I want to call them "dielines" because they are for a die but I know that means something else to designers. I don't want to call them "cut lines" because they may also include score or perforation paths. I am currently working on an app that generates SVG designs for cutter/plotters or laser cutters and am having a hard time with naming.
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1...ermm.. dielines. What else do you think it means?– ScottDec 6, 2020 at 5:12
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@scott - perhaps the OP is confusing it with the homophone"dyelines" which were prints made using a kind of contact printing technology for making copies of line drawings/plans? These were sometimes also referred to as "blueprints" or "diazo prints".– Billy KerrDec 6, 2020 at 10:48
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Hmm, I heard it could refer to those little L marks on the corners of a print but now that I do more research it seems like that's the right term, whoops, thanks for confirming @scott– J. BarcaDec 6, 2020 at 16:47
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2@J.Barca those little L shaped marks are called "crop marks". They're used for trimming a print job with a guillotine.– Billy KerrDec 6, 2020 at 18:06
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@BillyKerr, fun fact: 1977 was the last year a person was guillotined in France.– JoonasDec 10, 2020 at 7:58
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