Rulers & Guidelines; Figure 34: Rulers And Guidelines For Alignment - Peleman Flat Bed Foil Printer User Manual

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5.5.12 Rulers & Guidelines
The rulers are usually used to align elements in the design window. Two types of rulers can
be seen during the design process, i.e. horizontal ruler and vertical ruler. The horizontal
ruler is displayed at the top of the design and is used to align elements horizontally. On the
other hand, a vertical ruler is displayed on the left side of the design and is used to align
elements vertically. The white area of the ruler corresponds to the allowable area where
elements may be placed, while the inactive grey areas indicate those parts of the object
where a user cannot insert any design element. The inactive grey area is either caused by
print margins or because a part of the object is not supported by the printer table. Section
5.5.3 and section 5.5.5 may be referred to for more information.
By default, the rulers are always displayed during the design stage. Users may show / hide
rulers using the settings tab in the available tools. The default unit for displaying
measurements on the rulers is millimetre (mm). Users may change the units to display
measurements on the rulers from the Settings tab in the available tools. Section 5.8.1 of this
document may be referred to for more information on how to show / hide rulers and how
to change units.
Guidelines for alignment are non-printable light blue colour lines, as shown in figure 34,
that may be used to align elements, corresponding to some specific measurements on the
ruler. To place a horizontal guideline, the user will have to click on the top ruler and drag
the pointer line on the design area to the required corresponding position of the vertical
ruler while holding down the mouse button. Similarly, to place a vertical line, the user will
have to click on the left ruler, and drag the pointer line on the design area to the required
corresponding position of the top ruler, while holding down the mouse button.
Users may add any number of such guidelines to a design. Similarly, to move any guideline
to another location, a user may click and drag it to elsewhere, by holding down the mouse
button during dragging.

Figure 34: Rulers and Guidelines for Alignment

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