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Change Start

  • You can change the start cutting point of an object using the Change Start button. 

    • There are a number of

    reason

    • reasons to change the

    cut start

    • Cut Start.

      • If you are having difficulties cutting a complex design and the blades are breaking or it is skipping steps, it may help to start the cut in a different place, such as in a corner rather than in the middle of two arcs. 

      • You may also want to do this if you are having problems with

    fallouts

      • Fallouts sliding behind the mat you are cutting. Changing Cut Order and Changing Start Cut Points may resolve some of these issues.

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    Display Start Points

    Info

    • The initial

    blade plunge and cut direction

    • Blade Plunge and Cut Direction will be displayed as a triangle arrow.

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    Select the Type of Object

    • Select the desired

    bevel

    • Bevel/

    cartridge type
    Info

    • Only the objects matching the

    bevel

    • Bevel/

    cartridge type

    • Cartridge Type selection will be displayed. 

    • The other

    bevel

    • Bevel/

    cartridge types

    • Cartridge Types of the design on the screen will be

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    • grayed out.

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    Changing the Start

    • Select the object you want to edit by clicking on it.

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    • Click the Change Start button.

      • This will allow you to change the initial plunge for the object.

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    • Move the

    blue triangle

    • Blue Triangle cursor to where you want the initial blade plunge to start when it cuts this object.

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    • Click

    the mouse

    • to place the new start point of the initial

    blade plunge. The start point

    • Blade Plunge.

    Info

    • The Start Point of this object has now been changed.

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    • Do the same with the other openings

    , and they will all

    • .

    Info

    • In this example, the openings will begin cutting at the bottom left corner

    of the openings

    • instead of at the top left corner. 

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