Using flexi with 2 computers and 1 cutter....Questions

[budracer1 0]

Hello Im using Flexi Pro 8.1 and a Summa cutter. Right now if I want to cut anything I do on my laptop i have to send it to the production manager on my desktop since thats where the machine is hooked. I was thinking i should be able to cut straight from my laptop, kind of like I can print from any pc in my house.

Any Ideas?

thanks JB

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

of course you can, set it up on your laptop

[budracer1 0]

of course you can, set it up on your laptop

I mean without having to have it hooked to my laptop. If you can help with please do tell...lol

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

you mean wireless? 

[budracer1 0]

Well kinda... i guess. I mean I have all my computers networked together so that all my laptops and desktops will print on the printers hooked up to my main pc. I would assume that you could do this with a vinyl cutter also but maybe im wrong....the summa doesnt show up on the printers screen to enable the sharing like my printers do.

JB

[MZ SKEETER 4,709]

goodluck with that.  I have no idea

[tinaski 11]

yes you can

we were set up that way - cutter connected to computer "A" did designs on computer "B" then sent cut from B to A and the cutter cut

its been a while but you have to load flexi on both computers and there is a place to check on the flexi that is on computer A - something like allow to use remote flexi to cut

i will see how to set it up - but it can be done dont give up

[Guest manwayvan]

Have you tried setting up the cutter under the production manager on the laptop as a network device? I believe that when you add a cutte it will give you the option as a network device...I have flexi on 2 comps and cut from 1 but when I press send..it holds it in the production manager until I goto the desktop and press send and then it will cut the design

[budracer1 0]

Have you tried setting up the cutter under the production manager on the laptop as a network device? I believe that when you add a cutte it will give you the option as a network device...I have flexi on 2 comps and cut from 1 but when I press send..it holds it in the production manager until I goto the desktop and press send and then it will cut the design

Yes I can do this(send to PM on desktop then cut from there) but I was thinking i should be able to cut straight from my laptop.

[tinaski 11]

Have you tried setting up the cutter under the production manager on the laptop as a network device? I believe that when you add a cutte it will give you the option as a network device...I have flexi on 2 comps and cut from 1 but when I press send..it holds it in the production manager until I goto the desktop and press send and then it will cut the design

Yes I can do this(send to PM on desktop then cut from there) but I was thinking i should be able to cut straight from my laptop.

yes you can i cant find how i did it - its very easy to set up and since we dont have windows anymore i cant set mine up to do it

i would look in pereferances or options or go to there website and sent a help request

[Guest manwayvan]

I believe that on the laptop when you send it there is an option instead of holding it will send it directly..I cant remember where I have seen it at but I know its there and believe it under the cutting options and not the pm

[hockeygirl 30]

Don't know if this makes it easier for you, but if I want to do that, I just open my desktop remotely from my laptop and send it to the cutter that way.

[tinaski 11]

i new it could be done here is a help file to get it to work --- here is a link to teh PDF file

http://www.vinylforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=340.0

[Guest manwayvan]

Great Work Tinaski..Thanks alot

[budracer1 0]

i new it could be done here is a help file to get it to work

You are my HERO.....works just exactly like I thought it should.

thanks a BUNCH!!

JB

[tinaski 11]

It just took me a while to figure out how I did it before glad its working for ya. Sorry it too kso long to get it to ya but better late than never