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Quick Calibration: FrameShop Configurations Screen
- dani.simmonds
Quick Calibration |
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Quick Calibration gives a walk-through of making sure that the opening is the right size, cut in the right place, as well as adjust the backups and overcuts and correct for swoops and flares. |
First we will design a simple mat. Have FrameShop open on the Main Screen. Click Design. |  Select Design from the Main Screen |
On the New Openings Screen on the Single Tab, enter:
|  Click Cut to Go to the Cut Preview |
Now we will cut the mat to see if the configurations for the current blade cartridge or bevel type needs to be adjusted. | |
The Cutting Preview opens. Cut the mat from the desired side of the mat with the desired cartridge, but do not cut the outside. It will cut a 2x2” opening with 2” borders. |  The the Opening Without Cutting the Outside |
Mark an X in the lower left corner of the mat before removing it from the CMC to indicate how it sat on the board. Look at the mat you have cut. Is it cut the correct size? Is it cut in the correct place? Do any of the cuts go too far or are cut too short? Is there a Swoop or Flare in the corners? |  Mark an X in the Lower Left Corner of the Mat Before Removing it |
Configurations Screen | |
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The Configurations Screen is where you will make any changes to the configuration to adjust how the CMC cuts. | |
To make adjustments, click on the Configurations button on the Cutting Preview screen. |  Click the Configurations Button on the Cutting Preview Screen |
On the Configurations screen, select the appropriate Cartridge Type Tab. |  Select the Desired Cartridge Type Tab |
Select the desired Bevel Type from the Current Bevel Type dropdown control. |  Select the Bevel Type from the Bevel Type Dropdown Control |
When making adjustments, click either the minus or plus button (-/+) at the end of the desired field about five or six times in the direction indicated. Click OK and do a test cut. Check the results of the cut and continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved. |  Test Cut and Adjust the Appropriate Field Until You Achieve the Desired Results |
Measure the width of the opening from the cutting side to make sure it is 2”; this example was cut from the back. If it is not 2", adjust the Opening Adjustment.
|  Measure the Width of the Opening |
Increase the Opening Adjustment if the opening is too small by clicking the plus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Opening Cut too Small  Increase the Opening Adjustment |
Decrease the Opening Adjustment if the opening is too large by clicking the minus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Opening is Too Large  Reduce the Opening Adjustment |
Measure the left border to the opening viewed from the cutting side of the mat; this example was cut from the back. If it is not 2”, adjust the Horizontal Home.
|  Measure the Left Border to the Opening to Make Sure it is the Correct Size |
Increase the Horizontal Home if the border is too small by clicking the plus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Increase the Horizontal Home if the Border is Too Small  Increase the Horizontal Home |
Decrease the Horizontal Home if the border is too large by clicking the minus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Decrease the Horizontal Home if the Border is Too Large  Decrease the Horizontal Home |
Measure the bottom border to the opening viewed from the cutting side of the mat; this example was cut from the back. If it is not 2”, adjust the Vertical Home.
|  Measure the Bottom Border to the Opening Viewed From the Cutting Side of the Mat |
Increase the Vertical Home if the bottom border is too small by clicking the plus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Bottom Border is too Small  Increase the Vertical Home |
Decrease the Vertical Home if the bottom border is too large by clicking the minus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Bottom Border is too Large  Decrease the Vertical Home |
Exterior Backup is where blade plunges into the matboard. Rectangles are all exterior cuts.
|  Exterior Backup Controls Where the Blade Backs up Before Plunging into the Matboard on Exterior Cuts |
Decrease the Exterior Backup to make the cut shorter by clicking the minus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Exterior Backup is Cut too Long  Decrease the Exterior Backup |
Increase the Exterior Backup to make the cut longer by clicking the plus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Exterior Backup is Cut too Short  Increase the Exterior Backup |
Exterior Overcut is where blade comes out of the matboard. Rectangles are all exterior cuts.
|  Exterior Overcut Controls Where the Blade Continues into the Corner Before Retracting the Blade on Exterior Cuts |
Decrease the Exterior Overcut to make the cut shorter by clicking the minus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Exterior Overcut is Cut too Long  Decrease the Exterior Overcut |
Increase the Exterior Overcut to make the cut longer by clicking the plus button a couple clicks and do a test cut. |  Exterior Overcut is Cut too Short  Increase the Exterior Overcut |
For more information on calibrating the different cuts, see Configurations. |  The Configurations Screen is Where to Make Adjustments to How the CMC Cuts or how Non-Blade Cartridges are Applied |