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Post by spaceranger42 on Sept 25, 2016 13:32:03 GMT -9
Didn't someone put up a nice tutorial for using the Silhouette? I can't seem to find it now.
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Post by spaceranger42 on Sept 29, 2016 8:28:09 GMT -9
Also let me just say, the pixscan mat for the Silhouette is flippin magic. I love my cutter. Last night I cut out a skeleton warband and some bandits. Tonight I will try some building pieces.
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Post by bravesirkevin on Sept 29, 2016 8:47:20 GMT -9
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Sept 29, 2016 10:06:04 GMT -9
Only thing I can think of is this thread (http://cardboard-warriors.proboards.com/thread/7652/make-cutfiles-pdfs) which I know you've already seen.
I can't imagine the pixscan mat being up my alley. I like cuts to be precise. I would be really impressed if it was able to carve out a mini inside the thick black border, cutting out negative space that's reasonably large, perforating along the center line, and be sure that the front and back cuts are perfectly aligned. I'd also be really impressed if it was able to carve out 3d model pieces with enough accuracy to assemble them. It seems like a huge win for scrapbookers who have obvious shapes to cut out. Having never used or even seen one in action, take my bias with a grain of salt!
My strongest advice - make cutfiles by hand, don't EVER use the trace functionality, and try to make sure to not have orphaned cutlines floating around your document... If you have ANY questions about whether there's an easier way to do something, please ask. I've learned a lot about crafting by seeing people get answers to things I thought I already had mastered!
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Post by spaceranger42 on Sept 29, 2016 10:57:02 GMT -9
I thought that about the pixscan mat too. However, lets say you have things printed out already without registration marks on them. Pop it onto your pixscan mat, scan it in and voila you can place all your cut lines and perforated fold lines just like you normally would. So the skeletons I cut last night were printed ages ago and laminated. No reg marks. No problem, pixscan mat to the rescue. The bandits I cut out were only a half page as I had already done the other half by hand, no reg marks. So I just used the pixscan mat and laid in my cut lines and boom done. I love this thing. I have tons of terrain and building parts printed out already, no reg marks. I am not even worried about it anymore
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Post by mproteau (Paper Realms) on Sept 29, 2016 11:16:17 GMT -9
Awesome. Please continue to share your experiences with it!
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