Screen Menu Options; Measurement Units; Panel Size; Scale - Ioline Supernova I/S Series User Manual

26 Ioline SmarTrac User Guide
Caution
Autoloop default is
off. Do not allow the
material to become taut
when using a roll of material with
Autoloop disabled. Manually
create and maintain a service loop
in the rear.

Screen Menu Options

Measurement Units

English or Metric units are available when adjusting settings.

Panel Size

The Panel Size is the maximum area the signcutter can use for cut-
ting. The factory-set (and maximum) X-axis panel length is 838-in
long (2129-cm). The maximum Y-axis panel size depends on the
machine width. The material moves along the X-axis; the carriage
moves along the Y-axis. When cutting on a Cut Sheet the panel val-
ues should be adjusted to match the sheet size.

Scale

The factory-set Scale is 100%. The signcutter will produce a cut in
the exact size of any cut file that is sent. If the scale is 50%, the sign-
cutter will produce a cut that is half the intended size. The scale of
the signcutter can range from 1% to 999%. Note: Both X- and Y-axes
are set independently.

Autoloop

With Autoloop enabled the signcutter will create a service loop of
material at the beginning of the plot and whenever necessary during
the cutting process. The factory setting is 30-in (76.2-cm), but the
loop size is adjustable. Disable Autoloop when cutting short pieces
of vinyl or scraps.

Tangential Cutting

When enabled, the tangential cutting feature will carefully align the
blade with the line segment before making each cut in the material.
Settings:
Enable: Turns on the Tangential Cutting feature in the cutter after
the Permanent button is pressed.
Determines how far the alignment cut starts from the begin-
Length:
ning of the line segment. The default of 33 is best for most
materials.
Force: Sets the pressure used when making an alignment move.
Ten grams typically makes little or no mark on the mate-
rial but properly aligns the blade.

Special Features

See the sections, How to Pounce and Stencil Cutting, for details on us-
ing these features.
Pounce The Pouncing feature will make a series of holes for trans-
ferring a pattern to a flat surface. Special pounce tools are
required. The hole size and spacing is adjustable. See Cut
and Blank below for more details.