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Offline 3Deep

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Art files?
« on: September 21, 2017, 06:25:34 PM »
I know most of you and I get them too art files from many many different programs, but have any of you gotten art files from silhouette studio? I have not a clue what this program is so I decided to look it up and I'm still in the dark.  Right now I got some png files which I will make them work, but what file exports can any of you tell me that I can use from silhouette studio.
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Re: Art files?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2017, 06:40:30 PM »
It's the propriety software for small 'hobby' cutters. I don't believe files can be exported in anything but rasters. Even if your customer saves as a PDF, the contents are still rasters. There may be an online source to convert studio files but I don't have the link handy.
Facebook is filled with thousands upon thousands of people who use this software and cutter. A lot of them use it for rhinestone templates, which imho, it does a FANTASTIC job with.
I have a desktop Ioline, a flatbed cutter and also a Versacammm.....guess what I cut glitter with today?
Those small, cheap cutters are da' bomb for some projects! for sure
But, as I mentioned above, they've got a huge grip on file sharing, so if you're looking for a vector, you may need to find that conversion site.

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Re: Art files?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2017, 06:58:57 PM »
I know nothing about silhouette Studio, but after I searched and read this, I laughed out loud.

Tutorial to save as .svg in Silhouette Studio

    First, prep your design in Silhouette Studio. ...
    Now, you'll need to use a PDF Printer to virtually print your design to your computer in .png format. ...
    Download and install Inkscape (it's free).
    Open your image in Inkscape. ...
    Press “Control + A” to select all.

I have occasionally used inkscape and have it on my pc.
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Re: Art files?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2017, 10:40:09 PM »
Boy you never know what file is coming over, trying to learn a little here, well at least it ain't a docx file ;D
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Re: Art files?
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2017, 06:50:38 AM »
Boy you never know what file is coming over, trying to learn a little here, well at least it ain't a docx file ;D

or a napkin :o
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Re: Art files?
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2017, 07:44:19 AM »
I try to walk the sender through their preferences to see if there is a way to set the resolution of the raster image for export (word has that) and if it's there set it for 300 ppi and make sure the design is as close as possible to the finished size. Then, you have a decent chance of doing something with it in Photoshop.

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Re: Art files?
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2017, 11:45:36 AM »
I know nothing about silhouette Studio, but after I searched and read this, I laughed out loud.

Tutorial to save as .svg in Silhouette Studio

    First, prep your design in Silhouette Studio. ...
    Now, you'll need to use a PDF Printer to virtually print your design to your computer in .png format. ...
    Download and install Inkscape (it's free).
    Open your image in Inkscape. ...
    Press “Control + A” to select all.

I have occasionally used inkscape and have it on my pc.

Not a big leap to see that many hobbyist cutters would opt for a cheaper (or free) alternative to Photoshop or even Corel Photopaint.
There's even a new player, Affinity, selling another alternative for $50.

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/
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Re: Art files?
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2017, 04:27:34 PM »
or a napkin :o

I actually had one on a bar napkin once.
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Re: Art files?
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2017, 12:36:24 PM »
I know nothing about silhouette Studio, but after I searched and read this, I laughed out loud.

Tutorial to save as .svg in Silhouette Studio

    First, prep your design in Silhouette Studio. ...
    Now, you'll need to use a PDF Printer to virtually print your design to your computer in .png format. ...
    Download and install Inkscape (it's free).
    Open your image in Inkscape. ...
    Press “Control + A” to select all.

I have occasionally used inkscape and have it on my pc.

Not a big leap to see that many hobbyist cutters would opt for a cheaper (or free) alternative to Photoshop or even Corel Photopaint.
There's even a new player, Affinity, selling another alternative for $50.

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/

I keep looking at Affinity for home (when I did a major Mac upgrade, Illy CS4 ceased to function) so I've been sans vector at home for awhile.

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