Bitmap vs Vector

All digital cutters need vector graphics to cut. Bitmap files cannot be directly cut. Another name for Bitmap Files is Raster files. You can however import a Bitmap file and create an outline for cutting by Autotracing or Drawing. The chart below shows some of the Bitmap or Vector graphics file types. Some file formats can include Vector and Bitmap. If the file contains only readable Vector information it will import into Create and Cut Plus and Cut.

Bitmap/Raster
Graphic		 File
Extension		 Vector
Graphic		 File
Extension		 Combined Vector and Bitmap Graphics File Extension
Adobe Photoshop *.PSD Adobe Illustrator *.AI Adobe PDF *.PDF
Macintosh Quickdraw *.PCT, *.PICT AutoCad *.DWG, *.DXF Postscript *.PS, *.EPS, *.2PS, *.FJB, *.PRN
PNG *.PNG Corel Draw *.CDR    
Targa Bitmap *TGA Plotter Files *.HPG, *.PLT,
*.HGL, *.HPGL		    
TIFF Bitmap *.TIF, *.TIFF Windows Metafile *.WMF    
Windows Bitmap *.BMP Xyron Wishblade Create and Cut Plus *.FS, *.PD    
    FlexiSign *.FS, *.PD, *.FD, *.FC, *.FE, *.SM    
    AutoDesk Draw *.DWG