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Select the entire image for cutting and click on the Scissors icon on the Tools toolbar.
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In the Cut Toolbox window, click on the sixth icon from the right (blue box with black dashed
lines) to indent the box and Enable Pounce. Right click on this icon and the settings window will
appear. Try a value of 0.07” (2mm) for Dash and a value of 0.15” (4mm) for Space. Click on OK.
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Now click on the second icon from the right, which is Sort and Cut All Colors. In this example,
you would uncheck the Red color and leave the Blue checked and then click on Cut. The Blue
fold lines will be pounced.
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When it is completed, click on the Enable Pounce icon again to un-indent and turn off pounce.
Then click on Sort and Cut All Colors again, uncheck Blue, check Red and then click on Cut to
cut the exterior red lines.
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In general, it is recommended that pounced lines always be cut first and then the solid lines cut.
This prevents slippage of already-cut images during pouncing.
6.3 Using Banner Fill for Embossing or Drawing in Color
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The Banner Fill option in KNK Studio-GE will “fill in” images in either a line sweep or an “S”
sweep movement. This allows the user to emboss using an engraving tool or to draw colored
images using colored markers, gel pens, etc.
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Banner Fill can be selected inside Cut>Plotting Defaults, but it can also be turned on in the
Cut Toolbox window as well. This latter choice is probably the better for most users unless it’s
needed frequently. Note, that if you have it turned on when using the blade, it will most likely
“chop up” the paper/cardstock on your mat!
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Several settings are involved in getting the Banner Fill to produce the results you want. Thus, it is
recommended that you experiment before using it on your nicer paper, cardstock, or vellum:
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Speed: Because you are using either pens or the engraving tool AND the “fill in”
typically takes much longer than a simple cut, you may wish to increase the speed to
the maximum level.
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Pressure: For pens, use the same lighter pressure you use with the pen tool. For
embossing, you will need to experiment. For example, with vellum, both lighter
pressures and heavier pressures can be used and both will work. A lighter pressure
produces a fainter white look on the vellum, which can be just as beautiful as the
brighter white produced with a heavier pressure.
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Pen Diameter: In the Cut Toolbox window, right click on the third icon from the right
called Banner Fill. A new window of settings will be displayed (see screenshot
below). The Pen Diameter is the size of the mark made on the surface of the
material. For an engraving tool, set this number to 0.02” (0.5mm) for vellum and thin
papers, 0.05” (1.25mm) for thicker cardstocks. For markers and gel pens, simply
estimate the size relative to the engraving tool. It’s not critical that the number be all
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