fustratedinhawaii

Aloha Everyone, Came for help. I spent a lot of hours looking for the right help, but can't find it, so I succumb to join this forum so I can post and ask the stupid question: How do I make this machine work properly? This is the computer I am using that has Windows 8 on it: *note: there is no serial or parallel port on this machine, only usb ASUS ALL-IN-ONE PC SERIES Processor: Intel ® Core 13-3220 CPU @3.30 GHz 3.30 GHz Installed memory (RAM): 6.00 GB (5.89GB useable) System Type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor Pen and Touch: No Pen or Touch input is available for this Display I'm on a kayak forum like this one, so I know when newbies come and ask the same old question that has been answered a thousand times, it gets frustrating for the "old timers". After a lot of hours though, I thought it was time to give it up (register so I can post) as I have 3 part time jobs and don't have 30 more hours to try different "search words or phrases"....Maybe you can send me a link I might have missed or just tell me step by step? Ok now....CAN ANYONE BE MY MENTOR??? I have a brand new (to me) Bridge Cutting Plotter PRO365/720/870/1100/1350 (says on the front page of the instruction manual, but I don't know which one exactly I have. The sticky label came off the machine, though the serial number is: 4078 on the silver label. What I think I need to ask though, is since I think this is a 2005/2006 machine, I think I have to use CorelDraw, but what version? I'm assuming that since this is an older machine, it won't work with a newer version of CorelDraw. I have a friend with an older model Cricut try to help me, but the installation disks didn't work and also, we can't read Chinese. Instruction manual was pretty confusing for me also (at least for us). My All-in-one computer doesn't have a serial or parallel port, only usb (which in the manual, this is the LEAST favorable way to go) The installation disks didn't seem to work as far as the drivers I need for it, or at least if there WERE drivers for it, it didn't work (and then it's proprietary, so after the 2 month eval period, I'd STILL be screwed). To figure out which model I have, the built-in ruler goes from 0-28 inches, but the plotting pen starts at 3 inches, so I'm assuming it's actually a 25 inch cutter/plotter? Does this make it a PRO720 or a PRO870 ?? I got this machine from a girl that bought it brand new some years ago, took it out of the box, and never touched it after that. THANKS IN ADVANCE FH (Frustrated in Hawaii) p.s. On my friend's Cricut, he got an older version, so he tried Inkscape, and he said it was nasty, the graphics and came out really bad and fuzzy when he uploaded images. He found "sure cuts a lot" and it works AWESOME!! SUPER user friendly, etc. but he looked it up and it doesn't work for my machine

Well, you're right. 2 of them got shipped to a neighbor island and 1 of them was here. He insisted on paying me full price. The others asked how much, I just told them whatever they wanted, but mostly to advertise for me like they said I always thought of Decals like the ones I WANTED to print, but can't afford that $9,000 Roland cutter. I "was" thinking of signing on as another newbie and FLOOD my help request with "with my new Laserpoint II printer" just to get MZ SKEETER'S blood boiling...but I don't have that much time to waste and I want to keep SKEETER on my GOOD side THANKS GOOSE

These 2 videos might give you a better idea about what offset is:

x2 and pictures also !!!

MK Creations called Graphtec and asked about the Graphtec Studio Pro. They told her that version isn't out yet. I have an older Adobe CS2 and was trying to learn that with Inkscape also. Also, all the vector files that are posted here eps, svg, etc don't open in Graphtec Studio (at least for me). The Adobe CS2 opens them fine though. When I make a simple word or phrase in GS and cut them out, and then try to save them, the ONLY option for me is Graphtec Studio. Seems like they are a little proprietary

Welcome from Hawaii

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well....posted up that I was doing vinyl stickers amongst my friends and within 1 hour I had 2 friends that asked for stickers. Funny thing is, I can't charge them for it because: 1) They have ALWAYS have my back 2) They always advertise for me with whatever I make and I KNOW 100% that they'll bring in customers for me. How many, I don't know, but I trust this will happen slowly and it may build up pretty good.... Funny how cutting a 3" tall x 23" sticker can be so frustrating. Using a ruler from Omnigrid like Wild Gooses's Friskas ruler. Never new the bottom of a "n" wouldn't line up with the bottom of an "a" or "g". Interesting....I'm sure my friend's won't mind the "extra" stickers !!!

COOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!! PICTURES?!!!!!! lol.... I was wondering...mines came with the pen attachment and pen also. But...will it work if you stick in an ultra fine sharpie?

lol.... posterboard signs? with just and pen? (outline I'm guessing?) You have a pic or example of that?

OOOooooohhhhhh......I know...I know...don't say it.....stupid noobs

The size holes to drill into whatever your making a blade or sharpie holder to go into...I'm guessing their about 1/2" - 9/16" holes... We ARE talking about this, aren't we?

MACON, GREAT JOB !!! Slice, looks like you still LOTS of room!!!!!!! I can say that, because I just have a 8'x8' corner in my tiny place

LOL!!! OH MAN THAT'S AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VinylRevamp said: I made these for the girls at the party

LOL....I can't do it with EITHER! Macon, I've got a 8' x 8' space GC, looking forward to pics soon

No, 'cause my drill bit case only goes up a 1/16th of an inch...I WISH i had yours !!!!!!!!

Welcome from Hawaii LOVE your avatar !!!!!!

If you share it on the open forum, lot of other pros would make time to tweak it also...and....it might be something cool that other friends/families might want for their own loved ones going through this brutal time in their lives.....

For me....Signcut was a blessing...thanks again !!!

raise your hands if you were one of us "back in the day" to try to make our fingers do that ??!!! gc, that is sounding TOTALLY AWESOME !!! Sorry to hear that about your boss, a lot of us had them...I had one that did that to me, but shouldn't say what I "wanted" to do. I had to leave it in prayer and STILL do this day it tears me up!!!! Everyone says time will heal...to "let it go" because it eats you up everyday and he's probably laughing about it... Almost 7 years and I STILL can't let it go I got a mom like that...it's funny how they love you so much, they just "want to help", but sometimes it's embarrassing (to ask the guy to go even lower) !!!

I WOULD hope that there would be a patch for Windows 8 to fix that and other issues...

I'm curious if the holes are regular drill bit size or something in-between....

you must have the "trial version"

I was wondering about that....This is the 1st computer where I have the old 2.0 and then new 3.0 USB ports... Right now I have it hooked up to the 3.0