djeeke

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  1. Thanks Rodger, I'll give it another look next weekend, no time to fiddle about right now... I'll try to locate the correct newer version... I have tried a more recent version at some point but that one had the 'cut around print' greyed out... Will keep you posted... I don't care about the nag screens... I already have to boot in windows to use Signblazer, that few clicks take up less time ;-)
  2. Thanks Rodger ! This confirms our findings, Signblazer elements does have the possibility but it just crashes when you try to perform the cut... (at least on 3 computers here and confirmed by Coaster...) Thanks for your feedback !!!
  3. No luck till now... So it looks like Cut around Print with SignBlazer is not working properly as it just crashes... Nobody here seems to using SignBlazer for contour cutting so I have no idea which SignBlazer version is capable of doing this... End Of Story I guess ... Thanks for looking...
  4. Thank you very much for trying coaster, seems like you have the same issue as I have.... First I am not printing from Signblazer so I haven't even tried to print... I have been trying soooo many times I could have told you that jogging the head using the arrow does NOT work (sometimes it does but mostly it does not)... I jogged the head by entering the coordinates, this works fine on my SignBlazer version... I got so used to it while testing I even forgot the arrows are there... But you have the same crash I do... So it's not my computer/system/cutter/cables etc... It definitely is a SignBlazer issue... I might try to contact uscutter (did not get my cutter from though) and see what they have to tell me... Really nobody else on this SignBlazer forum successfully performing cut around prints ?
  5. That would be nice Coaster, thanks !!! If I remember right after installing the UK version "cut around print' was greyed out... I'll have to doublecheck on that though... (won't be able to do that before Saturday though) As for "The poor man's contour cut"... I have been doing it like this for a while and recently even found an online article describing the technique so I 'borrowed' the descriptive name "Poor Man's Contour cut" from there... Anything here's how I would describe this : - I print my design with a wireframe square around it - I load my printed (and eventually laminated) vinyl in the cutter - Then using a pen instead of a blade in the cutter (easier to align as it is way easier to see the ballpoint than the knifeblade) - I first set the pen above the bottom right corner (facing the cutter) of the printed wireframe square - I then move the pen to the left until I'm close to the left corner and adjust the vinyl height so that the pen sits on top of the bottom frame line (while trying not to move the vinyl on the right side) This does not have to be exact on top of the corner, it's to make sure the vinyl sits straight in the X-direction. - I move the pen back to the right corner and double-check height but mostly I'm OK... - With the pen right on the bottom right corner I set the cutter origin (0,0) - Then I load my blade and start a normal cut (panel size being equal to the printed wireframe square) Done ... The article I found describing this can be found here : http://www.wraptips....r-vinyl-decals/ It works this way but since I have cutter with Laser pointer being able to use a software like SignBlazer to perform a contour cut would be nice... This would mean I would use Signblazer for all my cutting work, all my designs are done in InkScape (I'm a Linux addict)...
  6. Did some more testing on yet another computer but unfortunately still no positive result... Every time I get stuck at the same point... Whether I am on USB or serial... no difference Recap : I would like to be able to contour cut without manually aligning my vinyl... (after all my cutter supports this...) I am using Signblazer 6.0.21... I am able to do a normal cut... If I manually align my vinyl and set my origin point correctly, I can perform a 'poor man's contour cut' ! this works fine... But when trying the Cut around Print (with correct print/cut workspace settings) - I align both registration marks, works fine... - As soon as I hit "Cut the Print" Signblazer crashes... So to me it looks like my Signblazer version might have an issue with the scaling/rotating calculations and crashes... Is there anybody that is able to perform cut around print with success ? If so, can you please tell me what version of signblazer you are using ? Much appreciated !
  7. Revived my old pc which has two serial ports and tested with both COM1 and COM2 as well as USB. Cutting the design without 'cut around print' works... But the issue remains when trying to Cut around a print... After aligning both registration marks, hitting 'cut' causes Signblazer to crash... So maybe I'm facing a bug in this specific SignBlazer version ? For those who use Signblazer to contour cut, what version of Signblazer are you using ?
  8. TomasB, Been there... Tested Signcut Pro even before trying Signblazer... For me contour cut does not work correctly, I do align to both marks and the contour cut gets compressed so it cuts fine close to the zero marker and inside my print on the other side... I did all calibrations etc... I could not get it to work correctly But all this is off topic as we are talking about SignBlazer here ... Hi Skeeter, Yes I am on USB... I have no serial ports on this pc... I can send the cut perfectly without using the cut around print option... Meaning the poor man's contour cut does work... So I'm not sure it's the communication between PC and cutter but it does not hurt to try... This means I need to get a hold of a Keyspan adapter... (Or find some time and revive my old pc, it has a serial port available... This way I can test) And you are close as far as identifying the cutter, it's a Redsail Thanks and crossing my fingers a serial connection to the cutter will fix this... I'll keep you updated !
  9. Thanks top63 ! It had nothing to do with the origin and/or centering ... Your first comment was right ! Although the page was set for A4 the actual page in the print view was smaller... I guess I initially resized to have my registration marks closer to the printed surface... So it seems registration marks drawn in the print screen are drawn from 'workspaze size' and resizing here is not communicated to the cutting part of Signblazer... But it is easy to set width and height for the cutter work space... So just measure the size of your page in the print view and correct cutter work space size accordingly... This needs to be done for each print/cut job I guess... For me I think I can work out where to print my registration marks !!! (with a bit of trial and error) Great ! I seems to be getting close BUT after aligning my 2 registration marks when I want to send the cut job SignBlazer crashes on me I can cut OK, it just crashes when trying cut-around print so it does not seem to be related to my cutter... I'm almost there and now this ? Bad Signbazer version ? I am using 6.0.21 Does someone have a version of Signblazer with working cut around print ? Or any hints on what else I could try ?
  10. Thanks top53... My large format printer is on another pc (even different room) I have an A4 printer configured so did a quick test with something that fits... Checked printer setup for A4 - OK Adjusted the design work space and cutter size to 294x210mm But I keep having the same issue.. - see images
  11. Hi ! Sometimes I need to be able to contour cut some signs I print... My prints are done after RIP with Maintop on another machine and unfortunately I can not use Signblazer to print... I can print registration marks anywhere, that is no big deal... I read and followed the steps describing how to print and cut using signblazer here : http://support.uscut...with-signblazer I can align the registration marks in 'print / registration' so I could make SignBlazer aware of their position (first image, aligned 5cm out of a square) But the registration marks appear at a different location in 'cut a print' ... (second image-square size and position unchanged but registration marks have moved) This is so frustrating ! Registration marks in print and cut should be in the same place right ? Does anybody have any idea why this is happening ? Is there a setting I am missing ? Is anyone contour cutting images printed with other software? Anyone have an idea where the registration marks are placed by default ? (If there is such thing as a default... I could work out where to print them...) Any hint/idea/trick will be appreciated ! If I get this working I would be happy to write-up and share my own how-to... Thanks !!!
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    I'm still a bit confused as to what version of Signblazer will do what I need... I need a simple tool to contour cut a printed graphic... Seems like Signblazer would be able to allow me to print registration marks with a graphic so I can load the printed vinyl in my cutter and contour cut... What version of signblazer would do the trick ?