Corel Draw and US cutter ?

[Bunky67]

I currently us Corel draw x5 with my Roland to cut vinyl. I was wondering if anyone has found a way to cut directly.from Corel to my US cutter MH871. I have exported from.Corel and imported into sign blazer but I don't care for that way.

Or is there a suggestion for a lower cost program that's better then sign blazer ?

 

[Northern Design]

Cutter

Check out CoCut or Sign Tools

 

[OldPaint]

if you have a ROLAND......and are cutting from corel..........WHY ARE YOU USING A US CUTTER??? somebody give it to you????
other then that there is no reason to have it))))) just a thought......HAVE YOU TRIED to send a file to the us cutter.......just lie you do files to your roland? they both read HPGL..................and if they are both 24" the roland driver should........cut to the us cutter))))

 

[Pixels Are Bad Mmmkay?]

Sign Cut is great and runs on a subscription so if you dont like it you arent stuck with it.

 

[wildindian]

Set up as a printer then cut very simple

 

[Mike001]

make sure to set the outline thickness to hairline.

 

[Bunky67]

US Cutter

Thanks I will try the sign cut and or using the hairline outline like the Roland.

The reason I'm wanting to use the us cutter is that my Roland only cuts approximately 13" and the us cutter will cut 24 ",

 

[Techman]

you can try cocut FREE for 30 days. When you see how good it is and you purchase it and never again pay a subscription fee.

Avoid all subscription based software and fees at all cost.

 

[Bunky67]

Set up as a printer then cut very simple

Do I use a null modem cable or just a regular serial cable

 

[OldPaint]

Your roland is a sticka?????

 

[Bunky67]

Your roland is a sticka?????

No my Roland is a PNC 950 or 1050 uses 15" perforated vinyl.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

No my Roland is a PNC 950 or 1050 uses 15" perforated vinyl.

See if you can download the plugin/drivers that Roland has for the CutStudio program. I do believe that CutStudio will support the legacy PNC cutters. I could be wrong, but worth a shot anyway.

 

[Bunky67]

My Roland works fine I'm trying to use my US cutter the same way I use my Roland

 

[Pixels Are Bad Mmmkay?]

you can try cocut FREE for 30 days. When you see how good it is and you purchase it and never again pay a subscription fee.

Avoid all subscription based software and fees at all cost.

SignCut also has a free trial and is available for subscription or as a full version. I only mentioned the subscription option because it is convenient for those who might want to try it beyond the free trial period or those on a limited budget. I've been using it for 4 years and it works very well. It has a lot of great options including a step cut feature that allows for exceptional tracking on less than exceptional cutters. SignCut Pro is also a $389.00 purchase compared to CoCut Pro at $599.00. CoCut may have more features, but then SignCut offers every feature we've ever needed.

 

[gaanjer]

just put contour cut on corel. import in PDF and works

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

There is a macro plugin called e-cut for Corel that looks to support most of the USCUTTER branded models. You can also set up the cutter as a print in windows and send HPGL code to it directly from CorelDraw.

 

[Bunky67]

What cable ?

If I set this up as a printer Can I use A USB cable or do I need a serial cable ?


If I need a serial cable do I use a regular cable or Null Modem ?

Thanks for all the help and replies

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

You should be able to use a USB cable as long as you have the driver for the Cutter.

 

[OldPaint]

PNC-950 is A 24" CUTTER!!!(Acceptable sheet widths 50 mm—610 mm (1-15/16"—24") PNC-1050 is a SPROCKET FEED 15" workhorse. it has 2 connections comm and a parallel port....you could try the ROLAND PNC-950 DRIVER for the US CUTTER... to work from corel it must be connected to the printer/parallel port.