OMEGA vs. Flexi

I own both but all I do with Gerber is drive my edge. As a design software Omega is really a week bunch of code. I have had a whole list of issues with it for 3 years. Every time I'm sent a patch or fix from Gerber some new issue arises.

Is your flexi on the same system as Omega? Are you using Omega for your design work or just output? If your new to Flexi I think, when you get use to it, you'll rarely use Omega. As for your cutting issues, is the cutter new? Have you had this problem long?

 

In Omega GSPPlot, press the F7 key > Settings to open the Plotter Settings screen. Adjust the slider for More or Less Sharp Corners. Make sure that the Use Settings box is checked. Do some test cuts until you have it as you want and then save the settings as a preference.

These settings will be different for each type of vinyl, so you will have to adjust and save as preference for each.

You may find that Speed or Acceleration settings will have an effect on your cornering as well.

 

It never hurts to check your plotter drivers. I don't use Omega. However, a lot of updates I've received over the years (first for CASmate and then for Flexi) some of the updates would include new drivers for various plotters.

 

My guess is you aren't using a supported plotter then. What model Graphtec is it and what driver are you using?

 

Not sure how Gerber handles it then. Looking in GSP System Tray, the FC2100 series is supported but only up to the FC2100-90. You might try installing that as a secondary plotter to see if it will clear up the cutting issue.

 

Omega - Graphtec

Omega treats the Graphtec cutter as a simple HPGL cutter. No special feature support, etc. If the cuts were good at one time and now they are not I'd be looking at the cutter (blade), not the software.

The difference in the software maybe in the way the software "breaks" down the curve data into small "chords". I believe Gerber uses a chord derivation (error) of .0005", the small that number the more data / segments, the larger that number the less data / segments.