NEED HELP--signcut x2

[signz 0]

Hi there,

Just got the cutter plotter and have installed signcut x2 PE.  I am trying to make a sign to go on a 24 inch wide by 18 inch height sign.  Here is my question.  I have three lines of text to go on this sign---The first line of text is much bigger in height then the rest of the lines of text.  How do I add the other two lines of text so that they will not affect the size of the first line of text.  When using signcut I put the first line of text and then the other two right below it and then it changes the size of the first line.  Here is an example of what I want to accomplish--(not the actual sign): 

MOTOCROSS RACING

Tracks Schedule Racing

Peoria Raceway

Any help would be appreciated.

Signz

[thredz 1]

I would create the larger text,and then save it as an .sc file.Then I would close it and open it back up.Then you should be able to add the smaller text without affecting the larger.

[signz 0]

Hi Billy,

Thanks for the quick response.  I'm very new to this and here is what I don't know.  When I look at my signcut screen how do I get the second and third lines of text to go below the first one when I save them as that file and then open them up.

Kinda confusing--not sure how to explain it.

Signz

[signz 0]

In Signcut you have a box with the text in it.  Then I want to add another box of text below it and then another below it so  that the sizes that I have saved arent affected.  I don't know how to do this.

Signz

[thredz 1]

Start a new design and In the text box,type the larger text and then hit enter.Go to the A icon in the text box and change the size or even the style of font and type it under the larger then hit enter and do the same for the next line.You have to have it set the way you want it to be centered because it will read just as you have typed it in.

[wg_kjell 0]

Hi,

Signcut-X2 is not aimed as an layout software. Actually we entered that simple text feature once as the administration for the Swedish goverment asked us about a simple software for making name signs for the minister offices. So that was quick and dirty job made by an accident.

For sofisticated layout tasks we recommend CorelDRAW which is an incredible tool second to none. Adobe Illustrator is another; appreciated of just as many.

The cheapest alternative is Inkscape that can be found on the SignCut-X2 CD. It is free of charge and not bad at all.

From Inkscape to Signcut-X2, export as EPS files and during the export procecure, set the "Convert text to curves"-option.

It is recommended to do that export to a folder named IMPORT situated under the SignCut-X2 folder.

As Signcut-X2 has focus, just press the IMPORT-button or the 1-key on your keyboard, to open it.

We will never implement layout features into SignCut-X2. That is an old idea, but of those nearly 100 vendors of vinyl cutting softwares who where around 10-15 years ago and who had put layout tools in there softwares, not many survived.

For instance it is incredible expensive to make a layout tool just as good as CorelDRAW. It takes many years and I estimate the cost to at least 100.000.000 USD.

There is no software company in the vinyl sign cutting industry who are able to afford that or even to maintain such a software.

The source code for a small software as SignCut-X2 consist of more that 100.000 rows of text. It took about 45 man-years to get that quality it keeps today and the cost were nearly 3.000.000 USD.

I mention this because people use to think that it is easy to create software, but modern computers and OS:es makes a most complex world and as this is software not aimed for costly educated specialists, it has been much worse task to develop it than software aimed for specialists who use to pay for an expensive educations.

So these low price softwares has to be much more user friendly than for instance a CAD-software aimed for engineers. And the user friendlyness is actually the most expensive part of the developement.

It took us about 18 months of development to implement the basic features in SignCut. The rest of those 45 man-years is a struggle to raise the quality, to keep it compatible with all kind of standards, to find bugs and to improve the user friendlyness.

During these 16 years, since the release we have launched more than 1.000 sub-revisions. The result is what get this product to stick out and win market shares all the time. It can be hard to realize that circumstance at a first glanse, but you will be aware about the extreme quality in the long run.

SignCut-X2 is what you should be able to realy on, now and in the future, just as our service. When ever you need help, use your web-support account at www.sc-x2.com and we will do our very best to offer quick and efficient help!