The Contours area is where you manage the actions for each cutting contour that appears in the graphic:

Options at the top

• Cut Contours only: Displays only cut contours.
• All contours: Displays all available cut contours including PerfCut.

Action buttons on the right

• Edit: Opens the Contour parameters window for the contour selected in the window:

Edit (pop-up configuration)

• Cut: Enables or disables the cutting action for the selected contour. You can use this parameter in this Edit pop-up or in the Cutting tab (general settings).
• Print: Enables or disables the printing action for the selected contour. When enabled this action prints a line where the cutline appears in the file in the printed output. You can use this parameter in this Edit pop-up or in the Cutting tab (general settings).
• Offset: Changes the cut path by moving it inside (negative offset) or outside (positive offset) from the current cut path. The value ranges from -10.00 mm to +10.00 mm.
  This option is not used to compensate for the blade being used but rather to move the actual cutline in the graphic. Note that this feature is best used with oblong contours.

Offset examples:

Original: 0.00 mm offset	Maximum offset: +10.00 mm	Minimum offset: -10.00 mm

• Cut: Enables or disables the cutting action for the selected contour. You can use this parameter in this part, the Cutting tab (general settings), or in the Edit pop-up.
• Print: enables or disables the printing action for the selected contour. When enabled this action prints a line where the cutline appears in the file in the printed output. You can use this parameter in this part, the Cutting tab (general settings), or in the Edit pop-up.
• Cut all: Enables or disables the cutting action for all contours that appear in the graphic.
• Print all: Enables or disables the printing action for all contours that appear in the graphic.

Options at the bottom

• Add a frame around the document: When enabled, it prints a frame around the graphic.
• Add a frame around each image: When enabled prints a frame around each image in the graphic.
• Frames offset: When a frame is enabled, you can set its offset here.

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