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→Print the Maker Hub Logo to the Vinyl Cutter+Printer
|Uses equipment=Vinyl Printer+Cutter
|Uses equipment=Vinyl Printer+Cutter
|Uses software=Inkscape
|Uses software=Inkscape
|Uses software=Versaworks
|Uses software=VersaWorks
|Uses software=CutStudio
|Uses software=CutStudio
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== Print the Maker Hub Logo to the Printer+Cutter ==
== Prepare the TV T-Shirt Logo for the [[Vinyl Cutter]] ==
* Load your saved TV T-Shirt Logo into Inkscape. Use the select tool to drag around the entire image, selected everything.
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_Inkscape_Group.png]]
Then use Object->Group to group them into a single object. We want to resize the entire thing.
* Set the Inkscape measurement field to inches (in the top bar).
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_Inkscape_Inches.png]]
* Make sure that the lock icon is set to lock. This will let you maintain the aspect ratio when you change just one of the dimensions. In the image directly below, it is still unlocked. Click it so that it locks like the following image.
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_Inkscape_Lock.png]]
* Set the width to 3".
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_Inkscape_3_locked.png]]
* Resize the page to the selection by clicking Edit->Resize Page to Selection.
* Now it is time to send it to [[CutStudio]] for printing.
=== Print the TV T-Shirt Logo on the [[Vinyl Cutter]]
* Move to the [[Vinyl Cutter]] station, log in on the computer, and bring up your image in Inkscape.
* Select Extensions->Roland Cut Studio->Open in Cut Studio
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_Inkscape_OpenCutStudio.png]]
* This will bring up the Cut Studio program with your image ready to print.
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_CutStudio.png]]
* Select File->Cutting Setup to make sure that the proper printer is selected and everything is using the machine settings.
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_CutStudio_Cut_Setting.png]]
* Select Object->Weeding and make sure that we have a .25" weed border.
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_CutStudio_Object_Weeding.png]]
* Use the Size and Shape window on the right of the screen to rotate or rescale the graphic as needed. The origin of the cut, as set earlier, should be in the bottom left corner of the work-space.
Once you’re ready, select File->Cutting. Make sure that your image appears where you think it should (bottom left corner) and that the size seems correct.
* Refer to [[Vinyl Cutter#Training|Vinyl Cutter Training]] for information on how to operate the printer and weed your vinyl cutting.
== Print the Maker Hub Logo to the [[Vinyl Printer+Cutter]] ==
* Go the the [[Vinyl Printer+Cutter]] Station and log into the computer there.
* Open Inkscape with the Maker Hub Logo file you completed (with the stroke). Save this file as a pdf (File->Save As ... then select PDF in the file type). Save based on the object's size, not the page size.
* Open Inkscape with the Maker Hub Logo file you completed (with the stroke). Save this file as a pdf (File->Save As ... then select PDF in the file type). Save based on the object's size, not the page size.
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_Inkscape_PDF_Dialog.png]]
[[Image:Tv_Tshirt_Inkscape_PDF_Dialog.png]]
* Open [[VersaWorks]]
* Import the pdf file you just saved to Queue A. You need to check the settings for Queue A to make sure that the cut line has been set to the "Cut all paths" option. This will cut the stroke path that we added to the image. A graphic of your image will be loaded into the canvas on the right-hand side of the screen.
* If you double-click on this graphic, you should see a preview of your job with a moving, dashed, red line surrounding your image. This is the cut line. If this is correct, you can proceed to printing and cutting the image.
* You can change the size of your image if need be. You can also change the units to inches using Edit->Preferences
* When you are ready to print, right click on the file name in the queue, and hit print.
* Follow the instructions on the [[Vinyl Printer+Cutter#Training|Vinyl Printer+Cutter Training]] site to get your print and weed it.
== Transfer your images to the T-shirt using the [[Heat Press]] ==
* Make sure that your images are cut down to a little beyond the edges (1/4" - 1/2" border) and weeded. Since these images are not reversed, we will want to use the transfer paper (which is, I think, preferred, as it lets you put the image onto the shirt and stick it where you want it). Cut some transfer paper to fit the images, and carefully press it onto the image.
* Use the squeegees to get the air out. You will want to avoid air bubbles as much as possible - specifically on the printed image. If air is above portions of the ink, we have seen it behave (color) slightly differently when pressed. For the single-color vinyl, this is not an issue.
* Take one of the images, remove the backing, and place it onto the T-shirt in the appropriate spot.
* Follow the directions on the [[Heat Press#Training|Heat Press Training]] page to affix the image.
* Repeat for the second image.