HH#15 I’ve never (clean version lol!)

Jul 6, 2015 7:59:54 GMT corinne11 said:

Jul 3, 2015 20:13:10 GMT gramma said:

You don't have to have a wide format printer. You just set your paper size on your Cameo to 8 1/2 x 11. I love the print and cut feature. It was intimidating at first but I watched a couple of YouTube videos.

I tried to follow a youtube video but they seemed to have slightly different settings than show up on my computer screen.

The pictures printed out were all out of whack. I wondered if it was because I had just installed a new update?

All the youtube videos I found were done at least a few years ago.

If you know of any good ones I'd love to know. I have bought so many Print and Cut files that have never been used!

I'm currently on holidays for 2 weeks so I've got time to play.

Corinne

Corinne

Here is how I do it -

Open your Silhouette program

Go to Design Page Settings - on my program it is the fifth icon from the right - the one that looks like a piece of paper with arrows on it

Set your width to 8 1/2 and your length to 11 - you should see your paper outline on your mat

Go Registration Marks  - on my program it is the fourth icon from the right - looks like a piece of paper with marks in each corner

Go to the Style area (first icon on the Registration Marks list) and click on the down arrow and choose the type.  I use the first choice but I had to experiment first

On your page you will see 3 marks and some areas that appear to be xed out.

Now open the file you want to print and cut - resize your image - be sure it's within the marks and the xed out area

Now choose Trace - sixth icon from the right

Click on Select Trace Area - the first choice on the list

Draw a box around the image - the box will turn gray and you'll see yellow lines around the image - it's important to know that every place there is a yellow line the machine will cut.  I'm assuming you want an image cut out.  So go to the third section of the Trace list and click on the High Pass Filter.  Move the arrow to the right until the image is mostly yellow.  Then in the Apply Trace Method area click on Trace Outer Edge.  You'll see a red line around the image.  To check if you have the outline you want click on the image and move it away from the red lines.  You should see a nice red outline.  If you do Click Edit then Undo Move Shape

Now send this file to your printer from the Silhouette program

Place your paper on your cutting mat - be sure it's lined up in the upper left corner - load the cutting mat into the Silhouette

From the Silhouette program sent the file to the Silhouette and click start.

You should see the machine find the registration marks and then cut your image

I hope ;-)

Start with a simple cut.  Once you do one you'll be ready to take off and cut like crazy.  This is one of my favorite features of the Silhouette.

Please let me know it this works for you.

OH MY GOODNESS!! 

gramma, I just printed off your instructions and voila! I just did my first ever successful Print and Cut.

I have owned my Silhouette for 4 years.

Thank you so much. Your instructions were so simple and they WORKED!

Guess what I'll be doing tonight??

Corinne