SONOPLOT MICROPLOTTER Proto, Manual

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Printing patterns
Once the dispenser is positioned in fluid contact with the surface, you can initiate the printing of
patterns by choosing the
File | Open Pattern... menu item. You can also open recently
printed patterns from the File | Open Recent menu. Both SonoPlot’s .pattern files and
AutoCAD DXF format files can be loaded in this manner. Once a pattern has been loaded, it will
be previewed in the middle of the main interface:
A crosshair indicates the current position of the dispenser, relative to the rest of the pattern, and
its location will always be in the middle of the pattern or DXF file.
If a portion of the pattern cannot be printed because it extends outside of the working area of
the system, that part of the pattern will be colored in red.
More information and pattern settings can be found from Window | Pattern window.
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