I am wondering if the coding was changed from X3 to X7 when saving as a .plt. I use the .plt files to post to an older CNC router, and after upgrading to X7, the .plt files cannot be read by the cnc software. Has anyone had issues with .plt files? I downloaded a trial version of X6 and it worked, so the change had to occur between version X6 and X7. I wish I would have purchased seats of X6. Now I am over 30 days and Corel wants to charge for every support call. I guess I shouldn't have assumed it was ok.
The X7 program loaded ok and the students have been designing. However, now they need to output the drawings, and I am having problems.
Any help would be appreciated.
Can you give us a small example CDR file and the PLT that comes from it for checking?
If the files are under 256Kb each you can do that in the options tab when you reply. You will need to use a separate message for each and you may need to change the .PLT extension to .TXT to allow it to upload.
If they are bigger than 256Kb you will need to save them to a public server such as dropbox and paste the URL here instead.
Also have a look if your router software supports other file formats like .AI or .EPS
Unfortunately it reads .dxf and .plt only. I am having problems with transferring the newest version of AutoCAD .dxf files as well. I am pretty sure it is a programming issue from the new programs.
Hello Andy; Also try Converting a Copy to Curves before exporting and see if that will help.
George
I created a plt file from both X6 & X7. I opened both files in notepad & compared line by line. They were identical so maybe your settings are different between versions.
Check the settings dialog when exporting & make sure all the settings match.