1. General..............................................................................................................31.1 Introduction of cutter master V6.x’s functions.............................31.2. How to distinguish the original Cutter Master V6.x..............................51.3 Shortcut table of menu..................................................................5

2. The ABC of Cutter Master..............................................................................112.1. System installation...............................................................................112.2. How to log in Cutter Master V6.x........................................................152.3.Settings of layout..................................................................................152.4 how to input the characters...................................................................172.5 character attribute.................................................................................172.6 the usage of graphical library.....................................................172.7 Operations of graphics..........................................................................182.8 Cutters output..............................................................................18

3. Attribute of character and layout....................................................................193.1 Input of characters......................................................................193.2 Attribute of characters..........................................................................213.3 Operation of typeset..............................................................................25

4. Graphic processing.........................................................................................354.1 line...............................................................................................354.2 rectangle................................................................................................354.3 circle......................................................................................................364.4 polyline/polygon........................................................................364.5 Bezier curve..........................................................................................364.6 settings of right polygon/right polygon.................................................374.7 additional rectangle...............................................................................374.9 form(TABLE).......................................................................................37

5. Distortion processing......................................................................................395.1 Common................................................................................................395.2 Transform..............................................................................................415.3 clip...............................................................................................425.4 Cutting.........................................................................................435.5. Thickening and thinning of lines.................................................45

6. Graphical library...................................................................................476.1 Operation of graphical library.....................................................476.2 Management of graphical library..........................................................48

7. Editing of node................................................................................................497.1 logging in the editing of node...............................................................497.2 Introduction of toolbar..........................................................................507.3 Operational instructions of toolbar.......................................................51

8. Selecting of colors and using of pallette.........................................................538.1 Selecting of colors.......................................................................538.2 Setting of background.................................................................53

9. Scanning of images and sketching of curves..................................................549.1 Scanning of images...............................................................................549.2 Reading of images................................................................................559.3 Sketching of images..............................................................................559.4 Sketching of screen images...................................................................569.5 Vectorizing bar (grayscale vectorization).............................................56

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10. Output...........................................................................................................5710.1 Output of cutters..........................................................................5710.2 Off-line output /multiple output..................................................6010.3 Print.............................................................................................61

11 Frequently Asked Questions..........................................................................62

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1. General

1.1 Introduction of cutter master V6.x’s functionsThis software can support plotting machines and printers, it is widely used for commercial advertisements, printing, decorating and ornament, nameplates, audience handout, and cards etc. We hope that you can understand about the functions of cutter master V6.x. the functions of the V6.x are as followings:Completely new operational interface:The completely new operational interface of Windows95/98, and convenient shortcut keypad that make the operation much easier, with friend interface of Chinese messages, the users can complete all operations such as modification, edition and point modification without special training. Various graphical library:There are more than ten thousand graphics in this graphical library, at the same time we also provide an easier-used graphical library management system, the users can customize their own graphical library. So this graphical library is the most advanced graphical library domestically.Settings of Chinese-English proportion:We also configure the homologous English fonts and punctuation marks for your Chinese character library, and the configuration of corresponding English parameters.Easier to input the characters:This system can support the input of mass Chinese characters and input with typing and typesetting method, you can insert the text files with the postfix of .txt, and you can also directly connect this software with the others. Graphics scanning function:The users can directly scan the graphics in this software with scanner, this software can automatically generate line drawings.Vectorizing images:This system can directly handle the scanned monochrome two-value graphics to line drawings for the output of plotting machines.Customized output locations of cutters:You can complete the large-scale output with small-scale plotting machine. The users can customize the output location, and output the large characters and graphics at any locations and with any methods. At the same time, this system can also support repeating function of cutting area so as to obtain prompt seamless connecting.Cutter Master

Compensated and closed curves output function of plotting machine:The perfect output of plotted graphics is come from the unique curve’s compensated and closed functions.Good compatibility:

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This system can provide the standardized interfaces for other Chinese typesetting software and graphic processing software such as Word, WPS, Photoshop, CoreIDRAW etc so that the Cutter Master can much more compatible with others software.The point editing is easy for using.This software has advanced images editing function.Zoom in/outThe users can display the output images in any scales and printout in actual scale.Off-line plottingSome homemade plotting machines haven’t buffers so that the computers are occupied as plotting, this new software has solved this problems.Perfect output functions:This system has been used for color preliminary, specified color output, zoom output, sorting output, mirror output, rotating output, off-line output, multiple output etc, and it is can also be connected to any plotting machines.Multiple languages:The software of Cutter Master V6.x can support the input of characters of the minority nationality such as Korean character and Russian character, we also provide the input of Mongolian character, Uygur character and Tibetan character in the subsequent versions.The functions provided by Cutter Master and some traditional tools are easier for operation, how to effectively combine these functions to improve the work efficiency is what the users must continuously grasp and accumulate their experience to complete.

BeiJing JiaYeCheng Technology and Trade Co.Ltd

March, 2000

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1.2. How to distinguish the original Cutter Master

V6.xFirstly thanks for purchase the Cutter Master V6.x, and congratulate on your becoming one of the users of Cutter Master. You can obtain the perfect technical service.If you order the Cutter Master for the first time, please inspect the followings:1. One operation instructions of Cutter Master V6.x2. One operation instructions of graphical library of Cutter Master V6.x3. One softLock .4. One disk.5. One guaranty of Cutter Master V6.x.

There is CUTTER MASTER embossment on one side of SOFTLOCK.There are different software numbers for Cutter Master, you can call us (BeiJing JiaYeCheng Technology and Trade Co.Ltd ) for the original version.Cutter Master

1.3Shortcut table of menu1. FilesNew: you can create a new file, shortcut key is Ctrl+NOpen: you can open a file with the postfix of m98, shortcut key is Ctrl+0Close: close the files of the current windowSave: save the current filesSave as: save the current file with new file nameImport: you can import the other formatted files, graphic files or former version of Cutter Master.Export: you can save the files of the cutter system as other format Graphical library: read the graphics of the system (P49)Image: call the other files of BMP.TIF into Cutter Master (p59)

Scan: select the brands, types of scanner and call the scanner driving, scanner operating. Change the scanned graphics into line drawings (p58)

Print: output the current files to print, the shortcut key is Ctrl+P(P67)Print Setup: settings of printer types, and printed paper size and orientation.Cut Out: output the current plotting machine (p62)Exit: exit form the system of Cutter Master V6.x2. EditUndo: cancel last operations, the shortcut key is Ctrl+Z(P39)Cut: delete the replicated images or characters, the shortcut key is Ctrl+ZCopy: Copy the selected images or characters, the shortcut key is Ctrl+C(P40)Paste: Place the latest clipped or replicated images or characters into current layout, the shortcut key is Ctrl+V(P38)

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Delete: delete the selected images or characters, the shortcut is DelMultiple copies(Multi Dup): one-off replicated the selected contents to as much as possible, the shortcut key is F7 (P35)Cards copies(NameCard Dup):one-off replicated the selected contents to as much as possible, the shortcut key is Shift+F7 (P35)

Select: select images and characters etc of the layout.Text: the characters can be entered in current cursor position.Select all: select all contents in the layout, the shortcut key is Ctrl+A.3. ViewState bar: display the message for reference.Fill Mode: display the final results of color on the screen OutLine Mode: display the final results of hollow line on the screenZoom: display the contents on the screen in different scalesZoom in: double the displayed layout, take the current cursor location as the center, the shortcut key is F2Zoom out: reduce the displayed layout to 50%, take the current cursor location as the center, the shortcut key is F2Zoom Normal: display the contents of whole layout in the window, the shortcut key is F4.Fit in Window: display all contents in the window, the shortcut key is Ctrl+SGraphic Manager(Management of graphics library): append the customized graphics to libraries of Cutter Master system (P50)ShowProperty: display all kinds of configurations in this attribute bar for adjusting.Text Editor: batch input the characters for calling in the layout repetitively. Measure: when you select measure, the cursor become rules for measure the distance-limited observation: display all objects of layout on the screen.4. LayoutGroup: combine the different types of objects (contents) into one object (group block)Ungroup: decompose one group block into several objects (P36)Combine: integrate different glyph blocks into one glyph blockSeparat: segregate each outline of one glyph block into single glyph blockCoordinate: accurately set the correct position of objects in the layout.Block Adjust(Alignment operations of blocks):left: aligning several objects at the left side, the shortcut key is Ctrl+←right: aligning several objects at the right side, the shortcut key is Ctrl+→bottom: aligning several objects at the bottom side, the shortcut key is Ctrl+↓top: aligning several objects at the top side, the shortcut key is Ctrl+↑Horz Center: aligning several objects at the horizontal central line, the shortcut key is Ctrl+EndVert Center: aligning several objects at the vertical central line, the shortcut key is Ctrl+PgDncenter: aligning several objects at the center position, the shortcut key is Ctrl+5Left/right uniform spacing: adjust the horizontal equidistance of several objectsTop/bottom uniform spacing: adjust the vertical equidistance of several objectsAdjust Page (Alignment operations of layout):

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Left: moving several objects to the utmost left side of the layoutRight: moving several objects to the utmost right side of the layoutBottom: moving several objects to the utmost bottom side of the layoutTop: moving several objects to the utmost top side of the layoutHorz Center: aligning Text Block at the horizontal central position of the layoutVert Center: aligning Text Block at the vertical central position of the layoutCenter: array the Text Block to the middle of layoutTextBlock Typeset (Layout of Text Blocks):Left->Right(Forward landscape): the characters can be adopted horizontal mode from left to right Right->left(Backward landscape): the characters can be adopted horizontal mode from right to leftTop->Down(Forward portrait): the characters can be adopted vertical mode from top to bottom & left to rightTop->Down2: the characters can be adopted vertical mode from top to bottom & left to right & right to leftWith Line: the characters can be arrayed along a curveValut: the characters can be arrayed along a specified ValutArct: the characters can be arrayed along a specified arc lineJust left: aligning the characters at left side Fill Line: the whole screen can be filled with Text BlocksText:Indent: automatic indent Unident: cancel the automatic indent

Turn Prev: turn one or more blocks to the front of the other blocksTurn Back: turn one or more blocks to the behind of the other blocks

5. DrawLine: you can draw a line on the screen (see page 41)Rectangle: you can draw a rectangle on the screen (see page 41)Circle: you can draw a circle on the screen (see page 41)Others:Polyline: you can draw lines of different points on the screen (see page 42) Polygon: you can draw a polygon on the screen (see page 42)Bezier curve: you can draw a Bezier curve on the screen (see page 42)Right polygon: you can draw a regular polygon on the screen (see page 42)Right polygon set: you can modify the parameters of regular polygon (see page 42)OutRect: you can add a rectangle frame for selected graphics (see page 42)Table: you can draw a form (see page 42)6. FontFont Set: you can change the type,size , angle of characters (see page 25)Normalsize: standard font size mode (CHN Only)Abssize: absolute size of characters(CHN Only)Relativesize: relative size of characters (CHN Only)BaseLine set: you can set the size and base line of English7. system

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Page set: you can setup the size and color of layout.Capture:Reference line (see page 40)Border:grid:Help:Help Content:About: the system version, copyright and hotline of Cutter Master V6.xPath set: you can setup the file paths for the Cutter Master 8. windowsNew windows: you can open a new windowCascade: decrease the window and arrange them in multiple layersTile: you can array all windows with tile methodArrange icon: setup the window iconsOther windows: the users can switch different windows here

1.4 Basic concepts of Cutter Master V6.xYou can understand the basic windows and basic terms of Cutter Master, the first step for your using of the software is learning of the ABC of Cutter Master.The basic concepts of Cutter Master1. menu bar2. toolbox3. attribute bar4. character attribute bar5. character editor6. window toolbar7. file toolbar8. color palette9. region-position list10. status bar

Public toolbox and attribute bar:1). Main toolbox2). 1. Choose (Select) status 2.Text status3. Node editing status 4. Graphical library status5. Rotary 6 Slope7. Artistic change 8 Mirror9. Segregation of contour line 10 combination of contour10. Integrating of group 12. Segregation of group13. Printout 14 cutter output

15. Align left 16. Align right 17. Align top 18 Align bottom19. Center horizontal 20. Center vertical21. Position settings22. Horizontal uniform spacing 23. Vertical uniform spacing

Some of these buttons are double functions, when the mouse is moved to button,

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the message with black letters and yellow background will appear. If the mouse is moved to the selection status button, message of “ Choose (Select) status, select all” will be appeared. Press the left button of mouse is the left of the comma and the right button is the right of the comma, in this case, press the right button of mouse is for selecting all.2. Character attribute bara. Character library types b. Font c. Font size d. Standard font size e. Uniform

font size f. Absolute font size g. Alignment of line head h. Canceling of alignment of line head i. Chinese characters j. Korean characters

3.Window toolbarsa. Displayed and hidden toolbox b: displayed and hidden status bar c: displayed

and hidden color palette d. Displayed and hidden character editor e. Displayed and hidden region-position list f. Displayed and hidden attribute bar

4. Color palettea. Expanding color palette b. Color control bar5. Status barStatus description of mouse:1. Choose (Select) status (the cursor is used for display the status)This status is used for selecting one or more blocks2. Text status (the cursor is used for “I” status)This status is used for character entering or selecting status3. the node editing status (the cursor is used for display the status)This status is used for editing glyph block or changing the attribute of other blocksDescription of various types of blocks1. Text Block: there are only character contents in this Text Block2. Graphical block: there are graphics of graphical library in Cutter Master in

this graphical block3. Glyph block: this block is the combination of lines or contour line4. Line block: this block is used for single line5. Rectangle block: there is a rectangle or rounded rectangle in this block6. Circle block: there is a circle or arc shape in this circle block7. Distortion block: this is the artistic block of Cutter Master8. Group block: it is composed by various types of blocksCutter Master

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2. The ABC of Cutter Master

If you want to master the ABC of this software in a short time, then please to directly read this chapter. Here we will introduce the ABC of this software such as “system installation, how to login in cutter master V6.x, layout, how to input character, layout of character, output of cutter, etc”.According to what we prompted, you can operate step by step.

2.1. System installation

2.1.1 The system requirements of cutter master1.CPUProcessor: 586 or over 586, PII was recommended Memory: 32M RAM or overHard disk: 840M hard disk space or over (the requirements of cutter mater is 600M space after installation)Display: 14VGA or over, the resolution is best up to over 800*600 (including 800*600)2. Operation system: Windows95/Windows98 or Windows20003. Configuration of recommendationPII300 64M 10.0G 40X 15”

2. 1.2 Installation of cutter masterInstall the SOFTLOCK:Connect the SOFTLOCK (its appearance is just like a connector) to printer port, if you have parallel scanner, please connect SOFTLOCK to the back of scanner first. The basic connecting order is as following:Scanner-SOFTLOCK-printer (or parallel plotting machine)If the plotting machine is serial, please directly connect to computers.(2) Install the software:1.Switch on the power, log in the Windows95/98 2.Place the CD of cutter master system into the CD driver.3.Search for the symbol of CD driver in the “My computer” (E.g. D: or E:)4.Double click the icon of CD, search for SETUP.EXE file in the root directory.Cutter Master

5. Double click the SETUP.EXE6. Install according to prompted message of system until the message “finished

installation” appeared

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a. Here, you must agree to license protocol of software, press YES to continueCutter Master

b. Set up the path of installation, and press Browse to select a directory. If you have finished your selection, then you can press Next> button to continue.

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c. Select types of installation as following:

1. Typical: install the main program, graphics library, simplified Chinese character, unsimplified Chinese character

2. Compact: install the main program, graphics library3. Custom: install the contents under the following selected optionsPress [Next] button to continue.

c. Here, you can select the parts that you want to install, press [Next] button to continue.

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d. Here, you can create a name of file document at Windows Starting menu.

Press “Next(N) >” , then the program will start to install automatically.

*Installation of Foreign language (English) character library.Select the “Control panel” in “My computer”, and select “Font” in the “Control panel”, and then the system will popup a dialog box:Select the “Install the new font” in “File” menu, then the system will popup “add font” dialog box;Select the driver E: if you want to install in the CD.Select the directory of font loading in the CD directory such as E: \TTF\ENG.At this time, the computer will search the font in CD driver.When finishing to search, the system will select the “select all”.After press OK, the system will automatically install all foreign character libraries.

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2.2. How to log in Cutter Master V6.x1. Click to “Start” button in the Windows95/982. Move the cursor to “master V6.X”3. Click the left mouse button, and log in cutter master V6.X.

2.3.Settings of layout1.You can move the mouse to “Pageset” under “system” menu, click the left

mouse button, the layout setup will be appear (or shortcut key is Ctrl+F10).

We can design the required shown layout as your own requirements, if you need the length is 60cm, then you can setup the length of 600mm. If you need the length is 1m, then you can setup its length of 1000mmWidth of instantaneous offset paper (mm) width of layout (mm)450 430600 580900 8802.If you need the fixed layout such as standard shown layout, A4 paper, A3

paper etc, then click the pulling-down arrow at the right side of layout types to select what you want to.

3. If you want to setup the background color of layout, then you can click the button of Background Color.

4. You can setup the alignment grids and their colors. At this time we will see the configured layout

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2.4 how to input the characters 1. Select the “TEXT” option at the “Edit” menu, (or click T button in toolbox),

the cursor turn to I status.2. Click the left button of mouse at the position where need to input the

characters, the prompt cursor will flash on layout3. Select the input methods: you can press the Ctrl key on the keyboard, the

input method can be changed for each pressing of Shift key.4. We now describe the input method by the Text Block “cutter master”

2.5 character attribute

2.5.1.change all character attributesClick the right button of mouse, the system will go back to selection(choose) statusSelect the Text Block of Cutter Master, click the right button in T of toolbox orSelect “FontSet” of “Font” of Menu, then select the required character types and character styles and their sizes.

2.5.2.change the attribute of character part (for example, you can only change the two characters of Cutter)You can select the Cutter by painting when the cursor is at I status, that is, you can move the cursor to the front of character of “C”，press the left button of mouse and drag the cursor to the end of character of “u”, and then release the left button of mouse.Click the right button of mouse in T of toolbox, select the required character types and character styles and their sizes.

2.6 the usage of graphical library1. Press the icon of the library first.2. And then press the left button of mouse at the required position of screen3. Select a graphic and then press OK button (see page ??)

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2.7 Operations of graphics1. Ellipse/CircleSelect the specified region of Circle option in “Draw” Menu, drag the left button of mouse and then release it, the ellipse will appear on the layout.If you click left button on same point , then the system will popup a dialog window,You can add the x- radial parameter and y-radial parameter, and then press OK button

2. Rectangle/ squareSelect rectangle or square option in “Draw” Menu, drag the left button of mouse on the required position of layout, then the rectangle or square will appear on the layout

2.8Cutters output1. You can select Cutters Output option in File menu (or click the button of

cutters output)2. If you first use the Cutter Master system, then you can select the user’s

plotting machine at plotting Machine, and setup the required port at Port3. Setup the width and length of instantaneous offset paper at the Material

Width and Material Height.4. Cutter and output some buttons’ description5. Test the plotting machine, adjust the knife pressure and velocity etc.6. Click the Cutter Output button.

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3. Attribute of character and layout

We will introduce the input of characters and graphics and their own attributes, and the layout knowledge about characters and graphics. It is important for your using and understanding this software

3.1 Input of charactersWe mainly introduce the input methods of characters, and using methods of every function.There are two input methods of Cutter Master, one of the input methods is typing and typesetting method, the other is mass input.

3.1.1 Typing and typesetting method1. You can select T button on the shortcut icon of Character Input after you

have entered the Cutter Master system, (or select “TEXT” option in Edit menu), the cursor can turn to I status, press the left button of mouse at the required position, the cursor will flash at the selected position

2. Input the some characters of Cutter Master shown as figure F3-1 on layout, the font, font size of the four characters is set to default attribute, there is a red line on the top of Cutter Master, called the base-line for typesetting.

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3.1.2 Input the characters by batch processing method1. Select the button in toolbar, the system will pop up the dialog box of

Text Editor

2. Move the cursor to the input region, press the left button of mouse, the cursor I will flash in the frame.

3. Select the input methods4. Input the characters such as the characters of “Cutter Master”5. After the characters have been input, the cursor turn to I status, blacken the

characters required to be called in the layout, and then press the Ctrl button, double click the left button of mouse, then the input characters will be shown on the layout.

Remarks: You can greatly improve the input speed by batch processing method, so you can use this method when you have a great deal of characters. Otherwise, we have provided a standard port of Windows for batch processing method, that is, you can input the characters in the other software (such as Notepad or Wordpad of Windows). Blacken the whole page of characters and select copy mode, and then paste these contents to batch characters editor of Cutter Master. Thus the whole characters will be called into the Cutter Master system or directly called to the layout of Cutter Master, or directly called into Cutter Master system by the File Paste option in File of Cutter Master.Cutter Master

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3.2 Attribute of characters

3.2.1 The modification of font type and font sizeⅠ). The modification of dialog boxFor example, the characters of Cutter Master, the attribute is: “EnglishWin Fonts”, “Times New Romance”, the height of the characters is 50mm, the width is 50mm1. There are two cases for modifying the characters’ attribute:1). Modification of the whole characters block2). Modification of the part characters block (you can reference the fifth part of Attribute of Characters in The ABC of Cutter Master)

After select characters block or part of characters, you can select Change Font Size option (or with the shortcut key Ctrl+F, or click the right button of mouse in the T of toolbox) in Characters menu. The system will popup a dialog window, you can setup EnglishWin Font Characters Library, TimesNewRoamce Font, 15.51mm height, and 15.51mm width as shown above Ⅱ. The modification of characters attribute barAfter selected the Chinese block or part of characters, you can directly modify the attribute of each item in the Character Attribute Bar of Windows

| types | Font | Size |r

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Ⅲ). Directly modify the font size

When one of the Text Block is selected, there will appear 8 black control points, you can drag the control points at the four corners, then you can directly change the size of the whole characters blockⅣ). The using of Absolute font and Absolute Uniform font(only for Chinese Fonts)For the different fonts, there will be error between the output characters size and real input value, if you want to reduce the error, we here provide two styles:a. Relative font sizeFor coordinating the overall beauty of Chinese, We can draw the longest side (height or width) to required length, and then the other side can multiply its drawing proportion, you can only press the button in the toolbar.b. Absolute font sizeDraw the each side of a character to required length, you can use the button in toolbar.We don't commend you in Absolute operations, otherwise the beauty of characters will be affected

3.2.2 The words gap and lines gap The Cutter Master provides two methods for modifying the words gap and lines gap. One of the two methods is to modify the word and line gap by blacking modified characters, this method can modify the word and line gap of all characters, and also modify the word and line gap of part characters. The other is the method of selecting of characters block, the word and line gap of selected characters block can only be adjusted whollyⅠ. Adjust the word and line gap accurately1. Blacken the characters that need to be modifiedThe cursor moves to the I status, input the characters of Cutter Master, at this time we need to change the word gap of “Cutter”. Move the mouse so that the cursor can be placed on the word “Cutter”. Press the left button of mouse and drag cursor to the word “Master”, release the left button of mouse, the two words of “Cutter” are blackened and selected as shown When the cursor is on the I status, the users can adjust the word gap with Space

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key or Backspace key, and the shortcut key Ctrl+F, the system will pop up a dialog window, you can directly input values to change the word gap. Here we setup the word gap as 20 (the unit of word gap is mm), at this time, the system can automatic select and adjust the corresponding characters

2. Change the words and lines gap by block operationsLet the cursor on Choose (Select) status, select the characters block that need to be modified, click the left button of mouse, then select the required characters block.Let the cursor on I status, you can use shortcut key Ctrl+F, the system will popup dialog window, and then you can directly input values to change the word gap. You can setup the corresponding word gap as your requirements, and then the selected Text Block will be adjusted as your requirements. The line gap is just the same as the adjusting method of word gapⅡ. Directly adjust the word gap

The Cutter Master provides the easier method for adjusting the word gap, you can select one Text Block in Choose (Select) status, then there will appear a red base line. You can only adjust the distance of base line, select Text Block Typesetting, Fill Line in Typeset menu, and then you can adjust the word gap as shown below:

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3.2.3 the rotary and skew of characters Select the Change Font Size option in Character menu (or use the shortcut key Ctrl+F), the system will popup a dialog window shown as below, you can setup the accurate angles of slope or rotary.

The results are shown as above

Note: (1). The final results of sloping and rotary of characters or Text Block is different, for the Text Block, the slope and rotary is the whole Text Block.(2). The operations of skew and rotate of Text Block (see the 1st section of 5th chapter for the rotary part)

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3.3 Operation of typesetWe will introduce the align operations of characters, layout of characters block, automatic uniform spacing of character typeset, uniform spacing settings of Text Block, Punctuation inhibiting mode, up-turn and down-turn etc, you can typeset your characters much more beautiful by using these functions

3.3.1 Layout of Text Block(TextBlock Typeset)1. Forward landscape(left->right), backward landscape(right->left), forward

portrait (top->down)and backward portrait(top->down2).The operations of the four types are identical, we also take Cutter Master for an example:Input the four words of Cutter Master, click the right button of mouse and go back to Choose (Select) status, select this Text Block.Choose the left->right (forward landscape), right->left (backward landscape), top->down (forward portrait) and (top->down2)backward portrait in “TypeSet” Menu. The fault attribute of this system is forward landscape, click the left button of mouse at the right of pulling-down arrow, select the required methods, the results are shown as above.

2. Vaulted typeset, arced typeset and typeset with line(1). Vaulted typesetOperational instructions: we also take the Cutter Master as an example:Input the four words of Cutter Master, click the right button of mouse and go back to Choose (Select) status, select this Text Block.Select the Vaulted Typeset in “TypeSet” Menu, the results are shown in figure F3-11.If you want to change the redial of Text Block vertically, you can only click the red square point at the center of left button of mouse, and then move up or down until adjust it as you requirements.

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The results are shown as leftRemarks: This results are different from the later arced typeset.

Attribute adjustment

Press the attribute button in Window Toolbar, or press Alt until popup attribute toolbar after double click the left button of mouse in Text BlockConsist of:

Typeset the characters above the arc line

Typeset the characters below the arc line

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Center alignment of the characters’ line

Center alignment of the characters

Backward landscape:

180rotation of the characters

Automatic uniform spacingPress Enter after the adjustment is over

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(2). Arced typeset

Operation instructions: we also take the Cutter Master as an example:Input the four words of Cutter Master, click the right button of mouse and go back to Choose (Select) status, select this Text Block.Select the arced Typeset in “TypeSet” Menu, the results are shown as above

If you want to change the redial of Text Block by rotation, you can only click the red square point at the center of left button of mouse, and then move left or right until adjust it as you requirements. The results are shown as the rightAttribute adjustment:Press the attribute button in Windows Toolbar, or press Alt until popup attribute toolbar after double click the left button of mouse in Text Block

| 1-7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |Consist of 1-7 typeset along the same arc line 8. Typeset angle of initial arc9 typeset angle of end arc 10. The length of redialPress Enter after the adjustment is over(3). Typeset along curves

Operation instructions: we also take the Cutter Master as an example:Input the four words of Cutter Master, click the right button of mouse and go back to Choose (Select) status, select this Text Block.

Draw the required curves with mouse (in the “Draw” Menu), the graphic is shown as right

Select the Typeset Along Curves in “TypeSet” Menu, the results are shown as following:

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3.3.2 alignment operations1. The operations such as align left, align right, align bottom, align top of

various blocks are identical.We take the align left of Text Block and graphics block for examples, (1). First we input the Text Block or graphic block into the layout, and then select the block that require to be aligned left shown as right figure.

(2). Select: shortcut key of the align left (the align left or Ctrl+←) in alignment commands of “TypeSet” Menu, the results is shown as above Remarks: Align righ: aligning several blocks at

the right side, the shortcut key is Ctrl+→Align bottom: aligning several blocks at the bottom side, the shortcut key is Ctrl+↓Align top: aligning several blocks at the top side, the shortcut key is Ctrl+↑2. the operations such as center horizontal, center vertical, center align, center

layout, horizontal uniform spacing and vertical uniform spacing are the same as align left.

3.3.3 select and move of objectsⅠ). Selection of objectsThe cursor is placed on Choose (Select) status (select the Choose status button with mouse), move the cursor to the required object, click the left button of mouse and select the object, the object then will be boxed by red box and then this object is proved to be selected.Ⅱ). The movement of objectsMove the cursor to the required object, press the left button of mouse until the object can move with the cursor by moving the mouse.Cutter Master

Remarks:If you adopt selection of box dragging, you can select several objects at the same times, press Shift key until move the cursor to other objects after selected an object, click the left button of mouse and you can select the second object continuously. Thus you can select several objects by this method, you can only move the mouse if you want to move.

3.3.4 Copy of characters and graphics1. copy of characters and graphics

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If you want to copy the characters or graphics, you can operate by the followings:First: select the target object, copy first in Edit option of menu (or use the shortcut key Ctrl+C), and then paste (or use the shortcut key Ctrl+V)Second: select the target object, press Ctrl button and move the mouse, the system will automatically copy what you wantRemarks: the replicated objects can be pasted for unlimited times2. multiple copies(Multi Dup)

You can adopt the method above if you want to copy an object for one time. If you want to copy for more than one copy, you can adopt the second method, that is the Multiple copies(Multi Dup) in Edit of menu (or shortcut key F7), the system will popup the following dialog window shown as figure F3-19:

You can select the horizontal or vertical, the horizontal space and vertical space between objects and adopting copy of whole page.Cutter Master

3. card copy (this function is used for making of cards)

Firstly, you must setup the paper size (such as A4-210X297)Typeset the card in card region of the left top corner of the layout shown as the left figure, press the Edit→card copy or Shift+F7 button in menu, the system will popup dialog box.Input various parameters, press the (replicate) button.

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Note: the system can automatically calculate the required copies by pressing the button of Copy Whole Page.

3.3.5 integrated and UnGroupWhether the block is different colors or the same type or not (such as characters block and graphics block), the Cutter Master can combine these blocks into groups. You can move or zoom a group of objects with this function and don’t change the relations between blocks. You can click the Group and UnGroup in “TypeSet” of menu with mouse or press the corresponding buttons in toolbox

3.3.6 integrated and segregated contour(combin/separate glyph) Integrated contour: when you want to integrate several graphics into one graphic (for easier to operation), press the Combin after selected these graphical blocksSegregated contour: segregate each block of one graphical block into single graphical block, select one graphical block, and press the Separat.

3.3.7 decomposed/ combined the curvesSome operations in Cutter Master can only used for glyph block (such as node editing). When you only carry out the operations of glyph block for characters block or graphical block, you must carry out Combine the Curves after select those Text Block or graphical block. You can select Combine the Curves option in Distortion in menu, the Cutter Master system will automatically change the contents above into glyph blocksWhen you select several blocks a time, and carry out decompose the Curves operations, then you can combine glyph blocks into one block. If you select the Combine the Curves, then you can combine them as one glyph block after decompose all blocks into glyph blocks.

3.8 settings of location(Coordinate)

Select one or much more block, press the settings of location, then a dialog box will appear shown as right figure.You can select the relative position in the layout, (such as left or top etc), and you can directly setup the accurate place, the horizontal and vertical values

are the origin location of right top.

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3.9. Chinese punctuation and symbolsThe Cutter Master provides such a symbol input method because some of the Chinese platform can’t provide the input of Chinese symbols.Press the Word button on the right of screen, a dialog box of region-location list will appear on the screen shown as right figure, there are some adjust buttons on its top.In the typing and typesetting status, you can firstly place the cursor at the end of a word, and double click the left button of mouse on the required punctuation and symbols, and then you can typeset the required punctuation and symbol in the location where the cursor is placed.

3.10 horizontal /vertical uniform spacing(Horz/Vert EvenlySpace)This function can automatically adjust the inter-space of several blocks. The system can calculate the total length of several blocks, and then calculate the inter-space according to the quantity of blocks

3.11 automatic uniform spacing and punctuation inhibiting(Auto FillLine)Ⅰ). Automatic uniform spacing Select the Text Block and then click Automatic Uniform Spacing in Layout, you can typeset the Text Block, the Cutter Master will automatically align the end of each line.Ⅱ). Punctuation inhibitingThe punctuation can’t be placed at the head of lines in special typesetting field (punctuation inhibiting). You can select the Punctuation Inhibiting in Typeset, and typeset a Text Block again, the Cutter Master will automatically carry out the function of Punctuation inhibiting.

3.12 Alignment of line head and cancel the alignment of line head(Indent)For the special requirements of typeset, we adopt the method as following:

Blacken the characters that require to be aligned, and select the command Typeset→Text→Indent or press the Indent button in the character attribute bars.

3.13 Re-typeset of Text BlockSelect the required target Text Block, and there are a large black box and a red base line near the Text Block, you can draw one end of the red base line and then the Cutter Master will automatically re-typeset.

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English Parameter Setting in Character, then the dialog box will display as the left figureThe English base line is used for adjust the proportion of English and Chinese base line, the font size proportion is the ratio of width and height of Chinese and English.

3.15 the attribute of layoutⅠ). Zoom in/out of layoutZoom in or zoom out the contents on the layout in order to look clearly, the operational steps are as following:Method1: select the Zoom in or Zoom out in Zoom option of View menu, and then take the mouse’s location as center to zoom the contents (or shortcut key of zoom in is F2 and shortcut key of zoom out is F3)Method2: press Shift key, and press the right button of mouse to draw box (the contents that need to be zoomed in or zoomed out may be in the drawing-box)And display the contents full screen.Ⅱ). Zoom normal We can check the final results what we input on the whole page, its operations is the same as zoom in and zoom out, the shortcut key is F4Press Shift and press the right button of mouse, and then the system will display the contents in full page.Ⅲ). Fit in WindowThis function can display all contents in and out the layout, its operations is the same as zoom in and zoom out, the shortcut key is F4+AIf you have selected one or several blocks, then you can display it with the maximum mode

3.16 up/down turn(Turn Prev/Back)With this function, you can setup the hierarchy of one block in Typeset, such as you can place one block on the other or at the end of other block, and carry out adjustment for this block

3.17. Other editing operations such as paste1. Undo (shortcut key is Ctrl+Z)Select this function to go back to the last operation. This function can go back more than ten steps. If you have opened several windows, it can only operate in the current window.2. DeleteDelete the selected characters or blocks3. CopyThis function can copy the selected characters or blocks to buffers (that is memory these contents and different from the normal copy)4. pasteThis function can copy the contents in buffer5. cutThis function is equal to Copy+Delete3.18 Seizure of aligning line/boundaryPress the left button of mouse at the place of ruler, drag to layout and then a pair

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of aligning lines will appear on the screen. If you drag it out of layout, then you delete itPress Z button when you move a block, and then you can seize the aligning linePress X button when you move a block, and then you can seize the boundary of layout

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4. Graphic processing

We will introduce the strong manual drawing functions in Cutter Master

4.1 lineIt is easier to draw a line. You can select line operation, press the left button of mouse on the layout and drag. When you select line, you can directly adjust the line at its ends with the mouse

4.2 rectangle

Method 1: you can directly drag a rectangle with a mouse. If you press Shift when you drag, then you can drag a squareMethod 2: when you have selected rectangle operation, you can select a mouse at the original point. And then a window will appear shown as the right figure, you can input accurate values in this window and press OK

When you have selected this rectangle, you can double click this rectangle (enter into node editing), then there will be red squares at the four corners of this rectangle, you can drag this rectangle to a rounded rectangle shown as left figure.

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4.3 circleMethod 1: you can directly drag a circle with a mouse. If you press Shift when you drag, then you can drag a regular circleMethod 2: when you have selected circle operation, you can select a mouse at the original point. And then a window will appear shown as the right figure, you can input accurate values in this window and press OK

When you have selected this circle, you can double click this circle (enter into node editing), then there will be red squares at this circle, you can drag this circle to an arc, pie or bow shape.

4.4 polyline/polygonThe polygon is a closed contour, but the polyline is non-closed contour, and their operation instructions are identical.Select polyline command, and drag some lines with mouse continuously, press the right button of mouse and then the work is over.Note: the polygon will automatically close the contour

4.5 Bezier curveThe operational instructions are identical as above

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4.6 settings of right polygon/right polygonWhen you have selected polygon, a window will appear shown as figure below:

The difference of an acute angle polygon and polygon is shown as above, you can adjust the laterals of ploygon, the width can be adjusted as graphic of double lineYou can select polygon command after adjustment is over, and drag a polygon in layout with mouse.

4.7 additional rectangle(OutRect)When you have selected a block, you can select an OutRect command. A dialog box will appear shown as the right figure. If you select double line, you can add relative values in horizontal width and vertical width, thus it can become a double line rectangle. And setup the horizontal spacing and vertical spacing

4.9 form(TABLE)The window shown as right will appear after you select the form generating command.The width and height of each box can be separated with comma and the unit is mm

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The purpose of width of outside line and inside lines are as following:

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5. Distortion processing

5.1 general Distortion

Ⅰ.Common.Scacle

Scacle functions are used for zoom in or zoom out the input characters and graphics according to the ratio. Select the Zoom in the Common of Distortion, the system will popup a dialog box of Scacle. The X and Y on layout represent the height and width of current selected contents. Enter values in Ratio, zoom out if the value is less than 1 and zoom in if the value is more than 1. When you select geometric proportion, the zoom will carry out horizontally and vertically at the same ratio.You can also directly draw the 8 small black squares at the selected block to carry out zoom processing. The left-top, left-bottom, right-top, right-bottom will be draw at the same ratio. The top, bottom, left and right are draw along single direction.

Ⅱ. Common.Rotate

There are two different methods of rotary, you can select the Rotate in Common of Distortion. The system cans popup a dialog box of Rotary shown as right figure. Press OK after you entered the accurate values.You can also place the mouse to Chinese Text Block or graphics status, click the left button of mouse shown as right figure. Press one of the four corners with the left button of mouse, The graphic will be rotated. The center blue point is the control point (can be moved). At this time, you can press Ctrl to copy in rotation method.

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Ⅲ. Common.Italic

The Cutter Master provide two different Italic methods, you can select the Italic in Common of Distortion. The system cans popup a dialog box of Skew shown as right figure. Press OK after you entered the accurate values.You can also place the mouse in Choose (Select) status to select characters and graphics, click the left button of mouse shown as figure F4-5. Press one of the four laterals with the left button of mouse, The graphic will be sloped. Cutter Master

Ⅳ.Common.MirrorShift of mirror is used for changing the characters or graphics to the image with the results that seen from mirror. You can take the horizontal or vertical line or both the horizontal and vertical line as the mirror base line. The dialog box is shown as right figure.

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5.2 TransformThe Cutter Master has provided the users with plenty of Transform resource, the users can carry out the Transforms for any Text Blocks. The results is shown as following:

The operation instructions are as following:

1. Firstly you must input the characters or graphics in the layout of Cutter Master,

2. In the Choose (Select) status, the mouse can select the required characters and graphics

3. A dialog box will be displayed at the Transform of Distortion.4. Select what you want in result names or icons, and then press OK.5. The detailed adjustment of various Distortions can be modified in the node

editing status shown as the following figures. In this case there are two circles, the outer circle is base circle and can’t be modified, the inner circle is proportional circle and you can adjust it with the mouse as the mouse is in the node editing status.

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5.3Blend

Ⅰ.WeldThe merge function is that you can take out the common part of two graphics and merge them as a whole graphic shown as figure F4-6:The operational instructions are as following:1. Firstly you must choose the required contents2. And then select the Merge command in Clip of Distortion

Ⅱ. CutOperational instructions: the same as the Merge functions

Ⅲ. AND Operational instructions: the same as the Merge functions

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Ⅳ XOROperational instructions: the same as the Merge functions

5.4Cut

Ⅰ. Line cuttingWe provide the users with three line cuttings. Cutting is just like that the users are given a knife to cut the whole Text Block or graphic into several parts, the cut parts can carry out the operations such as select, color and Distortion shown as the following figure:

The detailed cutting operation is described as following:1). Select the Text Block Cutter Master, this block must be draw with frame.2). Select Line Cut in Cut of Distortion, the cursor turn to slope line after the typeset is over.3). Move the cursor to Typeset menu to select UnGroup shown as above figure 4). Select the cut Text Block with cursor, you will find that the character has been divided into two parts, select the top half of the Text Block to color shown as the following figure.

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Ⅱ. Glyph cutThis function is that you can cut the other contour with a specified Glyph.Firstly, you must select two glyph blocks, and then carry out the command of GlyphCut

Ⅲ. Parallel cutting The parallel cutting is described as following:

1). Select the Text Block of Cutter Master and circle it with frame2). Select Parallel Cutting in Cutting of Distortion3). You can carry out the cutting operation according to the provided parameters in the windows such as angle, width of cutting line, the initial point of cutting etc

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Ⅳ. Radiation cutOperational instructions: the same as above, the results are as following:

Ⅴ. Cirlce cuttingOperational instructions: the same as above

5.5. Thickening and thinning of lines(Expand)

This function is mainly used for crocheting of characters, its operation instructions is as following:Input the characters and select the block, press the Distortion→Thickening and thinning of lines, the screen will display the dialog box shown as the left figure, the functions of parameters are as following:Thickening and thinning of lines (mm): the degree of thickening and thinning: the positive values represent thickening and negative values is thinning.

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The processing of turnings:When the angle of turning is very small, the following change will be appear during thickening and thinning shown as right figures:The length of l will be lengthened with the decreasing of α, you must adjust the processing method of turnings for avoiding this case.Rounded turnings(Smooth): You can replace the turning with arc if the angle of turning has been less than Turning Threshold during thickening and thinning shown as the right figures.

Turnings maintenance(Angle)You can replace the turning with others if the angle of turning has been less than Turning Threshold during thickening and thinning shown as the right figures.Retain original state(Keep)Without any processing, the characters or graphics are keeping original state.

Crocheting of characters(Word)The left figure adopts the crocheting processing but the right figure doesn’t.

Accuracy:It is used for calculating, at special condition you can increase the accuracy.

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6. Graphical library

6.1Operation of graphical libraryThe Cutter Master system provided the users with more than ten thousand easy-to-use graphical libraries such as trademarks, computers, clothing, sports, identifiers, traffics, transportation and banking etc.Move the cursor to Graphical Library of toolbar (shortcut icon), or select Graphical Library in File menu, press the left button of mouse on the screen, then the Dialog of graphical library will appear shown as the following figure:

1. The graphical library of Cutter Master V6.x includes five types such as foreign graphical library, foreign characters library, system graphical library 1, system graphical library 2, system graphical library 3, and Chinese traditional patterns. Move the cursor to the name of graphical library, click the left button of mouse, the system will display the types of library. You can select one of the five types of library.

2. Move the cursor to left and right arrows at the right side of Number item, click the left button of mouse to select the numbers of graphics (see graphical library manual), the selected graphic is displayed in black.

3. Move the cursor to required graphic and click the left button of mouse, move the mouse to layout region, and then click the mouse at the location of designing of layout, the required contents will be displayed in layout region shown as the following figure

4. The size of graphical library can be customized. Click any black spot with mouse to change the size of library after you have selected the library.

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6.2 Management of graphical library

The users can save their customized graphics into the library of Cutter Master with the management of graphical library. The users can use these graphics at any time.

Ⅰ. Setup of graphical libraryClick the left button of mouse in Graphic Manager of View Menu, the system will popup the following dialog window shown as the below:

Input the saved filename (*.LIB) in New item, and press the new button. Then there is a New Library on the left side. Select the New Library and click it with mouse, there will be a frame by the New Library, thus you can modify the name of graphical library.

Ⅱ. Create a new type of graphical libraryPress the New Type button after selected the library (such as New Library), you can append a new library type in the New Library. The modified name of type is shown as above.

Ⅲ. Append of graphics1. Append graphics from the other librariesSelect a graphical type at the left, and select other graphics from the right window, double click this graphic. And then this graphical library can be appended to the left types.2. Append the new graphicPress the graphical library button, and select required library and type in the library toolbar, press the button, thus the graphic in the working window can be appended.r

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7. Editing of node

We will introduce how to edit with the node. Every graphic, character and vectored contour is composed by lots of nodes, so the users can obtain great benefit if they can grasp the tool of node editing.

7.1 logging in the editing of nodeIf we want to carry out the node editing for a character or graphical unit, we must select this Text Block or graphical unit and then select Change to Curve on Distortion. At last click the node-Choose item in shortcut key with left button of mouse (shortcut icon) or double click left button of mouse in graphical block, the screen will display the node-editing status shown as figure F6-1.

Some users usually make the following two mistakes:1). If you haven’t selected this graphic or character, you can’t carry out the graphical editing by selecting Node-Editing at this time. So we emphasis that you must firstly select this graphic or Text Block before you enter the node-editing status.2). You must change this graphic or Text Block into glyph block, thus you can carry out the node-edit for the graphics or Text Block.

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7.2 Introduction of toolbarThe user can see the toolbar of node-edit, this toolbar includes various functions such as increasing of node, decreasing of node, breaking of node, connecting of node etc, these functions is shown as following:

Node-edit selection status: used for selecting one point or points for moving.

Moving a contour: Ctrl +click one contour line

Appending of node: append a node on a line

Deleting of node: delete the selected node

Breaking of node: divide one line into two parts

Connecting: connect two curves

Changing into line: change selected curves into lines

Changing into curve: change selected lines into curves

Deleting one contour line

Replacing one or much more continuous nodes with a curve

Replacing one contour with a circle

Replacing one contour with a square

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7.3 Operational instructions of toolbar1.The selecting of nodeClick the node in Choose (Select) status and then this node can be selected. And you can also draw frame in the Choose (Select) status of node, thus several nodes can be selected altogether in the frame.Note: press Shift key to select2.The moving of nodeThe Cutter Master V6.x can adopt relative simply method, you can only click one or more selected nodes in node-edit status with mouse and then move to the required location and releaseIf two nodes of one line have been moved, then the location of this line have been moved.

3. Appending of nodeDouble click the left button of mouse at the line required to append nodes, or select one node on line, then you can append a node according to the node-edit toolbar.4. Decreasing of node(delete nodes)Select one or several nodes, press the button in toolbox, and then delete all selected nodes.Press Ctrl button and frame or click a node with the right button of mouse, and then this node can be deleted Otherwise, if you append two nodes on a line, you append a new line. At the same time, if you delete two nodes on a line, you reduce this line5. change the line into curve and change the curve into line (shortcut key is

space button)The users usually meet these cases, that is, you need to change a line into curve or change the line into curve. Firstly you must select one point on line or curve, and then press Space button or the button in toolbox, thus the line can be changed.

6. replacement of circle and square (shortcut key is C or F button)Press the button in toolbox after selected a node in a contour and then a contour can be replaced by a circle or a square7. deleting of contour (shortcut key is D button)Press the button or D button in toolbox after selected a node in a contour and then a contour can be deleted.8. replacing of arcPress the button or H button in toolbox after selected one or several continuous nodes in a contour (shown as figure below) and select two control points with mouse and then these selected nodes can be replaced by curve

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Others:Press Shift+top/bottom/left/right keys after select several nodes, then these nodes can be alignedPress top/bottom/left/right keys after select several nodes, then these nodes can be movedPress Shift+moving of left button of mouse after select several nodes, then this node and its fore-and-aft nodes can be draw into right angle.

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8. Selecting of colors and using of pallette

The Cutter Master V6.x is color version, we will introduce how to color a Text Block or graphical block and how to setup background colors.

8.1Selecting of colors

1. coloring with fixed colorsSelect the required color from pallette after you have selected one block or several characters, then the selected contents can be changed.

2. expand the color coloring and appending of colorsPress button, the system will popup a dialog box.Press OK button after selected required color, then this color can be adoptedIf you press Append to Customized Colors (A) button and OK button after selected the colors, then the selected colors can be appended to the current pallette.

8.2Setting of backgroundThe detailed operational instructions are as following:1. Press Layout Setting option in System Setting (or shortcut key F10), The

dialog window will appear shown as following figure

2. Select the required colors in the background colors of window, and then press OK button. (If the background need to be setup, you can setup size and the color of background grids by the size of background grids). There aren’t background grids if the size value is zero or less than zero.

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9. Scanning of images and ImageVector

9.1 Scanning of imagesThis function is used for inputting your required identifiers into Cutter Master by scanner. And then output by plotting machine, the operational instructions is as following:1). Install the drive of scanner, and connect the scanner2). Select the Scan in Image of File menu, then the window will be displayed as figure F8-1:

3). Select the required scanner in Selecting of Scanners4). Press Start to Scan to scan the images.Remarks:There are different scanning programs in different scanners, we can list in this software, please see the operation manual of your scanner.Only white and black graphic can be processed by Cutter Master software, please select the monochrome values or Line Art mode for scanningThe selection of resolution of scanner depends on the size of scanned images, normally, the scanned size must less than about 1M (1024K)(5). Press Confirm and Exit button after the scanning is over, the Cutter Master can automatically vectorize the images, and save the vectorized images into the layout of Cutter Master

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9.2 Reading of imagesThis function can call the other files saved and scanned by other software into the Cutter Master system.The detailed operation instructions are as following:1). Select the Reading images command in Image of File menu, then the following window will appear.(2). Select the path of file3). Enter your required files in filename, and then press Open button.

9.3 Images VectorThis function can change the images into vectorized imagesThe detailed operational instructions is as following:1). Select the required graphic blocks2). Select the Sketching of Images in Image of File menu, the system will popup a dialog window shown as following:

Note: we call the 512 box as grayscale that will be used in the screen images Vector.3). You can select the commands in the window, and then carry out vectorization processing shown as left figure.4). The processing time will be different according to the size of images, the results will be shown as following after processed.5). If you want to distinguish the results with the original graphic, you can only zoom in what you want to see. If you want to process the vectorized images, you can only move and delete the original images.

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9.4 Sketching of screen imagesThis function is useful for the modification and sketching of images. The modification and ImageVector in the other graphics processing software (such as Photoshop, PhotoStyler, ImagePal etc) is that you must firstly scan the graphics and then saved (the graphics can be displayed fully on the screen). For the Cutter Master system, you can select Sketching of Screen Images in Scan of File menu, the screen will automatically upturn the graphics processing software. You can draw a frame to frame what you want to sketch with the mouse. The Cutter Master will automatically sketch the framed images and save them into the layout of Cutter Master.Note: if the image is a color or monochrome graphic, you can adjust one item of grayscale in Images Vectorization window to determine the points, the value range is 1-768, the less the values, the more the points.

9.5 Vectorizing bar (GrayImageVector)This function is used for the bar processing of grayscale images, the used images must be 256 grayscale.After readout the images, you must select the image, click File→Image→grayscale vectorization in menu. Then the following window will be popup:

We will automatically calculate the total bars according to the height of images and the height of each bar. The commended height of each bar is about 5mm, and the error of fitting is 1-5. Press the Bar Processing button, the grayscale vectorization will be carry out automatically.

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10. Output

10.1 Output of cuttersThe output functions of Cutter Master V6.x consist of preview, full color or specified color output, multiple output, large-scale paging output etc, with these easy-to-use functions, the users can output of cutters much easier.Move the cursor to shortcut key of Output of Cutters, or select Output of Cutters option in File menu, click the left button of mouse, the system will popup a dialog box shown as the following figure

Descriptions of icons:

Select: the mouse is at the status of selection

Settings of output region: select the output contents on the layout

Clear all settings in the output region: clear all settings in the output region on the layout

Setup the output region: move the settings of the output region, and select the output contents and then output.

Setup the unable output region: don’t output the settings of an output region

Output of cutters: click the Output of Cutters after selected the output region, the system will popup a dialog window.Cutter Master

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Ⅰ. Settings of outputThe users must setup the output devices when they log in this dialog for the first time, and also they must check the output devices before output, the output devices consist of:

(1). Devices: the users can select the devices according to the type of plotting machine, if there aren’t options in the pulling-down menu of plotting machine, you must contact with dealer, or determine the languages accepted by plotting machine are HPGL or DMPL, and then select the corresponding output options2). Ports:The settings of ports is very important, the plotting machine will be out of work if the settings of ports aren’t correct. There are normally three ports such as COM1, COM2 and LPT1, after all, you must ensure that your plotting machine has been connected with the signal line of computers, and then determine your ports. If you can’t determine, you can test them orderly.There is File item in ports, it can be used to output the data for plotting machine to a file. If you select this item, the system will prompt you entering the filename as output3). The width and height of instantaneous offset papers: consist of 45CM, 60CM, 90CM and 120CM. The real width usually less about 2-3CM for retaining the roller’s width of plotting machine.4). Velocity(Speed): you can setup the cutting velocity of plotting machine in software, but some of the plotting machine can’t support the settings of velocity.5). Cutter’s pressure(force): you can setup the pressure in software, but some of the plotting machine can’t support the settings of velocity.

6). Test: this button is mainly used for adjusting pressure, when you have setup the pressure, a square will be output to plotting machine after you selected this button. You can check the pressure and adjust as requirements.

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7). Reset: a reset command will be send to plotting machine then the plotting machine can reset to original status when you press this button8). Cut: when you press this button, the plotting machine start to cutting.

Ⅱ. Operations:1. save paper methodIf this method has been selected, the plotting machine will automatically setup the output from initial point. That is, if the Text Block is at the middle of layout, but it must be plotted from the initial point for saving the offset paper. 2. output of specified colorIf the full colors have been selected (there is a √ before the Full Color option), all contents can be one-off output without the limiting of colors.If you haven’t selected the full color, you can select the color in Output of Colors, and then the plotting machine will output the corresponding colors after you have selected Cutter option. If there isn’t this color, the plotting machine will not output3. Automatic paper feed4. Text line: each character can be framed 5. PageRect: the output layout can be framed.6. Sorting: sort what you want to output 7. CTM: with the off-line cutting, the users can do the other works after the

plotting machine has started to work. At this time, the plotting machine hasn’t occupied the computers. With this function, the users can obtain high efficiency. The detailed description see the off-line cutting

*8. Using of half-cuttingIt likes the margin of stamps, a kind of cutting method that can made the margin with virtual real mode. It mainly used for half a paper

9. Accuracy: the accuracy value is 1.0-9.0, less the value, the higher the accuracy. Cutter Master

10. Zoom: the machine can output according to the zoom in or zoom out, the value 1 represent the original size, 0.5 is 1/2 of original size, 2 is double size.

11. Paper feeding: when cutting is over, a little more paper need to be feed for cutting

12. Mirror: the whole contents will be mirrored horizontally.13. Rotary: the whole contents will be rotated in 90°

Ⅲ. Output parameters:Drawing mode/compensationThere aren’t hardware compensation in home-made plotting machine, and adopt compensation by software, the compensation value is setup in Compensation, when you use the drawing pen, please select the drawing modeClosing:For some reasons, some plotting machine can’t close the initial and end point of contour, thus we must adjust this value about 100.Cascade of page: settings of interval between papers, the unit is mmPause: when you select off-line cutting, the output is not only one page. If you

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select this item, the output will pause at interval and wait for commandRatio adjustment: adjust the horizontal or vertical output ratio of plotting machine according to requirements

Ⅳ. Settings of portsThis is the communication method between computers and output devices, these settings can’t be changed except professors. You can press Reset Data to recall the original value.

10.2 Off-line output /multiple outputThe plotting machine will not occupy the computers if you adopt Off-line output /multiple output, at the same time, you also can carry out the interval copy for the same plotting contents1. operational instructions:Select Off-line Cutting in Cutter option(CTM)Click the output button, the system will popup a dialog box shown

This item is used for cutting start without pause, automatically cut the whole data

Start to cut, and pause after a work is overStart to cut, and pause at intervalPause the current cutting

Stop the current cuttingStop the current cutting and clear the current cutting data

Add the cutting copiesReduce the cutting copies

Select the cutting data that wasn’t deleted last time in hard diskDelete all cutting data

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10.3 PrintThe results can be output by printers, we will introduce how to print

1. settings of printingHere you can setup the type of printer, and paper size2. selection of output print boundary: print the outer frame of layout print image: you can print lattice image (graphics block) 90rotation: print the layout with 90rotation3. zoom zoom according to layoutYou can calculate the scale according to size of layout, paper, and spacing zoom according to imageYou can calculate the scale according to the real size of image, paper, and spacing customYou can manually customize the printing ratio and fill at ratio position4. Settings of copies

Copies5. spacing settings of margin on layout

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11 Frequently Asked Questions

Ⅰ. You can’t log in the Cutter Master systemThere are three conditions:1). The system files have been damaged, you must reload the Cutter Master system with system disk2). Whether you have opened the cutter system, you can check by press Alt+Tab button to switch interface3). If there are error messages after start the Cutter Master, you can try to delete some characters libraries of Windows. The Cutter Master will automatically check the font resource of Windows, this condition will occur if there are problems in characters library.

Ⅱ. Output of print or cutter is of no effect1). Check whether you have installed SOFTLOCK, see page 15 for details2). The SOFTLOCK has been damaged, please contact with your dealer or BeiJing JiaYeCheng Technology and Trade Co.Ltd3). The ports of computer have been damaged

Ⅲ. How to define and cut the required size of charactersYou can see page 23 for the using of Absolute font and Absolute uniform font

Ⅳ.Notifications of image vectorization1). The scanner can be common type, you can adopt scanning software provided by scanner2). The format for curve processing of image consist of monochrome value graphic, BMP or TIF, the size of image can’t too much large.

Ⅴ. Why the plotting machine start to output after it has plotted a lineThere is cutting command without cancelled because exit abnormally last time, thus the cutter will cut a line before the next movementYou can turn off and turn on again the plotting machine, and then carry out the output of cutters

Ⅵ. The plotting machine can’t output1). The connections between computers and plotting machine aren’t correct.2). There are error connection between computers and plotting machine3). The settings of ports aren’t correct4). The selections of plotting machine types aren’t correct5). The plotting machine isn’t connectedCutter Master

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6). There are error on plotting machine, you can contact with the dealer 7). There are error on plotting software, you can install the system disk again

Ⅶ. What we should pay attention to on cutting the small charactersYou must decrease the velocity of plotting machine, because the viscosity and flatness of offset papers are less than requirements. If the velocity of knife is too fast, the sharp will stick some strokes to generate inferior products

Ⅷ. What we should pay attention to on cutting the large charactersThe system can automatically divide pages so that you can combine several pages to form a large character, but you must notice that the setting of width must be confirm with offset paper. Otherwise, the velocity of cutting must be slow, because velocity of some of the plotting machine is too fast when it moves along lines, thus the plotting machine can’t work correctly.

Ⅸ. What can we do if the instantaneous offset paper can’t be taken off You should check the pressure before output, and adjust the pressure to meet the requirementsCheck that the plotting knife’ s service life, you can change as requirements

Ⅹ. How to use the Chinese input methodsThe users can switch the input methods by pressing Ctrl+Shift: press Ctrl button, and then click Shift button to change the input methodsThere will be replicative codes in some of the input methods, click the + button on keyboard to turn down, and click the - button to turn up

Ⅺ. Appending of new fontSelect Control Panel in My Computer, and then select Font in Control Panel, the system will popup a dialog boxSelect Install New Font in File menu, the system will popup a dialog box of Append New FontSelect driver, if you install from disk, you can select driver E:Select load directory of font in the directory of disk, such as E:\TTF\ENGAt this time, the computer will check the font in disk automaticallySelect “Select All” after the check of fontPress OK, the system will install all fonts automatically

Ⅻ. How to install printerSelect Printer in My Computer.Double click Append printer button, the system will popup Append Printer dialog box automatically, and select Next according to the messages

Select appending the local printer or network printer, click Next.Select the required printer in printer list, you can select Install from Disk if there

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are printer driver diskSelect the corresponding disk and installation program and go on the next stepThe system will prompt the required ports for printer, usually you can select LPT1Setup the printer as fault printerAt this time turn on the printer, and select Recommend printing test page on the operational interfaceClick Complete button, the system finish the installation of printer

ⅩⅢ. How to install scannerYou can start the installation program of scanner in Windows, usually the installation program is SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE.You can install the scanner correctly according to the messages of system, you must also complete the following steps after the scanner has been installed (only for the first installation)Select Source in File menuSelect “select” in SourceSelect Easy Twain Module in Select and press OKIf there are unsolvable problems during installation, you can contact with the manufacturer of scanner.

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