>From what I have been able to see you have to first make sure all of the parts on a page are within the cutting margins of the machine. Very important. You then have to generate a cutting file so the machine knows which are cutting lines and which are folding lines. Some of the software has auto trace functions, but they are not that reliable on more intricate models. The folds are shallow cuts in the paper. Some machines have a nub you can buy extra to replace the blade so instead of a cut you get a depression in the paper for the folds. That is how I score the fold lines manually. I much prefer a shallow depression along the fold line rather than a shallow cut.
I have seen no instances where you can just put a printed page in the cutting machine and it cuts and scores the model. Just the electronic version of the model won't work either. You must have a generated cutting file in the native format of the machine. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
