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. …

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…

I was having a hard time trying to figure out why the OP was not getting it. Yeah, that last cut is a free flapper but it ain’t going anywhere. Die line, we use the term for CNC cut paths even though we are using a machine rather than a fabricated cutting die. Still goes on a non-printing layer and…

Thank you now i completely understand! You diagram is great lol

Lol, aren’t you splitting hairs a bit? This might be one of those local colloquialisms like in New England they say “pop” instead of coke or soda. I’ve heard it called all sorts of things but Dieline is the name I’ve heard 9 of 10 times.

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CraigB October 4, 2019, 3:44pm 20

PD’s mockup is much better than mine.