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3.01 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 46
3.02 CAMERA CALIBRATION PROCEDURE ...................................................................................... 46
3.03 PERFORMING A PNC IN CREATE ...................................................................................... 48
3.04 REGISTRATION MARK SETTINGS ................................................................................................................... 52
3.05 SETTING AN ORIGIN USING THE CAMERA ......................................................................................... 52
3.06 ADDITIONAL PRINT+CUT NOTES ................................................................................................................... 54
4. STARCRAFT CREATE SOFTWARE ............................................................................................................... 55
4.01 MAIN CREATE SCREEN .............................................................................................................................. 55
4.02 COMMON USER PREFERENCES AND SCREEN TOOLS ..................................................................................... 57
4.02.1 Common User Preferences ................................................................................................................ 57
4.02.2 Screen Tools ....................................................................................................................................... 58
4.03 LIBRARY ...................................................................................................................................................... 58
4.04 PROJECTS AND PAGES ................................................................................................................................. 59
4.05 LAYERS PANEL ............................................................................................................................................. 60
4.05.1 Parts of the Layers Panel .................................................................................................................... 60
4.05.2 Moving Layers ..................................................................................................................................... 62
4.06 HANDLING FILES .......................................................................................................................................... 65
4.07 COLORING AND MANIPULATING SHAPES ........................................................................................................ 65
4.07.1 Fill & Stroke Panel............................................................................................................................... 65
4.07.2 Resizing, Rotating and Moving Shapes .............................................................................................. 66
4.07.3 More Shape Manipulations ................................................................................................................. 67
4.08 TEXT ........................................................................................................................................................... 68
4.08.1 Type Tool Options ............................................................................................................................... 68
4.08.2 Changing the Font .............................................................................................................................. 69
4.08.3 Text Panel Settings ............................................................................................................................. 70
4.08.4 Creating a Connected Letter Title ....................................................................................................... 70
4.09 TRACING AND DRAWING ............................................................................................................................... 71
4.09.1 Tracing Procedure and Input .............................................................................................................. 71
4.09.2 Image Settings .................................................................................................................................... 72
4.09.3 Output and Output Settings ................................................................................................................ 74
4.09.4 Drawing Tools ..................................................................................................................................... 74
4.10 EDITING TOOLS ............................................................................................................................................ 75
4.11 DESIGNING .................................................................................................................................................. 76
5. APPLICATIONS AND TIPS ON MATERIALS ................................................................................................. 78
5.01 PAPER AND CARDSTOCK TIPS ....................................................................................................................... 78
Selecting Paper and Cardstock ..................................................................................................................... 78
Cutting ............................................................................................................................................................ 78
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................. 78
5.02 ADHESIVE VINYL TIPS ................................................................................................................................... 79
Preparing the Design ..................................................................................................................................... 79
Cutting ............................................................................................................................................................ 79
Weeding ......................................................................................................................................................... 80
Applying ......................................................................................................................................................... 80
5.03 IRON-ON / HEAT TRANSFER VINYL TIPS ......................................................................................................... 80
Preparing the Design ..................................................................................................................................... 80
Cutting and Weeding ...................................................................................................................................... 81
Adhering HTV ................................................................................................................................................. 82
Why should I upgrade to a Heat Press? ........................................................................................................ 82
5.04 FABRIC AND FELT TIPS ................................................................................................................................. 82
5.05 CAKE DECORATING TIPS .............................................................................................................................. 83
5.06 CHIPBOARD TIPS .......................................................................................................................................... 84
Selecting Chipboard ....................................................................................................................................... 84
Cutting ............................................................................................................................................................ 84
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................................................. 84
6. ACCESSORY TOOLS ...................................................................................................................................... 85
6.01 USING ACCESSORY TOOLS ........................................................................................................................... 85