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Chapter 4 More Advanced Operations
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4-4 Printing Materials of a Wide Variety of Shapes
About the Size and Shape of the Printing Area
The size of the image to print must always fit within the size of the material. Printing an image that is larger than the
material may cause the marking pin to strike the edge of the material and break.
Dr. METAZA2 comes preset with quadrilateral, round, and diamond material shapes. When you select one of these
materials, the image is displayed matched to the shape of the material, with an appropriate margin.
For example, when you want to print material whose shape is not registered in Dr. METAZA2, like that shown in the
figure, you must set the area printed to be smaller than the material.
Registering the shape of the material with Dr. METAZA2 makes it possible to expand the printing area.
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p 54 "Adding a Material Shape"
Avoiding Holes in the Material When Printing
When you use the pen feature to black-fill an area in the data by drawing freehand, the filled area is not printed. When
you want to perform printing that avoids a hole in the material, use the pen to fill an area in the data whose size and
location is matched to the hole. You can make the settings for the width of the pen and the like in the [Pen Setup]
dialog box.
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For detailed information, refer to the online help.
Printing area
Printing cannot be performed around a hole.
Dr.METAZA2 Screen
[Pen Setup] dialog box
Be sure to specify black as the color.
In the Pen Setup dialog box, set the width of the pen to
match the diameter of the hole in the material.
Material
Printing area
Material
Hole in the material
Printing area
Hole in the material