Pause
between
tools
Check to enable Production Manager to prompt
you to insert the next tool for each tool change.
This option can only be selected when Send all
tools is checked.
Cut lines
Cuts a rectangle around each serialized copy or between
serialized objects.
Cut lines
between
copies
For a single object, Cut lines will engrave a
border.
For multiple objects, Cut lines will engrave a
border around each copy. These lines do not
overlap.
Panel
margin
For a single object, Panel margin sets the
amount of space between cut lines.
For multiple copies, Panel margin sets the
amount of space between cut lines.
Tool
Opens Tool Dialog box. You can choose a tool
name, change Depth, Stepdown and Clearance.
See “Tool Options” to the right for more
information.
Pause between Selects whether Production Manager should pause after each
sheets
sheet is processed, allowing you to load the material and align
Registration Marks after each sheet.
Automatic
registration
marks
For long plate / wide plate jobs, the software creates a dot on
each tile, which will assist in aligning the final output. After
each tile is processed, use the created Registration Mark to line
the tile up with the top left corner of the engraver.
See “Tiling All Copies Individually” on page 161 for more
information.
Automatic
Registration Marks
Optimize path Optimizes the order in which the engraver moves from one
order
path to the next to reduce engraving time.
Driver Options Shows the tools used for the job and allows you to suppress
output and set engraving parameters for the machine.
Edit
Allows you to adjust engraving parameters for
Before job, After Job and Macro. See “Engraver
Driver Options” on page 164 for more
information.
End position points allow you to specify where the engraver
will return at the end of the job.
Tool Options
Tool options allow you to set tool parameters.
1 From the Engrave dialog box – Options tab, click Tool.
2 Adjust the following parameters:
Tool name Displays the tool name selected.
Specify depth Check to enter values that will override the engraver
settings.
Depth
Specifies the total depth the tool will
engrave.
Stepdown
Specifies how deeply the tool will
engrave on each pass to ensure that
the tool does not remove too much
material.
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