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Setting Up Cutter Files

Different Layer Types

  • Register
  • Thru-cut
  • Route
  • Engrave
  • Drill
  • Crease
  • V-Cut
  • Kiss-cut

Register

Represents the registration dots used for getting the position of the cut layers

Thru-cut

Represents anything to be cut using the drag knife tool (Universal Cutting Tool - UCT) or the Dragging Rotatory Tool (DRT)

Route

Represents anything to be routed using the Router on an inside or outside cut

Engrave

Represents anything to be engraved (i.e. Routed on the cut line)

Drill

Represents anything to be drilled using the Router tool, the Drill option is literally just an up and down motion using the Router tool.  So the drill hole will be the size of the Router bit size.

Crease

Represents anything to creased using the creasing tool (Creasing Tool - CT1)

V-Cut

Represents anything to be cut using the V-Cut Tool (VCT)

Kiss-cut

Represents anything to be Plotted otherwise none as Kiss Cut with the (Kiss Cut Tool - KCT)

Accepted File Types

The Zund Cut Center accepts the following file types:

  • PDF
  • DXF
  • SVG

Warning with PDF Files

Corel draw does not preserve PDF layers in a format that Zund Cut Center accepts, just avoid this file type for cut files.

Setting Up Cut Layers

Examples below in InDesign, Illustrator and Corel Draw

InDesign Example

Illustrator Example

Corel Draw Example