Page 5 - KNK Maxx Groove-e with MTC User Manual

7.11 DRAW FREEHAND LINES ................................................................................................................................................................. 142
Drawing Thin Lines .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 142
Drawing Thick Lines ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 143
Drawing with Other Line Styles ............................................................................................................................................................................... 143
7.12 DRAW BÉZIER CURVES AND STRAIGHT LINES (PEN TOOL) ................................................................................................................ 144
Drawing Straight Lines ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 144
Drawing Curves ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 145
Combining Straight Lines and Curves ..................................................................................................................................................................... 145
Fat Path and Super Smooth .................................................................................................................................................................................... 146
7.13 EDIT PATHS AT NODE LEVEL (NODE EDIT TOOL) .............................................................................................................................. 146
Segment Editing ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 146
Node Editing ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 149
Applications for Node Edit ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 150
7.14 RECONNECTING BROKEN SEGMENTS............................................................................................................................................... 151
Using Fuse n’ Weld ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 151
Using Edit Paths at Node Level (Node Edit Tool): .................................................................................................................................................. 151
Using the Drag Freehand Lines (Pencil Tool) ......................................................................................................................................................... 152
Using the Draw Bézier Curves and Straight Lines (Pen Tool) ................................................................................................................................ 152
8. DESIGNING .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 153
8.01 WHERE DO I START WITH LEARNING TO DESIGN? ............................................................................................................................ 153
8.02 ADD BASIC SHAPES (BASIC SHAPES TOOL) ..................................................................................................................................... 153
8.03 CREATE SPIRALS (SPIRAL TOOL) ..................................................................................................................................................... 154
8.04 CREATE STARS AND POLYGONS (STAR & POLYGON TOOL) ............................................................................................................... 155
Star .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 156
Polygon ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 157
8.05 SHADOW LAYER ............................................................................................................................................................................. 159
Outset Shadow ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 159
Blackout Option ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 159
Corner Join Option .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 160
Inset Shadow ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 160
8.06 WELD TOOL ................................................................................................................................................................................... 161
Designing a Balloon ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 161
Designing a Border.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 161
Designing a Wreath ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 162
8.07 BOOLEAN JOIN ............................................................................................................................................................................... 163
Cutting One Shape from Another ............................................................................................................................................................................ 163
8.08 WRAP OBJECTS TO PATH................................................................................................................................................................ 164
8.08.1 Designing a Scalloped Oval ......................................................................................................................................................................... 164
8.08.2 Warp Objects to Path ................................................................................................................................................................................... 165
8.08.3 Live Edit Window .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 168
8.09 AUTO 4-POINT WARP ..................................................................................................................................................................... 169
8.10 CONICAL WARP .............................................................................................................................................................................. 172
Tumbler Wrap .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 172
8.11 LATTICE ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
Latticed Circle .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
8.12 RHINESTONE DESIGN ..................................................................................................................................................................... 174
Rhinestone Outline .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 175
Rhinestone Fill ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 176
Additional Tips on Rhinestone Designing ............................................................................................................................................................... 176
8.13 TEXTURE SNAPSHOT ...................................................................................................................................................................... 177
Creating a Gradient Texture Fill .............................................................................................................................................................................. 178
8.14 JIGSAW PUZZLE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 179
8.15 NOTES WINDOW ............................................................................................................................................................................. 180
8.16 DESIGN CONTEST TUTORIALS ......................................................................................................................................................... 182
Designing a Whale by Brigit Mann .......................................................................................................................................................................... 182
Designing a Flower by Laury Vaden ....................................................................................................................................................................... 184
9.01 WHAT IS A PRINT AND CUT (PNC)? ................................................................................................................................... 190
9.02 WHAT IS A PNC CALIBRATION? .......................................................................................................................................... 190
9.03 PNC PROCEDURE PART 1: SETTING UP AND PRINTING ................................................................................................ 191
Landscape Mode Option ............................................................................................................................................................................. 192
Portrait Mode Option ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 194
9.04 PNC PROCEDURE PART 2: ALIGNING AND CALIBRATING ............................................................................................. 197
Aligning the Laser (or Pin) with the Registration Marks............................................................................................................... 197
Adjusting the Laser Offset ......................................................................................................................................................................... 199
5