Plotter cutting issue
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Hello everyone!
I'm posting this little message to ask for some help!
I'm new to using the plotter!
I have a PCUT CT630 plotter and my problem is that my plotter doesn't finish its cuts; for example, when I cut a circle, the starting point is not met by the end of the cut, there’s a gap of about 1mm mainly on rounded shapes and on all cuts!
Is there an internal adjustment on the plotter?
For your information, I use Corel Draw!
Thank you in advance for your help!
Best regards
I'm posting this little message to ask for some help!
I'm new to using the plotter!
I have a PCUT CT630 plotter and my problem is that my plotter doesn't finish its cuts; for example, when I cut a circle, the starting point is not met by the end of the cut, there’s a gap of about 1mm mainly on rounded shapes and on all cuts!
Is there an internal adjustment on the plotter?
For your information, I use Corel Draw!
Thank you in advance for your help!
Best regards
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1mm is huge...
On certain plotters, there is an offset function. It is designed to increase the blade's movement in order to compensate for the thickness of the material being cut.
Since the blade is angled, this compensation allows for a clean cut when the material is very thick... maybe your plotter has this function as well.
Generally, the compensation is added, rarely subtracted. So without compensation, the cut is perfect with a thin material... and with compensation, the corners of a square are distorted (still with a thin material).
I have the impression that it's a mechanical problem... Do you have the same issue with a square or a triangle?
If not, cheat and in Corel Draw, make a circle with an extra section above the spot where the cut isn't made... hoping that your plotter recognizes it very well.
On certain plotters, there is an offset function. It is designed to increase the blade's movement in order to compensate for the thickness of the material being cut.
Since the blade is angled, this compensation allows for a clean cut when the material is very thick... maybe your plotter has this function as well.
Generally, the compensation is added, rarely subtracted. So without compensation, the cut is perfect with a thin material... and with compensation, the corners of a square are distorted (still with a thin material).
I have the impression that it's a mechanical problem... Do you have the same issue with a square or a triangle?
If not, cheat and in Corel Draw, make a circle with an extra section above the spot where the cut isn't made... hoping that your plotter recognizes it very well.
Thank you for your response!
I will look into the offset function, but I don't remember having seen it!
No problem with squares!
The downside is that I do a lot of lettering.
What type of mechanical problem could it be?
Have a good day
I will look into the offset function, but I don't remember having seen it!
No problem with squares!
The downside is that I do a lot of lettering.
What type of mechanical problem could it be?
Have a good day
Maybe a mechanical problem with the sliding of the support under the drive rollers... or tension on the drive of the cart... in a circle, the movement occurs in both X and Y simultaneously, so the support moves back and forth...
Make sure you have enough "free" material so that the drivers are not forced to pull on the coil, as this can cause gaps due to the stretching of the support.
Make sure you have enough "free" material so that the drivers are not forced to pull on the coil, as this can cause gaps due to the stretching of the support.
No..
This can serve as a starting point when multiplying poses or for making a cut in another location on the substrate (saving width)
But there is also the possibility to create the origin point, then the length X and the width Y.
This function allows cutting an impression that has been made on a plotter, for example, using the cutting points and lines from the previous impression to align the cut...
It all depends on the internal program of the plotter.
This can serve as a starting point when multiplying poses or for making a cut in another location on the substrate (saving width)
But there is also the possibility to create the origin point, then the length X and the width Y.
This function allows cutting an impression that has been made on a plotter, for example, using the cutting points and lines from the previous impression to align the cut...
It all depends on the internal program of the plotter.
So after checking, I feel like the problem only occurs when the rollers are acting, so I think it's in the y-axis!
I cleaned the rollers and the film is well fed (I used a piece instead of a roll to avoid tension on the film)
On the same letter (O) in several attempts, the problem is exactly in the same spot even if I go over the cut multiple times!
I'm a bit lost!
Is there a free cutting software available to see if my problem comes from the plotter or the software?
I cleaned the rollers and the film is well fed (I used a piece instead of a roll to avoid tension on the film)
On the same letter (O) in several attempts, the problem is exactly in the same spot even if I go over the cut multiple times!
I'm a bit lost!
Is there a free cutting software available to see if my problem comes from the plotter or the software?
I don't know this plotter.. At first glance, it seems that Corel Draw can make a trace understood by the driver.
Try making a circle, duplicating it and tilting the different positions on the same line to see if it's still the same spot where the issue occurs.
If it happens at the same spot for each circle, I suspect a mechanical problem; if it's variable, we need to see if it might be related to the start and end of the trace.. there, we can think that the software could be to blame.
Try making a circle, duplicating it and tilting the different positions on the same line to see if it's still the same spot where the issue occurs.
If it happens at the same spot for each circle, I suspect a mechanical problem; if it's variable, we need to see if it might be related to the start and end of the trace.. there, we can think that the software could be to blame.