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Cut Doctor: Lesson 23 — Bad cuts part 2

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Have you ever send a cut job to your machine, watched it work and away, then removed the material and realized it didn't cut the material at all or cut it all the way through? Yes, I see every hand going up! We've all had this happen at one time or … [Read more...]

Cut Doctor: Lesson 19 — When your cut starts well but then the machine goes crazy

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Yes, I believe you! Sometimes it seems that your Silhouette machine is possessed. It starts great, then for some unknown reason seems to go completely crazy. It starts fine but then cuts in the wrong place, goes way too slowly, the blade doesn't go … [Read more...]

Pancakes and Donuts: the key to understanding the difference between a grouping and a compound path

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To truly understand using and creating designs in Silhouette Studio software, you need to have a good understanding of Groupings and Compound Paths -- how they are the same, how they are different and how they respond differently to modifications. … [Read more...]

Help! My machine is cutting in the wrong place!

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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...]

Before you begin series #4: Getting to know the Silhouette Design Store

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The Silhouette Design Store is the place where Silhouette America sells cut images, printable patterns and fonts that you can use in the Silhouette Studio software. When you purchase a design, it is downloaded into your library in your software and … [Read more...]