Wednesday, November 27, 2019

adobe illustrator - What color swatch to use for cut lines?


I'm designing some signage that will be printed and cut with a CNC machine. What would be the best color swatch to use for the lines that should be cut?



Answer



The industry standard for die-cut lines on laser cutting machines are as follows:




  • Red stroke: RGB (255,0,0)

  • Stroke weight: to 0.01mm / 0.25 pt


That being said, it's always a good idea to double check with the company you're planning on sending the vector files to just to make sure they use the same standards.


Sources:


File Setup GUIDELINES: CUT LINES - (red)


Drawing Resources: Adobe Illustrator CS® - Laser cutting lines


How to set a dieline (Keyline, die-cut) to spot colour?: FOLD/SCORE LINES


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