Printing and Cutting (When Using Adobe Illustrator)

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Step 1: Create the data
  1. Start Illustrator and open a new document.
    Set the art board.

  2. From the Window menu, click CutStudio Plug-in.
    The Roland CutStudio palette opens.

  3. Click on the Roland CutStudio palette.
    Crop marks are inserted in the art board.



  4. Click , and then click Crop-mark Locations.
    The Crop-mark Locations dialog box opens.



    Set the crop mark positions according to the art board size, and then click OK.
    When cutting with the GX-24, enter the following values.

    Size
    Crop mark positions
    A4 portrait X: 15 mm, Y: 20 mm
    L: 170 mm, W: 210 mm
    A4 landscape X: 30 mm, Y: 20 mm
    L: 240 mm, W: 120 mm
    A3 portrait X: 30 mm, Y: 20 mm
    L: 240 mm, W: 330 mm
    A3 landscape X: 15 mm, Y: 20 mm
    L: 380 mm, W: 205 mm
    B4 portrait X: 15 mm, Y: 20 mm
    L: 215 mm, W: 275 mm
    B4 landscape X: 15 mm, Y: 20 mm
    L: 325 mm, W: 170 mm

    * If you are using a material of size larger than A4 that is not listed above, set the values by referring to the figure below.



    Hint:It is recommended that the Y value be set to 20 mm. It eliminates the hassle in loading the material.

    Reference: Load the printed material


  5. Position the data in the area within the crop marks.



  6. Draw the cutting lines.
    * Create a new layer for the cutting lines and draw the cutting lines there.



  7. Save the data.



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