eCut 5.0

This remarkable add-on for CorelDRAW allows many advanced abilities for artists who work with Vinyl, CNC or laser cutters.

Main functions

Nesting

This is very powerful function helps You to prepare object for plotter or CNC machine!

In few seconds Nesting function can allocate selected objects on specified sheet.
You'll be impressed at the speed of the function!

You can zoom-in and zoom-out preview, select objects and change its parameters, like 'use as container'. You can use any shape as container - all you have to do is: pick it in preview and check 'use as container'.

You can nest each color on own sheet! Select the method you need, and eCut will separate shapes to color groups and nest each group in separate sheet!

Nesting text? No problems! With eCut you can do it in few seconds!

See this examples to see nesting function power!
True shape nesting using color dividing.
High speed text nesting.
Nest complex shape inside container
Nesting with preservation of orig. angels of shapes *for wood or brushed metals
Nesting with grain maintained (and not maintained) *for wood or brushed metals


eCut 3 nesting

eCut 5.0 nesting
Cut/plot

Working with cutter, many people face a problem of a choice of the software.

Any separately taken software has both lacks and advantages. One of the most important inconveniences is that all these software are separate programs!
That means, there is a necessity for importation of the information to other program! eCUT is relieved of this lack, as a matter of fact is part CorelDraw.

Cutting using driver in some cases leads to bad quality of curves, especially on long blocks. eCut corrects this mistake too. Because module prepares a file independently.

Also there are a lot of algorithms in eCUT, that makes curve look more smooth, can change first point of curve, sort curves, emulate OFFSET and etc...

See this additional material for more info!
Main panel overview
eCom 1.0 software (already inside eCut installer).
Knife way with optimization and not.


LEDs

Very powerful function will help user to create beautiful LED signs.
Contour and fill methods are great, built-in catalog editor will help user to create own LEDs catalogs.
And do not forget, that user can use shape from document as single LED.

See this additional material for more info!
Main window overview
Simple fill
Grid fill
Center line
Contour fill one row
Contour fill two rows
Contour fill, using shape from document
Cost and count, show count/price/power of selected leds.
LEDs editor, allow to add/remove/edit LEDs.

Neon

This function was made to help light-signs designers.
It helps designer to create great neon sign. Many tools for edit neon tubes will make this process more easy:
Features of Neon function:

  • Neon
  • Contour neon
  • Neon fill

See neon function use example!
Neon fill and pick angle feature
Neonize
Neon contour and center line
Neon edit features ex1
Neon edit features ex2
Neon edit features ex3
Neon edit features ex4


Center line algorithm
Effects

8 great effects will help designer to save time. And result of all this effects will be ready to cut on plotter or CNC machine:

Shadow
Drop shadow
Extrude
Advanced contour
Trim
Slice
Corners proceed
Random copy


Effects

Additional functions

Cassette

Use this function to quickly create boxes from composite material. Best choice for light box and facade

Example

Weeding lines

Very powerful function to create weeding lines. It has few methods and helps designer save a lot of time.

Example

Grid

Quick method to create simple grid. All you need is specify cell width, height, row and column count.

Example

Lines

Quick and simple method to create straight lines.

Example

Roll edge

This function creates edge roll. Also marks control points, right and left turns.

Example

Measurement functions

Perimeter

Very popular tool to measure perimeter of selected objects. Also allow to calculate price depending on shape size.

Example

Area

Calculate area of selected objects without overlaps, but if curves are not perfect, then use BMP area as result.

Example

Time

Unique function! It calculates time that plotter will spend to plot selected shapes. Best choice to optimize your work time.

Example

Angle

Simple function allow designer to get angle in selected point of curve.

Example

Cost

Very useful function to calculate job cost. Allow calculate perimeter or area of selected objects.

Example

Fix functions

Intersect

Function to find intersected objects, use it to fix bad artworks.

Example

Duplicates

This function allow user to find similar objects which lies on each other.

Example

Reduce nodes

This function use built in CorelDRAW ability to simplify selected curves. If shape is too noise - optimize it using this function

Example

Connect paths

This feature will be very useful after importing CAD files. Try it and all curves with opened paths will be connected to single curve.

Example

Separate shape

Use this function to divide large objects into little blocks.

Example

Remove double edges

Remove double edges::Great function that removes only duplicated edges. Useful for CNC machines.

Example

Search functions

Search by fill

Use this function to find objects with same fill.

Example

Search by outline

Search by outline::Use this function to find objects with same outline.

Example

Search inside container

This function allow designer to find all objects which lies inside selected container, or intersect it's edges.

Example

Useful functions

Break apart

Same as CorelDRAW function, but allow to break apart groups.

Create cropmarks

Very useful function, that creates simple cropmarks for print output. Useful for print and cut jobs.

Example

Divide shape

Best choice if you want to break word to letters or break complex curve to simple shapes. Very useful when processing files for CNC machines or cutters.

Example

Create draft

Use this function to create draft from selected shapes. User can use standard scales and paste common sizes.

Example

Multiply shapes

Use this feature to make copies of selected objects. Also you can fill specified area with selected object.

Example

Round corners

Great function for CNC machine users - it allow you to round corners according to selected method.

Example

Center line

Create center line of object using CorelDRAW algorithm or build in eCut magnificent algorithm.

Example

Print/Cut

Useful function to create files for printing and cutting.

Example