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2.02.1 Controlling Which Shapes Will Cut .............................................................................. 49
2.02.2 Controlling Where Shapes Will Cut..................................................................................................... 53
2.02.3 Selecting the Tool to be Used for Cutting ........................................................................................... 54
2.02.4 Determining the Cut Settings .............................................................................................................. 55
2.03 CUT SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................................. 57
2.03.1 Cutting Force ....................................................................................................................................... 57
2.03.2 Cutting Speed and Travel Speed ........................................................................................................ 57
2.03.3 Blade Offset ........................................................................................................................................ 58
2.03.4 Overcut ................................................................................................................................................ 59
2.03.5 Passes ................................................................................................................................................ 59
2.04 PRESETS ..................................................................................................................................................... 61
2.04.1 Saving a Preset for a Blade Type ....................................................................................................... 61
2.04.2 Saving a Preset for a Material ............................................................................................................. 62
2.05 SETTING THE ORIGIN BEFORE CUTTING ......................................................................................................... 66
2.05.1 Setting an Origin Using the Camera ............................................................................ 67
2.06 OTHER CUT SETTING FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................. 69
2.06.1 Advance Mode .................................................................................................................................... 69
2.06.2 Mirror ................................................................................................................................................... 70
2.06.3 Weeding Options................................................................................................................................. 70
2.06.4 Weld Text ............................................................................................................................................ 72
2.07 IMPORTANT CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU CUT! ................................................................................................... 72
2.08 SCALE CALIBRATION..................................................................................................................................... 73
2.08.1 Scale Calibration Using Millimeters for Measurement ........................................................................ 73
2.08.2 Scale Calibration Using Inches for Measurement ............................................................................... 76
2.09 TEST CUTTING FLOW CHART FOR THE SKYCUT .............................................................................................. 79
2.10 SETTINGS FORM FOR CUTTING MATERIALS ................................................................................................... 80
2.11 SUGGESTED CUT SETTINGS FOR VARIOUS MATERIALS ON SKYCUT ............................................................... 81
3. CONTOUR CUT (PRINT AND CUT) ................................................................................................................ 85
3.00 QUICK REFERENCE FOR CHAPTER 3 ............................................................................................................. 85
3.01 WHAT IS A CONTOUR CUT? .......................................................................................................................... 85
3.02 WHAT IS A CAMERA CALIBRATION? ............................................................................................................... 86
3.03 CAMERA CALIBRATION PROCEDURE .............................................................................................................. 86
3.04 PERFORMING A PNC IN SIGNMASTER ........................................................................................................... 89
3.04.1 Summary of Steps............................................................................................................................... 89
3.04.2 Step-by-Step Simple PNC Project ...................................................................................................... 89
3.04.3 Two Timesavers: Fast Scan Mark and Extender Marks ..................................................................... 94
3.05 PREPARING DESIGNS FOR PNC APPLICATIONS.............................................................................................. 95
3.05.1 Using Raster Images .......................................................................................................................... 95
3.05.2 Using Vector Images ........................................................................................................................... 96
3.06 INACCURATE CUTS ....................................................................................................................................... 96
3.06.1 Inaccurate Tracings ............................................................................................................................ 96
3.06.2 Incorrect Cut Settings ......................................................................................................................... 96
3.07 ADDING REPEATS IN PRINT AND CUT APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................... 97
3.08 REGISTRATION MARK SETTINGS ................................................................................................................... 99
3.08.1 Adding Intermediate Registration Marks ............................................................................................. 99
3.08.2 Registration Mark Types and Sizes .................................................................................................. 100
3.08.3 Mark Position (Offset Distance from Design) .................................................................................... 101
3.09 PNC FROM USB FLASH DRIVE ................................................................................................................... 102
3.09.1 PNC from Flash Drive – Single Cut .................................................................................................. 102
3.09.2 PNC from Flash Drive – Using Array Mark for Repeats ................................................................... 105
3.09.3 Mark Set Options .............................................................................................................................. 107
3.10 USING A QR CODE IN CONTOUR CUTTING ................................................................................................... 109
3.10.1 Setting Up an Array of Repeats ........................................................................................................ 110
3.10.2 QR Code Cutting Directly from SignMaster ...................................................................................... 111
3.10.3 QR Code Cutting from a PLT File ..................................................................................................... 113
4. ACCESSORY TOOLS .................................................................................................................................... 115
4.00 QUICK REFERENCE FOR CHAPTER 4 ........................................................................................................... 115
4.01 DRAWING WITH THE TEST PEN .................................................................................................................... 115