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Howdy; I've had some frustration with this on many occasions, but no one has ever come up with an anwer. I often make complex objects by cutting the shape of one object out of another. In other words, using a foreground object as a tool to remove it's shape from the object behind it. This...

Hey All; My last mountain to overcome was learning about the variables involved in welding. I have learned a lot about welding, and can now do so successfully. The next thing that is puzzling me is trimming. As with welding, there seems to be certain characteristics of certain objects that...

Hey All; I'd like to pick the brain of all experienced CorelDRAW users for the benefit of we rookies. The topic is combining seperate elements into one contiguous piece so that it can be cut as such. For the record, I have been trying Graphtec's CutMaster to do my cut setup. It has an...

Hey all; Just getting my first machine up and running for the first time, and struggling. Up until just a few minutes ago, I could load the media, square it, and release the pinch roller bail, but this did not bring up the "media type" menu. It seemed apparent that the machine did not know...

Hey All; I know a bunch of you cut direct. I have seen the various discussions regarding same. Does anyone know of a tutorial on how to go about setting up for this? I have no previous cutting experience of ANY kind to fall back on, and about 3 weeks experience with X3, so I need a...

Howdy; I have a multi-layer PSD file that I am trying to convert to a JPEG. Usually this is not a problem, but something is preventing me from doing it with this particular file. The usual routine does not offer the JPEG format. > Flatten Image > File > Save as > Choose Format... but no JPEG...

Hey all; After years of this idea perking in the back of my mind, and the fits and starts involved with making the necessary decisions, the waiting is over. My first plotter arrived today. I bought a used Graphtec FC4100-75 from Buddy. If this is half as good a cutter as Buddy is a guy...

Howdy All; Based on my studies, discussions in other threads, and my recent thread; http://signs101.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=12849 ...it appears I will most likely purchase CorelDRAW X3 for design work. I will also look seriously at adding an interface program to streamline...

Hello All; I am getting my first plotter soon, a "gently used" 4100 Graphtec. I use PhotoShop 5.0 regularly, and am reasonably proficient with it, although I know there is TONS more there. My question is, how am I going to interface this with my plotter? I believe I will be looking at...

Hey All; Just another newbie in from the cold of lurking. Same old story. I've been dreaming of a plotter for YEARS, but have never quite been able to justify the cost. It would be more a convenience than anything. I "don't plan" to go into the sign business, but it is very hard to get...