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It is tempting to create a pattern with long dashes and a few short gaps so it will be very easy to pop the decal free after itвЂ™s been cut. The gaps are the sections it will leave intact. The dashes are the sections the blade will cut. Here, you can optimize the perforation pattern by entering specific values for the dashes and gaps. This will open the Customize Line Styles window (Fig 2). Then right click to open the drop down menu again and, from the bottom of the list, select вЂњEditвЂќ. Select a perforated line style from the drop down list. IвЂ™ve found that none of these are really ideal for pop out decals, but thatвЂ™s okay because we can edit one and optimize it. YouвЂ™ll see that most of the options are different perforation patterns. Click on the arrow at the right of the window to open the drop down menu for various standard line styles. In the Design Central Contour Cut toolbox, the second window from the top is the Stoke Style window. When you apply the second contour cut, youвЂ™ll need to change the path from a solid to a perforated line. As you can see in Fig 1, IвЂ™ve added a note designating what media the image is printed on and telling the end user to peel it just above the text. In this case, weвЂ™ll use a decal I designed for our PrismJET VJ24X Webinar. If youвЂ™d like, you can use the space between the two cut paths to add information youвЂ™d like your end user to have before they peel and apply the decal. Once we have the contour cut path created, we separate the contour cut, then create a second one, preferably with a generous offset. You import the raster artwork, make the background transparent, then apply the contour cut path with the desired offset or choke. Designing for Pop Out DecalsДЄs noted above, the process begins with the design of a print and cut decal using FlexiSign & Print or LXI RIP 12вЂ™s contour cut feature.

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For directions on how to create a perf-cut graphic in Cutting Master, please visit GraphtecвЂ™s online video tutorials. This can also be done using GraphtecвЂ™s Cutting Master 3 plug-in and a separate design application such as CorelDRAW or Adobe Illustrator. But if you need a quick refresher, you can review our online tutorial in the Technical Support Knowledge Base. ItвЂ™s assumed that you are already familiar with the basic print and cut workflow. In this article, weвЂ™ll focus on the steps peculiar to the perf cut process.

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LXI RIP 12 also has drivers for all the Q Series and Graphtec plotters mentioned here.

You can do the same thing in Vinyl Express LXI RIP 12, which supports the PrismJET VJ24, VJ24X, VJ48, and VJ54 printers.

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Since most of our customers use SAIвЂ™s FlexiSign & Print 12 software for design and production of digitally printed graphics, these directions are based on the use of Flexi. WeвЂ™ll need to add a couple of steps to the design process and a couple more to the cutting stage. The Perf cut process is similar to the standard print and cut workflow, but with a couple of added steps. ItвЂ™s called Perf cut and itвЂ™s pretty nifty option, especially for on demand decals. These advanced machines can perform a standard contour or вЂњkiss cutвЂќ around the printed graphic, then cut through the vinyl in a perforated pattern so that you can then pop out the decal and hand it to your customer for them to apply whenever they choose.

If itвЂ™s a Vinyl Expess Q Series, Graphtec FC8000 or FC8600 plotter, it can. But wouldnвЂ™t it be nice if the vinyl cutter could do that for you? This can be done manually, or with a trimmer. If youвЂ™re selling decals, especially at an event like a race or festival, you still have to cut them from the sheet of vinyl to give to your customer. If you sell printed, contour-cut decals, you know that printing and cutting the images is only the first step. How to make Perf-cut Decals with a Vinyl Express Q Series Vinyl Cutter

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