Gimp To Vinyl Cutter

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Gimp to vinyl cutter.

But i don t know if i can output to the plotter from gimp. To create my vector file i used inkscape. For some images you may need to do some editing first by using the path tools cut away any part of image you don t want then using selection as path then select invert then edit cut. Prepare the file with the vinyl cutter s bundled program i use roland cutstudio but you can use inkscape or another program.

How to take an image file on the desktop and turn it into something that the vinyl cutter will understand. The versaworks software rip software needs an eps file to know what to print. Feb 26 2013 how to use gimp and inkscape to make vinyl svg files. That eps file can have very thin hairline lines of a specific color 100 magenta to tell the rip software where to cut.

Cutting vinyl letters and shapes. The material is then weeded where the excess parts of the picture are removed. Add a box around the image leaving at least 2 3 of margin around all sides of your image so that the ink won t seep around the edges. When you have your design all set send it to the vinyl cutter.

The vinyl cutter uses a small knife to precisely cut the outline of a picture into a sheet or piece of vinyl. With inkscape open the image file created in gimp. Anytime i buy a new pc the first software i ll install is inkscape and gimp. The knife moves side to side and turns while the vinyl is moved beneath the knife.

I have been watching some tutorials about paths and i m getting quite good at manipulating curves and such. Cnc laser cutters vinyl cutters plasma waterjet routers they all will read a dxf file. I m using a roland versastudio 20 vinyl printer cutter.