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Also, note that the material can be located anywhere on the cutting mat because you are setting the origin
on the material itself. It is usually advisable to set that origin just a little ways inside the corner of the
material so that you do not inadvertently cut off the edge.
Portrait mode
10.07.3 WYSIWYG
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This is the mode recommended when you need to cut shapes in very specific locations on your material
(such as the center front of a greeting card).
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Shapes are cut based on where they are located on the virtual Cutting Mat. There are two methods used:
Cutting Mat Method: The virtual Cutting Mat dimensions should match those of the grid on the actual
cutting mat. The origin is set in the exact lower right corner of the mat's grid. The material needs to be
placed on the cutting mat so that it covers the area where the shapes will be cut.
Material Method: The virtual Cutting Mat dimensions should match those of the material being placed
on the actual cutting mat. The origin is set in the lower right corner of the material regardless of where
the material is place on the mat. In the example later on, the material is assumed to be letter size (8.5"
x 11").
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In the following diagrams the purple and green arrows are used to indicate the equivalent distances
between the shapes and the origin on the virtual Cutting Mat and on the actual mat.
This corner aligns with the
origin in Landscape mode
Bounding Box around
the shapes
This corner aligns with the
origin in Portrait mode
Origin set here
Landscape mode
Origin set here
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