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Default Re: Multicolor vinyl cutting placement!!

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Originally Posted by sweetsridhar
Hey,

I am a newbie...Can anyone help me on How to cut 2 or 3 color prints on roland cutter and place them on the t-shirt in such a way that they are matching.

Also how to weed the design from the vinyl sheet? incase of 2 or 3 colors...
I DO A LOT OF 2 COLOR GREEK LETTERING. THE SAME APPLICATION APPLIES TO 3 OR 4 COLORS. IN CUT STUDIO I CREATE/SIZE/LAY-OUT THE FIRST LAYER (COLOR) THEN TO "OBJECT", "CREATE POLYLINE", THEN "OBJECT" AGAIN, THEN "OFFSET". NOW IN THE OFFSET TASK BOX CHOOSE THE OUTSIDE DIMENSION THAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR SECOND LAYER (COLOR). NOW YOU HAVE 2 SEPERATE LAYERS. SELECT ONE AND MOVE IT ASIDE. SELECT THE OTHER LAYER AND WITH JUST THAT LAYER SELECTED GO TO YOUR CUTTER AND RATHER THAN CUTTING "ALL" SELECT "SELECTION". NOW YOUR CUTTER WILL ONLY CUT THE SELECTED LAYER. NOW, SWITCH MATERIAL COLOR ON YOUR CUTTER. GO BACK TO YOUR TEXT AND SELECT AND SET-UP (MOVE TO CORNER) YOUR SECOND LAYER (COLOR). AGAIN CHOOSE "SELECTION" RATHER THAN "ALL" ON YOUR CUTTER AND CUT. NOW, I APPLY THE BOTTOM LAYER AND ONCE GARMENT/DECORATION HAS COOLED I APPLY THE SECOND COLOR IN POSITION (SIMPLY "EYE-BALLIING" IT) AND PRESS. SHAZZAM! 2 COLORS.