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...]
Cutting Without the Mat Checklist
This post is part of my Checklists series. Each post in the series is a set of brief reminders to guide you while you work on a project. The Cutting Without the Mat Checklist helps you remember each step to take when you are cutting something like … [Read more...]
Cutting Checklist
This post is part of my Checklists series. Each post in the series is a set of brief reminders to help you remember the sequence of steps to use as you work on a project. With each checklist, I provide links to more information about the topics. … [Read more...]
Oh, the offset! Such a handy tool
Do you know about the offset feature in Silhouette Studio? If you’re a beginner, you might not (see my true confession below). But it’s an amazingly cool tool that can save you lots of time and frustration when working in the software. What is an … [Read more...]
Silhouette Summit 2018: Upcoming New Products and Software Features
Every year in May, Silhouette America holds a summit in Hawaii to announce new products and software features coming in the next year (nope, I didn't get to go). There are some VERY exciting things coming down the pike. Here’s a preview of the … [Read more...]
Help! My machine is cutting in the wrong place!
UGH! It’s SO frustrating when your Cameo machine doesn’t do what you want, right? It's such a great machine we expect it to be able to read minds. One of the most annoying things is when it’s cutting in the completely wrong place. There are several … [Read more...]
Cutting without the mat without losing your mind: Tip #13
Even if you follow every tip and have given yourself the best chance for success, sometimes things just go wrong when you're cutting without the mat. You can often save your project or at least some of it by keeping a cool head and following some … [Read more...]
Cutting without the mat without losing your mind: Tip #9
Cutting without the mat successfully on your Silhouette depends on things you do before the cut even starts. Today’s tip is another important step in the loading process. If you’ve ever messed this one up, you’ll know how frustrating it can be. You … [Read more...]
Cutting without the mat without losing your mind — Tip #5
I hope you're learning some good tricks to help you cut without the mat. To start with tip#1, go here. Today's tip is one you won't need all the time, but it's critical to understand it when it pops up. It's about orientation -- which edge of your … [Read more...]
Cutting without the mat without losing your mind — Tip #4
Today's tip on cutting without the mat has to do with the size of your material, specifically its width. To start with the first post in this series, go here.Tip #4: Your material must be the right width Many companies manufacture craft vinyl … [Read more...]
Cutting without the mat without losing your mind — Tip #3
Today's tip has to do with the cut border -- the outer edge of where the machine can cut. The usable area is different when you cut without the mat. If you don't understand this, it will cause all sorts of problems. So let's learn about the margins … [Read more...]
Cutting without the mat without losing your mind — Tip #2
You need to tell the Silhouette software that you are cutting without the mat, as your choice has several implications. In this case, we're going to actually choose None. We’ll talk about that here and in the next post in this series. To start with … [Read more...]
Cutting without the mat without losing your mind — Tip #1
One of the awesome things about a Silhouette machine is that you can cut some materials without a mat. That means you can create projects that are larger than even the largest mat (the 12” x 24” Cameo mat). However, there are definitely some tricks … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 4) — Lesson 14: Making your first cut
Today is the day! If you’ve gone through all the Before You Begin and Software Basics lessons up to this point, you will be well-prepared to make your first cut. If you haven’t, I highly recommend checking out all those lesson for my best beginner … [Read more...]
Software Basics (version 4)– Lesson 3: Setting up a new project and selecting page settings
In this lesson, I'm going to show you the process for starting a new project. We're going to go over page sizes and mat selection. You may not need every bit of information on this page right away, but I like to be thorough and give you reference … [Read more...]