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333graphixs
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February 25, 2026
Question

illustrator 2026 doesn't have the option of being able to install cutting master 5 or at least I haven't found a way to send my file to my cutter. How do I send files to my cutter now?

  • February 25, 2026
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How do I send files to my cutting master 5 program with the 2026 adobe illustrator?  I am unable to link to it now.

    3 replies

    Jacob Bugge
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 25, 2026

    333graphixs,

     

    I am afraid you will have to use an older version to send it with.

     

    Have you kept an earlier version that can, maybe the one you have used for it before?

     

    If not, I believe the best way is to get that version back.

     

    If it is older than what is still available, I hope you can get it with the help of our Adobe friends.

     

    @Anubhav M ?

     

    Tina_Irvine
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 25, 2026

    Hi ​@333graphixs,

    The software that comes with your cutter should allow you to import vector files for cutting. We use a Graphtec and use the software that came with it. We import eps files, but dxf and pdf are also vector options. You would have to check to see what works with your cutter’s software. Hopefully this is a workaround solution for you.

    Doug A Roberts
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 25, 2026

    Do you have the most recent version installed? Ver.1.10.36 states compatibility with Illustrator 2026:

    Cutting Master 5 for Windows download | GRAPHTEC

    333graphixs
    Participant
    February 25, 2026

    Turns out my plotter is discontinued so they don’t do updates for the software.