Printing and cutting using a 3rd party RIP

Adding a contour cut path

• Open your design
• Add a contour cut path by selecting the design, and choosing Effects and then Contour Cut.

• Adjust the distance from the object to the contour cut path using the handles or in DesignCentral
• Click Apply

 

If the design is a bitmap, you may need to make the background transparent so the contour cut path goes around the object instead of around the bounding box of the bitmap.

To do so :

• Select the bitmap and choose Effects and then Make Transparent.
• Set the tolerance in DesignCentral
• Click in the background to select the area that needs to be made transparent
• Click Apply

Adding Registration Marks

• Select the objects with contour cut path
• Choose Effects and then Contour Cut Mark
• In DesignCentral, select the desired Registration Marks

• Click Apply

Printing the design to your Desktop Printer

• Make sure your printer is ready to start printing
• Click File and then Print

• Click OK

Contour cutting the printed job

• Load the printed sheet into the cutter
• Click the button

• Click the Send button

The cutter will start looking for the registration marks, and when done will cut the contour cut path.