Creating Cut Lines for PTPrint in Adobe Illustratordtm-print.eu/cx1200e-cutlines/CutLines.pdf ·...
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7. RenametheswatchFXCUT.
8. SettheColorTypeto“SpotColor.”9. Setthecolortowhite.
Thisisnecessarybecauseanypartoftheimporteddielinewhichisnotcoveredbyanotherobjectwillbeprintedunlessyousetthecolortowhite.
10.MakesurethefilloftheobjectissettotheFXCUTSwatchandtheoutlineistransparent.
11.ClickOK.12. SavethefileasanEPS(EncapsulatedPostScript).Note:
Thereisnoneedtoseparatethedielinefromthegraphic.Theyshouldbesavedinthesamefile.
13. FollowthestepsintheCX1200emanualtoimportandarraytheEPSgraphic.
14. Ifyourdielinewascorrectlynamed,PTPrintwillautomaticallyconvertthedielineintoacutline.YouwillknowthiswassuccessfulifthedielineappearsinPTPrintasadashedline.
15.GototheFilemenuandchooseCut.Savethecutfileasa.pltfileonathumbdriveoranylocationthattheFX1200etouchscreencomputerissetuptoaccess.
Warning:AlwaysusethissamePTPrintfiletoprinttotheCX1200e.Thecutlineswillnotprint.Ifyouchangethelayoutofthegraphicsyoumustrecreatethecutfileorthecutwillnotaligntothegraphics.
IfyouhaveaCX1200eandareusingPTPrint,therearedifferentmethodsthatcanbeusedtocreateacutfile.(seethemanualformoreinformation)http://primera.eu/europe/cx1200e-downloads.html
ThisflyerdescribeshowtocreatethecutlineinyourdesignsoftwareandimportingitintoPTPrintalongwiththelabel.Thismethodisespeciallyusefulfornonstandardshapesorcutlinesthatdonotfollowtheedgesoftheprintedlabel.
IfyoudonothaveaCX1200eorPTPrint,youcanuseanysoftwarecapableofcreatingHPGLcutfiles
Adobe Illustrator instructions:
1. OpenthegraphicinAdobeIllustrator.2. Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,createthedieline.Placethe
dielineonthebottomlayerinexactthepositionyouwouldliketheFX1200etocut.
3. Selectthedieline.4. Opentheswatcheswindows,clickthenewswatchicon.
5. ANewColorSwatchwillbecreated.
6. Doubleclickonittoopentheswatchoptions.
Creating Cut Lines for PTPrint in Adobe Illustrator
Outline = transparent
Fill = FXCUT
7. Selectthenewlycreatedcolor,nameitFXCUTandchange“Treatas”toSpot.
8. Asyoucansee,thenewcolorhasalittle“spot”intheswatch.
9. MakesurethefilloftheobjectissettotheFXCUTSwatchandtheoutlineistransparent.
10.ClickOK.11. SavethefileasanEPS(EncapsulatedPostScript).Note:
Thereisnoneedtoseparatethedielinefromthegraphic.Theyshouldbesavedinthesamefile.
12. FollowthestepsintheCX1200emanualtoimportandarraytheEPSgraphic.
13. Ifyourdielinewascorrectlynamed,PTPrintwillautomaticallyconvertthedielineintoacutline.YouwillknowthiswassuccessfulifthedielineappearsinPTPrintasadashedline.
14.GototheFilemenuandchooseCut.Savethecutfileasa.pltfileonathumbdriveoranylocationthattheFX1200etouchscreencomputerissetuptoaccess.
Corel Draw instructions:
1. OpenthegraphicinCorelDraw2. Ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,createthedieline.Placethe
dielineonthebottomlayerinexactthepositionyouwouldliketheFX1200etocut.
3. Selectthedieline.4. OpenthePaletteManager(Window/Dockers/ColorPalette
Manager)
5. Rightclickonthepalettetoedit,select“edit”andthePaletteEditoropens.
6. ClickAddColor,selectthetab“Model”andsettoCMYK0000Thisisnecessarybecauseanypartoftheimporteddielinewhichisnotcoveredbyanotherobjectwillbeprintedunlessyousetthecolortowhite.(youdon’tneedtosetthenameyet).
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