Duplicating Cutting Data with the GreatCut-R Plug-in

Create printing data by duplicating the cutting data that includes cutting lines in the direction specified using GreatCut-R, and set up the cutting.
Procedure
  1. Start Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW.
  2. Click File - Open to select cutting data that includes cutting lines.
  3. For printing and cutting, duplicate cutting data with crop marks set up and print it on the material.
    1. Set the four-point crop marks.
      Setting Crop Marks with the GreatCut-R Plug-in (Adobe Illustrator/CorelDRAW)
    2. Select cutting data that includes crop marks.
    3. Open the Multi-Copy window and enter the number of duplications and the distance between data sets in the X and Y directions, respectively.
      • Adobe Illustrator: Click File - GreatCut-R - Multi-Copy.
      • CorelDRAW: Click CD_icon_Multi displayed on the menu bar.
      If you want to duplicate the cutting data using the distance starting from the origin in the original data (bottom left), select Distance from the pull-down list.

      GC-P_MultiSet

    4. Click OK.
      The cutting data and crop marks for the entered numbers specified for each direction are duplicated.
    5. Print all of the duplicated data to the material using your printer.
      Printing Cutting Data on Material
    6. Delete the duplicated cutting data and crop marks.
    7. Select the cutting data that includes cutting lines and crop marks, and send the cutting data to GreatCut-R.
      • Adobe Illustrator: Click File - GreatCut-R - Cut.
      • CorelDRAW: On the toolbar, click CD_icon_Cut.
  4. Load the material in the machine.
    Loading the Material
  5. Click File - Cut on GreatCut-R.
    The Output to device window appears.
  6. Enter the number of duplications in Copies per job, and then enter values to specify the space between cutting data sets.
    For printing and cutting, enter the same values as used for the duplicate data created on the material.

    GC-SetMulticopy

  7. Select an option for Device, Mode, and Output Profile from their pull-down lists and click Output.
    Setting item Setting details Notes
    Device Set the output device. Select the machine model.
    Mode Cut with AAS/Cut/

    FlexCut

    Cut with AAS: For printing and cutting

    Cut: For cutting only

    FlexCut: For perforated cutting
    Output Profile Foil*1 Click the parameter values to edit cutting conditions.
    *1 The first time you perform this action, select the Foil saved as default, and after saving some settings as presets, select the profile to use as reference for the material to be cut.