![]() ![]() button at the bottom to start the calibration procedure. From the Print and Cut window, you can click the Calibrate Laser. If the cutting accuracy is off, you may need to Calibrate the Laser which will determine the distance between the cutting blade and the laser. Move the laser to the corner of the 3rd mark and then hit Next and it will then being to cut the design out. When the 2nd mark is lined up, hit Next and it will move toward the 3rd mark (bottom, right). Again move the laser using the arrow keys on the keyboard to the corner of the mark. To move in the smallest increments, hold down both the Shfit + Control key.Īfter the laser is lined up to the first mark, hit the Next button and it will move toward the 2nd mark (top, right). To move in smaller increments, you can hold down the Control key. To move the laser in larger increments, you can hold down the Shift key while using the arrow keys. (Important: Do NOT use the arrow buttons on the cutting machine to move the laser). You can then use the arrow keys on the keyboad to move the laser so that it is at the corner of the L shaped mark. Once the origin is set properly, hit the Next button and it will automatically move towards the first registration mark (top, left). Then you would hit the Origin button on the cutter to set that position as the 0,0 origin point. Setting the origin on the cutter is typically done by using the Arrow buttons on the cutter to move the blade carriage. Load the printout into the cutting machine and set the origin on the cutter so that the blade is somewhere below and to the right of the printed bottom,right registration mark. If you want to print your design outside of Sure Cuts A Lot, please see the tutorial for importing the artwork with registration marks. If you have not already printed your design, click the Print button to print with your printer and it will print your design along with the necessary registration marks around the design. You will now be presented with the Print and Cut window. At the bottom, you can click the Print+Cut button. When you are to perform the print and cut, choose to cut your design to bring up the Cut Settings window. You can do a Preview where you will be able to see where the registration marks will be added along with print margins to make sure your design falls within the printable area. Some cutting machine models have a built in laser which allows to you do a very precise print and cut (contour cut), where you print out your design with your standard printer and then load it into your cutter so you can accurately cut it out.įirst create the design you want to do a Print and Cut for. Right, if you are ready, here are the first 8 videos in this series.Print and Cut (Manual Registration Mark Alignment) If after watching this series of videos you would like to get a copy of this software then please do head on over to you will be able to buy and download it for immediate use.Īlso, if you found these videos useful then please do subscribe to my YouTube channel for more hints, tips and tutorials and of course do use the handy social sharing links at the end of this blog post to let your friends know about it too. USCutter Copam/LaserPoint/MH/PCUT/SC/TC/TITAN™ĭid you even know that there were that many brands of machine on the market?!.Cricut Explore™ (export as SVG to upload into Design Space only) *.Brother ScanNCut™ (export as FCM compatible files only) *.To give you an idea, here is a short list of just some of the machines that can be used in conjunction with this software. This makes it a truly versatile piece of software. SCAL is directly compatible with a range of home hobby cutting machines and with others supported via exported files the list of compatible machines is quite extensive. That, together with the combination of using your fonts, importing custom artwork and drawing your own shapes, the possibilities are endless! This 2-minute video tutorial covers the steps to deleting and editing nodes in vector. Sure Cuts A Lot, or SCAL for short, is an extremely easy program to allow you to cut virtually any shape with your electronic cutting machines. This program is often used by Cricut users with SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot). This first series of videos focuses on Sure Cuts A Lot. ![]() Over the last few years I have been asked about alternative design software for electronic cutting machines and have in turn tried out a fair few so decided that I would create a series of videos to highlight some of the best ones that I have found. ![]()
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