Need Help AI files double cutting with Flexi

[Thomas Fischetti]

So I have a load of templates that I cut with, I used to just cut with cutting master 4 on our graphtec. But now we have a summa. When I open the files in Flexi and cut them through it, I am getting double cuts. I have tried all different files and everything. Very frustrating. I am hoping I won't have to go through every single file (100 +) and remake them all.

is there a software plugin thats free to run the cutter through illustrator? If I wanted to not use Flexi that is, but if there is a somewhat simple solution to use this with Flexi that would be great because its what we are trying to primarily use.

I have attached a sample file that is double cutting

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in Advance

 

[Jester1167]

It probably has something to do with "Thick Lines" in other words, it is seeing your lines as objects, having and inside and outside. It has been a while but there used to be a setting in SignLab to ignore "thick lines".

Another solution is to give everything a fill color and turn the outlines off before you export. That should do the trick as well.

 

[jon vital]

It's because your file has stroked lines.

Convert strokes to outlines first

 

[GaSouthpaw]

It's because your file has stroked lines.

Convert strokes to outlines first

Or remove the strokes completely if what you're cutting isn't supposed to have an inline and an outline.
Addendum: I think there's a check box on the Flexi cut tab that will tell it to ignore strokes. Been a couple of years since I used Flexi, though.

 

[Garyd3599]

This happened to me using Cutting Master. My problem was with white fill. I could not see it but it would cut it again anyway. I doubt that is your issue but it is something else that could be looked at.

 

[rjssigns]

We run a Summa also and use Ai strokes for cut lines. Just make sure they are 0.25 point. I noticed that it ran twice when doing a pen plot so I checked the file. Yup, 2 pt stroke.

 

[ewded]

Just like rjssigns says your lines are too thick. I don't use points to measure, but in mm i set 0.0001. If you don't want to waste you time send the files over and I'll convert them for $0.50 / file

 

[2ny]

It is the thick lines as several answers point at. You can either use Fill/Stroke editor in Flexi to set your objects with a fill and choose "wireframe" in the tab, and Clear the strokes. Or you can maybe tick of the option "Convert strokes to outline" under Flexis plot dialog under Advanced-tab: I have never used that option myself, as I prefer to use wireframe on my objects to plot. Best of luck.

 

[myront]

Yes, there is plug-in cutting software for illy. FineCut. We use it with Corel. Same issue as above though. I can't seem to get it through the heads of some here. You don't need a stroke/outline on a fill. The cut line is the edge of the fill. If you have both you'll have 2 cuts. As an option FineCut will show you several layers that are to be cut then you can uncheck those that you don't want cut. Printing then plotting/cutting? Just set up a "cut" layer with nothing but strokes/outlines in any color of your choice.