Is there a head on the BB that uses Sign-Lab for design and cutting.Please email me!!! I have a problem. Posted by Jim Upchurch (Member # 209) on :
Why don't you post your problem here ? Quite a few of us use it and responses sometimes generate additional ideas.
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
In Signlab;design over to cut which opens up,pressed jog-rolldown come down and all the text and x-y movements were replaced with scrible.this only happens when I jog in the cut program.Help!!!!! Posted by Terry Whynott (Member # 1622) on :
I've been using Signlab for years and I've never even touched the jog button!!! What does it do?
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
Terry it changes th angle you look at your text as far as I know.
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
Thanks to the heads for trying to solve my comp. problem.Terry I will be going to Kitchener in a couple of weeks.Need some stuff from Zdeno's bike shop.let me know were your shop is located and I'LL drop in to see you. Posted by Roy Frisby (Member # 736) on :
Go to www.cadlink.com. They have an email address for tech support and they have always been very responsive. I have had signlab since version 3 and have never used the jog feature.
Posted by Terry Whynott (Member # 1622) on :
Hey Randy!
I can almost throw a rock from our front door and hit Zdeno's!!!! Of course, I don't think I'd try it though!
We're in the plaza across the road from them. Stop in and see me.
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
Randy, I just usually just cut, but here's what I found under jog, also there was some diagrams, somehow they didn't appear when I did a copy and paste. it's under the help section.
The first box within the Jog dialog box is the Registration box and offers the option to set the 1st point or the 2nd point.
Set 1st Point
The first step in jogging the plotter head is to set the 1st Point. This includes both defining a target point for the group of objects to be cut, and defining where on the vinyl that point is to be placed. To set the 1st Point, click Set 1st Point in the Registration area of the Jog dialog box. This setting enables of the 1st reference Point’s target to be defined, as well as its actual position on the vinyl. The next step in setting the 1st Point is to define the reference point’s target on the graphic on screen. The default 1st Point is the origin of the artwork (i.e., lower left point). This point can be moves graphically on screen to suit specific needs. Move this reference point to anywhere on the artwork by clicking with the left mouse button at the desired position. The reference target cross-hair looks like this:
Once the reference point is set on the artwork, set the actual position on the vinyl for the reference point for cutting. This involves moving the head of the plotter to the point where the target should be placed. To move the plotter head:
â move the mouse; â press the cursor keys; â enter the coordinates manually; â move the plotter head with the plotter controls.
Set 2nd Point
If there is only a 1st Point of reference set, SignLab will cut the graphic with a horizontal baseline. However, to change the angle of the baseline to make better use of the available vinyl, or to cut a pre-printed piece of material accurately, set a 2nd Point of reference. The procedure for setting the 2nd Point is identical to setting the 1st Point. Click on Set 2nd Point in the Registration section of the Jog dialog box to begin.
Move The Cutting Head With The Mouse
To move the cutting head with the mouse, simply drag the target to the appropriate position using the right mouse button. Note that as the mouse moves, the cutting head of the plotter mimics the movements. The Target representing the plotter head looks like this:
Lead the cutter to the position for the first reference point, release the right mouse button when the plotter head is in position. The cutting head can also be moved by [Shift] clicking the right mouse button at the first reference point position.
To check the exact position of the pen or knife, the cutting head of the plotter can be dropped to the surface of the vinyl by pressing the [Page Down] key on the keyboard. To return the head to the up position, press the [Page Up] key.
Move The Cutting Head With The Keyboard
Moving the cutting head with the mouse is generally a coarse adjustment. To supplement this type of movement with a finer control, choose to direct the cutting head to the required position from the keyboard using the Left, Right, Up, and Down arrow keys. Click in the main SignLab view screen before using the cursor keys in order to activate this function. To increase the speed at which the cutting head is traveling, press and hold the [Shift] key while moving the head.
To check the exact position of the pen or knife, the cutting head of the plotter can be dropped to the surface of the vinyl by pressing the [Page Down] key on the keyboard. To return the head to the up position, press the [Page Up] key.
Note: The arrow keys on the keyboard can only be used to move the cutting head to the position of the Target. The Target itself can only be moved using the mouse.
Move The Cutting Head To An Absolute Position
Move the cutting head with a very high degree of precision to an absolute position on the vinyl, by typing in the required X-axis and Y-axis coordinates in the X and Y entry boxes to set the target position. Once the first target point is specified, press the Set Position button to lock in the coordinates. This button, available only in Remote Jog mode, will immediately move the plotter head to the position set in the X and Y boxes.
Plotter Jog
Some plotters have the ability to relay information about the position of their plotting head to the computer through the same serial cable by which the computer controls the cutter. In order for this information to be useful, however, the software running on the computer must be capable of accepting and recognizing it. The ability to poll information from the plotter is called Plotter Interrogation. Because SignLab supports Plotter Interrogation, certain plotters can actually be jogged directly from their own front panel controls, relaying their movements to SignLab. The plotter’s controls can therefore be used to jog the plotter rather than the keyboard or mouse.
To take advantage of Plotter Jog (where supported by the plotter):
â click on Plotter Jog in the Jog Mode area of the Jog dialog box; â adjust the plotter head position with the plotter controls; and
â click on Get Position.
The Get Position button, available only in the Plotter Jog mode, will interrogate the plotter and then display the plotter head position in the X and Y Boxes. This option is available only if the cutter supports plotter interrogation.
Posted by Jim Upchurch (Member # 209) on :
I guess that's why I jog manually at the plotter.
Posted by Randy Campbell (Member # 2675) on :
Fransico;I am able to cut with -out any problem when I jog.when the roll down is open it will say cut ,go back.these commands and xy numbers are not readable they are triangles ,lines and others scribles.The only reason I am able to cut is becsuse I know were to click.
Posted by Terry Whynott (Member # 1622) on :
Randy,
It sounds like something is corrupted. You might want to consider re-installing your program.
Just a thought.
Posted by Bill Preston (Member # 1314) on :
Hi, Randy
That triangle/scribble business sounds a lot like something I ran into when loading MS combat Flight Simulator 2 into my 'puter. Everything was fine until it came to the labels--- they came up the same way you describe. Tech support said it was a "fonts issue" ---too many loaded in for the proggy to find what it was looking for. Sounds like you may have something similar.
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