slice&dice 2,450 Posted December 11, 2020 OK, wow indeed. Let's try a simple thing now, txturbo, and manually change the COM port from 3 to 2 in Device Manager. Control Panel - Hardware - Devices and Printers (it's a device, doesn't install like a printer) - PORTS (COM and LPT) -- USB serial device --- double click it or right click, opens Properties -- Port Settings tab -- ADVANCED button -- COM port number dropdown list -- select COM2. Now, restart the computer. Then, open SBE and the new designation should appear in cutter setup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,220 Posted December 11, 2020 You machine should be compatible using Creation PCut listed as your cutter. What's important is to have Windows and SBE having matching COM Port numbers. Don't stress if LaserPoint isn't listed as one of the cutters. I use a version of SBE that the LP is not listed, but I do have it designated at a Creation PCut, and it cuts just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txturbo 3 Posted December 11, 2020 7 hours ago, slice&dice said: OK, wow indeed. Let's try a simple thing now, txturbo, and manually change the COM port from 3 to 2 in Device Manager. Control Panel - Hardware - Devices and Printers (it's a device, doesn't install like a printer) - PORTS (COM and LPT) -- USB serial device --- double click it or right click, opens Properties -- Port Settings tab -- ADVANCED button -- COM port number dropdown list -- select COM2. Now, restart the computer. Then, open SBE and the new designation should appear in cutter setup. making progress. I went back in to change comm ports in SB and scrolled all the way to the bottom and found one called Blazer COM4- USB serial port. Never saw that one before. Selected that one and now I get a response from the cutter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txturbo 3 Posted December 12, 2020 Cutter seems to be ok now. I haven’t used it for at least 6 years, so I have to learn all over again. I’m not cutting vinyl This time though. I want to cut gaskets. Has anyone done that before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txturbo 3 Posted December 18, 2020 Ok I’m back at it. I’ve dusted off my old desktop PC that has a serial port and hooked the cutter up to it. I installed SBE. I can go into windows device manager and can see the cutter. Only problem I have now is drivers. When I open the US Cutter folder and select the laser point cutter and try to install the drivers it says it can’t find a driver for this machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted December 19, 2020 txturbo -- cutting anything besides vinyl is not gonna be a good idea. These machines aren't designed for that. also, you say that drivers aren't installing. Just choose Creation PCut in SBE cutter setup and that's it. Forget about the "USCUTTER" folder that sits on your desktop, it's not important. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txturbo 3 Posted December 19, 2020 I did that and nothing happens. The cutter shows up in windows devices and I see the job in the que but no response from the cutter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted December 19, 2020 txturbo, on Dec 11th you said -- "Selected that one and now I get a response from the cutter." What are you doing? What que? What does "no response" mean? Windows devices? It is not a device (like a printer). It is just a com port (serial). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txturbo 3 Posted December 19, 2020 Just now, slice&dice said: txturbo, on Dec 11th you said -- "Selected that one and now I get a response from the cutter." What are you doing? What que? What does "no response" mean? Windows devices? It is not a device (like a printer). It is just a com port (emulation serial). That’s when I was using my laptop with the USB connection. Now I have an old desktop hooked up to it with a serial connection. I’m trying to set it up to work as a plotter so I can cut directly from Autocad or Fusion 360. If I can get it to show up as a plotter I should be able to make it work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted December 19, 2020 3 hours ago, txturbo said: That’s when I was using my laptop with the USB connection. Now I have an old desktop hooked up to it with a serial connection. I’m trying to set it up to work as a plotter so I can cut directly from Autocad or Fusion 360. If I can get it to show up as a plotter I should be able to make it work. we have watched people beat there heads against the wall so many times trying to do things like this - I ran a GIS shop with a hp plotter and it worked nothing like these plotters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haumana 1,220 Posted December 19, 2020 again, it will never show up as a printer/plotter in Windows Devices & Printers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikemike 711 Posted December 19, 2020 Still have to remember, a DXF file has curves made out of tiny lines. Depending on the resolution, a small circle could be made out of 1000 lines or more. That is a LOT of ups and downs for the blade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted December 19, 2020 haumana -- ''it will never show up as a printer/plotter in Windows Devices & Printers." txturbo -- " The cutter shows up in Windows Devices..." ====================================== Listen, txturbo, just go back to your laptop with the USB connection. You're trying to accomplish something that isn't within the scope of a Laserpoint machine. IMHO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted December 19, 2020 The lowest unit I have cut directly with was a titan2 with true usb communication and using Corel draw 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
