MichaelS

On 12/2/2023 at 4:27 PM, Kevin Futter said:

 

If it comes to it, I'll just get hold of a cheap PC laptop and use that for such things. Would be handy for certain applications with my 3D printer, too.

 

Kev

Is it feasible to run Studio in a VM (virtual machine)? Pretty sure VMWare Fusion for Mac is free for personal use, which would be cheaper than buying a new laptop. (Assuming you have a copy of Windows to install.) I'm not sure this would be a better solution, but it might be an option.

mas

On 1/3/2023 at 7:02 AM, GeneK said:

Michael,

Like Mozart, I like and use Silhouette Studio "directly" to scale, manually trace, and draw scanned decals. The trace feature included with Studio also works nicely, but is not as precise as manually tracing.

 

Instead of suffering "access to a Cricut", you may want to consider this great deal at Walmart - a Silhouette Portrait 3 for only $150, including free shipping.👍

 

Gene K

Gene,

In this case, "access" means "I've already bought one for my wife and she lets me use it." (And the price went up to $199 before I saw your post.) Thanks for the heads-up, though, and if I ever get another cutter for my own use I'll probably go the Silhouette route. That way I can complain about both of them.

Thanks,

Michael

I've done a couple of decal-to-mask scans, and I've used Inkscape (free) to do all of the scaling, grouping, line correction, dust removal, and cleanup. Inkscape will do a lot, but it isn't the easiest software to learn. You will waste some vinyl learning how to use it but it can give good results.

I have access to a Cricut instead of a Silhouette, and I do not like the software included for any editing.

Michael

Perhaps your scanner dpi setting needs to be increased? I try to use at least 300 dpi for decal scans.