Silhouette Studio Help

The ZIP file contains all the SVG designs in a compressed format. You need to unzip or extract the file contents to be able to use the files. Windows has a built-in capability to unzip (or extract) files from a compressed ZIP folder. No additional software is required.

1. Open File Explorer and browse to the saved ZIP file.
   
   
2. Simply right-click on ZIP file folder and select Extract All...from the menu.
3. Select a location to extract the file to, if you would like to extract files to a different location.  Otherwise, the folder with extracted files will be located in the same location as the ZIP file.  Folder name will default to ZIP file name.
   
4. Once extracted, navigate to file location in File Explorer to view the SVG files in the newly created folder.

The ZIP file contains all the SVG designs in a compressed format. You need to unzip or extract the file contents to be able to use the files. MAC OS X  has a built-in capability to unzip (or extract) files from a compressed ZIP folder. No additional software is required.

1. Open Finder and navigate to the saved ZIP file.
2. Double-click the ZIP file to extract the files using the Archive Utility.  Message box will appear to show extracting process.
3. The new folder with extracted files will be located in the same location as the ZIP file.  Folder name will default to ZIP file name.
4. Once extracted, navigate to file location in Finder to view the SVG files in the newly created folder.

Silhouette Studio Designer Edition or higher upgrade is REQUIRED to upload the SVG files.  Get it here: http://amzn.to/2ABqOhJ. We do not offer any other formats other than an occasional file in PNG format for Print and Cut. The Designer Edition license and above allows for importing of SVGs.  See Silhouette support for additional license/software assistance.

To open and/or import SVGs, you need Silhouette Studio Designer Edition: http://amzn.to/2ABqOhJ

Make sure you unzip the file first.  Information for unzipping files is located above.  We have 2 videos explaining how to use our SVG files.

If the SVG contains a complete file folder with complete files, the following video explains how to import the file into Silhouette Studio. If you want to know the difference between dashed scorelines and solid scorelines versions of the files, see the associated Help section below.

If the unzipped SVG file does not contain a complete file folder with complete files, here is older video showing how to upload the individual files.  

The files located in the solid_scorelines folder are the same files within the SVG Files folder with dashed scorelines, but they are just solid. Every file that has dashed scorelines will have a solid scoreline equivalent in the solid_scorelines folder.  The solid scorelines are just much cleaner looking than the dashed cut lines. I know I prefer them to the dashed lines.

Although Silhouette users typically cut the dashed lines for scorelines, you can change the ratchet blade settings to make a lighter kiss cut so you can use solid scorelines. Here is a video which explains how to do this with a Silhouette Cameo 3.

This is a common question I get from crafters, as our designs are almost always comprised of multiple SVG files.  Here is a video to explain how to resize our SVG designs.

When you import SVG files, sometimes they will not show up on the mat.  The files are there, but perhaps off the screen. To fix this, change the following settings in Silhouette Studio.  This is a good setting to help with any imported file.

On Windows, select File, Preferences form the menu.  On a MAC, select Silhouette Studio, Preferences from the menu. Click on Import section. Select the Centered option under the SVG section using the drop-down.  Click on the OK button.

That is it!  Now the SVG files will come into onto mat centered.

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Here are a few of my favorite Silhouette and general crafting Facebook groups, which are great resources for ideas and help!

Silhouette Facebook Groups

• Silhouette Card Making & Paper Crafts
• Silhouette Cameo FUN Project Inspiration (Mostly vinyl but very helpful)

General Facebook Groups

• Paper Crafting With Electronic Cutting Machines