Gimp Vinyl Cutting

I have been watching some tutorials about paths and i m getting quite good at manipulating curves and such.

Gimp vinyl cutting.

We bought a jaguariv plotter for cutting clear bra but i was thinking that we could also use it to cut vinyl graphics. Cutting vinyl letters and shapes. It is free software you can change its source code and distribute your changes. 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.

But i don t know if i can output to the plotter from gimp. I m using a roland versastudio 20 vinyl printer cutter. The versaworks software rip software needs an eps file to know what to print. Whether you are a graphic designer photographer illustrator or scientist gimp provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done.

The knife moves side to side and turns while the vinyl is moved beneath the knife. Our gimp braids are available in a range of designs including the basic gimp circle gimp chenille gimp and more. Feb 26 2013 how to use gimp and inkscape to make vinyl svg files. For gimp 2 10 version about how to cut out an image a little different follow this tutorial for the latest version of gimp.

When you have your design all set send it to the vinyl cutter. Feb 26 2013 how to use gimp and inkscape to make vinyl svg files. Funny height challenge pictures. What results from the cut process is an image cut into the material.

Prepare the file with the vinyl cutter s bundled program i use roland cutstudio but you can use inkscape or another program. Gimp is a cross platform image editor available for gnu linux os x windows and more operating systems. Each style of gimp can bring a different flair to your project. Feb 26 2013 how to use gimp and inkscape to make vinyl svg files.

The material is then weeded where the excess parts of the picture are removed.