cut contour - set up

[The Vector Doctor]

I do these all the time for customers but I don't know if there are any rules for setup.

Someone told me to name a contour line as "cut contour", assign it spot 100% magenta stroke with no fill

Is that correct? Does it need to be CutContour, cut contour, or something else

 

[rjssigns]

Roland Versaworks has their own "spot" called CutContour which can be downloaded. It will pop up in it's own window in Ai when selected from the swatches drop down.

Our Ergosoft uses bright green because that's we told it to use.

Not sure if that helps.

 

[shoresigns]

Yes, if it's for VersaWorks, the spot colour just needs to be called "CutContour". I don't think it matters what colour you set it as - it's magenta in Illustrator but it's grey in Flexi. This may also work with other RIPs - not sure how standardized it is.

 

[The Vector Doctor]

thank you

 

[phototec]

Setting up cutlines for Versaworks in Adobe Illustrator

Here is a good video showing how to Set up cutlines for Versaworks (CutContour) in Adobe Illustrator, remember the cut layer needs to be labeled "CutContour" and be the top layer.

[video=youtube;3Fg1Hmunlcw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fg1Hmunlcw[/video]