(see also: Cut/Plot Dialog - General Settings and Overview)
The Options tab allows you to set a number of commonly used options for cutting jobs.
The following parameters can be adjusted:
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Send all colors |
Check this option to process each color separately. When checked, you can select how each color will be processed: | |
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Single panel, single job |
Sends the job as a single file and processes it using the same panel size for all colors. |
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Single panel, separate jobs
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Creates a separate job file for each color and processes them using the same panel size for all colors. |
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Separate panels, separate jobs
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Creates a separate job file for each color, but allows you to define the panel size for each separately. |
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Pause between colors |
Selects whether the Production Manager should pause after processing each color, allowing you to change the pen or the media. (This option is only available when Send all colors is checked.) |
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Weed Lines |
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Weed border |
Cuts a border with the specified Panel margin around all objects in the selected color. |
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Horizontal weed lines
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Adds weed lines between lines of text (or objects). Only generates if a weed line can run across the entire job without coming in contact with an object. For customized weeding, you can right-click anywhere in the Preview Area to manually add or delete horizontal split lines.
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Vertical weed lines |
Adds weedlines between characters (or objects). Only generates if a weed line can run up and down the entire job without coming in contact with an object. |
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Horizontal split lines
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Adds horizontal lines that run down the center of the rows of text, but do not cut the text. The split lines are interrupted where they cross the text. For customized weeding, you can right-click anywhere in the Preview Area to manually add or delete horizontal split lines. |
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Vertical split lines
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Adds vertical lines that run through characters but do not cut the text. The split lines are interrupted where they cross the text. |
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Easy weed |
Cuts a weeding border within the specified weeding margin around each object in your design. |
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Weeding margin |
Sets the distance between the objects and the weeding border. |
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Around Groups and Text
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Maintains groups of objects and text in the easy weed. |
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Driver Options
This table will list the Contour Cuts set up in the design and allow you to apply specific settings to each of them. It will also let you pause between colors.
| 1 | By Color | Specifies whether cut options will be applied across colors |
| 2 | By Layer | Specifies whether cut options will be applied across Layers. This has reference to the layers in the design. |
| 3 | Contour Color | Corresponding contour cut color in the design. |
| 4 | Cut Type | Type of cut your plotter will make along that contour. These names are specific to each different device. You can designate a different cut type per color and per pass. Edit these options with the Edit... button (#8). |
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Contour Color Toggle
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Turns the respective color on or off, putting a red X through it if it is off. if it is turned off, the contour job will ignore that color in the list. |
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Pause Before Cut
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This pauses the plotter before making that particular cut. This is useful if you need to switch or adjust the blade before making that cut. There will be a prompt on Flexi that will resume the cut job when you are ready. These are set to "Play" by default, so they will run unless you click to pause. |
| 7 | Move Color | Moves the selected contour color up or down, rearranging the order that it cuts. |
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Edit Contour Color Settings | |
| 9 | Use Same Driver Options for all Colors | Applies the same Cut Type across all colors. |
| 10 | Use Same Driver Options for all passes | Applies the same Cut Type across all passes. |
| 11 | Group Layers or Colors by Driver options | Groups the ordering of the cut colors by Cut Type. |
| 12 | Advance After Plot | Check to lift the knife and advance the media after output, then reset the origin. This keeps the plotter from rolling the media back to the home position after cutting. |
| 13 | Additional Advance | Specifies how far you want advance the material after the cut. 0 leaves the job where it ends. Only active while Advance After Plot is on. |
| 14 | Passes | Defines the number of times that the blade will cut the same path. Set this option if you are using thick or hard media that can't be cut in a single pass. When increasing the number of passes, an extra column will be added to the driver options, allowing you to specify different driver options per pass. |
| 15 | Reset | Resets the entire tab (including weed lines) to defaults. Clears out any any additional passes, any reordering of colors, and any driver options set. |
