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What are
Labware
Labware Files
Location
Labware File
Syntax
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Chapter 8
Creating and Editing Labware
Files
This chapter shows you how to edit the files for labware.
Labware Files are text files, located on your computer's hard drive,
which contain all of the settings used to print on a particular labware.
For example, the ID Scribe comes with a Labware File to print on the
tops of 1.5mL microcentrifuge tubes named "Default 1_5mL.txt".
Files?
Your ID Scribe representative should have constructed Labware Files
for each of the labware you requested. These settings will print well
under normal conditions. Under certain circumstances, however, you
might want to change these settings to customize your printing results.
Labware Files are located in the directory "labware." Labware is
located in the same directory that the ID Scribe application is located.
If you open up the file "Default 1_5mL.txt", it will look something like
the following:
// x starting position is the x-coordinate of the origin
in pixels
// To move it left make the number more negative
x_starting_position = -1740
// y starting position is the x-coordinate of the origin
// To move it up increase the number
y_starting_position = 640
// The spacings are the distances in thousandth of an inch
between vials
x_tube_spacing = 625
y_tube_spacing = 850
// Z no touch is the height where you want an upstroke to
end on the pen
z_no_touch_height (clearance height) = 0
// Z touch is the height where you want a downstroke to
end
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