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Summa s140 help
How would i go about cutting letters from my white vinyl without having to print the job with barcodes etc, Is there a way that the summa s140 just cuts the job ??? If a job was printed on black vinyl the barcode wouldnt be seen ??
cheers
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4 Replies
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Depends what software you are using Andy. From reading your other post the software that you use is for a specific purpose and not sure if you have the ability to cut direct.
Do you use, have access to any other software for design like Corel or Illustrator.
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Thanks for the reply
I have 2 computers in my office, One with Caldera which the printer and cutter is linked to and one that I use for designing my files etc on which has illustrator and photoshop and this is were i add the contours for the summa.
I basically use caldera to setup my printing job etc then print the job then move the job to the summa were i scan the barcode then align the cutter to the closest black square (guide I think) and then click ok on the summa, After this the job cuts automatically.
I really would like to learn more about this equipment as it was quite expensive and is probally getting about 40% of its potentional used 🙁
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Yer I had a quick look at the Caldera website, from what I could see it’s a specialised software package and works differently from software that most signmakers use. You would need to look into it a bit more yourself but I am guessing your best bet would be to install a plug in for illustrator on the design computer and cut directly from illustrator. Do a search on the boards as there may be several plug ins that will work with illustrator. They may depend on what plotter you have. Sorry to sound a bit vauge but I don’t use illustrator myself.
Have a look at the caldera site as it looked like they had a program for doing cut vinyl work that you may already have and just not be aware of.
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Thanks again for your fantastic help 🙂
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