Epilog Fusion M2 32 Manual page 159

SECTION 11: OPTIONAL FEATURES
4. Click and drag a box within the badge. Size it to
approximately accommodate your longest text
string. Make sure it fits in the badge area.
Be sure to click and drag after selecting
the tool. Just clicking in the badge will
invoke a different use for the tool and
you will not be able to auto-condense
your names.
5. Type your variable in the text box. Here we used the
word Name. Move it to its proper location on the
badge.
6. We're now ready to create the badges. First, select
everything on the badge. If you don't select
everything, the unselected objects will not be
repeated on the badges.
7. Select the Badges icon in the tool bar.
8. Set the Badge Setup parameters as shown below:
Number of Copies: the number of badges you
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want to create.
Score Lines: Optional setting that you can
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use to vector cut badges if you're using
material like plastic.
Use Plate: It's important that this be checked
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so that the graphic corresponds with the
actual plate size you're using.
Custom Size: The custom plate size
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corresponds to the size of your material
you're using to engrave the badges. We're going to
laser a 12" x 12" piece of plastic, so we've set this
parameter to 12" x 12".
Compress text equally over copies: You do
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not need to check this box. Long names will
automatically be compressed.
Replaceable Items/text: Select the variable
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text you typed in earlier, in this case.
Replacement Data File: If this box is
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checked you can browse for a data file that
has the names already entered, such as a tab
delimited text file. If you do not check this box, a box
will open allowing you to type in the data.
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