I know there are several high priced software solutions out there for the cutter. Is there a third party software that can take what is on the CorelDRAW Screen and sent it to the cutter with one click of the button. Something that does not open another program or that I have to import the design to. I want to simply click a button and start cutting.
Please let me know what software you are using, How much you paid for it and what you like most about it. I am looking to increase production in the shop and if the design is all ready to cut, IE no overlapping lines, sized properly, etc. then why can we just send it to the cutters. Right no I have FlexiSign and hate the time it takes to Export, Import, Fix, then send to cut. The transition from a CorelDRAW file to that program drives me nuts and I just cant find a good filter to use that does not make me fix something that is just fine in CorelDRAW.
Anyone else frustrated? Or is it just hot in here.
Now recently i use flexi sign pro 7.5 . but there r some limitations in it like it requires old construction mother board, can not install on windows 7 etc.
i am in search of new version of flexi sign . can u plz suggest any websites .. for it....... it will be very nice if i get a free download site.
if u read this plz let me know.... as soon as possible............
thank u.........
Hi.
If you are a small shop with only 1 cutter you might be able to get away with using only CorelDraw as Ariel suggested. If you have many cutters and want to drive them all at once Cocut is essential for a nice productivity boost. I run 4 cutters several hours daily all at once using Cocut from a single Machine. The same machine simultaneously drives a large format printer cutter too!
Cocut makes it easy to manage jobs, determine what machine is cutting what job, and easily resend a job that was sent in event of a problem. Keep your Flexisign just for the Contours, quick Shadows, and handy Envelope Tools but other than that retire it from cutting.
Oh, and never save any designs in FlexiSign format. Once you get many it will be tedious to convert them one by one if you ever decide to make a change. CorelDraw offers many batch operations and the ability to add on macros that can out perform Flexi in many ways.
Good luck!
~John