Sign-making software is most often used in a professional sign-making business. Some crafters may use a vinyl cutter and sign-making software to make signs for personal use or for other reasons, such as to make car decals or create custom scrapbook embellishments. The sign-making software creates coordinates on words and graphics[graphics?:graphics pattern] and sends those coordinates to the cutter.
Though the process usually follows similar steps, capabilities of sign-making software programs vary widely. Some sign-making softwares will take the user from design through the end; other sign-making softwares require the user to design the graphics in another program and import those graphics to the sign-making software for editing. Companies that produce sign-making software may even offer several versions of their programs, with each higher level able to handle a little more of the total process.
Sign-making software is generally most useful in sign-making businesses because the software is tailored to that market. The accompanying equipment, such as the cutter, may sell for a hefty price. The term sign-making software can also refer to a totally different type of program; sometimes desktop publishing programs are marketed as sign-making software.
