Have you ever started a prescription medicine and found out it just didn't work for you? While it may be a great product, it may not work well with your body's chemistry. Or you may need to use a different dose than the recommended one due to your … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 11 — Platforms and other Curio-specific settings
Today’s visit with the Cut Doctor is for Curio owners only, or for those of you studying to be cut doctors yourselves, or who just want to know what makes the Curio different. That’s because we’re dealing with platforms, which only the Curio uses. … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 10 — Track Enhancing
Have you ever heard of aquagenic urticaria? It's an extremely rare disease that causes an allergy to water. What about moebius -- a genetic condition characterized by complete facial paralysis? These are actual obscure diseases. Today in the Cut … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 9 — Line Segment Overcut
You know that CPR can literally save a life. Penicillin and other antibiotics revolutionized medicine and saved countless thousands of lives in the past century. In today’s appointment with the Cut Doctor, you are going to learn about Line Segment … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 8 — Passes
Here we are again! I'm glad you've come back to see the Cut Doctor. You're getting better every day! Today we're going to talk about Passes. If you'll spend just a little time understanding this cut setting, you'll save loads of time in the long run. … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 7 — Force
Are you beginning to feel better about your cut health? The way to continue to grow is step by step -- understanding each of your cut settings and how they affect your material. Today we're going to learn about another key component of that process … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 6 — Speed
Today's visit with the Cut Doctor will be a quick one. That's because we're discussing Speed -- how fast or slow your Silhouette machine moves as it cuts your design. There's not too much go over here, but it's very important. There are some big … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 4 — Default Cut Settings
I'm so glad you are visiting the doctor's office again today! Your commitment to good cut health is impressive. In today's visit, we're going to talk about the default cut settings. Those are the recommendations the Silhouette Studio software gives … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 3 — Tools
What would happen if your surgeon used a chain saw to remove your appendix? That would most likely not be a very successful surgery. You'd probably come out feeling much worse. It's important for a doctor to choose the right instrument for a … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 2 — Actions
In our first appointment in the Cut Doctor series, we talked about purchasing materials and choosing the right one in the Send area. I also showed you how to create and save your own custom settings. You can find that lesson here. Now we're ready for … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 1 — Materials
One of the most frustrating things with using a Silhouette machine is when you have a great design and materials, but can't seem to get a good cut with them. Maybe it's that the cut doesn't go all the way through your material. Or perhaps it's … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #8 — How Text or Object on Path affect cut style
You may not know this, but in Silhouette Studio you can make words go around a shape. That's called Text on Path. New in version 4, you can also take a shape and use Object on Path to create duplicates of that shape around the contours of another … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #7 — Using Pauses
One great thing about using advanced cut mode (so any mode other than Action by: Simple) is that you can add pauses between each color row. This allows you to change the tool during the cut. You start the job and any time you have added a pause, the … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #6 — Cut Order
Today's lesson is about another way to add flexibility in your cut job when you use the advanced cut mode -- cut order. Cut order is the sequence in which the machine cuts the shapes in your project. When you cut by line color, fill color or layer, … [Read more...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Version 4 Send Area: #5 — Action by: Line, Fill or Layer
Now that you know the basics of the Send area, it's time to get into advanced options with Action by: Line, Fill or Layer (Advanced Cut Mode in version 3). In these modes, you choose your cut settings for each shape based on its line color, its fill … [Read more...]