ECUT FOR AI PROBLEMS

[derailedesigns]

Hey there,

I just purchased ecut for Adobe illustrator after trying the demo, but realizing that I was limited to access .. so I thought.

In the demo all my shapes seemed to be stuck in a bounding box causing so much waste, but would demonstrate how it nested. Understandable, so I went for the full version just to be hit with the same problem after activation.

I’ve scoured the internet up and down, and restated countless times. It seems everyone else doesn’t have this issue .. so I’m not sure what to think. Any advice is helpful thanks

 

[DL Signs]

Don't know for sure, but I did find this, there is a check box to enable/ disable bounding box. Otherwise it could be the container size.

 

[astro8]

Are all your shapes ungrouped, no masks etc?

 

[derailedesigns]

I ended up having to make separate shapes without my art work attached. Wouldnt nest properly with multiple layers.

 

[jimdtg]

derailedesigns can you please guide me how we can select and configurate cutter in eCut?

 

[White Haus]

Did you try contacting the developer? I seem to remember emailing them a while back and they were pretty responsive.

 

[Ian Stewart-Koster]

Just ungroup everything first, if you want them nested properly.
Otherwise it treats what you've grouped as 'set in stone' and won't pull them apart.

The bounding box is the plate size they have to be fitted to.
(I use the Corel version- a great set of plugins)