for cutting and assembling the project 2 adding your name copyright and Terms of Use 3 explaining the purpose of different pages or layers 4 crediting others for assistance with the design 5 citing sources for clipart or names of fonts used and 6 attaching files you want to provide with your project e The Notes window can be opened using the following ways o Click the Toggle Notes Window icon on the File Toolbar Goto View gt Notes Window e There are two tabs in the Notes window Notes and Files The Notes window is used for entering any text you wish t
51. disappear with the exception of the tiny overlaps atthe top and the bottom A Thus an alternative type of weld must be applied The one to use is part of the Boolean Join options Refer to Section 8 03 for more details on the Boolean Join But before the Boolean Join can be used you must reduce the number of individual shapes to just two the letters as one single shape and the rectangle To combine the letters to be treated into a single shape click on the preview of the text layer on the Layer Bar and then apply the Join function which can be accessed in any of the following ways Click on the Join icon on the Magic Toolbar o Press Ctrl J Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Join from the menu o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Join Now marquee select both the rectangle and the letters and bring up the Boolean Join menu using any of the following Click on the Boolean Join icon on the Magic Toolbar o Press Ctrl U Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Boolean Join from the menu 78 o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Boolean Join e The following popup menu will appear and as you move your mouse over the various options you will see your image change on the screen The option called B A Difference shows the rectangle outline disappearing where the letters overlap which is what you want in this case Click on drop down menu to select one of the five choices A palora Whe
52. dress is symmetrical e Before beginning the trace take note of how many changes in curves and straight lines exist This will help you understand where you will be beginning and ending paths as you trace Trace will begin and end here moving counter clockwise around the dress Red arrows indicate where a change in direction or curvature occurs and where a new path begins e The process guidelines are as follows Left click once to plant a node Right click to end a segment and plant the end node o A series of straight line segments can be made one right after another without needing to right click o Curve segments must always be individually ended by right clicking before starting the next segment whether it s another curve segment or a straight line segment If you try to add another segment both segments will become distorted o After ending a segment you can left click in that same spot where the last one ended to begin the next segment The new segment will automatically connect to that last node You do not need to end a straight line segment before adding a curve segment After left clicking to plant the last node for the straight line segment click and hold the left mouse button at the point where that next curve segment should end and drag the mouse as needed to form the curve that fits the image With the left mouse button still held down right click to end that curve 101 o When you reach the original
53. easier to measure in very small distances The Zing plug in has a set of default calibration numbers which will be close to your final numbers but not exactly the same To access these numbers click on the tiny wrench icon indicated below and the Calibrate window will open Click on the wrench to open the calibration window Cime x M5 E Cut with Klic N Kut Zing x 0 30 mm Default 0 20 Laser Offset Y 24 0 mm Default 24 0 10 Inch Width 9 98 Inch Cut 10 Imch Height 10 01 Inch Cut The process involves performing and repeating a PNC to see how much you need to adjust the X and Y values in order to get perfect results And you SHOULD be able to get perfect PNC s 03 PNC Procedure Part 1 Setting Up and Printin What do you need before you begin a PNC First you need an image to print a printer the blade holder you plan to use for all of your PNC s and a good night s sleep The last requirement simply means that you don t want to start learning the PNC process when you are tired stressed or in a hurry Mastering a PNC comes when you have the time to repeat it about 4 times in a row At that point you will not only have repeated the process enough times to feel very comfortable with the order of the steps but you ll have your calibration perfected and then be ready to do future PNC s quickly and with ease While it is possible to do PNC s in either portrait or landscape mode it is highly r
54. from the Online MTC Gallery Video e The MTC Gallery can be accessed using the three methods shown above or by going to Help gt Free SVG s and MTC s When selected the following window opens and you can choose from thousands of freely shared files from other MTC owners rio dead Term A ee Select a Category from that may have been used in the i a dropdown list file name or description Search Categories All Search User ID All Select File Type SVG MTC Select a particular User ID ities Hi iva Seti Sort By Date r Select Sort By Date Title Accending Decending l ae i m r Description or ID and Items Per Page 130 STEE E OL MES IO VIEW per page choose between Ascending or Descending Search After entering search options click on Simply click the Search button to view all gallery items Search button e Upon clicking on Search thumbnails of the images identified in the search will appear 98 C a 6 files found Tom Turkey Tom Turkey Corrected ThanksGiving Pop UP Card Each thumbnail indicates the File Name Category Mn Description User caer tet A TA ay MTC uploaded files appear with a Virtual Mat background ID and Uploaded Date Download Download Download Thanksgiving Turkey This corrects a broken piece Open the card is 5 5 x 11 F Thanksgiving Turkey SVG uploaded files appear without the Virtual Mat background Download
55. functions used in editing paths and nodes in vector images You may never find it necessary to use these tools But if you need the ability to modify images at the most basic level the tools are available and powerful in their functionality Refer to Section 7 06 for identification of the individual icons and how to use them 3 03 Bars There are seven bars in MTC presented below In this section only the individual icons will be identified To learn more about using the functions refer to the user manual sections as indicated Menu Bar e Like most Windows applications the Menu Bar in MTC provides access to most of the functions in the software The following text boxes indicate the primary functions found in each of the Menu Bar choices Open close save Cutter plug ins and Navigate to and organize import export print files cut preview windows arrange icons Window and program A A A Se controls ES File Edit CutProject With View Window Help Mo Register help tutorials user forum automatic saving backup restore drivers user settings Manipulating editing Turning on and off shapes and designing toolbars bars windows zoom default colors Sel Properties Bar e The Select Properties Bar displays the location and size of the current selected shape or shapes X Y mat locations of Width and Height of selected shape s 3 09 selected shapes s 3 13 Lock or unlock Aspect Ratio 3 13 Close bar
56. go to Help gt About Make The Cut If you are running a version earlier than 4 10 then please visit this site to download and install the latest Note that you will also want to download and install the latest Klic N Zing plug in scroll down on the same page http www make the cut com Download aspx Place the KNK Zing on a sturdy horizontal surface Connect the power cord to the back of the cutter and plug into a wall outlet or power strip Turn on the power using the power switch on the top Connect the USB cable to the back of the cutter and into an available USB port on your computer We do not recommend the use of a USB hub However if you have no other option then the hub must be the type which is separately powered Once the USB cable is connected the hardware manager will identify the USB connection If the Windows Hardware Installation window pops open proceed and accept all defaults 1 07 Pinch Wheel Levers Video There are two pinch wheel levers one on each side just inside the end caps These are used to raise and lower the pinch wheels Press down on the levers The roller bar and pinch wheels will be raised Note that both wheels do not need to be raised at the same time but you do need to have both raised before inserting the cutting mat or your backed materials 11 e After you insert the cutting mat or materials flip the levers up to lower the pinch wheels onto the mat or material 1 08 Mat Material Guides
57. gt rau g X 11875 Y 214375 Wi 2 8087 H 3 3363 E 39 Main Bar e The Main Bar has two tabs Virtual Mat and Text and Fonts The Virtual Mat tab allows you to set the size and visual appearance of the mat as well as orientation the appearance of shapes snapping to grid and Caret size Refer to Section 3 04 The Text and Fonts tab allows you to select a font open a new font and type text Refer to Section 5 02 Main x Virtual Mat Text and Fonts Layer Bar e The Layer Bar is used to organize shapes into layers for both visual display and for cutting by color All shapes on a layer may be re colored hidden from view locked deleted and moved up or down Refer to Section 3 12 Layer Properties X Tab Bar e In MTC opened files are also called Projects The Tab Bar shows all of the currently open projects Under Windows on the Menu Bar you can choose how to view opened projects with similar display options found in other Windows programs such as Cascade Tile Horizontal Tile Vertical etc Open a Files ____ Ribbons and Bows mtc E Turkey mic a MTCProject2 ea e Right click on any Project name on the Tab Bar and a menu of options will appear This screenshot indicates the user manual sections where this will again be referenced New Ctrl M 3 06 Open Ctrl O Close Save Ctrl 5 3 07 Save As Save All 4 1
58. holder seat Tighten the screw This will provide a good height for cutting paper and vinyl e It is only in the cutting of thicker materials such as cardstock chipboard craft foam craft plastic stiffened felt etc that the blade tip height will need to be set higher There are two reasons for doing this o You do not want the blade tip to be dragging across the material when moving to the point to begin the cut The dropping of the blade will invoke more downward force This can make a big difference when cutting thicker denser materials such as chipboard and craft plastic which need the blade tip a little higher but not too high n Damenn Blade ti needs to be But not too high or L blade tip will not above the l i material l uE wi i l ae reach the material when dropped B l Perfect Height Too Low Too High e One recommended method for getting the same height set for all of your cuts is to use three old credit cards Set the three cards in a stack on top of the material you plan to cut With the Zing turned off you can move the blade carriage to the left until it is over the cards Loosen the front screw and insert the blade holder so that the tip of the blade is touching the top card Now tighten the front screw and remove the cards This distance will provide the blade some punch room to give the extra force and more consistent cutting of your material You can also use a stack of 25
59. horizonatal spacing Align selected shapes along bottom of bottommost shape Center selected shapes Align selected shapes along horizontal center Align selected shapes along vertical center Ctrl F Vertically flip selected shape s Edit gt Shape Magic gt Flip Ctrl M h Horizontally mirror selected shape s Edit gt Shape Magic gt Mirror Edit gt Shape Magic gt Rotate 90 Ctrl G 47 Rotate selected shape s 90 degrees clockwise deg Shift Drag corner of a textured shape Ctrl Drag middle right on selected Modify spacing between selected shapes shapes Text and Fonts Icons E On Text and Fonts tab of Main mf rtotent fais ibotitcn 7 Italic On Text and Fonts tab of Main aR Bar Resizes texture as well as shape Fa Refresh installed fonts list and Fonts tab of Main Te Open TTFJOTF font file SS and Fonts tab of Main T open add ad ou and Fonts tab of Main 183 Shortcut Icon Description Menu Other Location Editing Tools a en necio reg E Break apart selected shape s into layers Apply Flatten Paths function A Snapes piven ela Simplify Open Fuse and ano o Open Auto Simplify window to reduce nodes reve pes A Path T Edit gt Shape Magic gt Toggle Auto Simplify Welds Advanced gt Auto Simplify Welds Open Conical Warp window Apply Thin Paths function to create a center line trace tn Z Open ir wn nog Ctri Shift K Ctrl T Open B zier Warp window Edit gt Shape Magic gt Bezier Warp
60. imported image A heart shape is to be added and cut e Inthis case the Join and Break method shown in the previous example does not work because the heart extends outside of the imported graphic But the solution is still easy e Using the Basic Shapes a white rectangle is added to the file This rectangle should be large enough to fully enclose the other images and is placed on a layer lower than the imported graphic Note that the heart layer doesn t actually need to be sent to the printer But since you might forget to turn this layer back on after printing it is recommended that it be set to white along with the rectangle In fact the heart and rectangle can be placed on the same layer and moved to the bottom sales B606Y 00 Rectangle and heart are both white and located on bottom layer A large white rectangle is added to encompass both the original image and the heart All layers are sent to the print window TARAS AAA OEE EAA EERE DEORE OSES OSE EAARE DOC ORD 164 e A print preview shows that only the original graphic will be printed Note how the registration marks are printed based on the large white rectangle A Sweet S7xleen te ae te te te a hiui ASIU K T e After printing the original graphic layer is turned off so that only the heart and rectangle will be cut Layers x ES A eee The layer with the x original graphic is hidden before sending the file
61. inadvertently being moved or resized It also allows the shape to be displayed without an outer bounding box Ability to change the Color Texture and Line Style for all shapes assigned to a particular layer o Ability to Delete all of the shapes assigned to a particular layer x When starting a new project shapes will automatically be assigned to a Default layer To move a shape to p I I L a new layer select it and then click on the Selection to New Layer icon Any new shapes that are created will automatically be assigned to the currently selected layer Double click a layer name and you can change the name of that layer Rest your mouse cursor over a layer name and the number of shapes in that layer will appear To create a new empty layer click on the Create New Layer icon Ci 49 e o completely remove a layer from being displayed but at the same time not delete the layer move the layer to its own page using the Layer Options Menu at the bottom of the Layer Bar e Individual shapes are also assigned to their own layers within a layer as shown in the screenshot on the following page The words KNK and Zing are individual layers within the layer which displays both words together e Three additional features in the bottom right section of the Layer Bar offer the following o Click on the Delete Empty Layers icon to delete any layers that contain no shapes Click on the Visible T
62. it so that it falls within the boundaries 153 Information about your current printer settings is shown here OS S X 00 TT UTTAS 8 191197 our registration marks should appear c e COMMeErs O E bounding box 501195 D606Y 0058 01d 191991JJ0 dH Hud 1915 Green dashed lines indicate the part of the screen that will be printed Go to File gt Print Preview and you will be able to see the arrow plus the four registration marks which should be aligned with the boundaries of the arrow Click here to print Check this preview carefully Do you see all four registration marks red arrows point out the 4 reg marks Will you be getting what you need printed Note that the Wireframe option was turned off for this screen shot so that the image could more clearly be seen in this tutorial Always make sure you can see the four registration marks before continuing since they are an integral part of the PNC process If your print preview matches the one above and you see the four marks click on the Print button Also verify that what is being printed is what you need For example you may have added an extra shape to be cut but you do not want it showing up in the printout This is where you will want to use the Layers feature to control what will be printed as well as what will be cut later You may want to print several 4 or 5 copies since you will want to repeat this process several times in order to get your c
63. know that the child and parents shapes are still joined to one another There are no individual bounding boxes around the child shapes only around the individual parent shapes Youcan see the grid lines of the Virtual Mat inside the child shapes indicating those are empty spaces Ifyou move one of the letters the child shape moves with the parent shape e The same is true when you open a file and discover that all of the parts are combined as one shape First apply the Split function to see if the file will then be broken into the combined shapes that make the most sense For example the following SVG file Cupcake Seashells by Judy Keating is imported into MTC One single ae bounding box e The file imports as a single shape But once Split is applied there are 8 individual shapes which can then be individually moved resized re colored assigned to separate layers etc 104 Bounding boxes now indicate a total of 8 different shapes Break Joi The Break function is used to separate every path every curve and every line into its own individual shape After selecting a combined shape the Break function can be accessed in any of the following ways el Click on the Break icon on the Magic Toolbar Press Ctrl B Q 0 Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Break from the menu Q Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Break If the Break function is applied to the Bob example used in
64. later in this section After selecting two shapes the Boolean Join menu can be opened in any of the following ways o Click on the Boolean Join icon on the Magic Toolbar o Press Ctrl U o Right click on the screen and select Shape Magic gt Boolean Join Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Boolean Join The menu contains the following choices Boolean Join A B Difference E Remove B from A A B Difference J Remove B from A E B A Difference Remove A from B Five tools are shown with the purpose of each tool The screen y Intersect i Bitwise AND will also show the net result as you select each one B Exclude Bitwise XOR Union Same as Weld tool Bitwise OR When you apply a Boolean Join to shapes of two different colors then the resulting shape will be the color of the shape that was on the higher layer Note There is an Auto Simplify option in the Boolean Join window You may need to uncheck that option to get the desired result For example the Exclude Function will not perform correctly without unchecking that option Cutting One Shape From Another If you wish to cut one shape from another then the Boolean Join menu provides the solution you need In this example two hearts will be cut from a title First type the word MOM using the font of your choice Make sure to have No Splitting selected in the Add Text Group window By doing this the text will be a single shap
65. ll make a lot of mistakes We ALL do that It s in making these mistakes that you start to learn You realize that those mistakes didn t result in a broken cutter Plus you ll stop making the same mistakes as you remember more of the things you need to check before every cut o As you make fewer mistakes you begin to build confidence and you begin to have more cutting success From there you begin to experiment more and produce more Thus your best course of action is to just start cutting a lot But first read the rest of this section The Most Common Mistakes Made by New Owners We all make them and we all learn from them So please note the following most common mistakes and then finish reading this entire Section 2 01 as the details behind these listed mistakes will be explained o Too much blade is exposed on the blade holder The blade tip is too close to the material Too much force is being used for the material being cut Forget to set the Blade Offset before cutting Failure to do a test cut to make sure settings are optimal Not practicing enough with the test pen and paper to know where shapes will cut c gt gt gt gt Begin with Easy Materials and Easy Shapes You didn t begin your first driving lesson on the freeway You probably started driving on a farm or in a parking lot Then you progressed to the neighborhood and other low traffic streets Then you began driving on major streets and finally the freeway Thin
66. no control points o Delete Segment the segment will be erased and will leave unconnected nodes at the ends of the two paths that were connected to this segment Note that if the shape was previously a closed shape and Fill was turned on it will now be an open shape with no Fill gt 0 A R Deleted segment is erased and shape is no longer filled with color o Auto Smoothing all changes to a segment will result in smoothing curving of this segment as well as adjacent segments This should be turned off when segments have sharp junctures or cusps with other B zier curves A heart will be used to illustrate this The top two segments will be Auto smoothing is turned off Auto smoothing is turned on dragged upwards sharp cusp is retained sharp cusp is converted into 127 Node Editing If you hover your mouse over one of the end nodes on a selected path you will see it become encircled with a dotted red path That means the node can now be edited For example you can drag the node to a new location and the connecting segment s will move as well Red dashed circle appears Drag the node to a new Segments on either side of around a node as the location the node are modified mouse cursor is held over it If you right click on a highlighted node the following menu will open Explanations for each options are described below Smooth Node Symmetric Node Delete Node Break Node Auto Smoothing For the sake of ill
67. of Tools and Blade Holders e If you plan to use two tools with different diameters then you will face an alignment problem In the following example two glasses and an inner circle will be drawn with a silver gel pen and then the outside circle cut out e Because the gel pen is thin it sits further back in the blade holder seat than the blade holder With no adjustments made the resulting drawn image and cut circle were out of alignment 173 However there is a straight forward method one can use to compensate for tools with different diameters Basically this method is one where you mark onto a Post it note or small rectangle of paper the relative locations of the gel pen and the blade tip Then you use the location of the blade holder to set the origin for the gel pen and in turn use the location of the gel pen to set the origin for the blade holder This will then allow your pen drawings and cut lines to be properly aligned Here are the steps Align a small Post it note on your gridded mat with the sticky side down If you do not have a Post it note then just use a small rectangle of paper and apply Scotch tape to secure the paper to the mat Place the blade holder into the Zing blade holder seat With the Zing turned off slide the carriage so that the blade holder is over the note Drop the pinch wheels so that the mat cannot move o Press the blade holder down so that you puncture the Post it note o Without moving the bla
68. of a circle Next more Points are added and then the points are dragged to create the desired path Use the Zoom setting if you cannot see your entire text Scroll Smooth setting to make curve more rounded sw E E y gt A anses ts beeresereseaesseeseere Increase Points to add TT rana Mat 0 063 more changes in the Text falls curve alon Suc Uncheck Close Curve design path A Parameterized to create an open path AID AIMAR SAV a pa Check the Manual i Size box i VA LEA mata Manual Size gt 4 Horz Aion Gentes Adjust Width and Width 50 70 Height to create Height 73 90 desired look Path can be Doa U Zoom 82 4 Zoom out as necessary modified by 108 dragging Click on Apply when green and done blue points e Inthis example Manual Size was selected but you can also try Auto Size again too The Bezier Warp process is about experimenting and having fun with it Take notes if you like on certain settings that worked well for you And remember that the option to save settings is available 5 09 Creating an Overlay Title and Welding Text to Frames e Creating a frame for welding single letters or images is very easy Using the steps in Section 5 03 create a title The font chosen for this example is Times New Roman Also Split By Glyphs is selected so that individual letters can be resized if needed to overlap the frame e Click on the Import Basic Shapes icon
69. of the sides The length and the angle of this side to the horizon are displayed Then hold the Ctrl key and bring the mouse cursor down to the outer tip of the other side The length of this side and the angle relative to the other side are now displayed Units Length 0 4118 in Units Length 0 4025 in Inches 7 Angle 109 48 Inches Angle 109 93 YN Length of side is shown along with the Angle of this side to the horizon Hold Ctrl key and move cursor e to the end of the other side Properties shown are the Length of the side and the Angle between the two sides Similarly the Angle of the other star can be measured and then the full list of properties compared between the two stars Units Length 0 3919 in Units Length 0 3765 in Inches Y Angle 118 11 Soda Angle 124 00 7 09 Slice Shapes and Lines Knife Tool The Slice Shapes and Lines function Knife Tool is the 7 icon is on the Node Mode Toolbar and can be activated by clicking on the icon or pressing F7 It is used to cut an existing shape or shapes along Straight lines or freely drawn paths For example let s use the Secret Agent Man shape from the Basic Shapes library Let s say you want to remove the bottom of the shape so that when cut the shape would still be attached to the material and could be folded up 117 The Knife Tool will be used to remove the bottom line of this shape ba To slice off just
70. paths will not quite close when cutting with a blade My cardstock is not cutting all the way through have the blade all the way out and using the maximum force e Please refer to Section 2 01 It s important to only have as much blade exposed as is necessary to penetrate the cardstock You may also need to raise the blade tip height Reduce your force back to suggested values for the material you are cutting and do a test cut e Do not use more pressure than is needed If the cardstock is cutting through about 90 of the cut then turn on Multi cut Some cardstocks do better with a second pass Software Issues Make The Cut will not accept the registration number on the CD that came with my Zing e The Activation Pin is the number on the CD envelope This number needs to be used for registering your copy of the software at the web site shown on the Quick Start Guide also shown in Section 1 06 Once you register you will be given a Registration Number to then use in Make The Cut have a very complicated file that am attempting to edit Make The Cut keeps crashing e You can allocate more memory by going to Help gt Advanced gt Limit Undo Size and changing from O unlimited to a set number of undo steps to save in memory Change to the most steps you feel you might need for example 5 have a new computer and want to install Make The Cut cannot locate my registration number for MTC e Go to this link to have your regis
71. plan to use In the Rhinestone function window again select the smallest size but double the spacing Then after clicking on Accept reduce the overall design by half Your holes will now cut at half the size of the first design you created As with the other tools testing is necessary to get the perfect settings for the particular material you are punching Don t forget to set the punch tip height higher just as you do with the blade holder in order to get more force invoked 178 10 11 Additional Applications e The following videos present more Zing applications This section will be expanded as more experiences are shared and recommended settings are detailed Balsa Video Icing Sheets Video Video 179 Suggested Settings for Various Accessories Important Remember to turn Blade Offset back on after using accessory tools and before cutting with your blade again a Speed Appiication Matenal 100 FOrce Viner LomMents Application Material Cut Other Comments Drawing on paper Sharpie 20 10 10 1 Mat Pen was almost touching paper in order to be Marker grasped by front screw Sharpie Drawing on paper Liquid 40 10 10 2 Mat a peas rae Ponce sales Pencil start drawing each time Dianna wiae oh Sakura 2 passes provided a little more glue Also used Sper 9 9 Quickie 30 9 10 2 Mat 0 01 Inset Shadow and Outset Shadow to ESE Glue Pen provide a thicker outline of shape Embossing Cardstock Embossing 95 9 10 3 Shelf Used 0 0
72. same result occurs using Blackout The inner child paths are deleted Before applying gt Blackout All child paths are After applyin a gt pp ying deleted Blackout e What happens if there are nested child paths Before applying Blackout Rings have been rato do g e S g 2 shapes an inner ring and an outer ring After applying Blackout Nothing happens because these individual circles do not have child paths All of the child paths are deleted Each ring loses its child path 107 7 02 Shape Magic Advance Part 1 The Simplify Functions Auto Simplify Welds The Auto Simplify Welds function is an on off feature which should be turned on when MTC is installed Its purpose is to continuously reduce the number of nodes after other functions are applied so that a design will cut smoothly and quickly to a cutter Auto Simplify Welds can be accessed in the following ways o Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Auto Simplify Welds Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Auto Simplify Welds from the menu o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Auto Simplify Welds Most of the time this function can be left on However if you are extensively editing an image such as using the Eraser function over and over on the same selected shape then it may be necessary to turn off this feature Repeated applications of the Auto Simplify Welds will beg
73. setting the origin lift the pinch rollers on the Zing and slide the mat towards the back to better approximate the front to back location of your first cut o In Knife Point mode you will be setting the origin based on the location of the blade tip or other tool tip o In WYSIWYG or Print and Cut modes you ll be using the laser light to set your origin Note that you can also use the arrow keys on your keyboard instead of clicking on the green arrows on the screen This is actually a great alternative since you can then keep your eyes on the blade tip or the laser instead of constantly looking back at the screen to click in the correct spot The Move By dial determines how far the blade carriage moves with each click of an arrow 29 If you need to move the carriage quite a distance across the mat then adjust that setting to a high number o If you need to move the carriage less than an inch or so then adjust to a much smaller setting o If you need extreme precision such as when you are setting the origin for a Print and Cut then once you are close to the location you need reduce to the minimum setting of 4 o Note that when using the arrow keys on your keyboard you can adjust the Move By dial by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on the up and down arrow keys e f you want the blade carriage to return to the Home Origin then click on the 0 0 button and the blade carriage will immediate return to that location e lf yo
74. some WD40 to a cotton swab and dab it on the inside plate where the pinch roller bar enters the end cap Help turned the screw on my lever the wrong way and the spring and ball fell out Video 1 Unplug the power cable and USB cable Then slide the blade carriage towards the opposite end so that you will have room to use a screwdriver Place the Zing on its side so that the ball bearing holes are facing up Place the ball bearing into the hole that would position the roller bar down Refer to the opposite side to make sure you have the correct hole 4 Place one end of the spring into the hole of the lever and then align the other end of the spring over the ball bearing Press down on the lever and hold it in place Rotate so that the screw hole is aligned with the hole needed for attaching the lever to the Zing 5 Insert the screw and use a screwdriver to turn the screw clockwise until tight Cutting Issues am getting large diagonal lines sliced through all of my cuts e Your Make The Cut software is still in trial mode You need to register your copy of MTC using the activation pin that came on the software CD Here is the link https www make the cut com Register aspx 189 My shapes are drawing off the mat What am doing wrong e lf you are using Knife Point make sure you are setting the origin based on the position of the test pen or blade holder not the laser light The laser light is used for WYSIWYG mode e
75. starting point and right click on it the shape will fill with color and you will have a closed path in spite of starting and stopping along the way e Now to show this process in more detail o Trace the straight portion as show 1 Left click once to 2 Left click once Sy a begin the trace here 3 Left click once gt lt bh Y i o Now to do the first curve go to the point at which the curve ends hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse so that the curve matches up with the dress Then while still holding down the left mouse button right click to end the segment 4 Hold down the left mouse button here and gt begin to drag the mouse to fit the curve 5 When curve is perfect do NOT release left mouse button until you right click to end the segment 0 Next left click where the last curve ended move to where curve will end hold down left mouse button and drag to form curve Immediately right click to end that segment F a Fo 6 Left click on top of 7 Hold down right mouse 8 Drag mouse to fit curve and where the last segment button at end of next then right click before releasing ended segment left mouse button o Now there are two more straight line segments so just left click at each one Then again move to the end of the next curve hold down left mouse button and drag to fit the curve and then right click to end A e a m A Y A rr d o O S D Mos a
76. that will cut far more successfully with a slower cut o The settings from 1 through 9 are the slow speeds and should be used when cutting dense difficult materials such as chipboard craft foam craft plastic or balsa o The settings from 10 to 20 are the fast speeds and should be used for easy to cut materials such as cardstock vinyl iron on transfer rhinestone template material and fabric as well as for engraving embossing and drawing e The Up Speed is the speed of the blade or other installed tool while it is in the up or non cutting position It has the same number and range of speeds as the Cut Speed An Up Speed is in effect when o The blade is travelling from the origin to the point where the cutting of a shape begins The blade raises and moves to the next path or shape to cut The blade is travelling back to the origin after the cut is completed e There is a small white line in the upper left corner of each dial indicating the transition between the slow speeds and the fast speeds Also the color of the bar outside the two dials is yellow when in a slow speed range and green when set in a high speed range Green indicates a fast setting Yellow indicates a slow setting gt e Between the Cut and Up dials is a light you can click to turn off and on You ll note that there is a little lock symbol which is a label for the light reminding you that when the light is on the Cut Speed and the Up Speed will
77. the bottom of the shape select the Knife Tool and hold down the mouse button outside of the shape on one side just barely above the bottom of the shape and then drag the mouse over to the other side letting go once the cursor is outside of the shape Drag the mouse to the other Begin cutting just lt 4 A Eo side and let go when the outside of and above IE IS cursor is beyond the shape the bottom the apo y gt a gt border Then click on the Select Tool Edit this project normally Ly at the top of the Node Mode Toolbar Now you can select and move the cut line away from the bottom of the shape and delete The shape no longer has a connecting line along the bottom Drag bottom Vi Y Shape is open at line away and af the bottom delete Seress i 7 10 Draw Freehand Lines y ES ne The Draw Freehand Lines function Pencil Tool is the 4 icon on the Node Mode Toolbar and can be activated by clicking on the icon or pressing F4 This tool is used to freely draw thin or thick lines with your mouse or tablet or even draw dashed lines or a path of circles Your shapes can then be edited using the other tools on the Node Mode toolbar as well as customized using other functions in MTC Drawing Thin Lines There are a number of settings which will affect the outcome of your drawing Smoothing is used to control whether the drawing is more angular made up of straight lines paths or rounder made up of curves
78. the following to invoke the Redo function Click on the Redo icon on the File Toolbar u Press Ctrl Y o Go to Edit gt Redo 3 12 Layer Bar The Layer Bar or Layer Properties Bar is used to organize and group shapes into layers for visual display and for cutting by color It can be turned on and off under View on the Menu Bar Each layer has a preview or thumbnail showing the shapes assigned to that layer Click on that thumbnail and all shapes on that layer will be selected GG tt There is a small sign to the left of a layer name Click on it and the will turn to a and that layer will open to reveal the sub layers where every individual shape is assigned to its own sub layer within that layer refer to the screenshot on the following page The Layer Bar also offers the following features o Ability to control shape order Move layers up or down the list using the green arrow icons 4 Shapes present in a higher layer will appear to be on top of the shapes in lower layers This is a useful feature for displaying how your project will look when completed o Ability to Hide and Unhide layers by clicking on the Hide icon Sr A Hidden layer will display the shapes in pale versions of their actual colors and will also prevent any movement or resizing etc of those shapes AL o Ability to Lock and Unlock layers by clicking on the Lock icon a A locked layer prevents the shapes in that layer from
79. to Cut PNC with an Inset Cut Line e A pixel trace can often have areas where the trace line cut line will be outside of the original image This is especially true of tight interior corners or sharp turns on the image This results in white areas appearing around the print and cut The red arrows indicate spots around our cow s left ear where white areas would show when cut The original trace line doesn t quite fit the image in those spots Bin e Atthe end of Section 7 13 it was shown how to use node and segment editing to correct the trace line so that it better fits the original image Sometimes however there may be more editing needed than would be practical to do In these cases an inset cut line can be created e Select the traced image and access the Shadow Layer function in any of the following ways o Click on the Shadow Layer icon on the Magic Toolbar o Press Ctrl H o Right click on the screen and select Shape Magic gt Shadow Layer o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Shadow Layer 165 Check the Inset Shadow box select a Corner Join option and then scroll to the desired Shadow Width Note that this is typically less than 0 03 Click on Accept when done 3 Scroll Shadow Width to desired setting Even 0 0125 may be enough to eliminate white areas Corner Join 2 Select Corner Join type Typically this would be Mitered Mitered unless you wish to round off some of the sharper corners Choose
80. to a custom designed path As before type the letters you wish to fit to a circle using the method described in Section 5 03 The text created in Section 5 04 will again be used Note that the lettering can be welded or not And if not welded the letters can be Split by Glyphs or not Chad and Glina With the title selected open the B zier Warp window using one of the following ways Click on the B zier Warp icon on the Magic Toolbar E l Click on Apply when Press Ctrl T done Q 0 Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt B zier Warp from the menu Q Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt B zier Warp Closed Path in B zier Warp In the first example the text is fit to a circular shape and the Auto Size option is chosen Note that the Manual Size option could also have been used and will be selected in the example after this one B zier Warp 2 tS General Settings Smooth 108 U Auto Simplify Text will initially be u wrapped around QU 5 Vert Align entire circle But after CA aiia adjusting Size amp on eee Position text will 0 Auto Size Scroll these two appear like this y ni settings to 25 to y 0 Right 25 fit text halfway around circle Option to zoom preview image i Zoom 111 Option to save current settings Click on Apply when done 76 Open Path in B zier Warp e To use an open path the Close Curve option is unchecked so that the path is a line instead
81. will find in some PNG and GIF files The background color will define the semitransparent pixels by blending them with the background color you select Here is a photo of a white car that illustrates this feature e When imported into the Pixel Trace window with default settings in place note the parts of the image that are traced with the default white background selected Alpha 127 Zoom 125 E Show Nodes Resample Image x1 0 None v Despeck 2 Default values 9 By Luminance C By Average Threshold 127 Background Color J l Background Color default is white e Next click on the Background Color box and a window will open Select a different color for example red Click on another color from palette TIC LLL DOTE LITE a LLL DTO TENE T z 4 x ro nn ET na Er A nn Click on OK gt gt e The parts of the image that will be traced changes Q Alpha 127 Vie i Zoom 125 NI E show Nodes A Trace Settmos Resample Image x1 0 None y Despeck 2 Changing the Background Color to red is the only change made 9 By Luminance By Average Threshold 127 z Background Color mm 85 e This can be used to identify and trace different parts of an image however with the newer Alpha Palette and Color options available this feature may not ever be something you need Alpha Trace Method
82. window Check the boxes for Inverse Lattice Auto Simplify Output and Delete Original Note the other settings used and click on Accept Width 0 06 nS Gap 0 17 iS Angle 0 a Y Rotate 45 00 7N V Auto Simplify Output Y V Delete Original Z Y Inverse Lattice e Join the Circle and the lattice by selecting both and applying the Join function To remove the tiny cutouts press F6 to activate the Eraser tool Check the Inverse Eraser box and set the Size to 1 Then erase the little cutouts that you do not want 147 Flower Shadow or Mat The last part of the main flower is to create an outset shadow of the entire flower The first step is to select the entire flower head and apply Copy and Paste in Place to create a new copy on top of the old Move the new copy away from the flower and apply the Weld tool Select the flower outline and press the Shadow Layer icon Gorro Shan er Shadow Width 0 0675 Corner Join Apply Blackout Inset Shadow t Simplify Output Use the settings above to make a shadow for the flower Press Accept when you are done Delete the original outline the smaller one Select the flower and the shadow and press S to Stack them together Color Set the mat to Contrast on the Virtual Mat tab Make sure each shape is on its own layer then move the layers up or down so that the center of the flower is on top Change the colors of the two
83. 0 1 06 INSTALLATION OF MAKE THE CUT MTC SOFTWARE ZING DRIVER AND THE ZING PLUG IN c ccccscscscscsceescscsssesesesesceceesesesesessseseaen 11 1 07 PINCH WEE es 11 1 08 MAT MATERIAL GUIDES ot 12 1 09 TEST DRAWING PE oca 12 Landscape Versus Portrait Which do you prefer sssssssssscssssssssssscsssscsssssscssssssssssscssssssssssssssssssssssssssessscscsssssasscsssscsnsasssssessassasscneasassasacaneas 12 DAVE RAE T E DE 0 nai iio E E T 14 A a o o e o 18 2 01 WHAT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT CUTTING cccccsccssssscseccsssessesssseessessseessseecsnavsasesensesenessnsusuessnsucsnavsenesentvernesenseasnesenseeseay 18 WOU Have TO MAKE MISTAKOS tutora 18 The Most Common Mistakes Made by New Owners ooocococicociccococococoocc A 18 Begin with Easy Materials and Easy Shapes rca a arias 18 Record Your SUCCOSSOS ers iS a ase 18 Use the Correct Blade for the Material You Are Cuming iia auld 19 Set the Blade Length To Match the Material THiCkn SS ssssssssssssssssssssssssssscscsssssscssscsssssscacsssscscasscnsessasasssnssacacaensnssasacassssacacassessssaesnssssaeasy 19 set the Blade Height ABOVE te Material circos aia terns AAA ata a tid ae wv a ure AN 19 Adjust the Speed Force and Number of Passes Based on the Material and Shapes sssssssssssssssssssssssscsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssnsssassnsasenes 20 EEEN i e Ti AI AP O A E ee er er eee ee ee eer ee eee 20 ROW Where Your Images Will GUT atari as 20 Adjust Blade OS
84. 00 Al o gt W 6 5000 H 1 0000 To resize a shape containing a raster image called a texture hold the Shift key while dragging the corner This will resize the texture as well as the shape Also refer to Section 3 14 Rotating and Slanting With the shape selected dragging any of the four corners will allow free rotation of the shape The shape will be temporarily locked at its center and will rotate around that center If you hold the Shift key while dragging one of the four corners the shape will be pinned in the diagonally opposite corner and will rotate around that corner If you hold the Ctrl key while dragging one of the four corners the shape will rotate in 15 increments Ctrl Shift Rotate will rotate around the opposite corner in 15 increments A selected shape can also be rotated exactly 90 clockwise by using any of the following Click on the Rotate 90 Clockwise icon on the Magic Toolbar t o Press Ctrl G Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Rotate 90 If you drag one of the double headed arrows along a side versus a corner you can slant the shape instead of rotating it Drag a Drag a side to slant corner to rotate Rotated Square Slanted Square Warping In the warping mode shapes can be transformed dramatically by dragging the handles at the corners Dragging along the sides results in the same effects as slanting above but can be combined with the dragging of corners to create many d
85. 1 Inset Shadow and Outset Shadow Georgia Pacific 100 large end Liner to provide a thicker outline of shape Scoring Cardstock Embossing Shelf scoring Cardstock Embossing 150 10 10 9 Shelf Recollections small end Liner Used 0 01 Inset Shadow and Outset Shadow eng il id ple to provide a thicker outline of shape Used 0 01 Inset Shadow and Outset Shadow aiea wee to provide a thicker outline of shape ag Punching Cardstock Shelf These settings should be used for the initial testing Adjustments may be necessary based on variations in the material surface beneath paper humidity condition of the cutting mat etc Most tests were done with a blade tip height equal to a stack 25 Post it notes or 12 Georgia Pacific 100 cardstock pieces 180 Settings Form for Accessory Tools Application Material Tool Force Spesa Surface Other Comments Cut U Passes 18 h Appendix A Key Board Shortcuts Shortcut Icon Description Menu Other Location Standard Functions Ctrl N Open a new file project Tab bar Ctrl O f Open an existing mtc file project File gt Open Ctrl S 3 Save a file project File gt Save Ctrl Shift P Print File gt Print Ctrl Z E Undo last action Edit gt Undo Ctrl Y 534 Redo last action Edit gt Redo Ctrl F6 Go to next window project Top left icon in Menu Bar Ctrl Tab Go to next project project Window gt Next Window Ctrl F4 Close MIC Top left icon in Menu Bar Alt F4 a C
86. 11 11 40 AM ii 0 o E smith family svg svg 8 11 2011 3 42 PM 2 ry gt E Marist svg 7 14 2011 9 25 AM Provide a file A E Always Be Thankful svg 7 5 2011 2 25 PM name y Aa aie ee rrewearkenunvent Fleur De Lis svg 6 28 2011 2 42 PM 2 Deck of Cards svg 5 17 2011 7 10 AM fot gt Click on Save Filename Rhinestone Fipfiops when ready to Save as type Scalable Vector Graphics SVG 5VGZ export File type to be exported 4 13 Exporting as a Raster File There are many reasons why you might want to export your file as a raster For example 1 The image could be posted on a web site or blog 2 The image could be shared with a friend or a customer 3 The image could be used in a digital scrapbooking program Select the image and right click to bring up the menu to select Export and then select the last choice Sel to Raster File This window will open Em Raster Image 1044x1001 px 3 48x3 34 in x Option to save selected mere settings to reuse on Last Used A future exported rasters Raster Details PNG Format ee e gt JPG Format Bhs ac Image to be 99 A e Background Color Specifications for exported e 2 o poama the image with optional e 0 0 A 0 et R tion DPI drop shadow ate Se a o 1 ae 0 b Da a Border Size 3 mm added Oe e See Oo SSe IS GSO mene 108 ally 3 le i sce eo oo 9 o Gl Drop Shadow Settings e ee o
87. 35 o Press Ctrl Q Right click on the screen and select Shape Magic gt Conical Warp o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Conical Warp Tumbler Wrap e Adesign has been created for the wrap The pumpkin is from the free Create A Card set in the Lettering Delights window A random font was chosen to create the lettering e Select the entire design and then click on the Conical Warp icon The follow window opens The design appears on the wrap outline Select the desired View Conical Warp Presets Unrolled View Rolled View Se Last Used Dimensions Top Diameter 3 1 4 Bottom Diameter 27 16 in Slant Height 5 1 2 Positi f X 0 00 i Y 0 00 S 100 00 Import Options 7 Trim Bottom Overhang Y Import Cone w 100 00 Option to import the outside shape of the wrap cone Settings may be saved for future use Enter Top and Bottom Diameters as well as the Height of the Tumbler along the actual surface Scroll to move the Position of the Design or modify the Size If the design extends beyond the bottom you have the option to trim the overhang Scroll to decrease the Width of the wrap e Before clicking on Import click on the Rolled View tab You will be able to drag your mouse across the screen to rotate the tumbler and view from virtually any direction Unrolled View Rolled View Unrolled View Rolled View Unrolled View Rolled View You can
88. 35 and the Cut Type at Knife Point e Then access the Presets menu by clicking on the drop down arrow and selecting Presets Create Preset F5 Rhinestone e Select Create Preset and the follow window will open where you can enter a name for your new Preset and any Notes you wish to have m Preset x Name Cardstock Smooth Notes Use these settings for Colormates and Recollections cardstodk e After clicking on Save the new Preset appears in the list Create Preset F5 Rhinestone Cardstock Smooth e Clicking on a Preset in your list will then change the current settings in the Cut with Klic N Kut Zing window to the settings you saved and the Notes you entered will pop up e Todelete a Preset right click on the name in the list and a popup window will ask you to confirm if you wish to delete 2 11 Important Checklist Before You Cut e Do you have your material on the mat and the mat inserted into the Zing Note materials with a backing sheet such as vinyl and iron on transfer do not require a mat for cutting 31 e Do you have the pinch wheel levers raised in the front so that the pinch wheels are down e Have you set the blade length based on the thickness of the material you are cutting e Do you have the blade holder firmly mounted in the blade holder seat and the blade tip at the correct height above the material e Have you set the Origin at the bottom right corner of your material or wherever
89. 6 Option 2 Create a new line style ii by setting desired Dash length ox cancel and Space between dashes e After clicking on OK your selected shape will appear with the line style you have chosen Here are two examples 55 3 15 Other Shape Manipulations Aligning There are seven alignment functions used to align shapes with one another After selecting two or more shapes these functions can be accessed using any of the following Right click on the screen and select Align and Space gt Align gt o Press R T L B S V or H see below o Goto Edit gt Align and Space gt Align gt Right Press R aligns all shapes along their right sides and positioned to the right most shape of the group Left Press L aligns all shapes along their left sides and positioned to the left most shape of the group Top Press T aligns all shapes along their top sides and positioned to the upper most shape of the group Bottom Press B aligns all shapes along their bottom sides and positioned to the lower most shape of the group Vertical Center Press V aligns all shapes vertically and positioned to the average vertical center of the group Horizontal Center Press H aligns all shapes horizontally and positioned to the average horizontal center of the group Stack Press S aligns all shapes to be horizontally and vertically centered with one another Spacing There are two alignment functions used to equally space shapes
90. 6 gt Import 4 17 gt Export Print F Ctrl Shit P 9 02 Print Preview Print Setup Print Options 1 Thanksgiving Popup Card mtc 2 Rhinestone Heart mte Most recent files St 3 Zing Puzzle mtec 4 Ornaments2 mtc Close MTC gt Et Page Bar e The Page Bar allows you to move shapes or layers to individual pages within the same project file Each page will have its own tab and the pages can be renamed or deleted as desired oo Se Click here to add a new la Ma El Bow Page Ea al blank page 40 e Right click on any Page name on the Page Bar and a menu of options will appear Move Backward Move current page forward or 4 Mowe Forward backward along Page Bar Rename current page Ea Duplicate lt Duplicate current page see below Cut Options to Cut Copy and Paste pages to a different Copy location on the Page Bar Paste Merge Paste lt Paste all shapes from Cut page into Make shapes on current current page page Visible on other pages Visible Delete Delete current page e When you select the Duplicate option it will make a copy of the current page giving it the same name with an asterisk added The new duplicated page will be located to the immediate right of the original Duplicate page is inserted here and has an by name Right click and
91. AD RATA AAA E 108 Smooth amp IMPI RA A AA A A A a A A A aaia 108 FOS SHAPE MAGIC ADVANCE PART 2 DEA e dde od 109 MA AAA A O E tan ecdaton sides 109 INOGOS ON Matar a A A A A A AA A A end aM eee 110 7 04 SHAPE MAGIC ADVANCE PART 3 THE PATH FUNCTIONS cooicconccconionicnoncninncnnrn cnn rr rr rr rr 110 ELMO PAM ii NA A AA CL vd deem dc deans DAA OE A DAA E A N A 110 A aces cae as acc ncaa cea oan oo dwg aus costco poate acu cep ace A cadets A A A cu scpen i EETA 111 FUSSEN WEN icc lice ete ie AR EE edb IA II A idee AAAA 112 PROV CVS OF UNS sce tats a A a a aca 112 7 05 SHAPE MAGIC ADVANCE PARTA od 113 196 NODE MODE TOOLBAR ee rere a ias 115 TOTABD BASIC SHARES BASIC SHAPES TOOL rastras 115 7 08 MEASURE SHAPE LENGTHS AND ANGLES MEASURE TOOL ssesscscsssssssssssssesesssecsescsnssasassssessscscseseseasasassssasssacsesessaserasesaaseneases 116 109 SLICE SHAPES AND VINES NEEDS 117 LAO DRAW ERE ANDES a e a o et eat et 118 Drawing Thin LINES A aiia Aaa aE A AEAEE ANa ARAE aAA EAA Eiaa AAA aaia 118 Drawing TRICK EA A nn doiwiauvsciedsiinial Wsureatvd ssiuciudstvendydusnalvauvenisesdenvavieats 119 Drawing with Other Line Styles 2 a a a A AE 119 7211 ERASE SECTIONS OF PATAS ERASE TOOU ds 120 A ONO 120 Inverse Erasing Adding 10 ANIMADO ns AA IA RIA AA AA AA A 121 TEA Un tence eee 123 7 12 DRAW BEZIER CURVES AND STRAIGHT LINES PEN TOOL aida 123 Drawing Straight LINES iii ia AE nel EA A AAA AAA AAA A AAA AAA 123 Drawing GUES
92. Al EPS WMF DXF SVG Either PDF sometimes EPS 8 WMF e Toconvert a raster into a vector MTC offers two options Pixel Trace and Manual Trace Because the Pixel Trace feature in MTC is so fast and powerful it is always worth trying it first The only situation in which it may not be able to provide the results you need are 1 the image is very tiny or has a very poor resolution or 2 the image has poor contrast between one part and the next For example imagine a brown dog lying on brown carpet How would the software know what part is the dog and what part is the carpet Thus you may need to manually trace some images so both functions are covered in detail in this chapter 81 6 02 Finding Easy Images To Trace e What qualifies as an easy image The obvious answer is an image which gives you the results you want But those who are new to the vectorizing process do not always realize which images are going to be easy and which ones are not Note that you shouldn t be discouraged from trying to trace anything But when you are learning the process working with easier images will make the learning stage go smoother So here are a few guidelines in selecting images o Black and white images are easier to vectorize than colored images o Colored images with flat colors are easier to trace than those with variegated colors o Large high resolution images are easier to trace than tiny low resolution images o Images with tiny details will
93. Click on Add to ok iz Cancel s Custom Colors if desired e Note that a new Custom Color will only be saved and available in the current project Changing Texture e Instead of using a solid color you can also fill shapes with textures which are typically raster files such as omp jpg png imported into MTC When you access the Change Texture function the window which opens will depend on whether or not you already have a texture available from another shape in your project If you do not then when you go to Change Texture the Open Image for Texturizing window will open and you can browse your computer to open a texture file scan one into MTC or paste one from Windows Clipboard es Open image for texturizing Ea Look in Fills Q ep O E Option 2 Click on TWAIN to scan texture image into MTC Metal BMP Plaid BMP rabit bmp Option 1 Browse 2 A g i computer to locate folder and file containing texture you wish to use Option 3 Click on PASTE to paste an A Th ATAR ng image from Fle name Roses BMP Windows Clipboard Files of type All Supported Formats y Cancel 53 After importing this first texture or if there was already a texture open in your current project then the Choose Texture window opens In this window you have options to Tile the Texture fill a shape with a modified version of the texture o Vertically or horizontally flip the texture o Offset or mo
94. Cut or new applications are added for using your Zing Thus it s better to print only those pages you might need for a certain topic at a specific moment And you may never need to print any of it at all Where to Start e Thank you for choosing a KNK Zing Before using a blade in your new cutter we suggest you read the Quick Start Guide that came in your Zing box plus Chapters 1 and 2 e If you run into difficulties with the operation of the Zing turn off the power and look for a solution in this manual If you continue to have technical questions or issues please contact your KNK Zing supplier as soon as possible e For additional support please visit our Yahoo group at hitp groups yahoo com group KNK_ Zing 2011 2012 Accugraphic Sales Inc All Rights Reserved Table of Contents ANA ZING WIHA MAKE THE U necia aan atico 1 FEATURES OF THIS ONLINE USER MANUAL cccccecsccsccesccesscscceusceusceuscsusenusesusenusenusenusenssnusenasenavenavenavnavenaveuavenaceuavtasenscausvenssenssanesanesaneaats 1 WHERETO Isaias 1 1 UNPACKING INSTALLING AND ASSEMBLING occccccccoccococcccocccccccccnccnccn can can can rcnncon cnc T A e E E E II T INE EEEE eee T 103 ITENS TO NOTE PLEASE READ tds 7 e A 8 A PP e 8 BIC ER o A AQ ae adel o PORO O an ean aie E stun andeneeauaed 8 Us A US ES OE cent AE da o PONE ORO dev atin EEA 9 is o A E O o A 9 Blades INCIUIGEd WIR IRNIC ZING PUICN ASC ire 9 A o ena E A 9 e An Ue Ro AA 1
95. G i NC COC ori A A ia tit 20 Keep the Cutting Mat Clean and Sticky arrrioinid calco sis A AA ba ENE A AA et EA A AAN Edit 21 Don t Get Frustrated A o ll il 21 ZA NEU AN ata 21 e A E AA ECO A 22 A o O E e E AE In A e E oi o A 23 A e E A e 24 ZO De DEE A as 24 A A e O 25 A lt P o eee ae ee ee ee re 25 W SIUN Earnest A A ng ue 26 WYSIWYG Virtual Mat Matches Ruled Grid on Actual Mat c scssscsssssssssssssssscsssssscsssscsssssscssssssssssscsssssscsssscessasscssssesssasscssssssnsasscensasansssasonsasanes 27 WYSIWYG Virtual Mat Matches Material DIMENSIONS sscsssssssssssssssssssscssssssssssssssssssssssscsssssassssscessssssssssssssasscsasscsssasscsassssneasacensasansasasnessanes 28 PP un ee eee er ee eee 29 ZU SEL AD O ON ae ata 29 2 09 CONNECTION STATUS AND TEST CUT MENU ai 30 2 10 UPDATES PRESETS AND HELP treo eroticas 30 2 11 IMPORTANT CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU CUT cccccsccssscssscssssccesccseeccssscseeccesscuecceescueseseuseessceuascessceueseeusseuseceuascassueuasaneseeuasenussuseecuneansy 31 2 12 RESOLUTION CALIBRATION xisscsntisexcussevotcson die sia ctugscsayjncysievauedeswliccnaanustecitigniia joeesievawsdewelicsnsasastecttigniialsjoogn evauntenwlicanbaanastecstgnniassoganiawntineleatiananeane 32 SUGGESTED SETTINGS FOR VARIOUS MATERIALS Lai 34 SETTINGS FORM FOR CUTTING MATERIA 36 BVI SI AP e eo 0 O E FI taster S ES 37 3 01 MAIN MTC SCREEN ee 37 OZ TOODA A A PPP A e o 0 O O A 38 UL AAA A IP PO PO E O PE EP I
96. GCALBRA TON Captar ai iii iaa 151 9 03 PNC PROCEDURE PART 1 SETTING UP AND PRINTING crio 152 Landscape Mode OTI iia 152 Portralt Mode OD UO eo isis 155 9 04 PNC PROCEDURE PART 2 ALIGNING AND CALIBRATING oooonccnnconnccnnnccnnonrno nono rn nora rora nora arar rr rr 158 Aligning the Laser with the Registration MarKS occocciocicicinncmmrrr 158 Adjusting the Laser DAS Elvas A A AA AE A AAA 159 LOSPRINTAND CUT MPS naaa adi 160 OO ARICA CUFOCENARIOS a tia 160 Cutting Multiple PNC Images on the Same Page ooocoiococococionon nino 160 PNC With a Contour Shape Larger Than the Printed IMage ciccoccicicciccnccncmmmcrrrrrrrrrs 161 PNC With a Contour Shape Smaller Than the Printed IMaQe ssssscsssssssssscscsssssscscscsssssssscsssssscscscnssssasacssnssscscassscssasscsnssaeacassescssasssseseaeaes 162 PNC With a Contour Shape Overlapping the Printed IMage s sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssasssssesssasscenssssssasscsssssaseneats 164 PNC with ANTAS CULMINA AE RA AEREA E A A diia 165 TO PP PLUG A FIONS oia ia 168 MOO 1G ARDS TOCK AND PAPER atada ca 168 A ORD ana A E A E N tpantoes eine na dacitat anaes N 168 NOOS VINTE enana a O e E o A ee eed 169 TONO FABRIC AND F El batas iaa daa 169 HOOSIER ON ONG TRANSFER Satin 170 Cutting OB OO a A AS A ge Ba ua ed cabs AA A AA Casa Tvs TS AA A TS AAA 170 LR A A AE EOE deals eadenddublasen ovate 170 1006 RAINES TONE TEMPLATES cantan nana 171 DESIGNING Rhm s
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98. KNK Zing with Make The Cut April 20 2012 Features of this Online User Manual v Turning Pages and Zooming Click along the outside margins of the manual to turn a page To activate the zoom double click anywhere on the page Then move your mouse to pan up or down the page Y Videos Video This user manual contains numerous links to videos such as the one just above which presents an overview of the Zing cutter Click on these green Video icons to open either a You Tube or Vimeo hosted video and learn the topic in that particular section of the manual Past experience has shown that watching videos can be extremely beneficial when learning software and cutting applications Y Bookmarks Click on the Bookmarks icon to list the major chapters of the manual and then click on a chapter to immediately go to the first page of that chapter You can also enter a page number at the top in order to go to that specific page v Searching You can search by any word at all Click on the Search icon enter any word and all pages with that word will be listed Select any page and the word will be highlighted in yellow v Downloading You may download this manual if you wish in either PDF format or as an application that will continue to work in the same way that it does online But again this is a manual that will be updated as needed v Printing Do NOT print this entire manual It will be changing as enhancements are made to Make The
99. Lines e To draw a line that is set to a particular thickness mark the Fat Path box and enter settings for thickness and Line Cap style Enter a Width Check Fat Path box thickness of the line Choose from Flat NX Round or Triangle Smoothing 69 FatPath Precision 43 Width 5 mm Dash Style soid Line Cap Flat Force Closed e When you freely draw with Fat Path selected the line will be the thickness you selected Note that when you cross the path the overlap will be automatically removed Also note the differences in the three Line Cap options ais I FP Overlap is W f VA 7 gt V V automatically 5 mm thick gt gt SNN lt a removed Flat Round Triangle Drawing with Other Line Styles e The Freehand Drawing Tool offers other line styles besides solid lines including dashes circles and combinations of the two Choose from Solid Dash Dot Dash Dot or Dash Dot Dot Smoothing 69 Y FatPath 7 Precision I 43 Width 3 mm Dash Style Dash Line Cap Flat bd Force Closed 119 Note that the Line Cap style option also works in combination with the Dash Style options to produce even more options 3 different Line Caps q AAA Flat Round Triangle HA O C C g O O UU UU UU O O OOOO O O YO O O CO 5 different OOO0OO0O0000d0000 000000000000 000000000000 Dash Styles CUOCIOCIVOOCNO mas g 0 CIO CIO MO Oo MDSWDIOY WO CIUOOCTVOOC TOO CON
100. M 10 29 1999 12 42 5 8 2010 4 35 PM 8 4 1995 5 40 PM Type OpenType font file TrueType font file TrueType font file TrueType font file TrueType font file A Size Click on Open Files of type All Supported Types Install permanently inside Make The Cut e When MTC is closed any new fonts which were opened during that session but not permanently installed in MTC will automatically be uninstalled from MTC Not to worry Once a particular font is used to create text and that file is saved then that same font does not need to be re opened when opening that same file e f you wish to continue using that same font in MTC for other projects then check the Install permanently inside Make The Cut box at the bottom of the Open Font File window To remove a font permanently installed in MTC select it and press the delete key on your keyboard or right click on the font 5 03 Add Text Group e There are two ways to open the Add Text Group window for creating text for your project o Click on the Add a Group of Characters icon on the Text and Fonts tab o Press Ctrl l Alignment options Begin typing to enter text into window Press Enter key to start new lines Click Reset to erase typed text Vertical Spacing Jonas and Eli August 2011 No Rotation Rotation options to rotate letters for creating vertical text Y Options for Splitting by Lines by Glyphs by Spaces or
101. Mode In this section only the individual icons will be identified To learn more about using the functions refer to the user manual sections indicated under the ICONS File Toolbar The File Toolbar by default is located at the top left of the screen lt can be turned on and off under View on the Menu Bar __ Cut to Clipboard Copy Paste in Place Zoom ln Open Notes Open File 3 10 3 10 3 10 3 05 Window 8 10 pa Re l New File th wy um El Qi Cut Preview 3 06 00 Uf E 7 1 A Ait e 02 Save File Paste Undo Redo IN Out A Project 3 07 3 10 3 11 3 11 3 05 2 02 Import Toolbar Use the Import Toolbar to import the following file types Lettering Delights Basic Shapes TTF OTF Font Files 4 07 J 08 4 06 5 02 Pixel Trace of JPG dy LA f P Ts sc SCUT SCUT2 Files BMP TIF PNG GIF gt Bea q gt Ju 15 31 4 05 Files 4 08 6 02 MTC a SVG t Files PDF Al EPS PS Files 4 02 4 03 4 04 38 Magic Toolbar e The Magic Toolbar contains the functions that are used in editing and designing Select All Flip Split Break Join Boolean Join Conical Warp Lattice Advanced 3 09 3 15 5 04 7 01 7 01 5 08 7 01 5 08 8 06 8 07 7 02 7 05 NA A a z f f Ak s l oe Lh BB Ba por f f as F VUON Mirror Rotate 90 Layer Blackout Weld B zier Warp Shadow Rhinestone 3 15 3 13 7 01 7 01 5 04 8 03 5 08 8 02 8 08 Node Mode Toolbar e The Node Mode Toolbar contains the
102. No Splitting Click on Accept to enter text onto screen 68 As you type the text it will also appear on the screen at the location and height of the Caret refer to Section 4 01 After clicking on Accept in the above window the Add Text Group closes and the text is ready for any additional editing desired oSonad and Eli Ctuguit 2O Rotating Text To create vertical text select Rotate Left in the Add Text Group window Select Rotate Left Add Text Group r il from menu and each individual letter will be rotated 90 to the left Only one line is typed thus alignment and vertical spacing does not matter Then select the text created and rotate 90 Ctrl G as Text after Text after clicking lt apply Ctrl G on Accept H to rotate ARLO uw Rew Splitting Text There are four options in the Splitting drop down menu No Splitting Entire text is treated as a single shape KNK USA Home of the Zing lt _ __ 1 shape Split by Lines Individual lines of text will be separate shapes KN KUSA 2 Shapes one for Home of the Zing each line of text 69 Split by Spaces Spaces created using the space bar will divide text into separate shapes KNK USA lt 6 shapes one for Home of the Zing each word Split by Glyphs Each typed character will be its own individual shape KN K LJ SA 19 shapes one for each character characters can be Home of th
103. Note that if you used a square that was either larger or smaller than 10 then be sure to change those numbers on the left as well as inputting the numbers on the right Click on the wrench to open the Calibrate window Calibrate E Sul min Pide POE Za Laser Offset Refer eee to Section 9 02 Y 24 0 mm Default 24 0 Resolution enter size Resolution on screen and actual 10 Inch Width 9 98 Inch Cut size drawn or cut 10 Inch Height 10 01 Inch Cut Click on Save Now you ll want to repeat the drawing of the square and you can use the same paper as long as you move the origin to a new location and you make sure your new square will fit on the same sheet After drawing the new square again align with a ruler to see how closely the square matches 10 x 10 If you overcorrected then go back and input a smaller correction If you didn t correct by enough then input a larger correction 33 Suggested Settings for Various Materials Speed Blade Material Type Material Brand or Source Cut Up Offset N Other Comments ee Ce rea A Balsa 1 5 mm from Michael s Blue 125 8 11 handle very thin parts use light Cardstock Bazzill various textures 70 95 10 10 tor2 Can vary greatly based on texture and color Cardstock Bazzill Two Scoops 9 10 1 oro Use 2 passes on complex Paper shapes Cardstock DCWV Textured Brights Red 65 85 ETI Varies with color et cos ow wr COI Cardst
104. O0OO COI OO CMO OO H 9 Moo ooo 7 11 Erase Sections of Paths Eraser Tool Erasing The Erase Sections of Path function Eraser Tool is the 6 icon on the Node Mode toolbar and can be activated by clicking the icon or by pressing F6 Use this tool to erase parts of a shape as well as adding to a shape To erase drag the left mouse button and the shapes beneath that drawn path will be deleted For a straight line erasure press the Ctrl key while dragging your mouse Important Before using the Eraser tool for extensive changes to an image turn off Auto Simplify Welds Otherwise the shape will begin to lose its form as the simplify process is applied repeatedly To do this right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Auto Simplify Welds from the menu or refer to Section 7 02 for the other methods Then after you have finished using the Eraser tool apply either the Auto Simplify Path or Smooth and Simplify functions to reduce the number of nodes for smoother cutting Again refer to Section 7 02 The flower that was traced in Section 6 03 will be used to illustrate the Eraser Tool The flower will be re colored blue so that the red eraser lines in the screenshots will be easier to see in this user manual The arrows indicate the areas that need to have some of the blue layer erased E Re color flower gt When using the Eraser Tool all layers will be erased in the location where the eraser is applied
105. PhotoF rost for cutting their icing sheets e Additional recommendations are in the suggested settings table at the end of this chapter Set the Blade Length To Match the Material Thickness Video e The blade length is how much blade is exposed at the bottom of the blade holder You want the blade length to match the thickness of the material for optimal cutting It is controlled by rotating the top of the blade holder Rotating clockwise extends the blade longer blade length Rotating counter clockwise retracts the blade shorter blade length e When setting the blade length hold the blade holder up next to the material before pressing the material to the mat so that you can more accurately set the length to match the thickness of the material For really thin materials like vinyl and thin paper just the very tip of the blade will be protruding from the bottom of the blade holder In fact you should just barely be able to feel it with your fingertip and not be able to see it very well if at all e Agood way to test your blade length is to fold a piece of the material onto itself and then cut a line into the material by hand as shown in the video linked in this section Press firmly but not too hard as more force will not determine if the blade is set to the right length If the blade cannot cut through the material you will need to extend the blade If the blade cuts through the material and cuts into the next layer you need to retrac
106. Precision is used to control the number of nodes used as the image is drawn The Force Closed option when marked will automatically close the beginning and the end of the path as you draw Increase Smoothing for curves W Smoothing U as a Precision i a5 lt Increase Precision for more detail Mark Force Closed to close the path gt Force Closed For example if you are freehand drawing the letter A you would want to decrease Smoothing and Precision so that straight lines are drawn But if the same low settings were used to draw an S the letter would end up angular and not well formed For a curve such as an S you would want to increase Smoothing so that no straight lines are formed The Precision setting as mentioned before allows a more precise S to be drawn but many more nodes will result The following shows the difference when Precision is left at O versus 100 versus 50 118 Precision 0 Precision 100 Precision 50 e lf you need to draw a perfectly straight line hold the Ctrl key while drawing LR e The Force Closed Path option can be marked so that as you draw an image the start and end will always be connected For example in this freehand drawing of a lightning bolt the end of the line is always connected back to the beginning Once the cursor returns to where it started the shape will close and fill with color assuming Fill is turned on A 4 YA M Drawing Thick
107. Rotation Chad and Elina Yad and Elina e f you forget to select Split by Glyphs then select your title and use the Split function in any of the following ways Click on the Split icon on the Magic Toolbar Press Ctrl P o Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Split from the menu 70 9 o Goto Edit gt Shape Magic gt Split With the letters split you can select one or more and use the left and right arrow keys to change the spacing between letters overlapping as desired It is advisable to zoom in on the text to get a more accurate view of the actual positioning of the letters You may also want to check the text both with and without the Fill turned on which can be changed on the Virtual Mat tab You can also quickly overlap letters by selecting them all holding the Ctrl key and then dragging the middle right of the bounding area towards the left Note that you must be in Resizing mode for this to work refer to Section 4 13 Make sure text is in a Hold Ctrl key and drag this Resizing mode sis lt middle double arrow icon to the left to decrease spacing When you are satisfied with the overlap select all of the letters and then apply the Weld function using one of the following Click on the Weld icon on the Magic Toolbar L4 Press Ctrl W Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Weld from the menu Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Weld Chad and Elina To crea
108. Rounded instead Apply Blackout V Inset Shadow 1 Mark Inset Shadow 4 Click on Accept when done Note how the new inset line will clearly cut inside the printed image so that no white areas will appear around the cutout Typically these inset lines are very close to the original trace lines and cutting both lines could lead to cutting issues such as tearing or fine slivers of paper coming loose For that reason you will want to turn off the Original trace lines so that they are not cut However the registration marks are tied to these original trace lines because they are larger than the new inset lines If you simply turn off the original printed layer when you start the PNC process the print and cut will not work correctly But there is an easy way to make this work Move the new inset cut line layer to the bottom of the Layers Bar so that it is behind the original imported image Add a large white rectangle to the project If the page will be filled with multiple objects then the rectangle should surround all of the images If there is only one image then the rectangle can be sized to fit just that image Place on its own layer and move to the bottom T Original image should One rectangle is 2i be top layer placed around the gt e laser chad original image and its D eee inset aaa a j i __ La lt Surrounding white cs Se rectangle
109. T IRON E adage AA ia a ARS RA AREA ASA iaa 124 Combining Straight Lines and Curves aa A aan nna Maar A A A A 125 7 13 EDM PATHS AT NODE LEVEE NODE EDIT TOOL lid 125 Segment EII rt AAA ATAR ASE aN Se ARALAR ARA Da a evade ntact tad 125 NOU EIN OREA E a E a E R 128 Applicatons TON NOGE EOI ia A cada ed A EEE E E E AA 129 9 DESIGNING aliada 130 8 01 WHERE DO START WITH LEARNING TO DESIGN std 130 Co 2TH ON Me ee eae cachet dias 130 QUES OL SIA OW a A 130 Blackout ODUON eis ace E hPa ata eee eh 131 CON JOM ODUN dss lage tains es N E sce esac asc Yan taet 131 Inset ShadOW A seca AAA AA A A cea N A A E a cia Age 131 AEA EDAK OTE EAE AAE E aaa 132 DESTINE DOI a AA AANA AA 132 nn E NNE TET eevehi ent ead 132 o OA BOOLE AN JON e A O cn E da 133 Cutting One Shape From AMO nel ssnstinin ii aa a aa ana E aaa ba 133 G00 WRAP OBJECT TO Adan 134 Creating A A aAA a a 134 LO E N Ee o dat EE 135 TUMDICE Wap iona Ta AEREOS AE ATA ARE T T E TR 136 A aa A E A eran patina eaeaies 137 Lalic CIN CI A A E E A nan enaroN aa Amon minaret 137 0 09 RHINESTONE DESIGN esta ca 138 Rhinestone Qute csie ANO 138 AA E A A N A A A E T T T E T 139 Additional TIDS ON Rhinestone DOSIONIN rreson A T ia iia 140 UREA Earn a ao 141 ANOTE NIDO ora ii a aia 142 OAPI AG ON Sil IU Ariana aa 143 Designing a Whale DY Brigu MAIN NAAA AA TEATRE AAA EEE EAT AIDA 143 Designing a FiOwer DUO a aaa 145 9 PRINFAND CU vta s 151 O07 WEAS ABRINTAND GUMPNO diia 151 OZ WHATIS APNG
110. a a e O O PEO T E RT 79 oa AP Maewiedogatetsand 80 O TRAGING ana cia 81 OAIRAS TER VERSUS VECTOR daeslod aabiacatsatacceataalaooes a a amtuaa races 81 6 02 FINDING EASY IMAGES TO TRACE id 82 076 bl 51 Se Pv nN nN a a 82 Pel Tace MONO A ati A AAA ADA AE ADA AAA AAA DAA AA AAA LAA id daniel evade aan AAA 63 Aha TRACOM CUN Ose caus E A E E eum h date ltd S A canara vided A 86 Palee AA O O E O US O nih Vas ean acters ees 88 A ree CS renee re 93 CAIN o aa te a Oa a Oa ED so a ete ee 99 importing an Image for Manual TACO Dita AAA AA AA AAA ARE AR AA ETA ERA AAA EE E ERA 99 Manual Tracing Using the B zier Curves and Straight Line Pen TOOI sssssssssscssssssssscsssssscscsssssssssscsssssssscsesssssasacsssssacaeassessasassessseasaes 101 Flip Mirror and Weld to Complete Symmetrical Shapes ssssssssssssssssssscsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscssssssssssssssssesssasscsssssassasscsssssasssssessasasensasonsnsaseas 103 EDITA a ains 104 101 SEPARATING AND COMBINING SHAPES rica AAA A AA A A AAA Ar 104 e o1 1 PREA IEEE EA A EA E A 104 Break eaa E A A A E Rane aut aAN 105 JO a RO A E Coe Stadia none 105 EN A A O 106 A A E aud ees aaedclueaiati disse esac es head toiies A AE E 107 7 02 SHAPE MAGIC ADVANCE PART 1 THE SIMPLIFY FUNCTIONS cccccccsccssccsseccssscseecsseeccesscsesscesscsuesceuscsusseeeecueseseascussceuasenssceusserseseuseags 108 AULO IMPI WEIS ai A iranian nmin A E Rinna ANON OA 108 Auto IMPI RAN ia AAA NA ESA ARS CA ESE ADLER AB
111. a path since ona broken path the blade will always start cutting where a node Is not connected to any other node o Auto Smoothing Same function as Auto Smoothing under Segment Edit It is listed again under the Node Edit for quick access Again if a sharp transition needs to be maintained between the segments involved leave unchecked Otherwise select this option to automatically smooth curves Applications for Node Edit e t s not always obvious when the Node Edit Tool for either or both segment and node editing might be needed Here are a few examples to keep in mind o Editing of pixel traced images Sometimes a pixel trace will appear to be perfect until for example you use it for a print and cut and discover that some of the paths are slightly outside the printed areas of the Original image Trace line doesn t A node is added to follow shape here break segment and segments are pa dragged inward Su Manual tracing One of the quickest ways to manually trace a raster image is to simply click click click around the image and then use node and segment editing to move paths and nodes to more closely align with the original image and to adjust segments for smoother cutting Improving a cut If you have problems with a particular location on a cut shape examine the nodes in that location You may find a cluster of nodes or a sharp cusp Edit the segment and then retest the cut Modifying poorly designed files
112. al trace lines which will then later result in the outside cuts being misaligned e Since you do not want to see the outside shape printed you need to change the color of that shape to white and move it behind the printed shape by making it the lowest layer sa Ye Contour Shadow Layer is Contour Shadow Layer is black and appears behind cow re colored to white e The print preview shows that only the original image will be printed along with the registration marks The contour is white and will not appear on the white printout 161 Original image is now hidden and will not cut e The cutting process proceeds as described in Section 9 04 e Inthe other case with the tag shape around the original traced image the process is exactly the same The tag must be re colored to white so that it will not show up on your printout but will be used to set the location of the printed registration marks After printing turn off that original layer and only send the tag layer to cut Mm Printing Both layers are showing tag layer Cutting Cow layer is hidden Only tag layer is white and on the bottom is sent to cut PNC With a Contour Shape Smaller Than the Printed Image e Inthis situation a shape is going to be cut that is smaller than the outside boundaries of the imported graphic For example let s say a scalloped border is desired as the cut line ig ay FLUTES 10 RA p AL A J
113. alibration settings perfect After printing place the printout onto the mat As you are facing the Zing the printout should be on the mat in a portrait orientation with the arrow pointing towards the right end cap 154 Feed the mat this direction into the Zing Place your printout on the cutting mat in this orientation Set the origin in the bottom right corner of the printout using the laser e Goto Section 9 04 to continue with the next steps Portrait Mode Option e To begin create a new custom mat that s set for letter size or A4 or whatever size your printout will be Refer to Section 3 04 if you need instructions for creating a custom mat Uncheck the Margins box For letter size make the Width 11 and the Height 8 5 For A4 set the Width to 11 69 and the Height to 8 27 e Since you are reading the Portrait Mode Option section of the user manual set the Virtual Mat to Portrait and select your new custom mat e What s the best image to use for the Laser Offset calibration An arrow is ideal because you ll be able to quickly verify if you have the printout correctly placed on the cutting mat Also it s a great shape for seeing how to adjust your X and Y calibration numbers You can use most any image but to follow the rest of the tutorial more easily an arrow from the Basic Shapes library is highly recommended ee Liem anu wins Mat Configuration Mat dimensions should limas A y match pri
114. ary IMPORTANT Do not spray adhesives around your KNK Not only can the adhesive get stuck to important parts of your Zing but these adhesives should only be used in well ventilated areas Breathing in the adhesive can be damaging to your health If the newly sprayed mat is too sticky causing difficulty in removing cut items without tearing place an old but clean dish towel fuzzy side down over the surface of the mat and press with a brayer or rolling pin 10 Then pull up Test the stickiness and repeat until the mat is more appropriate for your material It should only take a few pressings to greatly reduce the stickiness as micro sized fibers are pressed to the surface If you have cut items or scraps that you cannot easily remove from the mat then use Un Du or even acetone nail polish remover to temporarily wet the material and disarm the adhesive Avoid scraping the mat while it is wet and allow to air dry If you need to strip your mat of the adhesive use Goo Gone or Duck Adhesive Remover Wet the entire surface of the mat with the remover and allow to sit for about 30 seconds Then use a metal or firm plastic scraper to scrape off the adhesive until the surface is clean 1 06 Installation of Make The Cut MTC Software Zing Driver and the Zing Plug in Go to the following link and register Make The Cut MTC using the Activation Pin provided with your new Zing If you already have a registered version of MTC installed on your
115. ay to eliminate those duplicates is to apply the Fuse n Weld function It isn t necessary to know which shapes might be duplicated Just select all of the imported shapes and click on the Advanced icon on the Shape Magic Toolbar and select Fuse n Weld A small window will open It s not necessary to adjust any settings in this case Instead click on the Optimal button The window will close and any duplicate shapes will be fused into a single version Fuse n Weld x Tolerance 0 0265 in Click on Optimal gt optimal amy cancel If you have any problems using the Windows Copy Paste method try importing your saved Al files into MTC Refer to Section 4 04 Inkscape In Inkscape select the shape or shapes and use Edit gt Copy or Ctrl C to copy the images to the Windows clipboard In MTC use Paste in Place Ctrl Shift V or the icon on the File Toolbar to import the shapes at the original size Note the fill and stroke colors assigned in Inkscape will not be brought into MTC Similar to Al files duplicates can occur with some shapes during the copy paste process Apply the Fuse n Weld noted above to reduce any duplicates into single occurrences If you have any problems using the Windows Copy Paste method try importing your saved SVG files into MTC Refer to Section 4 03 KNK Studio ACS Studio Video In KNK or ACS Studio select the shape or shapes and use Ctrl C or Edit gt Copy to
116. be used when you do the second half of the text 74 Wrap Objects To Path Text is now spaced lt and positioned along top half of circle down the Vert Align and Adjust settings and write l Space settings Click on Accept when done e After clicking on Accept the second half of the text is selected and again moved to the center of the circle while holding the Ctrl key Second half of text shows up with paa Correct orientation Vert Align 100 for the lower half of Space 100 00 the circle accent _ cancel e Adjust the Vert Align and the Space settings to match what was used for the top half Then change the Offset to align second half of text along the bottom half of the circle Co gt Second half of text is now aligned along bottom of circle Note the Vert Align and Space settings are identical to what was ma Offset 7 33 used for the top half Al Vert Align 122 Space 63 30 Click on Accept when done La Florid e Click on Accept when done Add other shapes as desired In this case the company named was added to the center O em N lt an Com Me o ae Accugraphic Sales y Inc S 19 The Wrap Object to Path can be used for other designing applications one of which is shown in Section 8 05 5 08 Fitting Text to Paths A different function the B zier Warp can also be used to fit text to a circle or to fit text
117. becomes wrinkled from the pressing Keep using until it doesn t pick up the stones well then discard Heat Pressing Rhinestones e f using your home iron to press the stones to a shirt o Use a hot dry iron cotton setting or higher Use a firm surface not a highly cushioned ironing board Insert a cloth between the layers of a shirt 0 Q o Press shirt first to create a smooth flat dry surface Arrange pattern on shirt carefully centering 0 Press firmly for 10 seconds Then move about 4 in case steam holes were over areas of some stones and then press firmly for another 10 seconds gt Move to another area of stones and repeat O Flip shirt inside out and press for another 10 seconds on side where stones are applied o Allow to thoroughly cool before removing clear transfer tape e Ifusing a heat press to press the stones to a shirt o Set the temperature to 330 350 degrees and set the pressure to medium o Press garment first for a flat dry surface Arrange pattern on shirt carefully centering Press for 10 12 seconds 0 Peel cold cover with Teflon sheet and re press another 10 12 seconds Alternatively flip the shirt inside out and press from the back for 10 12 seconds o Use a lower temp if pressing on 50 50 cotton poly fabric Use a higher temperature on denim Extra tips on Rhinestone Applications e lf you are combining iron on transfer with rhinestones do not press the rhinestones onto the iron
118. cates i Portrait UN mode Aly J d Ao mmmne CAA ru Mt fi tT Pee fT Sane Origin is set 3 MQ laser light z Zu Location of shapes on the screen Where shapes are drawn or cut on material 28 Print and Cut This is the mode recommended when you want to print images on your printer and then have the Zing cut them out It is similar to WYSIWYG because shapes will be cut where they are located on the Virtual Mat However in the Print and Cut process three printed registration marks are printed along with your images The laser light is then set at each mark and the Zing will then cut out your shapes based on triangulation This is far more precise than WYSIWYG because it takes into account not only any misalignment of your printout on the mat but also any errors in the printing Most printers do not print images precisely in the location on the paper as they are located on the screen Note that raster images JPG BMP PNG etc will need to be pixel traced first so that cut lines are created Refer to Chapter 6 for tutorials on how to do the pixel tracing also called vectorizing Refer to Chapter 9 for tutorials on the print and cut process including calibrating the laser 2 08 Set Blade Origin Clicking on the Set Blade Origin button opens the Set Blade Origin window i Move EY Y Move By dial and current Arrows used to move the blade setting Range is from 4 lt carriage and laser light to 1016 l o X 0 000 in
119. ch side Cutting Strip Jaw and Front Screw Pinch Wheel One on each side e Blade Carriage Moves the Blade Holder Seat left and right e Blade Holder Seat Jaw Holds the blade holder test pen and other tools e Cutting Strip Protects blade from cutting metal beneath e Front Screw Locks blade holder test pen and other tools into blade holder seat e Limit Switches Provide a buffer between blade carriage and end cap e Mat Material Guides Keeps cutting mat aligned during cutting e Pinch Wheels Grip mat or material so that grit shaft beneath will feed mat or material in and out e Pinch Wheel Levers Lift pinch wheels up and down for loading of mat or material e Power Button Turns cutter on or off e Press Rings Help keep material from lifting during cutting Back Power Port USB Port 1 05 Accessories Test Pen Holder Video e The test pen should be used until you are comfortable with the operation of the KNK Zing and know with certainty where shapes will cut To assemble the test pen remove the top cap slip the spring over the top half of the pen insert and then drop the pen insert into the bottom half of the pen holder Slide the cap over the pen insert allowing the pen insert to fit through the hole at the top of the cap Screw into place Blades Included With KNK Zing Purchase e There are two kinds of blades included with the KNK Zing The 45 red capped blade is suited for cutting thinner materials
120. ck on any font in the dropdown menu and then use your mouse scroll button to scroll through all of the fonts in the menu The characters will then change as you scroll thus possibly making it easier to decide on a font to use e Some fonts will change significantly if the Bold option is selected so be aware of that possibility 5 02 Opening Font Files Video e True type TTF and open type OTF fonts which are already installed on your computer are ready to be used in MTC However unlike most other Windows applications uninstalled fonts do not need to be pre 67 installed in Windows in order to be used They can be opened directly in MTC as easily as importing other vector files A font can be opened in MTC using any of the following ways Click on the Import TTF OTF icon on the Import Toolbar gt Press Ctrl Shift H oOo Go to File gt Import gt True Open Type Font File Click on the Add Font from TTF File icon on the Font and Text tab of the Main Bar E e After invoking one of the methods to open a font file the follow window opens SS gt ux Open font file Browse to locate a folder Click on the font name and it will appear below Check this box if you wish to keep font installed in MTC gt Look in di 0 Fonts Name _ akaFrivolity otf _ akaFrivolity ttf AlexBrush ttf 92 Pm Date modified 2 16 2003 12 52 2 16 2003 7 45 AM 6 1 2009 7 14 A
121. ck one last time to end the process You do not have to right click to end the drawing if the shape is closed Left click to start Move to 3 location and As you approach the As soon as the shape and then left click left click again start watch for the fills with color left click at 2 location shape to fill to end e Again if the shape is closing you can left click or right click to end the drawing of that shape If the shape is not closing then you must use a right click to stop the drawing of that shape Drawing Curves e Drawing curves is a bit more difficult The key is to take it one step at a time practice the technique a lot and remember that you can later correct your curves using the Node Edit Tool refer to Section 7 13 e To draw a curve use your mouse to left click once where you want the start the curve Then instead of left clicking hold the left mouse button down and begin dragging the mouse outwards Continue holding the left button and notice a dotted line appears with two points at either end These are called control points Control Points Y e As you drag the mouse you ll see that you have full control over how long this dotted line will be as well as where the control points are positioned Experiment with longer and shorter control lines as well as rotating the line to bend the curve in a range of different ways 124 s Combining Straight Lines and Curves There are different method
122. click e R ght on shape to import Drag bottom of window to make larger if needed Note that one of the categories after you get it set up is labeled Your Shapes which allows you to assign shapes to that category for quick access lf you have a shape that is repeatedly being used then saving it to the Basic Shapes menu will save time in the future Refer to Section 4 10 The Basic Shapes library can also be accessed from the Node Mode toolbar Using this access versus the ways described above allow you to drag your mouse to freely create the height and width of the shape as well as flip it Refer to Section 7 07 3 09 Selecting Moving and Deleting Shapes Selecting To select a shape click anywhere within the bounding area or bounding box which is indicated by the rectangle appearing around the shape Bounding box defined by Cie y outer rectangle There are several ways to select more than one shape o Select the first shape and hold down the Shift key while clicking on additional shapes Note that as your mouse moves over a shape a red outline will appear This makes selecting a shape which is overlapping other shapes much easier to select o Hold down the left mouse button and drag your mouse to form an imaginary box around the images you want selected Always make sure you start clearly outside the boundaries of the images you want to select If part of the shape is outside the selection of
123. computer s you may skip this step and the next step Your new Activation Pin is yours to sell give away or keep https www make the cut com Register aspx At this link carefully enter the Activation Pin and your email address After registering a registration number will appear on the screen and be sent to the email address you provide This is what you use for registering inside the software You can install MTC on all of your computers and use that same registration number you received by email We do request that you only use MTC on one computer at a time Close all programs not needed and insert the MTC CD into a CD Rom on your computer Even if you already have MTC installed you will want to reinstall in order to add the Zing plug in and the Zing driver to your computer Once your computer has loaded the CD use Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate the installation file on the CD Double click the file to launch the installation of MTC the Zing driver and the Zing plug in After you have successfully installed the software an MTC icon should be present on your desktop If you do not have a registered version of MTC on your computer then you will only be able to save one file per session plus your cuts will include a watermark cut consisting of a large X through your cut If you decide to register at a later time go to Help gt Register It s important to be running the latest software updates When you open MTC
124. continue to make changes to the settings in the Rolled View as well and click on Import when done If you selected Import Cone then you will see both the outside shape of the wrap for the tumbler as well as the original image reshaped to fit the wrap 136 agaga e This feature can also be used in the design of cupcake wrappers Video 8 07 Lattice Video e The Lattice feature can be used to create a lattice design within a shape or part of the entire shape itself It can be accessed in any of the following ways 0 0 0 0 Click on the Lattice icon on the Magic Toolbar BS Press Ctrl E Right click on screen and select Shape Magic gt Lattice Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Lattice Latticed Circle e Begin with a circle select and then click on the Lattice icon on the Magic Toolbar This window will open Width 0 05 A A XXX 4 oe Settings which will alter A preview of how the ERR x OK OK OR Angle 0 the appearance of the f i i x i l Rotate 45 00 i lattice will appear in 250526055 E i Ore ces lattice the selected shape LAA y IAS Vera orga F Inverse Lattice Click on Apply amp Preview On Mat to see how the current settings actually look on your selected shape The selected circle indicates that the current settings for Lattice will result in a much smaller detailed look than desired But with the adjustment of the Width and Gap settings both made larger the result is muc
125. cut later You may want to print several 4 or 5 copies since you will want to repeat this process several times in order to get your calibration settings perfect After printing place the printout onto the mat in the same orientation you see in the main window and insert the mat into the Zing As you are facing the Zing the printout should be on the mat in a portrait orientation with the arrow pointing towards the right end cap Feed the mat this direction into the Zing Place your printout on the cutting mat in this orientation Set the origin in the bottom right corner of the printout using the laser 157 9 04 PNC Procedure Part 2 Aligning and Calibrating Aligning the Laser with the Registration Marks e Click on the Cut Project With icon to go to the cut window If you haven t yet performed a test cut do so now using either the Knife Point or WYSIWYG setting Perform the test cut in a location that won t be part of your final cut or use a scrap of the same material you are cutting e After the test cut is successful click on the Set Blade Origin window Move the laser light until it is directly over the lower right corner of the printout as indicated above Click on Finished to set the origin e Under Cut Type select Print And Cut e Click on Cut Project and the laser should automatically move to within a very short distance of the first registration mark The following window will open Setup Print And Cut 3 P
126. d a Force of 140 and 3 Multicut passes are set The letter is engraved in the same location on the tag as was designed on the Virtual Mat 10 10 Using the Punch Tool The Zing Punch Tool can be used for creating decorative designs such as pergamano and other parchment arts or for creating small holes for paper embroidery To protect the mat and the thin punch it is recommended that a thick soft material be used as a cushion between the paper cardstock and the cutting mat Suggested materials that will work well include non slip shelf liner craft foam and stiffened felt The same basic principles apply to punching as in embossing and scoring You will probably need to use the WYSIWYG cut mode o You will need to turn off the Blade Offset setting o You will possibly need to use multiple passes to get the desired results Refer to the Suggested Settings table at the end of this chapter or force and speed settings on various materials To design a punch pattern use the Rhinestone function presented in Section 8 08 however select the smallest size available from the drop down menu This will create holes suitable in size for paper embroidery After clicking on Accept you may need to apply a Break in order to respace and tweak your overall design If the circle sizes from the Rhinestone function produce holes that are larger than what you desire then repeat the design process but first make your overall design twice as large as you
127. de carriage remove the blade holder and insert the gel pen Press down to mark the paper O Remove the mat and use a pencil to darken the puncture mark Your Post it note might look something like this Mark made by gel pen Puncture made by blade O Align the cardstock or other material you plan to use onto the mat and load into the Zing o Insert the pen into the blade holder seat and move to the approximate location of where you will set the origin in the Set Blade Origin window o Position the Post it note where you plan to set the origin laser light for your WYSIWYG cut If you normally set it at the lower right corner of the Zing mat then place the Post it note in that position so that the dots are close to that spot If the Post it note extends outside of the mat trim it so that it doesn t get caught on the mat guide If you normally set the laser light at the lower right corner of your material because you change your Virtual Mat to match your material dimensions then place the Post it note there Note that the location of the drawing and cutting will be aligned with one another perfectly but may be slightly different from the location on your Virtual Mat Thus take that into account so that the shapes are not drawn nor cut off your material KLIC N KUT Align cardstock in same manner as you normally 19 gt do when using WYSIWYG Cut Mode Place Post in note at bottom right corner of grid OR
128. e Same shape after Close up Reverse Paths is gt applied Green arrow is now indicating that cut will proceed counter gt os clockwise around the shape Refer to Section 7 08 for additional uses for the Measure Tool 7 05 Shape Magic Advance Part 4 Tiler The Tiler function is used to split a shape or selection of shapes into smaller sections for cutting For example you may have a large design such as the bamboo below that you would like to cut from vinyl for a wall in your home The overall size of the design has been set to 58 However the vinyl you ve purchased is only 15 in width gt gt y At N After selecting the shape the Tiler function can be accessed in the following ways Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Tiler Press Ctrl Shift N Q 0 o Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Tiler from the menu Q Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Tiler The following window will open with a set of default settings 113 Actual Width f Actual Height W and H of shape on screen Preview of shape D PA A New Width broken into tiles il TADA NN ue Option to adjust W and H for cutting ae ae W and H of each tile Tile Height Offset X Distance to offset horizontal of Offset Y 5 vertical tiles Scaled 100 0000 lt Click on Preview to update with new settings Only the Tile Width must be set
129. e Then import one of the hearts from the Basic Shapes library resize and duplicate to create the design you want to make hd y Arrange hearts as desired over the text Make a third copy of the heart and set aside After arranging the first two hearts on top of the text select them both and apply a Join Ctrl J so that they will now be one shape Thus you now have just two shapes for the Boolean Join the text and the joined hearts 133 E Two bounding boxes The text forms one shape The two e Y a thus two shapes hearts are now the second shape Marquee select the two shapes and go to the Boolean Join menu Ctrl U Select the second option B A Difference Note that if the hearts had been behind the title positioned in a lower layer than the title then the A B Difference would have given the desired result MO Select the heart you set aside and decrease in size to fit inside the cut area of the title so that a little white border surrounds the heart Note that with some shapes you might need to use the Inset Shadow function presented in Section 8 02 Heart shapes are cut from text lt lt and the text changes to the color of the hearts Make a duplicate of the smaller heart and arrange inside the other cut area Recolor the original MOM text to pink refer to Section 3 14 8 05 Wrap Object to Path Wrap Object to Path can be used to align repeats of a shape along the path of anoth
130. e Tolerance all the way down to 2 in order to get just the leaves traced Pixel Trace free clip art leno Visualization Settings Tolerance is reduced to 2 Import Settings Texturize Path E Blackout Path Just the leaves are traced abono sa Apply Changes Click on Import answer Yes to trace more layers and then select the stem color Again the Tolerance must be kept low in order to trace the stem only and not include the leaves in the selection 95 pe Tace eco e Vietaleation setings Resample Image x1 0 None v Tolerance kept low Import Settings Texturize Path Blackout Path Apply Changes i ions 460x Shapes Print Dimensions 5 11 x5 Import Stems are now traced e Click on Import and now repeat for the blue and pink flowers It is decided that just the main parts of the flowers will be traced and not the darker borders around the flowers Shadow layers can be created later if desired e This leaves the yellow centers of the flowers Click on the Color box to bring up the original raster for color selection The centers are not one solid color but rather radiate from an almost white color in the middle to a very dark yellow almost brown shade on the outside In cases such as this pick a shade somewhere in the middle of the color range a darker shade of yellow but not the darkest Pick somewhere between the light
131. e Zing individually moved as desired e The different options are useful depending on what the next planned step will be with the text For example if you plan to overlap the characters to weld together then you want the text to be Split by Glyphs But as you explore other designing functions you will learn how the other options will be better choices e f you inadvertently select the wrong option for your intended design not to worry You can use the Split function Ctrl P on the text after you close the Add Text Group window to Split by Glyphs Then if you want Split by Lines or Split by Spaces then just marquee select the characters groupings one at a time and apply the Join function Ctrl J to recreate the splitting you wish to have For example marquee select the entire top line of the title that was Split by Glyphs and apply the Join tool KNK USA gt KNK USA Home of the Zing Home of the Zing Marquee select top line of characters Apply Join Ctrl J Top line is now all one shape _ KNKUSA _ KNK USA Home of the Zing Home ofthe Zing Marquee select bottom line of characters Apply Join Ctrl J Bottom line is now all one shape 5 04 Creating a Connected Letter Title e Using the instructions from Section 5 03 type the letters of your title In this example you will want to choose Split by Glyphs so that individual letters can be moved to overlap one another as desired VSpace 0 G split By Glyphs No
132. e cut line is along the actual border of the printed image Es D e Image is precisely cut along D printed borders The cut line is outside of the border but follows the shape of the printed image ES 5 Co P o The cut line follows a different shape from that of the printed image e X J A custom shape is cut P D n around the printed image Image is cut in same shape but offset from outside printed borders 9 02 What is a PNC Calibration e In order to get precise PNC results you must tweak the Laser Offset calibration This is nothing more than determining how far away the laser light on your Zing is located relative to the tip of the blade Because the laser is manually installed into a small hole inside the blade carriage the distance from the laser light to the tip of the blade will vary from one Zing to the next Also you will want to use the same blade holder with all of your PNC applications as the distance can also change with larger or smaller diameter holders e The distance is measured in mm in an X direction and in a Y direction 151 9 Laser dot Tip of blade N X Offset y Y Offset This calibration only needs to be done one time for a given blade holder and then you can record this calibration in case you ever need to install MTC on a new computer or you have to reformat the hard drive on your current computer The units are in mm which are
133. e gt New Opening an Existing MTC File e An existing file can be opened into MTC by using any of the following Click on the Open icon on the File toolbar a o Right click on a project tab on the Tab Bar and select Open from the menu o Press Ctrl O o Goto File gt Open o Double clicking on an MTC file in Windows Explorer or attached to an email o Import from MTC Gallery refer to Section 4 1 1 e n all cases a window will open where you can browse to locate the file you wish to open G gt da Open Make The Cut Project a A preview of the file shape s will appear Browse to locate folder Lookin MTC O f em Name Date modified em Lime mtc 8 20 2011 4 44 PM ee ua Saving File Test mtc 8 17 2011 7 44 AM a Cat Napping mtc 8 17 2011 7 42 AM sudy K Cupcake WeapperSyieimic aero aap a Judy K Cupcake Wrapper Style 1 mtc 8 16 2011 9 38 AM E 1 mM MATI mam ma a Click here to open a window to display a larger preview vd of the file shape s Click on the file and it will appear under File name File name Judy K Cupcake Wrapper Style 2 mtc Click on Open and the saved file will open as a new project Files of type Make The Cut Projects MTC e There is also a Basic Shapes library available Refer to Section 3 08 Plus other file formats such as svg eps and ai may be imported into MTC Refer to Sections 4 01 4 08 e As you open new pro
134. e review the following section which covers several different scenarios in which a few extra steps will be required when setting up the layers for your print and cut 9 06 Print and Cut Scenarios Cutting Multiple PNC Images on the Same Page e When performing a PNC on multiple images whether they are all the same image or different images the procedure is the same One set of four registration marks will be printed along the outside edges of the bounding area of ALL of the images on the page 160 Multi image PNC in Landscape mode Multi image PNCin gt E Portrait mode OO TT X OS S UITTXS 8 191197 Or OS Cit JAE T n Yo was 23 OS S X 00 TT UITTXS 8 191197 ASA amp NA dh Dea CP ey e a A OJON A E SS so119s ih 00S8 01d 3299150 dH 49JULId ISe y re DiS a 4 PNC With a Contour Shape Larger Than the Printed Image e In Section 9 01 two other PNC applications were shown In one case an outside contour will be cut In the other an alternative shape is added such as the tag shape shown below Contour is added using Shadow Layer ii Tag SIAP s eadee e In both cases you need to include the outside shape in the printing process This is because the outside shape determines where the registration marks are printed and then used for the PNC process If the outside shapes are not printed then the printed registration marks will be based on the origin
135. e shapes will not be moved to the where you set the blade tip origin They will instead be drawn or cut where they are located on the Virtual Mat e Always score or emboss first and then cut Turn off the Blade Offset for drawing because it is not needed and can give undesired results But then remember to turn it back on for the cut process e Do not have the pen positioned too low in the blade holder seat or the tip of the pen could drag across the paper when moving from one shape to the next e Make sure your shapes will not be drawn where either pinch wheel travels over the material Otherwise the ink or glue could smear This may also be a problem with the small press rings You may want to slide the rings to either side of the Zing next to the pinch rollers so that they will not smear the ink or glue during the drawing process e The Sakura Quickie glue pens work well in the Zing They will fit into the Zing Pen Holder as well as directly into the blade holder seat if alignment with cutting isn t needed e The open path fonts available in MTC should work well for drawing as they provide single drawn lines and curves versus an outline form Refer to Section 5 11 e The following video shows how to use the Zing pen holder and the blade holder for an aligned draw and cut e The following video shows how to use a glue pen and the blade holder for an aligned draw and cut Video Adjusting for the Difference in Diameters
136. eated Apply the Join Ctrl J function to make the two circles into a single shape Resize one and Select both and Basic Shapes place near the top of apply Ctrl J to Join the other e Select the shape and use Ctrl D to invoke the Duplicate function Duplicate Shapes Rows 1 Columns 12 Spacing inches 0 1 Enter 1 Row 12 or more Columns and a negative value for Spacing so the shapes will overlap Cancel Click on Apply when done e Add along rectangle to overlap the bottom and then apply the Weld tool to the selected shapes FIF F g F F Y F F g g F ONONO IMIMIMNIMIMIMIMIMIMIMO 132 8 04 Boolean Join The Boolean Join menu contains five welding options but it can only be applied to two selected shapes at one time If you have more than two shapes then just apply the Boolean Join to any two at a time or in most cases you can either use the Weld Ctrl W function or the Join Ctrl J tool first to reduce your multiple shapes down to two and then use the Boolean Join function needed to complete your design For example if you have text that has been Split by Glyphs and there are 5 letters in your word then you have 5 individual shapes You would need to apply either Weld or Join so that those 5 letters become one single shape Then you could perform a Boolean Join with that text and some other shape to achieve your desired design This will become clearer
137. ecommended that you select the same orientation you typically use for your other cutting in MTC If you prefer to work in portrait please skip to the Portrait Mode Option section following the Landscape Mode Option section Landscape Mode Option To begin create a new custom mat that s set for letter size or A4 or whatever size your printout will be Refer to Section 3 04 if you need instructions for creating a custom mat Uncheck the Margins box For letter size make the Width 11 and the Height 8 5 For A4 set the Width to 11 69 and the Height to 8 27 Since you are reading the Landscape Mode Option section of the user manual set the Virtual Mat to Landscape and select your new custom mat 152 e What s the best image to use for the Laser Offset calibration An arrow is ideal because you ll be able to quickly verify if you have the printout correctly placed on the cutting mat Also it s a great shape for seeing how to adjust your X and Y calibration numbers You can use most any image but to follow the rest of the tutorial more easily an arrow from the Basic Shapes library is highly recommended a Liata wns Mat Configuration Mat dimensions should psr Letter Size a match printout ere O tight Blue gt El Landscape Choose O Fill Outline Show Circles Landscape Import an arrow and _ rotate to face upwards a aes 100 No Snapping Use these settings on every new project Layers x
138. ed When embossing it is recommend that a soft material be place beneath the paper or cardstock to allow a deeper impression to be made One excellent material to use is non slip shelf liner Even though the surface is somewhat uneven you will obtain very good results Other materials which can be used include rhinestone rubber craft foam and felt Make sure the material is well adhered to the mat tape it down if necessary Then tape your paper or cardstock to the top of this material When scoring the paper or cardstock can be applied directly to the mat just as you do for cutting This makes it much simpler when you need to score and then immediately cut Make sure you do some tests first to get the best settings for the scoring or embossing you need For scoring cardstock this typically involves a higher force 150 and two or three passes Refer to the Suggested Settings table at the end of this chapter If you have a soft material beneath your paper cardstock then a lower force can be used but you may still need several passes Also raise the tool in the blade holder seat the same way you do with the blade holder to get more force invoked Remember to turn off the Blade Offset setting when scoring or embossing but turn it back on when you get ready to cut When embossing paper or cardstock it is recommended that you use the Shadow Layer function to create a very small outline and inline say 0 01 These tiny offset lines will t
139. ed gt Fuse n Weld from the menu o Goto Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Fuse n Weld E n Weld e Slide the Tolerance to the maximum and then click on Apply 0 0500 in e For closing tight gaps such as in this case slide the Tolerance to the maximum and click on Apply e To resize the selection type in 10 r into the W setting so that the reciprocal will be applied and the line will be resized to its original width Reverse Paths e The Reverse Paths function is used to change the direction of a cut This is not a commonly used function but can sometimes fix cutting issues with some files e To seethe direction of a cut press F8 to open the Measure Tool on the Node Mode toolbar Move your mouse over a shape and it will fill with stripes A green arrow will point in the direction of the cut In the following example the cut will proceed counterclockwise around the shape Close up Green arrow indicates direction of cut Ny Hover cursor over outside line of shape to highlight it 112 Reverse Paths can be accessed in any of the following ways Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Reverse Paths Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Reverse Paths from the menu Goto Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Reverse Paths Applying Reverse Paths to the above example will cause the arrow to now point downwards and the cut will proceed clockwise around the shap
140. ee effects of settings e tis recommended that you mark the Delete Original option while previewing your design on the screen However before clicking on Accept remove the mark You may need to recreate your design at some point and having the original shape will be beneficial e The final step will be to tweak the design using the short cut keys mentioned at the beginning of this section Rhinestone Fill e The other option in the Rhinestone feature is Fill Shapes Instead of outlining the shape the image will be filled with circles in horizontal rows In our prior example the same letters will now appear like this 1 4 i AAA LA DO OOOO OOO Number of p E 000000 stats 0000 000000 _ 1 Pearl Plate Milimeters inches ii 0000000 00000000 00000000 i ircles in design 19000 000 900 0000 S000 0000 C g PP23 2 90 3 00 0 1100 O O 200 O Q Q 000 E PP24 3 00 3 20 0 1200 SS 909 909 900 E E i999 909 4 000 BEIOOOS ee a ee a 100 000 86900 0000000 ii 3 40 3 50 0 1330 290 e 000 i z D000 000 600 ii Spacing 0 0333 000 O00 000 000 900 000 DOO 200 999 G00 900 900 it Click Fill Sh IDO 0000000 O00 000000 000000 ICK ON FI apes Preview On Mat 00000000 0006000000 00000000 i a O wines ON on Accept l Cancel Ez ms mss A A A t q Preview of design e Note that in the title of this window the number of circles in the design is shown Rhinestones are typically sold by the gross a
141. either horizontally or vertically After selecting three or more shapes these functions can be accessed using any of the following o Right click on the screen and select Align and Space gt Space gt Vertical or Horizontal o Press or see below o Goto Edit gt Align and Space gt Space gt Vertical or Horizontal Vertically Press equally spaces shapes between the uppermost and bottommost shapes in the selection Horizontally Press equally spaces shapes between the leftmost and the rightmost shapes in the selection Another way to increase or decrease the spacing between a selected group of shapes is to hold the Ctrl key and drag the middle Hold the Ctrl key and drag i7 lt this red handle to the right Stars are now spaced further apart This same method can be used for vertical spacing as well The shapes also do not need to be the same You could equally space for example a star a letter B and a straight line Mirroring and Flipping To horizontally mirror a shape select it and then use one of the following Click on the Mirror icon on the Magic Toolbar Right click on the screen and select Shape Magic gt Mirror 56 o Press Ctrl M 0 Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Mirror MTC JIM e To vertically flip a shape select it and then use one of the following 0 0 0 0 i Click on the Flip icon on the Magic Toolbar Right click on the screen and select Shape Magic g
142. el Trace refer to Section 6 03 or as Texture filling a shape refer to Section 3 14 The former method will be presented here Click on the Pixel Trace icon and browse to locate the image you want to trace You can also scan in an image or paste an image that has been copied to the Windows Clipboard In this tutorial the dress image from this web site will be used http houseofstirfry com chia templates dress01 html Note that this dress could easily be pixel traced but because it provides a great example of how the Bezier curves can be drawn to fit a shape such as this it will be used for the manual tracing example Instead of making changes to settings in order to automatically trace the image set the Threshold to 255 on the Pixel tab and mark the Texture Path box Click on Apply Changes and the entire window will fill with green indicating a rectangle around the image will form the trace line 99 STE AO ESE n Trace Settings Resample Image x1 0 None v Set Threshold to the maximum of 255 Q Texturize Path Blackout Path Mark Texturize Path box Click on Apply Changes Nodes 9 i Apply Changes Click on Import Click on Import Answer No when asked if you wish to trace more layers The image will appear on the screen Be sure to change your mat color to Contrast on the Virtual Mat tab refer to Section 3 04 and also select either Fill or Fill Outline so that you can
143. el_ aha Palette 9 Median Cut Import Settings Scale 100 Texturize Path E Blackout Path File Pink Flower jpg Dimensions 186x229 px Resolution I jon 96x96 DP Print Dimensions 1 94 x2 39 Apply Changes Mark the two green boxes after deselecting all of the pink ones Click on Apply Changes e Click on Import Then decide if you wish to also trace the black shadow around the image or create one using the Shadow Layer feature in MTC refer to Section 8 02 If you decide to trace the black layer then answer Yes Repeat the above step but only have the black color box selected e Now before clicking on Apply Changes stop and think about what you want to create You do not want individual black parts to be created as separate shapes Instead you want the large black outline on which you will adhere the individual pink petals and green leaves So mark the Blackout Path option in order to remove any interior parts Then click on Apply Changes to see the results 90 One of the euala non senge petals still 0 Alpha 127 appears 0 Zoom 180 EF Show Nodes i race Set tinge Resample Image x1 0 None v Despeck 32 9 Median Cut Octree E o BARA i Scale 100 Mark the EA Blackout Path F BlackoutPath option and then File Pink Flower jpg P click on Apply e2 Changes Dimensions 186x229 px Resolution 96x96 DPI Print Dimensio
144. elements on the screen Note the specific names of the items shown as they will be referenced throughout this user manual File Toolbar Import Toolbar Sel Properties Bar Main Bar en File Edit CutProject With View Window Help Wal a AN BS GB F G B 4 4 4 Hla Ia ea MTCProject1 offs NE No Main x Virtual Mat Text and Fonts ai a loal a pF a l oi sith pi F Typical Mat lt Ed 12 00 x 12 00 0 Light Blue A Landscape v E Show Cirde Caret 0 ccoo Bi show satin Zoom 100 b Caret Size Snap Position 1 00 1 16Inch v m Use these settings on every new project Layer Bar wm Project Notes Notes Files The font used in this project is called Gravura Std setFontand Color on pe fy Status Bar a a IES OUR AS RES ES i t Le kiA lt r el 9 K i TR Position 1 53 x 0 22 Caret 6 23 x 1 31 Size 1 00 NUM e Shown above are four Toolbars seven Bars one Window two Rulers two Shapes and a Caret e Some of the elements shown such as the Rulers Notes Window as well as some of the Toolbars and Bars can be turned on or off by going to View on the Menu Bar 37 Hovering your mouse over any of the screen icons will pop up the icon s name and or function and shortcut key Identification of these icons is also presented in Sections 3 02 3 03 and 7 06 Most of the bar
145. elete the circle Bir L S s 4S o 5 ES x lt 9 D T gt py Koo Wrapping Text Half way Around the Top and the Bottom of a Circle e Inthis example the text needs to be split so that the first half wraps around the top half of a circle and the second half wraps the other way around the bottom e Type the text again making sure that Split by Glyphs is selected In this example an address will be used 231 Semoran Commerce Place Apopka Florida 32703 e Marquee select the second half of the address and apply both the Mirror and the Flip functions E0TSE sbirolT ealqogA lt ter applying Mirror Ctrl M on second half of text cozze epuojy eydody lt After applying Flip Ctrl F on second ward e Draw a circle and marquee select the first of the text Hold the Ctrl key while dragging the text into the circle letting go of the mouse button first The Wrap Text to Path window will open COLZE VPHOJA eydody Do not check Repeat Wrap Objects To Path box as there will be no Repeat repeats in this case Text is aligned along lt bottom so Offset will be adjusted to move text to the top Offset 0 00 Vert Align 100 Space 100 00 _accept_J _ conca e This time leave the Repeat box unchecked Then begin adjusting the Offset so that the text moves to the top half of the circle It is a good idea to write down the Space and Vert Align settings so that similar values can
146. en Chevron Landscape Virtual Mat Portrait Virtual Mat 15 8 To open the cutting control window go to Cut Project With gt Klic N Kut Zing A new window will open This window is covered in detail in Sections 2 02 2 08 But for the purposes of this quick tutorial make the following changes to the Speed Force and Blade Offset settings To change a setting hold the left mouse button and drag the dial up or down with your mouse or click on the dial once and then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to adjust the setting a with Khc N Kut Zing Zing Properties EY Cut Properties Cl ick O n l ig ht butto n to turn off Offset Set Speed to 10 P Choose Knife Point fi Knife Point Connect and Cut A WYSIWYG 1a Print And Cut Cut Project Set Blade Origin qe Open Set Blade Origin SSS A on A window here Set Force to 50 60 Verify that this button Click here after setting origin says Connected to cut your shape 9 If instead of seeing Connected COM X you see Not Connected then your computer is not identifying the Zing Do the following o Turn off your Zing Unplug and reconnect the USB cable at both the Zing and the computer to make sure the cable is firmly plugged in o Turn the Zing back on o Click on the Not Connected button select Connection and select Refresh Ports Repeat by
147. er e Based on your own past experience with MTC or other cutting programs and cutters you may have a particular mode landscape or portrait that you are accustomed to using There is no right or wrong mode only the mode that works best for you or your brain as the case may be e Some people find it easier to work in one versus the other when visualizing where shapes will cut For that reason tutorials in this user manual will be presented in both modes so that you can use whichever one seems easier e In MITC the orientation is set on the Virtual Mat tab on the Main Bar The settings on this tab are presented in detail in Section 3 04 For now just note the location of the Mat Configuration settings for Landscape and Portrait o Landscape Mode a AAA AAA AA elie Fl Main x Virtual Mat Text and Fonts Mat Configuration Typical Mat Het 12 00 x 12 00 0 Blue A Landscape 4 Select Landscape Fill Outline E Show Cirdes E Show Margins Zoom 50 VE Caret Size Snap Positio relative 100 Wain Use these settings on every new project 12 In Landscape mode the arrow on the virtual mat will point to the left When you draw or cut out the ABC shown on the Landscape Virtual Mat it will be drawn or cut top to bottom as you face the Zing KLIC N KUT Feed the mat this direction into the Zing gt The shape will
148. er shape To open the Wrap Object to Path window select the smaller shape hold the Ctrl key and drag this shape into the middle of the larger shape As soon as you see the mouse cursor change release the left mouse button before releasing the Ctrl key Creating a Wreath Import a circle from Basic Shapes Then also import or open any design such as this flourish which can be found in the Wingdings font that comes with Windows Select the design hold down the Ctrl key and drag the shape into the circle and release your mouse button before releasing the Ctrl key Note that the mouse cursor changes once the flourish has overlapped the circle sufficiently to indicate that the Wrap Objects to Path window will be invoked That will indicate to you when the mouse button can be released Cursor changes to an arc with little shapes This indicates that you can now release the mouse button Upon release the mouse button the Wrap Objects to Path window will open Begin by marking the Repeat box set a negative Spacing and begin increasing the Repeat Count until the last image overlaps the first 134 Wrap Objects To Path 4 Repeat Repeat Count Spacing inches E fl Offset 0 00 A Vert Align 100 us i Space 100 00 In order to get equal spacing and for the images to overlap for welding begin tweaking the Vert Align and the Space settings The Space setting is actually changing the Spacing setting you originally e
149. est and darkest shades of yellow Watch this box for a medium shade of yellow to appear Bem RGB 227 226 7 HTML e3e207 e Left click on the yellow The Choose Color window will close The Color box will show this selected yellow color Click on Apply Changes Increase the Tolerance and the full outside of the yellow regions are included in the trace 96 Pixel Trace free clip art flowers 1 x1 0 None Y Despeck 19 Increase Tolerance to 5 Import Settings j Scale 100 Texturize Path Blackout Path Apply Changes Print Dimensions 5 11 x5 1 e The inner circles where the color is a very pale yellow are not included Increasing the Tolerance gradually reduces the sizes of those inner circles Pixel Trace free clip art flowers 1 png 0 Visualization Settings xLO None v Despeck 19 Increase Tolerance to 40 Texturize Path Blackout Path Apply Changes e However there s an easier way to handle those Just mark the Blackout Path box and they are instantly removed from the trace 97 pe Tce e prom e Vietalvation settings Texturize Path Y Blackout Path Click on Blackout Path e Now for the editing Select the tracing click on the Layer Options Menu icon and select To Each Its Own Now the image can be edited as needed and the colors turned on or off for cutting RE D BB
150. file to your computer and open it outside of MTC e To save an attached file click on the file name and then click on the Save File button to open a window where you can browse your computer to locate a folder for saving that file ax Project Notes Notes Files Name Size a Judy s Original Cupcake Wrapper Template mtc 1 96 KB To save a fi l e fi rst E BirthdayCupcakeWrapper jpa 79 89 KB iahli LJ Judy s Cupcake Designing Tutorial pdf 160 14 KB highlight the name by J Judy s Cupcake Designing Tutorial pdf clicking once Then click on Save File to save the highlighted file to a location of your choice on your computer EN 8 11 Design Contest Tutorials e In October 2011 a contest was sponsored by KNK USA The challenge was to take existing designs or shapes and transform them into new shapes using various functions in MTC The following tutorials are from the two winning entries and are excellent examples of how the tools available in MTC can be used in creative ways Designing a Whale by Brigit Mann N e Begin with the following Basic Shapes OLA e Select the Yin Yang resize to about 3 in height Apply the Break function Delete the lower circle and set the right side of the Yin Yang off to the side Make the circle slightly smaller this will be the whale s eye Apply a Join to the left side to recombine the circle to the Yin Yang e e Resize the crescent and rotate and put it pa
151. freely over the entire range of Threshold settings to see the effects of changing this important setting At the same time test the other available settings e Choosing By Luminance versus By Average can give different results Start with By Luminance and switch if you are having problems getting a good trace Refer to Appendix B Terminology for definitions of these two terms e The Despeck setting will filter out small paths that you may not want to be traced Increase to remove these tiny paths from your tracing However if you see parts disappearing that you need then decrease You can also apply a Break to your tracing and then manually delete parts you do not want Despeck set to 0 Despeck set to 15 Tiny specks in owl s claws Tiny specks removed e The Resample Image setting can be used to increase or decrease how tightly an image is traced Lower it to decrease the number of nodes and loosen the fit of the tracing Increase it to increase the nodes and create a more precise fit This can also be used to soften angular tracings as shown in this trace of a cat Too angular Still too angular Smoother Smoother Resample Image x1 0 Resample Image x0 75 Resample Image x0 5 Cat image is too Improved but the cat s All parts are much angular head is still angular smoother now 84 e The Background Color setting becomes usable when there is a transparent or alpha channel in the image you are tracing such as you
152. gt gt o e o make multiple copies refer to the Duplicate function described later in this section Pasting from the Clipboard e he Paste from Clipboard function in MTC works a little differently from most Windows programs When you select Paste the shape on the clipboard will be placed at the Caret s location and sized the same in height as the Caret If Paste in Place is used instead then the pasted shape will be the same size as the original and placed in the location of the original at the time the Copy was invoked 47 e To Paste shapes from the clipboard use any of the following o Click on the Paste from Clipboard icon located on the File Toolbar o Right click on the screen and select Paste o Press Ctrl V o Go to Edit gt Paste e To Paste in Place shapes from the clipboard use any of the following o Click on the Paste in Place icon located on the File Toolbar E o Right click on the screen and select Paste in Place o Press Ctrl Shift V Go to Edit gt Paste in Place e Note that once you press Paste in Paste you ll see a darkening of the original image if you haven t moved the original image since invoking the Copy Duplicating e The Duplicate function allows you to make multiple copies of a shape aligned in rows and or columns with the spacing you desire To Duplicate first select the shape and then use any of the following Right click on the screen and select Duplicate o Press Ctrl D o Go t
153. h more practical for cutting Preview indicates Width and Gap both the lattice is now ae increased much larger Sn ere oes 3 i A Angle 0 Rotate 45 00 i a Option to Delete Z Delete Original Original shape if no Inverse Lattice l longer needed Click on Accept if design is complete 137 e Now the design shown would cut exactly as shown You would have a single cut piece But for some lattice designs the opposite is wanted For example when cutting a design from the front of a greeting card you plan to keep the card and not the design itself In this case you would mark the Inverse Lattice option and perhaps tweak the Width and Gap settings some more Notice the Width and Gap modified after switching to Inverse difference In this E SC a a Lattice case e atos pan 4 LOS Opas the cut material A BB are aren i m i AS ESTA OA T inverse Lattice attice to reverse KG 4 4 7 O Nein ony No apply amp Preview On Mat the type created DOS iV OOO aE K Aa d Click on Accept if design is complete 8 08 Rhinestone Design Video e MTC s Rhinestone feature provides both outlining and horizontal fill of shapes with the size of circles needed for your rhinestones and the spacing desired It can be accessed in any of the following ways 0 0 0 Q Eaa a o Click on the Rhinestone icon on the Magic Toolbar 22 Press Ctrl K Right click on screen and select Shape Mag
154. h function in which you can choose how much simplifying will be applied Select the shape and then open the Smooth amp Simplify window in any of the following ways o Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Smooth amp Simplify o Press Ctrl Shift J Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Smooth amp Simplify from the menu 108 o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Smooth amp Simplify e The following window opens with settings which can be adjusted as desired Adjustments will be reflected in the preview so that distortions of the image can be avoided Smooth and Simplify l Option to show nodes Show Detail 54 Simplify Nodes 0 Adjust these Smooth Node settings and note Preview of ES ane AAA A T TE changes to shapes how Image mon ae E Ignore Length will be changed Reduction in nodes based Before 638 nodes i After 428 nodes on current settings chosen 32 92 reduction Click on Accept when done La e The Ignore Length option can be used to control the amount of smoothing applied to an image For example in the following image of a very angular apple the higher the setting for Ignore Length while holding Smooth Nodes at a constant value the more rounding of the shape DIDDD Original Shape Ignore Length 0 15 Ignore Length 0 36 Ignore Length 0 43 Ignore Length 0 71 e n general the Smooth and Simplify function is not used because of the tw
155. hapes at one time from the Layer Bar Refer to Section 3 12 e To delete all of the tiny shapes not wanted in your project use any of the following to access the Delete by Area option Right click on the screen and choose Delete By Area from the menu o Press Ctrl Shift R Go to Edit gt Delete by Area e The Delete by Area window allows you to select the size by area of objects you wish to delete from the project As you scroll to increase the size you will see the shapes begin to disappear from the project When the desired shapes are removed click on Apply Delete By Shape Area Shape area is derived from width of a shape multiplied by its height If the area is less than or equal to this value Scroll to desired it will be removed from this project maximum size of objects 0 053635 to be deleted Apply Cancel 3 10 Cutting Copying Pasting Duplicating Cutting to the Clipboard e To Cut shapes to the clipboard first select the shape or shapes and then use any of the following Click on the Cut to Clipboard icon located on the File Toolbar Right click on the screen and select Cut Press Ctrl X Go to Edit gt Cut Oo gt gt o Copying to the Clipboard e To Copy shapes to the clipboard first select the shape or shapes and then use any of the following Click on the Copy to Clipboard icon located on the File Toolbar Y Right click on the screen and select Copy Press Ctrl C Go to Edit gt Copy c
156. hat only the outermost trace line will be imported Pixel Trace Method Video The pixel trace is a monochromatic vectorization In the Pixel Trace window blue trace lines and green fills will appear regardless of the colors in the original image These are defaults and can be changed by going to View gt Default Colors After tracing the tracings in the main window will be colored according to the Virtual Mat color selected They can be changed to other colors just like any other shapes The Threshold setting ranges from 1 255 Decrease this setting to add more distinction between colors and increase the number of individual paths recognized and traced Increase to lessen the distinction between colors and decrease the number of individual paths recognized and traced At the extreme of 255 you will have nothing more than a box around the outside of the image being traced The following screenshots show the same image with different Threshold values used and the resulting trace when imported onto the screen 83 Image in Pixel Trace window Resulting trace after import hr gt Threshold 1 Threshold 75 Threshold 127 Threshold 250 Threshold 255 Lots of detail Losing wing detail Wings missing Detail in claws missing Border only traced e As shown in the above example the most detail was obtained with the lowest Threshold Typically this is not necessarily what you want in your tracing The point is to experiment
157. he Palette Trace the most prevalent 16 colors in the image are identified and displayed To switch to the Palette Trace method click on the tab named Palette and the following will appear race gt Resample Image x10 None Resample Image and Despeck will be used just as they were in Pixel lt 0 Median Cut is used to generate the colors xe Aha Median Cut Octree 22 Se mgs Click on the Despeck 2 Palette tab Palette 0 o GRR Up to 16 colors will appear e You can then select which colors to merge together into one color to be traced Note that selecting Octree instead of Median Cut will using a different algorithm and produce a different set of 16 colors 2 Median Cut Octree Octree is used to generate the colors A different set of colors is generated e For this example we will return to the choice of using Median Cut First turn off all of the colors by right clicking on the boxes A popup menu will appear which provides some options for which colors to have selected as well as how to sort them Begin by choosing Select None Select options Sort options Invert Selection Select None lt Click on Select None Select All Sort By Luminance Sort By Prevalence Sort By Color e With no colors selected you can then click on colors that are similar and would be merged together to
158. he cap tight Then as you screw the main part of the blade holder the top the blade will begin to show through the hole in the cap You only need as much blade exposed as is necessary to penetrate the material you are cutting More blade does NOT result in better cutting In fact the opposite is true j f Ll lt urn clockwise to expose more blade Turn counterclockwise to retract the blade The blade depth you want should be the thickness of the material you are cutting Please read Chapter 2 before cutting There are some tips on setting the blade exposure as well as other important information you need to Know to be successful with your cutting Mat Carrier Sheet Always use the mat to hold the material to be cut unless the material has its own protective backing For example paper fabric and gum paste require a carrier sheet whereas wall vinyl and iron on transfer do not Also any materials that are less than 11 wide will need to be placed on a mat so that the pinch wheels can properly feed the material When placing the material you plan to cut onto the mat you can locate the material anywhere it is sticky When mats begin to lose their stickiness they can be washed Use a mild dishwashing detergent warm water and a brush to thoroughly clean the surface Then allow to thoroughly dry Normally the mat will regain its original stickiness But if not apply a repositionable adhesive as necess
159. he life of the blade 23 e When cutting materials that can use either blade the 45 degree blade needs more force than the 60 degree blade because of the extra contact with the material being cut e Materials that absorb moisture such as cardstock paper fabric and chipboard will need more force and possibly more than one pass if they have been exposed to humidity One tip is to blow dry these materials before cutting 2 05 Multicut Set the number of Multicut passes to cut each path gt Settings from 1 to 10 MAME lt Current Multicut setting e The Multicut setting causes each individual path to be cut the set number of passes before the blade moves to the next path to cut This is better than just repeating the entire cut as each repeated pass is cut with the blade held down throughout the repeated passes resulting in cleaner cutting e Multicut is recommended in the following situations o Cutting thicker denser materials such as chipboard where multiple passes allow the blade to progressively carve through the material Cutting of certain fibrous materials such as fabric where a second pass will insure that all of the fibers have been cleanly cut Cutting intricate or detailed shapes such as scripty titles from certain materials such as heavily textured cardstock where a single pass may leave certain spots not cleanly cut o Cutting rhinestone template material where a second pass
160. he stars and then use Ctrl H to open the Generate Shadow Layer window Preview of shadow Generate Shadow Layer REE Scroll to increase Shadow Width 0 1425 width of shadow L i iia Corner Join and ES Blackout and Inset Apply Blackout settings covered Inset Shadow following this tutorial v Auto Simplify Output Click on Accept when done e Note All settings should be made first and then the Shadow Width scrolled Changing settings will cause the Shadow Width scroll to return to 0 e Note that the shadows on the three stars will automatically weld together to form one single outline shadow and this shadow will be placed on its own layer on the Layer Bar This layer can then be re colored from black to another color as desired 130 Blackout Option e The Blackout Option can be toggled on and off to either apply the shadow to interior paths or to black out the shadow and only have a single outset Blackout not applied R B Blackout applied Corner Join Option The Corner Join controls the style or shape of the shadow at the corners There are three choices Observe how the shadow fits the serif of the letter Mitered Beveled Rounded Inset Shadow e An inset Shadow is the opposite of an Outset Shadow instead of creating a contour that is larger than the original shape a contour is created that is smaller and fits inside the original shape e For example let s say you are going to c
161. he thickness you may need to tape the felt to the mat to prevent slippage during cutting e In general you will need to use 2 or 3 passes when cutting some fabrics and felts It is necessary so that all fibers will be cleanly cut Only simple shapes from thin fabrics will cut in one pass e For cutting force it will depend on the fabric Try your test cut at a setting of 75 and increase as needed 10 05 Iron On Transfer Cutting Iron On e lron on transfer vinyl and flock consists of three layers Heat resistant layer shiny side _ __ ___ _ aaa Noni E Adhesive dull side e For cutting have the dull side up adhesive side up Blade only cuts through adhesive and vinyl and not through the thicker heat resistant layer e The force required is 20 30 Be sure to do a test cut first and then see if the vinyl layer will peel away from backing You should be able to cut at a speed of 10 e Remember to reverse your image before cutting Because you are cutting with the adhesive side up you ll be flipping the material over after weeding but before pressing To mirror your image select it and then apply the Mirror function e Cut around your image with scissors before weeding Note that it s really hard to see the cut image so be careful e Use a paper piercer or craft knife to grab onto a piece of the waste vinyl and then pull to remove Remember to weed small internal parts as well Adhering Iron On e U
162. hen produce a slightly thicker overall 175 outline of your shapes This works better than fill embossing which can stress the cardstock and cause wrinkling Here are the steps o Create the shape you wish to emboss In this example the numbers 25 are used for a 25 wedding anniversary e Select the shape and go to the Shadow Layer function and perform the following Generate Shadow Layer AE Shadow Width 0 0100 l 4 2 Set Shadow Width to 0 01 Corner Join Mitered z 4 1 Select Corner Join style Apply Blackout Inset Shadow Auto Simplify Output 3 Click on Accept e After clicking on Accept re select just the original image and go to the Shadow Layer function again and perform the following Generate Shadow Layer Shadow Width 0 0100 E Corner Join 3 Set Shadow Width to 0 01 Mitered v 2 Select Corner Join style Apply Blackout Y Inset Shadow 1 Mark Inset Shadow 4 Click on Accept e Now you have three versions of your shape and when using the embossing tool you will have a thicker outline of the shape e The following video shows the Zing embossing tool being used to emboss a design onto metal Video 10 09 Engraving Metal e The same basic guidelines apply to engraving as in embossing and scoring o You will probably need to use the WYSIWYG cut m
163. his tab to access Text and Fonts e The Text and Fonts tab is used for o Browsing and selecting which font to use for creating a text shape Note that marking the Show Face option will display the font names in their font type o Browsing all of the characters glyphs available in any given font o Opening importing new fonts o Accessing the window for typing text o Choosing to make text bold or italic Main x Refresh list of available fonts Virtual Mat i Text and Fonts O Drop down menu for Installed Fonts Click to open window where text selecting a font ie h AB rs may be typed and added to ie project refer to Section 5 03 BI dz To a Options for making en a ula o a E text Bold and or gt Italic D CA B om Open a font not already DESARRO pinana Soati installed in Windows refer to DE FEA Section 5 02 SO CU CV GO Mark box to show all possible characters glyphs available in Scroll to increase decrease X Y Z LA selected font i size of text characters displayed 5 Mark box to display font name in drop menu in font face e Fonts appearing in black in the dropdown menu are installed in Windows Fonts appearing in blue have been opened into MTC during the current session Fonts appearing in green have been opened during this session or previously opened with the option marked to permanently install in MTC Refer to Section 5 02 e You can cli
164. ic gt Rhinestone Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Rhinestone e There are some very specific guidelines to follow when designing a rhinestone pattern 0 The shape needs to be sized before applying the rhinestone circles If you wait until afterwards and then realize that you want your overall design to be twice as large then resizing will make the circles twice as large and the spacing twice as large too So before accessing the Rhinestone feature decide on the overall size you wish to use The circle size selected will need to be larger than the stone size you purchased As a general rule select a size three numbers larger than your stones Thus if you purchased 10SS stones then in the rhinestone design window you will want to be selecting 13SS stones This larger size will allow the 10SS stones to more easily brush into the holes When selecting a font to use be leery of fancy fonts You want the lettering to be readable after it is converted to circles When in doubt have someone who doesn t know the words you ve typed attempt to read the circle design on the screen If they cannot decipher your words then try a more basic font Rhinestone designs almost always need tweaking which involves adding deleting moving or respacing circles You will need to apply a Break Ctrl B to separate the pattern into individual circles To quickly add a circle select one click on the Copy icon and then click on the Paste in Place icon
165. ick on that link Once you have downloaded and installed the drivers reboot your computer When your computer has finished restarting reconnect the Zing to your computer You should get a pop up that will finish the installation If you continue to have trouble contact your KNK dealer The Cut Project With window shows the Zing as Not Connected Check the USB cable to make sure it is properly inserted into the Zing and into a USB port on your computer Then close the Cut Project With window and reopen Try pressing F3 if it still says Not Connected Click on the Not Connected button and then choose Connection and pick the COM Port which says USB Serial COM X from the list Contact your dealer for assistance if the Zing continues to not be recognized You will probably need to reinstall the driver for the Zing The Zing connection gets dropped even though it s not been turned off or the software closed This is probably due to a setting in Windows 7 Open Windows Control Panel and select System and Security Then select Power Options Balanced should be selected To the right of that click on Change plan settings Click on Change advanced power settings Open the USB Settings option in the list and locate USB Selective Change to Disabled and then click on OK This keeps the USB on a normal mode not a save power mode Operating Issues When first turn on the Zing the blade carriage moves to the right and starts making a
166. ick recommended Rhinestone _knkusa com Blue 100 10 10 0 75 29 Peel off backing place Template Material sticky side onto mat Shrinky Dink Frosted Ruff N Ready Red 130 10 10 Taped to mat A EA pedo ma OIE Trap HP omo dad ea 70 oo os 1 vam ateos Res a5 orm os a veto woran coomaes res 20 0110 095 AA a IO a vam somero nes o ovo om 4 a ee ata wo SS res ESC of om EEC S i a jr asiaticos res 35 ioro 095 Vinyl printable knkusa com Red 15 10 10 0 35 35 Settings Form for Cutting Materials Material Type gee Brand or Blade Force Speed Blade sous Cut Up Offset Passes Other Comments 3 MTC Basics This chapter begins the Make The Cut User Manual As noted on the first page this is meant to be an online interactive manual Refer back to that page for features to use while reading online It is highly recommended that you do not print this entire manual It will be updated frequently as additions and changes are made to the software Also during the next few months you will begin to see hyperlinks to online videos These are provided to enhance your learning experience Wherever you see a large green Video icon click on it to automatically link to and open a video related to the topic that follows 3 01 Main MTC Screen Below is a screen shot of the main screen in MTC identifying toolbars bars and other important
167. ifferent variations on the original shape Text begins to warp Try dragging additional corners too i Drag a corner to Ma aa ii begin warping Holding the Shift key or the Ctrl Key while dragging a corner allows the warping to extend even further Ny Ms 77 ES 92 e Note throughout this user manual screen shots of shapes will sometimes appear without the gridlines of the virtual mat in the background and without the bounding boxes around the shape s This was done to make the images appear clearer and less cluttered 3 14 Changing Color Texture and Line Style e There are three ways to access the functions for changing the Color Texture or Line Style of a selected shape Right click on the screen and select Change Color Texture Line o o On the Layer Bar click on the Set Color for All Shapes in Layer icon El o Press Ctrl Shift U Color Ctrl Shift O Texture Ctrl Shift Y Line Style Changing Color e Inthe Color window you can click on any of the Basic colors or create a custom color Color mm Aa an Option 2 Click in the iaa ll Md window and then scroll ines ion f 8 up and down to lighten Option 1 Select ion Ook hoe 6 or darken one of the Basic oP eehntEtt colors or one of EEEE g e A oes a Option 3 Enter the a Custom colors RGB values direct created in the y or E SE Bee Hue Sat Lum current project TOMO Hue 203 Bed Green ColoriSolid ium 128 Blue 211
168. iles If left unchecked the shape will be sized according to the height of the Caret If the box is checked then the dimensions will be based on the DPI you enter SVG was imported after checking the Use Actual box thus sized according to the DPI value entered Different programs use different DPI s when exporting as SVG Thus to size the shapes the same as the program where the SVG was created you need to know which program was used For example if the SVG file was created in Inkscape use 90 DPI If the SVG file was created in either Adobe Illustrator or KNK Studio use 72 DPI While knowing this setting isn t relevant in most files such as the one shown above there could be some files where it is very important such as an envelope template for a certain sized card or a cupcake wrapper template 4 04 Importing Al EPS PS PDF If the selected file format is one of the following vector formats Al EPS PS PDF vector only then importing the graphic works the same as opening MTC files or importing SVG files There are a few different import options ZA Open Adobe File Preview of the file to be Browse to locate A Lookin Jj AWESOME PDF VECTORS Ora z i imported folder containing Name Date modified Ty A Select page number if the file E 1 pdf 7 23 20097 25PM PI E fi 2 pdf 7 23 2009 7 27 PM PI s ulti page tile B 3 pdf 7 23 2009 7 26 PM PI L Apt IRANO 1PM FN page l ofs Option for Importing Im
169. immediately begin drawing another of the same shape e This function also tracks your most recently used shapes and provides a list of them within the menu O Recently Used an Arrows Recently Used shapes appears at the top of all 2 sai categories instead of Generic Your Shapes O Misc Polygons ES Stars nx Tags gt E Circular 4 Callouts o Kite Polygons 4 ol Rounded Rectangle 2 Generic Yv vr e v Yv Your most recently used Basic Shapes are easily accessed 7 08 Measure Shape Lengths and Angles Measure Tool e The Measure Shape Lengths and Angles function Measure Tool is the 8 icon EN on the Node Mode Toolbar and can be activated by clicking the icon or by pressing F8 It is used to obtain properties and details about any shape including internal paths within that shape e Inthis example the Measure Tool is used to note differences between these two stars e Click on the Measure Tool icon and the mouse cursor becomes a ruler Hover the cursor along the side of one of the shapes The shape will fill with stripes and the top of the screen will show the properties of that shape which include Perimeter distance blade will travel Path Area Cut Direction number of Nodes and the bounding box dimensions of the shape W and H which should match those you see in the Sel Properties Bar when you are no longer in Node Mode Small green arrow indicates direction of cutting N Move cursor ove
170. in a warm location the adhesive can be affected and that can then affect the cutting Also note that some vinyl colors have a tendency to pull away from the backing sheet more easily than others If you notice the vinyl pulling up in corners and tight spots try slowing the cutting speed 10 04 Fabric and Felt Video It is highly recommend that the Zing Fabric Blade be used when cutting fabric and felt It is designed to give sharper cutting in tight corners and points lt is not necessary to apply a stabilizer to all fabrics While some thicker or stretchy fabrics will cut better with an iron on stabilizer such as Wonder Under or Thermo Web s Heat n Bond others will still yield excellent results when cut without it Some users also prefer to iron their fabrics to freezer paper before cutting 169 e With or without a stabilizer it is highly recommend that a clean and sticky mat be used If a stabilizer has been applied then peel off the backing sheet and press the sticky side of the fabric to the sticky side of the mat If no stabilizer has been applied then brayer the fabric evenly to the mat With some fabrics it may be necessary to use stickier mats that normal and tape the outside edges of the fabric to the mat e The best unstiffened soft felt to use is 100 wool It cuts cleaner than other types If the felt is pre stiffened then it should cut fine using the blue capped thick materials blade versus the fabric blade Because of t
171. in the alignment process the shape is resized to be a tiny bit larger For a circle you can simply resize it in the Sel Properties Bar lf the shape is something non symmetrical then use the Shadow Function with a Shadow Width of about 0 04 O Next the desired lettering and or shapes are added In this case the dog s name and a phone number with Please Call are chosen Because there is also a hole near the top of this dog tag a Y high Square is added just to show the top limit of where the lettering could be located This is deleted as soon as the lettering is added and positioned o gt Nd n D 0 Ch ID Please Call Please Call 480 839 3849 480 839 3849 The lettering is placed on one layer in MTC while the circle is place on a different layer A sheet of thin chipboard is placed on the cutting mat Using WYSIWYG cut mode the circle is sent to cut Circle layer is sent to cut and removed from the rest of the chipboard Tape chipboard to top of mat o After the hole is cut in the chipboard the mat is left in place in the Zing This is important The cut circle is removed and the actual dog tag is placed inside the cut hole Tape is used to secure the tag 177 o The blade holder is replaced with the Zing Engraving Tool In the Set Blade Origin window Use Last is selected so that the laser light will return to the same location as was used for the cut Blade Offset is turned off an
172. in to distort the shapes So as recommended in later sections of this chapter turn it off and then the following Auto Simplify Path can be applied once the editing is completed Auto Simplify Path The Auto Simplify Path function can be applied when you have turned off Auto Simplify Welds Select the shape s and then invoke Auto Simplify Path in any of the following ways Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Auto Simplify Path Press Ctrl Shift Z Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Auto Simplify Path from the menu Oo gt gt o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Auto Simplify Path The function will be automatically applied and a window will open indicating the results of the simplification Here is a sample window f Make The Cut p Ex Number of nodes in the selection before and after Auto Simplify is applied _ Auto Simplify Node Count Before Simplify After Simplify 62 Reduced By Click on OK to close the window Percent reduction in the number of nodes If not enough nodes are deleted then try temporarily decreasing the size of the shape Use the scaling method shown in Section 3 13 to reduce the size of the shape to say 25 Apply the Auto Simplify Path function Then resize using the reciprocal 25 r to return to the original size Smooth amp Simplify The Smooth and Simplify function is a manual version of the Auto Simplify Pat
173. inyl needs to be at least 12 wide so that both sides will be gripped by the pinch wheels If you are cutting from vinyl which is narrower than this or cutting from scraps then use a cutting mat to hold the vinyl during the cut On long cuts it s important to have the vinyl aligned straight in the machine Cut the needed length from the vinyl roll adding a few inches for error allowance Feed the vinyl about half way through the cutter and then drop the pinch wheels Use the up and down arrows in the Set Blade Origin window to feed the vinyl in and out of the Zing to make sure the vinyl stays aligned Set the origin at least 1 2 away from the right side of the vinyl and a little ways in from the front While there are many types and thickness of vinyl in general it is very easy to cut Thus start with a conservative estimate for the force setting in the initial test cut say 5 Use the red capped blade and start with barely any blade exposed Do the test cut and then genily lift the corner of the vinyl from the backing sheet Make sure the test cut is a clean cut and the blade did not penetrate the backing paper For easier removal of the waste from the backing add a rectangle around the perimeter of the image you are cutting When weeding you may need to cut away smaller waste sections at a time and discard Otherwise you risk having the waste inadvertently coming into contact with your cut shapes and sticking If you store your vinyl
174. ircumstances such as 110 0 If you are trying to align the top left or right sides of this heart with another shape or shapes Because of the gaps you wouldn t be able to use the alignment functions from Section 3 15 with the exception of the bottom alignment If you needed the heart to be a specific size for example exactly 1 in height The bounding box for this heart is 1 tall but clearly the heart is significantly shorter than that e To refit a bounding box select the shape and then the Flatten Paths function can be applied in any of the following ways c gt gt o Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Flatten Paths Press Ctrl Shift F Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Flatten Paths from the menu Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Flatten Paths e The heart now appears with the bounding box aligned No more gaps gt e Because the Flatten Path command adds a substantial number of nodes it is advisable to follow up this function with the Auto Simplify Path function presented in Section 7 02 Thin Paths e The Thin Paths function is used to convert a shape into a single line or curve This is useful in rhinestone designing for converting thin fonts into single line fonts lt can also be used after tracing a black and white line image aka coloring book image such as this wolf image Original image Shape after Shape after Pixel Trace
175. is different 20 Imagine a line passing through crol The Offset is the distance the center of the po between the center of the test pen or a blade holder and the tip of the blade pen blade e What happens if you set the Blade Offset to 0 when cutting Or what if it s set too high D D Offset is too low Offset is too low Offset is too high Divots will paths do not close outer corners are rounded appear around corners e Refer to Section 2 06 for setting the Blade Offset Keep the Cutting Mat Clean and Stick e Press your materials evenly to the mat Think about using a brayer both before AND after cutting Repressing the material after cutting can greatly aid in weeding the cut shapes from the waste e When necessary tape thicker materials to the mat to keep them from slipping during the cut e lf you cut a range of materials you might need more than one mat so that you can use stickier mats for certain materials Don t Get Frustrated Get Help e Besides having your own Zing dealer as your first line of contact there are user forums message boards and Yahoo groups where you can post questions and get answers from other users dealers and Make The Cut experts Utilize these resources Zing Yahoo Group http groups yahoo com group KNK_Zing o Klic N Kut Yahoo Group http groups yahoo com group Klic N Kut o Make The Cut Yahoo Group http groups yahoo com group makethecut 2 02 Cut With
176. jects or existing files the Tab Bar will show each project 43 This project has been saved using the name shown but the asterisk indicates o This project has been saved that changes have been made since the This is a new project that usina the name shown file was last saved N hasn t yet been saved ca Ribbons and Bows mtc Turkey mtc MTCProject2 ca e Click on any of the tabs and that project window will be displayed You can scroll tab through the projects using any of the following o Press Ctrl F6 o Press Ctrl Tab Goto Window gt Next Window e All of the projects can be displayed at once in separate windows by choosing one of the various options under Window on the Menu Bar 3 07 Saving MTC Files e A file can be saved in MTC format by using any of the following o Click on the Save icon on the File toolbar H o Right click on the project tab on the Tab bar and select Save or Save As from the menu o Press Ctrl S o Go to File gt Save or File gt Save As e f 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 e f you wish to save all of your open projects go to File gt Save All or right click on a project tab on the Tab Bar and select Save All from the menu The various windows in which you ve made changes will then open in sequence with the option to save
177. just as they were used in the Pixel Trace method In this particular case only Despeck was applied Now before we accept this part of the image you can add more colors if you wish For example the very center of the flower is more of a purple but if you are going to cut this as a paper piecing pattern or as a vinyl design perhaps you want to use the same color for the petals and for the center Thus clicking on that color followed by click on Apply Changes results in that color being added to the parts that are traced 89 The flower center is now added to the tracing Q E Show Nodes Alpha 127 Zoom 180 Trace Settings Revesseesscsssesevensessssssessssassssasensssessssseed 9 Median Cut Octree Puel _ Alpha Palette Import Settings iS Scale 100 feat 0 22 x0 22 import Offset 0 22 x0 22 Print Dimensions 1 94 x2 39 Y Mark the dark purple color and E Texturize Path then click on een A Apply Changes N H Apply Changes e Click on Import and the program will ask you if you want to continue tracing and add more layers Answer Yes Now click on the pink and red boxes again to turn them off or right click on the colors and choose Select None from the menu Then click on the green boxes and click on Apply Changes Image on screen now shows both the pink and green shapes Resample Image x1 0 None Phe
178. k to end the trace Dress fills with color e The final step to complete the dress involves making a mirror image copy and then welding it Select the dress and do a Copy Paste in Place Then immediately click on the Mirror tool If the line of symmetry were horizontal then you would click on the Flip tool Then use the arrow keys to move the symmetrical copy to overlap as desired and perform the Basic Weld gt Copy dress trace and Paste in Place Apply Mirror tool Move copy to overlap dress trace Apply Weld too 103 7 Editing 7 01 Separating and Combining Shapes Split e The Split function is used to break up combined shapes into individual shapes but keep inner paths joined to their respective outer paths Sometimes the outer paths are called parent shapes and the inner paths are called child shapes e After selecting a combined shape the Split function can be accessed in any of the following ways Click on the Split icon on the Magic Toolbar o Press Ctrl P o Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Split from the menu o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Split e As was shown in Section 5 04 if you apply Split to a word such as Bob the child shapes inside the letters B o and b are still a part of the parent shapes There are no bounding boxes around the inner paths The grid is visible through the inner empty paths I e Three things will let you
179. k of your cutting in the same way and don t start your first cuts with thick difficult materials or detailed cutting files Instead start cutting basic shapes from inexpensive materials or just scraps you have on hand Work your way up to more difficult cuts after you master the easy ones Record Your Successes As you have successful cuts take note of the settings you just used such as cutting force speed blade type number of passes brand of material etc There is a blank form at the end of this chapter that you can print and use to record your results There are also suggested settings for common materials at the end of this chapter Use these as starting guides but remember that your results may vary based on the many factors which can affect cutting 18 Use the Correct Blade for the Material You Are Cutting e The Zing comes with a 45 blade red cap and a 60 blade blue cap An optional fabric blade yellow cap is also sold Use the following as a guide for choosing the appropriate blade for the material you are cutting The 45 blade red cap should be used to cut vinyl paper most cardstock Dura lar iron on transfer and vellum The 60 blade blue cap should be used to cut chipboard Grungeboard stiffened felt craft foam rhinestone rubber craft plastic self adhesive magnet and Shrinky Dink o The fabric blade yellow cap should be used to cut all fabrics and unstiffened felt It is also recommended by
180. keyboard Shape is extended outwards to move segment e f you right click on a selected path the following menu will open Explanations for each options are described below Insert Node Dbl Click 4 Insert Mid Point Node Ctrl Dbl Click A N ote S h O rtcut T eared keys for several of Convert To Line the dropdown Delete Segment Da options Auto Smoothing o Insert Node a node will be inserted wherever your mouse cursor is currently positioned on the segment and the segment is now split into two segments gt AH Place cursor where Segment is split into two segments you want node added at location of new node 126 o Insert Mid Point Node a node will be inserted exactly half way along the selected segment and the segment is now split into two segments of equal length Place cursor anywhere Segment is split into two along segment segments at the midpoint Neutralize Segment the segment will become perfectly straight but will still be a Bezier curve with B zier control points to maneuver This is something of a panic button to use whenever a segment becomes extremely distorted Neutralized segment is still a B zier curve with control points o Convert To Line the segment will be converted to a straight line and will no longer be a B zier curve However dragging the line to form a curve will immediately transform it back into a B zier curve Line segment is no longer a B zier curve has
181. l move to the vicinity of the next registration mark and the flashing red light in the software moves to the same relative point 158 This dot will now be flashing red Setup Print And Cast 3 Point Registration Again click on these arrows or your keyboard arrows until laser dot is on the reg mark corner Once the light is centered on the reg mark dot click on Next or press the Enter key e Repeat the process with the final reg mark Setup Print And Cut 3 Point Registration CEES Again click on these arrows or your keyboard arrows until laser dot is on the reg mark corner This dot will now Please move the laser over point 3 Once the light is centered be flashing red on the reg mark dot click Finished on Finished or press the a Enter key e After clicking Finished the following window will open and remind you to wait until the cutting has completed before going back to the Cut with Klic N Kut Zing window gt j Finished sending the project to your machine IMPORTANT You must wait until your Zing has finished cutting before starting this plug in again e Once you click on OK the arrow shape will be cut out Adjusting the Laser Offset e After the print and cut is completed examine how the cut lines were made relative to the printed lines If the offset is large enough use a mm ruler to measure If the offset is very small then just estimating will be fine as you refine
182. ll now be able to turn on and off individual layers for cutting Also you can move the layers up and down so that the black layer is on the bottom where it serves as an outline Arrows were used to change the order of the layers so that the black layer is now on the bottom fp Pink Flower Trace 2 I Fink Flower Trace 1 Eb CES GE 2 LB E 96 Bl ROLE aa e ls the flower perfect No The blue arrows indicate where the image needs some tweaking e There are easy to use editing tools to tweak the petals in this image These tools will be presented in Section 7 11 92 Color Trace e The Color Trace is similar to the Palette Trace but you can individually click on a color from your original imported raster to trace and then specify a Tolerance level which will add or subtract similar colors to include in that selection This is the image to be used in this example and has been imported e To switch to the Color Trace method click on the tab named Color and the following will appear race Ge i tm gs Resample Image and R esample Image x1 0 None Despeck will be used az just as they were in Li sie cles Pixel Click on the Color tab Click on the white box to open a window for selecting the color to trace Color 5 ES Tolerance Background Color Since this is a PNG file Background Color can be modified if needed Increase or decrease Tolerance to add or sub
183. lose MTC Selecting Shapes ShiftEsc Selectnextshape _Edit gt Previous Shape Shift Tab Select previous shape ss Edit gt Next Shape sin Wt ithe ici on shapes a sin Duplicating Shapes Ctrl C Copy to clipboard Edit gt Copy Ctrl V Paste from clipboard Edit gt Paste Ctrl Shift V y Paste in Place from clipboard Edit gt Paste in Place Ctrl D a Create duplicate copies of selected shape s Edit gt Duplicate Cutting Deleting Shapes Ctrl X Cut to clipboard Edit gt Cut UN Delete selected shape s Edit gt Delete MN Delete all shapes in the file Edit gt Delete All Shift Del Ctrl Shift R NX Delete all shapes smaller than specified area W x H Edit gt Delete By Area 182 Shortcut Icon Description Menu Other Location Manipulating Shapes Edit gt Align amp Arrange shapes with equal vertical spacing Space gt Space gt Vertically Edit gt Align amp Space gt Space gt Horizontally Edit gt Align amp Space gt Align gt Bottom Align selected shapes along left side of leftmost shape Edit gt Align amp Space gt Align gt Left ee Edit gt Align amp Align selected shapes along right side of rightmost shape Space gt Align gt Right Align selected shapes along top of uppermost shape Edit gt Align amp Space gt Align gt Top Edit gt Align amp Space gt Align gt Stack Edit gt Align amp Space gt Align gt Horz Center Edit gt Align amp Space gt Align gt Vert Center Arrange shapes with equal
184. match lf you have the two speeds set at different levels turning the light back on will automatically change the Up Speed to the same setting as the Cut Speed e Why would the Cut Speed and Up Speed ever need to be different When cutting extremely dense materials at one of the slowest speeds you will want to leave the Up Speed at a normal level say 10 so that you aren t waiting unnecessarily for the blade to travel from the origin to the location to begin the cut If the first shape is across the mat from the origin the wait can seem endlessly long 2 04 Force Force settings from 1 to 160 e The cutting force also called pressure greatly affects the quality of the cut If the force is too low the material cannot be cut If the force is too high you will get bad cutting even incomplete cutting at times and tearing of the material Use recommended starting forces for the material you are cutting and perform test cuts before cutting Make adjustments in order to get a clean test cut before proceeding with your larger cut e The cutting force ranges from 1 to 160 on the force scale The maximum of 160 represents the 750g of cutting force on a Zing Refer to Chapter 10 for recommended starting forces for various materials Again remember that a lot of factors can affect the force to use so use the test cut as a guide and adjust as needed e Dull blades will need more force than new blades thus anticipate increasing the force over t
185. n either at the corner of the cutting mat or the corner of the material as described later in this section o Print and Cut Cuts shapes relative to registration marks printed on your printer Refer to Chapter 9 for complete instructions on the print and cut process F CUT TY FE i Select Cut Type 7 ek E mode to be used O Print And Cut Knife Point Video e This is the mode recommended for most applications as it economizes the use of your cutting materials e Shapes can be located anywhere on the screen including outside the Virtual Mat The shapes will be moved and cut to where you set the origin on the material The origin is set using the position of the blade tip e When more than one shape will be cut the shape closest to the origin will be cut at the origin and any other shapes will be cut the distance and direction from that shape as positioned on the screen The following figures show examples of where images will cut Use the arrow on the Virtual Mat as a guide to the direction to insert the actual mat or material into your Zing o Knife Point Landscape Mode Feed the mat this direction into the Zing KLIC N KUT Indicates Landscape mode Lali el ea el el aa aa el eli Pl L E Shapes are cut to align with the origin you set on the Zing a ei mn l e 1158 11 181 Origin set here using the blade tip lp P Location of shapes on the screen Where shapes a
186. n then create the outline first using the Shadow Layer function Ctrl H Choose a Shadow Width at least the size of the circles plus the spacing In the 10SS example the circles were 0 13 in diameter and the spacing was 0 03 If the same settings are used in this next example then the Shadow Width needs to be 0 16 Set the Shadow atrio Width to at least the I size of the circles Corner Join plus the spacing Mitered Generate Shadow Layer i Apply Blackout Inset Shadow V Auto Simplify Output Accept _ cance The resulting design with the shadow set to the circle size plus the spacing looks like this Po sees SS 800 E 3 CEN to ease sip 28s cr ae s o e E oq With symmetrical rhinestone designs consider using the following process to perfect your design This heart outline is clearly not symmetrical Right half of heart is oog e2900 EO een notsymmetrical with E left half e ra e Pd KO Delete the right half and position the upper and lower circles to the desired location o e Di Right half is deleted and then circles EM tweaked to positions e desired o Select circles and then perform the following steps shown ye a a y e P MR TT oteto eee eee ETN tet e pl a e e g le a e i j O amp A 3 3 e rs i t 4 ey Pa e e e IN E y i e e e S W e EN e e e e e i A e
187. n the image shows the weld you 7 Auto Simplify want click on Apply o Now this resulting weld would work fine for an overlay where the negative part of the image is what you want to keep To have an actual frame add a rectangle to the outside and then select all apply Stack Ctrl S which will center the two shapes and perform a Join Ctrl J Here are the two results wane LAA SAN Title welded to a frame MAX amp JAY 5 10 Stenciling Letters e When creating a stencil you will want to keep the waste or negative of a cut When using regular fonts such as Arial some of the letters such as a B a and e will not work because they have interior paths called child shapes Those child shapes are not connected to the waste portion of the material and will be lost from the stencil as shown below The red arrows indicate the child shapes inside parent shapes for the letters B a and e EEES CAE e To avoid this a procedure called stenciling can be used to connect the child shapes to the area outside of the letters essential eliminating them Type your text using No Splitting so that the letters are all one shape Then create a tall thin rectangle the width of which will be the stencil size you wish to use e Place the rectangle on its own layer as you did in Section 5 08 Use Ctrl D to duplicate the rectangles and create as many as will be needed to overlap onto the child
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189. ng area of your shape under X and Y Note that the 0 0 location is at the top left corner of the gridded part of the mat You can enter values into either or both of the X and Y windows to move the shape to a new location X Y location of top left corner of selected shape Ns X 0 0000 Y 0 0000 Wi 3 6089 H 1 7360 You can also use the Rulers to indentify where a shape is located as well as the dimensions of the shape In this case small black arrows on the Rulers show the current location of the mouse cursor Thus if you want to know for example the center location of a shape place your mouse on the center icon of the shape Vertical and i X location of horizontal guides also PT LE center of selected appear on a selected shape shape and can aid in SE aligning to other ee shapes te AS MEA A A O 9 Place mouse cursor aT ie PERO in center of shape to Y location of lo RN determine center centerot selected E c 3 location of the shape shape a along the Rulers Deleting To delete a selected shape use any of the following options o Press the Delete key o Press Ctrl X Right click on the screen and choose Delete from the menu Q Go to Edit gt Delete To delete all of the shapes in the current project use any of the following options Right click on the screen and choose Delete All from the menu 46 o Press Shift Delete Goto Edit gt Delete All e You can also delete a layer of s
190. ng up an image to create a paper piecing project the Eraser Tool is the better choice Vz o p G 7 12 Draw B zier Curves and Straight Lines Pen Tool e The Draw B zier Curves and Straight Lines function Pen Tool is the 5th icon E on the Node Mode Toolbar and can be activated by clicking the icon or by pressing F5 Use this tool to draw new paths It can be a bit tricky to master but just like with many good things practice makes perfect Drawing Straight Lines e To draw a single straight line use your mouse to left click once where you want to start the line and then right click where you want to end the line Each click produces a node 123 Se SN So Left click once Move cursor to where you want Right click to end drawing of the line to begin to finish the line e f you wish to continue drawing a connecting straight line path then instead of right clicking to end keep left clicking At any point you can right click to add the last node and end the drawing of straight lines A LN q Y gt Left click to start and left Move to 3 location and left Move to 4 location and left click again click at 2 location click again A Fd N a N Move to 5 location and left click again If you are finished drawing right click to end e On the other hand if you are creating a closed path then just as the mouse cursor approaches the starting node the shape will fill with color and you can cli
191. ngs H Scale 100 Texturize Path ici Click on Apply j arar pora Apply Changes J Changes each Print Dimensiones S115 Offset 13672327 can time a change is nma made to update the preview Preview on screen e Lets assume that you want the entire flower pot traced instead of just the interior Increase the Tolerance setting to expand the color range that is close to the original color In this example the Tolerance is increased to 14 and the flower pot looks great The entirety is now traced Unfortunately outside of the pink flower also fell into this color range and is being included But that s okay That part can be deleted later after the tracing is completed Outline of flower is also traced a Ln Tolerance increased to 14 Texturize Path E Blackout Path Apply Changes The entire flower pot is now Pant Dimensions 5 11 xs traced as one shape e Click on Import and the program will ask you if you want to continue tracing and add more layers Answer Yes Click on the Color box again and then pick another color This time choose the green leaves 94 Pixel Trace free clip art flowers 1 Tolerance is still set to 14 _ E Blackout Path Apply Changes The leaves and stem are both traced If you want the leaves and stem to be traced as different shapes then reduce the Tolerance lt was required to reduce th
192. ns 1 94 x2 39 There is one small spot where the black is not a continuous path But there s a problem Instead of seeing one large black outline of the flower there s still a petal showing This is because the black wasn t recognized as extending around the outside edge of that petal But not to worry increasing the Resample Image value to X2 0 Times provided a closer trace and which then covered that thin section around that particular petal Pixel Trace Pink owej B S Vistalization Settings rn Alpha 127 i Zoom 180 _ E Show Nodes Increase Resample A Image Then click Resample Image on Apply Changes Despeck 32 Alpha Palette 9 Median Cut Octree Outline now looks complete F Texturize Path Blackout Path Nodes 127 Apply Changes Shapes 1 per S Size 1 55 x2 07 Offset 0 17 x0 16 Print Dimensions 1 94 x2 39 Click on Import and answer No On the Layers Bar you will see the different layers of your image However there is no Show Hide Layer icon on those individual layers Thus you need to click on the Layer Options Menu and select To Each lts Own 91 Layers T Pink Flower Trace While individual layers can be selected you cannot individually turn the layers on and off for cutting by colors Thus click on Layer Options Menu and select To Each lts Own e Now each of the four colors has been moved to its own higher level layer where you wi
193. ns should match either the ruled dimensions of the mat you are using or they should match the dimensions of the material you are cutting These two situations are covered separately WYSIWYG Virtual Mat Matches Ruled Grid on Actual Mat e Create the typical mat that is sized 12 x 12 and uncheck the option to Show Margins This will be a mat that matches the ruled dimensions of the Zing mat You can use either Portrait or Landscape mode just remember to place your material on the mat in the correct orientation for feeding into the Zing e The origin is set using the laser light not the blade tip The laser light will automatically turn on when you go to the Set Blade Origin window Direct the red dot of the laser light to the bottom right corner of the ruled grid see below Note that if you need absolute precision for the location of your cuts it will be necessary to calibrate the Laser Offset which is covered in Chapter 9 WYWIWGY Landscape Mode Indicates Landscape mode Pp tel tel elit Al el el el ls el er PL PL Pl st eit Pitt Petit Pia ie Pet et Pe 18 1 CETE Location of shapes on the screen WYWIWGY Portrait Mode Indicates Portrait mode d I ae La CP li Location of shapes on the screen KLIC N KUT Feed the mat this direction into the Zing Origin is set 4 here using the Zo laser light
194. ntered by some percentage so that you can visually achieve equal spacing of the repeats around the circle If the spacing entered were positive then a larger Space value will logically increase the spacing between the objects But with a negative Spacing such as in this example a larger Space value decreases the spacing resulting in more overlap Adjust the settings to achieve the goal Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to change a values in smaller A soc 106 70 increments The goal is to achieve equal overlap of all shapes around the circular path 7 Repeat Count Spacing inches 0 5 Offset 0 00 Vert Align 63 Once you have the settings needed to get the desired overlap click on Accept Then delete the circle and apply Weld Ctrl W S AAA Cs 3 NT gt NO Y J WAY Fi M D LEE D LE WY ONO VY YESS lt gt After clicking on Accept After deleting circle After welding 8 06 Conical Warp Video The Conical Warp feature can be used for shaping designs to fit around conical shapes which are tubular shapes in which the top is a different diameter than the bottom What makes this feature especially fun to use in designing is the incredible 3D simulation as you will see in the Tumbler Wrap example which follows below The Conical Warp feature is accessed in the following ways rid a gt Click on the Conical Warp icon on the Magic Toolbar 1
195. ntout Choose O Light Blue E Portrait Portrait O Fill outline E Show Cirdes Show Margins Zoom 60 L Caret Size Snap Position gt PR pp i Pot Et PETE LE Ee ee Ca Import an arrow and verify it faces to the right e Notice that the arrow is pointing to the right on the screen Make sure your arrow is also pointed to the right 155 Next go to File gt Print Setup select the printer you plan to use and set the Orientation to Portrait Print Setup Printer Select your printer p Name HP Officejet Pro 8500 A9099 Series Properties Status Type Where Comment Ready HP Officejet Pro 8500 A909g Series USBO001 Paper Size Verify paper size gt Letter 8 51 tin Source Automatically Select Choose Portrait Click on OK when done Next go to File gt Print Options and mark the following boxes Print Options V Show Paper On Mat Print Shape Outlines Check these options s _ Do Not Offset Printer Margins Y Print Registration Marks V Show Reg Marks on Mat Make The Cut Reg Marks Yv v Print Wireframe Only Blade Offset 30 Multicut Click on OK when done Check this option if you want an outline only of the arrow printed to save on ink mm After clicking on OK you should see the green borders on the Virtual Mat indicating how the pri
196. ntout will be placed on the mat and where the arrow will be printed If the arrow is outside the green borders move it so that it falls within the boundaries should be aligned with the boundaries of the arrow 00 TT X 0S 8 PUNT TXS S 191197 Information about your current printer settings is shown here Green dashed lines indicate the part of the screen that will be printed Four registration marks should appear at the corners of the bounding box Go to File gt Print Preview and you will be able to see the arrow plus the four registration marks which 156 Next Page Prev Page Two Page Zoom Out Click here to print Check this preview carefully Do you see all four registration marks red arrows point out the 4 reg marks Will you be getting what you need printed Note that the Wireframe option was turned off for this screen shot so that the image could more clearly be seen in this tutorial Always make sure you can see those registration marks before continuing since they are an integral part of the PNC process lf your print preview matches the one above and you see the four marks click on the Print button Also verify that what is being printed is what you need For example you may have added an extra shape to be cut but you do not want it showing up in the printout This is where you will want to use the Layers feature to control what will be printed as well as what will be
197. o Edit gt Duplicate e To fill your grid with images select or create a custom Virtual Mat size that matches your cardstock e g 8 5 x 11 12 x 12 etc Place the shape in the top left corner of the gridded part of mat Then select the shape and use Ctrl D or other options to bring up the Duplicate Shape window Enter the number of duplicates in each Row and in each Column plus the Spacing Click on OK to accept Increase Rows and Columns to fill Virtual Mat and change Spacing as desired or as needed e An additional application for the Duplicate function is presented in Section 8 03 3 11 Undo Redo Undo e As with most Windows applications there is an Undo function to reverse the most recent steps performed You can use any of the following to invoke the Undo function E o Click on the Undo icon on the File Toolbar i 48 o Press Ctrl Z o Goto Edit gt Undo If you are experiencing software crashes due to memory limitations one solution is to limit the number of Undo steps stored in memory To do this go to Help gt Advanced gt Limit Undo Size Limit Undo Size q e Enter the maximum number y of Undo steps stored or 0 gE i M3 lt Click on Set for unlimited Enter the number zero for unlimited undos Redo As with most Windows applications there is also a Redo function in case you Undo too many steps or simply change your mind You can use any of
198. o easier functions Auto Simplify Welds and Auto Simplify Path which were both added to MTC after this function was introduced e If Simplify Nodes doesn t reduce the nodes significantly then try reducing the size of the image as described at the end of the Auto Simplify Path section 7 03 Shape Magic Advance Part 2 Details View Path Detail e The View Path Detail function is used to provide information about the selected shape or shapes lt can be accessed in the following ways Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select View Path Detail o Press Ctrl Shift X o Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt View Path Detail from the menu Q Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt View Path Detail e Once selected the following window opens 109 7 Shape View 141 Shapes 734 Segments 2027 Points 875 Nodes Ins ee Line 1 3980 1 8879 Numbers of Shapes Segments Points and Nodes B zier 1 3841 1 8879 B zier 1 3792 1 8874 lt B zier 1 3792 1 8858 gt Begin 1 7670 1 8790 B zier 1 7698 1 8559 e hv B zier 1 7772 1 8278 This IS a step by B zier 1 7837 1 8156 Step list of paths B zier 1 7853 1 8125 B zier 1 7855 1 8125 which make up the B zier 1 7877 1 8164 a Na selected shapes lt B zier 1 8037 1 8687 forms a roadmap of B zier 1 8037 1 8821 A h ll Line 1 8037 1 8879 ow the blade wi Line 1 7848 1 8879 j
199. o include with your project un Project Notes Click on the Notes tab gt i Enter instructions your name copyright Terms of Use credits names of fonts anything you want to remember or to share with those who will be using your file Enter the text here Click here to change which font is used and the color size and style of the text Set Font and Color e The Files tab can be used to attach files to your project file For example you might want to attach a photograph of your completed project or a PDF tutorial or another MTC file that is associated with this one Any file can be attached Click on the Files tab List of files which have been added to this project Click on the Add Files to browse your computer and select files to attach wm Project Notes wr eel a Judy s Original Cupcake Wrapper Template mtc Fe BirthdayCupcakeWrapper jpa E Judy s Cupcake Designing Tutorial pdf Add Fies _ Save File Size of each file which has been added to this project e lf you have any information entered into your Notes window or a file attached then it will automatically open when the file is opened by you or someone else 142 e If you open an MTC project file from someone who has attached one or more files in the Notes window you can try double clicking the file name to automatically open that file With some file formats such as PDF you will need to save the
200. ock Geo rgia Pacific 100 65 10 10 white more force Cardstock Ona nas 60 70 10 10 knkusa com Chipboard 0 03 knkusa com Blue 9 10 May need 2 passes on small detail Chipboard Cereal Box Blue 9 10 May need 2 passes on small detail Duralar ae 10 10 digitalcuttersplus com O E R Type used for quilting Fabric 9 10 With Heat n Bond pre with stabilizer applied Fabric thin cotton ade ll Fabric 10 10 eee eae no stabilizer ER Felt stiffened 1 16 from Michael s 9 10 i pesos Taped to a sticky mat a sticky mat Foam Fun Foam Fun Foam from Michael s Michae Fun Foam from Michael s Blue NETOS 110 Er 75 CR ee A margarine to Sugar Sheets Wilton 9 10 adhere sheet to non sticky mat E Sheets UER TO LOY Yelow 20 45 10 10 TATUS o Lutradur Heavy ctpub com 50 9 10 035 9 handle very thin Wt parts use light These settings should be used for the initial test cut Adjustments may be necessary based on the condition of the blade variations in the material humidity condition of the cutting mat etc Most tests were done with a blade tip height equal to a stack 25 Post it notes or 12 Georgia Pacific 100 cardstock pieces 34 Speed Blade Material Type Material Brand or Source CutlUp Offset Other Comments caradur Light Wi enon EN oro 035 rapar 20 Ib Mult purpose 20 10 10 035 Rol Copy Printer exposure PhotoF rost Icing Rob Yellow 20 45 10 10 0 75 1 2 Thin sheet version not Sheet Th
201. ode o You will need to turn off the Blade Offset setting for engraving o You will probably need to use multiple passes to get the desired results 176 e On softer metals you may not want the engraving tip too far above the metal as it can leave a pock mark when it drops to start engraving If possible test on scraps first e Refer to the Suggested Settings table at the end of this chapter or force and speed settings on various materials Note that you can engrave on materials that cannot be cut on the Zing such as jewelry charms dog tags and trophy plates e The open path fonts available in MTC should work well for engraving They contain single path lines and curves versus outlines and are usually more desirable when engraving letters Refer to Section 5 11 Project Engraving a Dog Tag e When engraving items that are already cut such as the items listed previously it can sometimes be tricky getting the perfect alignment you need Here s a method that works well thank you to Michelle Hessler for posting this technique o Carefully measure the dimensions of the item For example it if is a circular dog tag then measure the diameter Recreate the shape in MTC and size it to be the same In the follow example the diameter of the dog tag is 1 1 8 so a circle of the same size is drawn Photo of actual Circle created in MTC at the dog tag same diameter as the tag o Because this shape will be cut from another material to use
202. of cut shapes Cut Project With gt Cut Preview Edit gt Shape Magic gt Ctrl Shift E Show preview of cut shapes o show prev NAS Reverse Paths change direction of cut on selected shape res pa Paths Zing Plug In Cut Project Connected gt Cut Project Toggle Laser On Off Connected gt Toggle Laser On or Off Create Preset Drop Down Menu gt Presets gt Create Preset 187 Appendix B_ Troubleshooting FAQ s Communication Issues Nothing happens when try to use the arrow keys in the Set Blade Origin window But it shows that the Zing is connected in the Cut with Klic N Kut Zing window Most likely the wrong COM Port is selected Click on the green Connected button and then select Connection The correct COM Port will be the one that says USB Serial There is no USB Serial COM Port connection available in the list of available COM ports Unplug the Zing from your computer In MTC go to Help gt Advanced gt Download and Install FTDI D2XX Drivers Once the drivers have installed reboot your computer When your computer has finished restarting reconnect the Zing to your computer You should get a pop up that will finish the installation If this fails again unplug the Zing from your computer Download and install the drivers directly from the manufacturer http www fidichip com Drivers D2XX htm At this site look for the text Microsoft WHQL certified It is also available as a setup executable and you can cl
203. oggle menu is to offer options to Show All layers Hide All layers or Toggle Visible which will reverse the current hide show status of all layers i e hide layers currently visible and unhide layers that are currently not visible Click on the Lock Toggle menu E to offer options to Lock All layers Unlock All layers or Toggle Lock which reverses the current lock unlock status of all layers i e unlock layers currently locked and lock layers that are currently unlocked Set Color for All Shapes in Layer Hide Layer or Show Layer also Texture and Line Style Layer Name also h ber of Ea cil ee Lock Layer or Unlock p y Layer Properties Layer Move Down Move Up Delete Layer 1 BeanSprout DNA 1 fa Layer Options Menu Delete Empty Layers 1 BeanSprout DNA 4 Create New Layer El qe B Selection to New Layer y Visible Toggle menu 285 2 Lock Toggle menu e Right click on a Layer Name or select the layer and then click on the Layer Options Menu icon and the following menu will open Most of these options are self Select All Shapes In Layer explanatory Move Layer To Top Move Layer To Bottom Cut Layer i C L This option will move every E Paste Layer shape on the selected layer a to its own new layer no To Each Its Own longer within that selected ee layer Selected Layer To Own
204. omt Registration This dot will be flashing red OVE EY ai Click on arrows to move the laser light or use the arrows on the keyboard Note the orientation of this screen relative to your printout on the mat This will be the top right reg mark as you face the KNK because your arrow should point to the right Click on Next or press the Enter key after you have moved the laser to the corner of the reg mark Controls step size for each arrow key movement e Make sure the laser has moved within an inch or less of the registration mark indicated by the flashing red dot shown above If not you ll want to review the steps you ve used so far to make sure you have all of the same settings shown and you have your printout on the mat in the same orientation as shown previously e The next step is to move the laser dot so that it is precisely at the corner of the printed registration mark This window is very similar to the Set Blade Origin window Click on the arrow keys on the screen or use the arrow keys on your keyboard Important once you are close to the mark decrease the Move By setting to 4 so that you ll have precise control on alignment Once the laser dot is dead on click on Next or press the Enter key You will notice that the intensity of the laser light will change when it is Move the laser light to the on top of the printed black lines This dead center of the printed dot can be very useful e The laser wil
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206. on the Import Toobar and select Polygons Scroll to locate the Rectangle shape and double click to add to the screen On the Virtual Mat settings tab on the Main Bar refer to Section 4 04 make sure you have Outline mode selected so that you will be able to see the rectangle and the letters clearly Also change to No Snapping under Snap Position so that you can resize the rectangle and letters with precision 17 It will also be easier to select individual letters if the rectangle is on its own layer and below the text With only the rectangle selected click on the Selection to New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers Bar and then move the rectangle layer so that it is below the text layer Layers x Layers x Layers x e Ea Es ajaj wae ela Fae Sa The selected rectangle is moved to Then the layer with the rectangle Now the two shapes are on its own layer by clicking on Selection is moved below the layer with the separate layers with the text above to New Layer icon text by clicking on the down arrow the rectangle on that layer Resize the rectangle to be wide and thin so that the letters extend a little above and below it Then resize and respace individual letters as needed to overlap the rectangle Remember to zoom in for a closer look at the overlap the overlap and adjust individual Y Zoom in to verify letters as needed Ci ed Ta gt If the regular weld tool were applied at this point the letters would
207. on vinyl While it will appear to have worked well the stones will fall off once the garment is laundered When using both create a contour line around your iron on pattern for the stones e Pressing rhinestones to cardstock also works very well If pressing onto the front of a greeting card unfold the card first e After pressing and allowing to cool use your fingernail or an old credit card gift card to scrape the pattern to see if any stones come loose If so replace those stones with new ones and press again 10 07 Drawing with a Pen or Glue Pen e With the Zing you can draw with any pen pencil marker or glue pen that can be securely gripped by the blade holder seat and not be dragging across the material The optional Zing Pen Holder can also be used 172 to hold thinner pens The advantage of the Pen Holder is that the center of the pen will be positioned the same as the blade on the Zing Blade Holder thus allowing you to draw with the pen and then cut out a shape The pen will draw in the correct relative positions to the cut Outside cut circle is aligned with pen drawn circle Y Outside cut circle is NOT aligned with pen drawn circle e f you do not own the Zing Pen Holder or you wish to use a pen which does not fit into the holder then refer to the following section Adjusting for Differences in Diameters of Tools and Blade Holders e Remember that you must set the Cut Type to WYSIWYG so that th
208. ort Strokes Only 4 05 Importing SCUT SCUT2 e Files created in Sure Cuts a Lot SCAL are saved in the format SCUT or SCUT2 depending on the version of SCAL used These formats are also imported using the same methods as described for SVG There are no special settings Just locate the file on your computer select it and click on Open 4 06 Importing TTF OTF Font Files e If the selected file format is TTF or OTF then the font file will be added to the installed fonts list and be available for creating text shapes The font does not need to be installed first in Windows nor does it need to be re opened in MTC after the file is opened again on the current user s computer or any other computer More details are covered in Section 5 02 4 07 Importing from Lettering Delights e Ifthe Lettering Delights option is chosen then the Lettering Delights window will open at the left side of the screen e You may log into the following web site http www letteringdelights com and purchase new cutting files or load existing files from your account Log in or Register Lettering Delights smecauley45 cox net x Currently S Click to only show products a 5 you ve already purchased Click on down arrow to open drop down menu of other products at Lettering Delights Note that if you click on the Star icon above only products you ve purchased will be shown Dad Is Tops Cards and Bag Kits Y ps Firs
209. ove e Further to keep the pieces from becoming too distorted or worse overlapping you should make the number of Rows and Columns similar to the dimensions as shown If you want more pieces then you can increase the number of Rows and Columns proportionately For example instead of having 4 Rows and 6 Columns use double the number to 8 Rows and 12 Columns or 1 5 times to 6 Rows and 9 Columns Note how the pieces would look if a rough proportion were not maintained The pieces would cut into one another Make The Cut Jigsaw Puzzle Generator RA SS General Advanced Dimentions Width Height Rows E Instead of following the dimensions of the puzzle the numbers entered for Rows and Columns are opposite to what was used above Columns Y pal an al o Corners Gonna e There is also an Advanced tab you can use to alter the design of the pieces and even save your new settings e When you are satisfied with the appearance of your puzzle pieces click on the Export button and a window will open and you can save your puzzle as an SVG file e In MTC import your SVG puzzle file and align it over the image you wish to convert into a puzzle Perform a print and cut as presented in Chapter 9 Alternatively if you print your image a little bit larger than the 141 overall design of the puzzle you can set your origin just inside the corner of your printed image and then cut the
210. pa patsy travel when cutting lt Line 1 7670 1 8790 gt Begin 2 5404 1 8858 Preview of image B zier 2 5405 1 8718 B zier 2 5487 1 8369 B zier 2 5560 1 8201 Line 2 5594 1 8120 Nodes on Mat The Nodes on Mat function is an on off feature which will be turned off when MTC is first installed When turned on the nodes on all shapes will be shown on the screen Nodes On Mat turned off Nodes On Mat turned on Nodes On Mat can be accessed in the following ways Click on the Advance icon on the Magic Toolbar and select Nodes On Mat Press Ctrl Shift l Q 0 o Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Nodes On Mat from the menu 0 Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Advanced gt Nodes On Mat 04 Shape Magic Advance Part 3 The Path Functions Flatten Paths The Flatten Paths function removes all B zier curves from a shape It is very seldom used because other functions perform it automatically as needed The one time you might need it is when resizing a bounding box that extends beyond the boundaries of ashape The Flatten Paths feature will resize a bounding box to align with the true width and height of the image For example import the Heart 1 shape from the Generic folder in Basic Shapes Observe the gaps between Al The gaps are due to the bounding box borders the Pta oints on and the heart itself cs the B zier curves These gaps do not pose a problem except in some c
211. pe In this example one shape is moved away from the other to show what makes up each of these new separate shapes O A oo Parent paths of Bob O A A A hil sol have been joined into gt Child paths o Bob have been one shape joined as a second shape A different result occurs if we go back to the Bob example in which the word has been Split first and then apply Layer Again it looks similar to the results of a Break This time instead of getting two individual shapes we end up with six one for each parent path plus one for each inner set of child paths The difference is that that two inner child paths inside the letter B remain joined as one shape 106 The three parent paths are AE l three shapes The two child paths of the letter P The two child paths of o B are now one single shape and b are the final two shapes Blackout e The Blackout function deletes all child paths from their parent paths e After selecting a shape that contains one or more child paths the Blackout function can be accessed in any of the following ways z o Click on the Blackout icon on the Magic Toolbar o Press Ctrl R Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Blackout from the menu Q Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Blackout e Inthe prior Bob example it doesn t matter if you have Split the text into individual letters or the text is still one shape the
212. pload File distribute this content and that it does not contain any aduit i will appear after being Read Full terms and a terms and conditions approved conditions e When another MTC owner imports the file it will automatically import at the height and location of the Caret If necessary the designed size could be mentioned in the Description For a file such as this avocado it s not necessary But for something like a cupcake wrapper it could be important for the user to know the original design dimensions e Another alternative which preserves the original dimensions of all shapes in the file is available From the Export options choose Sel as Project to MTC Gallery An identical window appears but the upload will include everything in the file including the same Virtual Mat settings Notes Layers etc 63 4 12 Exporting as EPS AI SVG or PDF For each of these formats first select the shape or shapes and then select the Export option from the dropdown menu right click on selected image for Export option A window will open presssneenusndheuenenzuzimun i Tr ON Sevei Ji sve Select location for o e Select ie 3 Name Date modified E saving file i Q ETER im age to _ gt i gt eo e e Penguin Puzzle SVG iene 8 36 PM lt nothing to show gt 0 yO Puzzle2 SVG 8 14 2011 6 18 PM t 0 oe 00S expor i eee 009 Puzzlel SvG 8 14 2011 6 13 PM i ee Angry Birds Vector svg 8 14 20
213. port Strokesandris 4 Strokes Only Fills Only Click on the file or Strokes and Fills and it will appear under File name Click here to open a window to display a large Filename 4 pdf preview of the file shape s Files of type Adobe Files PDF EPS PS AJ Click on Open and the saved file will open as a new project Note that when the file has multiple pages such as some PDF vector files the user should choose which page to import Click on Large Preview to better see the individual shapes or use Adobe Reader to view the pages in the same way you would view any PDF file 60 e MTC will only import Al files that are Version 9 or newer Thus if an Al fails to import that is the most likely issue From some programs such as Funtime it will be necessary to save in a different format such as PDF or EPS e A PDF created from a raster image will not import into MTC In the preview window will be a message saying Nothing to Preview In these situations open the PDF files in Adobe Reader right click on the Image and select Copy Image or press Ctrl C Then use Pixel Trace to import the image into MTC Refer to Chapter 6 e There is also an Import Strokes and Fills menu with three options to Import Strokes Only Import Fills Only or Import Strokes and Fills Select the latter and then note if you have unwanted lines in your image If so then try one of the other choices such as Imp
214. r directions on resizing shapes e tis recommended that you use the test pen for drawing versus the blade This will allow you to reuse the same sheet of paper for several tests during the calibration process You will also need a ruler e Click on the Cut Project With icon and under Cut Type choose Knife Point Set the origin and click on Cut Project to have the square drawn on the piece of paper e Slide the mat out but leave the paper on the mat Note that regardless of having your Virtual Mat set to Landscape or Portrait the Width of the square is the left to right dimension as you face the Zing The Height of the square is the front to back dimension KLIC N KUT Feed the mat this direction into the Zing Height Width Zi 32 Because the Zings are so very close to being perfectly accurate only take note if the sides are slightly larger than 10 or slightly smaller than 10 because it will probably be so close that you cannot even measure the distance from 10 with a ruler Instead let s say the Height is just the tiniest bit over 10 Mark that side as being 10 01 Let s say the Width is under 10 more so than the Height was below Mark that side as 9 98 Now if you feel you can measure accurately with a ruler then do so But just estimating should work fine too Click on the Cut Project With icon again and click on the tiny wrench icon The Calibrate window will open where you can input your measurements
215. r outside line of shape to bring up properties Units Perimeter 4 0755 in Nodes 10 aie Path Area 0 35 in Width 1 0823 in Clockwise Yes Height 1 0000 in a Option to show Properties of the size in inches highlighted part of cm or mm shape 116 Likewise when you hover the cursor over an outer side of the other star the solid area of the star will fill with stripes and the properties of the outer star will be displayed If you hover the cursor over the inner star then the properties of that star will be displayed instead Units Perimeter 3 7267 in Nodes 10 Units Perimeter 1 3951 in Nodes 10 Inches Path Area 0 46 in Width 1 0822 in Inches Path Area 0 06 in Width 0 4051in Clockwise Yes Height 1 0000 in Clockwise Yes Height 0 3743 in ES Y Y Properties of tr G A Properties of outer star Tr TE inner star Note that the Path Area of the outer star includes the area of the inner star It does not subtract out that part of the shape This makes sense with regards to cutting since the same amount of material would be needed to cut the outer star regardless of whether or not the inner star were cut If for any reason you needed the actual area of the larger star then you could subtract the Path Area of the inner star from that of the outer star To measure an angle place the cursor at the point where the two sides of the star meet and drag outwards along one
216. race using the same settings as for the original image O Make a copy of your imported traced image and remove the texture refer to the end of the Changing Texture subsection of Section 3 14 Then add a new texture using the other instructions in Section 3 14 Note that you will need to turn off Tile Texture rotate the image and then use a trial and error process on the Left and Top settings to get the graphic positioned perfectly This is why it s much faster to rotate the image in another program and re import into MTC 192 Acknowledgements Please send an email to sandy iloveknk com if any errors are found in this manual or if you have suggestions for additions or changes would like to thank the following people for proof reading this manual Without their assistance this manual would be riddled with typos also greatly appreciate their suggested changes to make things clearer more consistent and more accurate Ann Hunting Deb Manis Elisabeth Bier Laury Vaden Nelda Sturgill Tom Maskus also would like to thank the following people for technical input and or videos Andy Heinlein http www make the cut com Bryan Williams Chad Youngblut http knkusa com Fred Muraca hitp www skatkatz com au Joe Rotella http www createncraft com Liz Ackerman Michelle Hessler http www paperthreads com And a really big thank you to my family and friends for their patience and their support of my Klic N Kut passi
217. rder isioo thin First path is added Another path is added overlapping with thick area overlapping with first More is added again Result of added paths overlapping with first path As with the erasing process apply the Auto Simplify Path function if you turned off the Auto Simplify Welds before using this tool Then turn on Auto Simplify Welds Refer to Section 7 02 122 Eraser or Knife e In Section 7 09 it was shown how the Knife Tool can be used to cut shapes into parts The Eraser Tool can also be used for this same purpose when the Size is set to a very small value such as 0 03 mm the minimum size allowed The differences between the two tools are o The Eraser Tool automatically closes the paths on both sides of the erased parts Knife Tool results Eraser Tool results in open paths gt l in closed paths o The Eraser Tool doesn t break the shape into individual shapes whereas the Knife Tool does 7 PARA Edit paths at node level Node Edit Tool i 713 Eraser Tool results one i shape until you apply Break Knife Tool results in separate shapes o The Eraser Tool isn t limited to straight line cuts gt I i c gt Knife Tool can only cut straight lines Eraser Tool can cut custom paths e f you are creating a popup card where the tops and bottoms of the shapes needs to be deleted then the SURS OU e f you are breaki
218. re drawn or cut on material 25 Knife Point Portrait Mode Feed the mat this direction into the Zing FE A A A AAA Indicates d Portrait ee eee moe y E J Maxe Jay i AO mmmee in AAA A A E Shapes are cut to align with the origin you set on the Zing a Origin set a here using i the blade tip Location of shapes on the screen Where shapes are drawn or cut on material e f you plan to use scraps of materials for cutting shapes you will want to use the Knife Point mode o Place several scraps large enough for the shapes on your screen on your mat in different locations as shown below Insert the mat into the Zing and then set the origin at the lower right corner of one of the scraps and cut the currently selected shape 0 Move the pen to the bottom right corner of the next scrap and set the origin there and cut the same shape or another shape depending on what you have on your Virtual Mat Repeat for other scraps Note the red X s indicate where the origin would be set so as to not cut off the scrap KLIC N KUT Feed the mat this direction into the Zing WYSIWYG Video e This is the mode recommended when you need to cut shapes in very specific locations on your material such as the center front of a greeting card The laser light is used to set the origin 26 e Shapes are cut based on where they are located on the Virtual Mat The mat dimensio
219. reate a two color vinyl sign that says For Sale For Sale e f Outset Shadow is used to create the second layer the letters will automatically be welded because of their proximity to one another This may not be suitable for your application e Instead use the Insert Shadow option in the Generate Shadow Layer window After selecting Inset Shadow and Rounded scroll the Shadow Width to create a small inline k Pa Previews Select Corner Join For Sale choice In this example a Mitered works best E Auto Simplify Output Mark Inset Shadow box Click on Accept when done e The result after re coloring the layers For Sale 131 8 03 Weld Tool e The Weld tool removes the overlap between two or more selected shapes After selecting the shapes it can be applied in any of the following ways o Click on the Weld icon on the Magic Toolbar La o Press Ctrl W o Right click on the screen and select Shape Magic gt Weld o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Weld Designing a Balloon e In Section 5 03 the Weld tool was used to remove the overlap with lettering It can also be used to design everyday items from basic shapes Ld Circle heart triangle Overlap shapes Apply Weld Magic Toolbar Result Balloon Designing a Border e Another use of the Weld tool is in designing borders First create the shape to be repeated A circle witha smaller circle near the top is cr
220. resents the black shadow layer that was hidden during the erasing process Notice how it becomes very thin in that area where the last petal was smoothed Shadow layer is very thin at this point This is a perfect application for the Inverse Eraser If there were many areas around the image where the shadow layer needed correcting it would probably be faster to delete the shadow layer that was pixel traced from the original and then use the Shadow Layer function in MTC to create a new one refer to Section 8 02 But in this case only that one spot seems too thin Several things need to be done before using the tool If you plan to use it for a number of spots around the shape then again turn off Auto Simplify Welds refer to Section 7 02 Note that if you are still in the Eraser Tool function you ll need to click on the Select Tool to return to normal MTC mode Next unhide the black layer and move it down on the Layer Bar so that it is now behind the petals Layers x Black layer moved to the AZ bottom so that it Bix Ve is now behind the ae blue petals and green leaves YX 2 ack layer Dy gees Y moved to the e bottom Activate the Eraser Tool again confirming that the Inverse Eraser box is marked Then zoom in on the area where the black shadow was very close to the petal Drag the left mouse button to extend that border around the flower E Bick bo
221. results in much cleaner weeding of the cut circles 2 06 Blade Offset i BLADE OFFSET 1 Adjust the Blade Offset if needed Range is from Y TS I 0 to 0 95 mM Current Blade Offset y HO OFFSET e The default Blade Offset of 0 35 should work well for the majority of your cutting with the included 45 red capped blade and a Blade Offset of 0 75 for the included blue capped 60 blade The Zing fabric blade should also use an offset of 0 75 If you use other brands of blade holders you may need to experiment with the Blade Offset setting In general an offset of 0 30 is a good starting point for testing Refer back to Section 2 01 to note what happens when the setting is too high or too low e When drawing with pens or using other tools such as the engraver and embosser turn off the Blade Offset set to 0 by clicking on the button beneath the current Blade Offset window BLADE OFFSET BLADE OFFSET A Mm an Click again to a A automatically set MO OFFSET automatically reset the T NO OFFSET the Blade Offset J Blade Offset to the J to 0 last setting used Click here to 24 2 07 Cut Type e There are three modes in controlling where images will cut to the Zing They are called o Knife Point Moves the shapes to cut at the origin Use the blade tip to set the origin for cutting o WYSIWYG Cuts the shapes where they are positioned on the Virtual Mat Use the laser light to set the origi
222. rtain spots suggesting the PNC wasn t accurate Zoom in close on the image so that you can see the trace line following the outline of the image Look at the same spots where the PNC didn t follow the image perfectly This could be the cause of the inaccurate PNC There are three ways of dealing with this situation O Retrace the imported image increasing the Resample setting This will result in a tighter fit of the trace line to the original graphic O Use Node Editing and Segment Editing to move the trace lines to more closely fit the original graphic This is covered in detail in the last part of Section 7 13 Create an inset line to use for cutting instead of the original trace line This is presented in Section 9 06 PNC with an Inset Cut Line e fa PNC is not precise and the cause is not the alignment of the trace lines then try slowing down the speed If the mat is moving numerous times in and out of the cutter a slight shifting can occur especially at high speeds Try reducing the Cut and Up Speeds to 9 If the problem still exists try an Up Speed of 8 e Remember that the calibration of the Laser Offset is specific to the blade holder type being used Thus if you change brands the laser calibration will need to be modified e f your test arrow is cutting perfect thus indicating you have the correct calibration but your next print and cut is way off then perhaps your situation is something outside of the ordinary Pleas
223. rtially on the whale body where the mouth would be Select both pieces and apply Boolean Join selecting B A Difference 143 gt Unlock the Aspect Ratio and resize the tear to 2 5 W x 0 8 H Select and click on the Bezier Warp tool Under Size and Position slide the left and right to about 37 Rotate the tail to line up with and overlap the whale body Apply the Weld tool i gt T C Lock the Aspect Ratio and resize the triangle size to about 1 1 Insert nodes on each side as shown Then drag top node to the left Insert a node about Insert a node i a 1 3 of the way from gt lt about 4 of the oe e to the top of path way from top of path e Curve paths outwards to form fin Drag o curve Drag gt Fin is curve formed gt Rotate the fin overlap onto the whale s body and apply the Weld tool E Resize the other Yin Yang section to a width of 1 Using the Knife tool slice in the middle and delete the top piece join the two nodes together this is the flapper Select the whale and apply a Shadow Layer with blackout selected Then arrange the flapper on top 144 A C gt a e Toadd some splashes start with additional tear shapes resize to make thinner and apply Warping or other method of distorting the shape Rotate and arrange under the whale to complete the design 666 ue Ke Designing a Flower by Laury Vaden e This colorful flower i
224. s Basic Shapes Tool The Add Basic Shapes function Basic Shapes Tool is the 3 icon on the Node Mode Toolbar and can be activated by clicking on the icon or pressing F3 This tool will access the same library of shapes found on the Import Toolbar with the exception of the Your Shapes category However instead of double clicking on a shape to automatically place that shape on the screen this function allows you to hold down the left mouse button and freely drag the shape to the size you need In this example the kite shape from the Polygons category has been selected Begin dragging mouse from top left towards bottom right re Note that cursor icon looks like the chosen shape Cursor will jump to bottom left and shape will be drawn 115 e Holding the Ctrl key while dragging to create the shape will release the Aspect Ratio allowing you to make the shape thinner or wider relative to the height as you desire You may need to adjust Snap Position on the Virtual Mat tab With Ctrl key held or shape can be i shape can be drawn ______y drawn taller and thinner shorter and wider a e e Dragging from the bottom upwards rather than from the top downwards will automatically vertically flip the basic shape on the screen Begin dragging mouse from bottom right toward top left zz 0 Shape is drawn __ vertically flipped e Upon releasing the left mouse button you may
225. s and toolbars may be moved to different locations on the screen Hold down the left mouse button on the gray dots along the left side of the bar or toolbar and drag To position these bars and toolbars vertically drag to the left or right edge of the screen Shapes are the objects or images that you will be adding to your projects They can be created from scratch or imported from other sources As you will see throughout sections in this user manual you have many options and resources available to you The Caret indicates where an imported or pasted shape will be placed and the height of that shape To move the Caret double click at any desired location on the screen The size of the Caret can be changed on the Virtual Mat tab refer to Section 3 04 The Notes Window also called Project Notes is opened from View on the Menu Bar This is used to provide information such as instructions or Terms of Use and to attach files Refer to Section 8 10 There is also a Lettering Delights window that can be opened from View on the Menu Bar When you first open MTC a popup may ask you if you want to open this window For details about the Lettering Delights function refer to the last part of Section 4 07 Not all of the functions in MTC appear as icons Thus check the subheadings within the Table of Contents to find more functions to use in designing your cutting files 3 02 Toolbars There are four toolbars in MTC File Import Magic and Node
226. s for creating a continuous string of straight lines and curves The straight lines are easy because as you left click to plant nodes the straight lines remain straight and do not change as you create the next connected straight line However once you begin creating B zier curves you cannot return to straight lines without right clicking to end the curves and then beginning the next straight line from that point amp 2 straight lines are drawn and But then when you attempt to switch back to a then a curve is created Straight line the curve becomes distorted Not to worry Once the curve is complete you can right click to end that curve and then left click in the same spot to begin a new straight line or another curve without disturbing the one just created N w In the end all of those points nodes will be connected This is a method that can be used to do manual tracing as presented in Section 6 04 7 13 Edit Paths at Node Level Node Edit Tool Al The Edit Paths at Node Level function Node Edit Tool is the 2 icon on the Node Mode Toolbar and can be activated by clicking the icon or by pressing F6 Use this tool to edit both paths and nodes in any shape Before editing paths and nodes it is recommended that Snap Position on the Virtual Mat be set to No Snapping so that segments and nodes can be dragged freely It is also recommended that Nodes On Mat be made visible by pressing Ctrl Shift l or an
227. s it economizes the use of your materials Instead of cutting shapes where they are located on the Virtual Mat the shapes will be moved and cut where you set the origin on the material using the blade tip not the laser light 1 Place an 8 5 x 11 sheet of paper on the mat using any of the grid lines Place the paper onto the mat like this Feed the mat this direction into the Zing Align the paper along one of the grid lines on the LAT Zing cutting mat Lio 2 Insert the mat into the cutter with the mat snug between the material guides Slide the mat towards the back and use any of the horizontal markings at the front of the Zing to align the mat Then lift the pinch levers to drop the pinch wheels onto the cutting mat Most of the mat and the paper should now be behind the cutter not in the front Only the front part of the mat and material will be in the front of the machine 3 Before installing the test pen make sure the pen will write by scribbling on scrap paper Then loosen the front screw on the blade holder seat and insert the pen tool Make sure the pen nib is slightly above the cutting surface so that it will not drag across the paper Firmly tighten the screw Note with the Zing turned off you can manually slide the blade carriage to the left so that you can check pen or blade tip height as necessary Raise the pen high enough for the tip of the pen to be above the paper Then tigh
228. s made from just a few Basic Shapes Circle Swirl Heart2 Tear and Wavy 2 e Set Snap Position to No Snapping Choose one of the non contrast mats such as the standard green mat e Select the Circle and move it down and away from the other shapes Then select the Tear and move it down Click on the Tear until red icons change to the mode shown below This is the Scale mode Elongate the Tear and thin it as shown e Holding the Ctrl key move the Tear over the Circle and release This will open the Wrap Objects to Path window Refer to Section 8 05 for details on activating this function Wrap Objects To Path V Repeat Repeat Count 10 Spacing inches 3 Offset 0 00 Vert Align 65 Resavesssevesesssessveseussasesscosesesesesscesst Ss e First check the Repeat box Then increase the Repeat Count Use a negative value for the Spacing so that the Tears overlap slightly Spacing is controlled by both the Spacing setting that you type in and the Space slider setting just above the Accept button This might be a little confusing especially when you use negative numbers versus positive numbers Practice a bit to see how it works with both The Vertical Align 145 slider controls how far into the circle the Tears will be located The Offset slider is not used because the tears are being aligned along a circle Select the Circle and all of the Tears Petals and apply the Weld function
229. se a hot dry iron cotton setting and with steam turned off e Use a fairly firm surface Not a highly cushioned ironing board e Insert a cloth between the layers of a shirt in case adhesive melts through to other side e Press shirt first to create a smooth flat dry surface e Arrange pattern on shirt carefully centering 170 Press firmly for 10 full seconds Do not move iron around just press firmly Allow to slightly cool and then remove top heat resistant layer If pattern begins to come up then cover with the heat resistant layer and immediately repress for another 10 seconds Some people will also flip shirt inside out and press from other side for another 5 seconds 10 06 Rhinestone Templates Designing Rhinestone Patterns Refer to Section 8 08 for specific instructions on designing rhinestone patterns in MTC The most important things to remember are o The circles should be roughly 0 4 mm larger than the actual stones you ve purchased For example if you have 10SS stones then design using 13SS stones in the software This allows the stones to more easily fall into the holes during brushing O Always size your shape first before converting into a rhinestone design Once the circles are created for the pattern the pattern cannot be resized without changing the size of those circles Cutting Rhinestone Template Material Video Rhinestone template material comes with a backing sheet similar to vinyl thus it isn t
230. select Duplicate on Page D Abor Pare C fw ape _ Status Bar e The Status Bar at the bottom of the screen provides different sets of information depending on where your mouse cursor Is positioned o If you have your cursor on the main open part of the screen the Status Bar shows the location of the mouse cursor the location and size of the Caret and which Scroll Locks are currently activated Current location of Current Location Current Height This indicates Cap Lock Num Lock mouse cursor of Caret of Caret and Scroll Lock are all currently on Position 0 83 x 12 26 Caret 7 88 x 10 20 Size 1 00 CAP NUM SCRL Left Side of Status Bar Right Side of Status Bar If you hover your mouse over one of the icons on a bar or toolbar or if you open one of the dropdown menus from the Menu Bar the Status Bar typically provides additional information about the purpose of that icon or menu choice For example resting the mouse over the Break icon causes the Status Bar to display the following Break apart a selected group of shapes to its basic elements 3 04 Virtual Mat e The Virtual Mat serves as a design area for the software as well as to indicate in some cutting modes where the shapes will be cut e Tochange the appearance of the mat click on the Virtual Mat tab on the Main Bar 41 Main x Virtual Mat Text and Fonts Select mat
231. sets of petals and the center Flower Stem Select the Wavy shape and move it away from the other shapes Click on the Rotate 90 degrees icon Click on the shape until you see the red Scale mode icons then elongate the shape by dragging the red icons until it is the size and appearance of the stem you want 148 Leaf Select the Heart shape and bring it down to the stem Manipulate it until it is the shape and size you want for a leaf Do this by using the different red Scale icons in Scale mode You may also wish to try some of the red warping icons in Warp mode red Quad arrows Place the leaf near the stem Later you will use the Fat Path in the Pen Tool in Node Edit Mode to add a little stem to the main stalk Sprial The Basic Shape Swirl is an open path single line shape which needs to be converted into the spiral that will be cut out It also has a few too many turns for the flower Use the Node Edit Tool to delete nodes at the start and at the end of the Swirl to reduce the number of turns To convert to the spiral that will be welded to the flower stem select the modified Swirl and use Copy and Paste In Place to make a copy Select the copy and reduce in size to make it smaller but not change the shape Arrange the two shapes and press S to Stack them 1 lo e ff Jj A ed ii dl ree 5 Combine the two paths into a single shape by using the Pen Tool in Edit Node Mode press F5 149 e When you
232. shapes In this example a total of 5 are needed Then arrange these rectangles so that they overlap each child shape 19 Overlap rectangles wherever you want openings to be created e Click on the thumbnail of the rectangles layer on the Layers bar and then apply a Join Ctrl J so that the rectangles are now a single shape e Marquee select the text and the rectangles and use Ctrl U to bring up the Boolean Join menu Choose the same option that was used in the previous section B A Difference k a e Click Apply Now when you cut the letters to create a stencil all parts of the letters remain connected Batteries RELIGIOS Completed stencil 5 11 Open Path Fonts OPF e Besides TTF and OTF a third type of font Open Path Font OPF can be opened in MTC This font consists of single lines curves only OPEN POTN Font e These fonts are useful when using a pen or engraving tool in your cutter or for designing single line rhinestone titles Refer to Section 8 08 for more information on the Rhinestone function in MTC o co e o e 3 ates sf S s g 2 M A o o oo 000 o o o Ses o CAT g pod Sere 00 s Mess 8 once S 5 oot Sef O MMe e Currently this font type only works in Make The Cut and does not install into Windows for use in other applications 80 6 Tracing 6 01 Raster Versus Vector e All graphics are either raster or vector and there is no third t
233. such as paper and vinyl The 60 blue capped blade is a much longer blade and Is well suited for cutting thicker materials such as craft foam chipboard and rhinestone template material e Additionally there are other tools sold separately including a fabric blade engraving tool embossing scoring tool and pen holder Details on these are covered in Chapter 10 and in the following video Video Blade Installation e The blade must be carefully inserted into the blade holder Do this over a soft surface e g over a hand towel It s important to protect the fragile blade e The little springs that come with the blades are easy to lose which is another reason to do this over a towel so that a dropped spring doesn t roll off the table Remove the colored cap from the blade and slide the spring over the sharp end of the blade Adi Wpbreeseb hs ee Spring is placed over the blade e There are different ways to install the blade This is the method prefer but experiment with other methods if you like Again the important thing is to just take it easy Tighten the main part of the blade holder by turning it clockwise until it is about half way closed Turn top of holder until there is about 1 8 gap o Gently guide the cap over the top of the blade and then begin screwing the cap on You may need to wiggle the cap slightly for the cap to catch the threads and screw onto the main part of the blade holder o Screw t
234. t In some situations you will want to select a shape based on your actual shape For example cut the flower if you are going to be cutting a shape that has scallops Or cut the rhinestone template if you will be cutting an actual rhinestone pattern to verify that you will get clean weeding of the circles o The Connection menu opens with the following options Connections identified COM USB Serial Port COMS MosChip PCI Serial Port Ref h li f l Reconnect a o lt e res Ist o active eee ports identified Reconnect the computer to the Zing 2 10 Updates Presets and Help e The Updates and Help drop down menu is activated by clicking on the down arrow in the top right corner of the Cut with Klic N Kut Zing window 30 Click here to open Updates Presets and Help menu Cut with Kbc N Kut Zing e The following menu appears Check for updates Zing Help Online Presets About e Inthis menu you can check for updates to the plug in access the on line Zing user manual and check the current version number of the Zing plug in installed e Presets are default settings Speed Force Multicut Blade Offset and Cut Type you want to always use for a particular material or application e Enter the values you want to use in the Cut with Klic N Kut Zing window For example for thin smooth cardstock you might choose to set the two Speed values at 10 Force at 85 Multicut at 1 Blade Offset at 0
235. t Flip Press Ctrl F Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Flip MIC WEC 57 4 Importing and Exporting 4 01 Accessing the Import Options e Goto File gt Import and select from one of the available import options Note the shortcut keys for the various file types _ gt i Shift A For all raster shapes Pixel Trace Ctrl Shift T Opens Lo sen site access io From Lettering Delights User s account and ability to import free Freely shared files from p From MTC Gallery Ctrl Shift A and purchased files other MTC owners From Basic Shapes Ctrl Shift B Shapes which come with MTC as well as SVG SVGZ File Ctrl Shift G user s own assigned shapes fest AS vector Vector PDF PS EPS AI File Ctrl Shift D 9 p ormats TruefOpen Type Font Fl trl Shift H ee True Type and Open Type fonts that need SCUT SCUT2 File Ctrl Shift Q not be preinstalled in Windows e Alternatively click on the appropriate icon on the Import Bar Note the sections of the user manual included with each label Lettering Delights Basic Shapes TTF OTF Font Files AN 3 08 4 06 5 02 Pixel Trace of JPG BMP E T ES 4 SCUT SCUT Files TIF PNG GIF fles gt CL ES mae gt Ju Jo dE 4 08 6 02 MTC Gallery SVG SVGZ Files PDF Al EPS PS Files 4 02 4 03 4 04 e Alternatively right click on the project tab on the Tab Bar and select Import from the menu This is the same as going to File gt Import 4 02 Importing
236. t State GR Delilah Alpha EO CG Tags Desk Supplies 3 Box Cover AA AA es ne e Once you have selected a Lettering Delights product double click on any image and a window will open where you can choose to go to the Lettering Delights web site to purchase this particular product The shapes in that product package will then be available to download directly into MTC in the future when you log into your account 61 e The following example shows a collection of clipart called Arizona Grand Canyon State that has been found at the Lettering Delights site but has not yet been purchased You can see the images contained in this collection and upon double clicking any of the images a window will open ih f l You currently do not own the Arizona Grand Canyon State collection gt is ptt TA a i from Lettering Delights HEE ER EH dar Would you like to be taken to the Arizona Grand Canyon State collection webpage so you may check out more information about it gt iii Bird Sun Tree i m Y y roo IS Cactus License Plate Wordart 2 e lf you answer Yes your Internet browser will open and you will be taken to this link http www letteringdelights com clipart arizona_grand canyon state 10057 html where you can again view the images in this collection browse projects made with this collection link to related collections and of course purchase this collection
237. t and switch to No Snapping When trying to resize an image by using the boxes at the corner of the image am having a problem controlling the SIZING e You probably have Snapping turned on Check the current setting on the Virtual Mat and switch to No Snapping have Pixel Traced an image and imported it for a print and cut But my original image is faded How do import the image so that it looks like the original e On the Virtual Mat select Contrast from the list of available colors Note that your image will print just like the original regardless of the mat color selected But if you prefer to see your image in full color then use the Contrast option am trying to resize an image for a print and cut However when resize it the original image traced doesn t change its size e Hold the Shift key while dragging the corner in the resizing mode That will change the original graphic as well as the tracing How do rotate an image I ve imported and traced for a print and cut want to fit as many as possible on a page e Atthe time of this writing there is no easy way to rotate an imported traced graphic image You have two options Make a copy of your original image file and rotate it in another graphics program such as Paint part of Windows free programs Gimp Photoshop Elements etc Most any program that opens raster graphics should have an option to rotate and save Then import the rotated image and pixel t
238. t during the testing phase just repeat the cut using the same origin The test cut will be performed in the same spot Use one of the Test Cut choices or one of your own small shapes to make sure a clean cut can be achieved before attempting to cut your larger shape or shapes When cutting thicker materials the blade holder needs to be raised in the blade holder seat to enhance the downward force To do this use the stack of three credit cards or other similar items of height recommended in Section 2 01 You can also cut test rings to slip over the bottom of the blade holder and used as spacers to lift the blade holder in the blade holder seat and then note how many rings you needed There is a ring file in the Test Cut menu that will cut a ring sized for the Zing blade holder Some chipboard will produce a lot of crumbs during the cut and this can build up inside the blade holder as well as build up around the cut lines causing interference with the blade during the second pass For this reason some users will use canned air to blow the crumbs away from the surface between each pass You may also need to clean the inside of the blade holder by removing the blade and taking it apart so that any small pieces can be removed 10 03 Vinyl To Tio Vinyl can be cut with very little force Start your test cut at about 10 For speed you ll also want to use 10 Vinyl has a backing sheet which can serve as the carrier mat during cutting The v
239. t the blade If the blade cuts through the material but does not cut into the layer below you have the perfect length e Having the blade fully extended will never result in better cutting In fact it can cause skewing tearing of the material damage to the blade and damage to the mat e When conducting the test cut be sure to check your mat for cut lines after the test You should be able to set the length to get clean cuts but with no visible cuts into the mat If you do see cut lines in your mat retract the blade length by turning the top of the blade holder 1 4 of a turn counterclockwise You do not need to remove the blade holder from the Zing Repeat your test cut Material E I F Mat y Perfect Length Too Long Too Short Set the Blade Height Above the Material e The blade height is the distance from the tip of the blade to the top of the material you are about to cut When you insert the blade holder into the blade holder seat it does not necessarily have to be positioned with the outer rim touching the blade holder seat You have control over that height and can raise the blade holder up a little higher before locking it into place with the white screw on the blade holder seat 19 e When cutting most materials using the Zing blade holder setting the perfect height for many thin materials is not a concern Put the blade holder into the Zing and rest the outer ridge of the blade holder on the rim of the blade
240. tant Enter desired dimension including a decimal WA point and then press Enter key a Xx 2 8076 Y 1 0865 W 3 0000 H 3 0000 4 _ Indent to hold Aspect Ratio out dent to release and allow W or H to be changed without automatically changing the other e Dimensions can also be entered in mm or cm as long as those units are entered along with the value When entering units other The size in inches will be automatically than inches add the units calculated and then displayed WA to the end X 5 0172 Y 3 0704 W 15 0mm H 1 1787 gt x 24062 Y 0 7812 W 0 5906 H 0 3243 A e Percentages can also used in the dimension settings For example if you want to double the size of a shape you can enter 200 Starting Size Enter 200 to New dimensions show double the size Y shape is twice as large w 4 0000 H 3 7435 A gt wW 200 H 3 7435 A gt w 8 0000 H 74870 A e Percentages can also be entered with an R added to calculate the reciprocal For example entering 200 R will result in the size being halved Entering 300 R will make the resulting size 1 3 etc 51 Fractions may also be entered with a space between the number and the fraction For example 6 5 could be entered as 6 Y Enter 6 don t A value of 6 5 is The H value remains at 1 0 Starting Size forget the space then displayed because the Aspect Ratio KR MW 4 0000 H 1 0000 gt W 6 1 2 H 1 00
241. te Color 9 By Luminance O By Average Threshold Scale 100 E Texturize Path Blackout Path Apply Changes i px Shapes Resolution DPI ize 4 75 x5 Import Print Dimensions 5 21 x6 21 pol Threshold is increased to 240 Blackout Path is marked to remove tiny interior paths However if you switch to the Alpha Trace tab the default of 127 immediately gives you in this case the outline you want Alpha Threshold 127 Import Settings Apply Changes jon 96x96 DPI Print Dimensions 5 21 x6 21 Scale 100 E Texturize Path E Blackout Path Alpha Threshold default value of 127 gives smooth outline of shape Mark the Texture Path box click on Apply Changes and the image appears on the screen ready for the print and cut process refer to Chapter 9 Vieta lizaci n setings Q F Show Nodes Trace Settings Resample Image x10 one 7 Pixel Alpha Alpha Alpha Threshold Zoom 69 Despeck 0 Palette Color Resolution 96x96 DPI r Print Dimensions 5 21 x6 21 Y Texturize Path a2 Blackout Path Apply Changes Scale 100 87 Palette Trace Video e The Palette Trace provides color tracing which is especially useful when designing paper piecing patterns In this example the following flower image was imported and will be vectorized e With t
242. te an outline shadow for titles and other shapes or if you need to thicken a font that turns out to be too thin for cutting refer to Section 8 02 ec gt Oo o 05 Incorporating Dingbat Shapes into a Title Video A quick way to incorporate a shape into a welded title is to use any of thousands of dingbat fonts available from the Internet for free In this example a free font called 1 Bean Sprout DNA is being used for the title and the dingbat font Wingdings will be used for the shape Using the steps in Section 5 03 create the title with the Split by Glyphs option selected Barber Shop Marquee select the left side and drag away from the right to create a gap for a shape Barber Shop On the Text and Fonts tab select the font Wingdings from the dropdown menu Scroll to locate the scissors image Rather than entering the Add Text Group window you can double click on the image you want to use and it will added at the location of the Caret refer to Section 4 01 71 5 Main x Virtual Mat Text and Fonts Select gt wenn E pura a Double click the image you want and it will be inserted L lt L e at the location of the Caret Scroll to make IE images larger if desired Ll Ch All Glyphs Show Face Some dingbat fonts will show up as images in the dropdown list of all fonts Thus uncheck Show Face as needed Resize and arrange the dingbat shape as desired Also overlap the le
243. teatee 48 A PR P AAE I E E A O A T AP E AE VT ET E E E A RR ANAT 48 O 49 A A cc akon sci eae nba alee a netic nati tac toad aca aed a a A A Mame nsianies 49 3 13 RESIZING ROTATING SLANTING AND WARPING cast bc 51 RESIZIN A NA 51 FROLALIING GING MANU A REAR ANAE OES a id 52 A Oe EO ET PAT Mon MTC OP AA mc Pare Onn uae on meer ne en os eee eee ee eee ey 52 3 14 CHANGING COLOR TEXTURE AND LINE STYLE oconncnninnnonononinn kakataa katan naEAEAEAEAEAEAEEAEAESEAAEEEEEEAEA EAEn n EnEn nnana na 53 Changing CO Oi A A A A a dans sessile 53 O A A taecauc av adeansi tinsel A nave A O S A i 53 Changing TANG SIV NO A ea M RA case soda dana dead lve iduaatal A O pega AA 55 3 FO OTHER SHAPE MANIPULATIONS sorore eere a aS EAEE E A A A EEE EA RETE EN 56 ANGNIN Goria o o O a E 56 A AR 56 Mirrornng and AAA nn td AAE du dca Can seca asap datas AAE 56 A IMPOR TING AND EXPOR TING einun a es 58 4 01 ACCESSING THE IMPORT OPTIONS carta Na 58 4 02 IMPORTING FROM THE ONLINE MIECGALLE Vaio A cicle 58 4 03 IMPORTING SVG SVGZ FROM YOUR COMPUTER siria ada caidos 59 AOFIMPOR ING ALERS PS POP sea cats casinos a esos casas alba dawn vnc aac evad dma amma new Un 60 AOD IMPORTING SCUT SCUTZ aaa a 61 AJO MPOR TING TIF OE FONTES cuna aiii 61 POT IMPOR TINGFROM LE MERING DENCIA idas 61 A DS TMEORTING RASTER FILES IPS BMP PNG E Oran aii 62 HUD ACCESSING THE EXPORT OPTIONS aia cds 62 4 TO EXPORTING TO BASIC SHAPES aaa Aia 63 AVA EXPORTING TOMTO GALLERY ita 63 FZ EXPORTING
244. ten the front screw 4 Select either Landscape or Portrait on the Virtual Mat tab depending on your personal preference as described at the beginning of this section 14 Select your preferred mode Landscape or Portrait Main x Main x Virtual Mat Text and Fonts Virtual Mat Text and Fonts Mat Configuration Mat Configuration esas r Typical Mat gt Typical Mat 12 00 x 12 00 12 00 x 12 00 i m Blue v Al Landscape lt lt O Light Blue v E Portrait 4 m e O Fill outii lt 7 Show Cirdes O Fill Outline F Show Circles Show Margins Show Margins Zoom 50 Zoom 50 Caret Size Snap Position Caret Size Snap Position 1 00 1 32Inch v a Use these settings on every new project Use these settings on every new project 5 Before adding a shape to draw double click in the gridded area on the screen to plant the Caret This will determine where the shape will be imported Double click to plant the Caret the vertical red line onto the virtual mat 6 Goto File gt Import gt From Basic Shapes and select the category called Arrows Double click on any of the arrow shapes to add that shape to your screen An arrow will help you better compare where a shape gets drawn versus how you see it on the screen e si Basic Shapes Double click shape to add to project gt Double click any of the arrow shapes to add to your scre
245. terrible noise 188 e There is a clear rubber piece that is located just under the top of the Zing and can sometimes become rolled slightly out of place when the foam protector is inserted or removed Move that rubber piece so that the flat side is down and the blade carriage will be able to clear it as it moves to the right and into home position If this does not solve the issue contact KNK USA at 800 268 3672 or your KNK dealer When click on Cut Project the blade carriage returns to the Home Origin instead of executing my cut e Atthe time of this writing there is a bug in the MTC plug in for the Zing If you have used the up arrow in the Set Blade Origin window to move the mat by more than 1 the cut will not be executed Raise the pinch wheel lever and manually slide the mat or your materials closer to where you will need to set the origin so that the mat material will not need to be moved back by more than 1 inch My mat is rotating when the Zing starts to cut e Both pinch wheels need to be gripping the mat Move the mat either left or right so that it is under both wheels cannot get one or both of the pinch wheel levers to move correctly Video e Use a screwdriver to tighten the screw on the lever Remember that clockwise is tighter counterclockwise is looser Avoid loosening as there is a ball and spring which will fall out and it s a bit tricky getting the lever reassembled and screwed back into place e Apply
246. that shape it won t be selected This method of selection is referred to as a marquee select throughout this manual o If all of the shapes are on the same layer click on the thumbnail for that layer Refer to Section 3 12 The Caret will disappear while you have a shape or shapes selected but will reappear in the upper right corner once unselected If you wish to select all of the shapes on the screen there are several options o Press Ctrl A Right click on the screen and choose Select All from the menu Click on the Select All button on the Magic Toolbar o Go to Edit gt Select All To scroll through shapes forward or in reverse use any of the following 45 o Right click on the screen and choose Next Shape or choose Previous Shape o Press Shift Tab or press Shift Esc o Go to Edit gt Next Shape or go to Edit gt Previous Shape To unselect all shapes use one of the following two ways o Press the Esc key Go to Edit gt Select None Moving To move a selected shape hold down the left mouse button anywhere within the bounding area and drag to another location You can also move a selected shape in small increments by pressing the arrow keys on the keyboard Further if you hold down the Ctrl key while pressing these arrows keys the shape will move in larger increments with each keystroke With a shape selected the Sel Properties Bar indicates the exact location of the top left corner of the boundi
247. the changes or not or cancel the saving process for that file e You can also turn on an auto saving option by going to Help gt Advanced gt Automatic Saving This is a very good idea when doing extensive designing or editing of files It s not unusual for graphic programs to occasionally crash or the possibility of a sudden power outage to occur Automatic Save Settings 5 Check box to turn on Automatic Savi ng Enable Automatic Saving Interval in minutes 2 Autosave Path C Users Sandy Document Backup El Enter timing for frequency of saves Enter location where backups will be saved Enter Maximum Saves before deleting older ones Maximum Saves Click on OK 3 08 Opening Basic Shapes e MTC has a rich selection of basic shapes available To access the Basic Shapes library use one of the following o Click on the Import Basic Shapes icon on the Import Toolbar or on the Node Mode Toolbar o Press Ctrl Shift B 44 o Goto File gt Import gt From Basic Shapes You may then select one of the predefined categories and all shapes within that category will be displayed Double click on a shape to import it directly onto the screen at the same height and same location as the Caret Enter part of the file name if needed to refine your search sm Basic Shapes Double click shape to addfo Shape will be placed in e RIE gon 3 items found lt 4 same location as the 0 Caret and the same height Double
248. the earlier section on Split the child shapes then have individual bounding boxes and they fill will color This indicates that the child shapes are no longer joined to their parent shapes There are now bounding boxes The inner paths are i around each inner path now filled with color Once you apply Break you have complete editing control over every individual shape within a design But be careful Its also easy to inadvertently move an individual shape especially the tiny ones and you can risk messing up the design So only use Break when needed and then most importantly know how to rejoin your shapes which is covered in the next section n The Join function is used to combine individual paths curves and lines into a single shape This is basically the opposite function to Break After selecting two or more shapes the Join function can be accessed in any of the following ways Click on the Join icon on the Magic Toolbar Press Ctrl J Right click on the screen and choose Shape Magic gt Join from the menu Oo gt gt o Go to Edit gt Shape Magic gt Join If the Join function is applied to the Bob example in the above section on Break the word will now become all one shape and even the individual letters can no longer be selected 105 sa a a A PE EEEE EEE Eee The grid is visible again inside the inner parts of the letters One single bounding box around the entire word Another reason to
249. to something less than 15 since the Zing can handle 14 wide cutting For this example the Tile Width will be set to 13 5 The Zing can also cut long sections of vinyl at one time so the Tile Height will be set slightly larger than the height of the shape Also there is no need to have an Offset yet so it is set to 0 _ 5 Tiler Lf aa 25 f eM O _ Actual Width ee i N E Actual Height i Revised preview pees Tile Width changed to 13 5 New Height Tile Width Tile Height Tile Height changed to 66 Offset X 0 0 Offset Y 0 0 Offset Y changed to 0 Scaled 100 0000 Preview 5 tile only has a tiny part of a leaf Everything looks fine except for the last tile in which there s only a fraction of a leaf This wouldn t be an economical use of the vinyl Thus the settings could be adjusted just a slight amount so that only four tiles will be cut instead of five There are several options 1 The Actual Width of the image could be made Slightly smaller 2 The Tile Width could be made slightly larger or 3 A combination of both Actual Width Actual Height New Width a 4 decrease slightly New Height 62 4757 Revised preview Tile Width Tile Width 14 0 i increase slightly Tile Height Offset X Offset Y Scaled Only 4 tiles now Click on Accept 114 The individual tiles are placed on new Pages on the Page Bar
250. tone FallernS ona aaa E a ato 171 Cutting Rhmestone Template Material iaa AAA ERTE AEE aaa 171 Weeding and Brushing in Rhinestones aa aaa 171 Heat REOSSINO RIN OS TONOS ii AA ATA EA AAA a HiusiedatS 172 Extra UDS ON Rhin stone ADPHCATONS iii AAA EA ERA AA EA AA AA AAA A A AA AAA 172 E O 172 Adjusting for the Difference in Diameters of Tools and Blade Holders sssssssssssssssssscsssssscsssssessssscsssssscscssnsssssesessesssescsssssssacasssssseasasises 173 10 06 EMBOSSING ANDO COR INC aiii dd nance 175 OOS TENG RAW ING META Load da diia yaa 176 Project Engravihg a DOQ VAG A A A as A ERA A EA A A A AAA aia 177 IOIO USING THE PONCH OO a Ii 178 IO ADD TMONACA RP MON Saad ES 179 SUGGESTED SETTINGS FOR VARIOUS ACCESSORIES orita iii 180 SE TINGS FORM FOR ACCESSORY TOO Sata tidad aid 181 APPENDIX A KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS iia AA A 182 APPENDIX E TROUBLESHOOTING FAS o o 188 SOMWUN CANON ES a s 188 OPERATING SUE Sa ida 188 CUTTING ISSUE Shear E A NA ii aaa 189 My CARDSTOCK IS NOT CUTTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH HAVE THE BLADE ALL THE WAY OUT AND USING THE MAXIMUM FORCE 191 SO VAR ISSUES sieves st svat oat attains loza ad went ela teas ds 191 AGKNOWLEDGEMENT Osis predates aaa da adi 193 1 Unpacking Installing and Assembling 1 01 Unpacking Video Verify that you have received all contents There is a checklist below Please notify your KNK Zing supplier immediately if anything is missing Remove all foam pieces
251. tract portions of the image to be included in the trace e The first step is to click on the little white box on the Color Trace tab A window will open showing the imported image and you can select the first color to be traced Let s start with the interior of the flower pot An eyedropper cursor will appear and it can be moved around the screen so pick up the color of any part of the image To select the color of the flower pot simply place the eyedropper anywhere over the flower pot GO P Choose Color An eyedropper icon is moved around the image This box indicates the color of the current pixel under the eyedropper Sa RGB 222 83 0 HTML de5300 e When the desired color is selected left click once to select it click on Apply Changes and the trace will be immediately made using current settings Just like with the other trace methods other settings in this window can be adjusted In this particular case the Despeck setting will need to be used to eliminate tiny paths being added to the tracing 93 Pixel Trace free clip art flowers 1 png Despeck raised to remove tiny _ E Show Nodes paths Trace Settings o Resample Image x1 0 None v Blue lines and green p Despeck 19 fill indicate portion of Piei Alpha Palette The Color box Magen deer Color i changes to the Tolerance 5 color selected with the eyedropper Background Color Import Setti
252. tration number emailed to you at the email address you used when registering your copy of MTC http www make the cut com LostRegKey aspx e Ifthe email address you used for registering is no longer valid go to this link and submit a support ticket to MTC http www make the cut com Support When import vector files into MTC I lose the individual colors All of the shapes end up the same color How do retain the colors that were used in the original program e Currently only files copied and pasted from Inkscape or from KNK or ACS Studio will retain original colors When importing other vector formats you will need to recolor the shapes yourself If possible import the file with the shapes grouped by color to make it easier to recolor them When import SVG files the shapes are really small How can get them to import the correct size 191 e Inthe SVG import window you need to check a box called Use Actual and then enter the DPI based on which program created the SVG Refer to Section 4 03 am trying to import a PDF file but nothing is showing up e Only vector PDF files will import into MTC If the PDF was created from a raster image then you will need to import the file in a raster format e g jpg omp png etc using the pixel trace feature in MTC am trying to move a node but it keeps jumping can t just move it where want e You probably have Snapping turned on Check the current setting on the Virtual Ma
253. tters with each other as desired Then apply the Weld Ctrl W tool Daae lt I Bubas lt Note that dingbat fonts are not the only shapes that can be welded to letters Any shape imported or created within MTC can be used 6 Welding Titles in Imaginative Ways Some fonts simply do not work well with the traditional overlapping of the letters to be welded into one piece for cutting For example let s take an extreme case with Arial font and the name Billy Note what happens when you take the work and then overlap the letters in this particular font Billy gt By gt E Type the letters Overlap the letters Weld the letters undesirable result Most crafters will just start looking for a different font one with ligatures extenders that easily connect the letters to one another However many fonts with ligatures are script fonts and may not convey the desired look So is there a solution Definitely Look for objects that can be used to connect the letters A basic thin rectangle is an easy solution Just align it along the bottom of the letters and weld illy But the objects to use as a base do not have to be so basic Look for objects that will tie into a theme Here are just a few examples 12 5 07 Fitting Text to the Outside of a Shape Wrapping Text Around A Circle The Wrap Objects To Path function can be used to fit text to the outside of a shape In this example the words Happy
254. tured using two passes is sometimes needed to get the entire shape cut cleanly Also if the material has been exposed to humidity then it will become difficult to cut in one pass You can dry paper and cardstock in a 100 degree oven for half an hour or so to release the moisture am getting a lot of tearing in my cuts e Anumber of things can cause tearing so work through this check list Too much blade is exposed If you see cut lines in your mat shorten the blade exposure You should only be cutting through the material itself The blade is chipped Try a different blade The paper is not adhered well to the mat Make sure the mat is clean sticky and the paper is pressed smoothly and evenly on the surface You may be using too much cutting force Try reducing it and doing test cuts You may have too many nodes in the shape Refer to Section 7 02 The material itself may be subject to tearing especially on intricate cuts Also if the cardstock has been exposed to humidity then the moisture in the material can make it difficult to cut cleanly Try blow drying the cardstock or placing in a slightly warm oven for half an hour Worst case try a different cardstock 190 My shapes are not completely cutting out They are still attached to the waste part of the material e Make sure you have turned the Blade Offset back to the appropriate value for the blade you are using If the Offset is at 0 then your closed
255. u want to use the same origin that was just used in your last cut then click on the Use Last button and the blade carriage will return to the same X Y location previously set e Once the blade carriage or laser dot is in the location you need click on the Finished button to set that location as the new origin and close that window 2 09 Connection Status and Test Cut Menu e The Connection Status and Test Cut Menu button serves several functions o The button will either read Connected Com X or Not Connected depending on whether or not the computer has identified a connection to the Zing No connection is Zing is assigned to lt 4 identified Refer to Com 7 and is ready to cut Section 1 09 Clicking on this button will open a menu Cut Project Fl d4 Start the cut Turn the laser on or off Toggle Laser On F2 Test Cut lt Open the Test Cut options Open the Connection menu Connection COM7 gt menu o The laser can be turned on or off in this menu by choosing Toggle Laser On Or any time you are in the Cut with Klic N Kut Zing window you can press F2 to toggle the laser The laser will also be turned on when going to the Set Blade Origin window o The Test Cut options menu contains a list of ten possible shapes to use for your test cut Performing a test cut is essential to make sure the cut settings blade exposure and blade tip height are correctly set before executing your actual cu
256. ush brush some powder talc baking facial into the holes Tap upside down to remove excess powder and then wipe the top of the pattern clean The powder will stick to any adhesive inside the holes and prevent rhinestones from getting stuck in the holes Use a Shur Line Trim and Touch up Pad to brush rhinestones in a circular motion Keep brushing and you will find that the stones that landed upside down will be brushed out and correct ones will replace them This device is essential to the ease and success of this important step When 95 of the pattern is correctly filled then use tweezers a toothpick or just your finger to position the last few rhinestones in the pattern 171 e Cut the rhinestone transfer tape to size and then press it down onto your stones Press firmly but do not push the stones deep into the holes If you have a problem with the stones jumping as you are dropping the transfer tape then try using a Bounce sheet or anti static spray on the tape before pressing e As you lift the tape start in a corner and keep one side pressed down and watch to make sure all stones are being lifted If a stone fails to lift press back down to pick it up Once the stones are lifted you can now place the transfer tape back onto its backing or go ahead and press the stones to your shirt other fabric or even cardstock e Note that the transfer tape is reusable You should be able to get 4 or 5 pressings from one piece even though it
257. ustrating the node editing the hammer claw has been modified so that there s a bump or warp at the intersection of two segments Note the length and direction of the two control points Control point for segment Control point for segment on the left side on the right side 0 Smooth Node The lines of the B zier control points on either side of that selected node will align in a straight line resulting in a smoother transition Two control point lines are now in a straight line with one another o Symmetric Node The lines of the B zier control points on either side of the selected node will become equal in length resulting in a smoother transition way Two control point lines are now the same length 128 o Delete Node The node will be deleted and the two segments will become a single segment The B zier control points of the new segment will automatically adjust to try to recreate the previous path of the two segments o Break Node Breaks the node into two nodes so that the segments are no longer connected The shape is no longer a closed path thus it will not be filled with color The new broken nodes can be moved to different locations if desired and reconnected using the Pen Tool PATAS 1 Node is broken and shape loses Broken nodes can be Broken nodes can be fill color dragged to new locations reconnected using Pen Tool Note that you can also use node breaking to define the cutting start point of
258. ut Speed down to 9 if you feel 10 is too fast For most paper and cardstock use the red capped blade For very thick or heavily textured cardstock you may wish to use the blue capped blade The cutting force will vary depending on the density of the paper or cardstock any exposure to humidity dullness of the blade and even the dye used to color the material Two passes can often be needed with some cardstock regardless of the cutting force available White core cardstock does not yield the same cutting quality as solid color core cardstocks Some cardstock brands or types simply do not cut well Use those for something else besides cutting intricate shapes Other cardstock such as Bazzill Smoothies Worldwin Cutmates and Michael s Recollections cut beautifully If your paper or cardstock is tearing then you probably have too much blade exposed Retract the blade into the blade holder so that only the tip of the blade equal to the thickness of the material is showing lf your cardstock has spots that didn t completely cut flip the entire sheet over and use sandpaper to sand the spots where the cuts didn t complete You should be able to sand down to where the blade did cut in those spots and your design will then be released from the waste This is the best way to maintain smooth outer edges With each brand of cardstock record the settings that worked well so that next time you ll have a good Starting point for your test cut
259. ut o ER Set Blade Origin ae Origin o j U Section 2 08 Multicut Setting Connection Status and Cut Project will initiate Section 2 05 Test Cut Menu Section the cutting of shapes sent 2 09 to cut e Refer to the Section numbers shown for instructions on each setting The Cut Project button doesn t need its own section as it simply initiates the cut once you have made your other settings e o change a setting that has a dial hold down the left mouse button and move your mouse up to increase the setting or down to decrease the setting Alternatively left click on the dial once and then use the up and down arrows on your keyboard to change the setting e The movement within the Zing logo can be toggled on and off by left clicking on the logo 2 03 Speed e There are two Speed settings Cut and Up White marks indicate the start of the fast speeds Cut Speed speed at which blade travels in the down cutting position settings from 1 20 e Up Speed speed at which blade travels in the up not cutting position settings from 1 20 Current Cut Speed setting Current Up Speed setting When light is on the Up Speed is locked to the Cut Speed 90 e The Cut Speed is the speed of the blade or other installed tool while it is in the down or cutting position The Zing has 20 speed settings with 8 of them being below 100mm sec This cutter was designed to handle a wide range of thicker more difficult materials
260. ve the texture within the shape Adjust the color and brightness of the texture O Resize the texture with or without resizing the shape Option 1 Select a texture already present in your project Choose Texture From Project Option 2 Browse computer to locate folder and file containing AAA a texture you wish to use V Tile Texture f F Fipped Horizontally F Fipped Vertically Settings for the texture include Texture Offset ad ys flipping rotating modifying the MB Left 0 0000 Top 0 0000 AdjustColor color and offsetting the texture Rotate 0 State 120 rice a Scale scroll bar resize Texture So a Scale Paths mark box to resize Rendered Texture Size 1 22 x1 22 fA iene Cancel j izi endered Texture Size 1 22 x1 LA shape while resizing texture After clicking on OK your selected shape will fill with the texture chosen Here are two examples These are two examples where the shape was filled without scaling down the texture In this next example the text PENGUIN was created and then the texture imported is the following penguin image oouo O Choose Texture From Project Choose Texture From File C 0 Denver Class 6 It s All About the Settings Preview of imported image Y Tile Texture E Flipped Horizontally Flipped Vertically Texture Offset Advanced Left 0 0000 Top 0 0000 Default settings H Rotate 0 Scale 100 Scale Paths Rendered Te
261. will bring the shape into MTC to be resized edited cut etc Similar to opening files a window will pop open allowing you to browse your computer to locate a subfolder and select the file you wish to import With SVG you can click on Large Preview to open a window displaying a much larger view than the thumbnail preview 59 Browse to locate folder containing the file Click on the file and it will appear under File name Open SVG File Look in J SVG Name Teacher Cupcake Wrapper svg teddybear svg temp svg Test cactus svg 2 treble_staff_with_notes_01 svg Up Arrow svg vector design elements 10 svg 4 1144 File name Texas svg 908 By Date modified 5 12 2010 10 46 AM 11 29 2008 6 59 AM 10 14 2008 11 48 5 23 2010 8 44 PM 5 24 2010 9 27 AM 9 17 2011 3 36 PM 6 22 2010 6 13 PM 5 10 2009 8 30 PM Preview of the file to be LA imported Click here to open a window to display a large preview of the file shape s Y Use Actual 90 DPI Mark Use Actual if you want the SVG imported in a Files of type Scalable Vector Graphics SVG SVGZ particular size Otherwise SVG was imported without checking the Use Actual box thus sized at the gt same height as the Caret the SVG will be imported at the same height as the Caret on the screen The Use Actual setting controls the dimensions of the shapes that are imported as SVG f
262. xture Size 4 10x4 11 a To creating a repeating pattern of the penguin at a much smaller size and with other customizations the following changes are made in the Change Textures window 54 Choose Texture xs Choose Texture From Project Adjust Color Click on Adjust s Color option to Choose Texture From File Preview of how C 0 Denver Class 6 It s All About the Settings M m open this changes to window and dira change the color settings are Flipped Horizontally V Flipped Vertically customizing the mE settings as ar desired texture Adjust Color Rotate 45 Left 0 0000 Top 0 0000 18 Scale Paths Rendered Texture Size 0 74 x0 74 OK Cancel Option to Flip Vertically marked and image rotated 45 degrees scaled to 18 and color adjusted e After clicking on OK the shape fills with the new customized texture e f you wish to delete the texture from a shape right click on the shape and select Change Color Texture Line and then select Remove Textures Changing Line Style e The Choose Line Style window allows you to create dashed lines instead of solid lines as needed Similar to Choose Texture the Choose Line Style provides the option to create a new style or you can pick a Line Style already in use in your current project Choose Line Style Option 1 Select a line style O room already present in your project o ee Dash 0 0
263. y of the other ways shown in Section 7 03 Segment Editing In this section the Tools shape from Basic Shapes will be used Select the head of the hammer and then activate the Node Edit Tool You will notice that as you move the mouse over the shape whichever individual segment is beneath the mouse cursor will change to red This is similar to how individual shapes will turn red when in the regular mode in MTC If you left click on a segment it will turn green unless you happen to have the green mat color selected in which case the segment will turn blue 125 Hovering over a Selecting a segment Selecting a segment with a green segment turns it red turns it green mat turns the segment blue e A selected segment can now be dragged in the following ways Drag on the segment with your mouse to change the curvature in different ways Drag a segment in any direction to transform into Upon releasing mouse button different shapes shape will be modified o Drag on the B zier control points also called handles to also modify the shape of the segment Select the segment and then Drag point and shape Drag other point and shape place mouse over control point will change will change differently o A selected segment can be moved using the arrow keys on your keyboard Alternatively you can also move the segment by holding the Ctrl key and dragging the segment with your mouse X Select segment Use arrow keys on
264. you need the origin to be e Have you set the Force And the Speed e Have you selected the correct Offset e Do you need to turn on Multi cut for this material e Have you selected the Cut Type you wish to use Do you know with confidence where your shapes are going to cut 2 12 Resolution Calibration e If you were to cut out any particular shape for example a 10 x 10 square you might find that it actually measures 9 15 16 x 10 1 32 It will be very close to 10 x 10 but perhaps just slightly smaller or larger in either or both dimensions Thus one of the available calibrations involves inputting a width and a height resolution that will be used to adjust all of your cutting so that shapes will cut at exactly the same sizes as the width and the height dimensions of shapes in the software e Note that this Resolution only applies to Knife Point and WYSIWYG cutting modes For Print and Cut applications Resolution is determined automatically based on where the registration marks are set with the laser light during the print and cut process e Begin by drawing a square in MTC Double click on the screen to set a location for the square Note that the larger the square the more accurate your calibration will be thus it is highly recommended that you use at least a 10 square if you have paper large enough for drawing If not then use letter size paper and make the square 8 in size If needed refer to Section 3 13 fo
265. your calibration e Inthe following diagram the red lines represent the cut lines and the black lines represent the printed lines Use this diagram to determine whether your Offset values need to raised or lowered for your laser 159 If the red cut line is If the red cut line is If the red cut line is left If the red cut line is right below the black print above the black print of the black print line of the black print line line then decrease the line then increase the then increase the then decrease the value value of X value of X value of Y Note Y is of Y Note Y is a a negative number negative number Red line is lower than Red line is higher than Red line is left of black line Red line is 1mm right of black line change X black line change X change Y from 24 0 to black line change Y from from 0 3 to 0 2 from 0 3 to 0 4 23 9 an increase to a 24 0 to 24 1 a decrease negative number to a negative number e Modify your X and Y Offset values in the window shown at the end of Section 9 02 e Repeat this same print and cut process to further tweak your Zing s Laser Offset values until the arrow is cut out precisely Remember that you should expect to get perfect results so keep adjusting those X and Y values until you get there 9 05 Print and Cut Tips e When pixel tracing imported images the trace lines will not necessarily be perfectly aligned with the image This can result in tiny bits of white appearing in ce
266. ype While you can often tell by the file format even that isn t always a good way to know for certain For example a PDF file can be made from either raster images or vector images and some PDFs will contain both types e You may not be able to tell at first glance whether an image is a raster or a vector For example this screen shot shows the same image in both formats Raster Vector e Most everyone today has a digital camera and at the very least has heard the term mega pixel A pixel is a square that is black white or colored Photographs are made up of millions of these pixels to will create the image you see If you zoom in close enough on any raster image you can see these tiny pixels But when you zoom in close on the same area in the vector version you will instead see lines and curves not squares pixels Raster Vector e A vector image isn t made up of pixels Instead a vector is like a connect the dot puzzle in which little dots called nodes or points are connected to each another with paths either straight lines or curves Digital die cutters need those paths so that that they can communicate to the cutter where the blade should travel in order to make the cuts you want kind of like a road map In MTC the nodes look like this e As mentioned earlier you can often tell whether a file is a raster or a vector based on the file format Here are some guidelines Raster BMP JPG TIF PNG GIF Vector

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