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    CorelDraw 2019 is out. Still can't find a way to upgrade with my subscription. Took them a month last time to get out instructions. This time, they claim to have a Mac version. I can't imagine they ported that easily. I am guessing the Mac versions but be much different than the Windows version. It might be based on Gravit as they bought them recently. I was wondering if anyone with a Mac has tried the trial. On the Mac trial download page they state under what is included: Main Applications CorelDRAW® 2019 – Vector illustration and page layout Corel PHOTO-PAINT® 2019 – Image editing Corel Font Manager™ 2019 – Font Exploration and management tool PowerTRACE™ 2019 – Bitmap-to-vector tracing (included as part of CorelDRAW 2019 application) Connect Content – Content finder (included as part of CorelDRAW 2019 application) CorelDRAW.app™ – online graphic design via web browser AfterShot™ 3 HDR* – RAW photo editor BenVISTA PhotoZoom Pro 4* – Plug-in for enlarging digital images They can't, (I think,) have ported all that. Maybe they did. So anybody know whats up? I just wan't to informed enough to explain to a Mac user in the future.
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    Yeah, I've never understood why they say it's not compatible, unless they actually mean the usb to serial chip that is inside the unit. If you're talking to it over the serial bus it shouldn't matter what os you're using so long as the program is using the correct communication protocal. Since you have it "working" and it's just not cutting well I'd say it's not likely a Mac problem. If the problem just started after you moved the cutter, go over it and double check that everything is still tight and lined up. Also make sure the cutting head is correctly on the rails.
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    A guy on the Draw forums answered me.
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    Most likely the software is locking up because it is trying to talk to the plotter that has gone off in the weeds. If you wait long enough after hitting cancel, the software will eventually time out and give up trying to talk to the hardware and start working normally again. When you say the cutter resets, does it go back to home and stop? Typically when static is the problem the cutter runs away and feeds vinyl till you stop it, often times with the knife down and cutting a nice long slice through your good vinyl. Everyone talks about the memory issue, I have a MH and I've never had a problem and have cut some designs with a ridiculous amount of nodes. If the software is working correctly the amount of memory on a cutter should be irrelevant. Software feeds the data to the cutter till the memory buffer is full, then waits for the cutter to request more. In theory, a cutter could work with just a few bytes of memory, it'd be extremely inefficient, but it could be done. I would try the pen thing mentioned by skeeter first, and if it still behaves weird, then try different software. If it behaves weird with no blade, and different software there's a good chance it's a hardware problem.
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    Best to put that cutter on a Serial cable or a Tripp-lite Keyspan Adapter. That is the brand name Tripp-lite the only one guaranteed to work with a vinyl cutter. Always dump the data from the last order before you start another order. That cutter has very limited memory. Designs with a lot of nodes will also overload the memory. Make sure the cutter is grounded to the stand if you have one. The static from the vinyl will fry the electronics. To make sure it is not static, run the order with the blade holder out of the machine or use your pen tool on paper. See if it finishes then. That MH cutter has many known problems. We steer buyers away from it. Any cutter above it would have been better. Or like Slice stated try a different software.
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    This type of question (software vs. hardware) is easily resolved with SignBlazrr utilized as an alternative cut program. (Redsail = MH)
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    The search bar is your friend LOL...
  9. 1 point
    sorry for your loss - 3 days ago a drunk driver crossed the center line and killed one of my nieces and her 3 year old son - her husband is in very bad shape - I understand
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    Those feelings of loss will lessen and you will cherish the good memories all the more. I don't believe this is the end, we will see them again.