This problem occurs often in sign making is because one of the most commonly used file formats for clip art is a raster-vector hybrid. So the file must first be converted to a vector format.

Raster files can’t be used with vinyl cutters because your plotter has no way of converting dots or pixels into arcs circles and lines (points and paths). To summarize, raster file are composed of many small dot, or bits vector images are composed of arcs, circles, and lines. As a vinyl cutter plots a file, it is essentially connecting the dots based on the directions from the software. The paths can of course be straight or curved.

The dots are points and the lines you draw from one dot to the other are the paths that define the shape. Think of a vector file as a “connect the dots” puzzle. Vector files are composed of simple nodes and arcs, also known as points and paths. It's also why when blown up too large, it looks like it has the 'jaggies', you are seeing the individual dots.) (That's why when you blow up these images on your screen, you see the square dots on the screen. These file formats, also known as “bitmap” or 'bit image' files, are commonly used by devices like scanners, digital cameras, and digital printers. We generally don’t think of them that way because the dots or pixels are so small, our eyes don’t perceive them. Raster files are made up of dots or pixels. There are two basic kinds of image files used in digital graphics: raster and vector. Let’s take a look at the problem, the solution, and the process for turning a “no cuttable object” message into a finished decal. And if you don’t have the right software, you can’t even get started. This can take a few seconds or the better part of an hour depending on the complexity of the file. Before you can cut that image, you have to convert it to a cuttable object. Sending a raster image to a vinyl cutter is like trying to enter a speedboat in a NASCAR race. What you have is a raster image masquerading as a vector file. This is the uncooperative reply you get from your sign software when you try to plot an image that is not in vector format. This week, we’ll tackle an even more common and vexing problem the ‘no cuttable object’ error message. Trying to cut a raster or bit image clipart give the 'no cuttable object' error message.Ī prior blog dealt with compound vector clip art files and the problems in cutting them.

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