Rockwell-automation 1492-PRINT110_PRINT220 ClearTools User Manual User Manual

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4  General Operation User Manual User interface The user interface is where you edit the markers. It is displayed automatically when you start

94  Managing projects User Manual Closing the project  Right-click inside the Project Explorer.  Select "Close File" on the sho

User Manual Product Catalog  95 Product Catalog Introduction The product catalog contains all the products, with variants, that are available for

96  Product Catalog User Manual You can double-click on the photograph to open a new window with a magnified view of the product. If you click

User Manual Product Catalog  97  Click on the category to which you want to add a product.  Select Marker > Add. The following dialog ap

98  Product Catalog User Manual Removing a product  Select the product you want to remove by clicking on it.  In the menu bar of the “Product

User Manual Product Catalog  99  Enter the product name in the "Variant" field or the relevant product number in the "Material

100  Product Catalog User Manual Renaming a product To give the products in the catalog another name (e.g. a company-internal name), you can ren

User Manual Options dialog  101 Options dialog Introduction This section explains the basic settings that can be set via the options dialog. 

102  Options dialog User Manual An automatic file saving is effected in the selected intervals Use Project Mode as default The project mode can

User Manual Options dialog  103 Close project when the last marker type was closed If the box was checked, the project is closed once the last

User Manual General Operation  5 Supported file types The following file types are supported when files are opened:  ClearTools Content File (

104  Options dialog User Manual View Grid settings The settings for the grid (see chapter "Menu view"). Duplicate The offset measure

User Manual Options dialog  105 Program start Control the behavior after the program start. File extensions Here, you can link different fil

106  Options dialog User Manual Directory Directories The displayed areas are preset and browsed through in the saved directories. Program set

User Manual Options dialog  107 Administration Share print settings see descriptive text in the dialog. Protect print settings You can retain

108  Options dialog User Manual Standards Font: Here you select a font to be used as the preferred font when new marker types are inserted

User Manual Options dialog  109 Afterwards the respective fonts of the added marker types are used. This setting is only applied when the program

110  Options dialog User Manual Marker Card Fixture Plotter settings for Marker Cards. PLOTPLTA Fixture Plotter settings for PLOTPLTA fixtur

User Manual Options dialog  111 Pen Priming Prime options for the plotter pen.

112  Options dialog User Manual ClearMark General Setting the print options for the ClearMark Cleaning Introducing the cleaning process for t

User Manual Options dialog  113 Note that the head-flushing consumes more ink than print-head cleaning. Current configuration Display of the

6  General Operation User Manual Commonly used functions This section describes the commonly used functions by way of example. Editing elements

114  Options dialog User Manual Cleaning Introducing the cleaning process for the .

User Manual Opening other file types  115 Opening other file types Opening other file types This section explains how to open a file that was no

116  Opening other file types User Manual

User Manual Opening other file types  117 If the marker type could not be found in the catalog, a message box appears:  Select the marker ty

User Manual Calling up command lines  119 Calling up command lines Introduction The program can also be started via the command line (prompt). Y

120  Calling up command lines User Manual Call-up parameter converter The converter for the import can be controlled via the command line (see c

User Manual Importing files  121 Importing files Introduction This section explains how you can import files in other formats (e.g. Microsoft Exc

122  Importing files User Manual Step 1: Start page The start page of the import wizard can be masked out. Select "Do not show again"

User Manual Importing files  123 Selecting the source file  Click on the Find... button. A dialog appears, where you can select the file you

User Manual General Operation  7 Inserting a shape Create rectangle/square Click on this icon, or on the menu bar, select Insert > Rectangl

124  Importing files User Manual Step 3: Selecting Project and Variant This step serves to select the project or the marker type used to effect

User Manual Importing files  125 For this option, a marker type must be opened. The import is effected starting with the first marker of the sele

126  Importing files User Manual Source file using delimiters  Select the option "With delimiters..." if the source file is a file

User Manual Importing files  127 The examples are a two-column file in Excel, with the semicolon defined as the delimiter as shown on the righ

128  Importing files User Manual Example of a fixed-width file opened in a text editor  Click on Next to switch to the next step. Fix

User Manual Importing files  129  You can remove the column break by clicking on the arrow again. Importing an Excel file When importing an

130  Importing files User Manual

User Manual Importing files  131 Step 7: Field mappings Use this step to determine the field mappings.  Mapping type  Field mapping  Fiel

132  Importing files User Manual Select Line by line if you want to add the imported contents line by line (as shown in the data grid). Field

User Manual Importing files  133  To delete ALL formats, click on

8  General Operation User Manual Insert image The program supports the image formats BMP, EMF, GIF ICO, JPG, PNG, WMF and TIFF. Insert image Cl

134  Importing files User Manual Importing project text onto markers The texts of the project layer (project markers) can automatically be pasted

User Manual Importing files  135 The import WITHOUT the function results in the following: The import WITH the function results in the followin

136  Importing files User Manual Step 8: Saving and finishing The last step serves to complete the import. You have the following options to comp

User Manual Importing files  137 If you can see a red triangle in text fields on the workspace, the imported data does not fit in the field. No

138  Importing files User Manual The "Select the source file:" field now contains the path and the file you are importing. Selecting

User Manual Importing files  139 The asterisk in the list entries in the "marker type" column indicates that the import object is a

140  Importing files User Manual  Change the batch entry by clicking on Adjust. Moving the batch entry Use the arrow buttons to adjust the ord

User Manual Importing files  141 Settings of the import wizard  Select the source file "vksample.txt".  Check "Use converter

142  Importing files User Manual The rest of the import process is carried out with the output file. To execute the converter file „XXXConvert

User Manual Print  143 Print Introduction This chapter describes how to set up and calibrate printers, how to map them to Marker Cards and the pr

User Manual General Operation  9 Inserting special characters You can use the Character Map to select fonts, and to see all the characters and s

144  Print User Manual 1 Settings Show the printer setting dialog, if available. The ClearMark is set in the Options menu (see chapter "Op

User Manual Print  145 7 Single Pages Selection of specific pages of different marker types to be printed. 8 Selected markers Select whether the

146  Print User Manual Printer correction The printer may vary from its standard calibration in both the horizontal and vertical directions as a

User Manual Print  147 The printer correction is not admitted for plotters! All printers that are declared as plotters (see "Options - Plo

148  Print User Manual Set Material-dependent Slip To adjust the Marker Card margin and Marker Card feed, select File > Set Material-dependent

User Manual Print  149 Adjusting the printer to the marker type If the printout is at the wrong position on the print medium (Marker Card mat et

150  Print User Manual Adjusting the printer to a printing medium When printing labels, the printer has to be set to the right print medium. 

User Manual Print  151 To make sure that these settings are also available when the program is launched again, you should set these properties di

152  Print User Manual

User Manual Print  153 Adjusting the left and top margins Settings for markers To adjust the left and top margins of a Marker Card mat, you mus

10  General Operation User Manual Inserting symbols You can select and paste symbols using the Symbol Explorer. To open the character map, sel

154  Print User Manual If necessary, repeat these steps to check the position of the coordinate plane. Adjusting the size of the marker type Ma

User Manual Print  155 Adjustment Aid You have the option of creating a trial printout with an adjustment aid. The adjustment aid consists in p

156  Print User Manual Setting up print jobs  On the menu bar, select File > Print... The print dialog opens and you can select the jobs.

User Manual Print  157 Existing projects are retained in the course of duplication. Example: Populated marker type: Printout sorted with 2

158  Print User Manual Fast printing  To print just the current page, click on the following icon in the toolbar. A message is output

User Manual Activating the plotter  159 Activating the plotter Introduction This chapter describes the setup, activation and allocation of the pl

160  Activating the plotter User Manual Activate the "Start in Plot Mode" checkbox if Plot Mode is to be launched in the program after

User Manual Activating the plotter  161 Pen selection Select the pen that is to be used in the plotter. The pen settings are carried out in the

162  Activating the plotter User Manual Changing the marker type When printing several pages or marker types in a project, a dialog indicates wh

User Manual Activating the plotter  163 Adjusting the pen test position The default pen test position of the plotter is set to two blocks adjace

User Manual General Operation  11 Selecting elements Select element After clicking on this icon, you can click on elements to select them.

164  Activating the plotter User Manual Allocating the plotter to a marker type Every marker type must be allocated a printer or a plotter. If

User Manual Activating the plotter  165 Adjusting the marker type to the plotter  In order to adapt a plotter allocation to the marker type,

166  Activating the plotter User Manual Setting the zero points The following dialog appears. (The actual image depends on the marker type.)

User Manual Activating the plotter  167 Adapting the printer allocation Select Tools > Options... > Plotter You will find the current prin

168  Activating the plotter User Manual Symbol Explorer/Plotter Symbol Editor The plotter symbols (*.mps) and a selection box for symbol subdire

User Manual Activating the plotter  169 Editing/Creating plotter symbols Creating new plotter symbols  In the Symbol Explorer, right-click with

170  Activating the plotter User Manual

User Manual Activating the plotter  171 Index A Adding a subproject 90 Adding free layers 20 Adding layers 20 Adjust Fontsize 50 Adjusting the ma

172  Activating the plotter User Manual aligning 10 H Header line 45 I Identical document field 71 Image inserting 8 Import 123 converter 142 cre

User Manual Activating the plotter  173 P Pages delete 62 Paste marker 75 Paste New Page 75 Pen test point 165 Pen test position pen test point 1

12  General Operation User Manual Rotating elements  Click on the element (text, shape, image, barcode) you want to rotate.  Select Shape &g

174  Activating the plotter User Manual insert 27 Set printer feed rate 148 Setting zero points 168 Shape inserting 7 Shortcut menu project explo

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User Manual General Operation  13 Copying and pasting elements During copying and pasting, only the document-individual properties can be shared

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User Manual General Operation  15 Locking elements Text fields, image fields, barcodes and shapes can all be locked. However, you can still ch

16  General Operation User Manual Changing the order of elements If a number of elements are arranged on top of each other, you can use the "

User Manual General Operation  17 Change barcode type You can select a barcode type in the "Content" category in the Property Explorer

18  General Operation User Manual Setting the same height  Select the elements whose height you want to change, then click on this icon.  O

User Manual General Operation  19  Click on the arrow in the relevant field to change the frame and fill color. You can select a color from the

20  General Operation User Manual Not printing a layer  If you do not want to print a layer, click on the printer icon: Layers not showing t

User Manual General Operation  21 Moving a free layer to another position If you have created a number of free layers, you can move them under ea

22  General Operation User Manual Predefined Text Sequence Defining predefined text sequences Follow these steps to define a text sequence:  O

User Manual General Operation  23  Open a marker type and select the element after which the predefined text sequence shall be pasted.  Open

User Manual Content  iii Content Introduction 1 About the program ...

24  General Operation User Manual Consecutive numbering Introduction You can use the "Consecutive Numbering" function to add sequentia

User Manual General Operation  25 The dialog contains the following buttons: Click on the OK button to confirm your input. Click on the Canc

26  General Operation User Manual In the "Input" group, enter the following values: Start Value and End Value Numbering can be in asce

User Manual General Operation  27 Duplicate sequence This is where you specify the number of times the sequence (the value between start and end)

28  General Operation User Manual Formatted Sequence The field on the left formats the block, and the field on the right formats the numbering se

User Manual General Operation  29 Example 1 We want to label a Marker Card as follows: The start value will be 1 and the end value will be 3. T

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User Manual General Operation  31 Example 2 PLC labeling format We want to mark relays 4, 5 and 6. Each of the relays has five inputs (=I), to b

32  General Operation User Manual Color coding The background and font colors of the numbers 0 to 9 can be set using the Color Coding option.

User Manual General Operation  33 Filter functions Filters in fields Use the filter to view elements with special phrases. Select the menu View

iv  Content User Manual Docking bars view ... 59 Project E

34  General Operation User Manual Filter overflow You can show the fields with text overflow by using the menu View > Filter > Filter Ove

User Manual General Operation  35 Multiple insert You can insert multiple text fields, barcodes and images from the clipboard. Select the menu

36  General Operation User Manual Close Excel or select the menu Edit > Exit Excel editing in the program to paste the content to the applicat

User Manual General Operation  37 Multi-level terminals You can use this function to re-sort selected data with a predefined increment. Select E

User Manual User interface  39 User interface Introduction Depending on the configuration, the user interface can include different elements:

40  User interface User Manual 5 Project Explorer The default position of the Project Explorer is on the left of the user interface. The Projec

User Manual User interface  41 Menu bar This section describes the most important functions of the individual menus. File menu New You can u

42  User interface User Manual Toggle Plot Mode Changes to plot mode (see section "Plot Mode"). Set Printer Correction… This menu item

User Manual User interface  43 Edit menu Undo This undoes the last editing step. Redo Redoes the steps that have been undone. Redoing relates

User Manual Content  v Program start ... 105 File ext

44  User interface User Manual This menu item pastes a copied element into a selected field (e.g. a symbol). Multiple Insert This menu item enab

User Manual User interface  45 You can use this function to re-sort selected data with a predefined increment (see chapter "Multi-level term

46  User interface User Manual This option shows/hides the caption bar showing the application name and version. Customize... This option shows

User Manual User interface  47 The rotated view is possible for all marker types that are NOT "endless". Insert menu Marker type..

48  User interface User Manual Here, you can insert the field functions (e.g. system date or page number). Text field Inserts a text field. Rou

User Manual User interface  49 Shape menu You can use this menu to set the layer of the shape, rotate it, move it and change the width and hei

50  User interface User Manual Format menu Font This menu item opens the dialog where you can define the font and font size. Adjust Font size…

User Manual User interface  51 Tools menu Product Catalog... Open the "Product catalog" dialog, e.g. to add a new marker type to the c

52  User interface User Manual Help menu Help Topics This menu item takes you to online help. About … Displays the version number.

User Manual User interface  53 The Toolbars This chapter describes the most important elements of the toolbars. Many of the standard icons such

vi  Content User Manual Adjust printer offset ... 151 Setting

54  User interface User Manual Showing or hiding the document field selection When you click on an element (e.g. text, image), the associated el

User Manual User interface  55 Increase Font size Increase the font size for marked text or text elements. Each click on the symbol increases

56  User interface User Manual Set text orientation to 270° Change text color Select the text color of marked text or of the content of text

User Manual User interface  57 Elements You can show or hide the "Elements" toolbar. On the menu bar, select View > Toolbars > E

58  User interface User Manual You can set the exact size and position of elements in the "Property" explorer. See chapter "Com

User Manual User interface  59 Docking bars view You can show or hide the "Docking bars view" toolbar. On the menu bar, select View &g

60  User interface User Manual Project Explorer  To show or hide, select View > Project on the menu bar. If you have opened a project, it

User Manual User interface  61 Shortcut menu Click on an object in the Project Explorer, then click the right mouse button. This opens the sho

62  User interface User Manual Print This menu item displays the dialogue window for printing marker types. Delete this Page Mark the page you

User Manual User interface  63 Property Explorer The Property Explorer displays the properties of a text field, an image or a barcode.  To sh

User Manual Introduction  1 Introduction About the program The program is designed for printing on Marker Cards. The program has to be installed

64  User interface User Manual Marker Properties If you click on the marker name in the Project Explorer, the marker properties are displayed.

User Manual User interface  65 Showing Properties  To view the Property Explorer, select View > Properties.  Click on the element with th

66  User interface User Manual Adjusting Properties The Property Explorer is subdivided into the following categories, which are described in mo

User Manual User interface  67 Size and Position You can use this category to specify the size and position of the element.  Distances are

68  User interface User Manual Border and Fill You can use this category to specify the line thickness, color, pattern and line type of the se

User Manual User interface  69 Behavior Orientation - Element orientation in steps of 90°. - only for text field, image and barcode - documen

70  User interface User Manual Tab order - Order by which the field is selected with the tab/enter key. - Values from 1 to x are admitted - Field

User Manual User interface  71 Field You can use the "Field" category to specify the type of the field. You can choose from these f

72  User interface User Manual Example: Single field Identical document field Individual document field

User Manual User interface  73 Content The contents of single elements. Text preview - The text content of the element. - Only for text field

2  Introduction User Manual Layout and format The user manual applies the following conventions: Bold Important elements in the program like bu

74  User interface User Manual Selecting elements Click on this symbol in the "Property Explorer" to specifically select elements.

User Manual User interface  75 Workspace The workspace shows the start page as a default when the application is started (Menu View > Show s

76  User interface User Manual The layers The pages of a marker type are organized into the following layers: - Locked layer - Free layer -

User Manual User interface  77 The Layer Explorer has the following toolbar: You can only use the icon buttons on the free layers. Click o

78  User interface User Manual You can use the dialog to change the name, frame color and fill color of the selected layer. You can also spec

User Manual User interface  79 Data Grid Explorer To show or hide the layers, select View > Data Grid on the menu bar. The data grid shows

80  User interface User Manual Shortcut menu of the data grid The shortcut menu of the data grid allows you to call up different general program

User Manual Getting started  81 Getting started Introduction This section is for users with a sound knowledge of Windows. The following step-by

82  Getting started User Manual  In the left pane under "Catalog", click on the marker type you want to use. In the right pane, selec

User Manual Getting started  83 Step 5: Print the marker type  On the menu bar, select File > Print...  Select a printer from the printe

User Manual General Operation  3 General Operation Introduction This section explains the various ways you can start and exit the program. You wi

User Manual Managing projects  85 Managing projects Project structure A project (1) can be made up of a number of subprojects (2). These subproje

86  Managing projects User Manual The currently open file or the most recently opened file appears at the top of the list under the Open option

User Manual Managing projects  87 Changing the project name When you open a new marker type, a new project category is created automatically, wi

88  Managing projects User Manual Adding a marker type to a project You can assign additional marker types to a project.  Right-click inside t

User Manual Managing projects  89

90  Managing projects User Manual Adding a subproject To make it easier for you to manage the marker types in a project, you can organize them in

User Manual Managing projects  91 Adding a marker type to the subproject  Click on the subproject and use the shortcut menu to add a new marker

92  Managing projects User Manual Removing a marker type  Click on the marker type you want to remove, then click the right mouse button. 

User Manual Managing projects  93 Removing a subproject  Click on the subproject you want to remove, then click the right mouse button.  S