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Introduction to ArtiosCAD 5

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Introduction to ArtiosCAD Training Manual

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Written and revised by MaryAnn Babinski, January 2003. For use with ArtiosCAD 5.0 and DataCenter 8.00.1 or greater

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Table of Contents

Lesson 1: ArtiosCAD - Conventions 1Design Window Elements ......................................................................................2

Lesson 2: Builder 7Running a Corrugated Standard ..............................................................................8Run Another Corrugated Standard .........................................................................9Running a Folding Carton Standard .....................................................................10Run a Folding Carton Standard Tray ....................................................................12

Lesson 3: Rebuild 15Rebuilding **1A.ard .............................................................................................16Rebuilding **1C.ard .............................................................................................17Rebuild **1D.ard ..................................................................................................18

Lesson 4: View, Layers, Dimensions & Annotations 21Using the View Toolbar ........................................................................................22View Mode Dialog Box ........................................................................................23Layers ....................................................................................................................24Manipulating Existing Dimensions ......................................................................26Adding new Dimensions .......................................................................................30Adding Text and Arrows ......................................................................................33 Outline text and Line text tools ............................................................................36Using the Detail tool .............................................................................................37

Lesson 5: Outputs 41Output to a Printer .................................................................................................42Outputs - Print Spec Sheet #2 ...............................................................................44Output to Layers ...................................................................................................45Control of Dimension Format ...............................................................................49Symbol Spec Sheet and Line Type Legends ........................................................52Output to a Sample Table .....................................................................................54

Lesson 6: Exporting Different File Formats 57Exporting a DXF File ...........................................................................................58Exporting an EPS file ...........................................................................................61Information Filter ..................................................................................................63

Lesson 7: DataCenter 65Oneup Database information Window .................................................................66File Search and the Design Browser .....................................................................70More on Search .....................................................................................................76 Accessing the Design Browser ...........................................................................79Using the Board Browser ......................................................................................81Add to or Edit the Company Browser ..................................................................85

Lesson 8: Designer 89Line Tool - A simple triangle ...............................................................................94Angle/Offset Line tool ..........................................................................................95

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Switching Line Tools ............................................................................................96Is it X or Y that I know? .......................................................................................97Escape, Undo, Redo and Measure ........................................................................98The Current Point ................................................................................................100Different Ways to assign Line Types .................................................................102Rectangles, Circles and Ellipses .........................................................................105Arc Tool ..............................................................................................................108More on Arc Through Point ................................................................................111Arc Endpoint .......................................................................................................112Optional - Curve Straight tool ............................................................................113

Lesson 9: Construction Lines 115Tear Drop ............................................................................................................116Key Hole .............................................................................................................117Conline Division/Midpoint Tool ........................................................................121Access Hole ........................................................................................................124More on Conlines (Optional) ..............................................................................126

Lesson 10: Edit Toolbar 127Move to Layer .....................................................................................................128Using the Move & Mirror Tools .........................................................................129Using the Rotate & Copy/Mirror Tools ..............................................................130More on Copy/Mirror Tools ...............................................................................131Optional - Move it back together ........................................................................132Using Copy Times Rotate ...................................................................................133Copy mirror & Copy Times rotate ......................................................................134

Lesson 11: Adjust Toolbar 137Use the Trim/Extend and Split Line Tool ...........................................................138Using Blend, Split Line, and Trim ......................................................................139Using the Chamfer Tool .....................................................................................140Stretch by Lasso & Stretch Point ........................................................................141The Follow Tool and Hatch ................................................................................144Bleed and Coating Free Area tools .....................................................................147Optional Practice- Adjust tools ...........................................................................149

Lesson 12: Adjust Outline Toolbar 151Some Adjust Outline Tools .................................................................................152Adjust Lines Toolbar (optional) .........................................................................155

Lesson 13: Geometry Macros 157Hangers Catalog ..................................................................................................159Registration Marks Catalog ................................................................................160Utilities Catalog ..................................................................................................161Slot ......................................................................................................................162

Lesson 14: Customizing ArtiosCAD 163

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Changing Design Defaults ..................................................................................165Editing a Plotting Style .......................................................................................169Adding a custom Plotting Style ..........................................................................170Changing Property Defaults ................................................................................171Changing Start-up Defaults ................................................................................172Editing, Renaming, and Adding Rule Types ......................................................174Customizing Toolbars .........................................................................................176Customizing Shortcuts ........................................................................................183

Lesson 15: ReportMaker 189Creating a Custom Report ...................................................................................191Adding the Report to Defaults ............................................................................202Output a Design with the new report ..................................................................206Adding a 3D file window ....................................................................................208Optional - Word Wrapping Prompted text .........................................................211Optional - Adding Custom Prompted Text Variables ........................................214

Lesson 16: ArtMaker 217Color Stock .........................................................................................................219Register Bitmap to Bleed ....................................................................................222Register Bitmap to Design ..................................................................................223Add a bitmap to a design ....................................................................................225Using the Move Graphics Tool ...........................................................................227Clipping Graphics ...............................................................................................228Using Fill, Stroke, and Fill Panel ........................................................................230Using Autotrace bitmap ......................................................................................232Adding an EPS graphic .......................................................................................233

Lesson 17: Artios 3D 235Fold a Design ......................................................................................................236Folding another design ........................................................................................242Fold to Meet ........................................................................................................243Adding more than one design .............................................................................245Turning Graphics on in a 3D Design ..................................................................251Optional - More on Artios 3D .............................................................................253Challenge - Fold to Meet ....................................................................................257Optional - “Assembly Drawing” .........................................................................258Optional - Exporting VRML files .......................................................................262Optional - Animation ..........................................................................................264

Lesson 18: Basic Layout 269Convert to Manufacturing ...................................................................................270Nesting ................................................................................................................272Changing the Sheet Size .....................................................................................274Changing the Gutter and Reverse Nesting ..........................................................276

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Nesting files with Bleed Outlines .......................................................................278Layout with more Editing ...................................................................................280Create a Mixed Layout .......................................................................................284Embedded Designs .............................................................................................286

Lesson 19: StyleMaker 287Ways to Add Variables .......................................................................................289Create a Rebuildable Sleeve ...............................................................................292Dimensions/Auto-Dimensioning ........................................................................294OPTIONAL - Adding dimensions to show both the formula and the value ......298A rebuildable Sleeve using CAL - Corrugated ...................................................300Add a Standard to the Style Catalog ...................................................................301Practice: The rebuildable Folder .........................................................................304Rebuild Playback ................................................................................................306Conlines and Standards .......................................................................................309Creating a Diagram/Doc Plot ..............................................................................311Another Rebuildable Design using Conlines ......................................................315Creating a Rebuildable Polygon .........................................................................316Creating a Starburst ............................................................................................319Geometry Macros ...............................................................................................320A Custom Toolbar for Macros ............................................................................323Rebuild Issues .....................................................................................................325Create a Resizeable Star .....................................................................................326Using Stretch By Lasso to create a Resizeable design .......................................328

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Function Shortcut Function Shortcut

New Design CTRL + N

Run Standard CTRL + 2 Scale to Fit CTRL + D

Convert to 3D

CTRL + 3 Zoom Rect-angle

CTRL + R

Split Line CTRL + L Zoom Out CTRL + A

Open CTRL + O CloseUp Win-dow

CTRL + Space

Save CTRL + S Extend ALT + X

Print CTRL + P Clear Extend CTRL + ALT + X

Undo CTRL + Z Move to Point CTRL + W

Redo ALT + Z Move By CTRL + Q

Cut CTRL + X Line Angle/Offset

CTRL + 1

Copy Mode CTRL + Insert

Conline Off-set/Angle

CTRL + F

Copy CTRL + C Zoom Rect-angle

CTRL + R

Paste CTRL + V Keypad CTRL + 4

Select CTRL +E Rebuild F5

Move CTRL + M Measure Tool CTRL + G

Properties ALT + Enter Move Mode CTRL + M

Refresh F2 Split Line CTRL + L

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Lesson 1: ArtiosCAD - Conventions


The ArtiosCAD Design window has several areas of functionality. This lesson will discuss some of the conventions that are followed.

This lesson covers:

• Single Design Settings• Menus• Tool Rack• View Bar• Toolbars• Drawing Area• Status Bar

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Exercise 1: Design Window Elements

1. Single Design Settings contain the parameter sets and Boards. The Boards are a group of settings that tell ArtiosCAD various things about the material used to manu-facture the design (i.e. the thickness of the board, its inside loss, outside gain, scant, and allowance.) By selecting a Parameter Set, you are setting the side up and corrugation/grain direction for the design and choosing a bridging/ nick-ing formulae and bleed/coating offsets.

2. Menus contain all commands available in the current module. Not all commands on all menus may be available; availability depends on the options purchased and the active toolbar.

3. The View Bar contains buttons that give access to commonly used features. For example, open file, side of design, units used, etc.

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4. The Line Type Selection pop-down list displays the line type that will be used for next line drawn. It can also be used to change the type of the selected line(s).

5. The Toolbar dialog buttons on the View bar can be used to turn individual toolbars to be displayed on or off.

Click on the ArtiosCAD Toolbars dialog button and a win-dow displaying the available toolbars will open.

Click on the Customized Toolbars dialog button and a window displaying available toolbars will open. The window is

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initially empty. You must create custom toolbars in Options > Defaults. This will be explained in more detail later.

6. The ToolBars that are turned on can be placed anywhere on the screen. When you exit ArtiosCAD, the current Toolbar placement is retained. You can select tools for drawing, editing, dimensioning or adjusting elements within the workspace from the Tools menu or from the Toolbars. There are 12 default toolbars offered - availability depends on the options purchased.

7. Toolbar Flyouts are represented by small red triangles in the lower right corner of the toolbar buttons. This indicates that there are related tools available on a flyout toolbar. To display these related tools, click and hold the mouse button then drag and release over the tool you would like to select

NOTE: You can also save the toolbar place-ment by choosing Save Toolbar configura-tion from the View menu. Once saved, that placement can be recalled by choosing Restore Toolbar con-figuration from the View menu.

This is an example of the Geometry toolbar.

Small red triangles in the lower right corner represent the toolbar

This is an example of the Flyout for the Line tools.

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8. The Drawing Area is where the work is done. It is where designs are drawn, dimensioned and edited. Adjustments can be made to how the drawing is viewed in the workspace by making changes in the View Mode dialog box.

9. The Status Bar is where entry fields and information messages appear. Data entry is entered into the fields on the status bar. The data entry fields will appear only for certain tools that need them. An example is the line tool.

This is the Drawing area.

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Lesson 2: Builder

Lesson 2: Builder

Introduction: Builder allows the user to create new designs based on ArtiosCAD standards. By itself, Builder does not allow you to modify the geometry of the created design by changing existing lines or creating new lines.

This lesson covers:

• Run a Standard - Corrugated and Folding Carton• Making selections within the Standards Catalog listing• Entering and changing values• Moving through Builder menus with Next and Previous• Moving through Builder menus with the drop down menu• Using Reinit, Edit, Reset, Diagram, OK and Cancel• Saving & Opening ArtiosCAD designs

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Lesson 2: Builder

Exercise 1: Running a Corrugated Standard

Create the FEFCO design below:

1. Select Run a standard from the File Menu.

2. Open: Corrugated, FEFCO, 200 Series & select the Style: F0201 (RSC). Click OK.

3. Select the Artios, Corrugated, Corrugated-Inch (or Metric) -Single design Parameters.

4. Select the Board: Corrugated, C-flute, 275#C Kraft, US (or mm).

5. Enter the following Inside dimensions. Tab between fields:

Length=10” or (254mm)Width=6” or (229mm)Depth=9” or (152mm)

6. Continue through the menus by clicking on Next. Accept the default choices and values or click on the OK button.

7. Save the file as **1A.ARD (replace the ** with your initials) and close the design.Notes: The Parameter

set includes information about Default side, Restore options, Flute/grain direction and bridging formula.Click on the Board prop-erties button to view the current values.To move to the next field, press the TAB key after each value is entered.

Note: When saving the file, you do not need to type .ARD. The system automatically adds this extension.

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Lesson 2: Builder

Exercise 2: Run Another Corrugated Standard

Create the One Piece Container below:

1. Open the ArtiosCAD Corrugated category.

2. Open: One Piece Container, 2 Side Rollover, Ears.

3. Select the Corrugated-Inch Parameter set & select the Board: Corrugated, C-flute, 175#C Kraft, US or mm.

4. Enter the following dimensions:

Length=8” or (203mm)Width=5+1/2” or (140mm)Depth=2” or (51mm)

5. Go to the Caliper Fit Value menu, change the WC variable to 5/16” or (8mm) and accept the default values for the rest of the menus.

6. Save the file as **1B.ARD (replace **with your initials) and close it.

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Exercise 3: Running a Folding Carton Standard

Create the Unituck Slit Lock Top carton below:

1. Open the Folding Carton category, ArtiosCAD Folding carton, Unituck slit lock top.

2. Select the Style: Houghland Bottom, Tuck on 2nd - Tab on 2nd.

3. Select the Folding Carton Parameter Set. (Select the units you desire)

4. Select the Board: Folding Carton, I-WCC-22.


Length=8” or (203mm)Width=3+1/2” or (89mm)Depth=10” or (254mm)

6. Change the OFST to 1/32” or (1mm)

7. Save the file as **1C.ARD (replace ** with your initials) and close it.

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Note: The descriptive name (Houghland bottom, Tuck on 2nd - Tab 0n 2nd) of this standard is linked to a file named 141.11.Ard. The file is located in the Instlib directory. You can enter the actual filename in the Workspace field of the Standards Catalog window instead of searching through the categories on the left. The file will be found in the catalog listing.

Try typing some of the following file names in the Workspace field.

71035W36020WF0217131.01221.01281.02

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Lesson 2: Builder

Exercise 4: Run a Folding Carton Standard Tray

Create the Tray below:

1. Open the ArtiosCAD Folding carton Category, Trays.

2. Select the Style: Beers, Standard/Full drag.

3. Select the Artios, Folding Carton, Folding Carton-Inch or Metric Parameter Set

4. Select the Board: Folding Carton, I-SBS-16 (or mm) .


Length=12” or (305mm)Width=8” or (203mm)Depth=2” or (51mm)

6. Save the file as **1D.ARD (replace ** with your initials) and close it.

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Lesson 2: Builder

Review 1: Practice

Try some additional exercises - try running other styles from the different libraries.

Practice and review the topics covered to this point.

Please write down any questions you might have in the space below.

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Lesson 2: Builder

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Lesson 3: Rebuild

Lesson 3: Rebuild

Introduction: Rebuild is used to make changes to an existing parametric design. For example, you may want to change the length panel by 1/2 inch (12.7mm) or change the board grade. Both changes will have an effect other pieces of the design. In the following exercises, we will go over different ways to handle this information.

This lesson covers:

• Opening and rebuilding an existing file.• Design menu• Reinit/Reinit All• Rebuild Conflicts menu

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Lesson 3: Rebuild

Exercise 1: Rebuilding **1A.ard

1. Select Open from the File menu.

2. Open the file **1A.ard.

3. Select Rebuild Design from the Design menu, or press F5 or press the Rebuild button on the View Bar.

4. Click on Previous to get to the Board Selection menu.

5. Select E flute, I-125# E Kraft (or the Metric version).

6. Click on Next.

7. Click on OK.

8. The Rebuild Conflicts menu will open:

This menu displays all of the variables/allowances that are effected by this board change. You have the opportunity to uncheck variables that you want to keep the Current Value.

9. Click on OK to Reinit all of the selected values in this window and the next window to the Default Value.

10.Select Save as from the File menu. Save the file as **2A.ard.

11.Click OK in the Oneup Database Information Dialog Box and close the workspace.

Note: In this exercise, we will change the cor-rugated board grade from C flute to E flute.

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Lesson 3: Rebuild

Exercise 2: Rebuilding **1C.ard


2. Open the file **1C.ard.

3. Select Rebuild Design from the Design menu.

4. Change the Width value from 3+1/2” to 5+1/2” (or 89mm to 140mm)

5. Click on OK.

6. The Rebuild Conflicts menu will pop up:

7. Click on OK through the three Rebuild Conflicts windows.

8. Click on File and Save As. Save the file as **2C.ard.

9. Click OK in the Oneup Database Information Dialog Box and close the workspace.

Note: In this exercise, we will change the width panel from 3 1/2” (89mm) to 5 1/2” (140mm).

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Lesson 3: Rebuild

Exercise 3: Rebuild **1D.ard


2. Open the file **1D.ard.

3. Select Rebuild Design from the Design menu.

4. Change the Depth from 2” to 3+1/16” (or 51mm to 78mm) and click on OK.

5. The Rebuild Conflicts menu will open:

6. Click on OK in both Rebuild Conflicts windows to accept the Default values.

7. Click on File and Save As. Save the file as **2D.ard.

8. Click OK in the Oneup Database Information Dialog Box and close the workspace.

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Lesson 3: Rebuild

Review 2: Practice

Note the differences between Reinit, Reinit all, and Reset.

Practice and review the topics covered to this point.

Please write down in the space below any questions you might have.

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Lesson 3: Rebuild

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Lesson 4: View, Layers, Dimensions & Annotations

Lesson 4: View, Layers, Dimensions & Annota-tions

ArtiosCAD uses the concept of layers to build a complete design. Layers work like transparencies. Layers can be turned on or off as needed. Only visible layers are printed or exported. Some examples of what Layers can contain are dimensions, text, notes, and details.

This lesson covers:

• View Toolbar• Working with Layers• Select tool• Manipulating existing Dimensions• Adding and Manipulating new Dimensions• Adding and manipulating text• Adding and manipulating arrows and details

The following Toolbars/Tools will be used in this lesson:

Note: A design can have up to 100 layers. All designs have one layer called Main Design.

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Exercise 1: Using the View Toolbar

The buttons on the View Toolbar are used to change how you see the current workspace. For example, you can get closer to an intricate area of a design to check for intersections by using the Zoom Rectangle tool.

You can access these functions by using Shortcut keys, the View Menu, or the View toolbar:

1. Open the file 4A.ARD. Use the different View options in the toolbar, menu, or Shortcut keys to find the 5 mistakes.

2. List the mistakes on the lines below:

a ___________________________________________

b ___________________________________________

c ___________________________________________

d ___________________________________________

e ___________________________________________

The Shortcut keys can be found to the right of the items in the View Menu. They are shown circled here.

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Exercise 2: View Mode Dialog Box

The View Mode dialog box allows you to change the way the design looks on the screen. In the following exercise, we will demonstrate the different options you have for viewing designs.

1. Open the file 4B.ARD.

2. Choose View mode from the View Menu or click on the View Mode Icon in the View Toolbar.

3. Check Endpoints in the Styles section, click Apply. Observe the results then uncheck it. Repeat these steps for both Direction and Bridges. (Click Minimize<<, if the dialog box hides the design. Click Maximize>> to expand it.)

4. Check Line Type in the Attributes section. Click on the down arrow and select Cut, click on Apply to see the results then click on Reset. Display other Line Types that are in the list. Remember to RESET when done.

5. Click the down arrow to list the different Plotting Styles and select a different plotting style. Click on Apply to see the changes. Click on Reset. Display other Plotting Styles in the list. Remember to RESET when done.

6. Click OK to close the View Mode dialog box.

Note: Bridges are only viewed on the screen when they are checked “on” in this dialog box or in the View > View Options menu. In order to output the bridges to the plotter, select Prop-erties in the output dialog. Click on the Processing tab and select 'leave gaps for bridges” under the Line processing options section.

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Exercise 3: Layers

Some of the ArtiosCAD library standards already have dimensions. The standards were created and saved with a dimensions layer already in place. All you need to do is turn it on!

The simplest and quickest way to add (or turn on) dimensions to the standards are as follows:

1. Open **1C.ARD

2. Click on the Layers Button:

3. After clicking on the Layers Button, the Layers Dialog box will open:

NOTE: The Layers Button defaults to the name of the layer that was active when the design was saved. All layers that were ON when the file was saved will be ON when the file is opened. You can set the Default View Mode to only dis-play the Main Design layer on opening regardless of what was ON when the file was saved.

Layers Button

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4. Click in the box to the left of Overall dimensions to turn on the Overall dimensions:

The Check indicates that the layer is turned on and the Pencil’s location indicates the Active Layer. All changes/modifications made to a workspace will be added to the Active Layer.

5. Click on the words Overall dimensions to move the pencil to make it the active layer.

6. Click OK to close the layers dialog box. The dimensions will be displayed in the workspace and the layer button name will be changed to Overall dimensions.

Click Here to turn layer on

The Pencil represents the Active Layer.

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Exercise 4: Manipulating Existing Dimensions

Continue using file **1C.ard

Changing the attributes with the Properties dialog window:

1. Click on the Select tool found in the Edit toolbar:

2. Click on the 3 15/32 value found in the top flap. When selected, the dimension will turn magenta:

Make sure the Normal selection icon is activated

click here

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3. There are 3 ways to get to the Properties dialog box. Click on Edit > Properties, click on Alt+Enter, or right click on the mouse and select Properties from the context menu. The Properties Dialog box will open:

4. Change: the Font Style to Bold, and Size to 44.

5. Select a different arrowhead and change its thickness.

6. Go ahead and make other changes within the Properties area then click OK.

Freehand moving the dimensions

Follow these steps to change the placement of the dimensions:

1. Make sure the Select tool is activated.

2. Click the left mouse button on one of the dimensions and hold it down. Start to drag the dimensions value. The cursor will change to a crosshair as you drag. You can Freehand

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Drag the dimension a different location. In the example below, it gets dragged to the left off of the flap:

Changing Properties of more than one dimension at a time using the Select By Example tool:

This example demonstrates how you can quickly change the font size of all of the dimensions at the same time.

1. Click and hold down the mouse button on the Select tool so that the flyout toolbar is shown. Select the last/third tool which is the Select By Example tool.

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2. Click on one of the Dimensions in the workspace. The Select By Example dialog box will open:

This Select By Example dialog box displays the attributes of the selected dimension. If you click OK, it will select all dimensions that have the attributes that are checked. In this example, it will select all dimensions with the following attributes: Comic Sans MS, 29 pt., 0 rotation.

3. Click on OK.

4. All of the dimensions with those attributes will be highlighted in magenta. You can now go to Properties (Alt+Enter or Edit > Properties) and change the Font Size.

5. Save and Close the file.

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Exercise 5: Adding new Dimensions

Designs that do not have a dimension layer can be dimensioned manually using the Dimension Toolbar. You will want to create a separate Layer for the dimensions so that you have the option of turning them on or off later. Please refer to the pages in the ArtiosCAD User’s Guide for more details on the different tools within the Dimension toolbar.

1. Open the File 4C.ARD.

2. If the Add Database Entities dialog box opens, click OK. For

future reference, this window allows you to choose whether or not to add the information in the file to your database.

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3. Click on the Layer button (it will currently say Main Design since that is your only layer) so that the Layers dialog box opens:

4. Click on Create... The Create Layer dialog box will open:

5. Double click on Dimensions OR single click on Dimensions and click on OK. Click OK to close the Layers window. Notice that the active layer is no longer Main Design. The active layer is now called Dimensions.

Note: If you try to use the dimension tools and do not have a dimen-sion layer a warning message will appear notifying you that your current layer is not the dimesnion layer. You can choose to have it create the layer for you.

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6. Before Adding Dimensions: In the Edit menu choose Property Defaults and set the size of the dimensions to 48.

7. Use the tools in the Dimension Toolbar to dimension the design as shown below:

8. Save the file. Leave it open.

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Exercise 6: Adding Text and Arrows

The Annotation Toolbar allows you to place text and arrows on your design.

1. Turn your Dimensions Layer off. You cannot turn off your active layer. Currently, the active layer is the Dimensions layer. Click on the words Main Design to make it your active layer - the pencil will move to the right of the Main Design layer. Now you can turn off the Dimensions Layer. The Lay-ers Dialog box should look like the one below:

2. Create a new layer called Annotation. The Layers button should now say Annotation:

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3. Choose the Text Tool. Click below the design. Enter the following text in the Paragraph text window: Place UV Coating on these two panels. Click OK.

4. Freehand position the text below the design. Change the Properties of the text to: Style: Bold and Size: 48

Now try using the Align text tools

5. The first icon that it defaults to is the Align Left tool. In order to use this tool, you must first have the Text Highlighted. Select the text: Place UV coating on these two panels. Once you select it, it will turn magenta. Now

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select the Align left tool. Notice the Pick alignment point prompt in bottom left hand corne..

6. Select the bottom left hand corner of the second panel from the left as the alignment point.

7. Use the Arrow Tool to point the text to a couple of the panels as shown below:

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Exercise 7: Outline text and Line text tools

In order to use the next two tools, you must have text placed in the workspace.

1. Make two new text entries in the workspace. For example, ArtiosCAD and DataCenter.

The Outline text tool is used when you want to convert text to an outline. It changes the line type to Print Image.

The Line Text tool is used when you want to convert text into etch lines using the line font.

2. Select the ArtiosCAD text entry and choose the Outline text tool.

3. Select the DataCenter text entry and choose the Line text tool.

See the examples below:

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Exercise 8: Using the Detail tool

The Annotation Toolbar has a tool that allows you to add a Detail to the design. A Detail is a magnification of a user-defined area. We will create a separate layer called Detail so that you may have the option to turn the Detail on or off.

1. Click on the layers button. Turn off your Annotation Layer.

2. Click on Create. The Create Layer Dialog box will open. Type Detail in the Name: field. As shown below:

3. Double click on Annotation in the Class: area.

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Your layer button should now say Detail:

4. Zoom back to give yourself room to draw out the detail window.

5. Select the Detail Tool and draw the Clipping Path around the slit lock (See diagram below). Click and hold the mouse button down then drag diagonally. Follow the prompts in the Status bar. Remember that the Clipping Path is the area that you want to magnify on the design.

6. At the prompt, draw the Detail. Click and hold the mouse button down then drag diagonally. The Detail is the area that is magnified (the “scaled up” area).

7. Double click on the edge of either the clipping window or the detail window. Change the Properties of the Detail as follows:

Font Style: Bold Size: 42Scale: 4 Text: Slit LockEdge Shape: Rectangle Outline: Annotation

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You can edit the detail or the clip with the Adjust detail tool. Use it to Move the clip, Move the detail or Move the side.

You can also add dimensions inside a Detailed Area.

8. Add the following dimensions to the areas on the design, as shown below:

9. To edit the dimensions double click on the edge of either window. A new tab is added to the properties dialog box.

Make changes to the dimension properties as needed.

10.If you realize that you need to move a dimension, use the Select tool with the second select by function button (select ignoring groups).

11.Save the design as **4D.ARD.

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Lesson 5: Outputs

Lesson 5: Outputs

Introduction: Outputs are processes that transform our electronic drawing data into something tangible that you can share with the rest of the world. You can make an output using a report, a simple printout, a sample/prototype, or even a counter.

This lesson covers:

• Opening existing designs• Outputting a plot• Outputting to Print a generic Spec Sheet• Using existing reports (Spec Sheets)• Outputting Samples & Counters• Viewing and Changing Properties.

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Lesson 5: Outputs

Exercise 1: Output to a Printer

This exercise demonstrates how to print out a hard copy of your drawing to a configured printer. Please note that the available Windows Driver depends on what printers you have configured on your system. Follow the steps below:

1. Open the file: 5A.ARD

2. The Add Database Entities dialog box will open.

Check to accept the Database Entities and click OK.

3. Click on the Main design Layer button. Turn on the Overall Dimensions layer and click OK

4. Click on File > Outputs > Artios > Printer Output > Plot to printer.

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5. The Plot to Printer dialog box will open. You can change the number of copies needed by clicking on the up and down arrows in the Number of copies field.

6. Click on Preview. Notice that you can zoom in and out of the Preview window by using the zoom icons:

7. Click on Cancel to go back to the Output Dialog box.

8. Click on OK to output to the printer.

9. Save the file.

Note: The Number of Copies field will be grayed out if the printer driver for your device does not sup-port that feature.

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Exercise 2: Outputs - Print Spec Sheet #2

Outputting your design as a report allows you to have a hard copy of information about that workspace. For example, you can plot a specsheet with the name of your design, the date it was created, rule length, etc.. You will learn how to make a custom report in another lesson. In this exercise, we will use the existing reports that come with ArtiosCAD.

Output the following report:

1. Open file 5A.ard.

2. Click on File > Outputs > Printer Output > Spec. Sheet #2. The Spec. Sheet #2 dialog box will automatically open:

3. Click on Preview...

4. Zoom in to view the information on the form. Click on Cancel to exit Preview mode.

5. Click on OK to print the report.

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Exercise 3: Output to Layers

A report can be output as an image to a layer of the current design. This allows specification documents to be included with a design that is sent to a user who has the ArtiosCAD Viewer. The same feature can be used to send an output to a layer for manual adjustments before the final output is generated.

1. Open file 5A.ARD. Output to Spec. Sheet #2 again. Click on the Properties button.

2. Click on the radio button for Workspace Layer and Type: Spec for the Layer name. Click OK

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3. Click on OK in the main ouputs window.

4. A copy of the spec. sheet along with the design will appear in the designer area. The “Spec” layer is the active layer.

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5. Turn off all other layers except for the “Spec” layer that was just created:

You should see the following information:

6. Output it using Print to Plotter.

Note: Double click a text item to be able to edit the informa-tion in the text prop-erties dialog box.

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7. Click on the Layers button. Make the Main Design Layer the “active layer” and the Spec layer will automatically be unchecked. Exit the layers window.

8. Go to the Design menu and choose Rebuild design. Set L=8, W=6 and D=2. Click OK.

9. Output the workspace to a layer again. Enter the same exact name, Spec, for the Layer Name:. Make sure that Automatically overwrite layer is checked. Click OK and OK again to replace the old Spec layer with the changed Spec sheet.

Note: Workspace lay-ers created by an Out-put can be safely deleted without dis-abling StyleMaker. Rebuidable designs will still be able to be rebuilt.

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Exercise 4: Control of Dimension Format

The format shown on dimensions can be overridden on outputs and on the current view. This allows documents to be generated with a consistent style of dimensioning regardless of how the original design was annotated. This feature also allows dimensions that are not exact fractions to be shown as the nearest fraction instead of using decimal representation.

1. Open file 5B.ARD. Turn on the dimension layers, if needed.

Notice the areas circled above. We are going to make changes to how this file outputs using the View Properties in the Output Dialog box.

2. Go to File > Outputs > Printer Output > Plot to Printer

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3. Click on Properties..

4. Click on the View Tab at the top. Make the following changes: Select Override Dimension Format -Change the Inches Format to Small Fractions. In the Dimension Position section, Check Auto-adjust overlapping dimensions

The dialog box should look like the one below:

5. Click on OK

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6. Click on Preview and click on the Zoom Rectangle icon:

7. Zoom in on one of the dimensions to verify that the changes have been made:

Notice that the dimensions are no longer overlapping and the Format of the dimensions has been rounded to 1/16ths.

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Exercise 5: Symbol Spec Sheet and Line Type Legends

The spec sheet called Symbol Spec Sheet under Printer Output allows you to view the symbols for the corrugation direction/Grain direction and the side of the design. The spec sheet called Line type Legend allows you to view the different rule in the design along with the length of rule.

1. Open and existing design.

2. Select Outputs > Printer Output > Symbol Spec Sheet

3. Preview the design and spec sheet. Notice the Symbols:

4. Cancel out of this output and go back to Outputs > Printer Output > Line Legend

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5. Preview the design and Spec Sheet. Notice the Line Type Legend:

6. Cancel the preview and Cancel the output.

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Exercise 6: Output to a Sample Table

Once you have created your design, you can cut a sample on a large range of sample tables. ArtiosCAD can interface with many different types of machines. The following instructions relate to how you get the design to the Artios Kongsberg CM1930. The training for using the table to cut the sample is provided by the engineer that installs your sample table at your site.

1. Create a new corrugated design or Open 4B.ARD.

2. Select Outputs > Barco > Kongsberg CM1930 > Artios CM 1930-Cor. sample cutting & graphics:

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3. Select Preview. The following dialog box will appear:

4. Click on Full Size in the Layout Type section and use the Slow Plot slider to see how the carton will be creased and cut on the table.

The options Make Sample and Make Counter are used with the sample material you are using on the table. If you are using thin board for carton samples, it may be helpful to create a counter from sample material to give you better creases.

5. Cancel the Preview to get back to the main outputs window.

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6. Select Properties. The following window will pop-up. The Print Sample side wil be greyed out if the file does not have Graphics.

7. Click on another tabbed choice to display the other options available.

8. Click OK to exit the properties window.

9. Select Make sample to create the *.ACM or *.MAP file that the Kongsberg table can read. If Out to File is checked, the Directories page usually specifies a directory path in which to save the file. The Save As dialog box will automatically open that directory. If the directory path does not exist, a message will notify you that it is not a valid directory and it will default to the current working directory.

10.The final step would be to go to the sample table and cut the actual sample.

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Lesson 6: Exporting Different File Formats


Exporting a design means that you are essentially taking a snapshot of the design and converting it to a different format for use by someone who does not have ArtiosCAD. Most common export formats are text formats.

This lesson covers:

• Exporting different file formats• File format concepts• Information Filter

The available Formats are listed below in the Export menu:

Note: ArtiosCAD files are binary files that can be read only by com-puters running Artios applications.

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Exercise 1: Exporting a DXF File

This exercise covers how to export a DXF format. You will need to communicate with whomever you are transferring the file to in order to verify that they have the capability of reading a DXF format.

1. Open a design or create a new one.

2. Go to the File menu

3. Click on Export > DXF > DXF-inch

4. The DXF-Inch dialog window will pop-up:

5. Click on Preview. The Output Preview dialog window will pop up:

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6. Click on the Full Size radio button in the Layout Type area. The design is still full scale, but will not have all of the white space around it.

7. Click on Cancel to return back to the DXF-Inch dialog window.

8. Click on OK.

9. The Save As dialog window will pop up:

Also note, the folder the file is saved in - you may change this if you wish.

Note: You can set the folder you always save it to in Defaults. Define the Directory Path in Properties on the Direc-tories page.

You may change the filename, just keep in mind that ArtiosCAD will always put the .DXF extension at the end of a DXF formatted file.

Remember where you are saving the .DXF for-mat. Once the file is Saved, you can send the .DXF format via e-mail, modem, etc.

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10.Click on Save. The DXF formatted file is now saved and ready to be sent to your customer, die maker, art department, etc..

Note:

The Tuning Filename specified in the DXF-Inch export dialog box (TUNE.DXF.3.20.Txt) is in the Instlib directory of ArtiosCAD. It can be opened in a text editing application and modified. It is possible to control how ArtiosCAD line types are mapped to the DXF attributes of Color and Layer. If you do decide to modify the tuning file, take a copy of the original and place it in the Serverlib folder of ArtiosCAD. You can have more than one DXF export tuning file. In that way you can set up different tuning files with different specifications for different purposes.

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Exercise 2: Exporting an EPS file

This exercise covers exporting an EPS file (Encapsulated Post Script File) format. This format is typically used when transferring a design file to a graphics program, or vice-versa.

1. Open a design or create a new one.

2. Go to the File menu.

3. Click on Export > EPS File > EPSF (Illustrator� 8.0 Compatible).

4. The EPSF (Illustrator� 8.0 Compatible) dialog window will pop-up:

5. Click on Preview. The Output Preview dialog window will pop up. Click on the Full Size radio button in the Layout

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Type area. The design is still full scale, but will not have all of the white space around it:

6. Click on Cancel to return to the EPSF (Illustrator� 8.0 Compatible) window.

7. Click on OK.

8. The Save As dialog box will pop-up:

Note: The extension that is automatically placed at the end of the EPS filename is .EPS.

9. Click on Save. The EPSF (Illustrator��8.0 Compatible) format is now saved and ready to be sent to your customer, art department, etc..

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Exercise 3: Information Filter

There is a pre-defined Information Filter that comes with ArtiosCAD. It is found in the File > Exports menu. It can be edited as needed by choosing it and then selecting Properties or it can be customized in Options > Defaults > Outputs > Artios > Export to Common File Formats.

1. Open an existing parametric design.

2. Select File > Export > ArtiosCAD Workspace (using information filter).

3. When the Outputs dialog box opens, click on Properties and select the Information Filter tab.

4. Uncheck what you do not want sent with the file. Click OK and OK again. Save the file with a different name. Re-open it and you will see that the information has been filtered out.

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Review 3: Notes & Practice

Please review the different types of formats available with ArtiosCAD

Remember to verify with the recipient of the transferred files the type of formats that are compatible with their system.

Try exporting other types of file formats.

EPSF Note:

The Tuning Filenames specified in the EPSF Export dialog box (TUNE.EPSF.Txt or TUNE.EPSF.LAYERED.TXT) are in the Instlib directory of ArtiosCAD. They can be opened in a text editing application and modified. As with DXF exports, it is also possible to control how ArtiosCAD line types are mapped to the EPSF file attributes of line thickness, line color and Layer. If you do decide to modify an Epsf tuning file, take a copy of the original and place it in the Serverlib folder of ArtiosCAD. You can have more than one EPSF export tuning file. In that way you can set up different tuning files with different specifications that produce different results when they are opened in other applications, such as Adobe Illustrator.

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Lesson 7: DataCenter


Information reported about designs in the Oneup DataBase Information dialog box viewed from ArtiosCAD is saved with the workspaces. DataCenter is the CAD database that collects and stores the information about designs and layouts that are saved to database Resources. The way it stores data depends upon the database engine being used (for example, Microsoft Access stores the data in a file named dcenter.mdb). Browsers within ArtiosCAD allow you to view the information. The DataCenter Admin program allows you to access the browsers for board codes, customers and persons to name a few.

ArtiosCAD comes with two different levels of information handling and tracking. At one level, the user can build lists of customers, persons (i.e. Salespeople and designers), add and edit board information and then access that information from ArtiosCAD. DataCenter and the Database Dialog share and synchronize information. Not all stored information about designs may be reflected in the Oneup DataBase Information dialog within ArtiosCAD.

The Information Enhancement Package adds another level of functionality to DataCenter. Users can create custom Userfields within the DataCenter Admin program and access them in ArtiosCAD. This feature makes it possible to track additional information that is more pertinent to your companies particular situation. You can add custom Userfields to the default set that comes with the database.

This lesson covers:

• Using Browsers and Search Functions• Changing and adding boards• Adding and changing customers

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Exercise 1: Oneup Database information Window

In ArtiosCAD database information is entered into the Oneup Database Information dialog window. This is considered the information Gathering area. The settings that control when this window displays can be found in Options > Defaults > Design Defaults > Database. You can choose to display the window when creating a new design and/or when saving the design at the end of the design process.

In this exercise, we will demonstrate how to enter information about the design in ArtiosCAD.

1. Run the Library Standard 222.05.ard with L, W, D set to 12, 6 and 2.

2. Click on Save. The Save as dialog window will appear, save your file as DCEX1.ard

3. The next window that will appear is the Oneup database information window.

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4. Click on the button to the Right of the Customer field. The window shown below will open. Click on New.

5. The data entry fields will be activated. Enter the Company information shown below and click on OK.

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6. Notice that the company you added is now the selected Company.

At this time, only new customers can be created from this window. The Owner list uses the Customer list. In order to add a new Salesperson or Designer, you have to go to Data-Center Admin and add them through the Person Browser This will be covered in another exercise.

7. Leave the Salesperson and Designer fields empty.

8. Add the information shown below.

Description: = 6 Corner BeersShort Description 1: = PO#564875

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9. Click on the Characteristics button.

10.Select the Characteristic(s) that suit(s) the design that you have created and click on OK.

11.Click on OK again to close the Oneup Database Information window.

12.Choose File > Close and close the workspace.

We are now ready to use the Design Browser.

Note: See the latest updated version of the User Documentation for more information on using the Find but-ton and on setting up Characteristics.

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Exercise 2: File Search and the Design Browser

Database information is stored in “Browsers”. In this exercise, we will work with the Design Browser. This Browser contains all of the information regarding designs. For example, Rule length, Area, Customer, Style, Description, etc.

1. Select: File > Search. The Search window opens.

2. With the Designs radio button selected, click on Design Information in the What section of the Search Criteria.

3. Select Design Name in the Where pop-up list. The How section displays. Select Contains in the How Pop-up list.

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4. The Value field is now displayed.

Enter DCEX in the Value field and click on Search. The Design Browser window will open displaying the file(s) that were found.

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5. Highlight the design and click on the Toggle - Show Details button.

The information shown above on the General tab reflects the information that we entered during Exercise 1. This is the information we initially entered in the Oneup Database Information window.

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6. Click on the Show Item details button to the right of the Customer: field to display the detailed information about this particular customer.

7. Click on the Geometry tab.

Notice the information that is stored with the design. If the design was created through Run a Standard or through Style-Maker (both resizeable/parametric designs) the Length, Width and Depth fields will have values. Otherwise, these fields will be empty or be assigned a value of zero.

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8. Select the Charactersitics tab.

Again, this information reflects what we input in the Oneup Database Information window in ArtiosCAD.

The buttons at the top of the Design Browser Window have the following functionality:

1. Generate Report: Opens a list (see margin) of default and/or custom reports. Choose one to output and click OK.

2. Show associated manufacturing files: Lists layouts that use this one-up.

3. Edit Search Criteria: Recalls the Search dialog window4. Refresh Browser: Refreshes the complete design list5. Toggle - Show Details: Displays details of selected design.6. Open Selected Item(s): Opens the workspace in ArtiosCAD7. Delete Selected Item(s): Deletes the file(s) from disk and

the related database record(s) in DataCenter. USE WITH CAUTION.

8. Units: Changes units to Inches (IN) or millimeters (MM).

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The buttons at the bottom:

Refresh: Refreshes the existing design list.Edit: If you click on the Edit button it will open up the fields for editing. The edit button will be greyed out and the Save button will become available.

Save: Saves the changes to the file and to the database.Refresh Table button: Refreshes the associated drop down list.

9. To close the Design Browser: Click on the X.

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Exercise 3: More on Search

In this exercise we will “search” for the file DCEX1.ard based on other criteria that we entered in the Oneup Database Information window in Exercise 1.

1. Select File > Search.

2. Search on Characteristics and choose Trays as the Value. Select Contains All and click on Add Additional Criteria.

The Search window is extended at the bottom to display the Additional Criteria section.

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3. Set the What section to Design Information, Where to Description and How to Contains. Enter corner as the Value.

4. Click on Add Additional Criteria. The new item appears in the Additional Criteria section.

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5. Set What to Design Information, Where to Customer and How to Contains. Enter Candle as the Value.

6. Click on Search to display the Design Browser and the found file(s).

7. Select the design and click on the Open Selected Item button. The workspace will open in ArtiosCAD.

8. Close the workspace.

9. Try some other Searches, if you wish.

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Exercise 4: Accessing the Design Browser

You can open the full design browser without doing a Search first.

1. Select Database>Browsers>Design from the Main screen.

or from the Design area.

If there have been searches performed or you have accessed the Design Browser at least once during this session, you will be prompted to refresh the browser.

Click Yes to access all design files. Click No to see the most recent search results.

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2. If this is the first time during this session that the Design Browser has been opened, or you clicked Yes to refresh the browser, the Design Browser with all files listed will be displayed.

3. You can scroll through all of the designs or you can initiate a search from this point by clicking on the Edit Search Criteria button.

4. Close the Design Browser.

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Exercise 5: Using the Board Browser

The Board Browser is located in the separate DataCenter Admin program.

1. Double click the DataCenter icon on the desktop. DataCenter will open.

2. Double click the Board item in the left pane or choose Boards from the drop down Browsers menu.

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This will display the board list in the right pane.

Within the Board Browser you can edit the current board set-tings, add new boards, search for boards, print a report and delete boards.

3. Use the scroll bar to view the current boards in the browser.

4. Single click an existing entry and click on the Details tool (or select Details from the Browser menu) to view its information.

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Editing an existing Board record.

5. With the details of an existing board displayed, click on the Edit button.

6. The fields will no longer be greyed out. The Save button becomes available. Make the desired changes and click on Save.

Adding a New Board

7. To add a new Board either choose Insert New Record from the Edit menu or click on the Insert New Record icon.

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A blank record is displayed.

8. Complete the Details information section with the following information and click on Insert. The new entry will be added to the board list.

Note: The entry made in the Board Flute field indicates the Flute Folder where it will be found in the Board information window in ArtiosCAD. This field is Case Sensitive. If the Flute Folder doesn’t already exist, it will be created. If you leave it empty, the board will be added to the Folding Carton folder in the Board information window in ArtiosCAD.

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Exercise 6: Add to or Edit the Company Browser

If version 5.0 is the first time any ArtiosCAD version has been installed, you will not have any Customers listed in the Company Browser. If this is an upgrade from a previous installation, the old Company names will be listed.

The steps for adding new company records or editing existing company records is the same as for Boards.

1. Display the Company list by double clicking the Company item in the left pane or choose Company from the Browser menu.

2. Click on Insert New Records to add new Companies to the list.

3. Select an entry and choose Details from the Browser menu or click on the Details icon.

4. Click on the Edit button in the Details section to make changes.

It is also possible to delete items from the Company Browser (or any other Browser).

5. Select the Company name to be deleted.

6. Click the Delete icon or select Delete Record(s) from the Edit menu. The following warning may appear.

Note: After changes have been made to any Browser, go to the Browser drop down menu and select REFRESH. This will update any drop down menu in DataCenter Admin and ArtiosCAD that uses the informa-tion.

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7. If you choose Clear, the Company name will be removed from the database and any records that used the name will be assigned UNKNOWN for the company name.

8. If you choose Replace, the Pick Company window will be displayed allowing you to assign a different company to all records that referenced the deleted item.

9. Click Cancel if you do not want to Delete the selected item.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you choose Clear or Replace, the Workspace on disk will retain the original, deleted name. When the file is opened in ArtiosCAD, you will be prompted with a Synchronization message because of the difference between the file and the database record. In fact, any changes made in the database will not automatically synchro-nize with the disk file.

Changes made to the Design Browsers within ArtiosCAD will automatically synchronize the disk file with the database record as long as that functionality has been turned on in Options > Defaults > Design Defaults > Database. If the option is OFF, the record in the database will not be changed.

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For further information regarding Database functionality read Chapter 8 in the ArtiosCAD 5.00 User’s Guide.

Topics of interest:

Configuring Design Auto Numbering: page 768Configuring Characteristics: page 766Userfields: page 758Maintaining the database: Page 784Exporting information from DataCenter: page 782Customizing columns in DadaCenter Admin: page 772

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Lesson 8: Designer

In the Designer Package, geometry is any item that is on a die press manufacturing tool. Dimensions, annotations, and graphics are not considered geometry (these items would typically be created on a separate layer.)

This lesson covers:

• Geometry Toolbar• Line Tool• Escape, Delete, Undo and Redo• Move To Point & Move by• Properties of lines• Rectangle & Offset line Tools• Circle and Ellipse Tool• Extend and Measure toolsl• Arc Tool

Geometry Toolbar

Geometry Menu

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A note on Freehand Coordinates

Freehand coordinates is a snap option which can be toggled on or off. The setting is found in Options > Snap... Snap options Dialog box..

The Freehand Coordinates choice is off by default. For the most part, you want Freehand Coordinates to be off. For example, when you want to create a line or arc where precision and measurements are required. If Freehand Coordinates are turned on, then it is fairly easy to accidentally create “gaps” in your design.

Some tools, such as the Bezier tool, require Freehand Coordinates to be turned on (typically, tools that do not have a precise intersection or measurement required). If you try to click on a location where there is no existing point, a message will state “cannot select coord”.

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Using the Cartesian Axis with the Geometry Toolbar

The design tools in ArtiosCAD use the concept of the Cartesian Coordinate System (X, Y axis). The Dragline that appears in the Design Area replaces the need to enter negative values. For example, if you want a line to go off to the left of the Y-axis, rather than entering a negative value, you can control the value by positioning the Dragline to the left of the axis.

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The Line Tool

There are three different tools for creating a line.

• Line angle/offset: Enter the angle and either the X or the Y Offset of the endpoint.

• Line horiz/vert: Enter the X and the Y Coordinates of the endpoint of the line to be drawn.

• Line angle/length: Enter the angle and length of the line.

When using either one of the three types of Line tools, remember to look at the Status Bar. It will prompt you for the information it needs. Not only does it highlight the required field, but it also tells you what it’s looking for:

Values can be entered by: 1. Clicking the left mouse button when the value appears near the drag line. 2. Typing from the keyboard and then pressing enter. 3. Using the pop-up keypad (press Ctrl-4 or spacebar). 4. Using the dashed extension of the drag line to reference an existing point.

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Using the 3 Line Tools

• Each tool requires you to input 2 values to create the line.• Offset refers to either the X or Y coordinate of the endpoint

of the line.

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3. Line Angle/Len gth too l: Angle = 35 Length = 2.159

2. Line H oriz/Vert to ol: X: offset = 1.5 Y: o ffset = 1

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Exercise 1: Line Tool - A simple triangle

Create the following shape using the Line Angle/Offset tool.

Note: Values in brackets are metric units.

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Exercise 2: Angle/Offset Line tool

Create the following object using the Line Angle /Offset Tool.

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Exercise 3: Switching Line Tools

Create the shape below using the Line Angle/Offset and the Line Horiz/Vert tools.

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Exercise 4: Is it X or Y that I know?

Create the following shape using the Line Angle/OffsetTool.

Hint: ArtiosCAD defaults to and highlights either the X or Y offset based on the axis you referenced when the angle is set. If it is not the offset that you know, change to the field that represents the information that you do know. If it defaults to “Y” and you actually know the “X” value, tab to select the “X” field.

Another Hint: You can use the dashed extension of the drag line to reference any existing point in the workspace and assign its X or Y value to the path you are trying to create.

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Exercise 5: Escape, Undo, Redo and Measure

• The Escape (Esc) key brings the status bar back to the beginning of the tool to start over, as long as you have not completed the use of the tool.

• The Undo and Redo commands are used to edit your designs. Undo (CTRL-Z) will delete paths drawn or actions made in the reverse order that they were created. Redo (ALT-Z) puts them back. Note that the features record the sequence in which you created your design.

• The Measure Tool allows the designer to check the mea-surements on a drawing without having to actually Dimen-sion the design. It can be accessed from the Extend/Measure Toolbar, the Info Menu or by pressing the CTRL+G shortcut keys.

1. Open file 8A.ard and try using the Measure tool.

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2. The Measure tool will report the X and Y offsets, length and angle of a line, Radius, etc. if you point at the item. If you click and release on a point, it becomes a “tape measure” and will measure the distance to the next point you select.

3. The Measure tool will measure the pixel location in a bitmapped image when you hold down the control key.

4. Or pixel to pixel in a bitmapped image if you click and release on a pixel while holdig the control key down.

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Exercise 6: The Current Point

The Current Point is the point in a workspace where creation tools start creating. When a new blank design is created, the current point defaults to the intersection of the construction line axes (the origin). When the first line is drawn from the current position, the current point then moves to the end of that line. Whatever Geometry is created next will begin at the end of the line just drawn.

The Current Point can be moved by using Move to Point (CTRL-W) or Move By (CTRL-Q). Think of them as your “pen-up commands”. You move your location without drawing.

• Move to Point moves the current point to an established point or intersection. If you click on a location where no point exists, the message “cannot select coord” will appear in the status bar. There is a Move to Point tool in the Geometry toolbar.

• Move By prompts for an angle/offset, angle/length or Horz/Vert offset at which to move the current position. With this choice you can move to a location where there may not be an established point or intersection.

Optional: drawing & moving around the workspace.

1. Open a New design workspace.

2. Save the workspace as Triangles.ARD

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3. Draw the four (4) triangles shown below along the X-axis.The larger one should be 1 inch (26.5mm) above the others.

4. DON’T dimension it. Practice using the Measure tool to verify that the distances are correct.

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Exercise 7: Different Ways to assign Line Types

A. The Select Tool and Changing Line Types

The default line type in ArtiosCAD is Cut lines. If you do not change it and draw all of your lines when you complete the full design it will be all cut lines. To change the cut lines to a different line type, for example, crease or score do the following:

1. Open file 8B.ARD.

2. Click on the Select tool in the Edit Toolbar.

3. Select the lines you would like to change to crease lines. Hold down the shift key to add to your selection, or click and drag the selection rectangle around the lines to be selected.

4. Click on Edit Menu and select Properties or press ALT+Enter. You can also double click a line to open the properties dialog box.

5. Once the Properties window opens, select the new line type from the list and click on OK

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B. Line Type Set pop-up

There is option on the Tool Rack that allows you to set the line type before you draw a line. This is the Line Type Set pop-down list. This option is found on the Tool Rack:

Notice it Defaults to Cut lines. When using any of the Geometry tools (i.e. Line Tool) you can toggle/switch this option to the line type that you want to draw next. Using this method, you do not have to draw the full design and then later go back and change the line types.

1. Draw the sleeve below using the Line tool. Use the Line type set pop-down list to change from Cut to Crease as you draw.

2. The Line type set pop-down list can also be used to change the line type of a selected line. Select a line in your drawing and choose a different line type from the list.

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C. Right Click Pop-up Menu

Another way to change the line type of geometry is to click on the line with the Right mouse Button and select Properties from the context menu. to change .

1. Right click on one of the lines in the open workspace.

2. Select Properties from the context menu that pops-up. The Properties dialog box will open. Change the line type and click OK.

There are a variety of ways to assign line types to the Geometry you create. Which method you use may depend on the situation.

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Exercise 8: Rectangles, Circles and Ellipses

Rectangles and Offset Lines

• Rectangle horiz/vert: Enter the X and Y offsets to define the size of the desired rectangle.

• Rectangle from Line: This tool prompts you to select a line, and then uses the selected line as one side of a new rectangle. Click & Release on a line or side of a rectangle. Drag to one side to create a rectangle. Enter the offset value.

• Offset Line: Use this tool to offset a parallel copy of a line. Click & Release on a line. Drag a copy of the line to one side and specify the offset distance.

Circles & Ellipses

• Circle: Move the current point to the location of the center of the circle. Enter the radius.

• Ellipse: Move the cursor to the Ellipse’s center. Enter the X and Y offset to define the size of the Ellipse.

1. Create the sleeve below using the Rectangle and Circle tools:

2. Use Move by (Ctrl+Q) to get to the center of the third panel.

Tip: Remember, there is more than one way to create the same design. Try to also create this sleeve using the line tool or rectangle from line.

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3. Select the Extend tool to help locate the center of the third panel. If you click on a line with this tool, it displays the endpoints and the midpoints of the line. Display these points on one horizontal and one vertical crease line.

NOTE: The Extend tool is deslected after you click on a line. To keep it selected, hold down the Shift-key as you click.

4. Use Move to point and Move by to move the current point to the center of the panel.

5. Select the Circle tool and draw the 1” radius circle.

6. Select the Clear Extend tool to remove the endpoints and midpoints.

7. Save the design as 8Sleeve.ARD

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Design Checks

This option allows you to check for any double lines or gaps in your design. Choose Design > Design Checks.

The Design Checks Dialog box will pop-up letting you know if you have any gaps or double lines. If any gaps or double lines are found, they would be highlighted in Magenta on your design.

You can click Yes & OK to automatically remove the double lines

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Exercise 9: Arc Tool

There are four different geometry tools for creating Arcs. Each tool requires you to enter three values in order to define an arc in your design.

• Arc Start Angle: Enter the Start Angle, enter the Radius, enter the X or Y Offset of the endpoint of the arc.

• Arc End Point: Enter the X offset of the end of the arc, enter the Y Offset of the endpoint of the arc, enter the Radius.

• Arc Center: Enter the Center Offset (X or Y), enter the Radius, enter the X or Y Offset of the endpoint of the arc.

• Arc Through Point: Move the cursor to the Start Point of the arc, click on the Through Point (a point that will be some-where along the arc), click on the Endpoint of the arc.

Use the appropriate arc tool to define the arcs pictured on the following pages.

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Using the 4 ArcTools

• Each tool requires you to input 3 values to create an arc.• Offset refers to either the X or Y coordinate of the endpoint

of the arc• Enter a value then move the mouse slighlty to see an image..

1. Arc S ta rt Angle: A ngle = 0 Ra dius = 1.5 Y : O ffs e t = 1

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Enter Center X: or Center Y: based on the direction you a re moving the center of the circle that defines the arc.

Click Start pt . and drag Click Thru pt. and drag

Enter the angle Move the mouseto see a circle forming.

Enter t he radiusThe circle gets clipped

Enter t he Y offset

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2. Arc E ndpoint : X: O f fse t = 3/4 Y : O ffs e t = 1 .12 5 Ra dius = 1 .3 75

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Enter t he Radius

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Enter Center Y: We are dropping the center vertically

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Restore 8C.ARD and create the arcs to match the following diagrams:

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Exercise 10: More on Arc Through Point

1. Open 8D.ARD.

2. Build the shape below using the Arc Through point tool.

Hint: A tangent creates a point. Zoom in to make sure you snap to the correct point.

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Exercise 11: Arc Endpoint

1. Open 8E.ARD.

2. Build the shape below using Line and Arc Endpoint tools.

3. Click twice on the endpoint. The first click sets the X: offset value. The second click sets the Y: offset value.

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Exercise 12: Optional - Curve Straight tool

Straight Curve and Curve Straight Tools:

• Straight Curve: Path starts with a line and ends in an arc. Enter the x and y offsets (of the endpoint of the path), the start angle of the arc, and the radius of the arc.

• Curve Straight: Path starts with an arc and ends in a line. Enter the x and y offsets (of the endpoint of the path), the start angle of the arc, and the radius of the arc.

Create the following design using the Rectangle, Rectangle from a line and the Curve Straight tools.

See the next page for some steps to get the slot started.

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Follow these Steps:

Input 4 values with the Curve Straight tool in order to get the combination path drawn. Move to the top corner where the panels intersect and begin to draw the path..

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Lesson 9: Construction Lines


Conlines are special guidelines used as drafting aids. They are not considered geometry, but they are used to make geometry. Use construction lines when you want to reference points that are not part of the geometry of a design, or to manipulate geometry in ways that leave it unaltered. The Extend tool in the Extend/Measure toolbar is used to aid in identifying things like the center of a circle and endpoints/midpoints of lines. Note that Conlines and Extend/lines are drawing aids that are not plotted or manufactured.

This lesson covers:

• Construction Line Tools• Construction Line types• Select Conlines Tooll

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Exercise 1: Tear Drop

Create the following teardrop shape with construction lines:

1. Use the Conline Offset, Conline Radius and Conline Join to create the construction line pattern.

2. Create the cut line paths that you want to output using the Line and Arc through point tools. It should look like the teardrop shape above when completed.

Be sure to “snap” to the tangent points when connecting the two circles with the straight line path. If you don’t see the snap circle, it means you missed the point. Zoom in, if you have to get closer to see the correct tangent point.

3. Save the file as TearDrop.Ard.

Note:There is a special selec-tion tool for selecting conlines.

Tangent Point

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Exercise 2: Key Hole

1. Create the following conline pattern using tools from the ConLines toolbar.

One way to Trace the pattern with tools from the Geometry toolbar.

2. With the Line tool connect the start point shown below to the tangent point. Make sure the snap circle is displayed.

Tools to use:Conline OffsetConcircleConline Join with concircle

Tools to use:LineArc Through PointArc Endpoint

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3. Switch to the Arc End Point tool. Click twice on the tangent point to set the X and Y offsets. Drag to slightly bend the arc to the shape of the conline path and enter the Radius of 3/8 (9.52mm).

4. Switch to the Arc through point tool. Connect the current point to the through pointthen to the tangent point. Make sure that the snap circles display as you click on the points.

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5. Switch back to the Arc End Point tool. Click twice on the tangent point. First click sets the X-offset and the second click sets the Y-offset. Drag to create the 3/8(9.52mm) Radius arc.

6. Switch to the Line tool. Draw the straight line.

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7. Finish the last arc with the Arc through point tool.

8. The design is now complete.

9. To Turn off the Conlines, right-click in the workspace and select Construction lines.s

Or select View > View Options > Construction Lines

10.Save the file as Keyhole.ard.

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Exercise 3: Conline Division/Midpoint Tool

1. Create the following Corner Cut Tray using the Rectangle and Rectangle From a line tools.

2. Select the Conline Division/Midpoint tool. Set the Number of Divisions to 2. Click on the top crease line.

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3. Click on one of the vertical crease lines. Move the Current point location the intersection of the two conlines.

4. Select the Ellipse tool and create an ellipse in the center of the tray with the dimensions shown below.

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Note on Construction line types

It is possible, wherever applicable, to change the Construction line type. For example, you could change them if you wanted construction line circles or construction lines representing panel offsets to display in a different color or pattern. There are three types of conlines. Their default color and pattern can be set in Options/Defaults/Plotting Style Catalog.

1. To change a conline, double click it with the Select conlines tool or select it and press Alt-Enter.

2. Choose the new type from the pop-up list in the Construction line Properties dialog box.

3. Click OK.

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Exercise 4: Access Hole

Create the following Access Hole using conlines.

1. Create half of the access hole as shown below. Use Conline Join With Concircle to create the circle.

2. Use the Select Conlines tool to select the conlines and use Copy Mirror about a Line to create the shapes on the left side.

1.Select

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3. Use the Conline Join with Concircle tool to create the final radius.

4. Use the Line and Arc Through Point tools to create the shape.

1. Click here 2. Click here

3. Click point

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Exercise 5: More on Conlines (Optional)

Create the following shape using the Construction Line, Line and Arc tools. The linear measurements are taken from the centers of each arc.

Use the following tools:

Conline Offset/AngleConline CircleConline Join With ConcircleLine toolArc through point

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Lesson 10: Edit Toolbar


Changing physical properties of objects means copying, rotating, moving, mirroring, or making any other change to their physical placement. The copy function works like copy and paste, whereas the move feature works like cut and paste.

This lesson covers:

• Select tools• Move and Copy • Move to layer• Mirror, Rotate and Scale• Copy Times Offset and Copy Times Rotate• Group/Ungroup

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Exercise 1: Move to Layer

If you create an item on the wrong layer, you can use Move to layer to move the items onto the correct layer.

1. Open the file Editlayers.ard.

2. Use the Select by Example tool to select all dimensions.

3. Select the Move to Layer tool.

4. In the Move to layer dialog box, click on Create.

5. Select Dimensions. Click OK. Click OK again to move the dimensions onto the Dimensions Layer.

6. Move the rectangular window onto a Windows and Cutouts Layer.

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Exercise 2: Using the Move & Mirror Tools

Open 10A.ARD and move the panels around so that it looks like the following design.

One way to do it:

1. Select the entire tuck then use the Move tool to move the tuck. Pick it up by the left bottom corner.

2. Use the 3rd Selection tool to select the 3rd panel’s dust flap.

3. Use the Mirror about Vertical tool and pick it up in the corner where the tuck meets the sleeve. It will mirror when you pick it up. Put it down on the other side of the panel.

4. Use the 4th Selection tool to select the first top dust flap.

5. Use the Vertical Mirror about Center tool to flip it in place.

6. Draw in the line to finish the flap. Change the lines & Save it.

Note: Any point in the workspace is a valid pick up, put down, fixed, handle or refer-ence point. The point does not have to be a part of the selected path(s).

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Exercise 3: Using the Rotate & Copy/Mirror Tools

Open 10B.ARD. Copy the lines so that the design looks like the one below.

1. Select and Rotate the arrow with the Rotate Left 90 tool.

2. Complete the rest of the design using the Copy Mirror about Vertical and Copy Mirror about Horizontal tools. With these tools, the image is not mirrored until you choose a pickup point. Remember to choose the correct pickup point to make it easier to put down in the correct place.

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Exercise 4: More on Copy/Mirror Tools

Open 10C.ARD. Copy and mirror the lines so that the design looks like the one below

1. Select the Copy Mirror about a Line tool.

2. Use the Horizontal and Vertical Axes as the lines to mirror about.

3. Save the file as ADJ10C.ARD. This file will be used in Lesson 12 with the Adjust Outline tools.

Note: Most designs are symmetrical about the axis. Draw a quar-ter view and mirror it about a line.Keep in mind that split lines may create issues for proper bridging and manipulation of the design in Artios 3D.

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Exercise 5: Optional - Move it back together

For more practice with the Edit tools, try the following example.

1. Open 10D.ARD.

2. Use the tools in the Edit Toolbar to put the carton back together so that it looks like the carton below.

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Exercise 6: Using Copy Times Rotate

1. Open 10E.ARD.

2. Use Copy Times Rotate to create the shape shown below.

3. Type 4 in the Number of copies field. Press Enter.

Remember that any point in the workspace can be selected as the “fixed point”.

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Exercise 7: Copy mirror & Copy Times rotate

1. Open the file 10F.ARD. (or use the one you just created)

If you pick the correct lines, you should be able to get this design done using these tools in sequence:

1. Copy Mirror about a line.

2. Copy Times Rotate.

3. Copy Mirror about Vertical.

Note: Be careful about creating double lines. Do a design check to make sure that there are no double lines in the design.

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Review 4: The Geometry and Edit tools

Create the following design.

Note: Remember to use Design Checks in the Design menu in order to check for Gaps and Double lines.Try using the Keypad (Ctrl+4 or spacebar) to enter some of the values.

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The Adjust Toolbar is used to change the linear attributes of existing lines. Use them to draw more efficiently. Use them to edit existing designs.

This lesson covers:

• Trim Tools• Split line• Blend and Chamfer• Stretch by Lasso and Stretch point• Follow• Hatch• Bleed and Coating Free Area

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Exercise 1: Use the Trim/Extend and Split Line Tool

There are four options in Trim:

• Trim/Extend Two lines• Trim/Extend One line• Trim Interior• Trim Against Selection

1. Open 11A.ARD. Use theTrim tools to edit the 4 shapes so that they look like the diagram below:

2. Open 11B.ARD. Use the Trim tools to edit the shapes to look like the ones below.

Note: Remember to click on the part you want to keep when using Trim/Extend.The Trim tool cannot be used on parallel or collinear lines.

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Exercise 2: Using Blend, Split Line, and Trim

Open 11C.ARD. Adjust the corner cut tray using Blend, Split Line, and Trim/Extend to look like the following design.

Note:

1. The Blend tool can be used on the corners of the flaps even where there are gaps and lines extended beyond the point of intersection.

2. To use the Split line tool there needs to be an intersection where the line is to be broken.

3. Follow the prompts in the Status bar to use these tools.

Note: You can modify a blend by entering a different value. A value of zero converts it back to a 90 degree angle.

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Exercise 3: Using the Chamfer Tool

The Chamfer tool is located on the tool flyout next to the Blend tool. The Chamfer tool allows you to create bevelled corners on your design. The tool can create a Chamfer of:

• Equal Distances along each side of the corner

• Two different distances along each side of the corner

• A specified distance and angle

1. Open 11C.ard. Save it as 11CH.ard.

2. Chamfer the 3 corners as shown below.

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Exercise 4: Stretch by Lasso & Stretch Point

The Stretch by Lasso tool allows you to change the size of panels or flaps without having to redraw the design.

Open 11D.ARD. Use Stretch By Lasso to make the following changes:

1. Add 1” or 25mm to both Length Panels - This would Change the lengths from 12+1/8” to 13+1/8” and 12+3/16” to 13+3/16”.

Your RSC should have the following overall dimensions when done.

See the next page for a suggestion on how to do the stretch.

Note: The Reference Point is the point from where you are measur-ing/stretching. The axis through that point is set to zero (0).The Reference Point and the Pickup Point can be the same point or different points.

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If there is a dimension layer, it should be turned on before you stretch the panels. Otherwise you will have to delete the old dimensions and add new dimensions.

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Next, change the rectangular window cutout using the Stretch Point tool.

2. Use Stretch Point to create the figure shown below. .

3. Stretch the top left and bottom right corners by entering 45 degrees for the angle and 1” or 25mm for the X: offset.

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Exercise 5: The Follow Tool and Hatch

The Follow Tool is used to trace existing geometry and copy or replace its outline. It is useful when making bleed outlines or when something needs to be reduced or enlarged by a specific distance rather than a scale factor.

1. Open 11D.ARD. Create an Annotation layer.

2. Select the Follow tool to create the reduced path within the Glue flap.

3. Select the lower right corner of the glue flap for your start point.

4. Enter 3/16” in the Offset field.

5. Click on the corner to the left of the start point for the “next point”. Click on the point of intersection at the top of the vertical crease line for the third point.

6. Switch to the Direct path to point tool and finish the path.

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7. Click OK on the Status bar..

8. A Follow Properties dialog box will pop-up.

9. Select Make group and click OK. A grouped bleed line will be created to the inside of the glue flap.

Now, try to Hatch this path.

10.Select the path. It is grouped, so click on any part of it and all sides will be selected.

Note: If you started fol-lowing in a counter-clock-wise direction, the path would have offset to the outside. There are two buttons in the status bar that control whether or not you get an inside or an outside offset. Click on them to change the offset path.

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11.Select Hatch from the Tools menu.

12.The selected shape will be hatched. Double click the hatched shape to open the properties dialog box. Make appropriate changes (i.e. uncheck Crosshatch) and click OK and Save it..

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Exercise 6: Bleed and Coating Free Area tools

Bleeds are used to define the area of ink bleed when the sheet moves through the printing press. This tool will automatically create a Bleed Outline Layer. Click inside any panel to exclude it from the bleed.

1. Open **1C.ard and Select the Bleed tool. If you do not have a Bleed layer, you will be prompted to create one. Click Yes.

2. An outline will be drawn around the perimeter of the design.

3. Change or accept the Offset then click on the panels to exclude from the Bleed Outline. See below. Click OK.

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Coating Free Areas are defined as areas of the sheet that are not coated as the sheet moves through the printing press.

4. Turn off the Bleed layer.

5. Select the Coating Free Area tool. If you do not have a Coating Free layer, you will be prompted to create one. Click Yes.

6. Change or accept the Internal and External Offset values.

7. Create the Coating free areas shown below.

8. Click OK and Save the file.

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Exercise 7: Optional Practice- Adjust tools

1. Open the file 10A.ARD. This is the file in Lesson 10 that had the tucks and flaps at the top re-arranged to change the style of the box.

2. Make the necessary corrections to the lines in the design that need changing. The circled areas need fixing.

3. Move the top left dust flap to the left 1/32”. Once moved the rectangled area will need to be fixed.

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The Adjust Outline Toolbar is used to adjust the non-linear physical properties of lines, arcs and Beziers and the direction they were drawn. The tools are most often used to “correct” scanned images or imported artwork.

This lesson covers:

• Make line Horizontal/Vertical• Merge lines, Arcs and Beziers• Straighten lines• Adjust Arcs• Adjust Beziers

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Exercise 1: Some Adjust Outline Tools

1. Open the file Adj.ard.

Practice using the Adjust outline tools on this file. Follow the prompts in the Status Bar.

2. Select the Make Horizontal/Vertical tool and click on each line. The lines will change based on the closest axis.

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3. Select the Align Horizontal/Vertical tool. Drag a window around the points that need to be aligned. The bottom endpoints will be selected/circled.

4. Click on the bottom endpoint of the left vertical line. This will be the alignment point. The other lines will ”grow” to align with the first endpoint.

5. Select the Straighten tool and click on the curved line.

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6. Select the Merge lines into an Arc tool. Click on the First line to merge then the last line to merge. Drag to or enter the radius.

7. Select the Align Horizontal/Vertical tool again. Select the three staggered vertical lines. Pick the bottom endpoint of the top line as the alignment point. The other two will align with it.

Try some of the other Adjust outline tools on these paths.

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Exercise 2: Adjust Lines Toolbar (optional)

1. Open the Adj10C.ard workspace that was saved in Lesson 10. This is the symmetrical design where 1/4 of the drawing was mirrored about the axis to complete it. Lines are split. This effects the placement of bridges which are positioned and sized based on a bridging formula.

2. First turn on the endpoints and bridges. Choose View > View Mode. Check Endpoints and Bridges on and click OK.

3. Select the Merge lines straight tool.Click on the first and last lines to merge.

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4. This will fix the bridging issue. The endpoint between the two lines disappears because the lines are merged into one and the bridging is adjusted.

5. Do the rest of the lines so that it looks like the diagram below.

6. Save the file and close it.

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Lesson 13: Geometry Macros


Geometry Macros are found under the Tools drop down menu. The Geometry Macros Catalog lists several different categories - Folding carton tools, Hangers, Laser position holes, Manufacturing tools, Registration marks, Stripping components and Utilities. You can also create your own Geometry Macros, such as different hangers, slots, thumb notches, center lines, etc.. These items are often called Attachments. This lesson covers:

• Accessing the Geometry Macros Catalog• Hangers• Registration Marks• Utilities

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Geometry Macros Catalog:

Selecting Geometry Macros in the Tools menu opens the Geometry Macros Catalog.

Select a Geometry Macro and size it. You are returned to the workspace then prompted to select a placement option. The suggested Geometry Macro placement option (the default) is already selected as an aid to help you accurately place the particular geometry macro on your design. You can select a different option, if you wish. The options bar is at the bottom of the workspace window. Some macros, such as Registration marks, do not display the options bar.

There are 7 Placement Options:

1. Place the geometry centered on a point2. Place the geometry at any location3. Place the geometry offset from two lines4. Place the geometry offset from the center of a line5. Place geometry on a line6. Place geometry on a line replacing the line as needed7. Place geometry on a line specified by two points

Use Repeat Placement when you would like to place several copies of the same macro in the design.

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Exercise 1: Hangers Catalog

Create the following blister card using the Hanger 1 Geometry Macro. Enter the following values for the hanger:

• L=1 [25mm]• H=3/16 [5mm]• W=3/16 [5mm]• CR=3/16 [5mm]• BR=1/32 [1mm]

Use Place the geometry offset from the center of a line as the Placement Option.

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Exercise 2: Registration Marks Catalog

1. Open 13A.ARD.

2. Create a Print Registration layer.

3. Add the “Center line and cross at center” registration mark to the design. It can be found in the Registration Marks > Design category.

Try any other style of registration marks.

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Exercise 3: Utilities Catalog

1. Open 13B.ARD.

2. Create a Windows and cutouts layer.

3. Place a rectangular window from the Geometry Macros Utilities Category on the design. Use the following values for the rectangular window:

4. W= 3 [76mm]

5. H=1 [25mm]

6. R= 3/8 [10mm]

7. Use Place the geometry centered on a pt. as the Geometry Macro Placement Options and check Repeat Placement.

8. Position two copies on the design as shown above.

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Exercise 4: Slot

1. Create a 28 x 30 rectangle. Change the lines to crease.

2. Select Tools > Geometry Macros > Utilities > SLOT . Enter the values shown below.

3. For the Placement Options, use the Place geometry on a line replacing the line as needed option. Also select Repeat Placement:

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Lesson 14: Customizing ArtiosCAD


In this section, we will cover three ways to customize ArtiosCAD: Shared & User Defaults, Customizing toolbars and customizing shortcuts.

This lesson covers:

• User and Shared Defaults• Changing Design Defaults• Editing the Plotting Style Catalog • Editing Property Defaults (e.g. text and Dimensions)• Changing Start-up Defaults• Editing and Adding Special Rule Types• Customizing Toolbars• Customizing shortcuts

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Defaults

Defaults are the preferences for your ArtiosCAD system. They can relate to screen colors, printers, units of measurements, plotting style preferences and much more.

The defaults you set up can be for use across the network for all workstations e.g. in house documents, outputs to network devices, preferences for hangers etc. (Shared defaults) or individual preferences e.g. colors used on screen, reports for a department to use etc. (User defaults).

Defaults are accessed from the Options menu. The changes made to Shared defaults are saved to the Serverlib folder located on the system defaults server.

It is important to back-up the contents of the serverlib folder. It holds your customizations.

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Exercise 1: Changing Design Defaults

1. Select: Options > Defaults

Choose it from the Options menu in the main ArtiosCAD screen or from the design area.The following window will open.

This menu shows you all of the areas that can be customized within ArtiosCAD. As you can see, the areas are very com-prehensive - you choose what needs changing - then change the exsiting settings to your preferences.

• Changes made to Shared defaults are saved to the Serverlib directory on the “server”.

• Changes made to the User defaults are saved to the Clientlib directory on the local hard drive.

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2. Click on the + sign next to Design defaults.

3. Double click to select Database. The Database dialog box will open. This is where you set preferences for how DataCenter integrates with ArtiosCAD.

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The check boxes allow you to set preferences for using the database:

• When to display the database information window• How thumbnails should be formatted• Disabling the database • Enable Pattern Searching and not display the drop down lists

in the One-up Database information window. This is done by checking one or both of the Use Pattern search-ing for... checkboxes. Instead of the drop down list you will use the Find option to retrieve the record you need

If you make changes, click Apply then click OK or click Can-cel to close the window.

4. Double click Default board

Here you can select one of the boards to be the default board for your new designs. If you create corrugated designs and the factory default is set to select a default folding carton board, this is where you change it.

Select a board from the Ccorrugated Board category, click Apply then click OK, if you make a change.

Note: When using ArtiosCAD you can use the existing boards or set up custom carton boards and corrugated boards to use with your designs. This is done in DataCenter Admin.Please refer to Lesson 7, of this training work-book, for information on how to setup and customize your boards

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5. Double click Default View Mode. The following window will display.

• This is where you make changes to the Styles section of the View Mode dialog box.

• Click the items in the Styles checkboxes that you want dis-played by default.

• Click on the Plotting style pop-up menu to display a list of available styles. The number of styles available varies. Choose the one you want to use as your default.

• Click Apply then click OK.

Practice: Try these three options:

1. Make changes in the three areas, Database, Default Board & Plotting Style.

2. Choose File / Save 3. Choose File / Exit4. Create a new design to see the changes

Note: Users can edit existing styles and add new styles. See the next two Exercises (Plotting Style Catalog Defaults) for ways to edit and create Plotting Styles.

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Exercise 2: Editing a Plotting Style

1. Select Options > Defaults > Plotting Style Catalog

2. Select Artios 1 by double clicking it.

3. Change the width of the cut line.

4. Change the Style of the crease line.

5. Change the Color and Style of the Glue Assist.

6. Save changes and open a design. If Artios 1 is not your default plotting style, right click on a blank area of the workspace and choose it from the plotting style menu.

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Exercise 3: Adding a custom Plotting Style

1. Select Options > Defaults

2. Right click Plotting Style Catalog

3. Select: New > Data

A New Data 1 Style will be added to the list. It is selected.

4. Type an appropriate name for the style.

5. Double click the icon to the left of the name.

6. Set the line attributes for the new plotting style and Click OK.

7. Select File > Save then File > Exit.

8. Use the new style in a design workspace.

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Exercise 4: Changing Property Defaults

1. Select Options > Defaults > Property Defaults

This area allows you to customize the default settings of sev-eral items used in ArtiosCAD.

Make and Save the following changes. Open or create a design and verify that the defaults have changed.

2. Select Detail.

Change the Edge Shape to Rectangle and click OK.

3. Select Dimensions.

Change the Font to Helvetica, the Format to Decimal and click OK.

4. Select Text

Change the Font to Helvetica, the Alignment to Center and click OK.

5. Save the changes and test them in a New design workspace.

The changes you make will not be automatically applied to existing workspaces.

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Exercise 5: Changing Start-up Defaults

Select Options > Defaults > Start-up defaults

The list of Startup defaults available for edtiing are in this menu. We will not cover Counter Sheet or Default MFG User Layers at this time. Edit, Save and test any of the following.

1. AutoSave Options: With the AutoSave option checked on, files will be automatically saved at time intervals specified.

2. Close Up options: These settings are used when you create a Close-up window using Control + Space so you can work in a zoomed view.

3. Dimension Format Table: This effects how the format of dimensions are viewed in the workspace. The Property Defaults for dimensions only effect New Designs. Existing designs, designs you may have received from another site, will display in the format in which they were saved. The format table allows you to override that and display them in your format. If you double click a dimension that has been overriden, the properties dialog box will alert you to that fact and will show you the “actual” dimension in the text field. If you have not also setup an overrdide for the Output, the “actual” dimension will be printed.

4. Local Temp Directory: Change where Temp files are being saved.

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5. Most Recently Used File List: Change the number of saved files listed at the end of the File menu in ArtiosCAD.

6. Output Scale Table: This controls how the design is “scaled” within the Design window of a specsheet. The Design window Properties have to be set to use the table. If

the Scale table contained the values shown to the left, designs whose blank size is less than the size of the file window have a limit of 1.5 as the maximum amount they can be scaled up. Designs larger than the file window will be scaled to fit but the scaling factor cannot be more than 1/4.

7. Revision Disk File Format: Determines the type of extension used with files “saved as a revisions”. If you have a file named BOX.ARD and you save two revisions (A & B), choosing “Don’t put revision extension on latest revision” will list these files in Directory View as: BOX.ARD (the latest rev), BOX_~.ARD (the original) and BOX_a.ARD. Choosing “Don’t put revision extension on first revision” will list them as: BOX.ARD (the original), BOX_a.ARD and BOX_b.ARD. In Resource View, only one filename is listed for either choice, BOX.ARD. It always opens the latest revision.

8. Overrun/Underrun: This option allows you to draw short of (underrun) or beyond (overrun) an existing line or point by the amount specified. You cannot select a line but you can reference a collinear point when using this feature which is found in the Options menu.

9. Snap options: Controls the snap to point function, snap tolerance and snap values displayed by the drag line.

10.Units and formatting: Change the way measurements are displayed. Set the default units to Inches or Metric. Remember that there are several other defaults that effect dimensions and how they are displayed.

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Exercise 6: Editing, Renaming, and Adding Rule Types

This area of the defaults allows you to customize the special rules that come with ArtiosCAD and to add your own.

Make and Save the following changes. Open a design and apply the special rules.

1. Select Options > Defaults > Special rule type.

2. Right click Cut & Crease >Cut & Crease-inch > ½ ½ Cut & Crease (or do Cut & Crease-metric). Select Copy.

3. Right click on Cut & Crease-inch (or metirc) folder. Select Paste 1/2 1/2 Cut_Crease.

4. Double click the icon of the new entry. Select the Special Rule tab. Edit the settings for cut, gap and land to 5/8. Click OK.

5. Right Click the icon and choose Rename. Change the name to 5/8 5/8 Cut & Crease, or an appropriate Metric equivalent.

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6. Select Perf > Perf – Inch

7. Right click on Perf-inch (or do the Metric equivalent) and select New > Data

8. Edit the New Data 1 name to be 5/8 5/8 perf (or an appropriate Metric value.

9. Double click the icon for the new entry. Display the Generic type pop-up menu and select Perf. This will add the Special Rule’s tab to the window. Set up the sizes for the perf e.g. 5/8 by 5/8 perf then select OK.

10.The new special rules are ready to be used after you Save and exit defaults.

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Exercise 7: Customizing Toolbars

You can create custom toolbars by changing the color of the default ArtiosCAD toolbars or create new, custom toolbars wich contain a collection of tools that you choose to be in the toolbar.

You can also create a custom toolbar that containsthe Geometry Macros or Outputs that you use most often.

Creating A Custom designed Toolbar

You can create more than 30 custom toolbar but only the first 30 will display. Each toolbar can contain up to 15 tools.

1. To create a toolbar, select Options > Defaults . Open the Customized toolbars folder.

2. Right click on the Design customized toolbars folder and select New Data.

3. Give the new entry an appropriate name, such as Drawing tools.

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4. Double click the icon to open the custom toolbar window.

5. To create your own toolbar, select the ArtiosCad toolbar from the pop down menu to display its tools.

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6. Click and drag the tool you would like to copy from the Tools in ArtiosCAD Toolbar section to the Tools in Custom Toolbar section.

In this example, we clicked, dragged and dropped the Line tool into the Custom Toolbar area.Copy a few other tools.

You can mix & match tools from different toolbars. Next we will copy a tool from the Adjust toolbar.

7. Switch the ArtiosCAD Toolbars selection to the Adjust toolbar.

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8. Select the Blend tool and drag it to the Tools in the Custom Toolbar area.

9. Try copying some other tools from the ArtiosCAD Toolbars into the Custom Toolbar area.

10.Colorize the toolbar you just created by clicking on the Toolbar Color button.

11.Choose a color in the Toolbar color window and click OK.

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The Toolbar Color button will change to the chosen color.

Use the Set to System Color button to reset the color to the default color used in the Display Control Panel.

12.To remove a tool from a custom toolbar, select it then drag and drop it in the trash can.

13.To reorder the tools, drag and drop it in a new position.

14.When you are finished, click Apply then OK. Select Save to overwrite the defaults and Exit Defaults.

15.To use the new Custom toolbar, open a new or existing workspace in ArtiosCAD. Click on the Custom Toolbars button.:

Note: Drag all of the tools to the Trash can and the toolbar will be removed from the Cus-tome toolbar list in ArtiosCAD.

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The Customized toolbars list will display..

16.Click on the icon of the Custom Toolbar and it appears in the workspace.

17. Click OK to close the list.

Adding Color to the ArtiosCAD Default toolbars

18.Go to Options > Defaults > Customized toolbar and double click ArtiosCAD Toolbar colors.

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19.The default Toolbar list will open.

A. Select the Toolbar to colorize.B. Click on the Toolbar color... button.C. Select the color.D. Click OK.

20.When you are done colorizing the default toolbars, click Apply and OK. Save the default changes.

The Set to System Color button can be used to reset the color to the default color used in the OS Display Control Panel.

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Exercise 8: Customizing Shortcuts

Use the Shortcuts... option to change or add “hotkeys” to ArtiosCAD menu items.

1. Select Options > Defaults. Open the Shortcuts folder.

2. Double click Design Shortcuts. The Shortcuts dialog will open.

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3. The list is grouped by menus titles. Scroll down and find the Adjust menu entries.

4. Double click the Blend item. A blank Shortcut window opens.

5. Press the Alt+B keys to assign them to the Blend item. Notice that it is not currently assigned to another function. Click on OK.

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6. The Alt+B key is now assigned to Blend.

7. Click Apply and OK to close the window.

8. Save the change & Exit Defaults and try the new shortcut in ArtiosCAD.

Note 1: If you ever want to remove the function key assigned to an item, choose Shortcuts... Scroll to the item. Double click it. Clear the Shortcut field blank & click Apply and OK.The shortcut key will be removed from the item.

Note 2: If you assign a key combination that has already been used it will be reported in the Currently Assigned to: area ( such as, trying to use Alt+B for the Bleed tool). The list also reports where those tools are used. If one was used in design and the other was a 3D tool, for example, it should not be a problem because there would not be a conflict. In this case,however, both tools are used in Design. This would not be good.

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Setting up a Shortcut for an Output.

1. Select Options > Defaults. Open Outputs > Artios > Printer output and double click Spec.sheet #1.

2. The output’s window opens. The Shortcut section works the same as discussed earlier. Press Alt+1 for this specsheet.

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3. Click OK and Save the changes & Exit Defaults.

4. Open a file in ArtiosCAD and test the new Shortcut.

Setting up a Shortcut for a Geometry Macro.

1. Select Options > Defaults. Open the Geometry Macros Catalog > Hangers and double click Hanger 1.

2. The Macro defaults window opens. Press Alt+H for the shortcut. Click OK. Save the change, exit & test it.

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A report is a way to print pictures of workspaces along with information about those workspaces. For example, you could have the name of the design, its dimensions, the customer name, and the job order number on the same printout as a flat view of the design, the design folded in 3D, and the design laid out on the die board.

You must have the ReportMaker feature to modify the design window or work with variables. However, you can change fixed text on a pre-made form if you do not have ReportMaker.

This lesson covers:

• Planning the Report layout• Designing the Report layout• Adding text: Fixed, Prompted, and Calculated• Defining the File window• Saving and closing the report• Adding the Report to the Report Catalog in Defaults• Adding the Report to Outputs in Defaults• Using the Report

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Introduction

If you want the printout of your design to include some information too, you need to use a report. Reports can have information such as:

• Dimensions• Blank size• Length, width and depth• Customer name and address• Internal references

Before starting to design your own report, make a sketch of its layout - where will your logo go, what information do you want on it, what font will you use and where will the design be.

The Reports toolbar will be used for this exercise. The Annotation and Conline tools will also help to design the report.

Types of Text defined on a Report:

Fixed: This acts as a Label or Heading for the information alongside it. It never changes; it prints exactly as seen on the screen. Use the Text tool to add fixed text.

Prompted: Changed by the user to identify information specifically about the design shown in the report- such as, special instructions, etc. Use the Prompted Text tool to add this type of text.

Calculated: The system automatically generates this information from stored data -such as, blank size, rule lengths, database info., etc.. Use the Calculated Text tool to add this type of text.

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Exercise 1: Creating a Custom Report

Create the following report design or create your own.

Sizing the report

1. Select the Report size tool.

2. Notice the Status Bar at the bottom. Select a printer from the Device drop down menu. Note: The available devices are found in the windows printer folder.

3. Edit or accept the Report width and height. Note: The width and height come from the device driver.

4. Check the Rotate report box, if necessary, so the report rotates to print Portrait orientation.

5. Select OK. A rectangle defining the boundaries of your report will be defined in the workspace.

6. Use the Conline Offset tool from the top input these values in order: 7/8, 1/8, 1/2, 1/2 and 5/8. From the left side: 1/8 and 3+3/4. From: the right side 1/8 and 3+3/4.

7. Use the rectangle tool to create the rectangles shown above.

Note: The Conline Offset tool is a quick and easy way to offset a series of parallel con-lines. Click and drag from the first line then input & enter the rest of the values in order. It always offsets the next conline from the previous one drawn.

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Add Fixed Text items

Fixed text doesn’t change. It can be labels, your company name and telephone number, general information about designs that always gets print on the report. You add fixed text using the regular Text tool.

1. Before adding text, add two more conlines. Offset a conline 1/8 of an inch to the right of the left edge of each interior rectangle.

2. Before typing in the heading text, set up the default font and size. Select Edit > Property defaults and theText tab. Choose Garamond, Bold, 44 pt and Top left Alignment. Close the dialog box.

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3. Choose the Text tool and click on the point in the upper left corner of the heading space.

4. In the Paragraph text dialog, type Unique Box Company or some other appropriate heading. Click OK.

5. Select Edit > Property defaults and click theText tab. Change the size to 14 pt. Close the dialog box.

6. Choose the Text tool and click on the conline intersection point in the top left corner left interior rectangle.

In the Paragraph text dialog, type Customer: or some other appropriate title. Click OK. Repeat for each of the remaining cells entering the following text labels: Date:, Designer:,

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Blank Size:, Rule Length:, and Description:.The Heading should look similar to the diagram below:

Next add Prompted Text. This is the information that gets entered by the person running the report. In this example, we will add the Prompted text for the Description.

7. Select the Prompted text from table tool. Click to the right of the Description: fixed text heading.

8. The Prompted text dialog box opens. Select Design information > Oneup Description and click OK.

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9. Your report should look similar to the example below. The text Oneup description is the “place-holder”. It’s there to give you something to manipulate within the report as you lay it out. It will be replaced by the real information when the report is run.

10.If you need to align the new entry, use the Align Top tool. Select the entry, select the tool and snap to the point that was used to position the fixed text.

Next add Calculated text. The system automatically finds the information you request from stored data and places it in the report. For this exercise, Customer, Date, Designer, Blank Size and Rule Length will be added as Calculated text. Note: Any information that is to be tracked in DataCenter should be added as Calculated information, for example, Customer.

11.Select the Calculated text tool. Click to the right of the Customer fixed text heading.

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12.The Calculated expressions dialog box opens. Select Database information >Customer >Name and click OK.

The entry is made on the form:

If needed, Adjust the Calculated text “place holders” using the Align Top and Align Left text alignment tools.

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13.Add the calculated text for the other fixed labels. Your report should look similar to the diagram below.

Note: Placeholder text that overlaps the border of the report or runs into the next field may not cause a problem if the actual value fits. Ifthe actual value is too long, it may overlap other text or cause your report to be scaled down on output . You can make adjustments to the placeholder so that it fits within the border of the report. For example, Edit the fixed text (Dims) or change the text size of the FPO or both.

Later in this lesson we will see how to get text to do a word wrap.

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Adding the File Window

Once you have set up the text information on your report, you need to set up an area where the design will appear.

14.Select the File Window tool.

15.Draw the File Window to fill the space below the heading.

A window labelled Design 1 will be created on the report.

16. If you would like to adjust the size of the Design 1 Window, select it and the Adjust File Window tool will be activated. Select any of the perimeter “handles” to adjust the window.

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17. Hide the conlines (right click & choose Construction lines). Your report should look similar to the one below when you are finished.

At this point in the exercise, we will only create one File Window called Design 1.

Note : A report can have more than one File Window, each with different contents. For example, one window can contain a 3D image of the flat design, another a manufacturing file, etc.

Note: If you do add other File Windows, make sure that they have different numbers, such as Design 1, Design 2, 3D 3. If you add a Manufacturing window, it should be #1.

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18.To change the properties of a File Window, double click it to display the Properties window.

19.Choose the File type in the File Type section or accept the default, Design.

20. In the Layer selection section, choose the layers that should be printed, such as Dimensions and Overall dimensions.

The layers selected do not have to be displayed in the work-space in order to print. If they are selected here, they will print.

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21.Save the file to the Serverlib directory with an appropriate name. Note the name of the file for the next exercise.

Note: If the file was being saved to Prod while it was under construction, you might want to give it a different name when it is saved to serverlib. Delete any other instances of this file that might be in prod.

Our next step will be to add the Report to the Report Catalog and add an Output that uses the report.

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Exercise 2: Adding the Report to Defaults

The best way to use the new Report is to add it to the Report Catalog and to Outputs in Defaults.

1. Close all open ArtiosCAD workspaces.

2. From the main ArtiosCAD window select Options > Defaults.

3. Open the Report catalog by single clicking on the + symbol. The existing reports available will be listed.

4. Right click on the Report Catalog entry to display the pop-up menu.

5. Left click to select New and Data.

6. An entry called New data 1 will be created.

7. Type in a descriptive name for the new entry and press Enter.

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8. Double click the icon to the left of the new entry.

9. A window used to specify the name and location of the actual report workspace will open.

10. Use the Browse button to go to the directory (serverlib) holding the ArtiosCAD report file that was saved earlier in ReportMaker. Select it and click Apply then OK.

11. Select File > Save and click Yes to overwrite Shared defaults.

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The next step is to add an Output entry that will use this new report. From the same Shared defaults window complete the rest of the steps.

12. Single click on the Outputs category + symbol to display a list of available outputs in ArtiosCAD.

13. Right click on Outputs to display the pop-up menu. (You could also use one of the existing sub-categories).

14. Left click on New Folder to create a new “container” in the output’s list.

15. A new entry called New Folder 1 will be created. Type a descriptive name for this new folder. (such as, “Esko-Graphic’s Specs” ) and press Enter.

16. Right click on the folder icon to display the pop-up menu. Left click to select New - Data.

17. Rename the New data 1 entry (for example, Print Design Dept. Spec#1). Press Enter.

18. Double click the printer icon. A window used for setting up the parameters for this output will appear.

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On the Output Type page keep the default set to Plot and set the Scale to Fit one Page.

19.Select the Device tab and set the Orientation to Optimum.

20.Select the Reports tab. Click to check Use Report. Pick the new report from the list (if it is not listed, you can click on Specify to search for the file). The report’s descriptive name and workspace name should appear.

21.Click OK.

22.Select Save in the File menu. Click Yes to overwrite the Shared defaults.

23.Select File > Exit.

The output is now ready for use. In the next exercise you will open an existing design and output it using your new report.

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Exercise 3: Output a Design with the new report

1. Open a design workspace or create a new design from the Standards catalog.

2. Select File > Outputs and find the output for the new report. The Report dialog window will open.

3. If your report has prompted information, a Report Variables dialog window will open, similar to what is shown below.

Enter the information and click on OK.

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4. Click on Preview to view the Report.

Note 1: The Calculated information that comes from Data-Center must be completed in order to appear on the report. If some of the information is missing, this can be added in the Database > Information menu. Click Cancel to exit the Preview window.

5. If you would like to edit any of the Prompted Information, click on Fill in Report.

6. Click on OK to print the report.

Note 2: If you notice something that needs to be fixed in the report (i.e. You do not like the position of the design in the file window), you can open the original .ard file from server-lib, make the corrections and save it back to serverlib with the same name. You will not need to redo any of the other steps. See the next exercise for another example of modifying this report.

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Exercise 4: Adding a 3D file window

This next exercise goes over how to add another file window. This allows you to output both the design and the corresponding 3D file on your report.

1. Open the report that you created in Exercise 1.

2. Use the Adjust File window tool to change the size of the Design 1 window.

3. Select on the File Window tool. Drag the file window so that it fills in the space below the Design 1 File window. See below:

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4. Click on the Select Tool and Double click on the File window you just created. The Properties dialog window will pop up.

Select 3D from the File Type area and change the File num-ber to 2. Click on OK

5. The report should look similar to the one below. Save the report with the same name back to serverlib.

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6. Test the report. Open the files R.ard and R.A3D. Click on Outputs and select the report you created. Fill in the Prompted Information. The Select Report Files dialog window will pop up:

7. Click on OK. Preview your report.

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Exercise 5: Optional - Word Wrapping Prompted text

To use this feature the prompted text field must be inside a rectangle within the report.

1. Open the specsheet created in exercise one from serverlib.

2. Use the rectangle tool to create a border around the “oneup description” prompted text placeholder.

This rectangle will cause the text to wrap within it. But it will show when printed.

3. Select the 4 sides of the rectangle. Select Properties and change the linetype to Print Image. Click OK

4. Save the Specsheet back to Serverlib using the same name and close it.

5. Select Options > Defaults.

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6. Open the Plotting style catalog and open the Artios 1 plotting style or create a new plotting style and open it.

7. Select the Print Image linetype and set its color attribute to Do Not Draw. Click OK. Save the changes to Defaults.

8. Open the Outputs Category and double click the Output that uses the Specsheet.

9. Click on the View tab.

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10.On the View page, check Specify Plotting Style and pick Artios1 (or the new plotting style) from the Available Plotting Styles drop down menu.

11.Click Ok to close the window.

12.Save the changes to Shared Defaults and Exit Defaults.

13.Test the modified form. Open a design and Output the report.

14.Enter a longer description in the Report Variables window and click OK.

15.Preview the results.

Notice that the rectangle around the prompted text is not vis-ible.

16.Cancel the Preview and cancel the Output.

Note: The maximum length of text allowed for a text item is 4000 characters.

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Exercise 6: Optional - Adding Custom Prompted Text Variables

If there is information needed on a form and it does not exist in the Prompted Text Table list, you can create custom Prompted text items. For this exercise, you will add some new items to the Prompted Text Table in Options/Defaults then use them in a report.

1. Select Options > Defaults.

2. Right Click in the Prompted Text Table on the Shared Defaults side.

3. Select New > Folder.

4. A New Folder 1 entry will be added to the Prompted text table as a sub-category.

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5. Type Custom Information to replace the New Folder 1 entry.

6. Right Click on the Custom Information folder and Select New > Data. Type Comment 1 to replace the New Data 1 entry.

7. Double Click the icon to the left of the Comment 1 entry. A dialog window will open. Enter CMT1$ for the Variable name. Leave the Default value as is. Click Apply & OK.

Variable Conven-tion:Use up to 5 alpha numeric characters plus a dollar sign sym-bol ($) for a total of up to 6 characters.

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8. Add two more Custom Information entries: Comment 2 and Comment 3 with the variable names CMT2$ and CMT3$ respectively.

9. Save the Shared Defaults and Exit defaults.

10.Open the report. Add the new Prompted Information entries to the report. Save and Overwrite the existng Report.

11.Try outputting the new report with a design.

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Lesson 16: ArtMaker

Artmaker tools allow you to add graphics to the single design, register the bitmap image to the design outline or to a bleed outline or create a design line outline of a bitmap. Graphic images can also be clipped against another shape. There are also tools for stroking and filling paths/shapes with color. These images can be output to print a sample or viewed in 3D.

This lesson covers:

• Overlays related to Graphics• Registering the bitmapped art to the design• Registering the bitmapped art to the bleed outline• Coloring the Stock• Adding a Graphic element• Using the New Move Graphics Tool• Clipping Graphics• Vectorizing a bitmapped image.• Colorizing & manipulating (Stroke & Fill) paths and shapes• Issues with EPS (Illustrator 3.0) files

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Some tips to keep in mind:

Use Import file from the File menu or the Add Graphics tool to place graphics on the design. The Register Bitmap tool works with the majority of common graphic file Formats.

1. Files that contain imbedded bitmaps, pattern fills or gradient fills work better in ArtiosCAD if saved as TIFF, JPEG, BMP or PDF files in the application that created them.

2. When a bitmap file is added to the workspace, note the location of the bounding box handles. If the handles are located further away from the edge of the design, it may indicate the existence of hidden elements that have been ‘masked out’ by the graphic designer. This file will need to be ‘cleaned up’ on the graphics system.

3. It is advisable to send the design file to the graphic designer with a bleed outline. When the graphic file is added, Register the TIFF file to the bleed outline in ArtiosCAD. There is no need to trim the overlap in order to use the file in Artios3D.

Adding or importing EPS file Formats.

1. Send the design file with registration marks to the graphics designer. When adding (or importing) the EPS file, snap to the registration marks to align the design and graphics.

2. The EPS images come in as a set of ungrouped paths, so handle with care or group immediately after it is added to the workspace by using the Group tool in the Edit toolbar.

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Exercise 1: Color Stock

The Color Stock tool adds a uniform color to all panels of the design. You may have only one stock color per print item. The color stock is created automatically on a separate layer called Full Graphics.

1. Run a Standard: Select Corrugated Standards > FEFCO > 200 Series > F0217. Choose 175# B Kraft. Enter Inside dimensions: 20 x 8 x 14.

2. Select the Color Stock tool. The Color Stock dialog window will appear. Enter CYMK values or select a color from Colors field pop-down menu.

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3. Once you select a color from the list and click on OK, the design panels will be filled with color.

4. Click on the Layers button. Notice that the Color Stock is on a separate layer called Full Graphics. Unchecking Full Graphics will hide the Stock Color.

Note:The Full Graphics Layer can only be turned on. It cannot become the active layer.

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5. Edit the Stock Color by double clicking near the edge.

This will display the Properties dialog box for Graphics.

6. The left half of the window controls the Fill color. Edit the CMYK color values or choose a different color from the Fill Color field pop-down menu.

Note: Clicking on the Remove Fill button removes the fill color but keeps the stock color Outline of the design. Select the outline again to add color. Do not use the Stock color tool if the outline exists. It is better to Delete the outline, if you are not going to use it.

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Exercise 2: Register Bitmap to Bleed

Use the Graphics toolbar to register a bitmap to a bleed outline.

1. Open the file HOTOILBX.ard.

2. Use Import File from the file menu to open the file HOTOIL.JPG.

3. After the file opens, select the Register Bitmap tool.

4. In the Scale Bitmap dialog box, select Bleed outline and click OK.

5. Save the file as **HOTOIL.ard (** your initials).

6. Close the file.

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Exercise 3: Register Bitmap to Design

Use the Graphics toolbar to register a bitmap to a design outline.

1. Open the file MANUFBOX2.ARD.

2. Use the Import File to add the file MANUFBOX.JPG to the workspace. Note that it is visibly smaller than the design.

3. Select the Register Bitmap tool.

4. In the Scale Bitmap dialog box, Design Outline should be selected. Check Scale to fit and click OK.

5. Save the file as **MANUF.ard (** your initials).

6. Close the file.

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Note: For very large sized graphic files, you have the option of saving the graphics as a compressed file. Select Graphics from the Tools menu and choose Save Graphic As...

The new file will be compressed. It too can be imported and registered to the design.

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Exercise 4: Add a bitmap to a design

Create the design following the steps below.

1. Open/Restore 16A.ARD.

2. Display the Graphics Toolbar.

3. Select the Color Stock tool. Add the color, 60% Green.

4. Divide the top panel with the Conline Divsion/Midpoint tool.

5. Create a Graphics layer and name it “Logo”.

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6. Import the ArtiosCAD logo, ArtiosCADlo.jpg. The Move tool will be selected. Place it on the top panel using the intersecting conlines as the put down point..

7. Use the Copy General Rotate Tool to place a copy on the bottom panel. Use the origin as the fixed point. Pick where the top panel intersects the Y-axis as the pickup point. Use the corresponding point on the bottom panel as the put down point. .

8. Save the file as **16A.ard (replace ** with your initials).

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Exercise 5: Using the Move Graphics Tool

There is another option for moving bitmapped graphics into position. The Move tool can only pick-up a bitmapped image at one of the nine (9) handle points. The Move Graphics tool allows you to use any coordinate(pixel) within the bounding box of the bitmapped image as your pick-up point.

1. If you had used construction lines to locate a position on the top flap of the box(7+1/4” over and 5/8” down), the Move Graphics tool would allow you to pickup the graphics at the top of the letter A and snap it to the intersection of the con-lines.

2. Try using the regular Move tool on that same loaction and you will notice that it does not work.

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Exercise 6: Clipping Graphics

For this exercise use the previous file with the logo.

1. Use the **16A.ard file with the graphics layer.

2. Activate the “Logo” layer.

3. Select and use Rotate 180 tool on the top logo.

4. Select the logo by its center handle and Move it to overlap the top panel.

5. Draw a rectangle half the size of the logo butted to the edge of the panel. This will be used as the clip path. Zoom in and select the 4 sides of the rectangle and then select the Group tool. It will be much easier to select the rectangle when it is grouped. Make sure that you do not accidently select the edge of the package.

Note: Zoom in before drawing the rectangle. Use Ctrl-Q or put in conlines to help you move the current point to the package edge.

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6. Select the Clip Graphics tool. Follow the prompts in the Status bar: Select the graphic, select the clip path and click OK. The results should look like the example below.

7. Try clipping the graphics on the other flap. Move it by its center handle and snap to the edge.

8. Draw the rectangular clipping path and group it.

9. Select the Clip Graphics tool and clip the graphic to the rectangle.

10. Save the file as **Clip16A.ard.

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Exercise 7: Using Fill, Stroke, and Fill Panel

Use the previous design to add some accent graphics to the side panels.

1. Use the Conline Division/Midpoint tool and vertically divide the left side panel. Activate the Logo layer or create a new Graphics layer.

2. At the midpoint of that panel draw a rectangle with x = 1/2 and y = 2. Copy the rectangle and position the copy at the midpoint. Draw a circle centered on the midpoint with radius of 1/2 (see diagram below).

3. Select the Fill tool and click inside the circle. Select the filled circle and change the color to Yellow 100 and Black 10.

4. Select all four sides of the rectangles. Click inside the rectangles with the Fill tool. Select the filled rectangle and change the color to 80 100 0 30.

5. Select the Circle and select the Stroke tool. The default stroke color is applied to the circles border. Double click the circle and change the stroke color to white with a stroke width of 4.

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6. Use the Send to Front or Send to Back tool to arrange the design so that the circle is on top of the rectangles.

7. Group the shapes and Mirror a copy to the opposite side panel.

8. Save the design as **16B.ard.

Using the Fill Panel tool

1. Create two circles on a Graphics layer anywhere on the design.

2. Select one circle and Color it using the Fill tool.

3. Select the Fill Panel tool and click inside the perimeter of the other circle.

4. Select the circle that was colored with Fill Panel and use the Move tool to move it to the right.

Notice that the colored shape is separate from the original circle. The cut line path is still there. The Fill Panel tool is intended to be used to color the panels in a design. It takes a copy of the panel shape and fills that copy with color. The panels are left intact.

The Fill tool requires that you have a closed shape selected first. It changes the original lines to Print Image line type and fills the shape. The Shape is grouped with the color. There is no hidden shape.

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Exercise 8: Using Autotrace bitmap

1. Open the 123FC2.ard file.

2. Select Import File from the File menu. Import the TWEET.TIF file.

3. Select the Autotrace Bitmap tool and click OK to accept the defaults in the Autotrace Bitmap dialog box that opens.

4. Select and delete the bitmap image. Keep the outline.

5. At this point you can colorize the remaining shapes or delete the interior shapes and change the outline to cut lines.

6. Save the file as **Tweet.ARD.

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Exercise 9: Adding an EPS graphic

Select Import file from the File menu or the Add Graphics tool to place an EPS image in an ArtiosCAD workspace. You have the option to display the full color EPS graphics or convert the fill and strokes to lines.

1. Open the file 123FC.ard.

2. Create a Graphics layer. Make it the active layer.

3. Select Import file from the File menu and choose BUGSFC.EPS. In the Import EPSF Options dialog, keep Import a Graphics checked.

4. The graphic image and the move tool will be selected. Before you move it and while it is still selected GROUP IT.

5. Pick-up the graphic by a registration mark and snap to the identical mark in the design.

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6. Click the Layers button

7. Select Properties and select Graphics. Click on the up arrow to move the Graphics layer before Main Design. Click OK.

8. Save the file as **BUGSFC.ard.

ADDITIONAL PROJECTS TO TRY

1. In a new workspace, draw an 8 x 8 square.

2. Use color panel to paint it.

3. Add the ArtiosCADlogo.jpeg and vectorize it with AutoTrace. The white background of the bitmapped image will show.

4. Use View mode to turn off the Graphics.

5. Select the vectorized path and group it.

6. Turn Graphics back on.

7. With the Clip Graphic tool clip the logo to the vectorized path.

8. Use Adjust tools to clean it up, if need be.

9. The white background of the bitmapped image should be masked out.

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Lesson 17: Artios 3D


Artios 3D is used to fold flat designs created in Designer or Builder into a three dimensional view. This will allow you to see if the designs will work in the real world before production begins, avoiding wasted time, money, and material. It can help you to create assembly drawing instructions

This lesson covers:

• Converting to 3D• Folding a design• Using the View tool• Using Fold to Meet• Adding a design• Duplicating designs• Moving and Rotating designs• Turning on Graphics and using Light Source• Showing Board Thickness• Creating Assembly Drawings• Animation

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Exercise 1: Fold a Design

1. Open the file 17A.ard. Turn off all layers except Main Design.

2. Select Convert to 3D (Ctrl +3) from the File menu or click on the Convert to 3D button in the View Bar.

3. The Set Base Face dialog box will open. Select the second flap at the bottom and click OK.

The design will open in the 3D workspace.

Note: The Use previ-ous fold angles checkbox will be miss-ing from the Set Base Face dialog box if this is the first time this design has been con-verted to 3D. ArtiosCAD saves the fold angle information to the one-up work-space. You can uncheck it if you want to start over.

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4. Select the Fold All tool then select one crease line. All crease lines will be selected.

5. In the Status bar at the bottom, select 90 from the Angle pop-up menu.

The design folds up and may appear as a transparent box.

Note: Before folding the design, if board thickness is on, go to View > View Mode and uncheck Show board thickness. Click OK.

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6. Select View Mode from the View menu. Select Removed in the Hidden lines section. Click OK.

Or click the right mouse button in a blank area of the work-space and select Hidden lines > Removed from the con-text menu.

7. The box will look similar to the one below.

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8. Use the Fold Angle tool to fix any panels that need to be re-folded. This tool lets you manipulate one or more crease lines at a time. Enter a fold angle or drag the slider.

9. Select the View Angle tool to manipulate the angle at which you are viewing the folded design. Enter an view angle or drag the slider.

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10.Select the View Angle tool to manipulate the Elevation at which you are viewing the folded design. Enter a specific Elevation angle or drag the slider to change the elevation.

11.Save the 3D design. Notice that Artios 3D automatically puts the .A3D extension at the end of the filename.

Note: If you want to view this design with Stock color graph-ics do the following steps.

12. Select View Mode from the View menu. Check Graphics in the dialog box. Click OK to see the stock color graphics. Or click the right mouse button and select Graphics from the context menu.

We only get stock color here because we turned the graphics layer off in single design before converting to 3D.

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13.Double click the box with the Select designs tool and the Properties dialog box will open. Here you will have control over changing the inside and outside board color.

14.To see the board thickness, select View Mode from View menu. Check Show board thickness in the dialog box. Click OK to see the thickness. Or click the right mouse button in the workspace and select Board Thickness from the context menu. Zoom in to view the corrugation

15.Save the file and close it.

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Exercise 2: Folding another design

1. Select File > New 3D

2. Select File > Add a Design

3. Open the file 17B.ard. Select the Base Face and click on OK.

4. Fold 17B.ard as shown below using the Fold All and Fold Angle tools.

5. Select View Mode from the View menu and in the Hidden Lines section select Removed.

6. Select the View Angle tool and manipulate the Angle and Elevation in order to view all sides of the design.

7. Use the Fold Angle tool to “fix” any panels that need to be refolded.

8. Save the file (17B.A3D).

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Exercise 3: Fold to Meet

1. Open the file Pentagon.ARD (or **10F.ARD).

2. Select the Fold 2 to Meet tool to get it started. Follow the prompts at the bottom of the screen.

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3. Next, select the Fold 1 to Meet tool and finish folding the first half.

4. To get the second half started, select Fold 2 to Meet again to get it started. When finished, it should look like the diagram below.

5. Save the file.

Note: Right click on a blank area of the work-space and select Hid-den Lines>Removed from the pop-up menu.

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Exercise 4: Adding more than one design

This exercise demonstrates how to fold more than one design in a 3D workspace. For example, if you wanted to assemble a display base with a tray and header. In this exercise, we will fold two cartons then place a group of one of them inside the other.

1. Open the file Cracker1.ard. Turn off all layers.

2. Select File > Convert to 3D or click on the Convert to 3D button.

3. Fold Cracker1 as shown below using the fold tools. Select Hidden Lines > Removed from the View mode dialog.

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4. Save the file as CrackerComp.A3D and keep it open for the next steps.

Adding another design to the workspace

With CrackerComp.A3D still open, add the file Cracker2.ard.

5. Select File > Add a design. Select the file Cracker2.ard.

The design gets added to the 3D workspace behind the first box.

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6. Fold the carton using the Fold All tool. Use Fold Angle to make any necessary adjustments.

7. Move the carton from behind the shipping box. To activate the Move Designs tool you must first select the design by using the Select Designs tool.

8. Select the Move Designs tool. At the prompt, select the upper left corner as the pickup point. An xyz axis will be displayed through that point. Select the axis that will allow you to slide the carton to the left of Cracker1.

9. There is another Move tool that allows you to specify the offset in the X, Y or Z direction. It is Move Designs in X,Y,Z. It shares the tool flyout with the Move Designs tool.

10.Save this Workspace.

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Duplicating & Positioning the designs

Continue with the previous design.

11.Make multiple copies of the folding carton using the Duplicate Design tool. Select Cracker2 (if not already selected). Select the Duplicate Design tool from the Edit menu or the toolbar. Select the Pickup Point when prompted. The xyz axis will be drawn through that point. Select the Axis to set the direction.

12.Slide the copy along the axis. You can specify the Distance to move the copy by entering the value in the data entry field or snap to a put down point. Take advantage of ZOOM in order to make sure you snap to the correct point.

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13.Duplicate the cartons until you have eight (8).

14.There is another Duplicate Designs tool that allows you to specify the offset in the X, Y or Z direction. It is Duplicate Designs in X,Y,Z. It shares the tool flyout with the Duplicate Designs tool.

Next put the folding cartons inside the shipping carton.

15.Select the group of cartons. Select the Move Point to Point tool. Select the Pickup Point when prompted.

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16.Once the Pickup point is specified, you will be prompted for the put down point. Zoom in to specify the correct point.

The group of cartons will move inside the shipping carton aligning with the put down point that was specified.

17. Save the design.

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Exercise 5: Turning Graphics on in a 3D Design

Graphics can be created in ArtiosCAD, if ArtMaker is available on your system, or in some other graphics program that can export in a format that ArtiosCAD can import.

1. Open the file Cracker2.ard. Turn the Graphics and Stock Color layers on, if they are off.

2. Select Convert to 3D. Choose the Base Face.

3. Fold the design, if you had removed the check mark for Use previous fold angles . Remember, if the design was not previously folded, the Use previous fold angles checkbox will not be there.

4. Turn on Graphics: Select View > View Mode and check Graphics. Select View > View Mode and uncheck Structure. This will hide the structure lines.

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5. Change the Light Source. (You must have Graphics turned on in order for Light Source to be enabled) Light Source allows you to change the Shading of the design. This is helpful to use when you have the structure lines off. Select View > Light Source or select the Light Source tool.

6. Practice changing the view.

Note: The Graphics and/or Stock color layers have to be turned on in single design in order for the graphics to display in 3D.

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Exercise 6: Optional - More on Artios 3D

1. Open the file 17C.ARD.

2. Convert to 3D. Select the design. Select the Rotate Designs tool. An xyz axis will be displayed. Select the Axis of rotation and enter 90.

Note: The Set base face dialog box does not display when the design does not have crease lines. The entire design is automatically selected as the base face.

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3. Select the Duplicate designs X,Y,Z tool. Enter X:= 0, Y: = 7 and Z: = 0.

4. While they are still selected, Duplicate the two, Rotate the copies 180 degrees, Rotate 90 degrees and use Move point to point to get the partitions so that it looks like the assembled drawing below.

5. Save the file as 17C.A3D and close the workspace.

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6. Select File > New 3D. Select Add a design from the File menu and open the file 17D.ARD. Fold the HSC to look like the figure below.

7. Select File > Add a Design. Open the file 17C.A3D.

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8. Use the tools in Artios3D to assemble the design as shown below.

9. Choose View > View Mode and select Graphics and Show Board Thickness. Click OK and view the design.

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Exercise 7: Challenge - Fold to Meet

1. Open the file Ball.ARD. Select Convert to 3D.

2. Use the Fold 2 to meet and Fold 1 to meet tools to fold the design as shown below.

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Exercise 8: Optional - “Assembly Drawing”

An Assembly drawing is like an “instruction sheet”. It is commonly used to show multiple views of a 3D design for instruction purposes.

1. Create a New Design. Save it as ASSEMBLY1.ard

2. Open Crackers1.ard. Convert it to 3D. Fold the design as follows.

3. Select the design. Click on Edit > Copy > Copy as Enhanced Metafile OR press CTRL+C on the keyboard.

4. Click on Window > Assembly1.ard to switch to the Assembly file workspace:

Note: You could also add the images to an Annotation Class layer within the original design (Annotation Class will not recognize geometry for your reporting information.

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You should now have a new blank workspace:

5. Click on Edit > Paste or select CTRL+ V. Notice that the image gets copied into the upper left hand corner. You can move the image, if you wish, by using the Edit toolbar.

6. Switch back to the Cracker1.a3d file by clicking Window > Cracker1.a3d.

Note: “Group” the design while the entire piece is still selected.

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7. Click on File > Add a design. Add the file Cracker2.ard into the 3d workspace. Fold the design as shown.

8. Select both designs. Click on Edit > Copy > Copy as enhanced metafile. Switch back to the Assemby1.ard file from the Windows menu.

9. Paste the 3D view into the Assembly file by selecting Edit > Paste (Ctrl+V). Move the view to the right of the last view by using the Move tool on the Edit toolbar:

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10.Copy two other views from 3D as shown below.

11.Use the Text Tool to add instructions. Save the workspace.

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Exercise 9: Optional - Exporting VRML files

You can export 3D images from ArtiosCAD 3D in VRML format. VRML is a solid modeling format that can be viewed in a Web browser using a VRML plug-in. Esko-Graphics recommends the Cortona VRML plug-in which is available at http://www.parallelgraphics.com/products/cortona/.

1. Select File > Open. Switch to Files of type Artios 3D(*.A3D)

2. Open the file 17E.A3D. This design is already folded.

3. Select File > Export.

4. Save As type: VRML(*.WRL). Click Save.

5. Click OK in the VRML Options dilaog box.

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6. A set of files that make up the panels of the box will be saved. This set of files is needed to recreate the image in a VRML plug-in.

7. The WRL file can be opened and manipulated in a VRML viewer.

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Exercise 10: Optional - Animation

The Animation Menu in ArtiosCAD 3D gives you access to the Animation Tools. With these tools you can create an animation of the folding sequence used in the 3D workspace. The sequence can then be exported in VRML format and viewed in a web browser with the plug-in. See previous exercise.

1. Open file 17F.A3D. It is partially folded.

2. Right click on the workspace and select Recenter to uncheck it. (See margin Note.)

3. If the animation toolbar is not displayed, select View > Toolbars... and select Animation in the toolbars list.

4. Adjust your view of the design by zooming in or out.

5. Click the Add frame tool to take a “snapshot” of the view.

Note: ArtiosCad 3D is set by default to recenter designs after a change. Usually we do not want the design moving around in an animatio.

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6. Select the Fold angle tool. Select a crease or creases and fold 90.

7. Click the Add frame tool to add this view to the animation sequence.

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8. Continue folding in sequence, clicking the Add frame tool to take a snapshot of each view as you go.

You can use the View tool to turn the design in order to get at a hidden crease. Turn it back before using Add frame to take the next “snapshot”.

9. To preview what the animation will look like, select the Animation Playback tool.

10.The slider at the bottom of the window will be made available.

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11.Click the double arrows on the left to rewind to the beginning. Click the single arrow on the left to proceed one frame at a time.

12.During the preview, you can edit any frame by making changes then clicking on the Update frame tool.

13.Select File > Export to export it as a VRML file.

14.Click OK to save the set of files that will make up the animation sequences. The WRL file is run th view the animation using a VRML plug-in.

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Note: When you convert a .ARD file to 3D and use animation then close the 3D while the .ARD file is still open, the fold angles and view options are saved in the .ARD file.

The number of the steps multiplied by the number of designs should be less than 1000.

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Lesson 18: Basic Layout


This lesson covers:

• Converting to Manufacturing• Nesting Oneups• Editing the Layouts• Gutters• Changing Sheet Size• Multiple Oneups in mixed layout• Changing the Embedded Design

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Exercise 1: Convert to Manufacturing

There are several ways to get to Manufacturing:

• Open a design and choose Convert to Manufacturing from the File menu.

• Open a design and click on the Convert to Manufacturing but-ton on the View bar.

• Choose New Manufacturing from the File menu. Choose the Add Oneup tool in the Manual Layout toolbar.

For this exercise, use the file that was created in Lesson 2.

1. Open the file **1B.ARD.

2. Select Convert to Manufacturing.

3. Select “Corrugated - Inch - Manufacturing parameters”.

4. Select “Example die press - Inch” & “No Printing”. Click OK.

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You are now in a Manufacturing workspace.

Note: Sheet Size, Board Size, Stripping choices, etc. are all determined by the parameters set and presses chosen in the Layout Settings Dialog box. You can change the Values and settings in Defaults.

Note: If you accidently delete the designs from a sheet, you can re-add the oneup to the layout by using the Oneups dialog tool. Select the oneup from the list and click on Put on Sheet.

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Exercise 2: Nesting

The Nesting Tools allow you to create a multiple-up of the oneup design on the sheet. The nesting tools consist of the Straight nest (no rotation), Reverse second row nest, Reverse second row align nest, Reverse second column nest and Reverse second column align nest. The end result is a basic nesting pattern that may or may not need to be modi-fied.

1. Continue with the file **1B.mfg to create a layout.

2. When you first “convert” to Manufacturing the oneup is placed on the sheet and is selected. If it has become deselected, use the Select Oneups tool to select it again.

3. Select the Straight nest from the Manufacturing > Edit Layout menu or from the Edit Layout tool bar. Drag to create the ghost image of the oneups.

You control how many oneups get created on the sheet. The ghost image changes as you move away or towards the orig-inal oneup.

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4. Drag the mouse to create a ghost image over the edge.

5. Drag back to fit the designs within the sheet and click the mouse button to accept the array.

Note: Before you click the mouse to accept the multiple-up, you can switch to either of the other nesting tools and the layout will adjust accordingly. If you created a layout and wish to redo it, select all oneups except the one in the lower left corner and choose the Delete oneups tool to remove them from the sheet.

Note:The first mouse click will position the nest and leave it selected.The second mouse click will deselect it.

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Exercise 3: Changing the Sheet Size

Using the previous layout.

1. Select the Change Sheet Size tool from the Manual Layout tool bar to open the Change Sheet Size dialog box.

2. Click on Shrink horizontal and Shrink vertical and the sheet will shrink to fit the designs.

3. To edit margin values or manually adjust the sheet size, click on a justification arrow (typically the lower left) to activate

Note:The margin values are set in the Defaults for the presses, however, you can edit these val-ues manually for this particular layout.

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the data entry fields. Remember, when you edit the margin values, you have to shrink the sheet again, to see the results of these changes.

4. As you test different changes, click Apply to view the changes and keep the window open. When you are through making adjustments click OK.

5. Save the design as **1B.mfg and close it.

Note: If you need to change a layout after you have shrunk the sheet, you can return the sheet to maximum size, by clicking on the lower left justification arrow, and then click on the button labeled Maximum.

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Exercise 4: Changing the Gutter and Reverse Nesting

For this example, we will adjust the gutter distance for the lay-out. This is the distance between the nested designs.

1. Create a new layout using file **1B.ard which is still open

2. Select Convert to Manufacturing. One design appears on the sheet. The sheet size from the previous example is remembered from the last manufacturing session.

3. Choose the Change gutter distance tool. Check Different gutters x and gutter y. Use 1/4” for Gutter and 3/8” for Gutter y. Click OK.

Note:The gutter must be adjusted before the nesting in order for the distance to be in effect.

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4. Select the Reverse 2nd column nest tool and create the multiple-up shown below. The designs are overlapping the sheet on the left.

5. Select the Change Sheet Size tool and shrink the sheet in both the X and Y directions.

6. Save the layout as **2B.mfg.

Note:If you have already shrunk the sheet, set-ting a new gutter dis-tance may cause the designs to go over the edge. Use Change Sheet size to shrink the sheet. It will actually grow to fit the layout.

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Exercise 5: Nesting files with Bleed Outlines

1. Choose Run a Standard and in the Workspace field type 123.01.ARD. It will find a Unituck Slit Lock Bottom with RT Top Tuck on 2nd. Click OK.

2. Choose the Folding Carton Inch parameter set with 18 point board.

3. Set the Length = 6+1/2, Width = 4, Depth = 6, & offset = 0. Click OK.

4. In single design, add a 1/4 inch Bleed Outline tool in the Adjust toolbar..

5. Save the file as **18A.ard (where ** are your initials).

6. Select Convert to Manufacturing.

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7. Select the Change gutter distance tool and check Touch Bleed Outlines. Click OK.

8. Select the Straight nest tool and drag out the multiple-ups. It will use the bleed for the gap between oneups.

9. Click to set the multiple-ups.

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Exercise 6: Layout with more Editing

1. Choose Run a Standard and in the Workspace field type 123.03. It will find a Standard slit lock bottom, ST Top Tuck on 2nd. Click OK.

2. Choose the Folding Carton Inch parameter set with 18 point board.

3. Set the Length = 6+1/2, Width = 4, Depth = 6, & offset = 0. Click OK.

4. In single design, create a Manufacturing class layer, add Laser Position Holes and the Burn name from the Geometry Macros catalog to the layer.

5. Save the file as **18B.ard (where ** are your initials).

6. Select Convert to Manufacturing

7. Choose Folding Carton Inch, Example die press Inch and No Printing.

8. Nest a 6-up with the second row reversed. See Figure 1 below. Save the layout as **18B.mfg.

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Notice how the nest is too close together in some of the areas that will be stripped out on press. See Figure 2:

There are many different ways to adjust designs to give you the layout you want. The tools from the Edit Layout tool bar allow you to manually change or create a layout that may fit your needs. For this portion of the exercise, we want the scrap to be equal on both sides of the tab

9. Using the Conline division/Midpoint tool from the Conline toolbar, divide the entire distance between the minor flaps in half from point A to B and divide crease line C (see Figure 3).

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10.Select the two one-ups in the second row up from the bottom using the Select oneups tool.

11. Click on the Move oneups tool in the Edit Layout Toolbar, and move the designs from the “Pick up point” to the “Put down point” shown in figure 4. This will center the second row of oneups with the full gap.

Next we will create a manual gutter in the Y direction between the 2nd and 3rd row up from the bottom.

12.Select the Change gutter distance tool and set the gutter distance to 1/4”.

13.Select the top 2 oneups using the select oneups tool and then select the Move oneups tool.

14.Select the part of the line that is on the bottom edge of the design as your pickup point DO NOT select a point.

Note:In the Move tool, when it asks for the pickup point, if you select a point, that is where your moving it from, but if you select a line (center of the line) then it automatically adds the distance that is set in your gutter to that side.

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You will notice the pickup point that it snapped to is referenc-ing the center of that line and that the cursor is 1/4 of an inch from the line (the distance of the gutter).

15. Drag up and set the Angle to zero(0). Instead of typing the Y: offset value, snap to the end point of the flap in the second row. This will move the top row up the distance of the gutter.

16. Because the designs have been shifted, the sheet will have to be adjusted again. Select the Change sheet size tool and shrink the sheet horizontally and vertically. Click OK.

17. Save the layout design as **18C.mfg and close it.

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Exercise 7: Create a Mixed Layout

1. Run the standard 222.02 (Beers - Standard/Full drag) in Fold-ing Carton inch use 16 point board and set the size to 8 x 6 x 2.

2. Save the file as **2Layout1.ard and Close it.

3. Run the standard 124.03 (Standard slit lock bottom - ST Top Tuck on 4th) in folding carton inch use 18 point board and set the size to 4 x 2 x 3+1/2.

4. Save the file as **2Layout2.ard and Close it.

5. Select New Manufacturing from the File menu. Select the Folding carton Parameter set, Example Press & No printing. Use the Add oneup tool to open the oneup **2Layout2.ard.

6. Select the Change gutter distance tool and set the Gutter x: to be 0 and the Gutter y: to be 1/4.

7. Select the oneup on the sheet and create a three-column multiple-up with the Reverse second row nest tool. This will give you an 18-up of this design.

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8. Select the Add Oneup tool again and open the file **2layout1.ard. It will be positioned on the sheet next to the existing oneups.

9. An ArtiosCAD message dialog box will appear. It notifies you that the design has a different board. It is just a warning, and lets you continue. You will get this warning if you try to put two or more designs that have different board codes on the same layout. Click OK.

10.Using the same gutter distance, Select the Straight nest tool and drag to fit one column of three oneups.

11.Use the Oneups Dialog tool to verify a 18 and 3 ratio.

12.Shrink the sheet and save the layout as **18D.mfg.

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Exercise 8: Embedded Designs

An embedded design is similar to an included design in that they both are part of the layout. The difference being, you can manipulate the workspace of an embedded design in the layout. The changes made to the “embedded” design will not alter the original oneup. Likewise, changes made to the original oneup will not alter the layout.

Since the design is embedded in the layout, there is no need to send the Design files with the layout file when sending the file to the die manufacturer. An included file has to “travel” with the layout so that the layout can reference the original design.

Also, you have the option of saving the changes made to the embedded file by overwriting the original file, renaming the design, or saving the layout file without saving the changes made to the design. The latter will keep the original .ARD file unchanged, while saving the changes made within the .MFG file.

1. Open **18D.mfg.

2. Select one of the set of three oneups, using the Select oneups tool from the Edit layout toolbar.

3. Select the Open embedded design tool from the Edit layout toolbar.

4. Add a cutout to the oneup, using the Geometry Tool Bar (make a circle in the main panel).

5. Go to the File menu and select Return to Manufacturing. Notice that the circle now appears in all three designs.

6. Repeat steps 2 and 3 and continue with step 7.

7. Now select the two horizontal creases in the design, press ALT/Enter to bring up the Properties window and change them to Perfs. Choose File, Return to Manufacturing. Note the changes, and save the file as **18E.mfg.

Note:In the file menu in sin-gle design, below Return to Manufactur-ing, is Save Design. Use this command to save the changed oneup as an ARD file by overwriting the original file, or creat-ing a new filename.

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Lesson 19: StyleMaker


Use variables to create a design once and then rebuild it with different measurements an infinite number of times. The functionality to create your own rebuildable designs is available within StyleMaker. Once created, they can be added to the Styles catalog and accessed through Run a Standard.

This lesson covers:

• Planning a Design and Using Variables• Adding variables using the Status Bar, Keypad or Stylemaker

dialog box • Testing a new design by Rebuilding it • Adding a new Standard to the Default Style Catalog• Using the new Style• Using Conlines to create rebuildable designs• Rebuild Issues to consider when drawing designs• Creating and adding Geometry Macros to the Geometry

Macro Catalog.• Making a non-rebuildable design into a rebuildable design

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A Note on Variables

Variables are used instead of absolute values when creating a rebuildable design. Any part of the design that you would like to be resizeable, needs to have a variable assigned to it.

Variable naming conventions:

• Must be Alpha-numeric (i.e. L1, W1, etc.)• Must start with an alpha character (i.e. L1 not 1L)• Can be up to 6 characters long• No spaces between characters

Choosing a board automatically gives you access to the variables and current values assigned to the allowances that were defined for board in DataCenter. (i.e. CAL for folding carton boards and CAL, IL, OG and CRRV for corrugated boards.)

Order of Operations:

Mathematical expressions follow the rules of the Order of Operations. An expression such as 3+7*2 is assigned a value of 17 when the rule is applied because multiplication takes precedence over addition. Write the expression as (3+7)*2 and the value is 20 because anything in Parentheses is resolved before doing multiplication according to the rule.

1. Parentheses ( )

2. Powers N to the nth power

3. Multiplication X*N

4. Division X/N

5. Addition X+N

6. Subtraction X-N

Calculate these:

3+7*2-4/2 = ____

4+32*2-6 = _____

14-6/3*2+11 = _____

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Exercise 9: Ways to Add Variables

There are 3 ways to enter variable information:

1. Type the variable name in the Status Bar data entry field as you draw.

2. Call up the Keypad by pressing the space bar or clicking on the keypad button. This option allows you to view the allowances for the board and gives you access to the keypad options for +,-,*,/ and parenthesis.

A.When you use either of these methods to enter new variables, a message box will appear prompting you to define the variable.Click Yes to define the current value of the variable

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B.Enter a Current Value for the Variable Name. The description is optional at this point. Click OK.

3. Use the StyleMaker dialog box. Select Design > StyleMaker. Click on Add to enter variable names.

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Some StyleMaker Dialog Box Basics

• Default Formula/Value is what the value will “Reinit” to or recalculate to when being rebuilt or run as a standard.

• The entry in the Description field is what will appear as the tool tip when the cursor is pointed at the varaible name.

• The value entered is the Current Value. It is the value that will be used when the design is first drawn using the variable names.

Note: In the following exercises you will use these methods for creating rebuildable designs. Exercise 1 uses the first method to create a basic rebuildable sleeve. Exercise 3 uses a combination of the second and third methods.

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Exercise 1: Create a Rebuildable Sleeve

For this exercise we will sketch the design, determine the variables needed, label the sketch with the variable names and assign a current value to each variable. You determine the flexibility that will be built into the design by the variables used and the way it is drawn.

Plan the design:

1. Sketch the design and label the variables to be used.

• Think about the drawing tools that will be used. To draw this sleeve you can use the Line Angle/Offset tool or the Rect-angle and Rectangle from a line tools. There usually is more than one way you can create a design.

• When using the Line Angle/Offset tool you need to input two values: The Angle and the X or Y offset. Both values can be fixed, one can be fixed and one variable, or both can be variables.

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• You build in the amount of flexibility that users will have when they run this standard. If you draw the Glue flap at an angle of 15 degrees with an Offset of GF, they can change the width of the glue flap but it will always be angled at 15 degrees. Remember, they can only change the values of vari-ables that appear in the menu.

2. As part of your plan, assign a current value to each variable before you start drawing.

L= 6” W= 3” D= 8” GA= 15 GF= 7/8”L=152mm W=76mm D= 203mm GF= 22mm

Draw the Design

3. Run ArtiosCAD. Select File > New design from the File menu.

4. Choose the Line Angle/Offset tool. Start to draw the design.

5. There are three ways to enter the values as you draw (see previous pages). For this example, enter them directly into the data entry fields. Click Yes to define the variable when prompted and enter the Current value and Description. Click OK.

6. Complete the drawing using your variables. Use existing points to snap to with Move to Point. Once points have been defined using variables, using the extend drag line to reference them relates the new line to the same variable.

7. Change selected lines to Crease using Properties in the Edit menu.

8. Save to the Serverlib directory with the name SLEEVE.ard. (Artios/ArtiosCAD(latest version)/Serverlib)

9. Select Design > Rebuild Design.

10.Change values and verify that the design constructs correctly. Test it several times with different values.

11.Do a final Save.

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Exercise 2: Dimensions/Auto-Dimensioning

The best way to have dimensions “scale” with the resizeable design, is to use the Scale text size upon rebuild option in Property Defaults. By using this selection, the dimensions will automatically “scale” to the font size that is best suited for the rebuilt size of the design.

NOTE: This step should be done PRIOR to creating any dimensions on the design.

1. Open Sleeve.ard created in the previous exercise.

2. Create a Dimensions layer.

3. Select Edit > Property defaults

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4. The following window will appear. NOTE: Select the Dimensions Tab and make sure that Scale text size upon rebuild is checked and set your current font size:

The checkbox can be set to be automatically checked or unchecked by default in Options > Defaults > Property Defaults > Dimensions.

5. Click on the ‘X’ in the upper right hand corner of the Defaults window to exit.

Note: This function can also be applied to the dimension layer of older Standards. Run a Standard, display the dimensions, select them and open the Properties dialog box. Change the size of the text, if you wish, and make sure the Scale text size upon rebuild option is checked. When the design is rebuilt, the dimensions will scale accordingly.

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Now add our dimensions

6. Add the dimensions as shown below:

7. Test the design by rebuilding it. Test it with larger dimensions and with smaller dimensions to check to see if the dimensions scale up and down correctly.

8. Once you are satisfied that it rebuilds, put the finishing touches on in StyleMaker. Order the variables in the menu. Select W and click on the up arrow.

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9. You might want to complete the descriptions for each variable and assign a default value by entering it in the Default formula field. Typically the default value for LWD is zero (0). But you might want to enter the standard angle size you normally use. When the standard is run, the user can accept the value or change it.

10.Save SLEEVE.ARD

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Exercise 3: OPTIONAL - Adding dimensions to show both the formula and the value

The following directions will have to be applied to each dimension separately.

1. Select one of the length dimensions and open its Properties dialog. In this example, we will change the text for the L Panel which has a current value of 6. The following window will appear:

2. Replace the text in the Text field with L={V} - a capital V encased in French Brackets. In the following example, we are changing the dimension for the L Panel:

Note: Whenever the text field is edited, the entry is considered fixed text. If you need the value of the dimen-sion to change as the design is rebuilt you must TYPE: {V}

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3. Notice the dimension now shows both the value of the dimension and the variable formula of the dimension.

4. Change the Properties for the other dimensions to show both the variable formula and value.

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Exercise 4: A rebuildable Sleeve using CAL - Corrugated

In the previous example we did not take allowances into consideration. For example, in a corrugated sleeve you typically want panel allowances of 1/8, 3/16, 3/16, 1/8 for C-flute, and 1/16, 1/8, 1/8, 1/16 for B-Flute.

Note: You can use combinations of variables and fixed values for one data entry field. (see below)

Create this sleeve so that the allowances are used when rebuilding the design.

Current values:

L=12 W=4+1/2 D=10 GA=15 GF=1+3/8

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Exercise 5: Add a Standard to the Style Catalog

The design will be able to be selected from the Run a Standard > Standards catalog after it is added to the Style Catalog in Defaults.

Add the design to Style Defaults

1. Select Options > Defaults. Open the Style catalog.

2. Right click on the Style catalog folder. Select New > Folder. Type in Class Styles as the name of the folder.

3. Right click on the newly created folder and create a New > Data entry with your own descriptive name, such as, My Special Sleeve.

4. Double click on the icon for this new entry to open the dialog box for specifying the location of the actual file.

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5. Select ArtiosCAD for the Standard Type and click on the Browse Button (shown below) to Browse for the file.

Browse to the Serverlib directory and select the file.

6. Once selected, the filename will be placed in the Filename field.

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7. Click Apply and OK

8. Select File > Save and click Yes to overwrite the Shared defaults.

9. Select File > Exit.

Use the new style

10.Select File > Run a Standard

11.Open the category where the style was added - Class Styles

12.Select it and click OK. Choose your parameter set and board. The Builder window opens. You will see the default values in the data entry fields. The description will display when you point at the variable name.

13.Enter values and test the design.

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Exercise 6: Practice: The rebuildable Folder

Make this folder a rebuildable design. This time go to Design > StyleMaker first and enter in the variables before creating the design.

Use the following values:

L=10”(254mm) W=5”(127mm) D=2”(51mm) T=1+1/2” (38mm)

1. Choose File > New Design to create a new workspace.

2. Choose Design > Stylemaker.

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3. Add the variables and their current values. Click OK.

4. Draw the design using the variables.

Try using the keypad (press the space bar) to enter the vari-ables by choosing from the list.

5. Change lines to crease. Save the design.

6. Test the rebuild. Test with different board grades.

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Exercise 7: Rebuild Playback

Rebuild Playback allows you to replay the steps that were taken to build the design from beginning to end. Using Rebuild Playback with StyleMaker allows you to make a previously non- parametric design into a rebuildable design. Rebuild Playback works any design that was originally created in ArtiosCAD.

Make this corner cut tray rebuildable.

1. Open the file RP.ARD.

2. Select Design > Rebuild. Notice that you cannot resize the design. This design was not originally created as a parametric design in StyleMaker. Click on OK.

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3. Select Design > Rebuild Playback. Click on the Left Single arrow button - Notice that each time you click, the order of the design moves back one step. Continue clicking to the beginning of the design or click on the double arrow for a faster “rewind” (the scroll bar will be all the way to the left).

4. Click on the Edit button on the status bar. The Edit Log dialog box will appear.

5. Click on the Right arrow button on the Status bar 5 times so that you see the following information in the Edit Log dialog window.

Note: Some non-parametric design workspaces may already contain the LWD variables. If they do, their values will be zero and a message will appear to alert you to this fact the first time you try to use one of the variables. In these cases, you should go to StyleMaker and enter the variables and their current values before using Rebuild Playback.

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6. Click on the keypad icon to the Right of the Y: field (or press your space bar) and enter the variable L. Click on Yes to define the variable L. See below:

7. Enter 12 in the Current Value field, enter the description, and click OK:

8. Click on the Right arrow button to go to the next step. Enter W in the X: field and give it a current value of 10, with a description of Length.

9. Continue these same steps for the Depth panels where D is the variable for depth and 2 is the current value.

10. Click on OK in the Edit log window and OK again on the status bar once you have completed the design. Test the design by going to Rebuild design in the design menu.

11.Save the design.

Note: you can also type the L variable directly into the Y: data entry field.

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Exercise 8: Conlines and Standards

Construction lines can be used in the drawing of Parametric designs whenever they make creating the design much easier to do. You can enter variables into the data entry fields for construction lines too. Their location will then change based on entering new values for the variables.

Draw the design shown below.

Use these values:

R1=1+1/2”(38mm) R2=3/4”(19mm) R3=3/8”(9mm) L=3”(76mm)

1. Create a New Design workspace.

2. Select Design > StyleMaker and enter the variables.

3. Use the Conline Offset tool to drag out conlines. Input the variables for the Offset values.

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4. Use the Conline Radius tool to create the conline circles.

5. Add the rest of the conlines.

6. Use the Line and Arc through point tools to draw the shape.

7. Use the Blend tool where the line intersects the arc.

8. Save the file as Key.ard.

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Exercise 9: Creating a Diagram/Doc Plot

A Diagram is a “thumbnail” sketch of the design that can be used as a reference for the user.

1. Open Key.ARD from the previous exercise.

2. Select Design > StyleMaker. Select the Diagram button in the lower right hand side of the window:

3. In the next window select Create New Diagram:

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4. In the next window, “marquee” or “click and drag” around the entire Key.

5. Click on OK.

6. Click OK again in the StyleMaker window.

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Creating a Diagram automatically creates a layer called Doc Plot 1. When a diagram is created, the software takes a snapshot of the active view and places it on a layer (Doc Plot 1). We can now dimension/annotate the Doc Plot layer.

7. Go to your Layers button. Make Doc Plot 1 your Active Layer and turn off the Main Design and Dimensions layers:

8. Dimension the Key as seen below. Double click a dimension and change the text properties of the dimensions so that the appropriate variables appear:

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9. Select Design > Rebuild Design to see the diagram.

10.Save Key.ARD. Make sure it is being saved to Serverlib.

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Exercise 10: Another Rebuildable Design using Conlines

Create this design using Conlines and Variables. Use any method to input the variables and their values.

Use the following values:

L=4”(102mm) R=3/8”(19mm) W=1+5/8”(41mm)

Save the design and test that it rebuilds correctly.

Tools to Try:

Conline Offset:

Conline Division/Midpt.

Conline radius:

Conline Join:

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Exercise 11: Creating a Rebuildable Polygon

Build a resizeable design where the size of the polygon and the number of sides can vary. Use conlines to set it up.

Follow the steps below:

1. Enter the Variables in Design > StyleMaker. Add N for the number of sides (8 as the default value) and R as the radius (6” as the default value)

Draw the design with conlines

2. Select the Conline Radius Tool. Select the origin of the Axis as the center of the circle Enter R for the Radius.

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3. Select Conline at angle from line tool. Select the horizontal (X) axis as the line to measure from. Select the center of the axis as the point where the conline will pass through. Enter in 360/N for the Angle.

4. Move the point to the intersection shown below:

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5. Draw a line using the Line tool as shown below:

6. Select the line and use Copy times rotate. Enter in N-1 for the number or copies. The origin is the fixed point and the line endpoint is the handle. When prompted for an Angle enter in 360/N.

NOTE: Make sure that the drag line is closest to the X-axis before you enter the value of the angle.

7. Rebuild the design to test it.

8. Save the design to the serverlib as Polygon.ard.

Copy Times Rotate

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Exercise 12: Creating a Starburst

1. Create the resizeable design shown below.

2. Use Copy Times Rotate with number of copies=N-1.

3. Save the design to the serverlib directory as Starburst.ard.

Variables & Current Values:

R1=2” [51mm]

R2=3/4” [19mm]

N=5”

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Exercise 13: Geometry Macros

For this exercise you can use the shape that was created in Exercise 8, Key.ARD. When designs are created as Geometry Macros, the location of the origin when it is saved defines the location of the handle when it is used as a Macro. Determine how it should be placedto determine where to draw it in relation to the origin.

1. Save or move the design to Serverlib with the same or a dif-ferent name.

2. Close the design. Select Options > Defaults.

3. Open the Geometry Macro Catalog. Right click on the Geometry Macro Catalog and create a New Folder called Company Attachments.

4. Right click on your new folder and create a New Data entry called Key.

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5. Double click the hammer icon. Browse to find the file. For the Placement Option, choose Place the tool centered on a point.

6. Click Apply then OK to close the placement dialog box.

7. Choose Save from the File menu in the defaults dialog. Select Yes to overwrite. Choose Exit.

Optional: The default macro icon can be replaced by an icon of your own design. Create a .bmp file 16 pixels by 15 pixels in size using Microsoft Paint or an icon editor. Save the .bmp file to serverlib. To change the icon:

1. Select Options> Defaults.

2. Open the Geometry Macro Catalog and locate the macro whose tool icon will be changed.

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3. Double click the current icon. In the Geometry macro bitmap section, Browse to and select the new bimapped icon.

4. Save the changes made to shared defaults.

Use the new Geometry Macro

5. Open one of your previously created designs or create a new one.

6. Choose Tools > Geometry Macros and open the folder that contains the new macro.

7. Select the new geometry macro. Size it and position it on a panel of the design.

8. Save the design, if you wish.

Optional Practice: Try adding the Polygon.ard and Starburst.ard files to the Company Attachments Macros folder.

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Exercise 14: A Custom Toolbar for Macros

Having Macros/Attachments in the Geometry Macro catalog makes it handy to get to them. Adding them to a custom toolbar would be even handier. Follow these steps to create a custom toolbar for your macros.

1. Select Options > Defaults and open the Customized Tool-bars catalog and the Design customized toolbars folder.

2. Right click on the Design customized toolbars folder and add a new data item named Macros.

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3. Double click the new entry to open the Create custom toolbar window. Click on the Geometry Macros tab.

4. Open category folders and drag and drop the Macros you want in your custom toolbar.

The Geometry Macro’s bitmap will appear. If you did not cre-ate a different bitmap they will all use the same default custom_tool.bmp (the hammer).

5. Save and exit defaults.

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Exercise 15: Rebuild Issues

Build a design where the user gets to change the number of panels. The trick to making it work is in how the design is drawn. Use any appropriate default values for L, W, D, GA and GF. Use 5 for P which is the number of panels.

1. Draw the first panel using W and D.

2. Change the right vertical end line to linetype crease.

3. Select all but the left vertical cut line. Use the Copy times offset tool. The number of times = P-1. Create the panels.

4. Use Move to point (CTRL W) and snap to the bottom left corner.

5. Move to the bottom right corner using Move by (CTRL Q): angle = 0; offset=P*W

6. Draw the bottom angled glue flap line using GA and GF for its angle and offset.

7. Use Move to point and snap to the top left corner.

8. Move to the top right corner using Move by: angle = 0; offset=P*W

9. Draw the top angled glue flap line using GA and GF for its angle and offset.

10.Draw in the last line by snapping between the two endpoints of the glue flap. Save the design and test it using rebuild.

Rebuild issue:When creating a rebuildable design,never reference orsnap to a point thatmay not be there on the rebuild. (Represented by thecircled areas)

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Exercise 16: Create a Resizeable Star

Standard Challenge

Create a resizeable star where the size of the star and the number of points can be changed.

One possible solution is on the next page.

Plan it

Use the space below to sketch it out and label your dimensions with variables. Hint: Use conlines to create a pattern. You should only need three variables. One for the size (S), one for an angle (A) and one for the number of points (N).

Note: Use an odd number for N=number of points.

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Solution to creating the Star

1. Add these variables to StyleMaker: S = 5 (size), A = 36 (angle) and N= 5 (number of sides).

2. Select the conline radius tool. Draw a conline circle at the origin with a radius of S/2

3. Use the conline at angle from a line tool. Measure from left of the vertical axis through point P1 with an angle value of A/2.

4. Use the conline at angle from a line tool. Measure from left of the vertical axis through point P2 with an angle value of 360/N.

5. Use the conline at angle from a line tool. Measure from above the conline created in Step 4 through point P3 with an angle value of A/2.

6. Move to Point P1 and draw a line from P1 to P4 and P4 to P3.

7. Delete the conlines.

8. Select the two design lines. Use Copy times rotate for N-1 # of copies and rotate from fixed point P2 and handle at P1 at an angle of 360/N.

9. Save the design and try to rebuild it.

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Exercise 17: Using Stretch By Lasso to create a Resizeable design

This exercises uses a design you worked on in Lesson 10. That design is a fixed size. You will turn it into a rebuildable design with the Stretch by lasso and blend tool.

1. Open the design 19A.ard.

2. Select Design > Enable StyleMaker.

3. Select Design > StyleMaker and add the L, W, D and R variables with the current values of 6, 4, 2 and 1/4.

4. Select the Stretch by lasso tool and drag the lasso over the top flap.

5. Select the reference point and fixed point. Drag up with an

6. Lasso the other three flaps and set them to D.

7. Lasso and set the Length panel to L.

8. Lasso and set the Width panel to W.

Reference

Fixed Pt.

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9. Use the Blend tool and set the radius to R.

10.Save the design with a new name and try to rebuild it.

Note: This method is used when the designs were not originally created in ArtiosCAD. For example, they may have been imported as DXF files. Or for some reason StyleMaker was disabled the first time the design was created. Rebuild Playback cannot be used in these cases because there is no logfile.

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