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Unusual question?
I am new to these boards after finding the forum looking for some help for my cutter. I have no wish to use my plotter cutter for vinyl signs as I use it for our craft business. I have had a small graphtec machine for a few years but have recently bought a cheap PCUT as i needed the larger size this could offer me (and I couldnt justify the cost of the larger Graphtec model for my home/hobby use)
I use photoshop and illustrator and graphtecs own controller but I could only get the Pcut working with the down-loadable demo of WinPCsign. To be fair my other software is much better but I couldn’t got it to recognize the PCUT.
I am using the cutter to cut thin card with a homemade carrier sheet as I do on my small graphtec cutter. But the software is driving me crazy – stopping all the time and just slowing up. I have not managed even a successful pen test with my designs with the PCUT yet.
Can anyone recommend a better package that will drive the PCUT that isnt going to cost the earth as I prefer my own graphics packages and would just like a driver to get the things cut?
I am sorry If this is not posted in the correct part of the forum but as it is mainly a software issue I though someone could advise me
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Hello Allan,
I am not familiar with the PCut myself but someone on here will be able to help. I think the PCut can be run with SignCut, if that’s any help.
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You can buy Artcut, it’s often bundled with the P-Cut. I think it is only about £25. You could still use illustrator to originate your artwork then import the files for cutting.
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so is artcut OK? does it provide the necessary driver files for the Pcut? I wasn’t sure whether the problems I was experiencing was just due to the fact that I am not cutting a roll of vinyl but sheets of A2!
Ah well, back to the practicing with the pen 🙂
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I use WinPCsign Letter on my P-Cut with no problems – not too sure about the demo version though – The import file option in WinPCsign allows import of ai/vector, jpeg & dxf files no problem and cuts images ok – providing you cut/plot through WinPCsign only.
I use Autocad & Corel Draw to create image – but cant plot directly to P-cut so files have to be imported into WinPCsign
Good luck
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quote Allan McKelvie:so is artcut OK? does it provide the necessary driver files for the Pcut? I wasn’t sure whether the problems I was experiencing was just due to the fact that I am not cutting a roll of vinyl but sheets of A2!
Ah well, back to the practicing with the pen 🙂
Artcut will certainly do what you want it to do, and very cheaply. It is a design package also but there is nothing to stop you designing in what you have & using it purely to cut. The guy from Sign Wizzard that post’s here sells it I think..
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Ah well Thanks for your advice, I have ordered the artcut software. I am sick of trying different demo versions and still not being able to do on the PCUT what I can do on my little graphtec
I only wish that software could work with both machines 🙂
Thanks for your support guys 🙂 it is appreciated for a newbie
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quote Allan McKelvie:I am new to these boards after finding the forum looking for some help for my cutter. I have no wish to use my plotter cutter for vinyl signs as I use it for our craft business. I have had a small graphtec machine for a few years but have recently bought a cheap PCUT as i needed the larger size this could offer me (and I couldnt justify the cost of the larger Graphtec model for my home/hobby use)
I use photoshop and illustrator and graphtecs own controller but I could only get the Pcut working with the down-loadable demo of WinPCsign. To be fair my other software is much better but I couldn’t got it to recognize the PCUT.
I am using the cutter to cut thin card with a homemade carrier sheet as I do on my small graphtec cutter. But the software is driving me crazy – stopping all the time and just slowing up. I have not managed even a successful pen test with my designs with the PCUT yet.
Can anyone recommend a better package that will drive the PCUT that isnt going to cost the earth as I prefer my own graphics packages and would just like a driver to get the things cut?
I am sorry If this is not posted in the correct part of the forum but as it is mainly a software issue I though someone could advise me
Many thanksCreation PCuts don’t come with a print driver, so you would require a signmaking program. SignCut and Signblazer should drive both your machines – but only on one PC, they both carry single user licences and can only be registered on a single PC
Paul
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managed to get a pcut 630 working this week using a demo version of signblazer elements,i couldnt get it to recognise any of the usual software.no probs with cutter now cuts spot on just limited with demo going to buy full program from signwizard
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WinpcSign should work great with the machine I used letter for ages until I lost the dammed disk and went and bought a new version PRO still works even on lump of junk vista machine that it works from. only thing is it has a soft dog and I really hate softdogs. just make sure you have the correct pcut model selected in the cutting control panel.
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