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Special Marks on the end of each filenamepecial Marks on the end of each filename to indicate if the design is a silhouette, stencil, or other 1
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Special Marks on the end of each filenameSpecial Marks on the end of each filename
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piece design or not. Pictures below assume grey represents final material.

_ Underscore Underscore means the design is a pure silhouette with no holes. It has one
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_ Underscore_ Underscore
cut around the periphery and can be cut either into or out of one solid piece
of material.
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= Equal Sign Equal Sign means the design is like a silhouette but it has interior holes.
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= Equal Sign= Equal Sign
The design can be cut out to form one solid piece but it cannot be cut into
one solid piece of material.
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~ Tilde Sign~ Tilde Sign
~ Tilde Sign Tilde Sign means the design is a copy of the above form, except narrow
internal holes are converted to open centerline paths forming single line
cuts. Enables plasma to cut the same design smaller.
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# Pound Sign Pound Sign or ! Exclaimation! Exclaimation preceeding either above symbol means
! Exclaimation! Exclaimation
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# Pound Sign# Pound Sign
there are multiple disconnected primary objects in the scene where some
sort of connection is required to produce a one-piece design. Such as two
animals or two people that are not connected.
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Minus SignMinus Sign
+Plus Sign+Plus Sign
+Plus SignPlus Sign or - -- -Minus SignMinus Sign means the design has multiple solid but
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disconnected elements. The design can be cut into one solid piece of
material but it cannot be cut out as one solid piece.
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Stencil Factortencil Factor is irrelevant for vinyl cutting, engraving, and processes with backing material to hold loose pieces
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in place. If none of the above marks are appended to the end of the filename, then the design is not one-piece.
Stencil Factor Marks onlyonly indicate one-piece geometrical qualities. They do not indicate whether the design itself
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is actually compatible with any particular cutting process or any particular size of project.

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CMXCMX
Vector Formats:ector Formats: In Corel Draw use Corel CMXCMX format. Always use non-DXF vector formats when possible. DXFDXF
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Vector Formats:Vector Formats:
DXFDXF
DXF#DXF#
has segmented polylines. DXF#DXF# has polylines with arcs. Arcs run smoother, but some DXF software may not
GIFGIF
recognize polylines with arcs correctly. GIFGIF is for viewing only, is not a vector format, and is too small for cutting
purposes.

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