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Bevel Type Examples

The examples below display the different bevel types that can be cut with the bladed cartridges.

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titleBevel Type Definition

Bevel Types determine whether the bevel in the matboard is displayed or not displayed, whether it is cut as an opening, outside, drop, or applied in a different format such as a V-Groove.

Normal Bevel

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  • Normal Bevel opening is cut from the back* of the mat, and displays an exposed bevel in the face of the matboard.

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titleNormal Bevel Definition

Normal Bevel opening displays an exposed bevel in the face of the matboard.

*See Normal Bevel - Front of Mat below for editing configurations when cutting from the front of the mat.

Reverse Bevel

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  • Reverse Bevel opening is cut from the back* of the mat, and does not display an exposed bevel in the face of the matboard.

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titleReverse Bevel Definition

Reverse Bevel opening displays no exposed bevel in the face of the matboard.

*See Reverse Bevel - Front of Mat below for editing configurations when cutting from the front of the mat.

Normal Drop

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  • Normal Drop is the fallout that is cut from the back* of the mat, which displays an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

  • When cutting an Open V-Groove, the inside cut uses the Normal Drop bevel configuration and the outside cuts with a Normal Bevel configuration.

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titleNormal Drop Definition

Normal Drop Bevel is a drop that displays an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

*See Normal Drop - Front of Mat below for editing configurations when cutting from the front of the mat.

Reverse Drop

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  • Reverse Drop is the fallout that is cut from the back* of the mat, which does not display an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

  • When cutting a Reverse Bevel Open V-Groove, the inside cut uses the Reverse Drop bevel configuration and the outside cuts with a Reverse Bevel configuration.

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titleReverse Drop Definition

Reverse Drop Bevel is a drop that displays no exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

*See Reverse Drop - Front of Mat below for editing configurations when cutting from the front of the mat.

Outside

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  • An Outside is the outside cut of the mat that is cut from the back* of the mat, and does not display an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

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titleOutside Bevel Definition

The Outside Bevel cut of the mat does not display an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

*See Outside - Front of Mat below for editing configurations when cutting from the front of the mat.

Normal Bevel - Front of Mat

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  • Normal Bevel - Front of Mat opening is cut from the front* of the mat, and displays an exposed bevel in the face of the matboard.

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titleNormal Bevel Definition

Normal Bevel opening displays an exposed bevel in the face of the matboard.

*See Normal Bevel above for editing configurations when cutting from the back of the mat.

Reverse Bevel - Front of Mat

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  • Reverse Bevel - Front of Mat opening is cut from the front* of the mat, and does not display an exposed bevel in the face of the matboard. 

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titleReverse Bevel Definition

Reverse Bevel opening displays no exposed bevel in the face of the matboard.

*See Reverse Bevel above for editing configurations when cutting from the back of the mat.

Normal Drop - Front of Mat

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  • Normal Drop - Front of Mat is the fallout that is cut from the front* of the mat, which displays an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

  • When cutting an Open V-Groove from the front, the inside cut uses the Normal Drop - Front of Mat bevel configuration and the outside cuts with a Normal Bevel - Front of mat configuration.

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titleNormal Drop Definition

Normal Drop Bevel is a drop that displays an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

*See Normal Drop above for editing configurations when cutting from the back of the mat.

Reverse Drop - Front of Mat

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  • Reverse Drop - Front of Mat is the fallout that is cut from the front* of the mat, which does not display an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

  • When cutting a Reverse Bevel Open V-Groove from the Front, the inside cut uses the Reverse Drop - Front of Mat bevel configuration and the outside cuts with a Reverse Bevel - Front of Mat configuration.

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titleReverse Drop Definition

Reverse Drop Bevel is a drop that displays no exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

*See Reverse Drop above for editing configurations when cutting from the back of the mat.

Outside - Front of Mat

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  • An Outside - Front of Mat is the outside cut of the mat that is cut from the front* of the mat, which does not display an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

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titleOutside Bevel Definition

The Outside Bevel cut of the mat does not display an exposed bevel on the face of the matboard.

*See Outside above for editing configurations when cutting from the back of the mat.

V-Groove

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  • V-Groove is a thin channel cut into the face of the matboard to reveal the matboard core color. It is cut from the front of the mat, and any other openings on that layer will also be cut from the front.

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titleV-Groove Definition

Closed V-Groove is a decorative channel that is cut about halfway through the thickness of the matboard, exposing the matboard core.

Cutting Configs for Open V-Grooves

Normal Bevel Open V-Groove

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titleOpen V-Groove Definition

An Open V-Groove is a decorative channel that is cut through the matboard, exposing a channel of the lower layer matboard. The bevels of the Open V-Groove are displayed.

  • The first cut is the interior V-Groove line and cut into the V-Groove fallout and not the matboard, and is cut in a clockwise direction.

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  • This is the 45° Drop Configuration.

  • The second cut is the exterior V-Groove line and cut into the matboard and not on the V-Groove fallout, and is cut in a counter-clockwise direction.

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  • This is the 45° Normal Bevel Configuration.

Reverse Bevel Open V-Groove

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titleReverse Bevel Open V-Groove Definition

An Reverse Bevel Open V-Groove is a decorative channel that is cut through the matboard, exposing a channel of the lower layer matboard. The bevels of the Open V-Groove are not displayed.

  • The first cut is the interior V-Groove line and cut into the V-Groove fallout and not the matboard, and is cut in a clockwise direction.

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  • This is the 45° Reverse Bevel Drop Configuration.

  • The second cut is the exterior V-Groove line and cut into the matboard and not on the V-Groove fallout, and is cut in a counter-clockwise direction.

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  • This is the 45° Reverse Bevel Configuration.

Cartridge Type Examples

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titleCartridge Definition

A Cartridge is a component that contains a blade, stylus, pen or other apparatus that can be inserted into the head to perform a function, such as cutting, Debossing, Pen, etc.