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    I'm not familiar with the software you are using, but there should be a wire frame view, or something similarly named. That view will show you exactly what the plotter will cut. You need to try and get your head away from designing in terms of lines, and think in terms of shapes and paths, that will help. When you draw a line with your program, you see the thick line you want, but the plotter only sees the single line. To get a thick line you need convert your thick line to a path as described by dc up above.

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    The reflective stuff has a metallic backing so trying to lay clear over it before cutting will probably be pushing the limits of your cutter, but trying out a small sample shouldn't cause any problems.

     

    I've never tried laying matte over reflective, but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. So long as light will pass through the matte layer the reflective layer will bounce it back. Might be slightly dimmer than usual but I doubt you'd notice it.

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    I believe SignBlazer will work with your cutter. Do a search on here, there are several links to downloads of it. But since the EPS file you posted has the straight lines rather than curves, it's not the cutter program that is the problem. It is your conversion from AI to EPS.

     

    When you save the file as an EPS, is there any option about converting text to paths? If so, try turning that off.

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    I'm not familiar with AI but when you save the file as an EPS, is the lettering being saved as a font, or as a path? I suspect it's being saved as a path, and if so I would assume there is a setting someplace to improved the font to path conversion, or just keep it as a font.

     

    If you could post the eps, and the ai version of the file I'm sure someone here can point to what needs to be done.

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    There is also a cut path option that can be used. Just draw a line through your design, select the line and the design then select Cut Path from the Path menu. This method will break the design apart so that's kind of weird. You could also use the division tool, which does about the same thing as the cut path.

     

    Skarekrow's method would be easier/better for a complex design. One step I'd change in his procedures, rather than moving the box after duplicating it, leave it and use the difference tool, and then the intersection tool. That way you don't have to worry about getting your shape lined up exactly.

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    I've tried a couple of the online font ID web pages with no luck. I'm guessing it's been customized but I just need something close.

     

    Wife bought some drink bottles and wants me to add our names to them.

     

    *note, the image is an edited version of a photo of the words that were on the bottle so there is some distortion. The E's for example should be the same. Also of note, on the bottle the word Mouse is slightly bolder than the word Mickey.

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    With it starting to cut when you turn it on while connected to the computer then that would indicate that the printer spool on the computer still have the job queued and is sending to the plotter as soon as you turn it on. My understanding is the onboard memory of the plotter is whipped when it is turned off so the only way the plotter can plot that image when first turning on is if it is coming from the computer.

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