Xpres Cut Plus: Ultragraphics Roland GX-24 Manual - Manual (Page 14)

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Creating a cutline for a vector image
Creating a cutline for a bitmap image
1 In corelDraw go to file and open and select the correct template for A4 or A3 Inkjet Dark paper.
(this should open the 3 cropmarks on the page).
2 next go to file and import and bring in the logo that you want to use.
3 Re-size your logo so it is the size you are looking to print.
4 now we need to create the cutlines, select your image and go to arrange, shaping and boundary (corel X5). For earlier
versions of corelDraw it will be effects and create boundary. this will now create a cutline around the edge of the image.
5 next we contour the cutline on the inside of the image, select the cutline only. Go to effects and contour and a box opens
up on the right hand side, select inside and pick a relevant offset (0.2mm recommended) and click apply.
6 now you have two lines on the image, we need to delete the one on the outer of the image, go to arrange and break
contour group apart. then click off everything (somewhere in the back of the page) click on the outer line and hit delete,
this should now disappear and you are left with one line. Make sure this line is a hard line.
1 In corelDraw go to file and open and select the correct template for A4 or A3 Inkjet Dark paper.
(this should open the 3 cropmarks on the page).
2 next go to file and import and bring in the logo that you want to use.
3 Re-size your logo so it is the size you are looking to print.
4 now we need to create the cutlines, select your image and go to bitmaps at the top, then trace bitmap and quick trace.
now corelDraw will place the vector version of your image over the top of the original bitmap, drag this away.
5 now we need to create the cutlines, select your traced image and go to arrange, shaping and boundary (corel X5).
For earlier versions of corelDraw it will be effects and create boundary. this will now create a cutline around the edge of
the image.
6 now drag the cutline away and place it around the edge of the original bitmap image.
7 next we contour the cutline on the inside of the image, select the cutline only. Go to effects and contour and a box opens
up on the right hand side, select inside and pick a relevant offset (0.2mm recommended) and click apply.
8 now you have two lines on the image, we need to delete the one on the outer of the image, go to arrange and break
contour group apart. then click off everything (somewhere in the back of the page) click on the outer line and hit delete,
this should now disappear and you are left with one line. Make sure this line is a hard line.