Larryc39

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  1. I do all my work in CorelDRAW 17 ("x7"), convert to curves, then paste into SBE merely to print to my vintage Laserpoint 24 machine. SBE is frustrating to find the USB port, pray it's one of the few available and not USB 16 or something, and try not to crash it. Is there another simple/cheap/free program to just import files and print, or a printer driver I can run directly from Corel?
  2. It seems to be cutting acceptable now. Corners are good enough. It's been so long since I used it I was thinking the software offset was to compensate for issues in the software - not compensating for mechanical inaccuracies in the cutter. Thanks.
  3. It's not a software issue. I experience the same "offset style" issue when using the self-test test pattern print feature without a PC connected and it is the same issue if using a pen or a blade. In my original post, I've included a pen sample from using the built-in test on the cutter (makes a 1 1/8" x 5/16" rectangle). In this post I've attached a vinyl cut sample. Both are done directly from the plotter, no PC involved. I don't know of any way to adjust the offset on a Laserpoint 24, only to adjust the scaling size of the output by the X and Y axis.
  4. I've had this machine a long time, rarely used it, always cut good. Now, it's rounding corners, leaving tags or tails, etc. It's not a S/W offset issue, if I try the machine standalone in test mode it'll do the same thing on vinyl or on paper w/pen. What can I do to make this machine usable again?
  5. Agreed, convert everything to curves in Corel, make sure objects have FILL and NO OUTLINE. Copy and paste to SB. Way I've always done it.
  6. Larryc39

    Laserpoint Help

    Is it possible to switch to the pen instead of the blade and try drawing the design?
  7. That is a good menu map, there's some more technical data in this same-engined plotter. http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=c4081caf9017a33008f8df73f2072ed6e04e75f6e8ebb871
  8. Larryc39

    Laser 24 Manual

    One thing I found, the "test mode" page 6 is incorrect. On mine, setting the test number and hitting test doesn't print out the little rectangle again nor repeat the number of the display. It prints out that pattern number. 1 appears to be a big square, 2 is a giant circle, not sure what 3 and up are. Anyone print any of those out? Also I found it helpful to also read through the Secabo manual. They're the US Cutter of France and have a manual that details some of the performance aspects of the cutters, serial port com protocols, plotter performance, stands, etc. I was an early adoper for the laserpoint and that was one of the only manuals available at the time. It looks like they've changed their lineup but I've uploaded the old manual here: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=c4081caf9017a33008f8df73f2072ed6e04e75f6e8ebb871
  9. I'm sorry but I've spent years in Corel and only hours in SBE. I don't really have time to learn a third, specialized "graphic" software. One thing I did do was direct copy and paste my images. I don't know if exporting to EPS and importing to SBE will be different, IE which format the clipboard handles the data interchange with. Waiting for my 60
  10. I'd suggest doing squares in SBE and seeing if the corner issues go away. I've found on mine 0.25 is NOT a correct offset for all purposes, mine is closer to 0. I haven't figured out the fine details on mine, but what I recently found helpful is to USE THE PEN first to see what the drawing looks like "cut" before worrying about the actual cutting.
  11. In Corel I am drawing this directly as vectors, all the rectangles, curves etc. The fonts are converted to vector shapes before exporting to SBE. It sounds like what's really needed is a printer driver sort of application as I suspect that's what a lot of us are using SBE only for anyways. (No blades this weekend, hopefully they come the next day or so!)
  12. This is probably a question more for another forum, but how does doing a drawing directly in SBE differ from importing a vector shape made in a regular graphics program? I'll try some more experiments this weekend when I have time.
  13. No, I'll have to order one to try. Is the test rectangle OK like that shape, or should it be more rectangular on the corners?
  14. Larryc39

    Small size cutting issues

    OK, last time I was here there was no manual yet. I had something in semi-english for a CTO Serial Cutting Plotter that appeared to be for the same base plotter. I'll have to play with those settings then.