How do I set the size of the cutout?

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How do I set the size of the cutout?

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Is there a way to manually enter the size you want the cutout to be without using the mouse to resize it?
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Re: How do I set the size of the cutout?

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What software are you using?
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Re: How do I set the size of the cutout?

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Re: How do I set the size of the cutout?

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Got me then.... I don't have a Plasma Cam
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Re: How do I set the size of the cutout?

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crawdaddy by no means am i a expert, but i do have a plasma cam and love tinkering with it. that being said here goes..............

draw a cirle any size make sure that it is in color green place your cursor on the left hand side of the cirle edge hit the scale key ( s ) than go to the other side of the cirle which will be on your right hand side looking at the screen and than click ( don't move any thing! and than type in the size you want. example .250 inch bingo...........i hoped this help...............................



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Re: How do I set the size of the cutout?

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You can select circle, move cursor to where you want the circle, left click, then type in size of circle in inches, IE 36 then hit enter, you will have a 36 inch circle.
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Re: How do I set the size of the cutout?

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I have PlasmaCam and I don't know of a way to scale the drawing without using scale command. Here is the way I scale my drawings if I need a certain size. If I want my drawing to be 16" wide for instance, I will draw a 16" square, move my drawing inside the square and use the scale command to scale the size up or down until it fits the square, then I delete the square. If you need help on the commands to do this, let me know and I will help you. It is a fast and simple way to scale your drawings.
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Re: How do I set the size of the cutout?

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to scale a object, first select your object (all green) then on your keyboard push "s" key shortcut for scale, take crosshair left click on one side, then move to other side and click, type in inches you want and hit enter your object will be scaled to whatever you typed in.
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Re: How do I set the size of the cutout?

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That's even easier. Thanks
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