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Creating Cutting Lines with the GreatCut-R Plug-in (Adobe Illustrator/Corel-
DRAW)
This section explains how to use mainstream illustration software Adobe Illustrator (Adobe Illustrator
2020) or CorelDRAW (CorelDRAW 2020) to create cutting lines with the GreatCut-R plug-in.
Procedure
1.
Start Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW.
2.
Click [File]>[Open] to open the data for cutting.
3.
Select the object for which you want to create cutting lines using the selection tool.
4.
Open the window for setting the cutting lines.
• Adobe Illustrator: Click [File]>[GreatCut-R]>[Create Contour] or [Create outline].
• CorelDRAW: Click
MEMO
• Only [Create Contour] is available for raster data.
• For the difference between contour lines and outlines and details on these settings, refer to the Great-
Cut-R online help.
5.
Set the conditions for the cutting lines to be created.
[Contour Line] window
[Maximum
To clarify the borders on which the cutting
gray scale]
lines are created, a higher gradation value
should be used for the object and back-
ground.
[Accuracy]
Select the accuracy level.
[Contour
Enter the distance from the object.
offset]
[Corner]
Select how to process the corners of cut-
ting lines.
[Color]
Select the color to assign to the cutting
lines.
[Extended]
Click this button to set the cutting lines in
more detail.
6.
Click [Calculate] or [OK].
The cutting lines are created for the object.
or
on the menu bar.
[Outline] window
[Offset]
Enter the distance from the object.
[Copies]
Enter the number of cutting lines to be
created with the offset value.
Select the position of cutting lines to be
created for the object.
Select how to create the cutting lines.
Select how to process the corners of cut-
ting lines.
If the distance between the ends of an
open path is less than or equal to the en-
tered value, a merged outline is created in
the specified layer.
Preparations before Cutting Output
Creating Cutting Data
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