VinylCut 5 — private learning brief (AM.CO.ZA)
Scope: VinylCut only. Do not mix with InkRIP workflows, skills, or how-tos.
Audience: Vector (private). Ask Eric when a gap needs a human answer.
Land later: T:\V\export\software\vinylcut\ on Eric-Asus (data PC). Never land this tree on Monitor-PC.
What VinylCut is for (AM context)
AM.CO.ZA VinylCut 5 is the vinyl design + cut software suite used with AM vinyl cutters (V-Series / V-Smart / V-Auto / Vinyl4 field and sales lines). First-party framing:
- Design, plan, and vinyl-cut from one suite (am.co.za/brands/vinylcut; vinylcut.co.za/about).
- Two product faces on the same suite: VinylCut Craft Design (artwork) and VinylCut Cutting (cutter output / cut settings).
- Speaks HPGL and DMPL so it drives AM cutters and many other plotter-language machines.
- Common shop jobs: signage vinyl, vehicle graphics, craft, contour cut after print-and-cut alignment (optical eye / registration marks), nesting, tiling large jobs.
- Sold / trialled via vinylcut.co.za and Buythis SKU S-VINYLCUT; training on softwaretraining.co.za VinylCut mini-series.
- Latest AM installers live on cncu.co.za under the VinylCut / Vinyl4 software folder (prefer AM first-party).
VinylCut is not a RIP and is not InkRIP. Keep learning, skills, and how-tos in this folder only.
Pages in this tree
| Page | Topic |
|---|---|
| https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/vinylcut/monitor-pc-install.md | Known install paths on Monitor-PC |
| https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/vinylcut/ui-overview.md | Workspace, panels, menus, layers, Fill/Stroke |
| https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/vinylcut/design-tools.md | Shape, trace, nest, distribute, frames, text/weld |
| https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/vinylcut/cut-settings-concepts.md | Connection + cut dialog tabs (no first cutter named) |
| https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/vinylcut/file-types-and-pitfalls.md | Import/export formats, SVG DPI, common mistakes |
| https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/vinylcut/workflow-design-to-cut.md | Core design → cut workflow |
| https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/vinylcut/training-map.md | First-party training / manuals map + next software-only steps |
| https://8i.co.za/data/amcoza/software/vinylcut/questions-for-eric.md | Gaps only Eric can answer |
Privacy / naming
- Say VinylCut / VinylCut 5 only in briefs and WakeParent.
- Do not name OEM or third-party product families. AM has its own drivers/cutters.
- Never put activation codes in this tree, chat, or skills.
Sources preferred
/workspace/export/sources/training/*vinylcut*/workspace/export/website-llms/vinylcut.co.za/llms-full.txt- VinylCut bits in
/workspace/export/website-llms/softwaretraining.co.za/llms-full.txt - softt / Ambitious Academy graphic materials when present (general design class; not VinylCut-specific)
- Live AM pages: softwaretraining.co.za, vinylcut.co.za, updating.co.za, cncu.co.za
Updated: 2026-09-05 (SAST) — expanded software-only UI / design / cut-settings / files tree.