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Chapter 3 Making Prints
3-3 Preparing Print Data (METAZAStudio)
METAZAStudio Screen
Menu Bar
Runs the various commands for METAZAStudio.
METAZAStudio online help ("Commands")
Toolbar
The toolbar is provided with buttons for
running METAZAStudio commands such as
[Material] and [Open].
METAZAStudio online help ("Commands"
> "Toolbar buttons")
Table
The unit’s table is shown
here. The scale displayed
represents the actual scale
marks on the table.
Work Area
This is the area in which
printing is possible. The
workpiece size (print-
ing area) set with the
Windows-based driver is
shown here.
P. 83, "METAZA Driver
settings"
Centerline
This indicates the verti-
cal center location of the
window.
Centerline
This indicates the hori-
zontal center location
of the window.
Grid Pitch
This displays the pitch
(spacing) of the grid
lines. Clicking the right
mouse button over this
displays menu items re-
lated to the appearance
of the grid.
Grid
This is a grid of lines dis-
played in the work area.
It serves as a guide for
positioning images and
text.
View Scaling Factor
This displays the pres-
ent scaling factor for the
screen view. Clicking the
right mouse button over
this displays a menu that
lets you change the view
scaling factor.
Present Cursor Position
This indicates the present loca-
tion of the cursor. The position
at the center of the window
(where the two centerlines
intersect) is (0, 0).
Margin
This is a blank area where
no printing is performed
that lies inside the edges
of the work area. It is set
at 1 millimeter by default.
You can change the size of
the margin by going to the
[File] menu and selecting
[Preferences].
P. 46, "Step1 : Determine
the shape and size of mate-
rial," p. 77, "Step1 : Decide on
the Printing Area (Workpiece
Size)"
Status Bar
This shows the present location of the cursor, information about the shape, the grid, and the view magnification. Moving
the pointer to a toolbar button or pointing to a menu command makes a brief explanation of the button or command
appear at the left edge.
Note : Shape Information
This appears when you click an on-screen object (image, text, or shape). The center position and size of the present shape
are displayed, as shown in the figure below.
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