Designing for print: How to create a cutline in Illustrator

Learn how to quickly and easily create a cut line for your print designs in Illustrator. This simple tutorial will show you how to ensure your designs are ready for print!
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Contents of this video:
0:00 Intro
0:27 What is a cutline
1:08 Is your artwork ready?
1:33 Creating a thru-cut line
2:00 How to handle bitmap
2:51 Adding an outline
3:23 Rounding a cut line
3:56 Creating a kiss cut line
4:23 Joining two parts of your design
4:53 What to do next
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Exporting your artwork from Canva - • Designing for print: H...
Converting text to outlines - • Designing for print: H...
The ultimate print-ready checklist - stickerit.co/blog/the-ultimat...
Finding the perfect size for your stickers and labels - • How to Find Your Perfe...
Instant assistant for finding your ideal material - stickerit.co/instant-assistant/
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[@hannabenmerabet3970]

Great tuto ! Thanks you !

[@HOLBAG]

Thanks,
please how to make cutline to a rectangle or a line?

[@kingjahseh3145]

Hello there i have the same setup but i've problem with the cutting on the plotter. Well i can print through the eco solvent large format printer with the maintop software which came with it but After if i want to cut the same design on the plotter with the design i did from the Eco solvent printer machine the plotter doesnt work it cut on different places instead of cutting on the design.The plotter soft ware i use is sign master software . Please is there any software which i can use on one computer for both eco solvent large format printer and the plotter machine that will work perfectly without problem ?