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Menu Edit Row The functions in in Edit Row Help functions in menu Edit Row. The functions in Operate Row. Change row data. | Work specification for text and label input. Work limits (label dimensions) Use of layer and milling tool s Label input Export milling data Supplementary information for label input Control characters for the text input Serial number Text input into the editor Selection of special characters Word separation (space) Clicking-on a new text line using the cursor Select character set (font) Select text input in CAD Text from file

Menu Edit Row: Using the text module you can set and edit labels on the graphic screen in a simple fashion. For this goto in the menu Edit Row. Inputs and processing take place as selected in blocks or rows. The texts and graphics become layers and with this allocated to the later processing tools. The labels can be saved for a later reuse, taken over in the vector graphic or exported in various formats. You can produce labels with up to 4000 rows, which each contain up to 100 characters. The functions in Edit Row.
| Text input in menu Edit Row.
Edit: Block/Row | Switching block/row set.
Block: | Related text rows are recognized as block and edited conjoined. With setting Block circular lettering (Radius > 0) is not possible.
Row: | The text rows are edited separate.
Text: | Enter and edit text lines. Control character in the text row. The settings for <Alt G>..<Alt Z> happens in the help aid Input parameter . Text Effect (see General Instruction).
<Alt E> | Using <Alt E> changes to the text editor. With setting Edit = Block only with the actual block, with setting Edit = Row with all label - rows. Using the editor both external text files can be read-in and texts can also be taken over via the intermediate store. If texts have been read-in via the file menu of the editors, then these must be saved for take over into the file HS05.TMP in the main directory of the program.
Setting Block: | Only text lines to be found in the current block are adopted and processed in the editor und
Setting Line: | All text lines are adopted and can be processed.
<Alt G> | Present all following characters larger.
<Alt K> | Present all following characters smaller.
<Alt H> | Place all following characters higher related to the baseline.
<Alt T> | Place all following characters lower related to the baseline.
<Alt V> | Distort all following characters in their width.
<Alt N> | All following characters are inclined by the specified angle.
<Alt S> | Changes the character distance.
<Alt P> | Characters are parallel slanted.
<Alt X> | Character spacing to the right.
<Alt Y> | Character spacing to the left.
<Alt Z> | Serial number On/OFF.
<Ctl Pos1> | Sets text input into 1st text line.
<Ctl End> | Sets t ext input into last text line.
<Ctl B> | Edit character separation.
<Ctl Y> | Delete text line.
<Esc> | End text input.
<BS> | Delete the character before the cursor. <BS> in a space line deletes the line.
<Del> | Delete the character after the cursor. In the setting Block the next block line is moved up after the last character in the line.
<F5> | Special character input: select a character in the input block using the cursor.
Serial number. A serial number is introduced and ended using the key combination <Alt Z>. In each text line, however, only one serial number is permitted. With every export (Direct mill or Export Graphic) the serial numbers are incremented or decremented about the amount given in the Parameter Inc Serial Number +/-99999:. All other export and vectorisation processes have no influence on the serial number. The input of leading zeros in the serial number is permitted. A number overrun (boundary value) is not checked. Input example and result after an increment:
<Alt Z>009<Alt Z> | incrementiert -> 010
<Alt Z>999<Alt Z> | incrementiert -> 1000
<Alt Z>-100<Alt Z> | incrementiert -> -99
<Alt Z>-1<Alt Z> | incrementiert -> 0
<Alt Z>+123 4<Alt Z> | incrementiert -> 1235
+<Alt Z>1234<Alt Z> | incrementiert -> +1235
Selection of special characters <F5>. In text line input the character selection can be opened using <F5>. Through simple clicking on every listed a character can be selected using the cursor. Clicking on a new text line using the cursor. During text input in the Edit Row Menu, existing text lines can be clicked on or new text lines can be created at free positions. If with clicking on no existing text line is found, then the cursor is placed at the position clicked on and the program waits for the input of an absolute line reference point (with the input of the 1st text line). With quit the Edit Row Menu all empty rows are deleted. Should a text row be conserved, at least 1 character (e.g. space) must be entered. Modify character separation <Ctl B>. If, in the input line, the key combination <Ctrl B> is pressed in front of a character which is to be modified, then a window with an except of 3 characters is opened. For the middle character now the start and end offset can be modified. The vertical lines mark the new limits of the character. With Save, these modifications are secured in the character set and used in all text lines with this character set.
StartOffset: | he character start position (pre-spacing) is modified (comp. Input in Font Edit . Character X0-Offset).
EndOffset: | The character end position (post-spacing) is modified (comp. Input in Font Edit . Character Width).
save: | The modified character is saved.
Esc: | Input is ended.
TextPosition: | Enter line or block reference position.
AbsPos. X/Y: | Enter reference position absolute to point X=0 and Y=0.
displ. X/Y: | Displace the reference position relative to last point in X and Y.
displ. X displ. Y: | Displace the reference position relative to the last point in X or Y.
Font: | Select character set for the text line. Only character sets which are listed in the dialogue box can be selected. For file selection click on file name. A double click or OK starts the loading process. With single clicking on only a selection of characters is shown in the graphics window. Only character sets are listed in HZE format, which have been previously installed. the program installs the character set automatically with its first start if the character set has previously been loaded into the current directory (in which the program is to be found). With later modifications, such as importation of character sets, deletion, status changes etc., this installation must be started by the user using Font Edit . Import Font . install HZE. You can sort the character list using Font Editor . Import Font . install HZE as desired according to file name or the entered font names. Fonts which are delivered with the program are marked as engraving and outline in the font name:
G..: | Fonts for inserted (deep cut) engraving.
F..: | Outline Fonts for free clearance.
TextStyl: | Text representation normal or in capital letters.
CAPS: | Representation in capital letters.
Upper/lower case: | Normal representation.
Height: | Enter text versal height.
Distort: | Enter text line distortion. The inputs distort/width are alternatives. the last input is always relevant for the text line. The character width calculated using the distortion is displayed under width. Negative distortions give a mirroring in the X direction.
Width: | Enter text line width. The inputs distort/width are alternatives. the last input is always relevant for the text line. The distortion calculated using the text line width is displayed under Distortion. A negative text line width gives a mirroring in the X direction.
Slope: | Enter text angle [°] of inclination (Slope text characters).
CharSep.: | Adjust separation between the characters. The scale is referred to a upper case height of 10 mm. Standard setting = 2.5mm, for italic letters = 0mm.
Mode: |
| Enter location of the textline or the text block relative to the line reference point. Adjustable are 9 variants from reference direction top, middle, below and left, middle, right.
Radius: | Enter circular lettering radius (only with setting = Row). With Radius a circular lettering is switched on. A Radius = 0.0 creates a straight text line (circular lettering switched off). For definition of the circular lettering the parameters Radius, Text Angle and Direction are important. The input of a circular lettering is not possible for text blocks. Radius is the measurement to the middle point of the basic circle of the lower edge of the lettering on which is to be engraved. It gives the curvature of the lettering. With positive radius the line reference point lies on the basic circle. With negative radius the line reference point lies in the center of the basic circle.
Radius = 0: | Straight text line.
Radius > 0: | The reference point lies on the arc.
Radius < 0: | The reference point lies on the arc middle.
TextAng.: | Inclination angle of the baseline referred to a horizontal. With TextAng. a text row is rotated around its reference point.
Directn.: | Enter direction of the text line (positive/negative) with circular lettering (Radius <> 0) (in circle/on circle).
Row sep.: | Line separation. There are 3 alternatives for input.
Line separation [%]: | Line separation in % of upper case height. Display in field Row sep.: in %.
Line separation [mm]: | Line separation in mm with upper case height=10 mm. Display in field Row sep.: in %.
Intermediate space [mm]: | Absolute input of the space between the text lines. Display in field Row sep.: in mm.
The effect of Row sep. is dependent on the setting Block/Row:
Block: | The value for 'Line sep.' is used immediately for the complete block.
Row: | The Row separation is maintained with continuous text to the previous line. With creation of a new line using <Ret> the Row separation is maintained to the new line.
| Help functions in menu Edit Row.
operate Row: | Select operate Row to modify text lines. In this menu individual text lines or blocks made up from several text lines are modified and positioned. Before activating a function the text line to be handled must be marked with the marking aid. Leaving the menu deletes the marking. Text lines are marked by their limits and the line reference point. Modifications in this menu can be reversed using UnDo.
Zoom Row | Display current line enlarged.
Adjustment | Automatically adjust simple labels with straight text lines. Rotated texts or texts with circular lettering cannot be adjusted. If this function is used with plate matrix data, all text rows will be arranged new. This arrangement can be cancelled with CAD . Undo. All switches OFF (Harmonisation): Text lines are placed in the middle of the label. This setting again combines all text lines into a block. Adjustment height (Indicate height or width): The text lines are so enlarged that the apex limits are touched in one axis. The relative height ratio of the text lines is retained. Adjustment of height cannot be combined with other adjustment. Adjustment height (Indicate height + width): The text lines are so enlarged that these touch the label borders. The text lines are all set to the same versal height. Adjustment of height cannot be combined with other adjustment. Adjustment of line separation: The line separation is so enlarged that the label height is achieved. Adjustment assumes the same versal height. This input can be combined with Adjustment distortion. Adjustment distortion: The distortion is so enlarged that the label width is achieved. This input can be combined with Adjustment line separation.
Help lines (only HCAM) | Enter, edit, activate etc., aid lines for CAD. The graphic and text inputs collect aid lines. Display must be switched on for aid line input. With Input parameter . cursor grid > 0, the help line is catched to the next in the grid founded position. The Help lines functions:
New horizontal/vertical: | Enter a new aid line.
Picture frame: | Create aid line for the working limit (set using Layout . Limits).
Centring cross: | Create aid line for the centring axis (set using Layout . Limits).
Displace: | Displace an existing aid line.
Delete all: | Delete all aid lines.
Display: on/off: | Display or conceal aid lines.
Capture on/off: | Position input using the cursor is captured on the next aid line.
Text to cutaway (only HCAM) | Using this function a straight text line can be arranged in a graphic object (in the ActLayer or in all layers). Order of operation: 1 Enter or mark a text row. 2 Select Text to cutaway and enter the separation. 3 Click to the graphic object. 4 Displace the text row point to the help line. Separation: Define edge separation to the graphic object. Following input of the desired edge separation and the selection of a graphic object 6 aid lines are drawn around the object. The text can then be displaced to these aid lines. Select graphic object: An object in the ActLayer can be selected directly using the cursor. An object in other layers, with simultaneous pressing of the <Ctrl> key, can be selected using the cursor.
<- Return | End the menu Edit Row and change to CAD.

The functions in Operate Row.
| In this menu individual text lines or blocks made up from several text lines are modified and positioned. Before activating a function the text line to be handled must be marked with the marking aid. Leaving the menu deletes the marking. Text lines are marked by their limits and the line reference point. Modifications in this menu can be reversed using UnDo. Text lines can be marked singly or with a frame. If the <Sft> key is pressed at the same time then the new marking is included.
Delete text | Delete the marked text line.
Displace | Freely displace the marked text line. With additionally pressed <Sft> key displacement is in the advance direction (greater separation) either in X only or in Y only.
Textposition X(Y) | Align the marked text line in the X(Y) direction on to a vertical (horizontal), which is determined by the cursor position.
Centre to.. | One or more text lines are centred to a graphic object. Several text lines are to be marked beforehand. If no text line is marked, then the shorter operation for only one line is selected. The graphic object will be searched in the ActLayer and by simultaneous pressed <Ctrl> key in all layer. The layer with the found graphic object will be switched to ActLayer.
Mirror | Mirror the marked text rows. This function changes the signs for text distortion and text width.
Text > graphic | Convert the marked text lines into vectorised graphics. A conversion is, for example, necessary before editing in CAD. Lettering is automatically vectorised for Export, AutoCorrection, Projections etc.
Keep text: | The texts are converted into paths and the text lines are kept. The data are thus available as paths and as texts. Attention: a subsequent further processing in Export, AutoCorrection, projections can lead to errors due to double paths!
Delete text: | The texts are converted into paths and the text lines are deleted. Thereafter the texts can no longer be edited.
In all (text): | The paths are saved in the layers allocated to the text lines.
In layer #: | The paths are saved in the given target layer.
Start: | State text conversion.
Font allocation | Dependent on the versal height a character set to be selected is allocated to the marked text lines. Up to 3 different character sets can be allocated automatically. All text lines with height 0..Height 1 are allocated to the first character set heights > Height 1..Height 2 etc. to the second character set. The first and second height can be set freely. They must, however, be entered in ascending order. The character set selection takes place via the Font - Input (comp. Edit Line . Font:). After the last font input or after <F1> the automatic allocation takes place.
Change row data
| In this area settings for multiple marked rows are changed simultaneous. For a description of the functions Font .. Row separat. see Menu Edit Row. Exception is the function Height factor (see below).
Height factor: | The heights of the text lines are multiplied using the Height factor. With this, texts with different versal heights can be modified.
| End the menu Operat Row.
CAD | End the menu Operat Row and change back to CAD.
<- Return | End the menu Operat Row and change back to Edit Row.

> Work specification for text and label input. Using the functions in text module one can place and edit labels on the graphics screen. The labels can be saved for a later reuse, adopted in the vector graphic or exported in various formats. You can generate labels with up to 4000 lines which respectively hold up to 100 characters. Set program. Should there still be data of the last work in the program, then save this using File . save or Save under. After this, delete all data memory using File . New. Work limits (label dimensions). Set your work limits in Layout . Limits to the desired label size. Example: dimensions of X=150mm x Y=100mm. The input of the limits is designed to be universal. I.e. the reference point of the processing (zero point) can be arranged anyway you like.
> Example zero point below left: | Example zero point above left: | Example zero point centric:
> Frame x0 = 0mm | Frame x0 = 0mm | Frame x0 = -75mm
> Frame y0 = 0mm | Frame y0 = -100mm | Frame y0 = -50mm
> Frame x1 = 150mm | Frame x1 = 150mm | Frame x1 = 75mm
> Frame y1 = 100mm | Frame y1 = 0mm | Frame y1 = 50mm
Set inputs for work limits installed.
| Frame: Work limits bottom left(0) to top right(1). The input of the work limits referred to the selection of the zero point (right, next to the input). With zero point selection (9 points in the frame), only values for width dx and height dy are entered. With zero point selection outside the frames, all values for bottom left to top right are expected.
| With zero point marker [Y/N]: With 'YES' the yellow zero point marking is displayed. With centring cross [Y/N]: With 'YES' a cross is displayed in the centre of the frame. With label frame [Y/N]: With 'YES' the (label) border is displayed.
| Border: A border, which is used for the text layout, can be matched to the work limits. Positive border values: relative border in % for labels (recommended setting). Negative border values: absolute border in mm.
| Max graphic: Adjust the working limits (frame) to the existing graphic.
| Centre graphic: Centre the graphic in the frame.
| Centre frame: Centre the frame and graphic at the zero point.
| Displace graphic: Displace the graphic in the actLayer manually. Here a manual nesting is also possible (arrange the milling object layer-oriented for the waste optimisation. -The frame is dashed and the paths are drawn here as continuous (up to max. 20000 dots.) Objects (milling paths in the layer) are rotated using <F3/F4> by +/-30°. Texts are not rotated here.

Use of layer and milling tools. The program processes layers, i.e. with various work limits. All layers are of equal value. An operation can be input in any one desired layer or in several layers. Select Layer 0 using the l as current layer (ActLayer). Selection takes place by clicking-on the desired layer. The numerical values, e.g. (0 412/1) indicate: Layer number (0), Number of supporting points in the layer(412 dots), Number of lines of text. Layer selection. By clicking-on the marking element alongside the layer indicator, the graphic can be switched for this layer to co-mark 'inactive (=white) or 'active' (=layer colour). Initially, leave the layer active. For all engraving processes you require at least one milling tool. For simple recessed engravings without milling offset calculation you can work using layer tools. Layer tools are the first 50 tools of the tool library. These are allocated to the layers. I.e. Tool #0 is used with layer #0, Tool #1 with layer #1 etc. The management of the complete tool library takes place in the menu Extras using Tool input. A shortened operation can be obtained by clicking-on the aid . A complete description of the tool input can be obtained in the General Instructions CAD under Tool input. Tool input. For a simple label an engraving tool is required for the actLayer. Some typical tools are pre-defined. For this, select in the tool input and engraving. CuT 0.15mm.

Label input. Label graphic. You access text input using Text . edit Line. The display screen incorporates the main area Input line (top, white background) with the entered text and control symbols for the current text line. Aid (graphic settings, parameter, help, layer selection etc.). Graphic area with text line and, possibly, graphic. Menu for the text parameter selection. All settings for the text line are carried out here.
| Input example: Enter the start position of the first line using the cursor in the work area top, centre - a precise positioning now still not necessary. Set the Font: G4200312, height: 5.000mm and mode: bottom, centred (see picture). Enter the text.
| Text adjustment. Using Adjustment . Height + Width the text is adjusted within the inner frame. With this, the engraving is entered completely. Now switch to CAD, using back..

Export milling data. Check the data using the aid . You obtain a plan view of the wide milling trace. F or this aid a correct input of the tool is required. Export your milling data using File . direct mill. The first export should always take place via direct mill. All further exports can also take place via the aid direct mill Auto (Auto Export). Auto Export always uses the export path last employed. Export selection. As, currently, there is no other data in the layers, the unused layers must not be switched OFF for export. Therefore, acknowledge the window using Export. The program then opens the export menu. Here you can select an export filter. Now select DIN/ISO, the desired export filter and OK. You can view the saved ISO data using the text editor. For this, switch back to CAD. Here, select Extras . TextEdit. Select the previously created file and open the file with OK or a double-click.

Supplementary information for label input. Control characters for the text input. Control characters can be employed in the test line (text effects). Text effects are always set for the current label only. If another label is loaded, then the text effects therein are also loaded. If the label is deleted using New or using Delete Text, the text effects are set to the initial status. Values for the drawing modifications can be set under Input parameter . TextEffect.
<Alt Z>: | Serial number On/OFF.
<Alt X>: | Character spacing to the right.
<Alt Y>: | Character spacing to the left.
<Alt G>: | Present all following lines larger.
<Alt K>: | Present all following lines smaller.
<Alt H>: | Place all following characters higher related to the baseline.
<Alt T>: | Place all following characters lower related to the baseline.
<Alt V>: | Distort all following characters in their width.
<Alt N>: | All following characters are inclined by the specified angle.
<Alt S>: | All following characters are blocked.
<Alt P>: | Following characters are arranged on an inclined baseline.
<Alt E>: | Change into Editor. Setting block: only using act. block. line: with all lines.
<F5> | Selection of special characters
<Ctrl Posn1>: | Text input into 1st text line.
<Ctrl End>: | Text input into last text line.
<Ctrl Y>: | Delete text line.
<Esc>: | End text input.
> Serial number. A serial number is introduced using <Alt Z> and ended. In each text line respectively only one serial number is permitted. With every export (direct mill or Export Graphic) the serial numbers are incremented or decremented by the amount given in the parameter Input parameter . TextEffect. Inc Serial Number +/-99999:. The input of leading zeros in the serial number is allowed. An overrun of numbers (limiting value) is not checked. Examples for serial numbers('_' = <Alt Z>):
> _009_ | incremented -> 010
> _999_ | incremented -> 1000
> _-100_ | incremented -> -99
> _-1_ | i ncremented -> 0
> _+1234_ | i ncremented -> 1235
> +_1234_ | i ncremented -> +1235
Text input into the editor <Alt E>. Using the Windows Editor, both the external text files can be read-in and also texts can be adopted via the clipboard. If texts have been read-in via the file menu of the editor, then these must be saved for adoption in the file 'HS05.TMP'. The file 'HS05.TMP' can be found in the main directory of the milling/engraving program (e.g. eSIGN2D). The text input into the editor is dependent on the input setting Block / Line.
Setting Block: | Only text lines to be found in the current block are adopted and processed in the editor und
Setting Line: | All text lines are adopted and can be processed.
If ASCII/ANSI text is to be adopted from another Windows program, we recommend the following procedure: Activate the program from which you wish to adopt the text. Mark the text and transfer this into the Windows clipboard In the text lines input select the correct setting Block (adopt only text for the current block) or line (adopt text for all lines) and the desired text line. In the text input, select <Alt E>. Should the editor not be started, then you find yourself in menu selection. In this case activate the text line input by clicking-on the text line. Transfer the marked text from the clipboard into the text editor. End text editor. Acknowledge the inquiry 'Store current change' (in 'HS05.TMP') with 'YES'. As far as no other file name has been entered in the editor, the file 'HS05.TMP' remains preset and must not be input again. Selection of special characters <F5>. In text lines input you can open the character selection using <F5>. By simply clicking on a character with the cursor any listed character can be selected. Word separation (Space). The width of the space character (Space) can be set using Input parameter . TextEffect . Wor d separation (Space). With 100%, the separations from the character set are used. Values > 100% increase the word separation. Clicking-on a new text line using the cursor. During the text input into the Menu edit, existing text lines can be clicked-on or new text lines can be created in free positions. If, with clicking-on, no existing text line can be found, then the cursor is set on the clicked-on position and the program waits for the input of an absolute line reference position (as with the input of the 1st text line). Select character set (Font). Only character sets, which are listed in the dialogue box, can be selected. To select the file click-on the file name. A double click or OK starts the loading process. By clicking only once a selection of characters is shown in the graphics window. The included sets are differentiated according to their first letter in the font name: G..: Fonts for recessed engraving. F..: Outline fonts for free spaces. Only character sets which have been previously installed are listed in HZE format. The program installs the character set automatically with its first start, if the character sets have been loaded previously in the current directory (are in the program). With later modifications, such as importing a character set, deleting, status change etc., the installation has to be started by the user with Font Edit . Import Font . install HZE. The list of character lists can be installed using installe d HZE optionally according to file name or the recorded font name. Select text input in CAD. The text input is normally activated via the menu in Text . edit line. If work is carried out in a graphic, which contains both vector graphics and also text lines in the A ctLayer, one can change directly into the text lines input by simultaneously clicking-on the text line and pressing the key <Ctrl> Text from file. Using Text from file both external ASCII text files can be read-in and text can also be transferred via the clipboard. If texts have been read-in via the file menu of the editor, then these must be saved for adoption in the file 'HS05.TMP'. The file 'HS05.TMP' can be found in the program directory. Functions in text from file. Delete text + param: Deletes all existing text lines (text + line parameters). Delete text lines: Delete only the text but not the line parameters (text settings). The texts are replaced by a SPACE. With this, the text lines are retained and can again be filled with new text later. Replace texts: The text lines are filled with the texts of an ASCII/ANSI file. The line parameter (i.e. the text arrangements) remain unchanged. Text line, for which no texts are available in the file, are filled using SPACE are thus retained. Import texts: An ASCII/ANSI text file is loaded and bound to the existing texts. Edit text: Available texts are shown in Windows Editor. These texts can be edited, texts can be read in, texts can be transferred from the clipboard etc. Before leaving the text editor, the texts must be saved in the file 'HS05.TMP'. Texts from Word, Corel or other Windows programs can be adopted in ANSI/ASCII code. Text settings such as font, dimensions, appearance cannot be adopted. We recommend the following procedure for simple text adoption: If a new label is to be produced: Text from file . delete text. Text from file . edit text. Insert the text from the Windows clipboard into the editor using <Ctrl V> and end the text editor. Confirm the inquiry 'Save current change' (in 'HS05.TMP') using 'YES'. So far as no other file name is entered in the editor, the file 'HS05.TMP' remains preset and must not be input again. If the texts in an existing label are to be replaced: Text from file . replace texts.