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Sketch File Instructions
Sketch File Instructions
Sketch File Instructions
SILHOUETTE INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Open the SVG file from the Silhouette machine software, select the entire
design and resize as desired
2. With the entire design still selected, right click and select “Ungroup”
3. Select the first element of the design that you would like to configure
4. From the “DESIGN” menu at the upper right, click the line style icon at the right
and change the color to the pen color you will be using.
NOTE: For any item you do NOT want drawn, choose the same color
for all of those items. Make sure to choose a color you will not be using
elsewhere.
5. [Optional] To change the outline style and/or fill the object with sketch lines,
click the sketch icon toward the bottom right of the Design menu at the right,
and choose the desired edge sketch style and/or fill sketch style. Settings can
be adjusted using the advanced tab towards the top of this menu.
8. Select the entire design and choose “No Sketch” from the “Action by SIMPLE”
sub-menu tab, located just below the Send menu
9. Go to the “Action by LINE” sub-menu tab and for each item on the list, choose
your material, change the action to SKETCH, and choose the appropriate tool
10. Toward the bottom of the menu, choose to add a PAUSE between each step
11. [Optional] If there is any element you do NOT want to draw, UN-check the box
next to that line item. Please note, all elements with the same line color are
grouped together on the list.
13. The design will draw in the order shown on the list and will pause between
items so that you can change out pens
Cricut INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Upload the SVG file into Cricut Design Space and insert it into your project
UPLOAD NOTE: If the SVG gives you an upload error, use Firefox instead
of Chrome.
APPEARANCE NOTE: The design may look strange in your work area
when you first insert it into your project. This will be corrected in later
steps.
4. Just to the right of the linetype dropdown, click the small color swatch cion
and choose the pen type and pen color you will be using for that element
5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for all design elements listed at the right
6. Select the entire design and at the bottom right, click “Attach”
10. Follow the on-screen prompts in the software for instructions about which pen
to start with and when to change pens