contour Cutting with Graphetec CE5000 cutter

Graphtec CE5000 SeriesSetting up your contour cuts for cutting on a Graphtec CE5000 Series plotter is done either in ROBO Master Pro, the stand-alone program for cutting with the Graphtec CE5000 Series plotters, Illustrator, or CorelDRAW.Illustrator or CorelDRAWWhen setting up your graphic in Illustrator or CorelDRAW, create your graphic, and then either a)user a part of your graphic as your cutting path, or b) create a new cutting path around (or even within) your graphic.Make sure your page is set up for the size of paper you will be printing.Place your graphic lower on the page (if using portrait) or more to the left of the page (if using landscape).In Illustrator, go to File -> Cutting Master 2 ->Registration Marks.In CorelDRAW, go to the Application Launcher and select Registration Marks.Adjust the settings as you'd like them, and hit OK. Your registration marks will now show up on your page.Keep in mind that you need to leave space, not only for your margins, but also at the top (portrait) or right (landscape) of your page so that you leave room for the difference in space between your pinch rollers and your blade on your plotter. This can take a few tries to get right, and can be incredibly frustrating until you get the hang of it. You are now ready to print and cut.For more complete instructions on how to Print & Cut with a Graphtec CE5000 Series plotter using either Illustrator or CorelDRAW, download this PDF:
http://www.cemagraphics.com/plottert...tingMaster.pdf
ROBO Master ProTo set up for contour cutting in ROBO Master Pro, create your graphic in whatever graphics program you have. If you're working with a vector program, you can create your cutting paths, too.Export your graphic (without cutting paths) as a raster file like a JPG or BMP. If you created cutting paths, export those as a DXF (without your graphic).If you created cutting paths in your graphics program, in ROBO Master Pro, go to File -> Load DXF. Then set up your page and registration mark settings. Then import your image by going to Insert -> File. You then need to line your cutting path and your image up manually, which is kind of a pain as there's no live preview of where you're moving your path or image.If you want ROBO Master Pro to create your cutting paths automatically, select and right-click on your graphic and select "Get Ouline". Adjust your settings or even edit your bitmap (in black and white), then press "Convert to Outline". The biggest difference between creating your cutting paths in ROBO Master Pro vs CutStudio is that you're given the option to create your paths as "Outer Frame Only", in which none of your inner elements (areas that show up as white in the bitmap editing window) are converted to paths...only the outline, whereas in CutStudio, it seems, you don't have that option. Press "Paste then Exit".Set up your page size and registration mark settings and move your graphic to within your regisrtation marks, making sure that your graphic doesn't extend beyond your reg marks and no part of your graphic that will print is within the little cross-hatched areas of your page (in your reg marks).You're now ready to print and cut.PrintingPrint as you normally would in any of these programs. If you're printing an inkjet transfer for light fabrics, what I would do in any of these programs is mirror your image in your design program, along with your cutting paths, then save.Remember not to print your cutting paths.
CUTTING withGraphtec CE5000 SeriesIllustrator or CorelDRAW:

Load your printed media into your plotter with the side that has the space to the TOP. If you're cutting most inkjet transfers, use a carrier sheet. You can place your pinch rollers either on your printed media or on your carrier, it doesn't matter.
In Illustrator, go to File -> Cutting Master 2 ->Cut/Plot.
In CorelDRAW, go to your Application Launcher and press Cut/Plot.
Make sure your cutting orientation is set up properly for your particular print (if portrait, make sure that you cut normally and for landscape, make sure your cuts are rotated.
Also, make sure your mirroring is set to normal, not mirrorred.Go to your Layers/Colors tab and either select your cutting paths layer and deselect all others, or select your cutting path's color and deselect all others (I like to use No Fill for my cutting paths.)
Now go to your last tab and make sure "Use Registration Marks" checked.Hit Send.
You will now have a little popup that tells you to align your blade to your first registration mark.
Do that using the arrow keys on your plotter.
Make sure your blade is positioned about mid-way on either line of your lower-right reg mark.
Go back to your computer and hit OKYour machine will now attempt to read each of your reg marks and then cut.Done.ROBO Master ProIn ROBO Master Pro, make sure your output setting are correct, then send to your cutter.
You will then need to go through the same proceedure as above with setting your blade above your first regisrtation mark, go back to your computer, and hit OK.
Again, it will attempt to find your registration marks, and then cut.Done.
Conclusions:
Some people may have different methods than described above. If you use another method, please post it here.
As far as setting up your graphic and cutting paths, I prefer to do things in CorelDRAW.
Personal preference, and everyone has their own.I really like the way I can work from CorelDRAW with our Graphtec, and I have a nice little system set up.
But...I REALLY hate the way I and so many other people get regirstation mark read errors so often.
This machine really takes finesse.
Another thing I like about contour cutting on the Graphtec is that you can maximize your printing area by using a carrier sheet and placing your pinch rollers on the carrier sheet.
What I really hate, tho, is the two-step process of sending your cuts to the plotter and then needing to position your blade over your first reg mark, and for this reason alone, I LOVE contour cutting with the Roland!I had ONE read error with the Roland, and it was my mistake.
I put the pinch rollers on the carrier sheet once, not realizing that they NEEDED to be on the printed sheet. Easy enough to fix.Another thing...with the Graphtec, especially in the beginning until you're used to the way it works, I suggest importing your graphics into ROBO Master Pro and doing your cutting from there.
You will know that your registration marks are where they need to be in order to not get read errors.
It's a pain to use ROBO Master Pro if you want to use your own cutting paths, but it will save many headaches as you're actually trying to cut.As far as software goes...I think it's a wash.
I like some of the features of ROBO Master Pro (especially the way you automatically create cutting paths and bitmaps importing at the proper size), but I prefer almost everything else in CutStudio.
Overall, I think the Roland wins, hands-down, because of ease of cutting.
Both of them take a little bit of work to get your graphics set up properly, and I do prefer the way I can use CorelDRAW, but having all of those reg mark read errors has really gotten to me.
If you plan on using a lot of contour cutting in your business, do yourself a favor and buy a GX-24. For Contour Cutting, this machine is a dream come true.

What is Contour Cutting

I've heard it asked many times what Contour Cutting is.Contour Cutting is the process of cutting a contour, either around the perimeter of a printed graphic, or in a specific shape, whether rectangular, circular, or an arbitrary shape around a printed graphic.
Here are two examples of Print & Cut stickers that we did for packaging for one client of ours:
And an Inkjet Transfer (JPSS):
The stickers were cut on a Roland GX-24, .As you can see, you can cut all types of items with a plotter that has an optical eye that will read registration marks.
Caution: Not all plotters with "Optical Eyes" will read registration marks.
Many of the less expesive models state that they have optical eyes, but they are solely for the purpose of reading the size of your media, and unless they specifically say that they will read "Registration Marks", they will NOT contour cut.
Example: I'm supposed to be comparing the US Cutter Copam 2500 with the Roland GX-24. While the Copam has an optical eye, it is for reading the size of your media ONLY, and is not capable of contour cutting, which is why it is not being included in this comparison.Setting Up Your Contour CutsRoland GX-24Setting up your contour Cuts for cutting is on a Roland GX-24 is done either in CutStudio, Illustrator, or CorelDRAW, but ultimately ends up in CutStudio.Illustrator or CorelDRAWWhen setting up your graphic in Illustrator or CorelDRAW, create your graphic, and then either a)user a part of your graphic as your cutting path, or b) create a new cutting path around (or even within) your graphic.Save your graphic (without your cutting path) as a JPG or BMP, then rasterize it (SAVE A BACKUP FIRST!!!).Then, using the export filter (sorry, I'm not sure how to access it in Illustrator. Maybe Josh or someone that uses Illustrator with their GX-24 can elaborate)(In CorelDRAW, you would run the CutStudio export macro.), export your graphic to CutStudio. If done properly, you will see your cutting path and a rectangle.
The rectangle is the container where your rasterized graphic was in relation to your cutting path. (Unfortunately, and I've talked to Dana from Roland about this, the export filter does NOT include any raster information when you go to CutStudio.)Now import your graphic (as a JPG or BMP that you saved earlier) into CutStudio. You will most likely need to resize it as it imports at a very low dpi and will look HUGE compared to your cutting path and page. Get the dimensions of your graphic from Illustrator or CorelDRAW.Then align your bitmap with the container rectangle that was imported from Illy or Corel. Select the container rectangle and delete it. Your cutting paths should now be lined up with your graphic where you want to cut.
Now go to File -> Print & CutSet up your printer for the size of your paper, then click the button that says "Fit into shared area for cutting and printing", which will move your registration marks to their outermost bounds. Hit OK.Select both your graphic and your cutting paths and move them so that they are completely within your registration marks.You're now ready to print and cut.

CutStudio

If you don't have Illustrator or CorelDRAW, you can import a JPG or BMP into CutStudio to contour cut it. Size it as necessary.If you want to cut along the borders of your graphic (like the outline of a person), right-click on your graphic and choose "Image Outline". Adjust your settings as necessary, and hit "OK.If you don't want any of the cutting paths that were created, select your cutting paths and go to Objet -> Brek Polyline. Select any paths that you don't want (be sure not so accidentally select any that you DO want), and delete them. This is especially important if you have white in your design as it will create a path around those areas of your graphic.If you want to create arbitrary cutting paths, use the design tools available to make whatever cutting paths you'd like.File -> Cut & Print, and follow the directions listed above to set up your page size and registration marks and move your graphic and cutting paths.

Redsail cutter can be used directly form coreldraw

Hi,
I got the problem about the redsail cutter from a new user ,iam giving the question and the answer which will be helpfull to many users alos.
Question
I have just bought a Redsail cutter/plotter and with it came the Software for Artcut 2009. I am use to working in CorelDraw and now I have to try and learn this new program (Artcut 2009). The problem is that many of my clients send their work in jpg to me and I have no idea how to convert the files from jpg in CorelDraw to work in Artcut 2009. I have contacted Redsail and they have said that I should buy the Cutmate software which then includes a dongle so that my Redsail cutter could work with CorelDraw, the problem is the Cutmate program cost R15 US dollars and the postage to South Africa is R70 US dollars... I think it is crazy!!!

Could you perhaps assist me with this problem?
Answer
I have gone through your problem,don't worry.
Here is a solution,
Redsail can be used directly from coreldraw and driver is also available on internet or u can ask it to me also.
so there is no need to buy any dongle and cutmate also.
You can convert the files from JPEG to EPS (which is better for cutter users)using IMPORT/EXPORT option in CorelDraw.It is very simple .
* Select the object.
* Go to File--Import--give filename--set the save to file format to EPS---click next--ok.
and you will get the file converted to EPS.
Please note that the EPS format should postscript and not adobe illust.for better results(quality and sharpness).Instade of converting the files from coreldraw you can directly send files from coreldraw to cutter.Try this and u will get the better results.you can contact me or reffer my blog for more help.
Regards,
umesh.

How to install and use the macros?

How to install and use the macros?

Macros for CorelDRAW are usually distributed as separate GMS files. In order to install these macros, just copy (unzip) the files listed on this page in Draw\GMS folder in your current installation. If this folder doesn't exists, create it first. For example, if you installed CorelDRAW in "C:\Program Files\Corel\Graphics10", then you need to copy the GMS file(s) into "C:\Program Files\Corel\Graphics10\Draw\GMS". Restart CorelDRAW and it should pick up the new module automatically.

In order to run a macro, just go to Tools>Visual Basic>Play... menu then pick up the GMS module in "Macros in" list and select the macro to play.

for more help :-mail to comcaresystem@rediffmail.com

convert image to a vector graphic format using Adobe Illustrator’s “Live Trace” function

Do you have a bitmap (pixel based) image you would like to convert to vector? Translation: Do you have a picture you want to cut out in vinyl? It’s easy to convert black and white images (and even some other images) to a vector graphic format using Adobe Illustrator’s “Live Trace” function. Follow these steps carefully, their order is important.

Pro Tip: For images not so fabulously suited for this purpose, don’t be afraid to use Photoshop to put it into grey scale. Also, use a Blur for smoother edges on images that you’ve enlarged. Pixelation is difficult for tracing.

1. Open a new Illustrator Document.

2. Paste our friend here into the middle of the document. You can leave his size alone.

3. While he is selected (You should see a blue box around him) go to the “Object” Menu.

Select “Ungroup”. Then, from the “Object” menu again, select “Clipping Mask” (near the bottom) and hit Release.

4. Deselect the object by clicking on white space outside the blue box.

5. You’re now ready to trace. Select the “Object” Menu once again, and go to “Live Trace” and then “Make”.

Pro Tip: If for some reason, make is not available, you’ve not followed the previous 5 steps correctly.

6. Most of the time, You’re done. Save in your favorite Vinyl friendly format, and get to cutting. However, sometimes, the trace looks like an impressionist painting of it’s former self. If this is the case, read on:

7. From the “Object” Menu, select “Live Trace” and go to “Tracing Options”

8. In the top left hand corner of the menu there is a drop down box labeled “Preset”. There is a TON of different options in here like “Line Drawing”, “Comic Art”, “Ink Drawing”, etc. Try them all. Just because it says “Comic Art” doesn’t mean it won’t work awesome for your picture. One of these presets will solve 99% of all tracing problems.

9. If it doesn’t work on ANY of the presets, find the one that works the closest. In the window there are lots of numbers and options. …. Start playing.

Foison vinyl cutter c24 communication settings

If you cannot get your cutter working, check that you've followed these steps carefully.

1) Turn your cutter off, and plug it into a free USB port on your computer. The new hardware wizard should appear, or if you've already done this, it should go "Bing Bong"

2) On the cutter, Keep hitting "Menu" until you see the setting for "Baud." The value should read 09600/38400. If it does not, use the arrow keys to make that so. Then, hit mode until you see normal screen FOISON.

3) Make a note of the Com port and set the flow control. To do this: Go to Start, and then Run. In the box enter:

devmgmt.msc

or right click "my computer"--properties--device manager---ports.Then, hit OK.

4) Hit the plus sign next to "Ports COM And LPT"

5) You should see "USB Serial Adapter", Right click on this and go to "Properties"

6) From there, select "Port Settings".Adjust the Boud Rate as per cutter setting. Set the flow control to "X-ON/X-OFF"

7) Hit "Advanced", Make a note of the Com Port, and if possible change it to something 1-4 if they're not in use.

8. Hit apply and OK to leave those menus. Close device manager.

9) Open Flexi, use the "T" on the left hand side to type a couple of letters.

10) Go to File, then hit "Cut/Plot"

11) This opens the Cut Plot screen. In the top left you should see CM-24 @ com x or CX-24 @ com x. The x needs to match up with the com port we noted earlier. If it does not:

12)Hit the properties button under theCM-24 @ com x drop down box. Select the right hand most tab. It has a picture of something that looks like a microphone.

13) At the top, change the com port to match yours. Hit OK

14) At the bottom, make sure "Flow Control" says "X-ON/X-OFF"

15) Hit "Send" on the cut plot screen. Your cutter should come to life.

For more information mail to : comcaresystem@rediffmail.com

Add Cropmark to your object in CorelDraw

How To Add Cropmark to your object in CorelDraw

· There's a free crop mark macro at macromonster.com

· You can set this option in Print dialoge box under Prepress options.

· Crop marks are normally needed post press processes & so can be put while printing the document and are not seen in the artwork (normal mode)

· For your specific need to have the cropmarks in the artwork, either you should draw/create the crop marks

· no version of Corel allows the marks to be edited. Although, you can download a crop mark generator from here...
CorelDRAW/Corel DESIGNER VBA macros

· and I'll send it to you with instructions. I use it all day every day, good macro!

· You can create your own custom marks and save them as a symbol.

· Create your marks, select them adn then got to Edit> Symbol> New Symbol. It will open a dialog box for you to name it. When you want to apply it, open the symbols docker and just drag it onto the page where you want it.

· As a note, when you save something as a symbol, you can use as many instances of symbols in your design as you wish. It does not increase your file size at all.

· I have the macro that can be used to creat the cropmarks in coreldraw and corel designer, mail to comcaresystem@rediffmail.com

·

Roland GX-24 and print and cut function

Roland GX-24 and print and cut function

1. Develop your design in Corel or PhotoShop
2. Save it as a jpeg or bitmap.
3. Open Cut Studio and go to File and select the Print / Cut function. This will drop your registration marks.
4. Click on the import icon on the toolbar and select your graphic.
5. Click on the graphic and size the graphic to the desire size.
6. Then print the graphic.
7. Click on the graphic and go to Image Outline function under the Object heading.
8. Slide the Alignment Image Density ruler across to the right so that it removes most of the contour lines. Click on the extract contour lines and close that window.
9. Select the icon on the left that shows all the contour nodes. Delete out all the nodes in the inside that you don't want to be cut out.
10. Align the printed transfer on the GX-24. Select the "Sheet" function and the proper downforce pressure.
11. Click the Cut button and let the cutter do its magic.
12. Weed the excess polymer and transfer.

Graphetec CE5000 Problems with Solutions

The STATUS lamp on the control panel does not light up.

Power is not being fed to the cutting plotter.

Check to confirm that the power cord is securely connected to the cutting plotter

AC line inlet and the electrical outlet.

The STATUS lamp on the control panel lights up, but nothing appears on the display

panel.

The cutting plotter is defective. Contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec dealer.

OFFSCALE is displayed when data is received.

Some areas cannot be cut.

The data received lies outside the cutting/plotting area set.

Set the cutting/plotting area

Check the page-length setting

The data received is larger than the

cutting/plotting area set.

Replace with a larger-size medium.

Reduce the data size.

Cannot maintain the cutting conditions

Cannot change the cutting conditions

The cutter-pen condition-setting priority

is set to PROGRAM.

Set the condition setting priority to MANUAL

ENTER was not pressed after the settings were changed.

Check the operation and reset the cutter-

pen conditions .

“LOAD MEDIA” is displayed even when the medium has been loaded.

The medium is semi-transparent and is not detected by the media sensors.

Set the media-sensor setting to DISABLE, and set the cutting/plotting area

The medium is not detected by the media sensors due to strong reflected

light.

Change the lighting direction and avoid direct sunlight.

The medium is not loaded so that it passes the media sensors.

Load so that the medium passes over the media sensors.

The right-hand pinch roller is not positioned over the right-hand long grit

roller.

Position the right-hand pinch roller over the right-hand long grit roller.

The medium is skewed. The left-hand pinch roller is not positioned over the left-hand grit roller.

Position the left-hand pinch roller overthe left-hand grit roller.

The medium was loaded at an angle. Reload the medium.

The length of the medium to be cut was not drawn out first when the

medium was loaded.

Draw out the required length of roll medium to be used.

The medium is suddenly fed forward.

The selections for medium loading are

incorrect.

Check the medium selection (ROLL1-----to check the width and edge of medium.

PRESS ENTR,

ROLL2 ----to check the width and no edge will be detected .

PRESS ENTR,

SHEET-----to check the width and length of medium .

PRESS ENTR).

Abnormal noise is generated by the cutter during cutting.

The cutter plunger tip is in contact with the medium.

Adjust the cutter-blade extension

. Reduce the cutting force

The “NO MEDIA” error message is displayed during a cutting/plotting operation

and operation is halted (CE5000-60/120 only).

“Paper End” was detected erroneously.

Press the “ENTER” key to continue

cutting/plotting and to disable any subsequent “Paper End” detection.

To enable subsequent “Paper End”detection, lower the media set lever

and perform a feed operation.

The cut corners are too rounded or too pointed.

The cutter offset does not match the blade type used.

Adjust the cutter offset value Corners are rounded: Increase the value.

Corners are pointed:

Reduce the value.

The medium curls up at the corners.

The blade offset angle is too small.

Increase the offset angle

The blade is extended too far.

Adjust the blade extension length

The cutter offset does not match the blade type used.

Adjust the offset

The cutting speed is too high.

Reduce the cutting speed

The blade is dull.

Replace the cutter blade

Only the initial section cut is satisfactory.

The cutter blade is not rotating

smoothly in the holder.

Clean inside the holder.

The offset force is insufficient.

Increase the offset force

The CB09UA spring is missing.

Replace the blade with a spring attached.

The cutter blade does not completely cut lines that should be solid (blade skips).

Solid lines are not cut at a constant depth (mild skipping).

The blade is extended too far. Adjust the blade extension length

The cutting speed is too high.

Reduce the cutting speed

Curved lines have coarse resolution.

The cutting data is too coarse

Correct so that the application data is

output with greater detail.

The blade offset angle is too small.

Increase the offset angle Characters or complex figures

are deformed.

The step-pass setting is too large. Reduce the step-pass setting

The cutting start and end points for figures do not match.

The data is not connected. Check by plotting using a pen, and correct

the data.

The offset force is too low. Increase the offset force

The film is too flimsy. Use a stiffer film.

The cutter blade is not rotating smoothly in the holder.

Clean inside the holder.

Cannot cut to the specified

size

The step size for the software and

the cutting plotter do not match.

Adjust the step-size settings so that they

match

Scaling has been specified in the

software.

Check the scaling.

The length cut differs from that

specified.

The medium is slipping.

Reduce the cutting speed

Reduce the pen-up speed

The distance correction is not

correct.

Adjust the distance correction

The medium is discolored

where the blade cut.

The cutter plunger tip is in contact

with the medium.

Adjust the blade extension length

Reduce the cutting force

The cutter blade cuts into the

backing sheet.

The blade is extended too far. Adjust the blade extension length

The cutting force is too high. Reduce the cutting force

The medium is cut, but it is difficult to weed afterward.

The cut medium cannot be picked up using a retack sheet.

The retack sheet is not sufficiently adhesive.

Use a retack sheet with greater adhesion.

The medium becomes entangled

after cutting.

Adjust the blade extension length

Reduce the cutting force

Weeding of the cut medium was left too long.

Weed the cut medium promptly.

Characters and lines are deformed when plotted using

the pen.

A blade has been selected in the cutter-pen settings.

Select PEN

An unintentional L shape is

cut.

“2 mm (BELOW)” has been

selected for the INT.B (Blade-tip

Initial Position) setting.

Select “OUTSIDE” for the INT.B (Blade-tip

Initial Position) setting.

CURRENT LIMIT or POSITION ALARM is displayed.

The STATUS lamp flickers.

The cutting conditions are not suitable for the

medium being cut.

Reduce the cutting speed.

Reduce the cutting force

Excessive load is causing the current to the

motor to exceed the rated value.

Remove the obstruction and turn the cutting plotter back on.

The pen carriage movement is being obstructed.

The pen carriage was subjected to external pressure during cutting.

Scraps of the medium in the moving parts are impeding operation.

If this problem occurs frequently, contact your sales representative or nearest

Graphtec dealer.

SPEED ERROR is displayed.

The STATUS lamp flickers.

The pen carriage was subjected to external pressure after the power was turned on.

Turn the cutting plotter off and then back on again.

The internal speed control is faulty.

If this problem occurs frequently, contact your sales representative or nearest

Graphetec CE5000-60 Functions

Pressing the (PAUSE) key in READY mode displays the PAUSE menu, enabling the various settings to be made.
Select the required menu by scrolling through the list using the (NEXT) or (PREV.) key.

• FEED
• MOVE TO R. MARK
• AUTO PRE FEED
• TANGENTIAL
• AUTO REG. MARK
• CLEAR BUFFER
• AXIS ALIGNMENT
• DISTANCE ADJUST
• PAGE LENGTH
• PLOT AREA
• EXPAND
• ROTATE
• MIRROR
• COPY
• SORT
• RS-232C
• COMMAND
• BLADE WEAR SETUP
• PEN UP/DOWN
• TEST
• PEN UP SPEED
• OFFSET FORCE
• OFFSET ANGLE
• STEP PASS
• INIT. DOWN FORCE
• LENGTH UNIT

vinyl cutter basic information

Basic Information about Cutting Plotter

Monday, January 5th, 2009

A cutting plotter ( or sometimes it is also called vinyl cutter) is similar to a regular wide-format printer, except that it uses a cutting blade instead of a writing stylus or printer head. Instead of adding ink to paper, it cuts shapes out of raw materials, often vinyl. Cutting plottersare used to create packaging prototypes, signmaking  and to cut out letters. Cutting plotters can be set up as a single function devices, or as multifunction tools that can both print and cut. If you are interested in buying a plotter cutter for your business, there are a few things you need to know.

Basic features of a plotter cutter
If you are looking for a basic plotter cutter then there are three main features that you will want to examine.

·                            First, look at the size of the machine. Since size is going to impact the cost of the machine, you don’t want to buy a cutting plotter that is oversized for the projects that your company does. On the other hand, you also don’t want to buy a plotter cutter that is too small to handle the projects you have on deck.  Redsail will provide different models with different sizes.

·                            Next you will want to look at the cutting force of the machine. Most machines will have a range of cutting forces that you can select from such as a cutting force range of 30 to 500 gf (gram force), so ask the dealer what cutting  force is required for your application.

·                            The final feature to look at is the cutting resolution. The cutting resolution will determine the fineness of the lines and grooves that you will be able to make. Cutting resolution is usually measured in millimeters per step.

vinyl cutter basic information

Basic Information about Cutting Plotter

Monday, January 5th, 2009

A cutting plotter ( or sometimes it is also called vinyl cutter) is similar to a regular wide-format printer, except that it uses a cutting blade instead of a writing stylus or printer head. Instead of adding ink to paper, it cuts shapes out of raw materials, often vinyl. Cutting plottersare used to create packaging prototypes, signmaking  and to cut out letters. Cutting plotters can be set up as a single function devices, or as multifunction tools that can both print and cut. If you are interested in buying a plotter cutter for your business, there are a few things you need to know.

Basic features of a plotter cutter
If you are looking for a basic plotter cutter then there are three main features that you will want to examine.

·                            First, look at the size of the machine. Since size is going to impact the cost of the machine, you don’t want to buy a cutting plotter that is oversized for the projects that your company does. On the other hand, you also don’t want to buy a plotter cutter that is too small to handle the projects you have on deck.  Redsail will provide different models with different sizes.

·                            Next you will want to look at the cutting force of the machine. Most machines will have a range of cutting forces that you can select from such as a cutting force range of 30 to 500 gf (gram force), so ask the dealer what cutting  force is required for your application.

·                            The final feature to look at is the cutting resolution. The cutting resolution will determine the fineness of the lines and grooves that you will be able to make. Cutting resolution is usually measured in millimeters per step.

installation process for Redsail vinyl cutter

(1) Place the machine: 
Put the machine on a horizontal table, change plotter four foots, to keep plotter very horizontally. Make enough space not only to the front of plotters but also to the back of plotter.
No shake when plotter is running. Don’t touch the  vinyl cutter with magnet. Put the plotter in cleaning room. 
Suggest you connect the machine’s metals shell with the ground using a
metal wire, to avoid ESD.

(2) First power on, examining plotter: 
Set the power wire to machine power port, connect the power wire to AC220V power. Switching the power on, the green LED on keyboard will
light when power is on. Later, the carriage must move to right side itself, and return a little. This is the initialization of cutting plotter. The message of
speed and pressure will be showed on the LCD monitor. Followed are the
machine  parameters: 
Speed: 600mm/s
Pressure: 150g

(3) Connect to computer: 
You can choose the computer port (com1 or com2). 
Turn off the computer power; turn off the plotter power. 
Connect one side of the RS232 wire to computer RS232 port, other side be
connect to plotter. 
Turn on computer; turn on the plotter, waiting a moment for machine
examining itself. 
Run the any Sign software (Such as Easycut; Flexisign; etc), choose
“HPGL language cutting plotter”, and setup the software parameter as the
following:
Port: com1 or com2
Baud rate: 9600
Parity: None
Data bit: 8
Stop bit: 1
Data flow control: RTS/CTS; XON/XOFF 
Above is done, every thing will be ok. If the red LED on keyboard is light,
please press the “ONLINE” key one time. When the green LED on keyboard is
light, you can output the data from computer to your cutting plotter.

installation process for Redsail vinyl cutter

(1) Place the machine: 
Put the machine on a horizontal table, change plotter four foots, to keep plotter very horizontally. Make enough space not only to the front of plotters but also to the back of plotter.
No shake when plotter is running. Don’t touch the  vinyl cutter with magnet. Put the plotter in cleaning room. 
Suggest you connect the machine’s metals shell with the ground using a
metal wire, to avoid ESD.

(2) First power on, examining plotter: 
Set the power wire to machine power port, connect the power wire to AC220V power. Switching the power on, the green LED on keyboard will
light when power is on. Later, the carriage must move to right side itself, and return a little. This is the initialization of cutting plotter. The message of
speed and pressure will be showed on the LCD monitor. Followed are the
machine  parameters: 
Speed: 600mm/s
Pressure: 150g

(3) Connect to computer: 
You can choose the computer port (com1 or com2). 
Turn off the computer power; turn off the plotter power. 
Connect one side of the RS232 wire to computer RS232 port, other side be
connect to plotter. 
Turn on computer; turn on the plotter, waiting a moment for machine
examining itself. 
Run the any Sign software (Such as Easycut; Flexisign; etc), choose
“HPGL language cutting plotter”, and setup the software parameter as the
following:
Port: com1 or com2
Baud rate: 9600
Parity: None
Data bit: 8
Stop bit: 1
Data flow control: RTS/CTS; XON/XOFF 
Above is done, every thing will be ok. If the red LED on keyboard is light,
please press the “ONLINE” key one time. When the green LED on keyboard is
light, you can output the data from computer to your cutting plotter.

coreldraw plug-in for redsail vinyl cutters

RRedsail Technology Co., Ltd
Installation of CorelDraw Drivers
1. Install the redsail cutting plotter driver
A. Run the RedSailDrv from CD
B. Select the REDSAIL CUTTER PLOTTER(HPGL) driver
You must select the REDSAIL CUTTER PLOTTER(HPGL) driver,then click OK to continue.
Installation is finished,a REDSAIL printer is in your printers folder: 1
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2. Printer Settings
After you set REDSAIL CUTTER PLOTTER as default printer, then make the settings as follows:
A. Ports Settings
For COM1 or COM2, just change ‘’the Flow control’’ to XON/XOFF. 2
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B. PAPER Settings,
(1) Click the “Printing Preferences”
(2) Set the Paper Size
(3) Set the Print Quality(Low) 3
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3. CorelDraw OutPut
A. Edit Work
(1) For letter or character, first SKETCH them (as Figure 1), then FILL them with NOFILL
(as Figure 2), and PRINT.
Figure 1. CorelDraw Design - 1
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Figure 2. CorelDraw Design - 2
B. Online with the Redsail Cutting Plotter:
Before you send out the data to the cutting plotter, please plug the dongle to the usb port of your PC. ONLINE with the Cutting plotter, then you can press “PRINT” to send the data and communicate with the cutting plotter.
C. Print Settings
Select File \ Print, it will display like Figure.3, and do make the right Print settings as Figure 3.
Figure 3. Proper Settiing 5

coreldraw plug-in for redsail vinyl cutters

RRedsail Technology Co., Ltd
Installation of CorelDraw Drivers
1. Install the redsail cutting plotter driver
A. Run the RedSailDrv from CD
B. Select the REDSAIL CUTTER PLOTTER(HPGL) driver
You must select the REDSAIL CUTTER PLOTTER(HPGL) driver,then click OK to continue.
Installation is finished,a REDSAIL printer is in your printers folder: 1
Redsail Technology Co., Ltd
2. Printer Settings
After you set REDSAIL CUTTER PLOTTER as default printer, then make the settings as follows:
A. Ports Settings
For COM1 or COM2, just change ‘’the Flow control’’ to XON/XOFF. 2
Redsail Technology Co., Ltd
B. PAPER Settings,
(1) Click the “Printing Preferences”
(2) Set the Paper Size
(3) Set the Print Quality(Low) 3
Redsail Technology Co., Ltd
3. CorelDraw OutPut
A. Edit Work
(1) For letter or character, first SKETCH them (as Figure 1), then FILL them with NOFILL
(as Figure 2), and PRINT.
Figure 1. CorelDraw Design - 1
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Figure 2. CorelDraw Design - 2
B. Online with the Redsail Cutting Plotter:
Before you send out the data to the cutting plotter, please plug the dongle to the usb port of your PC. ONLINE with the Cutting plotter, then you can press “PRINT” to send the data and communicate with the cutting plotter.
C. Print Settings
Select File \ Print, it will display like Figure.3, and do make the right Print settings as Figure 3.
Figure 3. Proper Settiing 5

Foison vinyl cutter c24

I have faced one problem in c24 cutter, the cutter is not moving smoothly but paper movement is smooth .
I have problem related to y-motor movements, as the moter is not changing the direction smoothly.
I have checked the motor ic's.
I have checked the power supply,
I have also changed the board also.
          But the problem remains there .
  I have changed the carriage P.C.B. sensor (sensor for home/end sensor )
and the problem solved.

Foison vinyl cutter c24

I have faced one problem in c24 cutter, the cutter is not moving smoothly but paper movement is smooth .
I have problem related to y-motor movements, as the moter is not changing the direction smoothly.
I have checked the motor ic's.
I have checked the power supply,
I have also changed the board also.
          But the problem remains there .
  I have changed the carriage P.C.B. sensor (sensor for home/end sensor )
and the problem solved.

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• · FlexiSign related problems
• · All types of software problems
• · All types of ready to cut industrial logos
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• · All types of ready to print cliparts
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Free technical support and advise to all vinyl cutter users and buyers

We are in the sign industry from last 10 years; we are providing service tol branded vinyl cutting plotters (ROLAND,GRAPHETEC,MIMAKI,) and good quality china vinyl cutting plotters(REDSAIL,FOISON,PCUT).

Now we started a blog service for vinyl cutters; on this blog we will provide free technical support and advise to all vinyl cutter users and buyers.you can ask any question on vinyl cutter here.

We provide service to

· All types of repairing of

ROLAND,GRAPHETEC,MIMAKI,REDSAIL,FOISON,PCUT vinyl cutters/plotters

• All types of software related problems of vinyl cutters/plotters
• · SignWizard related problems
• · FlexiSign related problems
• · All types of software problems
• · All types of ready to cut industrial logos
• · All types of ready to cut cliparts
• · All types of ready to cut cliparts,logos,designs and symbols
• · All types of ready to print cliparts
• · All types of ready to print backgrounds

we are dealing in all branded vinyl cutting plotters (ROLAND,GRAPHETEC,MIMAKI,) and good quality china vinyl cutting plotters(REDSAIL,FOISON,PCUT).we are dealing in all branded vinyl cutting plotters (ROLAND,GRAPHETEC,MIMAKI,) and good quality china vinyl cutting plotters(REDSAIL,FOISON,PCUT).

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