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Uncle Sumo
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cmc and graphic tablet

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Anyone with a cmc, do you use a graphic tablet to produce designs for cutting? Which combinations of cmc and graphic tablet work/ don't work? What picture file format do you use? Any cmc noticeably better/ worse with graphic tablet?
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99.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of my work is straight forward rectangle mounts so I have no need for one :D :D .
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Totally agree, the CMC manufacturers all show the wonderful things you can do with a CMC but in the real world of retail, its the same simple mounts that people want.
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The reason I bought one was for the superior quality of the cut, speed and consistency. The fact it can cut out people's names and fancy designs is of no concquence to me.
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70% of my work is shaped window mounts, do all my designing on a desktop PC, as I need total control to the mm where where I put a line or curve, I like a nice big screen ( could be age thing :giggle: ) so I can see a lot of the design at one time
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As a matter of interest Steve what size screen do you use? Am about to order a PC to go with the CMC I ordered yesterday!! The shame is that I already have a 24 and 27 inch iMac :Slap:
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I think the size is 21", I do the shape deigns on a PC at home, not so much on the one used for CMC, as if I designing shapes on the CMC PC (which can take a time), it's not being used to cut mounts
On the CMC the monitor is 19" wide screen, which I find suites V-Studio software, it doesn't need to be big as it's mostly used for cutting
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