Cut Preview Tools: MatDesigner

Click Power button to align the head and power up motors without cutting. See Align the Head for more information.

Click Reset button to disengage power to the motors.

A prompt to click OK to release the motors will display.

Grasp the head and click ok, then manually bring the head back to the home position.

Click License button to open the license screen.

Alternatively, open license screen from the file menu, or click View License on main screen.

License screen displays customer identification and license information for the current system.

The license screen only displays items pertinent to your license.

Customer ID

The Customer ID is your Wizard account ID. Please have it handy when calling Wizard.

System ID

The System ID is this particular computer’s identifier name. Please have it handy when calling Wizard.

Total Available

Total Available is the number of corners available.

Warning Level

Warning Level displays the number of corners at which a low corner warning will display.

Check For Corners

Click Check for Corners to check for corners to download. MatDesigner will attempt to use an internet connection to download the corners. If no internet connection is available it will use your modem.

Check for Update

Click Check for Update to update the time rental license. MatDesigner will attempt to use an internet connection to download the corners. If no internet connection is available it will use the modem.

Total Corners Used

Total Corners Used displays the total number of corners used since installation.

Total Mats Cut

Total Mats Cut displays the total of mats cut since installation.

Current Corners

Current Corners displays the number of corners the current design will use to cut.

This field displays only on the cut preview when a mat is loaded to cut.

Filename

Filename displays the file name of the mat if saved.
This field displays only on the cut preview when a mat is loaded to cut.

Sold System Usage

Sold System Usage displays whether or not the software has been activated.

Next Timeout

Next Timeout displays the date MatDesigner software times out.

Days Left

Days Left displays number of days left until the MatDesigner software times out.

Enter License Update

Click Enter License Update button to enter a new activation code.

This feature is designed for customers with no phone line or internet connection.

Click Configs button to open the configuration screen.

The configuration screen is where to make adjustments to how the CMC cuts, including backups, overcuts, and opening adjustments.

Alternatively, click the Board Configurations button on the main screen.

Configurations are explained in greater depth in the Configurations manual. The following information is a quick overview.

Menu Bar

File

Save Configurations

Save the current configuration.

Load Configurations

Load a saved configuration.

Reset Configurations

Reset configurations back to the factory settings.

Close

Close the configurations screen.

Factory Configs

The factory configs are set at the factory, and are not editable by the user.

Current Bevel Type

MatDesigner software uses configurations matching the bevel type being cut.

A reverse bevel cut from the front of the mat uses the configuration Reverse Bevel - Front of Mat.

Click the dropdown control and select the desired bevel to be edited.

Available bevel types:

• Normal Bevel

• Reverse Bevel

• V-Groove

• Normal Drop

• Reverse Drop

• Outside

• Normal Drop - Front of Mat

• Reverse Drop - Front of Mat

• Normal Bevel - Front of Mat

• Reverse Bevel - Front of Mat

• Outside - Front of Mat

Exterior Backup

Exterior Backup is where blade plunges into matboard. Increase cuts longer, decrease cuts shorter.

Exterior Overcut

Exterior Overcut is where blade comes out of matboard. Increase cuts longer, decrease cuts shorter.

Interior Backup

Interior Backup is where blade plunges in on fallout (i.e., French Stairs). Increase cuts longer, decrease cuts shorter.

Interior Overcut

Interior Overcut is where blade comes out of fallout (i.e., French Stairs). Increase cuts longer, decrease cuts shorter.

Opening Adjustment

Opening Adjustment is width of opening. Increase makes opening wider, decrease makes smaller.

Rotation

Rotation is how much head rotates before cutting.

Note V-Groove configuration has two rotation fields; inside and outside.

Depth Bias

Depth Bias is used to calculate blade depth when a SKU has been selected for matboard in the matboard library that has a thickness setting.

The depth bias is used in conjunction with the default depth for 4-ply and is:

[(Default Depth) - 10]

For instance, if the normal Blade Depth for 4-ply is 11, then 11-10=1, so enter 1 for the Depth Bias.

Plunge Count

Plunge Count is the number of blade plunges before the CMC stops for a blade change.

Each blade Cartridge configuration screen has an independent plunge count field.

Enter the desired number of plunges for the specific Cartridge being edited in the configurations screen.

Select Plunge Count on the cut preview screen to enable the MatDesigner software to stop and prompt for a blade change.

Unselect Plunge Count to manually manage blade changes.

The CMC stops after the number of plunges entered and prompts for a blade change.

Change the blade and hit CTRL+S or click on the screen to continue cutting.

Each time blade depth knob on the CMC is changed, the blade depth setting must be updated in the software.

Click the blade depth button to access the blade depth screen.

Selecting the software blade depth automatically adjusts current configuration backups/overcuts to compensate for this mat thickness. Changing blade depth number in the software does not physically adjust blade depth knob.

Because blade depth varies from CMC to CMC, the example displayed is just an illustration of blade depth setting.

See Blade Depth Adjustment for more information.

Apply New Depth to All Layers?

Select Apply New Depth to All Layers to apply the new blade depth selection to all layers of the current mat.

Opening

Enter blade depth number under opening for cutting the current openings.

V-Groove

Enter blade depth number under V-Groove for cutting V-Groove depth.

Set as Default

Click Set as Default to make current blade depth the default setting for openings/V-Grooves.

Remember: The blade depth knob number and the number in the software must match in order for the backups and overcuts to be properly adjusted.

Select the desired layer.

Click on the blade depth button.

On the blade depth screen, enter the new blade depth number under opening.

Enter desired notes in the label field about this blade depth setting.

Select Apply New Depth to All Layers to apply same blade depth to all layers of current mat.
Click Ok

New blade depth number is listed next to current layer.

NOTE: Returning to editor then back to cut preview reloads the default blade depth settings.

If newly selected blade depth is different than last blade depth used, user is prompted to change the blade depth knob to new depth.

Change blade depth knob to the new setting and click Ok.

Each number on the blade depth knob is .007 of an inch ( 0,178 mm).

To change blade depth setting for V-Grooves, click on the blade depth button.

On the blade depth screen, enter the new blade depth number under V-Groove field.

Enter desired notes in the label field about this blade depth setting.

Click Ok.

When cutting a V-Groove, user is prompted to change blade depth knob to the V-Groove depth.

Change blade depth knob and Click Ok.

After V-Groove has finished cutting, user is prompted to return blade depth knob to the opening setting to cut the openings.

Change blade depth knob and click Ok.

Click the color button on the cut preview screen.

It will display additional information about the matboard selected for the current layer.

If the selected matboard does not have a thickness provided, user will be prompted when cutting whether to use the default blade depth.