Preparing for Imprinting
Conditions for Material When Imprinting Curved Surfaces
The table and figure below show the imprint-assured area and the area reached by the marking pin with
respect to the diameter of the cylinder with the extended curved surface. Note, however, that the following
conditions are assumed.
• The head cap is used.
• Material with an extended curved surface has circularity.
Diameter of cylinder
with extended curved
surface (φ)
Recommended imprint area (A)
Area reached by the marking
pin (B)
10 mm (0.4 in.)
2.0 mm (0.08 in.)
2.8 mm (0.11 in.)
20 mm (0.8 in.)
2.8 mm (0.11 in.)
4.0 mm (0.16 in.)
30 mm (1.2 in.)
3.4 mm (0.14 in.)
4.8 mm (0.19 in.)
(0.004 in.)
(0.008 in.)
* Regardless of the shape or composition of the material, photographic data is not suitable for imprint-
ing on curved surfaces.
MEMO
Material to be imprinted that does not have a flat bottom must be secured using the material retainers from
the optional kit or through some other means.
This section describes how to create imprint data using METAZAStudio.
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