Step 6: Performing Cutting

Send the data to the machine, and start cutting the material.
WARNING

Never touch the cutting carriage while output is in progress.

The cutting carriage moves at high speed. Coming into contact with the moving carriage may cause injury.

Procedure
  1. Show the layer containing the cutting lines and select it.

    Confirm that the cutting line to output is displayed on the preview screen.

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  2. Select Output Current Layer.

    Confirm that the cutting line to output is displayed on the preview screen.

    MEMO

    Do not change Rotate from Mac_R.

    Illustrator_Mac_RolandCutStudio_OutputSelect_01

    To change or check the cut setting, refer to Step 2: Setting the Cutting Conditions.

  3. On the palette, click icon_Illustrator_Mac_RolandCutStudio.
  4. Select Roland GS2-24, and click Cut.
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    The cut data is sent to the machine. When the machine receives the data, it automatically reads the crop marks using a sensor, and then starts cutting.
    MEMO If the model name does not appear, refer to The Machine Doesn't Run.
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    If the sensor fails to read the crop marks, the screen shown below appears.

    If the following screen appears, refer to Crop Marks Are Not Detected to resolve the error.

    MENU_SET-TO-TOOLMODE

    If that does not resolve the issue, switch to Tool Mode, and then perform aligning. Print & Cut in Tool Mode

  5. After cutting is finished, click Exit to close the window.
  6. Remove the cut material.