What is silhouette connect manual#
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What is silhouette connect registration#

The EcoTank is nice because you simply have to fill it with sublimation ink. Standard inkjet printers utilize cartridges and require an actual conversion kit to use sublimation ink with the printer. I started researching sublimation and wasnРІР‚в„ўt quite ready to invest in an expensive official sublimation printer so I went with the Epson EcoTank ET-2720 that I could convert.

What is silhouette connect registration#

Since this isnРІР‚в„ўt utilizing print & cut, make sure to turn off the registration marks. Simply change the page size to 8.5Р“вЂ”11, and you can easily lay out the print. I also use Silhouette Studio to do all of my designs because it is the program with which IРІР‚в„ўm most familiar.

While sublimation printed designs donРІР‚в„ўt necessarily use a Silhouette Cameo or Cricut machine, it is something that can be incorporated into a larger project. While many colorful designs could be achieved with printable vinyl, there is always the feeling of the design sitting on top of the shirt, or a background color in areas where the image isnРІР‚в„ўt cut out perfectly. IРІР‚в„ўve had my Silhouette Cameo for years, but a couple months ago I decided to look into sublimation and see what fun new things I could create. It also crashed Illustrator if there are any linked objects in the file, which is primarily how I was managing my design assets, so I've already had to change my workflow.Sublimation has been around for quite awhile however, it has recently started picking up popularity in the crafting world. If anyone has any ideas on how I can continue to trouble shoot this, I would very much appreciate it! I was annoyed enough that we have to pay $30 extra to use the plugin to begin with, but I've had nothing but problems with Connect since I started using it. In the Connect preview, there is a bigger bottom margin between the edge of the paper and the lower left registration mark. You can see in the background, Illustrator is showing the artboard with consistent margins around the registration marks.

Tested multiple materials to ensure it wasn't an issue with the holographic vinyl sticker paper I was originally using.

Manually entered the default registration mark information from Silhouette Studio into Silhouette Connect Plugin to ensure the machine is getting the default settings it likes.

Confirmed Illustrator document size is the same as Silhouette media size (both are 8.5x11).

Horizontal registration is decent, it's just the vertical stretching that is causing issues. Proportion of misalignment looks like it might correspond to the discrepancy between Illustrators registration mark placement and Sillhouette Connect registration mark placement in the preview.

Cut begins, but is not lined up with the design and seems a little vertically misaligned.

Manually register by positioning cutter over top of top left square.

Registration Fails when looking for top left square.

In the preview that comes up, it looks like the bottom left registration mark is further from the bottom edge of the page than it appears in illustrator, and the cut boundary is overlapping one of my designs, even though in illustrator it is well within the lower registration mark line.

Illustrator > File > Silhouette Connect > Send to Silhouette Connect.

Hide cut paths, print page with designs and registration marks.

Using Silhouette Studio as a reference, I make sure the settings in Silhouette Connect are identical to the default registration settings.

Illustrator > File > Silhouette Connect > Silhouette Registration Marks.

In Illustrator, create an 8.5x11' document.

The issue only arises when I try to use Silhouette Connect through Illustrator to send my file to the cutter. When I cut pages printed directly from Silhouette Studio, I have no issues with registration, even with shiny or holographic materials.

What is silhouette connect full#

Since I have 2 concentric cut lines for each sticker, using the built in edge detection in Silhouette Studio is not an option and I need to use illustrator to have full control over my cut paths. I am trying to make stickers that have a inset kiss cut and full cut so a small margin of the sticker backing extends out from the actual sticker once cut, making it much easier to peel off. I suspect the issue is a discrepancy in the placement of the registration marks in illustrator (generated by Connect) and the cut preview shown in Connect.

What is silhouette connect manual#

I am attempting to Print and Cut via the Silhouette Connect plugin for Illustrator, but am running into issues where my Cameo 4 cannot identify registration, and manual registration fails.