How Do You Do PixScan on Silhouette Cameo?

PixScan is an incredibly useful feature of the Silhouette Cameo, allowing users to quickly and easily scan and cut around images. With this feature, you can quickly scan a physical image, upload it to the Silhouette software, and then use the Cameo to precisely cut around the edges of that image. PixScan is especially useful for creating intricate designs with detailed shapes or for creating cuts based on a physical template.

The process of using PixScan on your Silhouette Cameo is quite simple. First, you’ll need to download the PixScan software onto your computer.

This is a free download from Silhouette America’s website. Once you’ve downloaded and installed the software, you’ll be able to access it from your computer’s desktop.

Once you have the PixScan software installed on your computer, you’ll need to print off a PixScan mat. This special mat has a unique grid system that allows your camera or scanner to accurately capture an image without distortion. Once printed, place your physical image onto the mat and then use either a scanner or digital camera to take a photo of it.

Once you have taken the photo or scanned in your image, open up the PixScan program on your computer. You will then be able to upload the image into the program and it will automatically detect any objects within that image. You can then select which object(s) you want to cut out with your Silhouette Cameo.

When selecting which objects you want to cut out with the Cameo, make sure that each object has been outlined by tracing its edges with black ink (if scanning) or by clicking each edge if using a digital camera. This is necessary in order for PixScan to accurately detect each object.

Once all of your objects have been selected, save them as an SVG file so they can be sent over to your Cameo for cutting. When opening up this SVG file in Silhouette Studio (the software used for cutting), make sure that “High Pass Filter” is turned off as this can cause some distortion in smaller objects when cutting them out.

Conclusion:

In summary, using PixScan on your Silhouette Cameo requires downloading and installing special software onto a computer as well as printing out a special mat with a unique grid system. After taking an image of an object using either a scanner or digital camera and uploading it into PixScan, users can select which objects they want their Cameo to cut out before saving them as an SVG file for cutting in Silhouette Studio (making sure “High Pass Filter” is turned off).