Choosing What to Print

[wreed06]

I would like to be able to choose an object on my mat to print. Only that object would print, not everything on my mat. For example, if I want to print a word with a shadow in two different colors, I either have to print both the word and it's shadow on each colored paper I want to use, or make two projects, one for each color. I'd like to put both words on one project, highlight the word I want to print and cut only it on color A, then click on the shadow and print only it on color B.

Shouldn't a "project" contain everything for the project, rather than bits and pieces? Perhaps that's what other people mean about having multiple mats for a project.

[sboz]

When viewing your project you can see on the virtual mat 2 things:
1. the location of where that cut will take place
2. the size of the cut

Just cut your paper to the approximate size you will need, place it on your map using your virtual map a reference then cut.

Shari

[NELS]

Yes Shari, that is what I do also and it works great.

[wreed06]

Thanks for the tip. Does cutting directly on your mat wear out the mat faster? I still think it would be helpful to be able to choose which piece I'd like to print - perhaps this falls into the multi mat capability others have talked about and multi mats would probably be the better solution.

[sboz]

Thanks for the tip. Does cutting directly on your mat wear out the mat faster? I still think it would be helpful to be able to choose which piece I'd like to print - perhaps this falls into the multi mat capability others have talked about and multi mats would probably be the better solution.

I did not say I was cutting directly on my mat - you could damage your blade AND your mat doing it that way. What I said was you can 'see' on your virtual mat where your image will be so you place your paper on your mat in accordance to what you are seeing on the mat. As example see below: A word in pink with a grey shadow. You can 'see' where you word is going to cut, so just place your paper where you know the cut will be taking place.

Shari

[wreed06]

Thanks for clarifying. - I thought the same about cutting on the mat. Ohhhhhh, I get it - if you want the letters pink and the shadow gray, you put pink paper where the letters will cut and gray paper where the shadow will print. What could be simpler?

Thanks for the example - just haven't had my coffee yet!

[sboz]

You got it! It' a great way to use up your scrap paper too!

Shari

[savnrmemries]

I understand that and do that quite often, but I'm thinking for "reprints" ... when an item gets lost or damaged and needs to be recut. I would like to be able to select just that item without having to cut everything or delete the things I don't want to cut a second time.

[wreed06]

A work around could be to copy the file and name it temp or something. Then in the temp file delete all but what you want to cut and cut only it. When you're finished, you can ditch the file and your original is never touched.

Alternatively, in the original, you can delete the things you don't want to recut, cut what you want, then close the file without saving. Again, your original work is untouched. This method is kind of risky though because you could accidentally save it.

I know neither method is preferred, but they are options until something better comes along.

[Scrapit]

I agree a feature to choose an item or delete items would be great for if an error occurs it takes a long time to redo the mat with just the one item needed to recut. PLease Please Please