GREAT NEWS! SCAL now imports MTC Project files (files ending with .mtc)

Liz_A

GREAT NEWS FOR MTC USERS!

The most recent update to SCAL 5 will now import MTC project files - those that end with .mtc or are native MTC files (when you choose File => Open, native MTC files are all that are displayed, you File => Import for all the other files (SVG, PJG, PNG, etc.).

Head on over to SCAL and download for 15 days free trial. You won't be able to save or cut, but you can see how the import works. In SCAL, File => Import and choose your MTC file.

http://craftedge.com/download/download.html

To purchase SCAL, I suggest you support Sandy McCauley who has written both the MTC and SCAL User Manuals by purchasing through her link, PM Sandy here:

https://forum.make-the-cut.com/profile/SandyMcC

CraftyGirl

Just updated my program and played with import MTC files. Works wonderfully. Thanks, Sandy and SCAL developer!

Liz_A

UPDATE: Version 5.043 is now released with a SCAL import MTC bug fix! Thanks to Sandy for all the beta testing!

SandyMcC

It came down to MTC users losing access to their MTC files because they had new or updated Mac computers AND PC owners having lost their registration codes and the MTC support not being there to help them.  So, I took a chance and asked (pleaded with) the owner of SCAL to look into MTC import and not long after that I was getting beta versions to test. Note that I strongly encourage people to email me if they run into any issues. I've also made a video covering a few things MTC importers need to know... especially with regards to resizing any raster images you import in an MTC file: 
  

Charo

@Liz_A and @SandyMcC I have Scal 5.020.  Do I need to buy 5.0430??

Liz_A

@Charo - no! Good news, the latest version is 5.043, so you just download from here and install it. It will install over your existing older version. As long as you in the same version, eg 5, not 4, updates (upgrade is moving from version 4 to 5 which is a cost).

Liz_A

http://craftedge.com/download/download.html

Charo

Thank you @Liz_A.  When I got to that site I found a bunch of other updates after my 5.020.  Do I need to download each one of them?  You can see I still don't know a lot about how computers and programs work....

LaurieB

Thank you, @SandyMcC, for making this happen. This is the thing that has made me seriously consider moving to SCAL. Just a few questions, does SCAL have the ability to do a trace and then edit nodes like MTC? Those are what I use the most.

Liz_A

@LaurieB - SCAL is very similar to MTC, with a few things MTC does not have. Sandy has a comparison document here:

https://www.iloveknk.com/wp-content/uploads/Info/MTC_vs_SCAL_Checklist.pdf

If you have more questions, post back. And yes, SCAL does a trace and you can edit nodes.

And here is a link to the SCAL User Manual: https://www.iloveknk.com/0um/SCAL5/SCAL5-User-Manual.pdf

Crazy_Mr_Zing

Charo said:

Thank you @Liz_A.  When I got to that site I found a bunch of other updates after my 5.020.  Do I need to download each one of them?  You can see I still don't know a lot about how computers and programs work....

Charo said:

@Liz_A and @SandyMcC I have Scal 5.020.  Do I need to buy 5.0430??

@Charo You only need to download and install the latest update which currently 5.043
there is NO cost for updates
Before you begin make sure you have your resolution calibration , print and cut calibration and if used custom reg mark  setting recorded
As updates sometimes reverts these settings back to defaults

Charo

Thank you my friend @Crazy_Mr_Zing.  I took a chance and downloaded the 5.043 version before I read your response.  Always have pnc calibration but don't know what resolution calibration is!??

Liz_A

@Charo - resolution calibration is done by drawing a 10 or 11 inch square, printing it or cutting it and then measuring to make sure all sides are exactly the 10 inch or 11 inch that you created. If not you make and record a correction. In the cutter settings. Check the SCAL User Manual here for details:

https://www.iloveknk.com/0um/SCAL5/SCAL5-User-Manual.pdf

SandyMcC

Just to clarify, @Liz_A, didn't mean "printing" as sending to your printer but rather using the test pen to draw the square on your cutter and carefully measure it. Cutters tend to cut very slightly off when it comes to sizing. For many crafters, it doesn't matter but if you need something to cut absolute true size, then it's worth doing this calibration.  If you never needed it when using MTC, then you probably don't need it now. 

Liz_A

Bumping