Start Illustrator and open a new document.
Set the art board.

From the Window menu, click CutStudio Plug-in.
The Roland CutStudio palette opens.

Click on the Roland CutStudio palette.
Crop marks are inserted in the art board.

Click , and then click Crop-mark Locations.
The Crop-mark Locations dialog box opens.



Set the crop mark positions according to the art board size, and then click OK.
When cutting with the GX-24, enter the following values.

Size	Crop mark positions
A4 portrait	X: 15 mm, Y: 20 mm W: 170 mm, L: 210 mm
A4 landscape	X: 30 mm, Y: 20 mm W: 240 mm, L: 120 mm
A3 portrait	X: 30 mm, Y: 20 mm W: 240 mm, L: 330 mm
A3 landscape	X: 15 mm, Y: 20 mm W: 380 mm, L: 205 mm
B4 portrait	X: 15 mm, Y: 20 mm W: 215 mm, L: 275 mm
B4 landscape	X: 15 mm, Y: 20 mm W: 325 mm, L: 170 mm

* If you are using a material of size larger than A4 that is not listed above, set the values by referring to the figure below.



Hint:It is recommended that the Y value be set to 20 mm. It eliminates the hassle in loading the material.

Reference: Load the printed material

Position the data in the area within the crop marks.

Draw the cutting lines.
* Create a new layer for the cutting lines and draw the cutting lines there.

Save the data.