Difference between revisions of "Graphtec FC2200-90/EX"

Revision as of 20:59, 29 July 2019

This is a flatbed vinyl cutter and plotter. It works.

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.

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

Cutter Offset: 17

Cutter Offset: 28

Cutter Offset: 0

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.

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 === Run the file ===
-==== New ====
 * Go to [http://graphtec.makeict.org:5000 http://graphtec.makeict.org:5000]
 * Click the blue button to open the file menu
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 * 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.
 ==Settings==