: 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

@Ogunnowo857

This may be an outdated method considering almost all production facilities have the programs to access and export the final art files as they like, but I was taught to:


create a spot color named "die-line"
export as postscript "seperation host-based" (include spot color "die-line")
export as postscript "composite"
convert to PDF using acrobat distiller
send to production

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@Reiling762

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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