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How To Guides: Preparing cutlines for Print/Cut in Adobe Illustrator

I have seen that several members are having trouble creating cutlines in Adobe Illustrator.

I have created several step-by-step guides that show the workflow I use when creating cutlines in Illustrator.
I hope they may be of some use to those who are struggling.

There are two pdf guides attached to this post. One is a repost from another thread and one has not been posted before.
I would like to thank Barb @ Silvertip Graphics for her input on these guides.

The first guide covers how to prepare a sample file with a white contour around the artwork.

The second guide covers how to prepare an actual customer file with a bleed and some issues you may encounter along the way.

I have also posted the guides online. The online posts are on one continuous page and have larger images than the pdf version - good if you're working from two screens.

1)Print/Cut File Setup with White Contour
http://signshopu.com/software/how-to-print-and-cut-file-setup-in-adobe-illustrator

2) Print/Cut File Setup with Bleed
http://signshopu.com/software/how-to-print-cut-file-setup-with-a-bleed-in-adobe-illustrator

If you still struggle with cutlines after going through these, PM me and I'd be happy to answer any questions I can.
 

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