Is there an simple way to add easy weed?

[Awards+]

I'm from the Roland world and with there software you can add what's called an easy weed. It there a way to use this type of feature with Illustrator? It adds extra cut lines to make weeding easier / quicker. We use fine cut and a Mimikai plotter.

 

[HulkSmash]

Why not just add more pressure?

 

[Border]

Why not just add more pressure?

He/she is referring to extra cut lines added between rows of text & objects so you can weed one line of text at a time...

 

[Awards+]

You can do this with Roland software?

Yes but I can't remember good enough to tell you how to do it. One of our supplies far from normal showed us how to do it. If I had the Roland software in front of me I could probably find it. I'm not the designer just sales / management so all of this type of stuff is done by someone else I just give them the info ounce I have it.

 

[d fleming]

Not 100% but I'm fairly sure to get all the nice little plotting features we all like you have to have proper software for plotting. Adobe isn't it. Let the dogpiling commence.

 

[Awards+]

He/she is referring to extra cut lines added between rows of text & objects so you can weed one line of text at a time...

You got it. I know this can be done manually but I was thinking there may be an easier way like with the Roland software.

 

[Awards+]

Oh we found it, it's under final cut then create weed lines. This is in Adobe fine cut.

 

[rjssigns]

Hate it. If need be I just place a few careful cuts with my trusty Olfa. Of course I am a devotee of the manic weed style.

If you are having trouble weeding get some 3M Electrocut with the poly backer. Costs a little more, but you can do brutally small text with it and it weeds amazing.

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

You can put extra cut lines using Illustrator with finecut, it's located right under the knife tool, it looks like a register mark in a box

 

[ForgeInc]

Miracle grow works well, as does making sure you start with good soil.