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Cartridges Involved

This Configuration element involves the following Cartridges.

Info

  • Note: Not all cartridges are available for all CMC models.

Pen Cartridge Configurations

Info

  • The Pen Cartridge draws onto the matboard with the selected pen.

  • This is viewed from the front of the mat.

Pen Tab

  • Select the Pen Tab.

  • Select the specific Pen to edit from the Cartridge dropdown control.

  • Note that each pen has its own set of configurations.

  • Below is a list of support documentation for editing the configurations of the Pen Cartridge on the Pen Tab.

Pen is Applied to the Wrong Place Horizontally 

Problem:

The Pen is Applied to the Wrong Place Horizontally.

Resolution:

  • If too far left, increase the Pen Horizontal Adjustment.

  • If too far right, decrease the Pen Horizontal Adjustment.

  • See Pen Horizontal Adjustment for additional information.

Info

  • The Horizontal Adjustment controls where the opening is cut Horizontally.

Pen is Applied to the Wrong Place Vertically 

Problem:

  • The Pen is Applied to the Wrong Place Vertically.

Resolution:

  • If too far down, increase the Pen Vertical Adjustment.

  • If too far up, decrease the Pen Vertical Adjustment.

  • See Pen Vertical Adjustment for additional information.

Info

  • This is viewed from the front of the matThe Vertical Adjustment controls specifically where the opening is cut Vertically.

Pen is the Wrong Size

Problem:

  • The Pen is the Wrong Size.

Resolution:

  • If cut too small, increase the Pen Opening Adjustment.

  • If cut too large, decrease the Pen Opening Adjustment.

  • See Pen Opening Adjustment for additional information.

Info

  • This is viewed from the front The Opening Adjustment controls the size of the matopening.

Pen Applied at the Wrong Depth

Problem:

  • The Pen is Applied at the Wrong Depth.

Resolution:

  • Cut too shallow, increase the Pen Depth Settings.

  • Cut too deep, decrease the Pen Depth Settings.

  • See Pen Depth Setting for additional information.

Info

  • The Depth Setting controls the Blade Depth for the non-blade Tools (Deboss, Pen or Vinyl).

Pen Cartridge Tears the Mat

Problem:

  • The Pen Cartridge Tears the Mat.

Resolution:

Info

  • The Corner Pause is the amount of time, in milliseconds, to pause the application of the non-blade Tools (Deboss, Pen or Vinyl) in the corners.

Pen Lines are too Long

Problem:

Info

  • The Pen Lines are drawn too Long.

Resolution:

  • Decrease the Pen Overshoot.

  • See Pen Overshoot for additional information.

Info
This is viewed from the front of the mat

  • The Overshoot controls how far past the end of the segment to apply the non-blade Tool (Deboss, Pen or Vinyl). This is similar to an Overcut.

Pen Lines are too Short 

Problem:

  • The Pen lines are drawn Short.

Resolution:

  • Increase the Pen Overshoot.

  • See Pen Overshoot for additional information.

Info

  • This is viewed from the front of the matThe Overshoot controls how far past the end of the segment to apply the non-blade Tool (Deboss, Pen or Vinyl). This is similar to an Overcut.

Info

Set Pen to Plunge Between Pen Line Segments

Problem:

  • Set the Pen to Plunge Between Pen Line Segments.

Resolution:

  • Select Plunge to plunge the Pen between Segments.

  • See Plunge for additional information.

Info

  • The Plunge controls whether to Plunge/Unplunge between segments of an object when applying a non-blade Tool (Deboss, Pen or Vinyl).

Calibrating Different Pens

Problem:

  • How to Calibrate Different Pens.

Resolution:

  • Use the Install Pen utility to calibrate different pens.

  • See Install Pen for additional information.

Info

  • The Install Penwill walk through calibrating for different pens.

Troubleshooting Button

Info

  • Select this topic to see information on the Troubleshooting utility to make quick edits to the Configurations for a single object on the Cutting Preview.

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