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CONTENT TABLE

CHAPTER 1 ~ INSTALLATION 1-1

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CHAPTER 2~ SOFTWARE INTRODUCTION 2-1

Open Window 2-1
Main Window 2-2
Menu Bar 2-2
Tool Bar 2-3
Property Table 2-3

CHAPTER 3 ~ FILE MENU 3-1

New 3-1
Open 3-1
Close 3-2
Save 3-2
Save As 3-2
Import 3-2
Field Setting 3-3
Work Area 3-3
Ruler 3-4
Grid 3-5
Trim 3-6
Tool Tips 3-6
Preview 3-7

CHAPTER 4 ~ OUTPUT MENU 4-1

Processed Condition Setup 4-1
Output 4-1
Output Preview 4-2
Communication Configure 4-2

CHAPTER 5 ~ EDIT MENU 5-1

Break 5-2
Mirror Horz 5-2
Mirror Vert 5-2
Baseline 5-3
Split 5-3

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Trans-Curve 5-3
Welding 5-4
Contour 5-5
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Transfer to Image 5-6

Align 5-7
Distribute 5-7
Group 5-8
Array Copy Mode 5-8

CHAPTER 6 ~ DRAW MENU 6-1

Line 6-1
Arc 6-3
Circle 6-3
Rectangle 6-3
Curve 6-3
Text 6-4
Auto String 6-5
Serial No. 6-6
Fill 6-9
Date 6-
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CHAPTER 7 ~ VIEW MENU 7-1

Standard Bar 7-1
Properties Bar 7-2
Draw Bar 7-2
Obj Property Bar 7-3
ObjView Bar 7-3
Welcome 7-4
Show Order 7-4
Grid Parameters 7-7
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CHAPTER 1 ~ INSTALLATION
Insert the JoyCut software disk and select the proper directory to start installation. Step 1.: Insert the

installation CD.
Step 2.: You may change the default destination folder by click “Browse” button.
Click NEXT.

Step 3.: Click NEXT to start installation.

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Step 4.: The installation will be completed in a few seconds.

Step 5.: Click FINISH to complete the installation.

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INTRODUCTION
OPEN WINDOW

You will see the Welcome Dialog (fig. 2-1) whenever you start JoyCut. To disable
the Welcome Dialog, please go to FILE^FIELD SETTINGS SYSTEM^
WELCOME (fig. 2-2).

Open File Open Last Edit New File

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W Whether this window will show next time?

Fig. 2-1 Opening Window

 Fig.2-2 Enable the Welcome Dialog

MAIN WINDOW

There are some basic elements in JoyCut - : the Menu Bar, the Tool Box, the Work
Area, and the Property Table.
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♦ Menu Bar

Menu Bar contains the menus of all grouped commands. It has the following categories:

• File Menu
• Output Menu
• Edit Menu
• Draw Menu
• View Menu
• Window Menu
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♦ Tool Bar

These bars provide visual references for the most commonly used tools. See “CHAPTER 7~VIEW
MENU” for more information.

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♦ Property Table

Property Table shows an object’s properties. It displays tabs and options for the selected object. To
display the Property Table, select one object and right click the button on your mouse; then choose
Property Table. See “CHAPTER 5 ~ EDIT MENU” for more information.

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Item Function Shortcut Hotkey

New Creates a new document. Ctrl+N
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Close Closes the document.
Save Saves the document by the same file name. Ctrl+S
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Save as
Saves the document by a new file name defined by the
user.
Option Enables the setting of the interface configuration.
Import Imports existing images. Ctrl+I
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Field setting
Modifies the default values of the work area, ruler,
grid, trim and tool tips.
Print Ctrl+P
Prints the document or send the document to the
SignPal cutter.
Preview Previews the output document.
Printer
setting Sets the output parameters of the printer or the SignPal
cutter.
Exit Exits JoyCut.
Table 3-1 File Menu Function List

♦ New (File Menu)

Create a new document in JoyCut.

♦ Open (File Menu)

(1) From the File menu, select Open.

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♦ Close (File Menu)

Close all the documents. JoyCut will suggest you to save the current editing document before exiting. The

document will be lost if exist JoyCut without saving.

♦ Save (File Menu)

(1) From the File menu, select Save.

(2) If you are saving the document for the first time, a dialog box is displayed. Enter the name and
the location that will be used to save the document.
(3) Click Save.

♦ Save As (File Menu)

(1) From the File menu, select Save As.

(2) If you have selected the Save As command, a dialog box is displayed. Enter the name and the
location that will be used to save the document.
(3) Click Save.

♦ Import (File Menu)

(1) From the File menu, select Import.

(2) Select the file format, folder and the file that will be imported.
(3) Click Import.
(4) Drag and place the imported object.

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♦ Field Setting (File Menu)
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From the File menu, select Field Setting, and then you can adjust the default value settings of: work
area, ruler, grid, trimming and tool tips.

Work Area

Here, you can change the size of the work area in the Field size box. Also, you can set the related
parameters of the SignPal cutter from Machine Setting, and the related parameters of your printer
from Printer Setting.

NOTE: Make sure that you click Follow Output Machine when you want to do the

cutting job.
Options >

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• Machine Setting (fig. 3-4) - Choose the Machine Mode and Type for your SignPal cutter. Here, you can
change the parameters of cutting speed, cutting force, and offset. If you check Back Home, the media
will be moved back to the origin automatically after the cutting job. If you check Use Plotter Settings,
then you can ignore the cutter parameter settings here, and set the parameter values on your SignPal
cutter.
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Fig. 3-4 Machine Settings

Fig. 3-5 Printer Settings

Ruler

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Rulers appear along the top and left hand side of the main screen to help you measure
and align objects. Check Enable the ruler, and the ruler will be shown on the screen.

Fig. 3-6 Ruler Default Settings

Grid

Grids are a series of horizontal and vertical dotted lines within the design area. They
will not be part of the output. Check Enable the grid, and the grid lines will be
shown on the screen.

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P Enable the grid locking P Set as default

Fig. 3-7 Grid Default Settings

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Trim

Trimming means moving the selected object by using the arrow keys on your
keyboard.

Fig. 3-8 Trim Default Settings

ToolTips

Here you can choose to show the tool tip notice.

Fig. 3-7 Grid Default Settings

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 Fig. 3-9 ToolTips Default Settings

♦ Preview (File Menu)

Click Preview from the File menu, and you will see the output preview from the
screen.
• Print - Start printing.
• Zoom In - A closer view of the object.
• Zoom Out - A farther view of the object.
• Fit - Fit the object to the paper size.
• Select - Show the selected object only.
• Close - Back to the work area.
CHAPTER 4 ~ OUTPUT MENU
The Output menu contains: Processed Condition Setup, Output
Preview, Output, and Communication Configure.

Fig. 3-7 Grid Default Settings

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♦ Processed Condition Setup (Output Menu)

Fig. 4-1 Processed Condition Setup

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Machine Mode - Choose the SignPal cutter model that you are going to
use as the output device.
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Paper Size - You can adjust the size according to the media size or use the
default value.
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Use Plotter Setting - This option allows you to change the parameter
settings from the SignPal cutter only
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Back Home - If you check this box, then the media will roll back to the
origin whenever a job is finished.

♦ Output (Output Menu)

The output box shows all output status. Click Execute to start cutting or Exit
to return to the work area.

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Fig. 3-7 Grid Default Settings

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♦ Output Preview (Output Menu)

From the output preview box, you can see the machine model and
communication port settings, as well as the pattern that is going to be cut.

♦ Communication Configure (Output Menu)

This option allows you to choose the desired output option from wither RS-
232(COM) port, Printer(LTP) port, or USB(GCCUSB) port.

NOTE : If you are using RS-232 port, please make sure that the RS-232
parameter settings on JoyCut are the same as those on your SignPal
cutter.

Fig. 3-7 Grid Default Settings

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Fig. 4-3 Communication Configure

Fig. 3-7 Grid Default Settings

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Item Function y Shortcut
Redo Repeats the current action. Ctrl+Y
Undo Cancels the current action. Ctrl+Z

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Paste Pastes the object from the clipboard onto the document. Ctrl+V

Delete Deletes the selected object. Del Del

Combine Ctrl+K

Combines several individual patterns into one single graphic.

Note: The feature works only for vectors.
Break Breaks one single graphic into several parts. Ctrl+B

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Group Turns several selected graphics into a single group. Ctrl+M

Ungroup Decomposes the grouped graphics. Ctrl+Q

Mirror Horz Displays a horizontal mirror effect. Ctrl+H

Mirror Vert Displays a vertical mirror effect Ctrl+L
Baseline Enables texts to surround vector paths. Ctrl+E
Split Ctrl+D
Separates the text and the vector line that are currently adapted
to the Baseline effect.
Trans-curve Ctrl+U
Turns the selected text into continuous spots and allow you to
drag the spots and redesign the shape of the text.
Welding Combines the overlapped parts. Ctrl+G
Contour Converts bitmap images into vectors. Ctrl+W

Align Aligns objects in relation to one of the objects.

Distribute Adjusts the spacing and position of the objects.

Table 4-1 Edit Menu

Fig. 3-7 Grid Default Settings

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You can break text with multiple lines into individual lines of text, or break vector objects into parts.
♦ Break (Edit Menu)
(1) Select the object or text. ™
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♦ Mirror Horz (Edit Menu)

Creates reverse mirrored objects

(1) Select the object.
(2) Select Mirror from the Edit menu.

Fig. 5-1 Mirror Horizontal Effect

♦ Mirror Vert (Edit Menu)

Mirror Vert is used to create mirrored objects upside down.

(1) Select the object.
(2) Select Mirror Vert from the Edit menu.

♦ Baseline (Edit Menu)

Aligns the text to the selected vector object.

Fig. 5-2 Mirror Vertical Effect

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(3) Put your cursor on the line of the vector object and click. NOTE : Baseline

effect can only be applied to vector objects.

Fig. 5-3 Baseline Effect

♦ Split (Edit Menu)

Separate the text and the vector line that are currently adapted to the Baseline effect.

♦ Trans-Curve (Edit Menu)

Turns the selected text into continuous spots and allow you to drag the spots and redesign the shape
of the text.
(1) Select the text.
(2) Select Trans-curve from the Edit menu.
(3) Drag the points to from the original locations.
(4) Click the right button of your mouse after the dragging.

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Fig. 5-4 Trans-Curve Effect

♦ Welding (Edit Menu)

Welding is to weld selected objects into a single one and to remove overlapping during the process.
(1) Select the objects and select Group from the Edit menu.
(2) Press Welding from the Edit menu.

Fig. 5-5 Welding Effect

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(3) Select Contour from the Edit menu.

(4) Select the original image and drag the new image above it.

Fig. 5-6 Contour Effect

You can choose Break from the Edit menu to separate the vector image into several parts.

Fig. 5-7 Contour Break

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Allows you to transfer your design to an image. The choices include: Black & white, Gray scale, and True color.
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Fig. 5-8 Transfer to Image

• Resolution -
Choose the image resolution from 100-600 DPI (Dots Per Inch).

• Colorform -
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(1) Select the objects.

(2) From the Edit menu, choose Align and then select the desired alignment option.

Fig. 5-9 Align

♦ Distribute (Edit Menu)

Allows you to adjust the spacing and position of the objects.

(1) Select the objects.
(2) From the Edit menu, choose Distribute to select the desired distribution option.

Combing several objects into one object. Grouped objects can be moved as one.

Fig. 5-10 Distribute

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♦ Array
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(1) Select the object.

(2) From the Edit menu, choose Group.
(3) Select the object, press the right button of your mouse, and choose Property Table.
(4) Select Group Advanced.
(5) From Array Copy Mode, you can choose By Matrix or By Circle.

Fig. 5-11 Array Copy Mode

• By Matrix:
Row - Number of horizontal copies.
Column - Number of vertical copies. Raw
Gap - Horizontal spacing.
Col Gap - Vertical spacing.

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Fig. 5-12 Array Copy Mode - By Matrix

• By Circle:
Circle - Radius of the circle where the copies are distributed.
Obj Counts - Number of circular copies.
Obj Start -The portion of the circle where the copies are distributed.
Obj Angel Pitch - Inclination of the line that joins the original object and the center point.
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Line Draws a set of continuous straight line.
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Arc Draws a set of continuous arcs.

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♦ Line (Draw Menu)

(1) Select Line from the Draw menu.

(2) Click and drag to create.
(3) Click again to stop.
(4) Press the right button of your mouse to end the drawing.

Select the object and press the right button of your mouse; you can choose Property Table and set
the parameters of Frame, Fill, and Curve.

• Frame -
Here you can change the color of the outline of the object.
(1) Click the color control button besides “Color”, and the color-mixing tray will come out.
(2) Choose one color from the color-mixing tray and click OK.

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Fig. 6-1 Frame of Property Table

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Click the right button ^ to select the

desirous color and transparency.

Fig. 6-2 Fill of Property Table

• Curve -

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Check the “Closed Path” box; then there will automatically turn up a line connecting the end points.

♦ Arc (Draw Menu)

(1) Select Arc from the Draw menu.

(2) Click and drag to create.
(3) Click again to fix the shape.
(4) Press the right button of your mouse to end the drawing.

Select the object and press the right button of your mouse; you can choose Property Table to set the
parameters of Frame, Fill, and Curve.

♦ Circle (Draw Menu)

(1) Select Circle from the Draw menu.

(2) Click and drag to create.
(3) Press the right button of your mouse to end.

Select the object and press the right button of your mouse; you can choose Property Table to set the
parameters of Frame, Fill, and Curve.

♦ Rectangle (Draw Menu)

(1) Select Rectangle from the Draw menu.

(2) Click and drag to create the rectangle.
(3) Press the right button of your mouse to end the drawing.

Select the object and press the right button of your mouse; you can choose Property Table to set the
parameters of Frame, Fill, and Curve.

♦ Curve (Draw Menu)

(1) Choose Curve from the Draw menu.

(2) Click and drag to create.
(3) Press the right button of your mouse to end.
Select the object and press the right button of your mouse; you can choose Property Table to set
the parameters of Frame, Fill, and Curve.
♦ Text (Draw Menu)

(1) Select Text from the Draw menu, and there pops up an Edit Text box.
(2) Type the desirous text into the edit text box, and then press OK.

Select the text and press the right button of your mouse; you can choose Property Table to ser the
parameters of Frame, Fill, and Text.

Fig. 6-3 Text of Property

Click the Advanced button (see Fig. 6-4), then there pops up the Text Advanced box. You can set the
following parameters:
• Size - The height of the text.
• Oblique - Slant of the selected text.
• Text Pitch - Spacing between characters.
• Arrange - The orientation of the text.
• Alignment - Justify the position of the selected text.
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Fig. 6-4 Advanced of Text

A feature that helps to manage a series of data, usually couples with Array Copy in the Property Table of
Group.
(1) Select the text.
(2) Press the right button of your mouse to choose Property Table.
(3) Check “Auto String” in the Property Table (see fig. 6-4), and click “Manager”.

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 Fig. 6-4 Auto String of Text

• Auto Text Item - Default item name.

• Rename - Enter the file name you want.
• Auto Text Mode - There are four categories for choices: Serial No. File. Keyboard, and Data.

(A) . Serial No.

Serial No. allows you to create texts that follow a sequential numbering system
automatically (see Fig. 6-5).
 Fig. 6-5 Serial No. of Auto String

• Auto Text Mode - Select Serial No.

• Prefix - Key in the prefix or simply leave it blank(e.g., Lucky).
• Postfix - Key in the postfix or simply leave it blank(e.g., *).
• Start - Key in the starting number(e.g., 200).
• Step - The value between two consecutive numbers(e.g., 1).
• End - Key in the last number(e.g., 205).
• Digit - The digit of the selected number(e.g., 3).

After filling some of the boxes, proceed with follow the following instructions:
(1) Click Apply, and Close.
(2) Click Apply All; the resulting text will be shown in one single line (see Fig. 6-6).
Fig. 6-6 Image Adapts Auto String

To have sequential numberings from the initial one, continue as follows.

(3) Select Group from the Edit menu (see Fig. 6-7).
(4) Check the Serialized Auto Text box, and select By Matrix from Array Copy mode.
(5) Key in setting values (see Fig. 6-8), and then click Apply All. The final result (see Fig.
6-9) will be related to the values set in Fig. 6-5.

Fig. 6-7 Group Advanced from Property

Fig. 6-8 Group Advanced from Property

Fig. 6-9 Final Result of Serial No.

(B) . File

The feature allows i mporting ‘ ‘Notepad” files by rows. It is practical while entering a
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series of data separately. The following is an example showing the extension number list which is
named “Extension #.txt”, existing in PC( Fig. 6-10 ).

Fig. 6-10 Extension #.txt

(1) Key in random text (the text will not show as the result ) and enter the
Property Table.
(2) From Text, check Auto String and select Manager; there pops out the Auto
Text Manager box ( Fig. 6-11 ).
Fig. 6-11 File of Auto String

(3) Enter the following parameters into the Auto Text Manager box (Fig. 6-12).
• Rename - Assign a file name if you do not want to use the Auto Text Item
name ( remember to click OK ).
• Auto Text Mode - Choose “File”.
• Prefix - Key in the prefix.
• Select File - Select the existing file that you are going to import into JoyCut (e.g.,
Extension #.txt).
Start - The desired importing row of the selected file (e.g., 1).
Postfix - Key in the postfix.
 Fig 6-12 Parameters of File of Auto String

(5) After entering the above parameters, click Apply and Close.
(6) Click Apply All in the Property Table, and then there comes the result (Fig. 6-13).
(7) E.g., the “Start” number in Fig 6-12 is “1”, so “Christine #247” shows in Fig. 6-13. If
the “Start” number in Fig. 6-12 is “3”, then the result will be “Sylvia #249” ( refer to Fig. 6-
10 and Fig. 6-12).
 Fig. 6-13 Result of File of Auto String

(C).Date

Show the current date in various kinds of formats.

(1) Key in random text. The text will not be shown on the final result.
(2) Select the text and enter the Property Table.
(3) Check Auto String and click Manager to enter the Auto Text Manager box (Fig. 6-4).
(4) Key in the parameters in the Auto Text Manager box.
• Auto Text Mode - Select “Date”.
• Prefix - Type in the prefix (e.g., “Today is”).
• Form - Choose one form from this box.
• Postfix - Type in the postfix.
(5) Click Apply, and Close.
(6) Click Apply All in the Property Table (Fig. 6-15).

Note: The date shown is the same as the date shown on your PC.
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 CHAPTER 7 ~ VIEW MENU

Item Function

Standard Bar The tool bar of File menu.

Property Bar The tool bar of zoom, group and alignment.

Draw Bar The tool bar of Draw menu.

ObjView Bar To show the Object Browser box.

Obj Property To show the quadrant related hotkeys.

Layer Bar To show the layer related hotkeys.
Status Bar To show the current working status.
Welcome To enable or disable the welcome box.

Show Order To show the cutting sequence of the objects in the work area.
To show the cutting direction of the object.
Show Cut
Direction

Tooltips To enable or disable the tooltips.

Tooltips Setting To show the related tooltips setting parameters.
Ruler To display the ruler on the work table.
Ruler Setting To show the related ruler setting parameters.
Grid To show grid on the work table.
Grid Parameter To adjust the grid related parameters.
Zoom In To magnify the center of the view to twice the size of current view.
Zoom Previous To switch the view to the previous magnification.
Zoom All To put all the objects into the view.
Zoom Extend To adjust the view size to fit all existing objects.
Table 7-1 View Menu

♦ Standard Bar (View Menu)

Select Standard bar from the View menu and the following hotkeys pop up.
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♦ Properties Bar (View Menu)

Select Properties bar from the View menu and following hotkeys pops up.

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Select Draw bar from the View menu and the following
hotkeys pop up. More information is provided in
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♦ Obj Property Bar (View Menu)

The Obj Property bar for the object appears whenever you select an object.

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The position of the object. of To rotate the selected object A multiple that the Check the
the object. within assigned degrees. width and the height option to
will be scaled. assure that

selected

objects will
be resized
proportional
ly
in width and

height.
Table 7-5 Edit Bar

♦ ObjView Bar (View Menu)

Select ObjView bar from the View menu, and the Object
Browser will pop up. From the Object Browser, you can
identify the output sequence.
 Fig. 7-1 Object Browser

Select Welcome from the View menu, and you will see the Welcome box you open JoyCut next time.

Fig. 7-2 Opening Welcome Window

♦ Show Order (View Menu)

Select Show Order from the View menu, and you will see a small tab showing on each object. The
number of the small tab shows the output sequence of the object in the work area. After enabling the
feature, you can put your cursor on the selected object and press the right button of your mouse.
There are more choices for changing the object’s order.

♦ Welcome (View Menu)

 Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Ctrl+C
__________________ Paste Ctrl+V
Delete Del

lop
Undermost
Uper
Lower

In Front Of... j] In Back Of...

Reverse
Sortest Horizontal Sortest Vertical Sortest Distance

Property Table...

Fig. 7-3 Show

Order

• Top - Moves the selection to the top of the stack.

• Undermost - Moves the selection to the bottom of the stack.
• Upper - Moves the selection one position up in the stack.
• Lower - Moves the selection one position down in the stack.
• In Front Of - Moves the selection one position upper than the other selected object. The following is
an example (Fig. 7-4, Fig. 7-5).
(1) Select the order 2 fish and press the right button of your mouse.
(2) Choose In Front Of.
(3) Select the outline of the order 3 object. Finally, the order of the fish will be 3, and that of the
rectangle will be 2.
 Fig. 7-4 Change Order

Fig. 7-5 Change Order

• In Back Of - Moves the selection one position upper than the other selected object.
• Reverse - Under show order state, you can use right mouse button to reverse the output order
of all objects, that is the first order will become the last order, and the last order
would become the first one.
 • Shortest Distance - You can use the feature to find out the optimum sequence, in terms of
overall throughput speed.

♦ Grid Parameters (View Menu)

Select Grid Parameter from the View menu, and the Grid dialog box will pop up.
• Enable the grid - Check it and the grid will show on the work area.
• Grid size - Adjust the width and the height of the grid.

Fig. 7-6 Grid