Take a look at Cuts
Take a look at minimize – VERY IMPORTANT function that may prevent supplies & time.
Any time I’m chopping a brand new materials, I’ll use the take a look at minimize to be sure that I’ll get minimize.
There’s nothing like chopping a full design, unloading the chopping mat, and discovering out it didn’t minimize nicely. It’s an important studying alternative however let’s save a while & supplies and get the behavior of a take a look at minimize.
I promise it should assist.
Take a look at Minimize Strategies
There are 2 methods I’ll share on methods to do a take a look at minimize.
Make your personal Take a look at Minimize.
I exploit a capital ‘B’ as my take a look at minimize object usually. The most important factor you need is one thing that has each corners and curves to it. This offers you indication of the way it’s going to chop.
Place the take a look at minimize object – the letter ‘B’ in an area on the fabric that won’t be minimize with the design, as proven by the daring pink A above.
Subsequent, choose the design by clicking on it. This is essential. You will note a grey choice field seem across the object on the display that’s chosen, as proven by the daring pink B. If there isn’t any object on the display chosen, it is not going to change the Motion.
With the design chosen, select No Minimize subsequent the daring pink C above. This may flip the minimize strains OFF for the design and it’ll solely minimize the letter ‘B’ because the take a look at minimize.
If it cuts nicely the primary time, you’ll be able to both transfer the ‘B’ off the design mat or delete it. Then flip the minimize strains again on for the design by choosing it once more & selecting Minimize.
If it doesn’t minimize nicely, transfer the ‘B’ to a unique free area on the HTV and regulate the minimize settings to get minimize.
Take a look at Minimize within the Silhouette Software program
Within the backside proper nook of the Ship tab is a bit of button that claims Take a look at. This may minimize a small sq. with a triangle out of it within the high left nook of the chopping grid.
If the primary take a look at minimize doesn’t work, you’ll be able to transfer it by utilizing the directional arrows subsequent to the Take a look at minimize button.
You will have to maneuver the take a look at minimize 2 to the precise location you need it to be minimize at, the place ever you permit the blade housing, that’s the place it should minimize. So if you happen to solely transfer it over to the best, it should minimize the highest of your mat.
You can even change which Software does the Take a look at minimize by selecting 1 or 2.
On software program variations previous to v4.3, it should present as a pink circle (Software 1) or a blue circle (Software 2). That is for the Cameo 3, Cameo 4, and Curio machines solely.
Troubleshooting
If the take a look at minimize will not be chopping nicely after making an attempt the above, did the blade regulate correctly?
Watch the blade because it adjusts and cuts, is it set to the correct blade depth?
If the take a look at cuts nonetheless should not popping out accurately, observe this video step-by-step
These steps when adopted correctly, remedy 98% of chopping points.
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