Originally Posted by
Matt McCoy
A print driver allows a user to "print" almost any file format, within almost any program directly (.AI, .CDR, .PDF, .EPS, .SVG, .DOC, .XLS, etc.).
"Any" is a big word to use. I work with 10 times those file formats and none will "print" to a laser.
Originally Posted by
Matt McCoy
No need to convert or transfer files, set-up, etc.
No set-up? When exactly does one set speed/power/frequency and all the other idiosyncrasies of working with a laser?
Originally Posted by
Matt McCoy
A user can just work directly from whatever software they are most familiar or efficient with.
So my 3D CAD file is going to output to the laser? You are over simplifying things just a wee bit.
I design, engineer and program all sorts of things.
Oh, and I use Adobe Illustrator with an Epilog Mini.