Settings

In this tab you can change, among other, settings such as: language, background color, footer printed on the project card, default parameters for packaging from FEFCO standard.

Main settings

To change the main settings, select: Settings/Main settings. You can change parameters:

- - language,
- - background color,
- - default knife price (1m),
- - default balancing knife price (1m), (used in generating of dieboards for automatic die-cutting machines),
- - default paper price (1m2),
- - default price of die cutting (1 stroke), (used in "Advanced calculations" module),
- - prices precizion (decimal places),
- - grid enabled/disabled by default,
- - bridges enabled/disabled by default (used only with the “Die-cuts” module),
- - Export settings:

- - if You choose "Explode blocks to arcs and lines", program whilst export to .dxf or .cf2 format will explode blocks from "Layout" type layers to single objects and reduce "common knives",

- - if You choose export to Corel,Adobe... these applications correctly read the line colours,

- - unit size for .hpg files,

- - unit type for .svg files (milimeters, points or pixels),

- - parameters of export to .nc format: feed rate and depth of tools, home coordinates and zero corner position,

- - Print settings:

- - font size of dimension lines,

- - dimension lines precizion (decimal places),

- - footer, which appears in the corner of the project card. If You want to place in a footer a logo instead of description, save the "logo.bmp" file contained a bitmap, to the database folder. Database folder You can check in Database settings.

CNC settings

To change the CNC settings, select: Settings/CNC settings. You can change parameters:

- - file header (it depends on used machine),
- - tool depth in neutral feed rate,
- - Tool parameters You can change separately for every of 7 types of lines (graver, crease, cut-crease, perforation, score, knives, plywood):

- - tool number, which is to be assigned to chosen line type,

- - rotate speed (r.p.m.),

- - working depth (mm),

- - feed rate (mm/min.),

- - speed of lowering tool (mm/min.),

- - home coordinates (X,Y,Z), to which head is moved when job is done,
- - placement of zero corner (left bottom corner, right bottom corner, left top corner, right top corner),

Database settings

To change database settings, select: Settings/Database settings. You can change parameters:

- - database path. The path is set by default when you first start the program as the folder "Database" placed in the program folder. To change the path (after moving the database to another location), indicate database folder or enter path manually,
- - Bitmaps path. The path is set by default after setting the database folder (the "BitmapsForImport" folder located in the "Database" folder). To change the path, indicate folder from which the program will import bitmaps by default or enter the path manually.

In the folder "Database" are stored price lists used by "Advanced calculations". Here is also the folder "Symbols", which contains the symbols (eg. flute direction, handles, T-nuts...), "ProjCards", which contains project card templates and "Pictures", where pictograms of boxes are stored, which are placed on project cards.

FEFCO settings

To change default parameters for packaging from FEFCO standard select: Settings/FEFCO settings. You can change parameters (separately for every flute type):

- - GF (default glue flap width),
- - PA2...PA5 (the increase "crease dimensions" to internal dimensions for the following walls of box),
- - HA (the increase "crease height" to "internal height" of box),
- - FA (correction of the width of the external flaps of Slotted-type box),
- - SC ("step crease" - distance between internal flap and external flap). This parameter affects for usual flap boxes only, like FEFCO 0201, 0203 ...
- - THK (total material thickness).
- - OT (outside material thickness - from outer surface to bending line).

Other parameters:

- - Don't let dust flaps (DH) to overlap (overlap effect appears especially in square boxes),
- - In usual flap boxes, dimensions rounded to 1mm.

ECMA settings

To change default parameters for packaging from ECMA standard select: Settings/ECMA settings. You can change parameters:

- - Don't let dust flaps (DH) to overlap (overlap effect appears especially in square boxes),
- - Glue perforation on flaps / no varnish area.

Color settings

To change colors of different line tipes select: Settings/Color settings. You can change colors separately for 3 groups:

- - Colors on the screen (including background color),
- - Printing colors,
- - Exported colors,