Vision MaxPro, Operation Manual

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Operations 157
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Running Multiple Setup
Once the layout has been created, it is a good idea to save the single job layout as a
template that you can recall when you need to create additional multiple plates or to restart
the multiple plate setup if something goes wrong with your initial setup attempt. Once the
job has been saved, it is very easy to recall from the recently used file list at the bottom of
the File menu.
Briefly the steps required to use the Multiple Plate feature are listed below:
1) Select all the elements in the job you wish to duplicate into multiple plates.
2) Select the Multiple Plate option at Layout/Multiples or from the icon bar.
3) Enter the number of plates to create.
4) If border or cut out lines desired, select “Use Score Lines” and select color for cutout.
5) Select the “Use Plate” option.
6) If setting up a matrix of plates on the material, enter the height and width of the material to
use. If setting up individual plates, leave Height and width to match the layout plate
dimensions.
7) If cutting out plates in a matrix, enter Margins as ½ of the cutout cutter width and Spacing
as the actual cutout tool width, otherwise, leave all values at 0.
8) If text substitution is desired, highlight the text that will be replaced in the multiple plates
(additional lines can be selected with <Ctrl> <left mouse click>).
9) If text is being merged from a text file, enter the filename to read for the text merge.
10) Click OK to continue.
11) If text substitution was requested, enter or confirm the new text on the next screen and
click OK to continue.
Before you can access the Multiple Plate command, you must first select the elements of the
layout that you want to include in the multiple plate job. Basically, everything you wish to
duplicate must first be selected. This can be done in several ways:
· If you wish to include everything in the layout, press F3 to select all objects.
·
To select a single element on the screen, click on a line of the object with the left mouse
button. You will then see the 9 square selection handles appear around the object.
Additional objects can be selected by holding the <Shift> key down while clicking on
additional objects with the left mouse button.
·
The third method is to do a marquee select by dragging a box with the select tool around
the objects you wish to select. The box must completely enclose the objects you wish to
select.
After the desired objects are selected, access the multiple plate feature by clicking on the
Multiples icon shown above or through the Vision Pro menu system at Layouts / Multiples.