However, there is a straight-forward method one can use to compensate for tools with different diameters.
Basically, this method is one where you mark onto a Post-it note or small rectangle of paper, the relative
locations of the gel pen and the blade tip. Then you use the location of the blade holder to set the origin for
the gel pen and, in turn, use the location of the gel pen to set the origin for the blade holder! This will then
allow your pen drawings and cut lines to be properly aligned. Here are the steps:
Align a small Post-it note on your gridded mat with the sticky side down. If you do not have a Post-it
note, then just use a small rectangle of paper and apply Scotch tape to secure the paper to the mat.
Place the blade holder into the Zing blade holder seat. With the Zing turned off, slide the carriage so
that the blade holder is over the note. Drop the pinch wheels so that the mat cannot move.
Press the blade holder down so that you puncture the Post-it note.
Without moving the blade carriage, remove the blade holder and insert the gel pen. Press down to mark
the paper.
Remove the mat and use a pencil to darken the puncture mark. Your Post-it note might look something
like this:
Align the cardstock (or other material you plan to use) onto the mat and load into the Zing.
Insert the pen into the blade holder seat and move to the approximate location of where you will set the
origin in the Set Blade Origin window.
Position the Post-it note where you plan to set the origin (laser light) for your WYSIWYG cut. If you
normally set it at the lower right corner of the Zing mat, then place the Post-it note in that position so that
the dots are close to that spot. If the Post-it note extends outside of the mat, trim it so that it doesn’t get
caught on the mat guide. If you normally set the laser light at the lower right corner of your material
(because you change your Virtual Mat to match your material dimensions), then place the Post-it note
there. Note that the location of the drawing and cutting will be aligned with one another perfectly but
may be slightly different from the location on your Virtual Mat. Thus, take that into account so that the
shapes are not drawn nor cut off your material.
Move the laser light to the exact location of the blade puncture (NOT the gel pen mark). Once you have
it directly over that mark, click on Finished in the Set Blade Origin window.
Place Post-in note at
bottom right corner of grid
OR at bottom right corner of
paper if you changed the
Virtual Mat to match paper
dimensions versus actual
mat dimensions.
Align cardstock in same
manner as you normally
do when using WYSIWYG
Cut Mode.
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