Applying bleeds to print and cut Corel> finecut> mimak

[Chris Wool]

simples 😀

[Ian Muir]

Thanks Chris, very informative…. don’t know where I’d be without certain members of the forum working together like a well greasy (oops, should have been greased) machine…

Ian :lol1:

[Stephen Morriss]

I do just as you’ve described but for the more complicated stuff you have to get your brain into gear and create the bleeds OR just print the outline in the same colour as the background, you’ll need to make some test prints to get it right but is has worked for me in the past.

Steve

[Ian Muir]

You got me thinking here Steve… if there is not a simple ticky box somewhere to ‘clone’ the outer rim of the bitmap (and I think there should be) then… hows about for my example of text with a pattern fill then write text (hairline, no fill), contour outline (2mm should be enough), apply fill to outline not text…. voila, you have a variable colour bleed around the cutable text…………………….. least I think you do :lol1:

to be even more accurate, if need be, you could fill text again with your pattern i.e. powerclip-fill container……

Ian :lol1:

[Chris Wool]

correct 😀

[Ian Muir]

Thanks for the confirmation Chris….. as you originally stated ‘simples’… but it is Saturday in my defense…. off now to go play with some print and cuts… :lol1:

Ian :lol1:

[Stephen Morriss]

Yes that’s how I do it for gradient fills etc. However when you get a complicated design made up from separate parts then it gets harder as you can’t just add an outline to each part as their is always one in front of the other.
Be nice if there is an easy way, I’ve not found it though 🙂

Go on Chris, how do you do it?

Steve

[Russell Huffer]

I understand the problems faced with multiple objects, I also used to have a problem with different file types however now Wasactch have updated the RIP to include what they call a tracer, this job is so easy, just drop the file in the RIP and click trace this adds the line and you can change where the line is ie inside or outside and by how much.
A real good reason to use wasatch as this alone saves hours.

Regards

Russell.

[Alan Drury]

Not sure this will totally sort your issue but:- put your text string on screen and copy to clip board.
Add contour to text at your desired bleed amount
Break contour group apart
Delete text
Fill contour shape with fountain/texture
Paste original text onto original position
Remove fill and make outline your cut contour name/colour
Export for print and cut as normal.

For logos or non text objects – group before applying contour

I can’t test this end but should work in theory

Alan D

[Peter Normington]

quote Russell-H:

I understand the problems faced with multiple objects, I also used to have a problem with different file types however now Wasactch have updated the RIP to include what they call a tracer, this job is so easy, just drop the file in the RIP and click trace this adds the line and you can change where the line is ie inside or outside and by how much.
A real good reason to use wasatch as this alone saves hours.

Regards

Russell.

Signlab has been doing this for years, but for vectors not bitmaps
bleed is easily done for vectors in signlab, so Ian all you need to do is upgrade

Wassach will not add bleed!

posted a pic of what I think tou are trying to achieve in off topics

https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … 358#349358
Peter

[Stephen Morriss]

Hi Pete

Corel can also do that quite easily as it’s a fill but what about a vector image say a union jack flag or something more complicated like clip art.

Steve

[Peter Normington]

Steve, it would do it the same
Posted another pic of a flag

Peter