Brother ScanNCut Tutorial - Canvas Workspace for the PC - Creating Curved Text - Fit to Path

[@outtaredzhead4441]

OMG - Thank You! I have been struggling with this for 2 days. My husband just walked in and saw me clicking along. He was super impressed, (all thanks to you;) and best of all, I don't have to purchase a file from someone!!

[@PaperedChef]

I’m so glad you learned this, tried it and even impressed Hubby! I hope you check out other videos and playlists on my KZbin Channel.

[@barbarafuller1122]

Hi Kimberly, thank you for sharing this, as this is the next project I want to put my hand too...loved your courses...now with your help...I can go further with my crafting...your the best...Cheers Barbara :)

[@PaperedChef]

Thanks for your support Barbara. I will keep on creating tutorials so I’m glad this was perfect timing for you.

[@barbarafuller1122]

@@PaperedChef It sure is and thanks again

[@PaperedChef]

Barbara Fuller Anytime! Love it!

[@2848Adriana]

Hi Kimberly, Thank you for the video, I will have to try this, I have never done anything like that before, some times is nice to have curved text on a card!!, Cheers Anna.

[@PaperedChef]

Oh yes! Please give it a try. Before this update, we would have to curve text in another program like Inkscape. This update makes it easier for all of us!

[@Marlene4377]

I saved it as a fcm. file on my computer and when I opened it in a new window the lines and circles have gone. So I guess once saved they disappear . Thank you Brother!! About time we can do this feature on our work space. SOOOOO HAPPY!

[@PaperedChef]

Yes Mar Pat, we have all waited for this for a long time. Glad you already played around with the new feature. Thanks for your comment.

[@hamidehorra4849]

OMG! I never knew canvas could do that. And you made it look so simple to do. 🙏🏼 ❤️

[@PaperedChef]

Hamideh, it is a great new feature. Glad we have so many more possibilities now. Thanks for watching.

[@delsieritchie1900]

thankyou for this as I have not used canvas workspace before. It would be nice to have a booklet about it and how it works or more video's using canvas workspace.

[@PaperedChef]

Delsie, I don’t know of any booklets but I do teach how to use Canvas to create cards. Here is my introductory video about my card making course. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH6aaK2LqsaIhcU

[@jangreen9557]

I like to see more on caves work space

[@PaperedChef]

Thanks for your feedback Jan. I hope to share more tutorials on Canvas Workspace here on KZbin. I already have a lot inside of my courses.

[@lynnmcfarlin6261]

Thank you!

[@PaperedChef]

Anytime! You are very welcome.

[@dawnsaavedra9885]

wonderful video, thank you so much. I am so excited about this.

[@PaperedChef]

Thanks Dawn. I am glad you like this technique. It is a lot of fun!

[@heatherjean50]

Great tutorial Papered Chef but unfortunately we only have the 2.2 version update in Australia too....bummer, love your tutorials though, very easy to follow, thank you

[@PaperedChef]

The update was only available for one day and now it’s gone. Brother is working on it and I’ll let you know when it’s back up by publishing another tutorial.

[@heatherjean50]

Papered Chef, thank you, I did send brother Australia an email also

[@PaperedChef]

Heather Thompson Great, the more the heat from us, the higher the priority. Unless of course the software has to go though some long approval and testing process.

[@jessywidener]

Thank you so much!!!!! You are the best! I have learned so much following you. Now if we can just get Brother to add a print option! How can I leave feed back to them about being able to print our designs?

[@PaperedChef]

Jessica, I guess a starting point is support.brother.com I thing you could really benefit from my FONTS course because you can draw and cut out your designs if that is what you are trying to do. thepaperedchef.com/brother-scanncut-courses

[@tomib6186]

I love this. Can’t wait to use it. How would I weld it?

[@PaperedChef]

I shared how to weld letters in this tutorial and in my online courses. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqawYXahZZ6in8k

[@cherylwells1266]

Another great tutorial - thank you so much!!

[@PaperedChef]

You are very welcome Cheryl. I’ll keep them coming. Thanks for watching.

[@TJnannie1]

Thank you, you are a jewel.

[@PaperedChef]

You are a jewel 💎 too because you are watching. So much fun.

[@cynthiahull3780]

I was eager to try out this new version, but unfortunately it is not available for Macs. I hope Brother will release a Mac version soon.

[@patsmith9736]

Cynthia Hull I have a Mac and downloaded it about 5 hours ago.

[@cynthiahull3780]

@@patsmith9736 I just looked for it again and the latest version I found was December 18, 2019. Where did you find it?

[@patsmith9736]

@@cynthiahull3780 I am so sorry. My boo boo. I don't often use this version so I think when I downloaded a new version and it said "successful" it was the previous update that I never got. Sooo sorry!

[@cynthiahull3780]

@@patsmith9736 No harm done. At least I can stop looking for something that isn't there ;-)

[@PaperedChef]

As a follow-up to your comment, the update is ready and it's here to stay (crossing fingers). kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-ylIdjationJI

[@DonnaJo3452]

I didn't know it would do this! Thanks!

[@PaperedChef]

It is an amazing new capability as of this update. I look forward to cutting out new projects using this technique.

[@DonnaJo3452]

Papered Chef Is it just on the desktop version?

[@PaperedChef]

Donna Jo Yes, you can only curve text and work with fonts from your computer using the desktop version. Stay tuned because Brother is working out some bugs on their new release.

[@DonnaJo3452]

Papered Chef. thanks!

[@PaperedChef]

@@DonnaJo3452 You can download the latest version now. Here is my updated tutorial. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-ylIdjationJI

[@kimsantoro9038]

I love this new feature and tried a design but for some reason it will not export to my brothers sdx and everything is updated. I even connected my laptop and nope nadda nothing :(

[@PaperedChef]

Check that your design is set to DRAW and not CUT. There are little icons to indicate which. The little pen is the drawing icon and the little knife is the cutting one.

[@KreativChalet]

Thanks for the Video. I can‘t find the download for the version 2.3. where did you found it. I see only a download of v.2.2...

[@PaperedChef]

Right after I created this video, Brother took down the update to work out bugs. I’ll do another tutorial when they release it again. It was up for only a day and a bunch of us were able to download it before they took away the updates.

[@KreativChalet]

@@PaperedChef Thank you!

[@suesmith4681]

Thank you good tutorial

[@PaperedChef]

Anytime! This is the best update to Canvas Workspace that I can remember.

[@marylynngranado7006]

Was wondering , in the online version Canvasworkspace any way to do folder. I have about 800 designs now and would like to put them in some type of order like-, HOLIDAY, VINYL, PAPER PROJECT since I have saved everything into canvas online I no longer have files or folder on my PC

[@PaperedChef]

Mary Lynn, I didn't think so but I had to go make sure. There is not a way to make folders with the online version. I was like WOW, I have a lot of files. At least they are easy to see when you use the thumb nail view. You can use the installed version (PC version) but then you need to create folders on your computer to save them to. That means that you would have to save them to your computer, then put them in folders. In other words, either create folders while saving them inside of the PC version OR save the files from your online version to your computer. Then, create folders to organize them.

[@marylynngranado7006]

@@PaperedChef Thank You

[@lisahum5113]

? First time trying to do this and when I go to edit the fit to path is shaded and won’t let me pick it.?

[@PaperedChef]

Perhaps you are working with a Shape Layer instead of a Text Layer. Check the Layers Panel. Try that. I cover this in many of my ScanNCut Courses. thepaperedchef.com/brother-scanncut-courses

[@evelyngoodman2334]

I would like to make a statement curve around a circle but have the words be upright. Would I have to do two lines and fiT to path on both halves, then merge... I want to make a wedding gift. Thanks for your assistance.

[@PaperedChef]

Hi Evelyn, I missed your question before. You would create the top half and bottom half separately so that you can make both parts upright. I’m sure you experimented and figured it out.

[@janisjay6517]

where did you get the Lobster text. My canvas Workspace does not have that particular font in the "all fonts" category?

[@PaperedChef]

You can get it from one of my favorite places: www.dafont.com/

[@christinepatch2654]

Many thanks for this tutorial. However, I do not see to have the Fit to Path option under File in either my PC or MAC versions of Canvas. I have confirmed that I am using the most up to date versions. Can you give me any advice. I am using the downloaded versions which makes me wonder if this function is only available on the online version? Many thanks in advance.

[@PaperedChef]

Christine, I found out from someone in my ScanNCut User Group that Brother already took down the update to work out bugs. Stay tuned because it should be back up soon.

[@PaperedChef]

Christine, I found out from someone in my ScanNCut User Group that Brother already took down the update to work out bugs. Stay tuned because it should be back up soon.

[@christinepatch2654]

Many thanks!

[@Marlene4377]

Hi And thank you so much for your videos. I have a ? does the path circle or line always stay on the canvas workspace or can that be removed.

[@PaperedChef]

It stays there but doesn’t cut out. It’s just a guide and you can detach the text from the path.

[@susancrosier5420]

Hi, I ended up calling the customer service at Brothers and they told me that version isn't on their web site yet and we can't get it. I work from the web version of Canvas. I tried to download it to my computer but got stuck on that as well. I'll try again later. Not sure why you were able to get it and we are having issues. Thanks. Great tutorial by the way :)

[@PaperedChef]

Susan, trust me. I don’t have any special connections. I just had good timing and I was able to download it before they took it down. It should’ve back soon. Then, you can play too.

[@hamidehorra4849]

Was so excited to try this went straight to canvas. I could not find that option? Went to support to see if I missed a download, they say it was automatic.....confused. I have a sdx225. I’ll just call them. Wanted to know if others experienced this?

[@PaperedChef]

Hamideh, downloads to your PC are never automatic from Brother. You have to download and manually install all software. The web based version is updated automatically. However, you can't access any fonts on your computer using the web based version. Also, if you have a Mac, the update isn't available according to my viewers with Macs.

[@marywilliams3486]

I have a question for you. I just got my scan and cut for Christmas and have trying to figure it out. Took one of your tutorials, which helped some. Tonight, I just figured out how to get into the right canvas Workspace! Anyway, how to you know what size something is? Or will you let you know once you move it to your machine?

[@PaperedChef]

Mary, thanks for watching. Welcome to the ScanNCut world. You can use the grid lines on the mat which are one inch apart to eyeball 👁 it or you can precisely change the size of any object by changing its properties. You can even edit the size on the screen. Kim

[@marywilliams3486]

Thank you Kimberly for all videos! They have helped alot but I still have questions....lol.

[@PaperedChef]

Mary Williams Always feel free to ask questions here or in my ScanNCut User Group. facebook.com/groups/518497415648601/?ref=share

[@lolostacks8325]

Why won't my brother let me fit to path?, how do I unlock that feature?

[@PaperedChef]

Lolo, You may be using the web based version and not the downloaded version. Be sure to go to support.brother.com and get the version that you install on your computer instead of the one you access from the web. That is just one reason it may not work but there are others. Let's start there.

[@PaperedChef]

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[@Tessiefaye]

Kim, is it only PC not apple Mac?

[@PaperedChef]

When I checked yesterday, it was available for many versions of the Mac as well. Go try to download it at support.brother.con

[@careinm]

I love this feature BUT the update is not there. I sent an email to brother and will see what they say! :(

[@PaperedChef]

The update was available for just one day and then Brother took it down. They are working out bugs. I will create another tutorial when it’s back up.

[@careinm]

@@PaperedChef Thank you for your reply. It is greatly appreciated.

[@PaperedChef]

@@careinm I wanted to follow up with you. Version 2.3.1 is ready to download now.

[@R4Ever56]

how do you get fit to path on scan n cut canvas?

[@PaperedChef]

It is automatically there as explained here. However, if you are looking at your version and it’s different, it may be because you are using the Web Based version instead of the PC Based version. Are you opening your version up from a web browser?

[@R4Ever56]

@@PaperedChef i guess i am using web version .how to you get pc version. Thanks

[@PaperedChef]

@@R4Ever56 The link is in the description of this video.

[@carrie5260]

Hi Pampered Chef, I ordered a Scan N Cut SDX 125 about a week ago and have been watching your tutorials in anticipation of my machines arrival. It came yesterday and I just had my first chance to unbox it and set it up. Bad news ! I couldn’t get to step #3 before I had an error message that stopped me in my tracks. “Feed lever unlocked - lock and press OK”. Followed the instructions but the message remained. Went to FAQ/ troubleshooting ... turn machine off then on again and repeat the process ... nothing. The machine won’t recognize that the lever is locked. I made it thru two steps - plug in the machine and turn it on. I’m incredibly disappointed ! Is this what I have to look forward to ? Do you have any suggestions ? Brothers 24/7 customer service is closed until 9 AM tomorrow, lol ! I’d appreciate any advice you have to offer. Thanks.

[@PaperedChef]

I’m very sorry to hear this. I’ve had loads of errors but not this one. I wouldn’t keep trying until you call them because you will frustrate yourself to no end. I had to send my SDX125 back due to 3 major problems, only one that tech support could fix. My replacement machine worked like a charm. If they can’t get it to work over the phone, then ask them for instructions on how to get a replacement. Hopefully it will work soon.

[@carrie5260]

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, I have a bad feeling about this - I don’t think customer service will be able to help me so I’m going to have to return the machine. So much for my $400 + investment. Now that I’ve read about the numerous issues with this machine, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. 😢

[@PaperedChef]

Carrie McSorley There is a way to reset your machine back to the manufacturer’s setting. They may be able to do that so that the error goes away. If not, you are right. No you see why I never got rid of my old machines despite multiple offers to buy them.

[@BalzerDesigns]

You guys, the feed lock lever is super simple. It's part of the roll feeder. You simply click it with your finger to lock it. You can watch my video on using the roll feeder to see what I mean. Also, I don't know why you would assume Customer Service can't help you without even asking?

[@PaperedChef]

Balzer Designs Carries does have the lever locked. It just keeps giving her the error that it is unlocked. I have faith in tech support because they have helped me many times in the past, even calling me back. My advice was to stop messing with the lever lock until she called tech support.

[@cathiejones6642]

Thank you so much for the tutorial, I do this all the time in photoshop and so I'm excited that it is now a feature in canvas workspace, except it isn't! Has it been released in the UK do you know? I can't find it anywhere.

[@PaperedChef]

Cathie, this is one time where it had nothing to do with model or country. Soon after I published this tutorial, Brother took down the update to fix bugs. It should be back soon. It works for me (still) because I didn’t uninstall it.

[@kimforo317]

Kim is there a current coupon code to take your scan n cut Udemy classes

[@PaperedChef]

Kim, I had one for 5 days in my last newsletter but they are expired. Be sure to sign up for my newsletter and you will get coupon codes each month. Sign up for updates on the bottom of my blog. thepaperedchef.com

[@auntkatf]

I have read all the comments and tried all the solutions. I have a CM350. Last update available is 2.2 and I have downloaded that. No 2.3 available. So sorry this didn't work for me.

[@PaperedChef]

I was lucky I acted quickly. Sorry you didn’t get the update. They took it down and I’ll let my viewers know when it is back online.

[@auntkatf]

@@PaperedChef thanks for the reply.

[@ritaloy8338]

After downloading the latest version of Canvas Workspace, Canvas Workspace does not allow me to do this as when I select both a half circle and text the menu option Fit to Path does not show up in my edit menu. I have a SDX 125 and my computer is a PC with Windows 10.

[@PaperedChef]

Did you install the latest version after you downloaded it? Then, did you open it from the icon on your desktop and then log in again? If not, you are still using the older version. Let me know.

[@ritaloy8338]

@@PaperedChef Yes I did open Canvas Workspace from the icon on my desktop and then I did log in again.

[@ritaloy8338]

When i go to the Help menu and check for the latest version I get back that I have the latest version. I am wondering if you also have any add ons for Canvas Workspace as I do not.

[@PaperedChef]

@@ritaloy8338 I have kits and collections but not any add ons yet.

[@djlianneke]

is this working for the scancut 900 too? my workspace does not have this function yet. I even downloaded the latest uodate so i don't understand

[@PaperedChef]

The feature will work but it’s just that Brother took down the update soon after a few of us downloaded it. Once they fix some bugs, it will be back up.

[@edithritchison9963]

I tried to do this alongside you but I can't. My edit dropdown does not contain anything about path. I've selected my shape and did my text and then selected them both but when I went to edit - what I needed was not there. I have the DSX 125. When I checked for workspace updates, it said I had the latest. Please help. I even did the last part with support.brother.com, but the January download wasn't listed.

[@PaperedChef]

Edith, go to the Help menu, About Brother CanvasWorkspace. Make sure you have version 2.3.0. If not, download and install it on your PC. If you have a Mac, the update is not available.

[@patsmith9736]

Papered Chef Kim, I have a Mac and updated it at about 3 this afternoon.

[@patsmith9736]

I am so sorry, Kim and Edith. My boo boo. I don't often use this version so I think when I downloaded a new version and it said "successful" it was the previous update that I never got. Sooo sorry!

[@PaperedChef]

Pat Smith Don’t be sorry! Brother took down the update already to work out the bugs 🐛 🐜 - it will be back soon.

[@karenmackay490]

Hi was concerned that doing the download I couldn’t see the fit to path option in Edit, but scrolling down I see that this version has been removed from the system. Hope it is back soon!

[@PaperedChef]

Yes, bummer. I keep checking and the interesting thing is that the message keeps saying there is an update still pops up but then when you click on the link Brother provides, the download isn’t there.