3
2.03.1 Cutting Force ....................................................................................................................................... 53
2.03.2 Cutting Speed and Travel Speed ........................................................................................................ 53
2.03.3 Blade Offset ........................................................................................................................................ 54
2.03.4 Overcut ................................................................................................................................................ 55
2.03.5 Passes ................................................................................................................................................ 55
2.04
P
RESETS
..................................................................................................................................................... 56
2.04.1 Saving a Preset for a Blade Type ....................................................................................................... 56
2.04.2 Saving a Preset for a Material ............................................................................................................. 57
2.05
S
ETTING THE
O
RIGIN BEFORE
C
UTTING
......................................................................................................... 61
2.05.1 Setting an Origin Using the Camera ................................................................................................... 62
2.06
O
THER
C
UT
S
ETTING
F
UNCTIONS
................................................................................................................. 64
2.06.1 Advance Mode .................................................................................................................................... 64
2.06.2 Mirror ................................................................................................................................................... 65
2.06.3 Weeding Options................................................................................................................................. 65
2.06.4 Weld Text ............................................................................................................................................ 67
2.07
I
MPORTANT
C
HECKLIST
B
EFORE
Y
OU
C
UT
! ................................................................................................... 67
2.08
S
CALE
C
ALIBRATION
..................................................................................................................................... 68
2.08.1 Scale Calibration Using Millimeters for Measurement ........................................................................ 68
2.08.2 Scale Calibration Using Inches for Measurement ............................................................................... 71
2.09
T
EST
C
UTTING
F
LOW
C
HART FOR THE
S
KYCUT
.............................................................................................. 74
2.10
S
ETTINGS
F
ORM FOR
C
UTTING
M
ATERIALS
................................................................................................... 75
2.11
S
UGGESTED
C
UT
S
ETTINGS FOR
V
ARIOUS
M
ATERIALS ON
S
KYCUT
............................................................... 76
3. PRINT AND CUT (CONTOUR CUT) ................................................................................................................ 80
3.00
Q
UICK
R
EFERENCE FOR
C
HAPTER
3 ............................................................................................................. 80
3.01
W
HAT
I
S A
P
RINT AND
C
UT
(PNC)? .............................................................................................................. 80
3.02
W
HAT IS A
PNC
C
ALIBRATION
? ..................................................................................................................... 81
3.03
C
AMERA
C
ALIBRATION
P
ROCEDURE
.............................................................................................................. 81
3.03.1 What You Need for Calibrating ........................................................................................................... 81
3.03.2 Calibration Process ............................................................................................................................. 81
3.04
P
ERFORMING A
PNC
IN
S
IGN
M
ASTER
........................................................................................................... 84
3.04.1 Summary of Steps............................................................................................................................... 84
3.04.2 Step-by-Step Simple PNC Project ...................................................................................................... 85
3.05
P
REPARING
D
ESIGNS FOR
PNC
A
PPLICATIONS
.............................................................................................. 89
3.05.1 Using Raster Images .......................................................................................................................... 89
3.05.2 Using Vector Images ........................................................................................................................... 89
3.06
I
NACCURATE
C
UTS
....................................................................................................................................... 89
3.06.1 Tweaking the Calibration Values ........................................................................................................ 90
3.06.2 Inaccurate Tracings ............................................................................................................................ 91
3.06.3 Incorrect Cut Settings ......................................................................................................................... 91
3.07
A
DDING
R
EPEATS IN
P
RINT AND
C
UT
A
PPLICATIONS
...................................................................................... 92
3.08
R
EGISTRATION
M
ARK
S
ETTINGS
................................................................................................................... 94
3.09
PNC
FROM
USB
F
LASH
D
RIVE
..................................................................................................................... 96
3.09.1 PNC from Flash Drive
– Single Cut .................................................................................................... 96
3.09.2 PNC from Flash Drive
– Using Array Mark for Repeats ..................................................................... 99
4. ACCESSORY TOOLS .................................................................................................................................... 102
4.00
Q
UICK
R
EFERENCE FOR
C
HAPTER
4 ........................................................................................................... 102
4.01
D
RAWING WITH THE
T
EST
P
EN
.................................................................................................................... 102
4.01.1 Draw and Cut .................................................................................................................................... 102
4.02
E
MBOSSING AND
S
CORING
......................................................................................................................... 106
4.02.1 General Info on Embossing .............................................................................................................. 106
4.02.2 Score and Cut Project ....................................................................................................................... 106
4.02.3 Embossing Paper or Cardstock ........................................................................................................ 108
4.03
S
CRATCH
E
NGRAVING
................................................................................................................................ 109
4.03.1 Engraving a Metal Tag ...................................................................................................................... 109
4.04
S
ETTINGS
F
ORM FOR
A
CCESSORY
T
OOLS
................................................................................................... 113
4.05
S
UGGESTED
S
ETTINGS FOR
V
ARIOUS
A
CCESSORIES
1
.................................................................................. 114
5. SIGNMASTER FUNCTIONS OF INTEREST ................................................................................................. 115
5.00
Q
UICK
R
EFERENCE FOR
C
HAPTER
5 ........................................................................................................... 115
