gamblerbodydesigns 0 Posted September 24, 2008 oh heres the problem i have at the moment using illy cs3, artcut 2006 , and refine mh721 connected with lpt1 on winxp imported an eps file from illustrator cs3 , didn't have all the extra lines on it so i was surprised there, and proceeded to cut/plot the image in the output window i get just under halfway through the cut when it freezes and i'm left with half an image and a tone of wasted vynil this is becoming a painfully expensive exercise would anyone have any ideas as to what would be the cause /solution to this dilema , without having to get new software or hardware Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenimes 42 Posted September 24, 2008 Could be a buffer memory issue on the cutter itself, or maybe an LPT cable going out, or even a problem with the file you are cutting. Is the .eps file fully vectorized? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamblerbodydesigns 0 Posted September 24, 2008 yeah i believe the image to be fully vectorised, the cutter starts when the image is half loaded , i was thinking maybe i should pause it before i hit the cut/plot button and then wait till the image is fully loaded (the output window bar indicator) also do u have ant tips for importing the images so that they don't have the extra lines that appear as soon as they hit artcut? i'm using b&w images to trace so theres no colour and using live trace in illy to vector , then grouping the paths , and exporting or saving as eps cs3 format. would saving them as an earlier format help? the one that worked i think i saved from a trial version of corel....downloaded so many different cut, plot and graphic design programs over the past few weeks trying to get this sorted thanks heaps for ya help ken Dale gamblerbodydesigns.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenimes 42 Posted September 25, 2008 We quit bundling ArtCut with our cutters about the time I came on board here, so I am extrememly unfamiliar with the program or its quirks, sorry. Could be the file that you are importing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gamblerbodydesigns 0 Posted September 26, 2008 yeah i think that may be where the problem lies. i used a trial version of corel and saved a file as an eps from there , and that one cut. when i use illy i seem to have problems with the export/import to artcut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
