Outputting Perforated Line Data from Illustrator (CS5 and later)

*You must install Plug-in for Illustrator before proceeding.

• Installing Plug-in for Illustrator

Procedure

1. Create a new file and create a new design, or open an existing file.
   

   In this example, you will create the design shown in the window below.

   

2. From the Window menu, click Extensions, and then click CutStudioPlugIn.

   The Roland CutStudio palette appears.

   

3. Select the object that you want to apply perforated lines to.

   
   

   
   
4. Click .

   
   

5. Select Output Perforated Cut Lines.
   

   

6. On the Roland CutStudio palette, select the Auto Update check box.

   Check that the cutting line that you wish to output is shown on the preview screen.

   
   

7. Click .

   

   CutStudio starts, and the cutting line data is sent to CutStudio.
   The output data is always aligned at the origin of CutStudio regardless of the position on Illustrator. (Data with a crop mark is excluded.)

   
   

8. Perform cutting.
   • Step 8: Perform Cutting