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Step 2: Cut Our Designs

Before moving any further, we are going to save our design. To do that:

1- Click on Save link on the top right corner of the Design Space and Add a descriptive name and click on Save Green Button.

2- Now that our project is saved, we need to make sure that our right machine is selected, to that, we click on the link next to the Make Green Button and from the options listed, we choose the one that we are going to use. In our case it is the Maker.

3- Let’s start Cutting our Project!!!!! By clicking on Make Green Button.

4- We are going to see on the next page, that we have 1 cut page per color, in our case we are going to have 4 sheets.

We are going to make sure that the mirror option is ON before clicking on continue to browse the material.

5- After we clicked on Continue and we are going to click on Browser Materials, and in there we are going to search for INK:

6- We can start cutting the design. We need to make sure that the color of the sheet is facing up and the glossy part is touching the mat. (Opposite of how you placed vinyl on the mat)

In this tutorial, you are going to learn/practice the following functionalities: 

  • Size Images and Shapes.
  • How to add the mat to the machine and proceed with the cuts..
  • How to use the weeding tool.
  • How to use Infusible ink
  • How to add text
  • How to upload images
  • How to change font
  • How to use an easy press.

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