How can I export Onyx Cut Server 22.5 files?

[MNT_Printhead]

Our Graphtec is down for the net week at best. Can someone tell me how I can export my existing cut files so that I can have a another shop cut What has already been printed on the same model cutter and version of Onyx? I appreciate any help you can offer.

 

[balstestrat]

Copy and paste files from Onyx/cutter/yourcutter

 

[Boudica]

I've never found a way to do it... I didn't think it was possible. I've tried the archive route, but it archives a file nothing else can read.

 

[MNT_Printhead]

Copy and paste files from Onyx/cutter/yourcutter

Would you mind posting a screen cap of the file path and what type of files I'd see? I am out on FMLA trying to work through this with my assistant by phone. I appreciate your help.

 

[balstestrat]

Not right now but try to follow this. I think it's all .xml files.

C:/Onyx24/cutter/Graphtec/

(or "cut" I don't remember)

 

[myront]

Our Graphtec is down for the net week at best. Can someone tell me how I can export my existing cut files so that I can have a another shop cut What has already been printed on the same model cutter and version of Onyx? I appreciate any help you can offer.

Can't just export as pdf? The other print shop should know what to do from there.

 

[Boudica]

Can't just export as pdf? The other print shop should know what to do from there.

not from Onyx

 

[Snydo]

In File Explorer search for .PLT files, they should be exactly where balstestrat said they are.

 

[chris20630]

Change destination of cut from Plotter to file and use this plt file

 

[JonLeedholm]

Ok, so I have been trying to help MNT_Printhead with this cut deal. I figured out how to get the actual Postscript file out of the guts of the ONYX Thrive program. I knew it had to be in there somewhere so the printer could send it to the cutter. I went into the PC's C-Drive and found the ONYXThrive22.5 folder then went into the WORK folder then selected the printer the file went to. I was able to find the original .PS file that I could open in Illustrator and recreate the project. I couldn't get the cut info to just cut what he had already printed, but I did get the file to set up a new cut project that we had to reprint. I am sure there is a way to do what I did and duplicate the process he used when he sent the original print file, but this was a time crunch and this was easier than trying to figure it out. I do want to figure it out though. At least this gets you a good file to work with.

 

[Boudica]

Ok, so I have been trying to help MNT_Printhead with this cut deal. I figured out how to get the actual Postscript file out of the guts of the ONYX Thrive program. I knew it had to be in there somewhere so the printer could send it to the cutter. I went into the PC's C-Drive and found the ONYXThrive22.5 folder then went into the WORK folder then selected the printer the file went to. I was able to find the original .PS file that I could open in Illustrator and recreate the project. I couldn't get the cut info to just cut what he had already printed, but I did get the file to set up a new cut project that we had to reprint. I am sure there is a way to do what I did and duplicate the process he used when he sent the original print file, but this was a time crunch and this was easier than trying to figure it out. I do want to figure it out though. At least this gets you a good file to work with.

Thanks for the update!

 

[balstestrat]

Ok, so I have been trying to help MNT_Printhead with this cut deal. I figured out how to get the actual Postscript file out of the guts of the ONYX Thrive program. I knew it had to be in there somewhere so the printer could send it to the cutter. I went into the PC's C-Drive and found the ONYXThrive22.5 folder then went into the WORK folder then selected the printer the file went to. I was able to find the original .PS file that I could open in Illustrator and recreate the project. I couldn't get the cut info to just cut what he had already printed, but I did get the file to set up a new cut project that we had to reprint. I am sure there is a way to do what I did and duplicate the process he used when he sent the original print file, but this was a time crunch and this was easier than trying to figure it out. I do want to figure it out though. At least this gets you a good file to work with.

It's really this simple. Just copy all files from this folder and paste to the workstation you want to use for cutting. These are ready to cut files.
Which by the way I already told you guys 3 minutes after this question was posted...

C:\ONYXThrive24\cutter\Graphtec FC9000 Cutter\