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Getting a logo to cut on a plotter?
I was wondering what all you need to do to a logo in order to get it to work with a vinyl plotter?
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? Logo needs to be vectorized- or in other words: converted from pixels to lines and arcs.
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? I've had vectorized logos that would still not work with the plotter what does this mean?
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? Whats the software your useing?Have you ever cut anything useing that software?Whats your cutter?
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? what do you mean 'won't cut'...does that mean nothing will cut..partially cut or just won't cut anything. BTY you need you logo to be in one color..or else have software that will let you cut different colors as the logo shows..
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? You need to vectorize it and punch or crop the elements as needed.
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? Post a pic of your logo then we can help you more.
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? If you are using ILLY try saving it as a .PDF not .AI
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? Or try savin in an older ai version. I use AI 7. Works like a champ.
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? Make sure you have all your fills turned off. I have sent files to my cutter and they did nothing than I looked again and forgot to turn off fills.
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? What program are you using for this method?
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Re: Getting a logo to cut on a plotter? Corel X3 and I cut direct from Corel.
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