whats the best version of corel to use with summad-60?

[J. Hulme]

Sorry, but I really think corel is not the way to go, it’s not sign making software, it just substitutes it ( in my opinion) and you’ll just end up making everything far more complicated than it really is.

Buy dedicated sign making software.
And as you’re a new sign maker, with any plotter, you won’t go far wrong with Signlab.

(yes I recommended it! )

Buy the best package you can afford, fortunately some are modular so add to when you need to.
I’d really say go flexisign, but if you’re not printing, signlab is easier, once you find your way around signlab most software is similar 😉

[Rodney Gold]

Corel 12 is pretty good as a full graphics suite and has some powerful new tools that will make construction and drawing easier as well as some really nice features for tracing or outlining artwork for cutting. It imports and exports properly too and is most likely fine as a budget package. There is little it can’t do compared to a lot more expensive packages.
We have multiple machines and use it and AutoCad (tho Corel 12 has most of Acads features ver 11 didnt have , so Acad is used much less) as a design package for them (lasers , cnc , engravers , printers, cutters etc)
We do use signlab , but mostly as a “backend” IE the interface to machinery in terms of control (but you wouldn’t need stuff like toolpath generation for a overhead router) Nice thing about Corel is its price!!!
(circa 300 quid)

[Robert Lambie]

i dont use corel, messed around with it a few years back but moved to photoshop for image work. andrew uses corel at times though…
i prefer to use signlab for cut vinyl work and design, photoshop for image work.

i could be wrong, but nowadays, do you not need a plugin to cut from corel draw?

[Chris Wool]

hi
nothing i have seen or herd on here has convinced me to part with £1000+++++ for sign softwear coral 10 will do for starters cant comment on 12 but the import filters will be more up to date.
one pit fall though will be the d60 windows driver that comes with the plotter it used to have a 1600mm limit which can be overcome by a small transfer programme as i am aware graphtecs windows driver is 2750mm max & rolands 2500mm max lengths hope of help

chris

[Highlander]

always go for the latest version on the market, but get yorself a copy of Corel 5.0, youll find it very useful in opeaning the old .eps and .ai files

[Rodney Gold]

Heh – 12 does EPS and AI and DWG etc properly , gone are the days when you had to have several versions running to import/export:) (11 is fine in this regard too)

[Coupe_20v]

I’m running Corel Draw 10 with my D60. Summa provide a plug-in for the software to enable you to cut straight from Corel. It’s basic, but it works perfectly well and will probably last you a good year or so before you may feel the need to upgrade to something a bit more specialist.

I’ve had no problems using this set-up over the last few months 😀