Artistic Edge 12, User Manual

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Page 2: ...rds EN 60825 1 a Class 1 laser product is safe under reasonably foreseeable conditions of operation Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure GENERAL RULES Do not disassemble the device Do not shine laser on a reflective surface Do dispose of product in accordance with local laws and regulations of your ...

Page 3: ...e DRAWings SimpleCut click on the Activate now button You must be connected to the Internet 8 Once the activation procedure is finished the Activation Successful message will appear If the Activation Key number was wrong or you are not connected to the Internet you will receive an Activation Failure message Check your Activation Key and your internet connection and try again Once successfully acti...

Page 4: ... buttons Upper button is also the pause button Power button Light button for Edge 12 Light wireless button for Edge 15X Carrying the Edge 12 15X Carrying handles holes are located on the lower part of the both sides of the machine Hold the carrying handles when transporting the machine as illustrated Before turning on the Edge 12 15X When using the machine for the first time remove the protective ...

Page 5: ...al power supply into the power inlet right side of the Edge machine 3 Plug the small end of the USB cable into the side of the Edge machine 4 Plug flat end of the USB cable into a USB port on your computer NOTICE DO NOT unplug USB cable from computer while Machine is in use This will cause loss of data Starting the machine 1 Plug the power supply plug into the wall outlet 2 Press the power button ...

Page 6: ...ough and therefore a higher number needs to be selected Thinner materials like vinyl only need a small amount of the blade to be exposed to make the cut therefore a lower number will be optimal For best results always try a test cut first so that you can make adjustments 2 The higher the number you select the further out the blade protrudes The lower the number you select less of the blade is expo...

Page 7: ... the blade depth is adjusted correct turn the Blade Insert the Red Cap blade into the blade holder Holder Cap to align the arrow with the number 2 setting At this setting the blade should protrude from the base of the Blade Holder approximately the thickness of a sheet of paper Test the setting by inserting a blade into the holder and with your hand swipe the base of the blade holder on top of two...

Page 8: ...ure that the groove of the blade pen holder is touching to the top surface of the tool cradle 5 Tighten the clamp screw until the blade pen holder is secure Workspace Keep your Edge machine on a clean dry and stable surface Make sure that your Edge machine is 12 away from the end of your work surface around all sides If you are using a mat larger than 12 make sure that you have enough space behind...

Page 9: ...hrough to the mat The blade is out too far Turn the blade holder a mark to the left How to Read the Result of a Trial cut Recommended Settings by Material Blade Shape Blade Description Red Cap Blade for thinner materials Yellow Cap Blade for fabric Blue Cap Blade for thick materials Cutting Blade Shapes MATERIAL BLADE PRESSURE BLADE DEPTH PASSES SPEED Vinyl Red 20 2 1 50 Fabric with Terial Magic Y...

Page 10: ...he clamp screw counterclockwise and remove the blade holder 3 On the top of the blade holder is a blade release button Push down on that carefully to release the blade 4 Carefully grab and remove the blade 5 Remove the safety cap from the new cutting blade and carefully insert the round non cutting side of the blade into the hole in the blade holder The blade will be held in place by a magnet so t...

Page 11: ...Try a new cutting mat A fast cutting speed can pull up and distort corners on thin materials Slow down the speed in Artistic SimpleCut to a lower speed If the blade depth is too high you may have distortion Lower the blade depth Machine is Cutting Outside of the Material Use Trace function in Artistic SimpleCut to make sure that the design fits on your material Adjust the starting point of the cut...

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Page 13: ...on your desktop to view available networks 3 From the available networks select the one called Edge xx xx xx and press Connect to join the network 4 You will be prompted for a security key Enter 12345678 click Next If the message below appears choosing either Yes or No will make no difference in the application but Yes is recommended Then click Close 1 2 1 4 5 Windows 8 Windows 8 Windows 8 Windows...

Page 14: ...you do not see your cutter click on the refresh button 5 You should now see your cutter edge CE xx xx click to select your cutter and click Connect 6 Now you can cut your design from the dialogue box shown below Note While you are directly connected to your Edge cutter the internet will not be available To connect your PC back to the internet you will have to close your cutter or repeat prior step...

Page 15: ...r 1 Open or create a design in Artistic software Creative DRAWings 2 Now choose File Export To Cutters 3 Once the dialogue box opens select your wireless edge cutter again and then click on the wireless setup icon The Cutter configuration dialogue box will open 4 Using the Client mode select the name of your home wireless network and enter the password of your wireless home network router password...

Page 16: ...dy for you to send your file Troubleshooting Emergency reset to Access point mode If you cannot connect to the cutter or any miss configuration has happened and you cannot access the cutter you must reset the cutter to the default Access point mode and then re connect to any wireless network in Client mode again In order to reset the cutter you must keep the Wireless button and Right limit button ...

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Page 18: ... S p a c i n g E q u a l V e r t i c a l S p a c i n g A l i g n C e n t e r s H o r i z o n t a l l y S e l e c t F a b r i c E d i t P a l e t t e M a n a g e H o o p S e l e c t C u t t i n g M a t Z o o m V i e w W e l d T r i m I n t e r s e c t H e l p C r e a t e P i e C r e a t e R e c t a n g l e C r e a t e P o l y g o n C r e a t e T r a p e z o i d P a r a l l e l o g r a m P a n Z o o...

Page 19: ...the high tack mat for vinyl or fabric 7 Select the design and hover the cursor over the active design until the Move icon appears Move the design to the desired area of the mat 8 Move the cursor to the inside corner of the active design until the Resize icon appears Resize the design to the desired dimensions Use the Measure tool or watch the numbers in the Tool Options box to see size 9 Move the ...

Page 20: ...e Test dialog and Apply Note Blade Depth is manually adjusted by moving the dial on the Blade Holder 6 Move the laser light to a new position and retest if necessary 7 When the test result is as desired Close the Test dialog 8 The pink circle indicates the selected Point of Origin for Trace 9 Click on any of the green crosses to change the Point of Origin and move the laser to this position relati...

Page 21: ...RAWings SimpleCut Samples 5 Select maple_5in svg See Fig 7 and Open 6 In Object Properties select Stencil 7 Click on Cutter presets to select the Stencil material settings 8 Select the Edit Shape Nodes icon Add a Stencil Bridge with a Right Click on a Green smooth node or Red cusp node 9 Select Stencil Bridge from the pop up menu See Fig 8 and a gap is created in the linework See Fig 9 10 Send the...

Page 22: ...twork embroidery and graphic fonts 6 Select the outside outline of the heart by clicking on it 7 The Object Properties dialog select Crystals If embroidery is not needed it can be selected and deleted from the design 8 The default crystal size is 10ss Select the desired size and color of the crystals in Object Properties Resize as necessary See Fig 12 9 Click on Cutter presets to select the Crysta...

Page 23: ...Open Click Next and Finish See Fig 15 Note SimpleCut offers many choices for obtaining designs This includes vector and bitmap artwork embroidery and graphic fonts 6 Select the design by clicking on the plate in the Sequence Manager See Fig 16 7 The Object Properties dialog select Line 8 Click on Cutter presets to select Paint 9 The design is ready for Export Replace the Blade Holder with the incl...

Page 24: ...6 Click and drag a box to select the doves and press the Delete key 7 Select the Outline of the heart and in Object Properties select Cut 8 Select the heart Fill by clicking on the plate in the Sequence Manager See Fig 19 9 In Object Properties select Applique Place a checkmark in the option for Fabric Trim Activate the dropdown menu to select Pre Cut See Fig 20 10 Click on Cutter presets to selec...

Page 25: ...e dropdown menu Select Export and To Cutters Select the cutter and Connect 15 In the Export to Cutter dialog select only the Cut portion of the design See Fig 22 16 Follow the steps in Exporting to Edge Cutter to cut the applique 17 The companion embroidery design is saved using File Save As and selecting the appropriate file format for your machine To select an Outline click on the upper left cor...

Page 26: ...n the Sequence Manager 7 In Object Properties select Artwork 8 Right Click on the active design and select Autoborder 9 Place bullets to select To the Outside and Cut See Fig 22 Distance 0 0 OK 10 Send the design to the Cutter by selecting the File dropdown menu Select Export and To Cutters Select the cutter and Connect 11 Select Print Cut The wizard provides detailed instructions 12 Select Print ...

Page 27: ...le types is below Artistic Suite SimpleCut 7 build 8633 supports CorelDRAW for CMX from the export dialog select the following X6 X7 CMX Corel Presentation Exchange Legacy cmx X5 X4 X3 and prior CMX Corel Presentation Exchange cmx Corel Draw for svg SVG versions 1 0 and 1 1 Adobe Illustrator for ai with the following options enabled during saving create pdf compatible file embed icc profiles versi...

Page 28: ...erKit 4 Sheets 12 x12 Adhesive Vinyl one each pink black blue white 4 Pieces 12 x12 TransferTape 1 Artistic Squeegee 1 Artistic Hook 1 X Acto Knife RhinestoneStarterKit 4 Sheets of 12 x12 Template Material two each smooth material template flock 4 Pieces 12 x12 TransferTape 4 Pieces 12 x 12 Backing Board Positioning Brush 10 gross ss10 rhinestones 1 440 pieces Pick N ReleaseTool Cutting Mats 12 x ...

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Page 30: ...Product Key and or Activation Code and or Upgrade Code and or Update Code as applicable that renders the Software operational for each separate computer that it will be installed or used on You can then use the Software as long as you need with no time limitations You may not duplicate the Software in whole or in part except that you can make one copy of the Software for backup or archival purpose...

Page 31: ... notice in your work reflecting on the copyright ownership of both you and DRAWSTITCH as follows Copyright c 201___ your name and its licensors All rights reserved and ii make one 1 copy of the Image s for backup or archival purposes 2 YOU MAY NOT i resell sublicense or otherwise make available the Image s for Use or distribution separately or detached from a product or web page For example the Im...

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