Buying designs from the Silhouette Design Store is great, but there are also plenty of tools in Silhouette Studio to help you create your own designs. Today, I'm starting a new series on using the Drawing Tools in Silhouette Studio to get you going … [Read more...]
Tuesday quick tip: How to change the default fill and line color
When you create a shape or text in Silhouette Studio, by default it has a red line color and no fill color. Let's say you know that filled shapes are easier to grab with your mouse, so you always work with filled shapes as I recommend. Or maybe you … [Read more...]
Tricks to working with SVG files
One of the great things about using Silhouette machines is the Silhouette Studio software. It is amazing, especially since it's free and updates are always free. And if you choose to upgrade to a higher level of the software, it's relatively … [Read more...]
Cut Doctor: Lesson 14 — Preferences that affect cuts
Have you ever been sick, looked up your symptoms on the internet and gotten freaked out, thinking you had a terminal disease? We've all been there. Then your doctor tells you it's really something minor and you sigh with relief. That's because … [Read more...]
Drawing filled shapes or text: 2 ways to select attributes beforehand
I don't know about you, but I always work with filled shapes. Unfilled shapes are harder to move around, you can't easily see front to back order, and you don't know if you have groupings or compound paths (which makes a HUGE difference when you use … [Read more...]
Software Basics — Lesson 1: Opening the Software and Setting Preferences
Mastering the Silhouette Studio software is essential to success with your Silhouette machine. In the Software Basics series, we will learn the software step by step. I suggest you go through each lesson in order to gain a thorough knowledge of … [Read more...]
Panels in Version 4: Figuring them out and setting your preferences
One of the biggest changes in version 4 of the Silhouette Studio software is the introduction of floating panels instead of windows on the right side of the software. It may sound like just a change in terms, but it’s actually much more. Note: This … [Read more...]