Exterior Overcut on the Outside | |
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The Exterior Overcut is where the cut continues into the corner before retracting the blade from the matboard on the exterior cuts, such as when cutting a rectangle. Exterior Cuts cut into the matboard, not the fallout of the opening. |  |
Current Outside Bevel Type | |
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Select the desired Cartridge Tab and then the bevel type you want to edit from the Current Bevel Type dropdown control before making adjustments. Select Current Bevel Type-Front of Mat if it is being cut from the front of the mat.
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Red Arrow on the Configuration Map | |
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The Exterior Overcut is displayed on | |
and on the associated field as a red arrow. |
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Check against the Configuration Map of the Bevel Type you are cutting to determine specifically which cuts are the Exterior Overcuts. |
Exterior Cuts, such as rectangles, cut into the matboard, not the fallout of the opening. |
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Outside Exterior Overcut Too |
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Long | |
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This is viewed from the front of the mat. If the Exterior Overcut retracts the blade too late, it makes the exterior overcut too | |
long. Bevel is shown for clarity of blade movement. |
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Decrease the Exterior Overcut. |
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The corners will now meet up properly. Bevel is shown for clarity of blade movement. |  |
When making adjustments, click either the minus or plus |
button (-/+) at the end of the desired field about five or six times in the direction indicated. Click |
OK and do |
a test cut. Check the results of the cut and continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved. |
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Outside Exterior Overcut Too |
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Short | |
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This is viewed from the front of the mat. If the Exterior | |
Overcut retracts |
the blade too |
soon, it makes the exterior overcut too |
short. Bevel is shown for clarity of blade movement. |
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Increase the Exterior Overcut. |  |
The corners will now meet up properly. Bevel is shown for clarity of blade movement. |
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When making adjustments, click either the minus or plus |
button (-/+) at the end of the desired field about five or six times in the direction indicated. Click |
OK and do |
a test cut. Check the results of the cut and continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved. |
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Outside Interior Overcuts |
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This is viewed from the front of the mat. For Overcuts where the blade comes out of the fallout instead of the matboard, see Interior Overcut. |
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