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Spindle RPM
Spindle RPM is material dependent and may require experimentation. The values shown in
the illustration are suitable for 3mm Dibond.
Drill holes
Drill holes check box should be enabled.
Layer: Braille Tool
Z-axis Depth
Z-axis depth should initially be set to the material thickness.
This parameter determines the pressure the
Braille Tool
will use to force the sphere into the
hole.
If you are using soft materials and notice indentations in the material, you can lower the value
to get a lighter pressure.
On the other hand, if the spheres are not fully inserted into hard materials, like acrylic, you
may increase this value to increase the force used by the
Braille Tool
.
Drill Holes
Drill Holes
check box must be enabled for the
Braille Tool
to work properly.
Creating a Braille Job file
Braille grade 1 & 2
Grade 1 braille is a letter-by-letter translation of texts.
If you wish to create Grade 1 braille signage you can use any available braille font. These fonts
may be freely available on the internet.
Grade 2 braille introduces abbreviations and contractions for a large number of commonly
used words.
This is the recommended/preferred method of creating braille texts.
For Grade 2 braille you will need dedicated translation software.
Translation software recommendations can be found in the Raster Braille manual supplied
with the
Braille Tool
.
Operations in the desktop publishing software
To create the Braille patterns select the Braille font and type the text.
Select a font size, which gives correct distance between the dots/patterns. Details are found in
the Raster Braille manual.
As with other fonts, outlines of the text need to be created before creating the output file for
i-cut Vision.
Since the Braille patterns should be drilled with the
MultiCUT
spindle as well as Braille
spheres being inserted with the
Braille Tool
, it is recommended to duplicate the Braille
Layer
.
