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

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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