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How to create a cut contour file in PS

Katoune37 Posted messages 3 Status Member -  
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Hello,

I'm looking to create a cut contour file with Photoshop CS6 to send to the printer for cutting letters out of vinyl.

The final goal is to place a company's logo on their windows. The logo consists of letters and shapes.

Can you help me because I’m currently stuck and unfortunately, I don’t have Illustrator.

Thank you!

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    contrariness Posted messages 17905 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 244
     
    The only export you can make vectorially from Photoshop is the path you create with the "pen" tool.

    Then go to the "file / Export / Illustrator path" menu... But afterward, the provider will need to adjust the path on the image and give it a color named "CutContour" so that the cutting software can use it.

    Photoshop is really not designed for cutting letters and surfaces..
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  2. Katoune37 Posted messages 3 Status Member
     
    Good evening and thank you for your reply.

    I continue my investigations and I wanted to download the trial version of Illustrator but unfortunately the download gets stuck at 42%.

    Plan B: is there any free software that could help me create this cutting path file? It seems that Inkscape is capable of doing that, but it's hard to find a tutorial to guide me.

    If you have any tips, I would appreciate it.

    Thank you for your help, ;)
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  3. contrariness Posted messages 17905 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   6 244
     
    For the moment, Inkscape does not yet do it natively, and the existing methods are random...
    http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/getting-cmyk-colors-from-inkscape-to-scribus

    Another suite that might suit you is CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7.
    For much less than the Adobe suite, you get practically the same software... (drawing retouching, photo retouching, a vectorization tool, a new enlargement software, and a website creation tool, not to mention the hundreds of included fonts)

    You can download a trial version.
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