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Notes: • Do not copy this manual in whole or parts in any form without prior approval from Mimaki. • Do not copy this software to any other disk for the purpose of other than making a backup disk or load it in memory for the purpose of other than execution.
Table of contents About This Manual ................2 FineCut Menu ..................3 Quick Start..................4 Advanced Operations ................ 8 Enlarge and Reduce an Object ............8 Cut an Object Multiple Times (Copy) ..........10 Cut an Object by Layer ............... 12 Cut an Object by Color ...............
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ The following process shows how to cut out ABC at the bottom right of the A3 size sheet using Mimaki CG cutting series. Additionally, make a frame around the ABC, and cut it 5 mm away from the characters.
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Plot dialog appears. The effective cutting area (Mimaki CF series set the origin point to the bottom left of a sheet. Therefore, ABC characters are displayed at the bottom left.) If the mark is displayed on the left of Load Sheet Size button, the plotter sheet size cannot be loaded.
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Click Plot button to start plotting. The origin point is set to the bottom right of the sheet. Therefore, the object cutting is performed from the bottom right. (bottom left with Mimaki CF series) Click End button. Plot dialog closes.
Click [Origin Lock] check box to cut out the object (ABC) retaining the layout position. When uncheck the check box, the object is cut at the bottom right of the sheet (bottom left with Mimaki CF series) base on the origin. Origin Lock setting...
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Length for the length direction in the figure. (3)Set the head withdrawal position as the origin. (This function is effective only for the MGL-IIc commands on Mimaki CG series.) Check this option, for the useful operations like continuous output. When checking “Sheet Feed Origin Renewal”, [No. Copies] or [Division Cut] function on Mimaki plotter will not perform correctly.
FineCut provides you the Contour Extraction function that enables to generate out- lines on an object and the Registration Mark Recognition function that enables to per- form axial correction and distance correction at once using Mimaki CG-EX series and Mimaki CG-FX series cutting plotter with a mark sensor.
Recognize and cut Registration Mark (in use of CG-EX series) Set the output result on a plotter to perform registration mark detection. For the procedure of registration mark detection, refer to the Mimaki CG-EX series operation manual. Detection of registration mark (Semi-automatic mode) 1.
• Set the same size and position between the output leaf sheet size and the print position. Set a output result on a plotter to detect registration mark. For the procedure of registration mark detection, refer to the Mimaki CG-FX series operation manual. Detection of registration mark (Semi-automatic mode) 1.
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • In case the printed data by a take-up functioned plotter rolled as (Mimaki JV series etc.) a paper tube Rotate the data to 180-degree in the FineCut, and set the paper tube on the CG-FX directly: Enables to cut the data continuously.
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○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ • In case the continuous printed data exist to the middle of the line Perform cutting in twice to cut all the data. Output to the printer Mimaki CG-FX series Second Cutting data...
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Set a output result on a plotter to detect registration mark. (Refer to page 25) For the procedure of registration mark detection, refer to the Mimaki CG-FX series operation manual. Click Detect Mark button in the Plot dialog.
Fill and Outline of an Object ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ In the figure below, the fill of the ellipse is set and outline are made thicker.
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(5) Object Offset The origin point is set at the bottom right corner (Mimaki CG series) or the left corner (Mimaki CF series) of the layout area. The default origin point is positioned at 0 mm (both vertically and horizontally) of the layout area. Change the value of the origin to move the object.
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8) Plot Option Sort Performs sort operation with minimized useless head movement, allowing efficient cutting. Mimaki CF series cuts figures in order of size (from the smallest figure to larger ones). Sheet Feed Before cutting, feed the sheet to confirm the performance whether the entire data can be cut.
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Set the head withdrawal position as the origin. Check this option, for the useful operations like continuous output. Origin Update is effective only with MGL-IIc for Mimaki CG series. Media /MGL-IIc only (see page 15) Select a media. Parameter of the selected media is displayed to the pop-up window in several seconds.
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Set the plotter to the REMOTE mode before clicking Load Sheet Size button to load the sheet size. Initialize Button Initialize the condition. Detect Mark Button By performing registration mark detection using Mimaki CG-EX series and Mimaki CG-FX series cutting plotter with mark sensor, automatic size correction is performed for the read registration mark.
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