EDGE contour cut with Roland?

Arlo I think you can set origion point on the roland not real sure on your but maybe some one in the know can explain for u I've never tried because I dont have printer but I've read something about setting origion points good luck & I Asume you like your new cutter ?

 

INTUITIVE? we who dont do gerber call it GERBER GOTCHA!!! they getchur MONEY!!!! i coulda bought a geber sprint back in 93 for $1500. then i found out you had to buy gerber fonts, @$100 A POP!!! then the sprint didnt like anyother program then GERBER. now that was another $3000!!!!!! then there was the card i had to buy to run the sprint $300 more!!! so now i got $1500+$3000+$300+ how many fonts i wanted to buy.
AND THIS WAS A USED MACHINE!!! i had $2000 and a existing computer 386 DX40!!!! and COREL 3.0(these 2 cost me $1000)guy who built my computer gave me his COREL since he didnt use it!!!
i found a ROLAND PNC-1000 with LETTER ART 5.0 sign program for sale guy wanted all $2000 for both i told him all i wanted was the plotter and he can keep the LETTER ART...i got the plotter for $1600 and he said hre take the program..ill never use it. annnnnnnnnd with the $400 i had left i bought from AMERIBAN my 1st order of vinyl....and i was cuttin outa corel to the roland the next day!!!!!!! and have never looked at a geber since.......oh yes i did iam sorry a freind of mine bought one for cheap, buy the time he was done and upand running he was $2000 for the NEW COMPUTER that would run the $3000 GA 6 $7000 IN THE HOLE..befor his 1st cut with the sprint!!!!
and i had the opportunity to work outa GA 6.0....TOTAL FRUSTRATION...after workin in corel.....to many repeat steps in gerber to do anything.

 

Arlo,

Did you ever get your Roland to contour cut your Edge prints?
If you did, can you post what you had to do to get it to work?
Roland's tech support said that they can only help on their stuff
and to go to Gerber to find the answer.

Thanks,
Steve

 

Steve,
If your Roland plotter has the registration mark sensor then it's doable. The thing is you need to include the 3 registration marks (1 cm circles) in your print and that further reduces the usable print width of the edge. If you need more info let me know.

Bill

 

Bill,

Please give me more info on how to do this. I am printing on the Edge I
and trying to cut with the Roland GX-24.

Thanks,
Steve

 

I'm not sure if this will help:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=roland+gx-24

Quite a few videos on how to use the Roland's "optic eye" from various print methods. I've never owned or printed from an Edge, this would be my best guess at how one might be able to do it.

Gene

 

The video is helpful for understanding the basic process but it's a little more complicated when you are printing with a printer that's not driven out of Corel. Steve, I'll send you a PM with my phone number. Give me a call and I'll talk you through it.

Bill

OopS...I tried to send you a PM but you have that option turned off!

 

Bill,

I've turned the PM option on. Please send me your information.

Thanks,
Steve

 

We occasionally contour cut graphics on our Roland CJ540 that were printed on the Gerber Edge.

Once you know where the starting point is on your plotter, you simply align it to the target that the Edge prints and you're good to go.

Each plotter is different, so you'll have to experiment to see where your starting point is. And make sure there are no offsets in the plotting file, such as start .1 inches in or up. Set those to zero.

 

Steve,
I'm still not getting the option to send you a PM or e-mail. PM or e-mail me your number and a good time to call you.

 

Bill,
PM sent.

Thanks,
Steve

 

Gx-24 contour cutting edge 1 prints

Bill, I too can use your expertise. I also have an edge 1 and a Roland GX-24 plotter. Will you also send me instructions on how to contour cut edge 1 prints with my Gx-24.

Thanks! My name is also "Steve"