skarekrow

I did a bit when I was younger. These days I've been working with a few screen printers creating one-color Halftone files for Screening and producing Plastisol Transfers. (both raster and vector) Also, a good number of color seperation projects for spot and 4 color process. Been a real learning experience. Here's a detail from a mashup I did for some Trump Campaign Plastisol transfers tees. and "Nice (split fountain) gradient, Jay". (The caption reads, "Get Pumped with Trump!")

Looks to be a pretty complete listing for them in vM 4.0

Have a look at this video; (also, look in Vm's help files (F1>Keyword Search) for the terms "overwide" or "overlong".

Buster, what you are describing is the example on the Left. What I'm describing yields the results on the right. Note the difference.

Sounds like you auto traced a raster image and did not discard the original... do that then, select & duplicate the new vector image then follow the above instructions from darcshadow and myself.

For a one layer cutout, do what darc says above then Select both layers and Menu>Path>Difference. The remaining piece gets cut out of light material to go over a dark substrate.

Happy 2 Oblige

I dunno... Looks Custom to me.

Agreed, knuckles. That's what prompted me to render it... I'd never seen one like it before.

Photoshop & Inkscape.

I have this... dumped a bunch of the details but could still use some cleaning up. Call it "Price of Admission". QuadTractor_02c.svg

The Kerning needed a little work as well; miles_power_sports_02.EPS

Basically, draw the curve or arched path with the Bezier pen. Type out the text. Select the text and shift select the curve. Then Menu>Text>Put on Path. Here are links to a few good primers and Tutorials for Inkscape; http://www.angelfire...cape/index.html http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/ http://en.flossmanuals.net/Inkscape/ http://tavmjong.free...ml/Anatomy.html http://speckyboy.com...using-inkscape/ http://www.metacafe....about/inkscape/ http://inkscapetutor...utorial-list-2/

Glad you're making some progress, Happy 2 Oblige.

How about your Connection Method in Vm's Vinyl Spooler?

Pittsburgh Dept of Public Safety has this. Looks similar.

Which driver and OS are you using, SignYouUp?

I have a Wacom Intuos 3 6x9 and have issues with inkscape. Fortunately, I don't use Inkscape so much the past years or so but for most things the (pen) cursor was there moving around but wouldn't select properly.

Happy 2Oblige.

Phyllis EF Initials (is close)

When you do your Live Trace in Illustrator, select >Tracing Options>Ignore White. Save as a vector or, if a PNG (not an option with my Illustrator) "Transparent Background". JPG's will not support Transparent Bkgrnds.

Agreed, "got your money's worth". $60 a year is around a buck fifteen a week; Chump Change for the amount of time and effort that tool saves my business. Bonus = they're on sale again at US Cutter with the free roll 12" of transfer tape for (edit) $59 plus shipping.

Happy 2 Oblige... Vm>Menu>Help>Help Topics>Objects and Layout Tools>Rotate & Rerotate

Open Vm>Menu>Help>Help Topics>Installing & Activating VinylMaster. All of the info is in there. You do not have to have the computer you are activating connected to the internet.