https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/ 2026-07-04T13:03:44+00:00 https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/ https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_avalon-1l&rev=1684310707&do=diff Font: Avalon ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_baskerville-ol&rev=1684310707&do=diff Font: Baskerville OL ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_block-2l&rev=1684310707&do=diff Font: Block 2L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_bowlball-3l&rev=1684310707&do=diff Font: Bowlball 3L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_braille1&rev=1684310707&do=diff Font: Braille1 ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_braille2&rev=1684310707&do=diff Font: Braille2 ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_century-2l&rev=1684310707&do=diff Font: Century 2L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_circle-monogram-3l&rev=1684310707&do=diff Font: Circle Monogram 3L 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https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_cyrillic-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Cyrillic 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_din1451-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: DIN1451 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_dynamo&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Dynamo ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_flora-bold-5l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Flora Bold 5L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_flora-normal-3l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Flora Normal 3L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_fritz-ol&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Fritz OL ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_fritzmedium-3l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Fritz Medium 3L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_futura-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Futura 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_gothic-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Gothic 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_goudy-ol&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Goudy OL ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_greek-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Greek 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_handel-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Handel 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_helvet-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Helvetica 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_helvet3l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Helvetica 3L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_helvet6l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Helvetica 6L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_micro&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Microstyle ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_oldenglish-3l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Old English 3L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_optima-5l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Optima 5L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_romanul-3l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Roman 3L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_script-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Script 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_script-2l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Script 2L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_souvenir-ol&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Souvenir OL ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_stencil-gothic-1l&rev=1684310708&do=diff Font: Stencil Gothic 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_stencil-ol&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Stencil OL ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_stymie-1l&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Stymie 1L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_tbkout-ol&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Textbook OL ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_times-3l&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Times 3L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_times-ol&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Times OL ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_triumvirate&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Triumvirate ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_ul-3l&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Roman Small Caps ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_univers39-2l&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Univers 39 2L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_univers55-6l&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Univers 55 6L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:font_victoria-2l&rev=1684310709&do=diff Font: Victoria 2L ---------- Preview text/html 2023-11-16T17:39:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:fonts&rev=1700152749&do=diff The CFF (Cipher Font Format) engraving fonts The “Symmetry” engraving software comes with about 50 engraving fonts with optimised engraving tracks. Several cff fonts, but not all of them, contain accents for different European languages. Besides the CFF fonts Symmetry can also use and engrave Truetype (ttf) fonts. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:function_keys&rev=1684310709&do=diff Symmetry Hotkeys ---------- Function Keys [F1] Help Contents [F2] Edit Line by Centers [F4] Manual Edit [F5] Autoplate [F6] Quick Text Edit [Shift] + Function Keys [Shift + F9] Engrave Output [Alt] + Character [Alt + A] About [Alt + B] Borders [Alt + D] Object Fill and Tool Dimension [Alt + M] Multiplate [Alt + S] Serialize [Alt + C] Columnize text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:icons&rev=1684310709&do=diff The Icon Bar The icon bar is located at the top of your Symmetry screen, just below the Menu bar ---------- New job Open job Save job Copy current line Paste on current line Select Line Previous Zoom State Zoom In Zoom Out Point to Point Ruler Move to Front text/html 2025-04-17T16:19:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:installation&rev=1744899584&do=diff Software Installation ---------- System Requirements You will need the following hardware and software to develop and output jobs in Symmetry. * Microsoft Windows 11 professional. * 1 PC, keyboard, mouse and a monitor. If Symmetry has to run simultaneously with the Cyborg virtual pendent, and you want your PC to be part of a text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:main_screen&rev=1684310709&do=diff Symmetry Main Screen ---------- This is what your main screen looks like when a new job has been opened: Let us have a look in detail at the different components of this screen. We will start at the top section of the screen, then to the left and the bottom, and end with the central section. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu&rev=1684310710&do=diff The Menu Bar - The Symmetry Menu system ---------- Menu Table File Edit View Text Line Plate Options Extras Help New Job Copy Display Object Outlines Import Cipher Font (*.CFF) Insert Line Condense Mode Multiplate [ALT+M] Suggestions Help Contents [F1] Open Job Paste Pointer Ruler Guides Import Truetype Font (*.TTF) Delete Line Borders [ALT+B] Serialize [ALT+S] Counts Register Components Close Job Text … text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_edit&rev=1684310710&do=diff The Edit menu ---------- Menu options * Copy * Paste * Text Case text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_extras&rev=1684310710&do=diff Menu Extras ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_file&rev=1684310710&do=diff The File menu ---------- Menu options * New Job * Open Job * Close Job * Save As * Flush layout * Save Project As * Save As Template * Job Properties * Preferences * Engrave Output [Shift + F9] * Exit text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_help&rev=1684310710&do=diff The Help menu ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_line&rev=1684310710&do=diff The Line menu ---------- Menu options * Insert Line * Delete Line * Fixed Arc * Easy Arc * Line Rotation * Underline * Object Fill and Tool Dimension [ALT+D] * View Line Details text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_options&rev=1684310710&do=diff The "Options" menu ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_plate&rev=1684310710&do=diff The Plate menu ---------- Menu options * Condense Mode * Borders [ALT+B] * Autoplate [F5] * Plate Rotation * Edit Line by Centers [F2] * Manual Edit [F4] text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_system&rev=1684310710&do=diff The Menu System text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_text&rev=1684310710&do=diff The Text menu ---------- Menu options * Import Cipher Font (*.CFF) * Import Truetype Font (*.TTF) * Load CFF Clipart * Import Image (BMP/JPG) * Underline * Text Merge Wizard * Quick text Edit [F6] * Insert Barcode text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:menu_view&rev=1684310710&do=diff The View menu ---------- Menu Options The first three options are checkboxes. By selecting each one, you will activate or deactivate that function. The image to the right shows the View menu with the Display Object Outlinges and Show Pause Points text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:move_to_front&rev=1684310710&do=diff Move to Front ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_about&rev=1684310710&do=diff "About" menu option (Alt + A) ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_autoplate&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Autoplate" menu option (F5) The Autoplate method allows the user to quickly create a layout containing multiple lines, all of which are evenly distributed proportionally to the available plate size. Users can toggle the left and right margin spacing of the available text area as well as adjust the text occupancy percentage, determining optimum line height and spacing between lines. This feature is particularly useful for pendants and signs where there is a defined area to create a layout for. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_borders&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Plate Borders" menu option (Alt + B) ---------- Explanation When you first open the “Plate Borders” menu option, the window will show a series of greyed out fields and a blank preview (first image). As soon as you increase the “Number of borders text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_close_job&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Close Job" menu option ---------- * First asks you if you want to save the active job before closing it, then closes the job and returns to the Symmetry Startup Screen. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_columnize&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Columnize" menu option (Alt + C) ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_condense_mode&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Condense Mode" menu option ---------- Details Three options are available: * Lines individually: When any single line is condensed, either manually or because the text that is entered would otherwise become too long, only that specific line will be affected. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_copy&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Copy" menu option The Copy and Paste options work so closely together that you could consider them as being one single function in two stages. The idea is to use a text line as the model or “source” for specific characteristics and copy those characteristics to one or more other text lines within the same job. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_copy_paste_current_line&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Copy" and "Paste" menu options The Copy and Paste options work so closely together that you could consider them as being one single function in two stages. The idea is to use a text line as the model or “source” for specific characteristics and copy those characteristics to one or more other text lines within the same job. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_counts&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Counts" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_delete_line&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Delete Line" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_display_object_outlines&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Display Object Outlines" menu option ---------- The Display Object Outlines menu option is a simple checkbox: * Activating it will have a dashed line appear around text lines and images. This will make t easier for the operator to visualise and compare the positions of text lines and image boxes. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_easy_arc&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Easy Arc" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_edit_line_by_centers&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Edit Line by Centers" menu option (F2) ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_engrave_output&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Engrave Output" menu option (Shift + F9) ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_exit&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Exit" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_fixed_arc&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Fixed Arc" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_flush_layout&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Flush Layout" menu option ---------- By “flushing” a layout, the software allows you to empty a job from all its texts, but keeping all its layout characteristics. The result will be an empty job, but with the same number of text lines (although empty), fonts, character heights and characteristics as they were defined for your original job. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_help_contents&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Help Contents" menu option (F1) ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_import_cipher_font&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Import Cipher Font (*.CFF)" menu option Standard, as can be seen in the Font style drop down menu in the main screen, only a limited selection of the most widely used fonts is available. If you want to use any of the other Cipher fonts that are available in Symmetry, you have to import these fonts. Should you wish to have more or other font styles standard available in Symmetry? you can change the list of available fonts through the text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_import_image&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Import Image (BMP/JPG)" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_import_plot_file&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Import Plot File (*.PLT)" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_import_truetype_font&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Import TrueType Font (*.TTF)" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_insert_barcode&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Insert Barcode" menu option ---------- This option is not active yet. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_insert_line&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Insert Line" menu option This method provides the user with mouse-oriented control to create a new text line and specify its size and position on the plate. ---------- How it works By clicking the left mouse button anywhere on a plate layout and dragging the mouse cursor away from the starting point, a rectangular dashed line will appear. As long as you keep your index on the mouse button, there will be a text visible alongside the starting point of the rectangle, indicating the exact width… text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_insert_pause_point&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Insert Pause Point" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_job_properties&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Job Properties" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_line_rotation&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Line Rotation" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_load_cff_clipart&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Load CFF Clipart" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_manual_edit&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Manual Edit" menu option (F4) ---------- [AFBEELDING NOG VERVANGEN] Details This windows looks a little like the Edit line by centers window. Each line in the table corresponds with a text line, containing the following information: * Line: the line number according of each text line. Unlike in the text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_multiplate&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Multiplate" menu option (Alt + M ) ---------- The concept of Multiplates Very often, you will be required to engrave a series of plates (or tags) which all share some of the same characteristics: their colour and size (width and height), the number of text lines, the properties of each text line (font, character height, text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_new_job&rev=1684310711&do=diff "New Job" menu option ---------- Explanation * When selecting this option, Symmetry will prompt the operator to save their active file, then will open a blank job screen, along with the Quick Start Wizard. * When you close the Quick Start Wizard using the [X] in the upper right corner, or when you previously deactivated the wizard by deselecting the text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_object_fill_tool_dimension&rev=1684310711&do=diff "Object Fill and Tool Dimension" menu option (Alt + D) This option allows you to fill objects which consist of contours only. These objects can be: * TrueType fonts * Bitmap and Vector images ---------- Operation * While in the Symmetry main screen, text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_open_job&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Open Job" menu option ---------- Details * Opens a window showing you the contents of the folder which was used most recently within Symmetry - in our screenshot that folder is “Job Files”, the standard folder that is created within Symmetry. You can browse to other folders on your computer or even your local network using the drop down arrow, or any of the buttons text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_pass_depths&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Pass Depths" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_plate_rotation&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Plate Rotation" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_pointer_ruler_guides&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Pointer Ruler Guides" menu option ---------- The Pointer Ruler Guides menu option is a simple checkbox: * Activating this will turn your mouse cursor into a crosshair, allowing the operator to move or place the cursor in a precise position with reference to other objects on the lay-out. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_preferences&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Preferences" menu option ---------- The Preferences window Variables and values that can be changed through the Preferences window: * Language: Opens a drop-down menu showing all available languages. At this time, the following languages are available: text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_quick_text_edit&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Quick text Edit" menu option (F6) ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_register_components&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Register Components" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_save&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Save" menu option ---------- Details The save option works in two ways, depending on the starting situation: * When you open and modify an existing job and then save it, the modified version will be saved under the same filename. * After creating a new job from scratch, Symmetry will open the text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_save_as&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Save As" menu option ---------- * When choosing “Save as” to store a file on your computer or local network, you will be able to save the file under a new name, even if you opened and modified an already existing job file. You can also re-enter the original name, or click on an already existing file name in the file list. In that case, your computer will warn you that the file name already exists and ask you if you want to overwrite it. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_save_as_template&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Save As Template" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_save_project_as&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Save Project As" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_serialize&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Serialize" menu option (Alt + S) ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_show_batch&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Show Batch" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_show_pause_points&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Show Pause Points" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_suggestions&rev=1684310712&do=diff "Suggestions" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_template&rev=1684310712&do=diff Template Option The Template tab is only accessible through the Quick Start Wizard window, by clicking on the tab title. When first opened, the option My Templates will be active in the drop-down menu on the left and the right hand part of the window will be left blank. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_text_merge_wizard&rev=1684310713&do=diff "Text Merge Wizard" menu option ---------- Purpose The purpose of the Text Merge feature is to insert lines of text coming from an exterior source without having to retype it within Symmetry. This source could be any text document in another software like Word or Wordpad, Excel, or an e-mail message. The text itself can be very heterogenous a list of names, technical date used on typeshields, elaborate texts on works of art or historical buildings and so on and so forth. As the name of the f… text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_underline&rev=1684310713&do=diff "Underline" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:option_view_line_details&rev=1684310713&do=diff "View Line Details" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:options_text_case&rev=1684310710&do=diff "Text Case" menu option ---------- text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:point_to_point_ruler&rev=1684310713&do=diff Point to point ruler ---------- By clicking on this icon once, you can measure the distance between two points in your lay-out. Click on the first point, then click on the second point. A small window will appear showing the distance between the two selected points. After using the ruler, the function will automatically be deactivated. text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:quick_start_wizard&rev=1684310713&do=diff Quick Start Wizard ---------- The “Quick Start Wizard” window will open as a standard feature when Symmetry is started, or when you choose the “New Job” menu option. It allows you to set up the basics of your job, e.g. configure the plate dimensions and the default number of lines on the plate, or alternatively to go through the text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:showcase_multiplate_1&rev=1684310713&do=diff Multiplate showcase: Badges for the Anthromax executive staff Initial situation Anthromax’s executive staff requires nametags for public appearances and corporate meetings. You recently purchased a Cyborg X-300 with an engraving area of 200 x 300 mm, and your materials supplier carries in their product range 200 x 300 mm engraving sheets in various colour combinations. text/html 2025-04-29T11:31:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:start&rev=1745919086&do=diff Symmetry Engraving Software - English ---------- Installation * Software Installation Operating Symmetry * The Basics * Startup Screen * Main Screen * Menu System * Tutorial video's * Hot keys * Fonts FAQ / Problems and solutions * Frequently Asked Questions Service information (limited access!) (Only accessible for certified service technicians.) text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:startup_screen&rev=1684310713&do=diff Symmetry Startup Screen ---------- This is what the Symmetry startup screen looks like. It contains some basic information, some of the most frequently used menu items, plus a direct link to the starting page of this manual. Let’s have a look at the details: text/html 2025-04-03T11:35:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:the_basics&rev=1743672917&do=diff The Basics ---------- Symmetry has been developed to rapidly enter simple or complex layouts to be engraved on one of the Cyborg engravers. Understanding the basic characteristics will help you a lot when using this software. Please carefully read the explanations below. text/html 2025-04-28T08:23:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:tutorial&rev=1745821403&do=diff Tutorial videos How to install Symmetry and the Pendent software [movie_installatie_software.mp4] Digitise a logo, create a 'multiple' job and merge a texte file [movie_multiple_logo2.mp4] Engrave an aluminium plate without nosecone on a Cyborg X-400 [x400-engraving-alu.mp4] Sublines [movie_sublines.mp4] Create an engraving job starting from a sketch text/html 2023-05-17T10:05:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://manuals.cyborg-engravers.com/doku.php?id=en:symmetry:zoom&rev=1684310713&do=diff The Zoom function The Zoom function is only accessible through the three icons in the icon bar at the top of your Symmetry screen, or through the corresponding shortcut on the left of your main screen. ---------- The Icon bar ▪ Previous Zoom State After having zoomed in one or several times, you can return to the previous zoom state by clicking on the