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If the Pen line is applied Too Far Left Horizontally, Increase the Horizontal Adjustment.
If the Pen line is applied Too Far Right Horizontally, Decrease the Horizontal Adjustment.

Pen is Applied to the Wrong Place Horizontally

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For Additional Information:
See Horizontal Adjustment/wiki/spaces/FrameShop8x/pages/1942511519for placement adjustment of the non-blade Tools.
See Horizontal Home which defines the global Horizontal placement of objects cut with the Blade Cartridges.
See Horizontal Home on the Troubleshooting Utility to adjust the bladed cartridges.

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title	Pen Horizontal Adjustment Definition

The Horizontal Adjustment defines the global Horizontalplacement of objects applied with the Pen Cartridges.

If the Pen line is applied Too Far Left Horizontally, Increase the Horizontal Adjustment.

If the Pen line is applied Too Far Right Horizontally, Decrease the Horizontal Adjustment.

See: Horizontal Adjustment.

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title	How to Adjust the Horizontal Adjustment

When adjusting Configurations, click the Plus (Increase) or Minus (Decrease) button on the desired field about five times.

Click OK and do another test cut.

Continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved.

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If the Pen line is applied Too Far Up Vertically, Decreasethe Vertical Adjustment.
If the Pen line is applied Too Far Down Vertically, Increase the Vertical Adjustment.

Pen is Applied to the Wrong Place Vertically
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For Additional Information:
See Vertical Adjustment/wiki/spaces/FrameShop8x/pages/1942511519for placement adjustment of the non-blade Tools.
See Vertical Home which defines the global Vertical placement of objects cut with the Blade Cartridges.
See Vertical Home on the Troubleshooting Utility to adjust the bladed cartridges.

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title	Pen Vertical Adjustment Definition

The Vertical Adjustment defines the global Vertical placement of objects applied with the Pen Cartridges.

If the Pen line is applied Too Far Up Vertically, Decreasethe Vertical Adjustment.

If the Pen line is applied Too Far Down Vertically, Increase the Vertical Adjustment.

See: Vertical Adjustment.

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title	How to Adjust the Vertical Adjustment

When adjusting Configurations, click the Plus (Increase) or Minus (Decrease) button on the desired field about five times.

Click OK and do another test cut.

Continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved.

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Pen is the Wrong Size

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If the Pen is Too Large, Decrease the Opening Adjustment.
If the Pen is Too Small, Increase the Opening Adjustment.

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For Additional Information:
See Opening Adjustment for information on adjusting the object’s size.
See Troubleshooting Utility for information on adjusting the object’s size.

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title	Pen Opening Adjustment Definition

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

If the Pen is Too Large, Decrease the Opening Adjustment.

If the Pen is Too Small, Increase the Opening Adjustment.

See: Opening Adjustment.

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title	How to Adjust the Opening Adjustment

When adjusting Configurations, click the Plus (Increase) or Minus (Decrease) button on the desired field about five times.

Click OK and do another test cut.

Continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved.

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

Pen Applied at the Wrong Depth

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For Additional Information: See Depth Setting for information on adjusting the Depth of the Non-Blade Tool.

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title	Pen Depth Setting Definition

The Depth Setting controls the Blade Depth for theNon-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.

See: Depth Setting for Pen.

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The Non-Blade Tool Tears the Corners, Increase the Corner Pause.
The Non-Blade Tool is pausing too long in the Corners, Decrease the Corner Pause.

Pen Cartridge Tears the Mat

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For Additional Information: See Corner Pause for information on adjusting the Pause of the Non-Blade Tool in the corners.

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title	Pen Corner Pause Definition

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 Tears the Corners, Increase the Corner Pause.

The Non-Blade Tool is pausing too long in the Corners, Decrease the Corner Pause.

See: Corner Pause for Pen

Pen Lines are too Long

If the Overshoot of the Non-Blade Tool is applied Too Long, Decrease the Overshoot.

If

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For Additional Information: See Overshoot for information on adjusting the Overshoot of the Non-Blade Tool is applied Too Long, Decrease the Overshoot in the corners.

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title	Pen Overshoot Definition

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

If the Overshoot of the Non-Blade Tool is applied Too Long, Decrease the Overshoot.

If the Overshoot of the Non-Blade Tool is applied Too Short, Increase the Overshoot.

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

See: Overshoot for Pen.

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title	How to Adjust the Overshoot

When adjusting Configurations, click the Plus (Increase) or Minus (Decrease) button on the desired field about five times.

Click OK and do another test cut.

Continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved.

Pen Lines are too Short

If the Overshoot of the Non-Blade Tool is applied Too Short, Increase the Overshoot.

If

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For Additional Information: See Overshoot for information on adjusting the Overshoot of the Non-Blade Tool is applied Too Short, Increase the Overshoot in the corners.

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title	Pen Overshoot Definition

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

If the Overshoot of the Non-Blade Tool is applied Too Long, Decrease the Overshoot.

If the Overshoot of the Non-Blade Tool is applied Too Short, Increase the Overshoot.

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

See: Overshoot for Pen.

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title	How to Adjust the Overshoot

When adjusting Configurations, click the Plus (Increase) or Minus (Decrease) button on the desired field about five times.

Click OK and do another test cut.

Continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved.

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Set Pen to Plunge Between Pen Line Segments

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

select Unplunge

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

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For Additional Information: See Plunge (Tool Specific) for information on adjusting the Plunging of the Non-Blade Tool in the corners.

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title	Pen Plunge Definition

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.

This is different from the Plunge Count which controls the number of Blade Plunges for each Blade Cartridge before pausing for a Blade Change.

See: Plunge for Pen.

Use the /wiki/spaces/FrameShop8x/pages/1942502929 utility to calibrate different pens.
See Install Pen for additional information.

Calibrating Different Pens

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For Additional Information:
See Add Pen Opening.
See Pen Properties.
See Install Pen Utility.

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title	Install Pen Definition

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.

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Troubleshooting Button

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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For Additional Information:
See Troubleshooting Utility.
See Oval Rotation for adjusting for a Feather or a Bump in an Oval.
See Circle/Oval Rotation Utility to adjust for a Feather or Bump in an Oval.
See Rotation for adjusting for a Swoop or Flare in a Non-Oval.
See Horizontal Home which defines the global Horizontal placement of objects cut with the Blade Cartridges.
See Vertical Home which defines the global Vertical placement of objects cut with the Blade Cartridges.
See Opening Adjustment for information on adjusting the object’s size.

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title	Troubleshooting Button Definition

The Troubleshooting Utility allows you to bring in a single opening and automatically selects the correct Cartridge tab and Bevel Type to configure.

Versions Compared

Old Version 44

New Version 45

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Pen is Applied to the Wrong Place Horizontally

Pen is Applied to the Wrong Place Vertically

Pen is the Wrong Size

Pen Applied at the Wrong Depth

Pen Cartridge Tears the Mat

Pen Lines are too Long

Pen Lines are too Short

Set Pen to Plunge Between Pen Line Segments

Calibrating Different Pens

Troubleshooting Button