How Do I Add Cut Lines to My Silhouette Cameo?

The Silhouette Cameo is a popular cutting machine used by crafters and hobbyists to create a variety of projects. Whether you’re creating custom t-shirts, scrapbook pages, or decals for your car, you’ll need to add cut lines to your designs in order to get the perfect shape and size.

Fortunately, adding cut lines to your Silhouette Cameo projects is quick and easy.

To add cut lines to your Silhouette Cameo, open the project you’d like to add the cut lines too. Then click on the “Cut Settings” tab at the top of the screen.

This will bring up a menu with options for setting up your cut job. Select the material type you are cutting from the dropdown menu and set your blade depth accordingly.

Next, draw a box around your design using the Rectangle Tool or other shape tool available in Silhouette Studio. This will be where you will place your cut lines. Then select “No Cut” from the Line Style options in the Edit Panel on the right side of the screen.

Once you have drawn a box around your design and set it as “No Cut”, it’s time to draw in your actual cut lines. You can do this either by using one of Silhouette Studio’s pre-set designs or by creating them yourself using basic shapes and line tools.

When you are finished drawing in all of your cut lines, double check that they are set as “Cut” rather than “No Cut” in the Line Style options in order for them to appear when you send your project to be cut on your Silhouette Cameo.

Conclusion:

Adding cut lines to a project on a Silhouette Cameo is a relatively simple process once you understand how it works.

To get started, open up your project in Silhouette Studio and draw a box around it with the Rectangle Tool or other shape tool available. Then select “No Cut” from the Line Style options and begin drawing in your actual cut lines with one of Silhouette Studio’s pre-set designs or by creating them yourself using basic shapes and line tools. Remember to double check that all of your cut lines are set as “Cut” rather than “No Cut” before sending them off for cutting!