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Interacting Directly With the Designs on the Cut Preview Screen

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  • There are several ways you can interact directly with the designs on the Cut Preview Screen which gives you more control on how to cut the designs.

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Moving Designs

  • Bring the design to the Cut Preview Screen.

  • Click on the opening to select it.

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  • Click and drag the design to the desired position.

  • The design will now cut in this position.

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See Also: Location Tab

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  • See the Location Tab for more information on specifying the desired position on the board to cut the currently selected design.

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Copying and Pasting Designs on the Cut Preview Screen

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  • Note: Copying/Pasting designs will only Copy/Paste the currently selected Layer.

  • To copy the complete design, select the next Layer and Copy/Paste it into the desired position. Repeat until all of the layers are placed.

  • Bring the design to the Cut Preview screen.

  • Select the desired Layer.

  • Click on the Opening to select it.

  • Hit CTRL+C on the keyboard to Copy the selected design.

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  • Move your cursor to the desired position.

  • Hit CTRL+V on the keyboard to Paste the design.

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  • Click and move the design to place it more accurately.

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  • See also the Location Tab for more information on specifying the desired position on the board to cut the currently selected design.

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See Also: Tiling on the Setup Tab

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  • See Tiling on the Setup Tab for more information on Tiling the current design to cut multiples efficiently on the same matboard.

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titleTiling Definition

Tiling arranges identical openings side-by-side on the selected size of matboard without overlapping them in order to efficiently cut them in a single cut sequence.

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See: Tiling the Design

See: Nesting Function

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See Also: Rotating Designs on the Cut Preview

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titleRotation Definition

The Rotation function in Cut Previewwill rotate the current design 90° Clockwise.

This is helpful when a too-tall design is brought to the Cut Preview.

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See: Rotate Mat 90° Cut Preview Function

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See Also: Using the Backup and Overcut Display on the Cut Preview for Troubleshooting

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titleExterior Backup Definition
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The Exterior Backup controls where the Blade

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titleOvercut Definition
The Overcutcontrols where the Blade Retracts from the Matboard/Fallout on Exterior/Interior cuts.

Plunges into the Matboard on the Exterior cuts of Openings. The initial plunge position is determined by the bevel type.

The Exterior Cut is where the Blade Plunges or Retracts from the Matboard (not the Fallout).    

If the Exterior Backup is leaving a Hook in the corner, Increase the Exterior Backup.

If the Exterior Backup is cut Too Long, Decrease the Exterior Backup.

If the Exterior Backup is cut Too Short, Increase the Exterior Backup.

The Exterior Backup field is marked with a Green Arrow on the Configuration screen and the Map illustration.

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See: Exterior Backup for Openings Configurations

See: Exterior Backup for Drops Configurations

See: Exterior Backup for the Outside Configurations

See: Exterior Backup for V-Grooves Configurations

See: Exterior Backup for Creases Configurations

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titleInterior Backup Definition

The Interior Backup controls where the Blade Plunges into the Fallout (not the Matboard) on the Interior cuts of Openings. The initial plunge position is determined by the bevel type.

The Interior Cut is where the Blade Plunges or Retracts from the Fallout (not the Matboard).    

If the Interior Backup is cut Too Long, Decrease the Interior Backup.

If the Interior Backup is cut Too Short, Increase the Interior Backup.

The Interior Backup field is marked with a Black Arrow on the Configuration screen and the Map illustration.

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See: Interior Backup for Openings Configurations

See: Interior Backup for Drops Configurations

See: Interior Backup for the Outside Configurations

See: Interior Backup for V-Grooves Configurations

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titleExterior Overcut Definition

The Exterior Overcut controls where the BladeRetracts from the Matboard (not the Fallout) on the Exterior cuts of Openings. The initial plunge position is determined by the bevel type.

The Exterior Cut is where the Blade Plunges or Retracts from the Matboard (not the Fallout).    

If the Exterior Overcut is cut Too Long, Decrease the Exterior Overcut.

If the Exterior Overcut is cut Too Short, Increase the Exterior Overcut.

The Exterior Overcut field is marked with a Red Arrow on the Configuration screen and the Map illustration.

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See: Exterior Overcut for Openings Configurations

See: Exterior Overcut for Drops Configurations

See: Exterior Overcut for the Outside Configurations

See: Exterior Overcut for V-Grooves Configurations

See: Exterior Overcut for Creases Configurations

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titleInterior Overcut Definition

The Interior Overcut controls where the Blade Retracts from the Fallout (not the Matboard) on the Interior cuts of Openings. The initial plunge position is determined by the bevel type.

The Interior Cut is where the Blade Plunges or Retracts from the Fallout (not the Matboard).   

If the Interior Overcut is cut Too Long, Decreasethe Interior Overcut.

If the Interior Overcut is cut Too Short, Increase the Interior Overcut.

The Interior Overcut field is marked with a White Arrow on the Configuration screen and the Mapillustration.

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See: Interior Overcut for Openings Configurations

See: Interior Overcut for Drops Configurations

See: Interior Overcut for the Outside Configurations

See: Interior Overcut for V-Grooves Configurations

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