Crop Mark Types

Cutting job functions, the shape of four corners, and the job output source differ depending on crop marks generated by the AAS plug-in or GreatCut-R plug-in. Select the method to generate crop marks based on factors such as the cutting data and time required for cutting.

AAS plug-in GreatCut-R plug-in (GreatCut-R)
Cutting data output Printer driver GreatCut-R
Crop mark shape CropMark_A CropMark_G
Automatic Detection of Material Feed Direction ✓ x
Multiple cutting ✓ x
Section Cutting ✓ x
Crop mark generation target Page*1/Object Object
*1 Crop marks are generated in the four corners of a cutting data page (inside the space with sufficient length for material feeding).
MEMO Crop marks are created on the selected object or page (work page for cutting data). When creating crop marks on an object, you can set up three different types of crop marks suitable for the cutting data.

Four-point

This type of crop mark is the basic crop marks created in the four corners of the selected object. The settings for four-point crop marks are applied to all crop marks. These crop marks are used to set up crop marks for each page instead of in an object.


AAS_Segmentmark_4-point_ai

Set the size (length) and line width of the crop marks, as well as their margins from the object, within the range below.

Setting item Setting range Recommended value
Length 5 to 50 mm (0.2 to 1.96 in.) 25 mm (0.98 in.)
Thickness 1 to 2 mm (0.04 to 0.07 in.) 1 mm (0.04 in.)
Margin 0 to 50 mm (0 to 1.96 in.) 5 mm (0.2 in.)

Segmental

Segmentation allows for correction of warpage that occurs when cutting long materials and scans the material in sections when section cutting is used. This type of crop mark is best used for long printed materials. Intermediate crop marks are added between four-point crop marks at distances specified in X (feed direction) and Y (width), respectively, from the crop mark origin ().


AAS_Segmentmark_Segment_ai

AAS plug-in setting range GreatCut-R plug-in setting range
X: feed direction 50 to 600 mm (1.97 to 23.62 in.) 200 to 600 mm (7.88 to 23.62 in.)
[Y] Width of material 200 to 600 mm (7.88 to 23.62 in.) 200 to 600 mm (7.88 to 23.62 in.)

Multiple

Based on the four-point crop mark settings, crop marks can be set by specifying the number of duplicates and the main direction (X and Y directions). This operation sets one crop mark to the selected objects at once, which is recommended for multiple cutting of complex objects.


AAS_Segmentmark_Multi_ai

Space between crop marks duplicated in the Y direction (Use GreatCut-R plug-in or GreatCut-R for setup)
Space between crop marks duplicated in the X direction (Use GreatCut-R plug-in or GreatCut-R for setup)
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