Illustrator File output for Ioline Plotter

[BrendanVail]

Hello, I am currently working in New York at a sign shop/tshirt shop using many different softwares. I was wondering if there was a plugin for CS3 that could run files to and ioline cutter.
I was recently transferred to the tshirt side of the business which is all corel instead of adobe and the switch is not easy.
Supposedly our plotter only cuts PLT files, but I can only get those by exporting as a DXF in Illustrator and resaving as a PLT in Corel.

Any help would be appreciated. I do not want to be using Corel Draw.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

Best thing that I could see is look at the website of the maker of the plotter to see what they have in the form of plugins.

I know Roland had a plugin for Ai that I use that would send the Ai file to the CutStudio software to save it as a CutStudio file.

That's strange that I see that you don't want to be using Draw. Most of the Ai people that I know about actually like using Draw more the Ai, it's just that Draw isn't as widely accepted as Ai is(more then likely due to Photoshop then anything else, or at least, that's what they think).

 

[BrendanVail]

corel is awful its like the opposite of using illustrator. Its like writing with the wrong hand. If I keep having to use it I will be looking for a new job ASAP

 

[WildWestDesigns]

corel is awful its like the opposite of using illustrator. Its like writing with the wrong hand. If I keep having to use it I will be looking for a new job ASAP

I guess that's just like going from a PC to a MAC and vice versa.

 

[J Hill Designs]

corel is awful its like the opposite of using illustrator. Its like writing with the wrong hand. If I keep having to use it I will be looking for a new job ASAP

I feel the same way about illustrator...

 

[Vinylman]

I have run this program for several years prior to upgrading our plotters to brand new Mimakis'.

You can buy the software program OR RENT IT for 1-3 years.

I loved the program and it worked flawlessly for my Ioline plotter.

Hope this helps You.

http://www.sc-x2.com/component/option,com_kb/Itemid,26/page,articles/articleid,15/

 

[tintguy31794]

LOL I thought I was the only person using an IOLINE. I love these machines fast quick and simple.