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Vector Function (Advance Page)

[DEFAULT SETTING: Normal]

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Normal: This selection will not apply any special advanced vector function to your job. This is the
default Vector Function setting.

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All Raster Output: This selection will instruct the print driver to process your entire image as a
raster engraving. Any vector lines within the image will be treated as raster data and outputted as
a raster engraving, similar to a dot-matrix printer.

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Inside Out Cutting: When performing a vector cutting job in which your image has one vector cut
area enclosed within another vector cut area, select the Inside Out Cutting mode. This mode will
automatically instruct the print driver to process the inside vector image and moving outwards. If
you  try  to  process  a  vector  image  that  has  multiple  layers  without  using  this  mode,  what  may
occur is the laser engraver may process the outer vector cutting first, and any inner vector cutting
will  not  be  possible  as  your  centerpiece  material  may  have  dropped  to  the  cutting  table.  This
setting will always automatically direct the laser to cut from the inner most vector shape and move
outwards.

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Cutting Path Optimization: This is a setting that will minimize your process time. When selected,
the print driver will analyze your image and automatically determine the most efficient processing
path to process your image.

Cluster (Advance Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected]

This  setting  allows  you  to  change  how  the  X500  SERIES  interprets  and  processes  individual  /
independent areas of an image in order to minimize job-processing times. The Cluster function is only
applicable when multiple areas of an image are broken down and isolated from each other (areas not
touching  each  other,  blank  space  in-between).  Another  condition  that  must  be  met  for  the  Cluster
function  is  that  these  individual  areas  of  your  design  must  have  some  X-axis  overlap,  meaning  that
they should be to some extent side-by-side with empty spaces between them. The distance value can
be  set  by  the  user  and  represents  the  limit  or  cutoff  point  in  which  side-by-side  objects  will  be
processed in Cluster mode or not. If the distance between side-by-side objects is greater than the set
distance  value,  then  the  individual  areas  will  be  processed  in  Cluster  mode.  Conversely,  if  the
distance between side-by-side objects is lesser than the set distance value, then the individual areas
will be processed normally (not via Cluster mode).

An example of an image that would benefit from the Cluster function would be: 2 squares to be
engraved, side-by-side on the X-axis with a 20 cm gap in between them. In this scenario, you would
want to enable the Cluster setting and set the distance to a value less than 20. By doing so, the laser
will completely process one square and “leap-frog” to the second square, rather than processing both
squares simultaneously. The result: you shorten the processing time by minimizing the unnecessary
travel distance the lens carriage needs to make across the X-axis in between squares, if they were to
be processed simultaneously.

NOTE

If you wish to use the Border and Cluster function simultaneously, then the Border Thickness
value must be less than the Distance value specified in the Cluster setting.

Enhanced Vector Mode (Advance Page)

[DEFAULT SETTING: Unselected]

This setting allows you to improve the cutting quality at the expense of speed. Your engraving speed
will be dropped by 50%, to maximize the cutting power. We recommend that you enable this function
when cutting thicker materials.