Gimp Vinyl Cutter

That eps file can have very thin hairline lines of a specific color 100 magenta to tell the rip software where to cut.

Gimp vinyl cutter.

What results from the cut process is an image cut into the material. To create my vector file i used inkscape. Click on image layer you want as the shape then layer add to selection then click on image layer you want cut then edit cut. We bought a jaguariv plotter for cutting clear bra but i was thinking that we could also use it to cut vinyl graphics.

When you have your design all set send it to the vinyl cutter. But i don t know if i can output to the plotter from gimp. How to take an image file on the desktop and turn it into something that the vinyl cutter will understand. I have been watching some tutorials about paths and i m getting quite good at manipulating curves and such.

Anytime i buy a new pc the first software i ll install is inkscape and gimp. Cutting vinyl letters and shapes. I m using a roland versastudio 20 vinyl printer cutter. An application for controlling 2d plotters cutters engravers and cnc machines.

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. The versaworks software rip software needs an eps file to know what to print. With inkscape open the image file created in gimp. 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.

The material is then weeded where the excess parts of the picture are removed. Cnc laser cutters vinyl cutters plasma waterjet routers they all will read a dxf file. It s free and a must have for all hobbyists.