jskwarek 13 Posted October 24, 2015 Started my first cut project this morning. It's 14 (3x6) decals in one cut in SCALP 3 on a US Cutter LPII. It's getting through the first few decals and then pauses about 95% through the next decal and hangs. Software has the Cutting... status bar open and the bar is about 1/4" sent, not moving and the cutter is stopped blade down in the middle of a cut. I've got a Mac, do I need to look at the serial port option with the USB/Serial adapter? Or is that only on the PC side? TIA, Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skarekrow 1,842 Posted October 24, 2015 Baud rate and/or cutter memory come to mind. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) deleted post ---> ( I see he has a mac, not a pc) Edited October 24, 2015 by slice&dice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jskwarek 13 Posted October 24, 2015 I don't feel like it's printer memory. I just tried to send a cut, again, and again It hung on me. I had to force the software closed and when I tried to reopen, it just bounces, never opens. Forced to reboot to get the software to open, again. SCALP shows a Baud Rate of 9600, what is the suggested? Jason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Primal Decals 621 Posted October 25, 2015 not sure if it makes a difference between computers or cutters, but this is my screen shot in my Scalps 4 software of what my Baud rate etc is.This was the same setting in SCALPS 3 as well.........Hope it helps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jskwarek 13 Posted October 25, 2015 I was finally able to print about 21 pretty intricate decals over a 30" x 30" piece of vinyl. It paused a few times but would start again. Guess you just have to be patient with the software. Primal, any big reasons to go with SCALP Pro 4, over 3? JS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Primal Decals 621 Posted October 25, 2015 I am on version 4.036. they update and fix issues pretty fast. The only thing i dont like is text on arc. Everything else is perfect so far. I design in ai most of the time,then tweak or add in Scalps4 for my finish product. but you can design in Scalps as well. Ive looked at other programs and scalps has me still with them. I think its very easy to use as well... Scalps 3 has these features-- Features: Works with your installed TrueType and OpenType fonts Works with thousands of free TrueType Fonts including Dingbat/Wingding Fonts Import various file formats, including SVG and PDF Drawing tools to draw and edit shapes Weld overlapping letters and shapes together Select styles, including shadow and blackout, to change the look of your letters and shapes with just a few clicks Auto-tracing feature to automatically convert images for cutting Create rhinestone templates Print and cut software all in one Cut additional shapes from the "Sure Cuts A Lot" Library WYSIWYG Interface - exactly what you see is what you cut SCALP4 has these - New simplified interface [screenshot] New tools, including freehand, brush, erase, knife, & more Stencil tool to easily create stencil bridges Type on arch [screenshot] Various effects, including 3D Rotate, Bulge, Wave, Wrapper & more Additional fill & stroke options Multi-line text & text justify options Snap to objects Rotated duplicate [screenshot] and more! Extended cutting length to cut longer than 72 inches Weeding options to easily add weeding boxes and lines Tiling Duplicate cutting Cut by color Color layer alignment Print & Cut (Contour Cutting)* 3D shadow Import DXF, PLT Features Works with your installed TrueType and OpenType fonts [screenshot] Works with thousands of free TrueType Fonts including Dingbat/Wingding Fonts Import various file formats, including SVG, PDF, EPS, AI, WPC, DXF, PLT Drawing tools to draw and edit shapes Weld overlapping letters and shapes together [screenshot] Select styles, including Shadow and Blackout, to change the look of your letters and shapes with just a few clicks. Auto tracing feature to automatically convert images for cutting Create rhinestone templates [screenshot] Print & Cut for supported models Includes over 200 built in shapes, with many more available through the eshape store. WYSIWYG Interface - What you see is what you cut [screenshot] supports a variety of electronic cutting machines: Black Cat Cougar/Lynx™ BossKut Gazelle™ Brother ScanNCut™ (export as FCM compatible files only) * Craftwell eCraft™ CraftRobo/Graphtec™ Cricut Explore™ (export as SVG to upload into Design Space only) * GCC™ Foison™ i-Craft™ Janome Artistic Edge™ KNK™ Liyu™ MyDigiDi™ Pazzles Inspiration/Pro/Vue™ Ramtin™ Roland™ Seiki™ Silhouette SD/CAMEO/Portrait/Curio™ Silver Bullet™ USCutter Copam/LaserPoint/MH/PCUT/SC/TC/TITAN™ Vinyl Express™ Wishblade™ and more! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
busterbay 326 Posted October 27, 2015 People bash Sure Cuts A Lot Pro all the time I haven't found anything better for what it is and see nothing wrong with it... It has made me several $$'s and it's very easy to use. Yes It has a few quirks but it's main use is to cut vinyl and it performs that well. I will admit that I will design complicated items in Coreldraw. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Primal Decals 621 Posted October 27, 2015 People bash Sure Cuts A Lot Pro all the time I haven't found anything better for what it is and see nothing wrong with it... It has made me several $$'s and it's very easy to use. Yes It has a few quirks but it's main use is to cut vinyl and it performs that well. I will admit that I will design complicated items in Coreldraw. Im right with ya busterbay but i use Ai cs6 and cut in scalps4. I looked at vinyl master and a few others and i just couldnt work with it like i could with scalps. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skarekrow 1,842 Posted October 28, 2015 That's really the bottom line. You gotta go with what works for ya.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted October 28, 2015 If you are designing in one program then sending to scalp aren't you really defeating the purpose of having an all in one program Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
busterbay 326 Posted October 28, 2015 If you are designing in one program then sending to scalp aren't you really defeating the purpose of having an all in one program Not really if I design it once in Corel then setup a cutting file in SCALP it's ready to go the next time I need it. I tried the other programs and this combination works well for my needs. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaybyrd 3,770 Posted October 29, 2015 I personally went the route of finding an all in one. I started with signblazer back in the day and I really liked the idea of 1 program for everything but that is just my personal preference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
