Hi Guys, I have a question that might be really dumb. When I setup trim lines on my document, and I cut them, the last side that needs to be cut no longer has 2 trim marks to align because they were cut off. What do you guys do in this case? Draw a trim line by hand? I keep messing up my printings. …

Got it thanks for the responses lol. I’ll figure out my method for cutting down school projects. :slight_smile:

The simple answer is the final cuts are done via measurement. It’s the only way to guarantee proper size in the end. Otherwise you’re trimming your piece short, or if it has a bleed, over trimming. So get your ruler, I know you have it somewhere, and use it accordingly :wink:

If I’m cutting something like this with a ruler and a scalpel, I just don’t remove the pieces until I’ve cut out all the parts. That way, you won’t be removing your all trim marks before you’ve had a chance to cut.

Fix your art on the cutting mat with masking tape, then start cutting as CraigB suggested.

@Trent Sorry, I wasn’t clear. My example is showing where you make your cuts based on the crop marks. I’m not recommending drawing actual lines.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks PD for doing this.

Yes, it’s called the Dieline. That is where the actual cut will be. Versus “clear space” or safe print area" which is 1/18" inside the Dieline on digital and 1/8" Flexographic. Bleed area is the extension of the background to make up for the shift on industrial machines. It is 1/16" larger than th…

[image] Neverman: Yes, it’s called the Dieline. Well, not exactly — at least not in any jargon I’m familiar with. It’s only called a dieline if a die needs to be made/used to make the cut. In those instances, the dieline, as you already know, is typically placed on a non-printing layer and se…

PD’s mockup is much better than mine.

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