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4. Tools Setting [TOOL]
What is Step Pass
A set of units by which cut data is processed is called Step Pass. If set, the cutting is performed by
skipping blade control for the data that is less than the specified value. Set this setting when the space
is extremely small in the cut data, to reduce cut time while performing stable blade rotation control. The
smaller the value is, the finer blade control is performed and, therefore, the quality is improved but cut
time becomes longer.
Normally, set the value to [1]. One unit is the distance that you set [Step Size] in [GP-GL] in the [Interface]
screen ( page 22).
What is Offset Angle
The plotter analyzes the cutting data to determine if blade angle control should be performed based
on the change amount of an angle. Angle control is performed when the change amount of an angle
is equal to or more than the value that you set in [Offset Angle]. If a small value is set, angle control
is performed frequently for some image shapes and, therefore, the quality is improved but cut time
becomes longer. On the other hand, a large offset angle value reduces the cut time but an image
different from the intended one may be cut.
What is Data Sorting
This is a function to store plotting data in the buffer memory and arrange the process order so that
more efficient plotting can be done.
By the Date sort, the process order is arranged so that the movement distance of the tool in the feed
direction becomes the shortest at tool up.
If [Data Sort] is set to on, the time before the plotting starts becomes longer because data is temporarily
accumulated in the buffer memory.
Set the data sort in the controller to off when the data that has already been sorted with the application
or driver software is used for plotting.
What is initial adjustment of the blade direction
Initial adjustment of the blade direction is an operation that softly puts the blade on the media to align
the blade directions right after turning on the power source of plotter or after changing the condition
settings.