![]() For those who are looking for a regular Windows printer driver icon in their Windows OS after installation in their printer driver folder you will not find it there. 2] There are programs that only can be used to cut/plot like SignCut, Cocut, SignGo or Signtools (so called PLUG-INS) 3] There are programs that combine design and cut/plot function in one version, like Sign Blazer, Flexi, SignGo, Artcut, and more. So you can t just plot graphic files and pictures you grabbed from the internet! 1] There are known vector design programs that only can be used to design, like Corel Draw, Adobe illustrator and Inkscape (free opensource program). Plotters only work with Vector based files. 1] Download plotter software To design and cut vinyl you need one or more programs to do so. Do not skip a step as new bie as this might cause problems, if there are problems showing up. If you think you know it all, it might be useful after all anyway! Follow the steps one by one. (Windows XP operating system based, but can be used for other Windows OS systems in general too) Index: 1] Download plotter software to design and plot 2] Sign Blazer Elements User Guide 3] Unpack, check and dry test the plotter with the plotter pen 4] Cable connection between plotter and PC/laptop 5] Windows communication port setting Serial and USB set up 6] Sign Blazer Elements communication port settings Serial and USB set up 7] Design a simple text 8] Print the simple text with a plotter pen 9] Control of plotter X-Y axis difference 10] Print and check the X-Y axis difference with a plotter pen 11] Correct depth and pressure setting for plotter knife 12] Test plotter knife scoring 13] In SBE set the offset to 0.15 mm 14] Switching plotter pen to plotter knife 15] In SBE draw a rectangle of 50 x 50 mm and send it to the plotter 16] Check the cutting 17] Check the corners for square-ness 18] Recommended speed & knife angle 19] Difference between a Bitmap and a Vector based file 20] Link to original LASER POINT 24 usermanual 21] Simple trouble shooting 22} Contour cutting If you entered the world of cutting, things might be new and confusing, so use this guideline to get things started correctly or maybe to trouble shoot if you already started and run into problems. 1 General guideline how to cut your first text from scratch correctly for Creation Pcut / Refine / UScutter laserpoint models. ![]()
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