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Media profiling in SignLab I see you are Flexi user, so don't take this as a jibe or such. I merely wish to mention for SignLab 7.1 Print and Cut users that they have access to Calibration Wizards for making custom media profiles. The system is considered to quite easy because the wizard...

In Outlook Express. Go Tools menu >> Options. Click the Security tab. Remove tick from checkbox "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus." To check overall Windows security settings for the Internet: Go Windows Start Menu >> Control Panel >>...

FYI. Old friend that had Powerbook. Disc was jammed, solution to hold unit upside-side down and perform eject.

Badges, decals and continuous cut Hi Adam, I'm going to mention a couple of SignLab tools to give you some ideas about improving your workflow. You mention Flexi, though I get the impression you are seeking a more general question about workflow tools. In SignLab, there is a Badging feature...

Measurement tool will scale the photo quickly In SignLab, the fast way to resize the photo is as follows: From the Measure Tools flyout, choose the Measurement tool. On the "tape measure" portion of the photo, left-click at the 0" tick. A handle will appear. Then left-click at the 1"...

SignLab provides wide selection devices The SignLab Vinyl Pro package supports a wide range of devices, including the PCut 1200. This will give you more options later when upgrading cutter and getting into print graphics. Note that you need to set DMPL mode from the cutter control panel...

Load spot foil palette With the Thermal Module, installations of SignLab include an assortment of manufacturer palettes with foil colors. Go Options menu >> Palette >> Open Manufacturer Palette. From the SignLab install directory, go Palettes >> Foils >> Roland, and choose the “rolandpc60.pal”...

Swap the printer cable Suggestion. Swap the printer cable with a known good one. Also, within Windows, check timeout conditions on the printer port. Rod

Right on! I'm glad that you figured that out. And thanks for posting to give other people insight. Cheers, Rod

Hi Brendan. Welcome to the forums!

Hi Stacy, Yes, the Cut menu mostly concerns the Cut Preview mode, whereas File >> Print and Cut Setup configures jobs for Print and Cut Preview mode. The exceptions are the contour cut controls under the Cut menu, which create cut lines that are valid for print and cut jobs. A little...

Welcome Welcome to the forums! I believe many of your answers can be found by searching previous forum threads. It would be good to post your conclusions later, so as to help refine your understanding. Cheers, Rod

Setting an overlap between job tiles Hi Stacy, From the File menu, go Print and Cut Setup. Click the Page Setup tab. In the Overlaps section, set the Horizontal and/or Vertical overlaps between tiles.In the Print and Cut Preview mode, when you click the Tiling button to adjust tiles, note...

In Summer 2006, someone posted a long thread that summarized the various sign software, bridge applications, plug ins, etc. It would probably be useful for you, though I am unable to locate the thread. Rod

Is it feasible to break a given job into tiles, so as to work within the 11.8" physical constraint? Rod

Yes, around here a "wrap" is a sandwich (usually) from a Lebanese restaurant. Perhaps you need to be bold about your statements in such a way as to educate people at the same time. For example, declaring (more or less) the terminology in a loud manner (e.g., "STELLAR VEHICLE WRAPS!") and then...

Yes, that is a familiar sensation, where the machine does not want to cooperate. Are you saying that not even sending a test cut works? I take it you're designing in Illustrator and then using a bridge to send cut data? Rod

Sounds good. So EPS sounds appropriate. A few years down the line, PDF might be more so. Cheers, Rod

Opened DWG files in EngraveLab I received both DWG files that were sent. Here is what I've observed: The files load into EngraveLab without error, though the text layout seems odd to me. The text letters load as line art objects, though the kerning seems too wide. For comparison, I tried...

<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Hi Roger, <o:p> </o:p> That sounds odd. You can save the file to disk, but you are unable to send that file as an e-mail attachment? <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Dave means HPGL. That’s a good...