- SILHOUETTE STUDIO DESIGNER EDITION MAKE A STENCILS HOW TO
- SILHOUETTE STUDIO DESIGNER EDITION MAKE A STENCILS PRO
- SILHOUETTE STUDIO DESIGNER EDITION MAKE A STENCILS SOFTWARE
This is when I decided to just go ahead and cut my stencil in the middle and just try without a test cut.Īfter cutting you can remove your stencil and you may also want to keep the inside bits as masks. I turned the sheet so I had a clean unbent corner but the same thing happened. Because the standard test cut is so close to the edge, the blade got caught under the sheet. Note of caution: When I did a test cut using the standard test cut function, it went wrong. Press “Cut” and listen to that sweet sweet Silhouette music 🙂 Transparency material doesn’t stick to the mat as well as cardstock does and if it is too loose your blade will not cut properly.Ĥ. Place your sheet onto the cutting mat, lining up to the upper left corner of the grid, and rub it down really well.
You can even make a standard setting for this material:Ģ.
SILHOUETTE STUDIO DESIGNER EDITION MAKE A STENCILS SOFTWARE
Input these settings into your Silhouette Software (press the “Change Settings” button).
I used a “6” depth setting, thickness “33” and a speed “2”. I am no specialist and I have no idea how the speed or thickness work exactly, but it seemed like I have pretty thick material and should take it slow. To gauge the cutting depth for your cutting tool, hold the blade tip next to your sheet and if it sticks out just beyond the sheet, you have the right depth for your material.
SILHOUETTE STUDIO DESIGNER EDITION MAKE A STENCILS PRO
I have something thicker, so we’ll see if it works! Also, I am very much a beginner with the Silhouette, in no way a pro and I do not know what the official way is for deciding on a setting when there isn’t an option in the drop down menu.
The settings might take a bit of experimenting because, as I just found out, not all OHP (transparency) sheets are created equal and I couldn’t find the really thin ones I had used in this tutorial anymore. Now press the “Send to Silhouette” button and click on “Change Settings.” In my experience, if you cut too close to the edge the cutting knife tends to get caught under the sheet and will not cut but just crumple up your material. I would probably still round the corners so they don’t get caught behind things when you use them later.īefore you send your design to the Silhouette, place your design a bit away from the edges of your page. Note: If you are creating a stencil with a large shape you might not need to do the “rounded corners” because you can just use your entire sheet of material as the stencil. Be sure to click on the pointer button in the left-hand menu first or else you’ll draw another box. If you’d like, you can group them again so that you can move the whole stencil design in one go. (This is not necessary if you have downloaded a stencil. Leave ample space on either side of the design. Now, using the rounded corners tool on the left of your workspace, draw a rectangle about the whole design. Using your pointer, pull a box around all the shapes and click the “Group Selected Shapes” button at the bottom left.Ĥ. When you have a composition you like, make sure you group them again. Using the pointer tool, click on your image and then click the “Ungroup Selected Shape” button at the bottom left.ģ. Ungroup the selected shapes and space them out to create some space in between. I like my music notes smaller then they are as default.Ģ. Resize the whole file to suit the size you’d like to use later on. You can pick a specific stencil design or you can make a design into a stencil in that case pick something that would be suitable for a stencil.įor this tutorial I am using the Lori Whitlock Music Notesīecause this is only a set of shapes, we need to make a few small adjustments to make it suitable as a stencil (skip the next 4 steps if you have a ready to go stencil design):ġ. You can even set your own measurements (if you have a random piece of material)įind a stencil design in your library or the Silhouette online store: Mine is an A4, but for US it might be Letter or even 12X12. Set your ‘Page’ size to match your sheet. In this tutorial, we’re going to make a stencil design on our Silhouette or Cameo using the Silhouette Studio software, and then cut it from a clear acetate or transparency to use over and over again. Here’s Sonja! Making Stencils on the Silhouette or Silhouette Cameo
SILHOUETTE STUDIO DESIGNER EDITION MAKE A STENCILS HOW TO
When I spotted Sonja Gortzak-Hughes using her Silhouette to create stencils and templates ( stemplates!), I knew this was a technique you needed to know about! Sonja has graciously agreed to share her secrets for how to create stencils with the Silhouette.
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