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Change Start

  • There are a number of reasons to change the Cut Start.

    • If you are having difficulties cutting a complex design and the blades are breaking or it is skipping steps, it may help to start the cut in a different place, such as in a corner rather than in the middle of two arcs. 

    • You may also want to do this if you are having problems with Fallouts sliding behind the mat you are cutting. Changing Cut Order and Changing Start Cut Points may resolve some of these issues.

 Fallout Definition

The Fallout is the part of the mat that is removed when a design is cut.

Typically, the Fallout is discarded, or saved for another project if large enough.

Sometimes the Fallout is considered as part of the design, such as the Dropouts on the inner portions of LetterMat letters.

The Bevel Type refers to the angle at which the blade cuts the surface of the matboard when it deviates from the 90° right angle cut.

Through Nesting, another design may be cut within the fallout.

See: Drops Definition

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Display Start Points

  • The initial Blade Plunge and Cut Direction will be displayed as a triangle arrow.

Select the Type of Object

  • Select the desired Bevel/Cartridge Type you wish to change the initial plunge for from the Bevel/Cartridge Type Selection section by clicking the radio button next to it. 

  • Only the objects matching the Bevel/Cartridge Type selection will be displayed. 

  • The other Bevel/Cartridge Types of the design on the screen will be grayed out.

 Bevel Type Definition

The Bevel Type refers to the angle at which the blade cuts the surface of the matboard when it deviates from the 90° right angle cut.

 Cartridge Definition

A Cartridge is the physical component that holds the Blade, Deboss Stylus, Pen or other application tool.

Changing the Start

  • Select the object you want to edit by clicking on it.

  • Click the Change Start button.

    • This will allow you to change the initial plunge for the object.

  • Move the Blue Triangle cursor to where you want the initial blade plunge to start when it cuts this object.

  • Click to place the new start point of the initial Blade Plunge.

  • The Start Point of this object has now been changed.

  • Do the same with the other openings.

  • In this example, the openings will begin cutting at the bottom left corner instead of at the top left corner. 

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