Difference between revisions of "Graphtec FC2200-90/EX"
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*File > Save A Copy> choose .hpgl extension | *File > Save A Copy> choose .hpgl extension | ||
** '''Make sure that "Tool offset correction" is set to 0 or your cut will be very bad.''' | ** '''Make sure that "Tool offset correction" is set to 0 or your cut will be very bad.''' | ||
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| + | === Test and adjust settings === | ||
| + | ==== Test ==== | ||
| + | * Press 'Test' button | ||
| + | * Position cutter in an unused area | ||
| + | * Press '1' for Test 1 | ||
| + | * The machine will cut a triangle inside a square | ||
| + | ** The square should peel away cleanly without peeling the triangle | ||
| + | ** When the triangle is removed there should only be a very faint outline on the backing | ||
| + | ==== Adjust ==== | ||
| + | * Press the 'Condition' button to change settings | ||
| + | * Use the '1' and '2' buttons to move the cursor | ||
| + | * Use the '3' and '4' buttons to adjust the selected setting | ||
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=== Run the file === | === Run the file === | ||
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**Once done it will be moved to the CUT_DONE folder with the same name. | **Once done it will be moved to the CUT_DONE folder with the same name. | ||
***It WILL overwrite files with the same name. | ***It WILL overwrite files with the same name. | ||
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==Settings== | ==Settings== | ||
Revision as of 11:14, 6 July 2019
This is a flatbed vinyl cutter and plotter. It works.
Contents
Workflow
Create the file
- Create/import a file in Inkscape
- Select all
- Path > Object To Path
- Check that lines are what you expect by turning of all fills and turning on all strokes. The lines that you see are the ones that will be cut.
- File > Save A Copy> choose .hpgl extension
- Make sure that "Tool offset correction" is set to 0 or your cut will be very bad.
Test and adjust settings
Test
- Press 'Test' button
- Position cutter in an unused area
- Press '1' for Test 1
- The machine will cut a triangle inside a square
- The square should peel away cleanly without peeling the triangle
- When the triangle is removed there should only be a very faint outline on the backing
Adjust
- Press the 'Condition' button to change settings
- Use the '1' and '2' buttons to move the cursor
- Use the '3' and '4' buttons to adjust the selected setting
Run the file
New
- Go to http://graphtec.makeict.org:5000
- Click the blue button to open the file menu
- Scroll to the bottom of the list and click the upload button
- Select file in system menu
- To set active file, click filename in list
- Click green button to run file
Old
- On the computer, put the file into the CUT_NOW folder on the desktop.
- Username and password are both 'maker'
- Once there double-click the 'Run Vinyl Cutter' shortcut.
- It will choose the first file in the folder, so make sure yours is the only one
- Cut will not start if the machine is in 'view' or 'test' mode.
- Once done it will be moved to the CUT_DONE folder with the same name.
- It WILL overwrite files with the same name.
- It will choose the first file in the folder, so make sure yours is the only one
Settings
Small Blade (Blue Knob)
Cutter Offset: 17
Starting point for vinyl:
- Stickout: 0.2mm
- Force:18
- Speed:10
- Quality:1
Large Blade (Red Knob)
Cutter Offset: 28
Sharpie
Cutter Offset: 0
- Force:5
- Speed:15
- Quality:1
Tips
- After saving the HPGL file open it up in Inkscape to verify the output looks right. If there are issues, go back to the source file and save it as a PDF. Open the PDF in Inkscape and then save as HPGL. This has fixed all of the conversion issues we have run into so far.
- If you get an error in inkscape when saving the HPGL that says the file cannot be saved, just copy everything into a new file and save it there. For some reason this works.
