Does anyone know if there is a free plug in for CorelDraw X6 that will enable you to send things from CorelDraw directly to the Vinyl Express cutters from Signwarehouse?
Short answer; No. But commercial software to exactly that is available.
What software are you referring to?
Hugh: Thank you for all your help. I still cannot find CoCut on the Corel website but I was able to find it on the internet. Can you send me a link of where it is on the Corel site because I would rather purchase it from them since i have purchased many things from them and I am satisfied with their service. I think I am going to go ahead and get that program but I do have a question for you. There is like a $300.00 difference between the standard and the pro. Since I am very new at the vinyl thing I don't really understand all the terms and tools yet, so my question to you is, what can I do with the Pro that i would not be able to do with the Standard? I'm just trying to understand in easy terms what the differences are. Any guidance you can give me with this would be MOST appreciated. Again, thak you for all your help.
There is a comparison chart on CoCut's site..I use the CoCut Professional but since I upgraded to CorelDraw x6 I have lost the ability to cut directly from Corel as I did in previous versions. the comparison chart is here
http://www.cocut.com/index.dml?unten=software/CoCut_Standard-eng.htm&von=html
I thought my link would take you to the comparison chart but it don't. Just look for the comparison tab and click it.
Thanks. I have seen the comparison chart however, since I am very new to the vinyl business I am not familiar with all the terms and don't know what some of those things are. So I am looking for some guidance on what I would be able to do with Pro that I would not be able to do with Standard so that I can decide if I want to spend the extra $300 for something I might not even use. So, if anyone can please help me with that I would be MOST appreciative.
On another note - are you saying that Cocut does not work with X6?
Charlotte60: I am not familiar with the differences between the Pro and the Standard. I have been using the Pro version only.
I do know that there are some changes that I can make to my design, in CoCut, with the Pro version, and I do not have to return to DRAW to make the changes and then back again to CoCut.
I looked over the main Corel web site and I can not longer find the offering of the sale of this product. Corel may have discontinued carrying this product for retail.
I do not know what part of the planet you reside in, but if I knew, I could probably recommend a retailer of this product to you.
Hugh: Thank you for getting back to me. I live in Jarrettsville, Maryland.
If there is anyone that is familiar with Cocut I would appreciate some feedback on the differences between Standard and Professional, as I have mentioned I am very new to the vinyl cutting world and would like to know what things I would be able to do in Professional that I would not be able to do in Standard. I have just spent a ton of money on cutters, vinyls, software programs, etc., and do not want to spend the additional $300 for the professional version if it is just a lot of bells and whistles that I would never use. But if there are things that will make my life easier that I need, that would make a difference. Thanking everyone in advance for their input, as I would like to proceed with purchasing the program. Any and all opinions are welcome.
Hi.
Take a look here.
http://www.cocut.com/index.dml
Then click on the Cocut Standard. See feature list.
Then go back one page, click on the Cocut Pro. See list of all features that are also added plus the standard features.
The biggest feature added to the Pro version would be the plot manager, for me at least. This allows you to runs many machines at once.
~John
Great, thanks so much for your input. So this is helpful because i am running only one machine so this would not be a feature that I would need. Anyone else? Any and all input is appreciated.
Charlotte60:
When you purchased your plotter from Sign Warehouse, did you also get a copy of their Vinyl Express software? If so, this is their branded version of the Flexi software many vinyl sign people use. If you did, I can explain a simple means to design in DRAW and then cut that same design in the Vinyl Express program.
Yes, I did, however it is just the apprentice level which does not support a lot of things. If I'm just doing straight text it works fine, but when I try to do something like arc text in CorelDraw and bring it over to LXI it gets all distorted. Once I get something pulled over if it doesn't look right in the LXI, it won't let me fix it in LXI. I have to go back to Corel Draw and fix it and then bring it over again. This happens no matter which way I do it. If I save it out and then open it or if I cut and paste it. I looked into upgrading the apprentice to a higher level but they are very expensive. I do not want to spend that kind of money. Also, since I am so new to the vinyl cutting world, I read on one of the forums (don't remember which one) that it is so much easier to use the Cocut plugin and cut right from CorelDraw or Illustrator.
Charlotte60 said: Yes, I did, however it is just the apprentice level which does not support a lot of things. If I'm just doing straight text it works fine, but when I try to do something like arc text in CorelDraw and bring it over to LXI it gets all distorted. Once I get something pulled over if it doesn't look right in the LXI, it won't let me fix it in LXI. I have to go back to Corel Draw and fix it and then bring it over again. This happens no matter which way I do it. If I save it out and then open it or if I cut and paste it. I looked into upgrading the apprentice to a higher level but they are very expensive. I do not want to spend that kind of money. Also, since I am so new to the vinyl cutting world, I read on one of the forums (don't remember which one) that it is so much easier to use the Cocut plugin and cut right from CorelDraw or Illustrator.
OK, now I understand.
There is one thing you may not have tried and that is to export your design from DRAW, to CMX file format, specifically the "CMX - Corel Presentation Exchange 5.0 (*.cmx)".
The reason for that specific version of CMX file, is that the LXi Program's input filters are way out of date to the current file offerings.
In LXi, go to File->Import... and in the dialog, click on the down arrow for File of Type, and choose "CorelDraw Exchange Metafile (*.CMX)"
Try this and let me know how this works for you. (I have the LXi Master Plus version, here, so I can help you out, some.)