Silhouette Cutting Issues – Cut by Line or Fill Color?

I have noticed an increase in posts regarding cut issues when using the Cut by Line or Cut by Fill color option in Silhouette Studio.

Usually it’s along the lines of
“My machine isn’t working and is not adjusting to the correct settings I set.”

We can usually easily identify this issue by looking at a photo of the cut settings the user is using on the Send tab. If they show the Cut by Line Color or Cut by Fill option, I’m finding that the correct color was not selected when changing the settings.
The user has not specifically selected the color that they want to make changes to.
Just clicking on the box to check it to cut does NOT always select the color.

In the photo above, the “no color” option is the line color selected. This is shown by a gray selection indicator across the setting in the top panel on the right. On a MAC or on a dark background screen, this may be difficult to see the gray selection indicator.
Even though the “no color” is not checked to cut at the top, it is the material selected and shows in the bottom half of the Cut Settings panel on the right.

If you adjust the settings for this, it will be adjusting the color that isn’t even going to cut.

Make sure when you are setting up the cut settings, that you are paying close attention to which color is selected and showing in the bottom of the Send tab.
Click on the color box specifically and watch for the gray selection to indicate it’s selected.

I also have a video explanation of this up on the
Silhouette Secrets+ YouTube channel

Check out the video HERE on YouTube direct.

For more on the Cut by Line Color option, check out this post
Let’s Explore v4 – Send Tab – Line Option

For more detailed information on all the Send tab options, check out this post
Let’s Explore v4 – The Send Tab – Simple

I hope this little tid-bit of information helps to save some frustration in your Silhouette journey!

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