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
Hello Ron; One thing to think about when buying a cutter or cutting software is the limit of the cutter, a cutter could have a 60" length limit so you wouldn't have to have a software that would cut a 150' roll without paneling, Also you wouldn't want a 60" limit software to hold a unlimited length cutter back. The other thing to keep in mind is what do you want the cutting software to do, do a shadow in Corel takes a little extra work to get it to look GOOD when cut, where as SignLab is the best software for it that I have found, ( But is it worth the extra money? ) Corel can make any type of sign design that you could want, the longer you use it and the better you get to know it the less time it takes to get a job ready for cutting. Printing and cutting vinyl are not always done with the same layout, ( No blending of colors with vinyl unless you are willing to use a air brush ) The vinyl makes a longer lasting sign. ( It doesn't UV as fast ) If you need a sign to last the longest stay away from red's They sun fade first.)
George