Window Layout

Dashboard

RDGCD_Dashboard
No. Name Description
Open Recent You can check the most recently opened designs and templates in a list. You can duplicate an existing design and use it as a new design, or you can rename and organize it.
New Design Creates a new design. Additional design setting selections are added by adding modules.
New from Template Selects a saved template and begins editing as a new design, with the object and design settings carried over.
Open from Computer Uploads the illustrations, images, and other files on your computer, enabling these files to be added as design elements. However, the uploaded source files cannot be edited directly.
Settings You can change the settings for this software.
User Name Displays the email address of the user currently logged into Roland DG Connect.
Support Chat This is an auto-response support function that helps you resolve questions or problems when using this software. You can easily ask questions in a chat format, so please make use of this feature whenever you face a problem.

Design Window

RDGCD_Main_Design
No. Name Description
Design Support Tool This is the basic operation menu for editing designs.
Title Displays the name of the design being edited. Click to change the design name.
Pointer tool / Hand tool You can switch between the pointer tool (RDGCD_Icon_Arrow), which is used to edit objects placed on the canvas, and the hand tool (RDGCD_Icon_Hand), which is used to move the display position on the canvas after zooming in.
Display magnification Changes the window magnification. Displays various operations for a selected object.
Save Saves a design being edited. If you plan to reuse a design, select Save As Template to save the design as a template.
Print Sends the design you have created to VersaWorks for printing.
Close Closes the design window for the editing in progress and returns you to the dashboard.
Design Toolbar Includes tools for adding images, text, and other objects to the canvas.
Operation panel Displays the settings for a selected object. Clicking an item displays more detailed settings (if available).
Canvas (Editing Area)

Place objects in this area to edit them and create data for output.

Objects that extend beyond the canvas are not output.

Object interface items

To change the size, drag the RDGCD_Icon_Canvas_Controller at the node of the interface item. When doing this, the aspect ratio will be preserved.

To change the aspect ratio, drag the RDGCD_Icon_Canvas_Controller located near the interface item.

To change the angle, drag RDGCD_Icon_Canvas_Rotate.

Function Toolbar Used to perform design placement functions, such as configuring layer settings and position alignment.
Design Settings You can change the basic settings of the design being edited. Configure settings such as the canvas size, orientation, and color profile.