Setting up flexi 8.6 again after the crash

[amy s.]

I went through this once before prior to my big crash and can't remember how I resolved it...anyone know?

My signmaker 4b is set to the following:
Thermazone HPGL1Com1

Everything else is as follows:

#6 Make sure your settings look like this in your production manager;
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: Hardware

I've also done the following:

Click on job defaults (in flexi click on the knife tab);
Resolution: 1000.000 steps/in
Passes: 1
Knife offset: 0.012in (having this setting wrong will prevent your cutter from completing cuts and leave a tiny piece not cut)
Packet size: 1000kb
Curve quality: medium-low depending on job size.

Fallow all that and you should have a "Normal" plotter that cuts right the first time instead of doing everything twice!

Except that the plotter is doing half the layout or part here, part there. Does anyone know what settings need to be changed. I've been told its a flexi issue since the plotter set up is exactly the same as before the big crash.
I called Flexi tech support...ha, ha, ha,...they said we only support "current" versions for free so...email us. Thanks Flexi for the service after the sale.

Appreciate any help.

 

[amy s.]

Updating

I went through this once before prior to my big crash and can't remember how I resolved it...anyone know?

My signmaker 4b is set to the following:
Thermazone HPGL@Com1

Everything else is as follows:

Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: Hardware

I've also done the following:

job defaults:
Resolution: 1000.000 steps/in
Passes: 1
Knife offset: 0.020in (having this setting wrong will prevent your cutter from completing cuts and leave a tiny piece not cut)
Packet size: 8kb
Curve quality: high


Problem is: the plotter is doing half the layout or part here, part there, a random line diagonally. Does anyone know what settings need to be changed. I've been told its a flexi issue since the plotter set up is exactly the same as before the big crash.
I called Flexi tech support...ha, ha, ha,...they said we only support "current" versions for free so...email us. Thanks Flexi for the service after the sale.

Appreciate any help.

thanks

 

[Snydo]

http://forum.uscutter.com/index.php?/topic/31422-cut-segments-in-order/

Post #3 may be of help to you.

 

[amy s.]

Thanks for the suggestion, Snydo. I wondered what tileing was and now I know. But, mine is not cutting right. Its cutting half letters, letters missed totally, a random diagonal or horizontal line cut through letters, ...its got something set wrong. Damned if I can figure where or what. Its making me crazy, I know that. Appreciate any thoughts.

 

[amy s.]

One thing only on com 1

Got it figured out. I had the other plotter also on com1 so I switched that to usb and now the 4b is plotting perfectly all by itself on com 1. I guess this means...you can only have one thing on a port at a time. Hope this helps someone else.

 

[amy s.]

thanks

Follow up: Make sure the 4b is on the right port and nothing else is on that port. Problem solved.