What am I doing wrong? I downloaded an update. I was unable to use my machine for 3 months due to another issue with loading. thanks. or should I say it cut but not all the way threw the cardboard ,first I thought it was the plaid sense its an old one so I replaced it with a new one but nothing changed Then I downloaded a new image and when I opened my cameo software to download it it says it cannot connect to the server. . Please help! I wish I could remember for sure but I think this was the message we go on ours right after installing the cutter and software. Required fields are marked *. On top of that, It wont cut through, the mat slides all around and even when I try to adjust the rollers, the one on the right wont move. working well on the legacy version now. I hope it works out, quickly, so you can get back to some serious crafting!! Is Koestler's The Sleepwalkers still well regarded? Im using illustrator to create the work then using Connect to cut out. Please let me know how it goes, as this might be very helpful to other Silhouette Cameo owners. I would not recommend this method for the following reasons: 1) the Zing has infinite blade settings, unlike the Cameo, which has only 10 specific settings. You are probably doing everything right, so dont dont let them make you feel bad. Received the Cameo 3 for Christmas. Please let me know how it turns out. Thanks. The box that carries the blade wasnt putting enough pressure on in parts so he took the casing off and put a piece of foam in and it worked a treat. Do you think I burned out my cameo?!?!? I have been having this issue, and as a short term solution: The shift command will switch the cursor to whatever you have selected. I would recommend you contact Silhouette America on this one. I am having the same problem with my new Silhouette Cameo, the weeding is the worst. After a few uses, it loses a lot of its stickiness and you may even find its not sticky enoughbut theres a solution for that, too. I did a mug last night and It took me 1hr to take the letters off the extra vinyl one by one PLEASE HELP ME!!! 5. Make sure you are lining up the left edge of your cutting mat with the small line on the front of your Cameo. ( since this is what brings in my income) I have over 9000 files which are now just a pain and waste of time and paper to cut. How to use the Silhouette drawing tools: Lesson 2 Draw a non-regular shape, Draw Something! One thing, Im not really impressed with the instruction booklet or dvd. HELP! When the cross hairs appear, select your image. If these two fixes dont work, then you should speak to someone on the Silhouette America support. If I uninstall, I am afraid I will lose all of my designs. For more on using this tool, seethis post. I dont see anything in Silhouette that allows me to crop an image. Windows 7 Home Premium (Acer) My last issue is when I couldnt figure out the right allignment. Im a new user, so I am definatly learning still the ins and outs of this machine, Im probably missing something or not using this thing properly. When I click on open Library it will bring up recent downloads, but, not all my folders on the left like it used to do. Its really frustrating to design with the mouse restrictions. This helps me to be able to keep my business going and provide more tutorials. Cleaned the blade! No amount of We need to find out if the problem is only in Silhouette Studio and if its only with the .svg files. Even though I registered it on the desktop, can I download it again a a new laptop? Gloria. Youre right about cleaning your blade. that is so interesting, because I have several brand new mats that never got used because I switched to the silhouette. The only solution is to buy a new blade. Ive even changed my software to default. Just took my Cameo 3 out of the box. Ive tried everything, Ive changed the setting to cut to the edge of the mat I mean everything and still it continues to omit the outside lines of my image!!! 14. Solved by pendean. Learn more about Stack Overflow the company, and our products. IM SO FRUSTRATED WITH MY CAMEO but I want to LEARN how to use it better. PAN USING MOUSE: With the Pan Using Mouse icon selected, you can pan across your workspace. Help! This recurs every time and i can never get a good cut out of it. And am too scared to try the double cut feature again for fear if it jumping up onto the mat & breaking my 2nd blade. However, Silhouette Studio was never able to connect to the device. I am not from the US I Bought the silhouette from amazon. The word was jagged, it then showed up at the bottom left of the program, I go to try to delete it from the left and then my box to deleted showed up 3dish. You can also spray your mat with Krylon. I've found this to work as well, but as soon as the window or tool changes focus, its back! During this time I have divorced it, a lot!! Thanks so much! In the same setting make sure the Pointer Size is set to normal. First is regarding print then cut. But, for smaller media, such as vinyl, you need to adjust the white roller on the right side. 2. Hahaha How do you do to use your mat for so long and not loosing the glue. Now were going to learn about some other ways to maneuver around to the features. It says Silhouette.exe stopped working whenever I try and trace an image? As it cut, the longer thumb tab hit against the rollers, preventing contact between the blade & the vinyl. Thanks. The left mouse button is the one you use primarily. The new v.3. I have cut out really intricate doilies and other shapes, with no problem. My first suggestion would be to close the Silhouette Studio software and shut down the Cameo. (Has helped me several times recently with several different programs.). Using a Windows 10 laptop and USB for connection. 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Copyright 2023 Adobe. Optionally, you could use one of those square waffle rubber thingsthe kind that keep things from slipping around. Lost. I just watched the video on how to visually set the blade depth. It was working fine 2 days ago and next morning I tried to open it up and continually loading icons. 2) Are you using the new v.3 of Silhouette Studio? I imported the image, traced it, deleted the original image. If you click the grid button in the top right corner, make sure the Snap to Grid box is unchecked! Gloria I am not a Cricut user, but Im sure a lot of my readers are and this will be helpful to them. They dont really give enough info only the basic setting up etc. You have the option to use the trackpad or an external mouse. Its 3.15am here so it looks like another sleepless night. I have adjusted the rollers, I googled how to do that. Also, the blade cut a deep, long line on my mat and I think its too damaged to use again. Silhoutte doesnt open as soon as i did the software update can somebody help please!! I even tried centering the image on the paper, but nothing is working. I still use mine for quick cuts like circles and borders. When I try to work on the box, I cant seem to figure out how to fill in the box. I was getting so frustrated!! I have been cursing, not being able to make very small movements. 8. Status bar just keeps spinning, never shows READY. Which it never used to?? Im cutting a quote and its cutting but not the inside of the letters. Uncheck the high pass and adjust just the theshold. Im having the same issue. Now it says 5 for heavy card stock with no medium option? and install the Legacy version. I have the blade set to two, and keep all the speeds the same as it told me. I found a link on Silhouettes website and its SO EASY and works fine. Im having the exact same issue, did you ever figure it out? Great site! Hi, Hope this helps someone! Any trick how to print and cut on Cameo? I was stunned. Typically, anything longer than 12 is usually vinyl. Ensure Output field is set to CAMEO 3 (or may read as CAMEO 2; just ensure that the CAMEO 3 is the only connected Silhouette unit to the computer and it will display according to what it finds) Hang in there, this will get sorted out. Delete the folders below, along with their associated sub-content ctrl+shift + RMB for pan/move. Rather, it finishes a cut sequence and then pauses. Once you are done testing, we recommend you re-enable your Identity Shield now by repeating steps 1-4, changing the toggle to read "Identity Shield is On.". I hae tried uninstalling and rolling back software..unplugging and plugging back in..i have tried everything. My cameo stopped mid job and said complete and to unload and then when i went to re start it the studio froze so I unplugged the USB that conects machine to laptop and it was fine however everytime i plug my machine in to cut a design it stops responding and will not work . I also ensured it the power cord was plugging into itself correctly. And, as they say, if it aint broke, dont fix it!! Thanks, so much for dropping by. I bought several of their images and whenever I am inserting them into my file all I see is an outline of the image. There is an option there to either return to origin or feed. It seems to get stuck while it is cutting and moves off the cutting area like something is blocking it. As for the stuck roller, if it moved one way, its got to move back. If so, you should be able to set them back in place with the use of the rubber glove. (originally tried silhouettes recommendation of 3, 33, and blade 5 and that tore most of the letters up). Did you figure this out? Frustrating. Is anyone else having this issue? Im impressed, I have to admit. thanks again, so glad ive found your site. Ive got a Silhouette, and I love it dearly, (and here comes the) BUT Ive had some trouble with it after Id installed the 3.something software. Hi there! 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