Cut Vinyl Image On Ecal

The screen will show a progress bar as your machine completes the cut.

Cut vinyl image on ecal.

These self adhesive vinyl cut letters come ready to apply to windows walls laptops and anything else with a clean and smooth surface. Laser cut preview to see where you ll cut before you cut. Cutting custom images. I added a simple heart image from the design space library and it was good to go.

Measure twice cut once. The pro decal tool will provide you with a blank canvas based on size dimensions you provide and will allow you to upload your own. Click upload cut file and select your file. Showing you my experience of cutting adhesive backed vinyl using ecal and my eclips machine.

Cut vinyl lettering is comprised of letters numbers or shapes that are cut to the actual outline of the character with the remaining vinyl material weeded removed away to leave just the characters in tact without a background. If you have to do that just select the image right click and choose ungroup. Before you can cut that image you have to convert it to a cuttable object. Once your design is ready to go it s time to prep your materials for cutting.

This can take a few seconds or the better part of an hour depending on the complexity of the file. Once the mat is loaded the screen will tell you to press the flashing go button. It looks like a paper with a magnifying glass on it. That will open up a screen where you can name your file and add keywords.

Next click on the preview button at the top. To upload any file type hit that little cloud symbol with the up arrow. Auto tracing feature to automatically convert images including jpg bmp gif png for cutting. Sending a raster image to a vinyl cutter is like trying to enter a speedboat in a nascar race.

Then you can hit insert image and it will be inserted onto your canvas. Cut vinyl lettering is cut to shape and requires a special file format to produce that effect. If you want to include images clip art or other graphics with your letters we suggest using our pro decal tool instead. Includes over 200 built in shapes with many more available through the eshape store.

The heat transfer vinyl is cut with the shinny side down. As the old adage says measure twice cut once the same rule applies when you make a vinyl car decal with the cricut maker. You will not cut all the way through this clean plastic only the iron on vinyl. Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down.

Prep your fabric by heating with the iron then place your design on your shirt. Create rhinestone templates and lattice shapes. Now you ll see the red cut lines like i m showing above. I love how it came out and plan to cut quite a few more things out of vinyl.