4.01.1 Draw and Cut .................................................................................................................................... 111
4.02 EMBOSSING AND SCORING ......................................................................................................................... 113
4.02.1 General Info on Embossing .............................................................................................................. 113
4.02.2 Score and Cut Project ....................................................................................................................... 114
4.02.3 Embossing Paper or Cardstock ........................................................................................................ 114
4.03 SCRATCH ENGRAVING ................................................................................................................................ 115
4.03.1 Engraving a Metal Tag ...................................................................................................................... 115
4.04 SETTINGS FORM FOR ACCESSORY TOOLS ................................................................................................... 120
4.05 SUGGESTED SETTINGS FOR VARIOUS ACCESSORIES
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5. SIGNCUT DRAW FUNCTIONS OF INTEREST ............................................................................................. 122
5.00 QUICK REFERENCE FOR CHAPTER 5 ........................................................................................................... 122
5.01 ADDING A CONTOUR CUT LINE TO A RASTER IMAGE ..................................................................................... 122
5.01.1 Importing an Image to Trace ............................................................................................................. 122
5.01.2 Step-by-Step Tracing Process .......................................................................................................... 123
5.02 EDITING A TRACE ....................................................................................................................................... 126
5.02.1 Node Editing a Contour Cut .............................................................................................................. 126
5.02.2 Deleting Paths Within a Contour Cut Trace ...................................................................................... 126
5.03 ENGRAVING FILLS ...................................................................................................................................... 127
5.03.1 Hatch Fill ........................................................................................................................................... 128
5.03.2 Contour Fill ........................................................................................................................................ 129
5.03.3 Inside Fills Versus Outside Fills ........................................................................................................ 130
5.03.4 Line Raster from Bitmap ................................................................................................................... 131
APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING FAQ’S .................................................................................................... 135
A1 COMMUNICATION ISSUES............................................................................................................................... 135
A2 OPERATING ISSUES....................................................................................................................................... 136
A3 CUTTING/DRAWING ISSUES ........................................................................................................................... 137