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3-3 Preparing Print Data (METAZAStudio)
METAZAStudio Screen
Menu Bar
Runs the various commands for METAZAStudio.
METAZAStudio online help ("Commands")
Present Cursor Position
This indicates the present
location of the cursor. The
position at the center of the
window (where the two cen-
terlines intersect) is (0, 0).
Status Bar
This shows the present location of the cursor, information about the shape, the grid, and the view magnification.
Moving the pointer to a toolbar button or pointing to a menu command makes a brief explanation of the button
or command appear at the left edge.
Note : Shape Information
This appears when you click an on-screen object (image, text, or shape). The center position and size of the present
shape are displayed, as shown in the figure below.
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Centerline
This indicates the hori-
zontal center location
of the window.
Grid Pitch
This displays the pitch
(spacing) of the grid lines.
Clicking the right mouse
button over this displays
menu items related to the
appearance of the grid.
Toolbar
The toolbar is provided with buttons for
running METAZAStudio commands such
as [Material] and [Open].
METAZAStudio online help ("Commands"
> "Toolbar buttons")
Table
The unit's table is shown here. The scale
displayed represents the actual scale marks
on the table.
Work Area
This is the area in which printing is possible.
The workpiece size (printing area) set with
the Windows-based driver is shown here.
P. 79, "METAZA Driver settings"
Centerline
This indicates the vertical center location
of the window.
Grid
This is a grid of lines displayed in the work
area. It serves as a guide for positioning
images and text.
Margin
This is a blank area where no printing is
performed that lies inside the edges of the
work area. It is set at 1 millimeter by default.
You can change the size of the margin by
going to the [File] menu and selecting
[Preferences].
P. 43, "Step1 : Determine the shape and
size of material, " p. 73, "Step1 : Decide on the
Printing Area (Workpiece Size)"
View Scaling Factor
This displays the present scaling factor for
the screen view. Clicking the right mouse
button over this displays a menu that lets
you change the view scaling factor.
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