Silhouette Studio Designer Ed Software How-Tos

At first glance, the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software can be a bit confusing. But you will soon find that it is a very easy software to use. Below are a few basic tips for using your Silhouette^R SSDE.

How To Set Blade and Paper Media Cut Settings in Silhouette

Open the Silhouette Studio software. Turn on your printer and the Silhouette machine.
Click the (Blade) Cut Settings icon to open the Silhouette Cut Settings menu.
Choose your paper media type from the Media list at the top of the menu. This will display the corresponding Speed, Thickness, Blade and other settings for that media choice.
Set the blade in your Silhouette machine to the suggested Blade setting.

How To Scale Your SVG Cut Files In Silhouette

Once you have opened the SVG into the Silhouette Drawing Area, the image should be at the correct size for the design. However, you may wish to enlarge or decrease the dimensions of the design. To do this, you will use the Scale menu.

From the top right menu, click the Scale icon to open the Scale menu. As you can see, we can choose to set the scale to a percentage. This will automatically scale the image while maintaining the width and height proportions.
If you wish to resize the image to a specific width and height dimensions, use the input boxes. Check the box to Lock Aspect Ratio.
Once you have chosen the new dimensions, click the Apply button to set the changes.

How To Make A Regular Cut With Your Silhouette Cameo

Before we begin cutting, decide on the weight and type of the paper you wish to use. Set the Silhouette Cut Settings as needed.

Open the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition program.
Set your Silhouette for cutting your chosen weight and type of paper.
Adhere the paper onto the cutting mat and load the mat into the cutting machine.
Click the Page Tools icon to open the Page menu. Set the paper size, page orientation, rotate view and cutting mat size settings.
Click File - Open to open the SVG cut file into the Silhouette workspace. If not using an SVG cut file, draw the cutting lines on the Drawing Area.
First, select the SVG image (or the drawn cut lines) and then click the Cut Style icon at the upper right of the workspace. This will display the Cut Style menu. From the Style choices, select Cut Edge. You should see a dark red line appear along the cutting line.
Click File - Send to Silhouette to open the Send to Silhouette menu on the right. Follow the instructions in the menu to make the cut.

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