Bridge Cutting Plotter (new to me) HELP

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

How do you download anything and get to see it?  

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

SKEETER, I try to stay away from ZIP files, because before I was paying $50 or more year to unzip stuff and never really used it. But you were right, the computer did it like you thought

 

 

Ok...so I downloaded the Cutting Master 2 to my computer and clicked on a few things to get it finished. Looked like everything worked properly because when I went into AI and clicked on the top where it says File, CM2 showed up. I opened up a simple phrase I had made last night and went File > CM2 > cut  and the CM2 opened up.....But nothing happened...I tried a few buttons and then nothing happened (with the cutter turned on). So I closed the CM2 window and that made my AI lock-up. shit....2 minutes later, message popped up and said CM2 had timed out, do you want to reconnect. I clicked no and then AI was useable again.....

 

damn......

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

After the file is in CM2,  you have to click send,  to go to your cutter...  And Your cutter has to be on Command GP-GL. per instructions....I don't use Cutting Master.  Only tried it out years ago... I user Flexistarter software for cutting.

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

In CM2, I just checked, and yes, it's in  GP-GL

 

Now,  from AI, I got File > CM2> cut >  CM2 window pops up. I have to click on FILE>ADD JOB and then it gets me a list of folders... 

 

REALLY? it can't just bring up the picture of where it came from   !!!

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE??? Vinyl Master Expert for FREE!!!!

Anyone download from Softonics website before?? Expensive program....for free....leary..... 

 

http://vinylmaster-xpt.en.softonic.com/

 

 

they also have free download for AI and others...

 

http://adobe-illustrator.en.softonic.com/

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

There is a trial version of Vinyl Master,,,from their website....  And what I read,  AI says trial.

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

DAMN I'M BLIND... I thought it might be, but didn't see "trial" 

thanks Mz SKEETER 

 

 

 

 

 

 

oH......NOW  i see it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jaybyrd 3,770]

Great way to try before you buy

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

Anyone try downloading anything from Softonics website before?? I hear all kinds of bad stories from websites that people just get stuff from, then find out later they have a virus or something

 

Here is a pretty good article that I was caught in...I downloaded something on the house computer and can't get rid of it. I'll probably ask you guys/girls later how to get rid of it, since add/remove programs doesn't work

 

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/safe-software-download-sites

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

Ok... got rid of that CutMaster 2....p.o.s. (for me at least). Tried the free 1 week trial for SignCut Pro and WORKED THE 1ST TIME (still have to tweak my cutting better) !!!! Stole Wild Goose's file and cut this...THANKS WILD GOOSE !!!!!

[Wildgoose 4,200]

Ok... got rid of that CutMaster 2....p.o.s. (for me at least). Tried the free 1 week trial for SignCut Pro and WORKED THE 1ST TIME (still have to tweak my cutting better) !!!! Stole Wild Goose's file and cut this...THANKS WILD GOOSE !!!!!

Glad you got it going finally. You didn't steal nothing cause those were free downloads anyway.  ( a compilation of some free stuff anyway). Glad I could help out a little. 

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

For me....Signcut was a blessing...thanks again !!!

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

Well....posted up that I was doing vinyl stickers amongst my friends and within 1 hour I had 2 friends that asked for stickers. Funny thing is, I can't charge them for it because: 

1) They have ALWAYS have my back 

2) They always advertise for me with whatever I make and I KNOW 100% that they'll bring in customers for me. How many, I don't know, but I trust this will happen slowly and it may build up pretty good....

 

Funny how cutting a 3" tall x 23"  sticker can be so frustrating. Using a ruler from Omnigrid like Wild Gooses's Friskas ruler. Never new the bottom of a "n" wouldn't line up with the bottom of an "a" or "g". Interesting....I'm sure my friend's won't mind the "extra" stickers !!!

[Wildgoose 4,200]

Bert you need to learn the lingo too. Not stickers, Decals. Vinyl Decals. Ha ha! Similar to cut or plot as opposed to print. You'll get there buddy. 

 

 

Funny how cutting a 3" tall x 23"  sticker can be so frustrating. Using a ruler from Omnigrid like Wild Gooses's Friskas ruler. Never new the bottom of a "n" wouldn't line up with the bottom of an "a" or "g". Interesting....

Most fonts have this going on and if you bump the letters up then they don't look right.

 

 

I do lots of free stuff for friends and typically after a few freebies most of them decide they are taking advantage of you and start paying you anyhow. 

[fustratedinhawaii 71]

Well, you're right. 2 of them got shipped to a neighbor island and 1 of them was here. He insisted on paying me full price. The others asked how much, I just told them whatever they wanted, but mostly to advertise for me like they said

 

I always thought of Decals like the ones I WANTED to print, but can't afford that $9,000 Roland cutter. 

 

I "was" thinking of signing on as another newbie and FLOOD my help request with "with my new Laserpoint II printer" just to get MZ SKEETER'S blood boiling...but I don't have that much time  to waste and I want to keep SKEETER on my GOOD side     

 

THANKS GOOSE

[jaybyrd 3,770]

Now you'd just better hope nobody signs up with a LP2 printer We'll all be looking for you