Introduction
A contour cut, also known as a die-cut or kiss-cut, is a cutting process used in printing and manufacturing to cut a material along the outline of a desired shape or design. This process involves using a cutting tool, such as a sharp blade or laser, to precisely follow the contours of the design, resulting in a finished product with clean edges and no excess material.
Backend Configurations
Global Configurations
In the Global Configurations, you can set the padding to Small, Medium, and Big-sized stickers. You can also set the Padding for PDF which will be visible in the final output PDF. Here is how you can set the Paddings.
Navigate to Stores > Configurations > Product Designer Settings, you will get the configurations for the product designer tool [1]. Scroll down to the Cutlines section and you will get the below fields.
- Small Cutline Padding Size: Enter the size in pixels for small cutline
- Medium Cutline Padding Size: Enter the size in pixels for the medium cutline
- Big Cutline Padding Size: Enter the size in pixels for the big cutline
- Extra Padding for PDF: Enter the size in pixels for the PDF
After all the configurations, click on the “Save” button. [2]
These were the Global configurations for Contour Cut feature. To enable the Contour Cut for any product, you need to configure the product. Here is how you can do it.
Product Configurations
To enable the Contour Cut feature navigate to the Catalog > Product, and you will land on the listing page of the added products.
Now open any simple product in the “Edit” mode in which you want to enable the Contour Cut and navigate to the “Product Designer” section. [1]
In the “Product Designer” section, select the “Product Type” as “Custom Size”. [2]
After selecting the “Custom Size”, the “Canvas Resize” section will open up. [3] In the Canvas Resize section enable the “Cut Line” field. [4]
After enabling the Cut line, Contour Cut is enabled for this simple product. Let’s have a look at how it will work on the front end.
Frontend
With the PrintXpand Designer Tool, you can also resize the sticker and apply the contour cut to the sticker.
Product Detail Page
On the Product Details page, you will get the Canvas Resize section where you can add the Width, Height, and Unit.
Based on the Width and Height, the size of the sticker will change. You can also select the unit of the measure. [1]
If you select the Contour Cut Variant then the Upload Image section will appear where you have to upload the image so that the contour could be applied on the image. [2]
Once you upload the image, then you can customize it by clicking on the “Design It” button. [3]
Canvas Resize
You can resize the stickers, as per your requirement. Click on the “Canvas Resize” button. A dropdown will appear. In the Dropdown, you will be able to insert the Width, Height, and Unit. To know more about Canvas Resize, read this User Manual. [1]
View Design
Once the order is placed then you can download the files by navigating to the Sales > Orders, you will land on the listing page of the order.
Click on the View button and scroll down to the items ordered section [1]. Now click on the View Design button to view the designs of the order placed by the customer. [2]