Click the Text tool button to display the Text
Settings window. Insert a check mark in the
“Outline” checkbox, set the font and text size,
and then enter a name in the character string
entry box.
Click the [OK] button to return to the Create
Drawing window, and left-click at the position
where you wish the name to be placed,
Enter a character string
Insert a check mark in
the Outline checkbox
HINT
We recommend that you use a font
such as a Gothic alphabet font and
that you make your characters 20
mm or larger. This will make it easier
to weed around the characters
(remove unwanted vinyl) after cutting.
HINT
To draw a shape using the Rectangle
, Rounded Rectangle , Circle
, or Ellipse tool, left-click at
the top left and then the bottom right
of the location where you wish to
place the shape.
To draw a square, use the Rectangle
or the Rounded Rectangle
with the Shift key held down.
HINT
Adding a frame around the
characters makes it easier to weed
them after cutting, and also makes it
easier to transfer the characters
using an application sheet.
HINT
If you wish to cut the characters with
a frame around them, you will need
to create three rectangles. The white
areas in the picture below represent
the areas that have been weeded
(unnecessary vinyl removed). Adding
an exterior frame around the
characters makes it easier to weed
them after cutting, and also makes it
easier to transfer the characters
using an application sheet.
Place
the character string
Enclose the characters with a frame by using
one of these drawing tools [ ] [ ] [ ].
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Design a Character String or an Object
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Enter a character string
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Add a frame
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Let’s try out the Craft ROBO
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