Cut Vinyl Image On Ecal

Auto tracing feature to automatically convert images including jpg bmp gif png for cutting.

Cut vinyl image on ecal.

Now you ll see the red cut lines like i m showing above. These self adhesive vinyl cut letters come ready to apply to windows walls laptops and anything else with a clean and smooth surface. Prep your fabric by heating with the iron then place your design on your shirt. As the old adage says measure twice cut once the same rule applies when you make a vinyl car decal with the cricut maker.

After it s cut weed out the extra vinyl and you should be left with the design you want to use. Laser cut preview to see where you ll cut before you cut. To upload any file type hit that little cloud symbol with the up arrow. Cutting custom images.

Sending a raster image to a vinyl cutter is like trying to enter a speedboat in a nascar race. That will open up a screen where you can name your file and add keywords. Once the mat is loaded the screen will tell you to press the flashing go button. I added a simple heart image from the design space library and it was good to go.

Before you can cut that image you have to convert it to a cuttable object. Includes over 200 built in shapes with many more available through the eshape store. I love how it came out and plan to cut quite a few more things out of vinyl. Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down.

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. If you have to do that just select the image right click and choose ungroup. Measure twice cut once. Then you can hit insert image and it will be inserted onto your canvas.

The screen will show a progress bar as your machine completes the cut. 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. Next click on the preview button at the top. The heat transfer vinyl is cut with the shinny side down.

Click upload cut file and select your file. Showing you my experience of cutting adhesive backed vinyl using ecal and my eclips machine. If you want to include images clip art or other graphics with your letters we suggest using our pro decal tool instead. It looks like a paper with a magnifying glass on it.

This can take a few seconds or the better part of an hour depending on the complexity of the file. You will not cut all the way through this clean plastic only the iron on vinyl. Create rhinestone templates and lattice shapes. Cut vinyl lettering is cut to shape and requires a special file format to produce that effect.