What makes the EasyCut Pro – Vinyl Cutter Software so great?
Draw and Edit Shapes
Draw your own shapes directly on the mat, Create original designs very easily using various shape and drawing tools. you’ll find that the design solutions are endless.
Node editing
Powerful tools designed to edit nodes that can enhance vector objects. Supports many different types of transforming and editing nodes, curves, etc.
Enhanced Text Layout Tools
WYSIWYG text layout and design with all your fonts on your computer, 4 different types of type tools and add a variety of effects to text objects.
Import most file formats
Import a wide range of vector based formats, such as PLT, SVG, AI, EPS, PNG, DXF, PDF, SCUT, WPC, GSD, FCM and so on.
Vectorize Images
Unmatched image vectorization – Quickly convert any raster images (BMP, JPG, GIF, TIFF) into cuttable vector path designs in just a few clicks.
Special Effects
A variety of effects can be applied to your designs, such as Title Crawl, 3D Rotate, Lattice, Canned, 3D Extrude, Knockout, Bulge, Shadow, Wave, Wrapper, and etc.
Create Rhinestone
Easily create custom rhinestone designs that can be output with a vinyl cutter, You can specify stone size and spacing to make your own rhinestone template.
Weld Shapes/Text
Welding will take two or more selected overlapping images and join them together into one single shape. There are 2 ways to weld overlapping shapes.
Puzzle Generator
Create 100% customizable jigsaw puzzle patterns with a few clicks.
Weeding Vinyl
Remove the excess vinyl from in between shapes and around their respective edges. This feature will add a weeding border around the selected shapes.
Tiles
If your design is wider than the maximum cutting width of your cutting machine, you can use this to fast and accurate split up the design into smaller tiles.
Shapes Library
Gives you instant, easy access to over 350 pre-made shapes in the built in shapes library for Free. Shape cutting has never been easier!
Layer Manager
Use layers to easily organize objects that help you to more control over how you organize, edit and cut objects with EasyCut Pro.
Advanced Cutting Options
Full control your cutter with a variety of settings: WYSIWYG, origin point, cut selection only, duplicate cut, print and cut, cut by color, and many other options.
Cut by Color
The easy way to separate the different colors in your artwork to separate cut jobs. Cut and manage even complex designs with ease.
Easy to use
Making signs, logos, decals and stickers fast has never been easier. This cutting software features such a user-friendly design that it’s usable by anyone.
Contour Cutting
Easily create an outline around objects, shapes and text etc. Creating your print and cut files for contour cutting of stickers and decals has never been easier.
Supported Cutting Plotters
Supports a large number of cutter manufacturers and models, including popular one such as Graphtec, Roland, USCutter, GCC, Vinyl Express and so on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What are the limitations of the trial version?
A: The demo version of EasyCut Pro can be used for 30 days and it will cut two horizontal lines through your design as a DEMO watermark.
Q: Will EasyCut Pro support my cutting plotter?
A: EasyCut Pro supports hundreds of vinyl cutters and we’re constantly updating our supported devices list. Click here to check if your cutting plotter is supported.
Q: Where can I find my serial number?
A: After you purchase EasyCut Pro, you will receive an email containing your “Serial Number” (sent to the email address you provide to Shareit, at time of purchase). If you do not immediately receive your Serial Number, please check your “Junk” or ”Spam” email folders to ensure the email was not blocked by your spam filter settings.
Q: How do I activate EasyCut Pro?
A: To activate software, please follow the steps below:
- Launch EasyCut Pro.
- Click “Activate” on the screen and enter your Name and Serial number, then click the “Activate” button.
Q: Why does my cutting plotter cut horizontal lines through my design?
A: You need to register your copy if you want to cut non-watermarked projects.
Q: When I import my files they cut bigger than what I created? my cutting plotter is Graphtec CE5000.
A: For Graphtec machines, the step size set in the software cut window must match whatever is set on the Graphtec machine.
Q: When I cut it always leave 30CM (like 12 inch) in the beginning? I feel like I’m loosing a lot of vinyl. how to fix this??
A: When you hit cut to bring up the cut window, there is a Cut mode settings. If set to WYSIWYG, it will cut wherever you place it on the screen relative to the origin point. If set to Origin Point, it will shift the design and start cutting wherever the origin is set on the cutter.
Q: My Graphtec cutter is cutting several inches smaller than the size that I am sending to the cutter.
A: With the Graphtec, you need to make sure the step size on the Graphtec cutter matches the step size set in the software in the Cutter Settings. When you hit cut to bring up the cut window, there is a Step size setting. And when you cycle through the menus on the Graphtec there is also a step size settings, so if it is cutting the wrong size, then they do not match and scales incorrectly.
Q: Why my cutting plotter doesn’t work?
A: The most common reason that cutting plotters do not plot the data being sent is that the communication link between the computer and the cutting plotter is not correct for any of the following reasons: (1) the USB driver is not the correct one for the cutting plotter. (2) the correct port has not been assigned in the Cut Settings Window (e.g. COM1 should be COM2 or LPT2 should be LPT1), (3) If the cutter is in offline mode (which is usually the default after you power it on) it will not cut anything. (4) the language expected by the plotter is not the language the software is sending (e.g. the plotter may be set up for DMPL but the software is sending HPGL). (5) one or more parameters in the advanced section of the plotter driver has been changed from the correct setting, (6) the serial cable is not internally wired per the specs required by the plotter, (7) the parallel or serial port is not configured correctly or the correct driver for the port has not been installed correctly, (8) there is a problem with your cutting plotter.
Q: is it possible to use the TrueType fonts on my computer?
A: Yes, All the TrueType fonts on your computer can be used in the EasyCut Pro.
Q: I have a Vinyl Systems Specialist 28″ cutter and it is not on the list so I cannot try the software.
A: There a generic one that you can use. Please go to the Cutter menu -> Manage My Cutters and add the Plotter Generic option.
Q: How to cut part of design.
A: If you open the Layers window you should see all the different shapes in your project. If you click the Eye icon, you can toggle specific Layers to be visible/not visible, where layers that are not visible will not cut.
Q: When I trace a JPG image, edges do not cut smooth. Any idea why?
A: When you hit cut to bring up the cut window, try to change the Holder setting to Pen and set the option below to “Draw draw+cut lines”.
Q: Why the price on the order page is higher than that of your store?
A: There may be a tax when you place the order. The tax is charged according to user’ local tax law by MyCommerce. If you have tax-exempt qualification, you can remove the tax. For customers from the European Union, value added tax is added to your orders. Companies can purchase tax-free by providing valid VAT registration number. For customers outside the EU, no VAT is added.
Q: Do you offer education discounts?
A: Yes, we offer discounts if you are a student, teacher, or IT manager purchasing on behalf of your school. please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help you out.