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I don't know if this will help becuase I use a different print & cut RIP program (Wasatch) but in order to cut I have to change the hairline stroke to a CutPath (spelled exactly like that) pick a brite, easy to see color (CYAN for instance) from the Spot User Palette & adjust the color slightly so it is different from the original and then name it CutPath.
I don't know if this will work in other cut programs but it is flawless in mine. I use the Publish to PDF option as well as EPS to export to my print & cut. JPEG & files of the sort won't read the cut lines.
Hope this helps.
OK - I am a newbie at this so take care of me please. I don't want to print only cut at the moment. I have just got a new Vista PC and also bought CDX3 to use with my CutStudio - however it does not appear in CorelDraw - there was no GMS folder beneath Draw so I created a new one called that and copied the files in. When going into Macros in Customization however there are no options to select? Anyone help me on this one?
OK - I am a newbie at this so take care of me please. I don't want to print only cut at the moment. I have just got a new Vista PC and also bought CDX3 to use with my CutStudio - however it does not appear in CorelDraw - there was no GMS folder beneath Draw so I created a new one called that and copied the files in. When going into Macros in Customization however there are no options to select? Anyone help me on this one?
I am using windows xp and cannot find the plug in within the macros, and I have the same setup? Can mzmadmax help here?
Not sure if I can help, but I'll try. Here's what I did:
1. Create a folder on my computer called CutStudio_Updates.
2. Download the "CutStudio plugin v1.10 for Windows" from the Roland DGA support site here: Roland DGA Corp. - Support - Technical Support and Services for Roland Products
3. After downloading, I extract the files using WinZip or some other utility software.
4. Next, I clicked on "pluginsetup.exe" file to install the CutStudio plugin into CorelDraw X3.
No manual intervention was required within CorelDraw (i.e. manually installing or configuring the macros or plugins). The next time I opened CorelDraw, there was a new tool bar that contained an icon (the letter "R" in a box) for CutStudio. If you don't see it after the install, then try right-clicking on the menu bar or a visible tool bar and look to see if the icon is possibly on a tool bar that is not currently selected to be visible.
If this doesn't work, you may want to uninstall CutStudio and try again from a clean install. I do remember that it took two tries to get mine working. Possibly the first try failed because of changes I'd made? I'm not sure, but it did work the second time around after reinstalling. Also, for the record, I'm running on Windows XP.
I see that there is now a new update that was posted on 9/21/2007. I don't know if this one is cumulative or not, so I'd suggest installing the update above first and testing to see if it works. If it does, then you can install the newer update afterwards.
Hi Maxine – didn’t get this to work but it got me thinking. It seems my version of X3 does not have VBA with it??? Anyway – I installed the VBA part from my CD11 version and put it into the X3 folders – then I reinstalled CutStudio and then the Plugin – restarted X3 and still no icon – but I then went into Tools/Customise and Macros and found it was there so could then put it on the tool bar and then change the icon to the correct one – success! Thanks for the help – it might not have been direct instructions but it got me thinking as to why it wasn’t working!
Anyone else out there with the same issue - check you have VBA installed with your version.
Glad to hear you got it working. I'll have to remember that tip about VBA. I didn't realize that it wasn't included on some versions. Good info to know. Thanks for sharing that info.
Hi All, I am considering buying a GX-24 and I have Corel X-3. I was told by a tech. at Conde (my sublimation supplier) that the Roland would come with the x-3 Plug In. After reading the comments here, I am begining to wonder if he told me right. I have only been in to dye-sublimation so far but want to expand into vinyl transfers as well. Has Roland started including this plug in , any one know.
Your Roland-24 should come with the CutStudio software. I'm not sure whether or not if the software being included with the cutters now has been updated to include the x-3 plug-in. However, the plug-in can be downloaded for free from Roland's website. So, if it isn't included, you shouldn't have any problems downloading it from there.
thanks a bunch Maxine, I am trying to decide what type vinyls to start out with as well. I am going to stay strictly with tees and sports apparel to start with. Any other good advise would be greatly appreciated. Ken
I bought my gx-24 about 7 months ago and it had the plug in. Many times I export to a jpg from corel and then import to cut studio for vinyl on tees and jerseys. This gives better cut lines on cursive script. If you use the plug in, it cuts into the next letter instead of making it one piece, or spend more time editing in cut studio. When you try it, youll see the difference. Sometimes it doesn't matter, sometimes it does.
Hi All, I am considering buying a GX-24 and I have Corel X-3. I was told by a tech. at Conde (my sublimation supplier) that the Roland would come with the x-3 Plug In. After reading the comments here, I am begining to wonder if he told me right. I have only been in to dye-sublimation so far but want to expand into vinyl transfers as well. Has Roland started including this plug in , any one know.
That's the combination I have and the cutstudio software came with the plugin
I bought my gx-24 about 7 months ago and it had the plug in. Many times I export to a jpg from corel and then import to cut studio for vinyl on tees and jerseys. This gives better cut lines on cursive script. If you use the plug in, it cuts into the next letter instead of making it one piece, or spend more time editing in cut studio. When you try it, youll see the difference. Sometimes it doesn't matter, sometimes it does.
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This is not really a plug-in or CutStudio issue. This happens because you are sending the text over to CutStudio as text and not as curves. If you want to know what the cutter will cut beforehand, on the Corel X3 menu, go to View | Wireframe. If you see the lines overlapping, that is how it will cut.
To avoid the problem that you have described, do the following quick steps before sending the text to CutStudio (or other software or directly to the cutter):
1. Select the text
2. On the menu, select Arrange | Shaping | Weld
(This will convert artistic text to an object and combine the intersecting objects into a single curve object with a single outline.)
Now you can use the plug-in to send it to CutStudio and cut as usual.
This text conversion will probably take you all of 10 seconds to do; even less if you use the short-cut keys.
Hope this helps.
Last edited by mzmadmax; January 24th, 2008 at 11:06 AM.
Reason: Deleted two steps because I just realized that with Corel X3 they really aren't needed. :-)
Re: Corel X3 and Roland GX-24 Cutter? 
