--- title: V-Smart Vinyl Cutter Software Notes (CNCU local) source_url: https://cncu.co.za/V-Smart-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter/ fetched_at: 2026-08-13T10:40:00Z category: drivers pass: cncu-local-vsmart-deepen product: V-Smart / V-Smart+ Vinyl Cutting Plotter --- # V-Smart software notes English pointers from the local cncu.co.za mirror (`T:\U\C\V-Smart-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter`). **No pricing.** Software installers / ZIPs / firmware binaries are **not** copied into this KB (URL + local path only). Copied English manuals live under `sources/manuals/vsmart/` (`plugins/`, `software/`, `calibration/`). Controller firmware is in `drivers/vsmart-firmware-index.md` (3 primary packages + Plus 7.64; **prefer 7.68**). **Newer wins.** ## Which package by machine year | Era | Local folder | Software / driver | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2013-2014 | `2013-2014 Model Adobe Illustrator Plugin\` + `...\CorelDRAW Plugin\` + `...\AutoCAD Sender\` + `...\FTDI USB Driver\` | CutterPro AI/CDR plugins + FTDI VCP | English plugin manuals + FTDI USB install PDF copied. AutoCAD Sender has no English PDF. | | 2013-2018 | `2013-2018 Model Scale Setting Calculator\` | Scale Calculator v5 | Generation-specific scale manual copied. Prefer 2019+ calculator on later machines. | | 2015+ | `2015+ Model Adobe Illustrator Plug-ins\` + `...\CorelDRAW Plugin\` + `...\USB 2.0 Printer Driver\` + `...\AutoCAD Sender 2.0\` | CutterPro + USB printer driver | Prefer these over 2013-2014 on 2015+ hardware. English CorelDRAW `_manual_en.pdf` copied (Chinese SETUP PDF skipped). USB driver: run `InstallPrinter.exe` as Administrator. | | 2019+ | `2019+ Model Scale Setting Calculator\` | Scale Calculator | Prefer this over 2013-2018 on 2019+ machines. Manual copied. | | 2021+ | `2021+ Model CorelDRAW Plugin\` | CorelDRAW plugin (EN/CH folders) | Chinese-only plugin PDF skipped. Bilingual `readme.txt` copied (run `setup.exe`). | | 2022+ | `2022+ Model CorelDRAW Plugin\` | CutterProCdr manual-install package | No English PDF in tree. | | FlexiSTARTER current | `SAi FlexiSTARTER Ver_21 AM.CO.ZA Edition Installation\` | FlexiSTARTER 21 | **Prefer Ver_21.** English install/activation + Production Suite 21 Readme + Cloud reseller doc already staged under `manuals/dtf-textile/` (not re-copied). Huge EXE/ZIP installers pointer-only. | | FlexiSTARTER 19 | `SAi FlexiSTARTER Ver_19 AM.CO.ZA Edition Installation\` (+ Cloud twin) | FlexiSTARTER 19 | Older; prefer 21. Duplicate cloud docs skipped. | | FlexiSTARTER 10.5-12 | `SAi FlexiSTARTER Ver_10.5 Dongle Edition Installation\` etc. | Dongle / Cloud 10.5-12 | English **Flexi Help** book + Contour Cutting Guide + QRC copied from 10.5 `ReadmeFiles\` (not present in 19/21 trees). Non-English FlexiHelp skipped. | | FlexiSign extras | Cloud/Dongle manufacture DB + USB key patch + USB driver update | OutputDrivers `.csm`/`.enc`/`pmcutter.dll` | Readmes + dongle USB-key troubleshooting PDF copied. Public FlexiSign manual pointer: https://am.co.za/plotter/flexi/manual | | VinylCut | `AM.CO.ZA VinylCut Craft Design and Vinyl Cutting Software\` | VinylCut 4/5 | Newest local installer **5.028** (pointer only). `readme.txt` copied (upgrade/deactivate notes). Training: softwaretraining.co.za VinylCut topic. | | SignMaster | `SignMaster CUT+ARMS Sign and Vinyl Cutting Software\` | SignMaster CUT+ARMS | Automatic contour (Plus/V-Auto) + manual contour (V-Smart) English PDFs copied. | | Plus laser / ARMS | `V-Smart Plus Laser Calibration\` | Laser/ARMS calibration | English Instruction.pdf + auto-mark sheets + Plus firmware-upgrade instruction copied. Plus FW **7.64** (see firmware index). | ## FlexiSTARTER / FlexiSign (current path) - **Prefer FlexiSTARTER Ver_21 AM.CO.ZA Edition.** Installers not copied (hundreds of MB to 1.3 GB). English install/activation already under `manuals/dtf-textile/SAi-FlexiPRINT-Installation-Activation-Guide.pdf` (same Ver_21 file). - Driver selection screenshot copied: `SAi-Driver-Selection-USB-Printer-for-V-Smart-Contour-Cutting.png` (use USB_Printer driver for contour). - Activation stuck: `SAi-Software-Activation-Issue-Solutions.txt` (license folder + `cidra` registry cleanup, then LicenseManager as admin). - Manufacture database: close Flexi, copy `AM.CO.ZA.csm`, `AM.CO.ZA.enc`, `pmcutter.dll` into `C:\Program Files\FlexiSTARTER\OutputDrivers` (or similar), then pick the cutter in Production Manager. Cloud readme targets Flexi 11/12; dongle readme targets Flexi 10/10.5. - Production Manager crash: FlexiSign USB driver update patch (readme copied; binaries pointer-only). - Older English **Flexi Help** (~9.05 MB) + Contour Cutting Guide + QRC kept for 10-year history (10.5 tree). Newer 19/21 trees do not include FlexiHelp.pdf. ## VinylCut / SignMaster - VinylCut: Windows 7+ / macOS 10.12+. Same-major upgrade overwrites. Deactivate / 4-to-5 upgrade notes in copied readme. Feature videos not mirrored (no YouTube crawl). - SignMaster automatic contour is for **V-Smart Plus and V-Auto**; manual contour PDF is for **V-Smart** (no ARMS). ## Plugins, scale, USB - Keep **generation-specific** plugin manuals (2013-2014 and 2015+ are different hardware). Prefer 2015+ manuals on 2015+ machines. - Scale calculator: 2013-2018 vs 2019+ manuals both copied (near-identical; use the matching era). - 2013-2014 USB: FTDI VCP (`FTDI-USB-Driver-Installation.pdf`; extra drivers at ftdichip.com VCP page). - 2015+ USB: `InstallPrinter.exe` as Administrator (`2015+ Model USB 2.0 Printer Driver\`). ## Firmware / calibration (docs only) English [`Instructions-for-updating-firmware.pdf`](https://cncu.co.za/V-Smart-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter/V-Smart%20Firmware/TH_FU_A_V3+_7.68_UPDATE/Instructions%20for%20updating%20firmware%20.pdf) (from **7.68** package) + `V-Smart-Firmware-Manual.docx` copied. Plus: `V-Smart-Plus-Firmware-Upgrade-Instruction.pdf` + laser calibration instruction + auto-mark sheets. Binaries stay URL-only. Prefer **TH_FU_A_V3+_7.68**. Wrong-family flash risk -- only when support directs. Support WhatsApp +27 60 600 7000. ## Skipped this pass - Chinese-only firmware companions and 2021+ CorelDRAW plugin PDF - Vinyl Cutter Specs Comparison and Pricelist.pdf - Huge media (contour-alignment MP4 ~147 MB; scale-adjustment MP4 ~60.6 MB; User Manual how-to MP4s) - Software EXE/ZIP/pkg installers and firmware `update.dss` / `update_fw_2.2.exe` - Flexi 21 install/activation PDFs already staged under DTF textile (duplicate) - FlexiPRINT 43.4 MB quality sample; Mimaki/X-Rite util PDFs; non-English Flexi cloud docs - Old plugin `_old version backup\` manuals - YouTube / buythis (not this pass)