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If you haven't located this already, here is the link to the "service" manual for the CE5000. That is all I can help with. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/2175068/Graphtec-Ce5000-Series.html

How did you set your blade depth? Too many wrong instructions out there.. Make sure the wheels of the carriage head are firmly down in the rail. They sometimes come out while shipping/moving. Make sure your blade holder is seated good. Get down eye level and watch the blade and see what it is doing.

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Which cutter are you considering? I think a lot of people are still using different named/or model drivers to make their cutters working in Signblazer, even Graphtecs and Titans. I think the major problems that some are having is on higher levels of Windows as the software has not been updated for many years. There is not a updated cutter list, only what is already in Signblazer. Since owned passed away, it has never been updated, for many years. It is abandonware.

Put a pen in your blade holder, put some paper in the machine, go ahead and push the ENTER button and OK, Let it do it's thing. Then see what happens. You have a pause button.

If you were to place the entire vinyl to the left say 7-8 inches and start there, what happens? Set your blade depth,/force, to the area that is barely cutting. Guessing this is a cutting strip not even. Not a blade problem.

We don't know how you set your blade depth. Too many bad instructions out there, to use a credit card or post it notes. This is wrong, and way too much blade exposed out of the blade holder. Other things to check, make sure the blade holder is free of debris, add a drop of 2 of thin oil. Make sure the rails are clean of dust where the carriage arm rolls. Get down eye level and watch it cut. Anything strange going on.? Make sure there are no scratches and gouges in your teflon cutting strip. If so replace. . Does this do this on all vinyl? Are you cutting just regular sign vinyl or something else? To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. You should barely see and feel the blade tip out of the blade holder. Regular sign vinyl is only 2-3 mil thick. You only cut with the very tip of the blade. When you think the blade is so far in the blade holder, that you think it would not even cut, that is probably correct.

There is no activation key, Use TRIAL, It is an unlimited trial. It is abandonware. If you go to the 2nd post down for Slice&dice there is a download link that works

Usually when vinyl is being picked up while cutting, you have too much blade exposed out of the the blade holder. There are too many incorrect instructions that say use a credit card or post it notes. This is incorrect and too much blade exposed out of the blade holder. Follow these instructions. You should just barely see the tip after following instructions. To start with, you should set your blade depth correctly, by taking the blade holder out of the machine, and firmly cut across a piece of scrap vinyl, you will be cutting. You should only be cutting the vinyl and barely a mark on wax paper backing, Adjust blade to get there, Then put the blade holder back in machine, and use the force of the machine to get there, same results, only cutting the vinyl and barely a mark in wax paper backing. You should barely see and feel the blade tip out of the blade holder. Regular sign vinyl is only 2-3 mil thick. You only cut with the very tip of the blade. When you think the blade is so far in the blade holder, that you think it would not even cut, that is probably correct.

Have you tried to use Free inkscape design software or Free Signblazer design/ cut? Both soft wares have more features than Vinyl Master Cut. I think in Signblazer people are using the COPAM driver to cut with the Titans. Many people didn't want to give up Signblazer, when they got new cutters. Signblazer is abandonware, but it is a full featured software. Just not updated, because owner passed away. Designs not created in Signblazer, like created in illustrator are exported version 8 .eps for Signblazer.

try this weld.eps

I wasn't supposed to show weedlines. If the file is correct, the OP can add weedlines in their cut/plot. I am showing that the files work. We have totally different cutting softwares. She cannot get files to work at all in her software. She cannot import them correctly.. There are no weedlines until the file goes to the cut/plot in my software. Does her first picture look like a good file to you? With all the tiny squares and numbers, and characters? When It is supposed to be something totally different.? Slice, can you import the first file? the gc2.ai file with your software? Or the PDF file correctly? You have Vinyl Master. That is the problem. Here is the picture on my software with weedlines, It doesn't help her any.

Are you making these files? Best to export as an .eps. Most any software can import an .eps file. Here is your PDF. I exported as .eps arkitektor.eps

I cannot answer what you are doing in Illustrator, I don't use Illustrator or Vinyl Master. This is your PDF in Graphtec Pro. Studio, made by Flexi software. It is a vector and works fine. Can't you type that text out in Vinyl Master cut, instead of importing from Illustrator?

gc1 does work. I have it shown on wireframe. The bottom PDF also works

Someone else is going to have to look at your file, I downloaded that file into 2 different Flexi programs and I don't get anything that looks like that. What I get is not even a vector. And says something about it being a PDF. I can't even read it. Sorry . My software said that it didn't have the font being used also. I am not going to download it.

What are your plans to do with that file? You say weedlines, So is your plans to cut that? if so on which vinyl cutter?

Post the file for someone to look at, if not copyrighted. Maybe the file has a problem. We don't know what you have.

I don't use Vinyl master, but you have HELP at the top of your layout screen. That is the instructions/topics to use your software. You should be able to look up a HELP topic for color library. You could also check youtube for the same thing. I saw one there.

With Vinyl Master, you pay for a "use" license, you don't own the software. And you cannot sell it or transfer it.. You only pay to "use" their product. With the dongle and software. Flexi, Signcut, you own the dongle and have a lifetime license. You can sell it. It is yours. But you cannot copy it and sell it, or copy and give it away. It also cost much more. Vinyl Master is NOT selling you their product. If you want to own the product and put it on as many computers as you want, then buy Flexi or Signcut Lifetime. I have Flexi on all of my computers, all I have to do is insert the dongle to use any of my computers. I own the dongle, and have a lifetime license.

No, I have never had a problem, but what happens when everything is already plugged in, when you turn your computer on? Is everything working then? Sometimes when a computer is on and you plug your vinyl cutter in, it will cause the computer to assign a different com port number than what it already had. Always best to have a dedicated computer and don't unplug it. My computer is never unplugged from the vinyl cutter.

Design in Flexi, export as .eps, save file, import and cut with Signmaster. People come here with many problems on those Vevor cutters. https://forum.uscutter.com/index.php?/search/&q=vevor I use bare bones Flexistarter 8.6 to cut with. Have Flexidesigner 10.5 to design with.

I hope you found my 100's of posts on how to set blade depth. No credit card or post it notes, and with a Clean Cut blade. You will start with only use 1/2 the force or you will break the tip right off. I personally don't use Clean Cut blades. I have been using Seiki blades since 2008. Several of us use 60 degree blades for everything. I can still get 8-9 months months of use on Seiki blades and I cut almost everyday. 5 Blades $24.99 spring included. Ship from Nevada

I have never tried to draw on sheets or ever use sheets with my Graphtec. But have you calibrated the cutter to the cutting software? As in cut/draw a 3" x 3" square and make sure that it measures exactly at 3" x 3"? That adjustment is in Resolution. Mine is set at 1016 in/steps. I have a FC7000 and FC8000. but the same adjustment is made in Resolution in my cutting software.. I use Flexi software. And Graphtec Pro Studio, which is also Flexi software. So you are putting your cutter head exactly where you want it and you are pushing the ORIGIN button on the cutter? You must push the Origin button before sending a job. That Origin point is the measuring point for your design. Most people here are cutting vinyl on 15"-30" wide vinyl rolls. Only a couple hand fulls answer questions. Your cutter will not cut past the pinch rollers unless, you use expand or turn off the pinch roller sensor. I don't know of anyone on here, doing what you are trying to do.

You may like your Mac, but what is great about using Windows, is being able to use the Graphtec cutting controller right from your computer. Most adjustments, can be changed right on your computer. it's a great feature. I don't change anything on my Graphtec.