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I just upgraded my MacBook Pro 2008 from OS X 10.6.8 to El Capital 10.11 I'm using Sure Cuts a Lot Pro 3 and my cutter (SC) is going berserk. I had it tuned perfectly before the upgrade with no problems. I read somewhere that there was a patch when Mavericks came out to disable the Apple USB drive upgrade. Any info on this? Thank you

Hi I'm trying to cut an image that is too big for my cutter -- so I'm outsourcing. Any shops that are in the Philadelphia area that anyone can recommend? It's 30 x 56. The eps is too big to upload on here, but I've included a snapshot. I'd like oracal 631 and would like it unweeded with application tape applied. Any thoughts? Thank you

*Posted this in the 'sc cutter' forum, figured it best here. Hi I've been using my SC Cutter 24 effectively with small media (12" vinyl mostly.) I've been trying to print out a 16 x 18" image on 24" vinyl and every time (no matter the speed, the image tapers. What's strange is that there is no overcutting on the image so it doesn't seem like it would be an issue with the rollers. I'm super confused. Any ideas? I'm using SignCut Pro *I've tried the same image with SCALP, and it automatically enlarges by 1/4" all around. I'm very confused. Please see example. Thanks sneaksblackout.eps sneaksblackout.svg

I tried with the double line and with no lines whatsoever. Both times there was an issue. I've been using cs5 - but I'll see if I can work with 8. And I'll also check with the pen/paper and tech support. Thanks all for taking a look at this.

I've had SCALP enlarge images numerous times (to the point where I just reduce the size to 99.28% to make it cut correctly). But no, I've never had anything taper like this in SignCut Pro. But it could've been that in smaller files I just didn't notice because the degree of distortion was minimal. I even tried retracing in AI, using both eps and svg -- weeding/no weeding. Its very strange.

The image is from a jpg, that was then traced and cleaned up in AI. I've done more complex images (that were smaller) and have had no problems. I'll try and do a very large square or shape tomorrow and see what it looks like. If that comes out skewed (or as when I cut in SCALP -- is 1/4 oversize) - can you recommend any remedies? Thanks for your help.

That is the correct image. No joke. The problem is that the image is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom. I know this because I am transferring it onto a 16" wide canvas. I also made a large scale inket print of the same image and overlayed the vinyl to double check. Here is a quick photo, hopefully it helps illustrate. The top measurement is 16" as it gets to the bottom it is at 15 3/16". You can tell from the blue release paper that the image veers in towards the bottom. And its not just the weeding line that does this. The whole image is proportionally compressed inward (noticed when I overlayed the vinyl on the inkjet print).

Submitted in the top post. Thanks

I have a mac so I can't use SignBlazer. I cut the same file in SCALP and it enlarged the image by 1/4" all around. (On the screen it said 16x18 - in real life it was 16.25 x 18.25). I ended up scaling the image down to 98% and it was ok, though a little bit off. I also checked calibration through SignCut and it was fine. Not sure why the image would be skewed/tapered.

Hi I've been using my SC Cutter 24 effectively with small media (12" vinyl mostly.) I've been trying to print out a 16 x 18" image on 24" vinyl and every time (no matter the speed, the image tapers. What's strange is that there is no overcutting on the image so it doesn't seem like it would be an issue with the rollers. I'm super confused. Any ideas? I'm using SignCut Pro Please see example. Thank You!

Hi - I'm having a problem and I'm not sure which variable is the issue. Here's the breakdown: Start with image convert to vector open in SCALP (check scale to make sure correct) cut vinyl - when I place the vinyl, the image does not line up. All shapes are to scale, but their proximity is off. I'm using the Uscutter SC -- I'm wondering if its a problem with the machine? Here's an simplified image to illustrate. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

Tried it with SignCut and it worked perfectly. Overlayed the SignCut vinyl with the SCALP and there was a very noticeable difference. Thanks for the help!

Thanks I'm running OSX 10.6 - I guess Sign Cut is my only option? Any alternatives - any reason this might happen in SCALP? Thanks

Hi I am very new and just set up my machine and am trying to get the program running to no avail. I initially tried the cd that came with the cutter and it crashed. Then I tried downloading and installing the same version from the site and that crashed as well. This happens as soon as I open the program file. It states in multiple places on line that its compatible with Mac 10.5 and up -- I'm running 10.5.8 Wondering if there's a patch or something or if someone else has come across this issue. Thanks very much

Yes its: Mac OS X 10.5.8 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Any ideas?

* for those wondering - I followed the aforementioned steps and then used the Graffix Square Up plugin which squares up lines within 20 degrees of verticality - came out perfectly. I make oil paintings - and I usually use Tamiya tape to do the masking. Sometimes I go through several rolls for each painting. I've attached two examples (2012). Clearly translating large shapes with paint mask vinyl will make my studio practice much more expedient -- I'm hoping. Thanks again everyone for your help.

Hi Everyone I'm new here. Nice to meet you. I just ordered a 24" USCutter SC that's on the way - so I've been playing with some different graphics. I'm going to be using the vinyl cutter solely for paint masking (some small, some very large paintings). The problem I have is this: When I try and trace a raster image in order to vectorize it -- the fidelity to the original image is off dramatically. I'm essentially trying to make sharp pixelated images that I'll then cut out on the SC. Is there a way to go about making a vector image of a highly pixelated raster image? I'd prefer not to set each anchor point individually because I'll be making some very larger very complex images. Is there a way to trace out an image down to its original pixels? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much

I forgot I have cs5 at home and i tried these presets and it worked fairly well. I think a combination of darkshadow & skarekrow's suggestion of blowing it up first, then vectorizing with your suggested live trace options produces the most faithful outline. THANKS EVERYONE!

Ok awesome This looks great. I didn't have inkscape (have mac 10.5) to test but I'll get on that right away. I appreciate you taking a minute to sort through that for me. Thanks very much

Thanks for taking the time to do that. I wish there was a way to have an absolute exact trace. I'd like the whole thing to just be horizontal and vertical lines. This is just a test to see what my limitations are, by the way, not actually going to cut this thing out. I'm going to keep doing some research - and see if anyone else chimes in. Thanks again.

* sorry - not "rasterize." I meant, make a vector of. Thanks

Hi - yes. Here is the image I was trying to rasterize. It is fully black and white - with sharp edges. I would like to cut this in vinyl exactly how it is -- so I would need the vector image to follow the exact outline and not the somewhat rounded trace that illustrator gives me. I've tried doing this through photoshop, by selecting the shape and making a working path - but its just as bad it seems. Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks model.bmp