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

• This is viewed from the front of the mat.

A Cartridge is the physical component that holds a Blade, Deboss Stylus, Pen or other application tool.

• The Pen is Applied applied to the Wrong Place Vertically.

  • This is viewed from the front of the mat.

• If the Tool line is applied too far Up Vertically, :

  • Decrease the Vertical Adjustment.

• If the Tool line is applied too far Down Vertically, :

  • Increase the Vertical Adjustment.

• See Pen Vertical Adjustment for additional information.

The Vertical Adjustment defines the global Vertical placement of objects applied with the Non-Blade Tool Cartridges.

If the Tool line is applied too far Up Vertically, Decrease the Vertical Adjustment.

If the Tool line is applied too far Down Vertically, Increase the Vertical Adjustment.

• The Pen is the Wrong Size.

  • This is viewed from the front of the mat.

• If the Opening is cut too Large, :

  • Decrease the Opening Adjustment.

• If the Opening is cut too Small, :

  • Increasethe Opening Adjustment.

• See Pen Opening Adjustment for additional information.

The Opening Adjustment controls the size of the Object cut or applied with non-blade cartridges.

If the Opening is cut too Large, Decrease the Opening Adjustment.

If the Opening is cut too Small, Increase the Opening Adjustment.

• The Pen is Applied applied at the Wrong Depth.

• The Non-Blade Tool is too Deep, :

  • Decrease the Depth Setting.

• The Non-Blade Tool is too Shallow, :

  • Increase the Depth Setting.

• See Pen Depth Setting for additional information.

The Depth Setting controls the Blade Depth for the Non-Blade Tools in the Configurations.

If the Non-Blade Tool is too Deep, Decrease the Depth Setting.

If the Non-Blade Tool is too Shallow, Increase the Depth Setting.

• The Pen Cartridge Tears the Mat.

• The Non-Blade Tool is Tearing in the Corners of the segments, :

  • Increase the Corner Pause. 

• The Non-Blade Tool is Pausing Too Long in the Corners of the segments, :

  • Decrease the Corner Pause. 

• See Pen Corner Pause for additional information.

The Corner Pause setting in Configurations is the amount of time, in milliseconds, to pause the application of the Non-Blade Tools between segments.

The Non-Blade Tool is Tearing in the Corners of the segments, Increase the Corner Pause. 

The Non-Blade Tool is Pausing Too Long in the Corners of the segments, Decrease the Corner Pause. 

• The Pen Lines are drawn Too Long.

  • This is viewed from the front of the mat.

• If the Overshoot is applied too Long,:

  • Decrease the Overshoot.

• See Pen Overshoot for additional information.

The Overshoot controls how far past the end of the Line/Arc Segment to apply the Non-Blade Tool (Deboss, Pen or Vinyl).

This is similar to the Overcut used with the Blade cartridges.

If the Overshoot is applied too Long, Decrease the Overshoot.

If the Overshoot is applied too Short, Increase the Overshoot.

• The Pen Lines are drawn Too Short.

  • This is viewed from the front of the mat.

• If the Overshoot is applied too Short,:

  • Increase the Overshoot.

• See Pen Overshoot for additional information.

The Overshoot controls how far past the end of the Line/Arc Segment to apply the Non-Blade Tool (Deboss, Pen or Vinyl).

This is similar to the Overcut used with the Blade cartridges.

If the Overshoot is applied too Long, Decrease the Overshoot.

If the Overshoot is applied too Short, Increase the Overshoot.

• Set the Pen to Plunge Between Pen Line Segments.

1. The Non-Blade Tool leaves a Dot where it plunges, select Unplunge.

2. The Non-Blade Tool takes Too Long to apply, select Plunge.

3. See Plunge for additional information.

The Plunge function controls whether to Plunge/Unplunge between the Line/Arc Segments of an object when applying a Non-Blade Tool.

The Non-Blade Tool leaves a Dot where it plunges, select Unplunge.

The Non-Blade Tool takes Too Long to apply, select Plunge.

• How to Calibrate Different Pens.

1. Use the Install Pen utility to calibrate different pens.

2. See Install Pen for additional information.

The Pen Cartridge is used to draw onto the surface of the matboard on the CMC to create a design.

The Install Pen Utility is used to Calibrate each pen defined in the software.