I just purchased a PCUT that came with SignBlazer design software. I'm not in the sign business, but need lots of vinyl letters for signs that frequently change for the farmer's market that I operate. All I need to do is cut simple lines of text, not design a new ceiling for the Sistine Chapel. I can handle the hardware part, but getting to that point in the process is proving to be daunting.
SignBlazer seems to be a strong program, but for my needs, it's like swatting a mosquito with a cruise missile. The challenge for me, here at the bottom of the learning curve, is that SignBlazer, and the .pdf instruction manual, presumes that the user already has a strong professional knowledge of the genre, with all sorts of terms and concepts that aren't normally familiar for a newbie. With months of slogging, I can eventually learn the program, but I neither need to know most of the information nor do I have the months to spend; the market opens in three weeks and the signs need to be up well before then.
My question is: Is there an easy way to get started cutting simple lines of text?
The simplest option would be to be able to input the text in Word, then export it directly to the cutter. Or with another such simple program. Is there any way to do this without becoming a master at SignBlazer?
Even better, is there any basic info on "Getting Started with SignBlazer" out there? Some sort of step-by-step instructions for simple text cutting? When I try this in SB, the text goes onto the screen fine, but when I enlarge it to fill the banner size that I've set, it expands outside of the pink border and I don't know what will happen if I output it (I haven't even set up the cutter, yet.) The confusion expands exponentially.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
