Section 7: Using the Epilog Dashboard
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Center-Center
It’s important to think about setting up your artwork for Center-Center differently
than you think about most jobs. Setup for most jobs that do not use the Center-
Center feature begin with a determination of page size with the idea that the page
size in your graphics package will match the actual size of your work piece.
Additionally, the upper–left corner of the laser table is referenced to the upper-left
corner of the page size you have set up in your graphics package. This makes it
easy to visualize how your artwork will look on the work piece when it is
finished. Think of this method as the “Upper-left justified” method.
When using Center-Center, the overall size of your work piece and the upper-left
corner reference point are not very important. Here, the important starting points
are the size of your artwork and the available space for it on your work piece.
With Center-Center, you’re interested in positioning the center of your artwork to
a specific point on your work piece, no matter where your work piece is on the
laser table. When using Center-Center you can place your artwork on almost any
size of page and almost anywhere on that page. The detailed examples on the
next few pages show how easy it is to think differently about Center-Center jobs.
As you read these instructions you will find that there are four easy steps to using
Center-Center.
1. Measure the size of the area that you have available on your work piece.
2. In your software package, size your artwork so that it will fit into that
available space.
3. Move your carriage by hand (using the red dot pointer as your visual
indicator) to locate the center of your work piece.
4. Print using the Center-Center option in the Dashboard.
Words of caution:
Whatever size page you use in your graphics package should also be used when
setting the Page Size in the Dashboard.
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