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by polkadotty
Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:16 am
Forum: eCAL
Topic: Doesn't cut where it's supposed to
Replies: 6
Views: 2981

Re: Doesn't cut where it's supposed to

hi what operating system are you using ecal on.

I can't use ecal at all in windows xp on my netbook as for some reason it prints a quarter of an inch away from the line but on my laptop which has windows 7 it cuts perfectly no idea why it should be any different is quite perplexing
by polkadotty
Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:46 am
Forum: eCAL
Topic: Shrink Plastic!
Replies: 3
Views: 6380

Re: Shrink Plastic!

Hi i've cut some shrink plastic :) not sure what setting i cut it on but i think it was thick card though i may be mistaken i think there is an option for shrink film in the cut settings now though havent used that
by polkadotty
Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:56 am
Forum: eCAL
Topic: new to die cutting lots of questions :)
Replies: 5
Views: 3000

Re: new to die cutting lots of questions :)

well another update :) tried a print and cut today it didn't work stil it cut the images 1/4 of a cm to the left. After changing reg marks to 2 instead of 3 i reprinted my a4 sheet changed my printer settings to borderless printing with no expansion and crossed my fingers for luck and it cut perfect...
by polkadotty
Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:16 am
Forum: eCAL
Topic: new to die cutting lots of questions :)
Replies: 5
Views: 3000

Re: new to die cutting lots of questions :)

aha i have a little update seems ecal works better on my laptop i installed ecal on my netbook (1Gb ram and windows xp) and when i did a trace bitmap only the jpg images worked to trace a good outline although for some reason the cut outline was a third of the size of the image so i had to ungroup a...
by polkadotty
Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:18 am
Forum: eCAL
Topic: new to die cutting lots of questions :)
Replies: 5
Views: 3000

new to die cutting lots of questions :)

Hello, I was brought an eclips machine last friday having wanted a die cutting machine for ages and thinking i'm quite tech savvy thought it would be easy to use. Brought the ecal software and having a few issues if someone can help i tried searching the forum but can't find the answers specific to ...