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Anonymous Sun 27 Jul 2025 23:27:22 No.1535140 View View Reply Original Report

This is a long shot in the dark but hopefully someone can answer this.

I have a Graphtec FC8000-130, I need some software to actually run the damn thing. Graphtecs newest programs don't look like they support this model anymore, and I can't find older version of the program anywhere. Any ideas or help would be very appreciated.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 28 Jul 2025 00:21:34 No.1535144 Report

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The Graphtec FC8000-130 is no longer supported by Graphtec’s newest software (Cutting Master 5 or Studio 2). But you can still run the machine using legacy software. You need three things:
1) Graphtec Cutting Master 4 (CM4),
2) the FC8000 driver, and
3) the Cutting Plotter Controller utility.

CM4 is a plugin, not a standalone program—it only works inside Adobe Illustrator (CS4 to CC2024) or CorelDRAW (X4 to 2024). You can download CM4 here: https://www.graphtecamerica.com/cp-download-cm4 and the driver/controller here: https://www.graphtecamerica.com/cp-download-fc8000-1. First, install the driver and controller, then connect the plotter (USB or Serial), then install CM4. If you don’t have Illustrator/Corel, use a trial version or a third-party cutter app like Sure Cuts A Lot Pro, SignCut Pro, or FlexiSign. If using third-party tools, you may need to switch the cutter’s language from GP-GL to HP-GL in the plotter settings. If you hit driver issues on Windows 11, try compatibility mode or run Windows 10 in a virtual machine (many shops do this). In short: Cutting Master 4 and the legacy driver stack are still fully functional. The FC8000 still works—you just need the older tools. Let me know your OS and software, and I’ll give you exact steps.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 28 Jul 2025 00:55:02 No.1535148 Report

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>>1535140
I just did a quick search and the only result was a program called "Onyx ProductionHouse" from 2010, might be worth trying to install it, the links are for torrents but they seem to be active so you might need qbittorrent to download it and then translate-read the installing instructions from the forum, a lot of people failed to make it work but some say they did it (maybe use an old unused laptop and disable antivirus). Another option would be to go to either youtube videos and search using quotations "FC8000-130" and then message people asking them for help directly, or on facebook there's a lot of printing groups and the graphtec official page too, I have asked strangers and official facebook pages similar things with good results. Example of an active facebook page that posted a videos with the Graphtec FC8000-130 model: boggsequipment. Software links:

>ProductionHouse includes support for cutting plotters such as Graphtec
https://thepiratebay.org/description.php?id=6863389

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 28 Jul 2025 00:58:29 No.1535149 Report

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>>1535148
the russian site with the instructions to install but you have to right-click translate and read it carefully maybe even try multiple times
I had to split the link to avoid the spam filter

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