You can change the cutting method and the print quality of default cut contours. You can also define non-default cut contours so that Command WorkStation detects them automatically.

1. Do one of the following:

   • In Server Manager: On the sidebar, click Printers, and select a printer. In the printer's tree view, select a workflow. On the Finishing tab, expand the Marks panel. In the panel header bar, select the check box to activate the settings.

   • In Job Editor: On the Finishing tab, expand the Marks panel. In the panel header bar, select the check box to activate the settings.

   • Define a distance between the cut mark and the job to print. By default, Fiery XF offers the default distance given by the cutter vendor. If needed, a larger or smaller gap can be set up and will be shown in the preview. For Fiery XF Cut Server-driven cutters, the gap can be defined in cut options settings if available for the related cut mark.
2. Select Cut marks.
3. Select a cutter manufacturer, a cutter type, and a cut marks type.
4. Define cut mark options (optional).

   This setting is available only for Fiery XF Cut Server-driven cutters. It allows you to specify certain settings, like Barcode or the printing conditions of the cut marks.

   Note: The cut mark options are available only if you are using Command WorkStation on a Windows computer.
5. Clear Send to cut server after printing (optional).

   This setting is automatically selected if you select a cutter that is supported by Fiery XF Cut Server. Clear the check box if you do not want the cut data to be sent automatically to the cutter after printing.

6. Do one of the following:

   • Define how many cut marks are positioned along the horizontal and vertical edges of the image.

   • Define the minimum distance between cut marks. This setting can result in a larger gap between the last cut mark and the corner of the image if the length of the edge is not exactly divisible by the defined distance.

7. Select a cut marks color.

   Select Black with yellow background if you are printing on a dark media. If the printer can print with white ink, you can use white ink for the cut mark. If you are using a Fiery XF Cut Server-driven cutter, you can select the cut mark color in the cut options.

8. Click Print between layout elements (optional).

   This setting prints cut marks between nested jobs and step and repeat elements.

9. Define a bleed setting (optional).

   The bleed setting repositions the cut marks in relation to the image. By adding a frame around the image you can add white space between image and cut marks. By cutting the image, you can crop each edge by a defined margin. Cut the image to eliminate unwanted paper white or to reduce the size of the image. You cannot move cut marks inside the page definition box or inside the cut contour.

   Note: Bleeding can be applied only to a page definition box not on a cut contour with Fiery XF.
10. Do one of the following:

    • Under Export path, select a folder in which to save the cut files.

      Cut Server only: The folder you select here must be set up as a hot folder in Cut Server. If a hot folder is already set up in Cut Server, select it as the export folder here. Otherwise, make sure that you set up the export folder as a hot folder in Cut Server. An *.ai file and an *.xml job ticket are created during job processing and both files are imported immediately into the Fiery XF Cut Server when the hot folder in Cut Server is set to the export folder in Fiery XF server.

    • Zünd Cut Center only: Type the IP address of the cutter, and then type the IP port. The IP port could be 50000. For more information, see the Zünd Cut Center documentation. Click Test to test the connection.

11. Click Contour cutting (optional).

    In the Contour Cutting window, you can edit the default cut contours, add custom cut contours, or select the material used for cutting. See Download cutter materials using the Cutter Material Database Connector.

12. Click Barcode (optional).

    In the Barcode window, you can print jobs with a barcode. The barcode identifies the cut-path file of jobs created. Fiery XF allows creating Code 39 and QR barcodes for multiple cutters, for example, i-cut, ZCC, or EUROSYSTEMS OptiSCOUT driven cutters.