Print & Cut - Functions
Outputs to a print & cut machine or a cutting device.
image data
File format | ps, eps, pdf |
Objects that can be cut | Vector data |
Color of paths to be cut | The spot color prefixed by "CutContour" |
Create an object for cutting in Adobe Illustrator
- Set a spot color for the cutting path on the object to be cut.
- Prefix the spot color name with "CutContour".
- Other characters can be included after "CutContour" (like CutContourCut1 and CutContourHalf). This enables multiple paths to be created with different cutting conditions.
- Single-byte alphanumeric characters must be used for the characters added after "CutContour".
- Using RasterLinkTools enables objects for cutting to be created easily in Adobe Illustrator/CorelDRAW. For more information, refer to "Create a Cut Path Around an Object" in the separate "RasterLinkTools Guide".
- Please check The same location is cut twice or cut paths are not recognized. as a precaution when creating an object for cutting with Adobe Illustrator.
- When using the [Output to RasterLink] function for creating RasterLink cut data by using FineCut, select "Straight line" in [Approximation Type] on the [Plotter] tab in the [Plotter/User Setting] dialog of FineCut.
Use in conjunction with other functions
Print & Cut can be used in conjunction with the following settings:
Function | Intercompatibility |
[Arrange]*1 | Yes |
[Crop] | No |
[Tiling] | No |
[Step & Repeat] | No |
[Special plate] | Yes |
[Composite]*2 | Yes |
[Color Replacement] | Yes |
- Arranged print & cut jobs
- Combination of print & cut and print jobs only
- Print & Cut jobs for multi-page jobs are not supported.
