Ok, So i'll include the short story, maybe it will help with sympathy!
My wonderful Bride and I love bartering. That being said, she bartered some of my time in exchange for a fancy haircut from a stylist she knows. Well, she was planning on paying for it, but while talking, they stylist learned that i am building a CNC Router (like a 3D Cutter/Plotter) and asked if i might be able to help setup a plotter she, the stylist, had bought. "Of Course he can!" said my Bride, and here i am. Now, i'm no idiot, and i am the "computer dude" at the Firm i work for, but i don't even know where to start.
I have an instruction book, at the back of which are english subtitles for asian screenshots. I guess that when i have read on the forum "Glad you were able to figure out the USB thing" your referring to the fact that the Driver must install in Chinese?
Also, i have read that there are several ways to actually physically connect the plotter. Does anyone mind listing them? (I am going over tommorow to set this up for her, and teach her how to use it. I'de like tyo have all avaliable supplies)
Also, i have read about intermitten problem with connecting it up. What is the most common method of connection?
Also, and lastly (i think) is, What program is she supposed to use to cut with this? Does it act like a printer? I mean, i know what a plotter is, i am asking is:
Will this think act like a printer for her computer so she can just open illustrator and a vector, and send that to the plotter by pressing "print" and selecting the plotter?
OR
Is there some software she is going to need to have? If so, What is it? Is it Free? Are there free ones? Where do i get it? What is the cheapest? Best deal? Best?
I have a few questions, I hope i get a few replies.
Thanks for all the help ahead of time.
Kenneth
