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there is a lazy man's shortcut sort of option for complex designs that don't warrent the time required to properly weld everything, like when the client is more cheap then picky. If you have vectorizing software like Adobe Streamline (or I guess Flexi has vectorizing capabilities which I've...

even with only one reply, seeing that Barry got here first, I figured there would be nothing to add... Barry's right. I had to consider the same question (except I was looking at Mimaki printers) I decided to get the larger format. Way over half the jobs I've printed in 3 months have required...

thanks fred, thats a good tip. I hate having to "compound" several letters seperately just to maintain the freedom to move them seperately. I've needed to revise line spacing or even kerning on imported "text" blocks that are already converted to outlines & if they need compounding (or...

I think the problem was obvious... they were taking Fred's signature too literally. I think sometimes you need to take your eye OFF the doughnut.

the client is not being unreasonable... ...as long as he is paying $75 an hour for your time!

when that happens out of the blue to me, it is always because a file (usually an import from another prog) has ended up with a duplicate copy placed right over each contour causing it to cut each character twice. many times I have sort of watched the plotter do this, & never noticed it going...

save more often when you are working in complex files, or even reduce the number of undos (I don't know flexi enough to know if you can, but in some programs you can do that) once you save it frees up a lot of memory spent on remembering how to undo the last bunch of things you did. On huge...

I use Flexi rip with my JV3. I have no complaints!!

I like the font

copy your text to the clipboard, then the one copy still on your work space will be modified to allow the "second color" to be filled on it... then the "copy" will be pasted back. The original have "holes in it"... not just the hole in an "o" for example... but all the white halves of the...

I've heard of "downforce"... never heard it os force down.. but wonder if it could pertain to that. Why is "pressure" not checked? does that toggle on or off when FD is checked? are they mutually exclusive? ...if not, then I guess "pressure" is the same as when some plotter lingo mentions...

I would probably be wanting to try setting it up once with the roland & all software locally on one computer. Just for trouble shooting purposes (& to play with the new toy a little... & for peace of mind when you venture back into resolving the network issues, it may help your sanity or...

I used the casmate workspace for a while, but I ended up customizing it a little from there.. then I had to re-install the software (changed computers)... had to customize all over again... the changed computers again... figured out if I just learn it from the default setting... I can always get...

Hi Signgirl. I'm originally from Illinois & still make trips back to visit my mom and sister. I've been gone 26 years, a little over half my life... but still feel a certain loyalty to my old teams & an affiliation with that region that is in my blood. I also wonder what part you are from...

I feel your pain. I had my first encounter with running out of a roll of vinyl during a print... & later that same day... reached the "ink end" warning... both of which understandably stopped my job mid-print. My mistake was just ordering the replacement inks last Friday, thinking I had a lot...

"Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe Kai's power tools are raster only?" HSG, yep you may be wrong in the sense that the KPT name has been associated with a vector effect software also. (coincidently called KPT Vector effects.. & referred to as such in most of this thread) but, KPT is also the...

Jim, I'm not completely sure what you are asking as far as "comparing the two" I use a Mimaki, not a Roland... & I use Flexi exclusively for all my Mimaki printing. I don't know how to do 2 different methods to compare... only the one method of "rip&print" out of flexi. If you mean rip&print...

yep! coffee is a wonderful thing!

not that it helps you any, but for the record if anyone else tunes in here who wonders... it works on CS1 on a pc also.

ahhhhh... diplomacy rears it's ugly head again... just when aggressive brand loyalty was getting fun :Cool 2: I agreeably agree