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3.5 Setting the Origin before Cutting
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Setting an origin is an important part of managing your material cost and controlling where your project will
cut. Setting the origin consists of using the
X
and
Y
buttons to move the blade tip to a specific point on the
cutter’s X axis (left-to-right on the platen) and advance the media forwards or backwards.
•
Once you have positioned the blade in a specific point over the media (typically close to the bottom right
corner of the material), your origin is defined and you do not need to press anything before cutting.
•
IMPORTANT!
The Skycut EV24 has a maximum cutting width of 24 inches. If you move the head too far to
the left to begin the cut and your project is wide, you may exceed the left side limit and cutting will stop at
that point with no option but to abort.
3.6 Other Cut Setting Functions
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There are other functions and features available in the
Send to be Cut
window that may be useful
depending on your application. Some have already been covered. Some will be covered in this section.
Others will be covered in later parts of this manual. Note the section numbers for reference:
The
Advance After Plot
function is performed on the Skycut’s control panel. Refer to
Section 1.9.1.
3.6.1 Mirror
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Checking the
Mirror
option will apply a horizontal mirror to the shape (s) before cutting. This is useful in
applications such as:
Cutting HTV in which the material is placed faced down so that the heat protection layer is not
penetrated by the blade
Cutting vinyl to be applied to the inside of a car or home window but primarily viewed from outside of the
window
When cutting certain non-homogenous paper materials in which cutting upside down yields cleaner
results
Not applicable (see below)
Section 3.2.2
Section 3.2.1 Option 3
Section 3.6.2
Section 3.2.2
Section 3.6.2
Section 3.6.2
Section 3.6.3
Section 3.6.2
Section 3.6.1