why are the vertical cuts in text AI files not working?

[Graeme Speirs]

if you go to

VIEW then WIREFRAME and highlight all the text then go into ARRANGE and then WELD It it should be a solid file to cut?

another option is to export as a WMF (windows meta file) maybe?

not sure if this will help but worht a dabble.

cheers
g

[Terry Bull]

Thanks for your reply Graeme
the text is fine in corel when i save it
the lines appear only when i open in easysign for cutting

As the easysign is only a basic program to run the plotter i cannot edit it in that
Terry

[Graeme Speirs]

is the security key or dongle in place ok? on instances when this is not present it creates cut lines? just a thought?

[Dan Osterbery]

had a similiar problem from corel to magicut!

you have too weld the letters together

this should solve it

regards

Dan

[Ian Muir]

Happens to me sometimes when I export from corel to signlab to cut (exported in WMF).

I export as curves so text is converted to curves.

The vertical lines appear when there are too many nodes in one curve, I solve it by breaking the text apart and then exporting, this results in lots of sections with fewer nodes in each which signlab can handle

Ian :lol1:

[Terry Bull]

Graeme

Everything is in order so this may have just developed since i had problems with a virus a few days ago
To cure it ‘had Norton’s installed and a full ‘tune up’ (by them )since then
I’m having problems with opening signlab

got to reload it but currently cant find my sons disks etc and sadly he’s no longer with us

i see theres good news regarding nortons on another thread
why is it you read this stuff APTERWARDS….!

[Terry Bull]

Well i managed to get the file to open correctly for cutting and the way i did it was to reimport in corel (it still showed the lines when opened )
weld…. that lost the lines then… break curves and export as an ai again as curves
If you export without breaking the curves your cuts remain

worked for me

Thanks to all that advised
Terry

[Ian Muir]

Glad to be of assistance whenever I can Terry, like so many others on here.

I don’t know if it’s the export filters that don’t like too many nodes and so split it into vertical panels or if it’s the import commands in the sign cutting software in any case the threshold seems to be around any single curve of about 1000 nodes or more gets split

Ian :lol1:

[Alan Drury]

Vertical lines when exporting from corel as Illustrator files. On export ensure the option ‘simulate complex filled shapes is OFF ( I turn off outline effects too).
Alan D