Since no one else started a thread about Vinyl Cutting, I will.
My primary endeavor in this area is thermo-film cutting for heat application to garments. Think about all those Little League or Pop Warner teams with the names on the back of the jerseys.
Besides the sports applications, I do 'funny' shirts and some graphic art onto shirts as well.
The machine that I use is the same vinyl cutter that the sign industry utilizes for vinyl signs. And as such, I do some (very little) sign vinyl cutting and application, mostly to family and friends for their business, recreation vehicles and those Booster Window Stickers that parents want on their cars/SUVs, etc.
OK. Now there is a thread under Vinyl Cutters. Please chime in.
I've been a Corel user for years, with every version from 5 to X3. I've always built my simple graphics by layering and fills to hide bits I didn't want in the final print...
I just got a Roland GX-24. I find that when using the driver directly from Corel or dumping to CutStudio ( the roland in-the-box software ); It cuts everything, all the outlines, of all the objects. I understand why, and I know how to weld and trim and all, but please, there's gota be a visible lines only trick somewhere?
To be able to toss a line behind your text and make a weed cut seems so simple an idea, and yet, I end up making loads of little short ones instead.
It's the only thing I've run into so far that makes me want a plug-in or better software. Barring a (preferred) Corel internal solution, can anyone recommend a nice inexpensive plug-in or package.
Thanks a million
I started the biz hand painting signs, which led to the current setup :)
Current setup -
~Muts
Sorry never cut any of the thermal stuff. Do screen print occasionally.
if you would like to send me your graphic I would be happy to fix it for you and send it back with instructions so you can do it yourself next time.
I started with corel around version 3 I think just doing graphics....now I use it to run my graphics for screen printing, engraving, sign printing and vinyl cutting. I have done some pretty unique stuff with the help of corel and would love to share the knowledge with you if your in need.
Keep it looking complex! It keeps them asking 'how did you do that!'
Aletta
aletta@artrageousdesign.com
Hello yugpmoc; I use a Allen Data Graph cutter and I use SignLab to cut, it will let you set the blade offset and presure from 0 to 500 grams on the Allen and I do all my shadows in it. ( no lines to wory about editing out ) but do all of the othere layouts in Corel X4. SignLab lets you cut by color and if you give the outline a diferent color it will let you cut it by it self if you want. and the blade offset adj. will let you over cut the line as much as you want. ( no picks ) I've got a old shirt press ( 15" x 24" ) that I bought at a action 15 years ago and have got some rolls of the haet transfer stock thats been here at least that long. We quite doing shirts whem local people started doing it in there home an just about giving it away.
George