Contour cutting with cameo

[Maup]

I have a silhouette cameo and im pretty happy with it, but... I have a problem with contour cutting.
When i want to print a logo on a dark shirt i work as follow.
I print the logo mirrored with registrationmark with my ricoh 3110. Then i transfer the design incl registrationmarks on my vinyl. So.. The design is not mirrrored any more and almost ready to transfer on a dark shirt with my heat press. Now comes the problem.. Because the design is not mirrored anymore my registrationmarks ar mirrored for my cameo and i cant use it to cutout the design, still follow me?
What can i do to cut it out with the cameo?

[scotty44]

Object - Transform - mirror options - then mirror the image before printing/cutting???
I'm still new to the Cameo as I normally use a Roland but just a quick look and that should work ok,
If I understand the question right

[Maup]

Nope, i must print the design mirrored with regmarks.
Then i use the heat press to press the design on my vinyl. So, the design is not mirrowed anymore, thats good cause i must press it on a dark shirt. But the regmarks are mirrored then, thats the problem. I must cut the vinyl and not the paper what comes out of my ricoh

[scotty44]

Arr I understand what your trying to do now,
but that's something I've not tried so not much help
but I'm sure someone here has and can help!

[Ask_Alan]

The trick is to print from studio without mirroring then mirror in the print driver or using a pdf writer so the final print is mirrored, then the pressing un-mirrors and the cameo software should work.

Methods - easy - use the Sawgrass powerdriver to print there is a built in mirror function.
Method - not quite so easy, install a PDF printer like CutePDF, Postscript printer drivers and Cute is no exception have the ability to mirror print somewhere in the driver. This will get you a mirrored PDF which you can print to the Ricoh.

you can probably come up with other methods, I'd use the powerdriver method for simplicity.

alan

[Maup]

Thanks, im gonna try it! My thoughts where much more difficult

[Maup]

Well.. That works great.
The only problem is that my cutter dont regonize the regmarks. Searched alot but cant find it in internet.

[Maup]

So the marks are correct but the cameo dont see them

[Ask_Alan]

That's likely to be contrast on the sublimated material, not as crisp and black as proper printed lines. As the Cameo has no adjustment mechanism for the sensor as far as I know there could be a problem...

Ruler and black thin marker, improve the markers, this may not work as it depends if the problem is the marker or the background..

Alan

[daviddeer]

It was suggested to me when i first started that using a fineline black permanent marker to go over the regmarks and ensure the paper is loaded and aligned correctly would allow the cutter to 'see' the marks and cut correctly