Free Roland Cut Line Creator in New Versaworks 7!

Roland Versaworks 7 is here and it includes a hidden gem that you'll easily miss if you don't know where to look!  

Buried deep within Roland DG Connect there's a new Roland cut line creator that's totally free for Roland users to use to create cut lines and perf cut lines. Read on for how to find and use the browser-based tool. 

Until now most Roland BN2 and BN users have been forced to use software like Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer, or Flexi Designer to create cut lines for their print and cut projects. While FlexiDesigner is free with the Roland BN2, it's not with the BN-20A.

But now with Roland's browser-based Designer tool, you can create cut lines for Versaworks directly in your web browser without purchasing ANY additional software! This works on both PC and MAC (as does Versaworks 7) and it's completely free!

First you'll want to log into the Roland DG Connect website.  

Once you're on your dashboard, scroll down and on the left side look for Design and Rip Software. 

Under that tab you'll find "Designer." Click it and a new browser window will open! And this, my friends, is hope you can create cut lines without buying expensive software?

From here you'll simply click the Upload button and then navigate to your PNG or SVG on your computer.

 

Don't worry if the preview is all black..that seems like a bug. Just select the thumbnail to open it in the work space. 

Select the image and then click the "Cut Contour" tool on the left side of the panel. Click > Generate from Selection and your cut lines will instantly be added to the design! 

Now you can simply click the arrow next to the Save Design button and export the file as a PDF. 

The cut lines will also export. You can use this file now to import into Versaworks and it will import with your cut lines! 

This is just a quick introduction to this powerful tool! For a complete walkthrough including advanced features like adding borders, bleeds, and perf cut lines, different file types, and the full VersaWorks 7 workflow, check out our in-depth tutorial on Silhouette U. You can preview it before you join. 

Our members get access to the COMPLETE Roland curriculum, with detailed tutorials on every aspect of Roland printing and cutting, plus personalized Roland help including 1:1 live chat help.  Don't miss this month's free Roland video of the month where I share three secret tricks to printing faster on Roland BN2. 

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