It’s great for crafters working on large designs and, considering its quality, is sold at a very reasonable price.

The Silhouette Alta is a definite must-have for those looking to dabble in bringing their designs to life, but not wanting to invest in a full scale 3D printer. We like the compact size (it has a10-inch round and stands at about 19 inches in height) and it's very easy to use. Includes AutoDetect Autoblade, cutting mat, pen adapter, Silhouette Studio Software (basic), 50 free digital designs, power adapter, USB cable and power lead Silhouette Studio is good enough to do the job, albeit with a few niggles, but the closed output format means that it isn't as flexible as other options such as Inkscape or Corel Draw. I'm going to be moving onto Inkscape myself so that I can exchange my files with other people, and if I get a different cutter one day, I'll know I'll be able to reuse the plans I've drawn on that. If you already are using Corel Draw or some other application, then you can continue to use them and this should be a breeze!Each Silhouette machine brings something very different to the table, although they can generally all be relied on for quality. Silhouette Alta 3D— Silhouette’s 3D printer, which can be used to build simple models and custom designs out of PLA filament. Designs are created in Silhouette Studio, which is an in-depth desktop design software that beginners may find overwhelming, which is why Silhouette has the Silhouette Go app for mobiles. We really love the connectivity to PixScan, an app that enables you to create designs from pictures and photos. You will need administrator permission to install the software. On personal computers, this is usually your regular login information. If you are not an administrator, you will have to get the login information to continue with the install.

When the machine is not being used there is a slide out lid to keep the internals clean and protected. The Silhouette Cameo 4 is the mightiest of Silhouette's cutting machines. It's got a classic 12-inch cutting width and 3mm clearance. As standard the Cameo 4 can cut to 10ft without using a guide mat, with the roll-feeder attached this can go up to 140ft. As with Maker 3 these lengths are only for vinyl cutting. The 3mm Kraft blade for the Cameo 4 allows you to cut specialty craft materials, such as acetate, craft foam, burlap, felt, balsa wood, and leather.

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A number of these posts have been written already but need photos and diagrams adding, so I’ll be posting them up over the next couple of weeks. No matter which you choose, they all have more power than the previous Cameo machines (and more than Cricut Maker). The extra power means these cutting machines are more efficient and deliver clean cuts on a range of materials, from the classic vinyl and fabrics, to metals and leather. We find this is a cutting machine that can be use for almost any craft project. At this point, every model I build has some masks cut on my Silhouette Portrait. I have the original unit, which can only score 10 mil plastic. I understand the Portrait 3 can fully cut such plastic. Here's are some 1/48 Mark 21 mounts I drew in Inkscape, scored onto plastic with the extension, and then finished cutting with a knife.

The Cricut is designed with 3 buttons that walk you through everything. Silhouette’s recent flagship has a touch panel that allows you to make adjustments to the machine. I think you might have noticed that I'm passing between metric and imperial measurements all of the time. I'm afraid it's a product of my upbringing as well as the fact that I'm in Canada, like the UK it's nominally decimalised, but there are gaps and influences. A lot of my stuff, and a lot of the documentation on the internet is from the States for example

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Includes AutoBlade, Bluetooth compatibility, Print & Cut capability, PixScan compatibility and a nice 2mm clearance plus it’s compatible with the Cameo 4 tools What material are you using? I was going to put Tamiya masking tape on top of some PVC clear binding cover (not sure of real name), then run it through machine. Silhouette Portrait 3— A ‘portable’ craft cutter with a smaller cutting area, ideal for smaller projects and lighter materials. The same ease of use comes from brand's design software, Silhouette 3D, which helps you to create a unique designs before finally bringing them to life in plastic. Taking between 20 to 40 minutes to print most designs, the Silhouette Alta is able to print up to 130mm in height, which is pretty sizeable for those looking to get into 3D printing for the first time.

Give your DIY projects a professional finish with the Silhouette Cameo 4 Digital Cutter – working three times faster than the Cameo 3!

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Haven't been game to try styrene sheet yet but given the in depth info provided here I had better give it a go. The Silhouette Portrait 3 offers a whole host of incredible features that will transform your DIY and craft projects! The compact cutting machine comes with cutting-edge updates, offering both automatic tool detection and matless cutting capabilities. Both Silhouette Studio® Basic Edition and Mint Studio™ are available for free online. There are two ways you can install Silhouette Studio® or Mint Studio™ on your computer: There will be some differences between installing the software on a PC or a Mac®, but each operating system is very good at taking you step by step. To create a cutting file you need some sort of drawing program that produces vector files that the cutter can understand, or software that will allow you to take a raster file and create a vector file from it either automatically or using drawing tools.