Button Properties

Field

Description

Main

Name

Enter the name of the button. You can display the name via the View and Selection dialog.

Radius

Enter the radius of the button.

Radius 0.7cm

Radius 5cm

Connected

Select this checkbox, if you want to create a connection between the button and the point. If connected, both elements will move together when you move one of the objects.

Location

Sets the location of the button bounding box's center point from the 0,0 point. You can enter the X and Y values to change the location.

Duplicate

Click Perform to open the Duplicate dialog:

This allows you to create a copy of the button and decide on the X, Y location and angles.

Symmetry

Reflection

If the piece is set to half, this enables the internal segment to be symmetric on the other side.

Not Symmetric

Symmetric

Orientation

Determines if the button  will be cut/plotted in all instances of the piece.

Make sure the piece is defined with an even quantity, and that the orientation is set to Left/Right.

Regular: On the piece

Left Only: On the left

Right Only: On the right

Fold Mark

Select this option, if you want the internal object to be located on the side of the folded piece after unfolding.

Note: If you have more than one object you must select each object one by one and turn on/clear the checkbox. You cannot select the checkbox for all objects at once.

Fold In

Fold Out

Notice the internal objects appear on the same side of the piece after folding

Clear this option, if you want the internal object to be located on the opposite side of the folded piece after unfolding:

Fold In

Fold Out

Notice the internal objects appear on the opposite side of the piece and unfolding

Plotting and Cutting Attributes

Command

Select the command of the button's drill. This defines the tool that will be used on the object when the file is sent to a cutter or plotter machine, like Draw for a pen, Cut for a knife, etc.

Tool/Layer

Sets the tool/layer name. This is mainly used for plotting, cutting, and exporting pieces.

Cut and Plot Time

Determines when the button should be cut/plotted: Before the External Contour or After the External Contour

Stop Operation

Determines whether to stop the cutting operation before cutting the button.

Velocity Reduction

If you are using a Gerber Cutter, determines the speed of the cutter until it reaches a sequence number.

Stripe Adjust

Stripe Adjust Number

If you are working with stripes and/or plaids, you can define the number so all same type pieces are adjusted in the Marker.

You can turn on/off this option via the View and Selection dialog.

Enable piece to flip on marker

If you defined Stripe Adjust, you can then enable the button to flip in the Marker:

X Flipped: Flips the piece in the X direction.

Y Flipped: Flips the piece in the Y direction

XY Flipped: Flips the piece on both directions

Modulate Attributes

Fixed

If you use Modulate, this checkbox sets the button as fixed.

Anchor

If you use Modulate, this checkbox sets the button as an anchor point.