Design screen
Learn how to use the design screen of Ruby®
Design Screen
It has the purpose of creating your own design for the laser job - you can choose between multiple tools of the toolbar.
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This screen has 3 main areas:
- Design list
- Toolbar
- Right panel
Pro tip: Press ‘?’ to access the shortcuts. They can be really useful!
Design list
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Search for a Design |
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Delete a Design |
Toolbar
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Add a new Design |
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Import a Design |
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Save your Design |
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Save as a new Design |
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Select objects |
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Draw a line |
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Draw an ellipse |
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To draw a rectangle |
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Add an image |
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Add a text |
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Undo / Redo your last step |
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Fit to Design with margin option |
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Zoom in and zoom out. Click on the percentages to reset the zoom. |
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Zoom in on a selection |
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Select a object and press “C” to clip. Now select a second object and union it by clicking on the icon. |
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Select a object and press “C” to clip. Now select a second object and union it by clicking on the icon. |
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Select a object and press “C” to clip. Now select a second object and create a intersection by clicking on the icon. |
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Select a object and press “C” to clip. Now select a second object to cut it by clicking on the icon. |
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Select a object and press “C” to clip. Now select a second object and create a exclusion by clicking on the icon. |
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Turn snapping of objects on and off |
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Turns the outline scale on and off. Turned on the line width scales with the object |
Right panel
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Attributes
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Click to create a Job out of your current Design |
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Name of your Design |
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Width and height of design area |
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Add and manage tags |
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Anchor point and coordinates of the selected object |
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Width and height of the selected objects with proportional lock |
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Rotation of the selected object |
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Object fill and line thickness adjustment |
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Mirror the selected object horizontal or vertical |
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Font options : Bold, Italic, Kerning (*not supported by all fonts), Ligature (*not supported by all fonts), Font selection |
Object list
![](/static_processed/aea75e80b8d33654412cb441da1deb4e/design-screen-list-neu.png?{"image":"https://backend.troteclaser.com/static/images/knowledge/ruby-help/guide/design-screen-list-neu.png","edits":{"resize":{"width":940,"fit":"cover"}}})
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Show only currently visible objects |
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Switch between Layer and Object view |
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Show/Hide Layers |
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Object error message |
Options to list your objects
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Objects listed by layers | Objects listed by order |
Shortcuts
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Updated on 9. December 2021