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Marking is possible with a wobble on top of the scanner path. This wobble can be activated in the pen settings on the Scanner tab of the pen property page.
Figure 108: Wobble options |
Mode: The desired shape of the wobble is selected with the mode. Depending on the scanner control card, there are different wobble modes available, see table 16. Depending on the wobble mode, there are different wobble parameters available, see table 17. Frequency: The selected shape is repeated with this frequency. The frequency range is [1, 5000] Hz. Amplitude T.(transversal): This amplitude modifies the elongation of the shape. For some modes, this is the only parameter specifying the size. Then, the parameter is called Amplitude. For some modes, two different amplitudes can be specified. In this case, this amplitude is transversal. The range for the amplitude is [1, 10000] bit. |
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Amp. L. (longitudinal): For some modes, two different amplitudes can be specified. In this case, this amplitude is the longitudinal one. It needs to be activated with the checkbox.
Rotation: Most modes can be rotated in respect to the default direction. The range for rotation is [-180, 180] deg.
Arc: This parameter defines the opening angle for C-Shape mode. The range for this arc is [1, 720] deg.
Along Marking Direction: Most wobble shapes can be aligned in respect to the marking direction. If unchecked, the alignment of the wobble shape is along the X-axis.
The wobble amplitude is saved in the unit bit. This means that the displayed value in mm will change if the Field Size is changed. Field gains are not taken into account. |
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The following modes are available for different scanner control cards:
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Circle |
Sine |
Ellipse |
8-Shape |
Double-8 |
Zig-Zag |
C-Shape |
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USC-1/2, RTC3/4 |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
RTC5/6 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
USC-3 |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Table 16: Available wobble modes for different cards. The RTC5/6 wobble modes have some restrictions.
The following wobble parameters are available for different wobble modes:
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Circle |
Sine |
Ellipse |
8-Shape |
Double-8 |
Zig-Zag |
C-Shape |
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Frequency |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Amplitude T. |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Amp. L. |
- |
- |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
- |
✔ |
Rotation |
- |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Arc |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
Along Mark. Dir. |
- |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
Table 17: Available wobble parameters for different wobble modes.
For each mode of the wobble, an example of the scanner path is given in the following.
Figure 109: Circle wobble |
Circle: The circle wobble can be used with all USC cards and all RTC cards. If the circle wobble is selected, all vectors and jumps are executed with this circular movement of the scanner.
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Figure 110: Sine wobble |
USC-3 Sine: The sine wobble is available for the USC-3 card only.
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Figure 111: Ellipse wobble |
USC-3 Ellipse: The ellipse wobble is available for the USC-3 card only.
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Figure 112: 8-Shape wobble |
USC-3 8-Shape: The 8-shape wobble is available for the USC-3 card only.
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Figure 113: Double-8 wobble |
USC-3 Double-8: The double-8 wobble is available for the USC-3 card only.
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Figure 114: Zig-Zag wobble |
USC-3 Zig-Zag: The zig-zag wobble is available for the USC-3 card only.
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Figure 115: C-Shape wobble |
USC-3 C-Shape: The C-shape wobble is available for the USC-3 card only.
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Figure 116: RTC5/6 wobble |
RTC5/6 wobble modes: Ellipse, Horizontal 8 and Vertical 8. With the Amp. L. checkbox (global, not pen specific) it is possible to set a different value for transversal and longitudinal amplitude. •If the amplitudes are equal, the wobble shape is aligned in respect to the marking direction. •If the amplitudes are unequal, the alignment of the wobble shape is along the X-axis. Special Ellipse modes: •Circle: Use Ellipse and disable Amp. L. checkbox. •Sine: Use Ellipse and set Amp. L. to 0 mm. Negative wobble frequencies are allowed and will result in a clockwise wobble motion. RTC5 wobble frequency range is [-6000 Hz, 6000 Hz]. |
Make sure that the marking entities are not too close to the edge of the field to avoid the superposition of the wobble geometry leading to out of field overflows. |
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