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Interacting Directly With the Designs on the Cut Preview Screen

  • 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.

Moving Designs

  • Bring the design to the Cut Preview Screen.

  • Click on the opening to select it.

  • Click and drag the design to the desired position.

  • The design will now cut in this position.

See Also: Location Tab

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

Copying and Pasting Designs on the Cut Preview Screen

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.

  • Move your cursor to the desired position.

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

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

See Also: Tiling on the Setup Tab

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

 Tiling 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.

See Also: Rotating Designs on the Cut Preview

 Rotation Definition

The Rotation function in Cut Preview will rotate the current design 90° Clockwise. This is helpful when a too-tall design is brought to the Cut Preview.

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

 Backup Definition

The Backup controls where the Blade Plunges into the Matboard/Fallout on Exterior/Interior cuts.

 Overcut Definition

The Overcut controls where the Blade Retracts from the Matboard/Fallout on Exterior/Interior cuts.

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