darcshadow

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  1. Thanks. Tried all that and it never came up. The firmware updater doesn't seem to work either, says it can't find the cutter. Graphtec Studio works just fine though so I will do like you and just control everything through it. It's odd that I can't get the utility or firmware update to work. Probably something simple I'm overlooking but I'm pretty sure I checked all the simple stuff. :) I do love this thing, it's so much easier to use than the MH was. Wish I had upgraded years ago. ha!


  2. Ok, did some test cuts, came out great but what just blew me away was cutting some glitter. I hated working with glitter, the Graphtec just laughed at me and cut it amazingly. Wish I got this thing sooner. I spent several hours last week weeding glitter. Had I only known. ha!

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  3. So I just got a CE-6000+ and there is a software tool called Remote Panel Utility. It's my understanding this tool will let me adjust all the settings that you would adjust directly on the plotter. When I run it, it sees my plotter but when I tell it to connect I get an error message saying that it could not connect to the cutter. Anyone with a CE-6000 use this tool? Does it even work with this plotter? Everything else seems to work as it should and I'm guessing I don't really need this ability since I can control Speed/Force through the Graphtec Studio Cutting View. I'm curious whey it doesn't work though.


  4. Accidently re-found this thread and figured I'd post an update. The MH can cut rhinestone flock. Wife decided she wanted to try making some rhinestone stuff. So I got some flock then learned she wanted to put stuff on randomly by hand. I had the flock already though so figured I'd play around with it and see what I could do. I created templates using Inkscape and had pretty good success with cutting the flock. The I set the blade depth as Mz Skeeter preaches and blade sticks out a freighting amount, but the flock is that thick, and I barely cut into the backing. I'm cutting templates for 2.2mm stones but had to size the hold to 3mm in order for the cutter to cut something resembling a circle that the stone could fall into. Weeding was a bit of a pain because the tiny circle cuts weren't closing. If I add some more overcut I might be able to fix that problem. Overall though I'm pretty pleased with how it all came out.


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    I try that already, i was able to open the file in Vinyl máster cut and put the weedlines i need. But as you can see un the image you post, the letters  aren't welded, i tried to do that inside VM Cut, but doesn't work. 

    I run a test in another pc with Illustrator, saving the file as i was doing before. The results are the same. So, the essue Is inside VM Cut. 

    Tomorrow i Will try reinstalling the app.

    If you can import and old file just fine but a new one you can not, that would indicate the problem is not VM but the file itself. AI is doing something different. My guess is there was some minor update. One of the many reasons i hate auto updates.


  6. What about if you plug any other USB device in, does that cause the keyboard/mouse to die? Have you tried plugging the Keyboard/Mouse receiver into a different port? Or the cutter into a different port? Sounds to me like you have a computer issue, not a cutter issue.


  7. I'm assuming poll size tells the machine to measure the paper? You still have to remember there is going to be unusable space at the end of the paper that the rollers hold onto and the machine is not going to account for this because in the vinyl world you don't worry about how much vinyl is at the end, you are just going to cut it off and continue to use the roll.

    You are trying to use the machine as a plotter, which is not what it was designed for and thereby missing some of the abilities a true plotter would have. You seem to be getting pretty close to your goal, but as you've discovered it's just going to be a matter of trial and error to find the settings and conditions that work for you.

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  8. ha, no Slice answered the OPs request and sent him to a place to buy said decal. Granted, I'm pretty sure op was asking for the design file so they could cut it themselves but they weren't specific and specificity is key in this world. :)