Cut order vs crease order
Cut first or crease first is a material question. Cutting first keeps the crease registration accurate; creasing first keeps the piece from moving while it is scored.
The default: cut first
For stickers, labels and thin film, cut the outer contour first, then crease. The piece stays flat and pinned to the media by the surrounding waste, so the crease lands exactly where it should.
When to crease first
- Thick card where the crease pushes the material sideways. Creasing first means the displacement happens before the outline is final.
- Small pieces that would fall loose after cutting and drift during creasing.
- Materials that spring back — creasing a free piece lets it relax instead of staying flat.
Setting the order
- Put cutting paths and crease paths in separate layers or groups so the order is explicit.
- In the send tool, set the sequence — tool 0 for cutting, tool 1 for creasing.
- Send one test piece. Check the crease position relative to the outline, not just that both happened.
Two tools, two force settingsCutting and creasing almost always need different force. Setting one value for both is the most common cause of “the crease is too deep” or “the outline did not go through”.
Related
Speed and force for each tool are set in Speed and force. If the pieces are arranged with shared edges, remember that a shared edge is cut once — the crease still runs separately.