3 Common Silhouette Print and Cut Problems: Solved

[@kinsy65]

You just SAVED MY LIFE. I was about to throw this Cameo 4 out the window! I have been trying to fix my cutting issue for hours! THANK YOU!!!

[@Jowellee2]

3 years later, this video came in and saved the day. Thank you !

[@mylilattempts]

That letter size paper tip...GOLD. God Bless you!!I have searched high and low for this solution and I found it here. Even bought a new printer..sighhh

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad it helped!

[@12annalie]

Melissa, you are a saviour!!! I was picking printed, and it was printing correctly until yesterday, but suddenly, my bottom registration mark went all the way up like one of your examples. After many factory resets on my printer, a few mental breakdowns, and so much research, I FINALLY stumbled across this video. Three years later, this video came in clutch. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! 🥹

[@SilhouetteSchool]

You are very welcome! So glad it helped! 🙂

[@rebajackson1077]

You explained everything I’ve been having trouble with. I’m a beginner. This the first video I have found that the person actually explained to where I understood the instructions. Thank you

[@SilhouetteSchool]

You are so welcome!

[@huaywoonteh1532]

Thank you so much! After 2 failed attempts, I finally got the correct cut after following your tip to change to 'letter' setting! :)

[@susanaartime7718]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. The thing that was messing up the cutting of my stickers was a led light that is located on the ceiling on top of my silhouette machine. I turned it off before sending the work to cut and now the cutting is so accurate!! This tutorial has saved a lot of time and money for me, as I do many stickers and have wasted so much expensive material. Thank you!

[@dawn.ringhofer3487]

OMG so glad I found this video. I had all the settings correct BUT once I shut off my lights IT WORKED perfectly. Thank you for all your videos!!! Keep them coming.

[@sunblind8552]

I've been trying to print some stickers for my best friend for the better part of the afternoon, and was getting really frustrated! Thank you so much for your video! You explained everything in a way that someone like myself who is not well versed in Silhouette stuff at ALL could understand. You really saved my bacon!! Thank you so much!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

That's great!! Glad you got it fixed

[@beebeeflash2614]

THIS. Finally found the video that fixed my issues!!! thank you so much! If your stickers are cutting off center than try her tips!

[@shelbert1975]

I've installed the software on my new laptop and was pulling my hair out as I couldn't do print and cut which is the majority of what i use my machine for. Thanks so much for this, I realised the bottom registration marks weren't printing correctly, changed the paper to Letter instead of A4 and it's now working like a dream! a million thank you's! xxx

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad that fixed it for you

[@WrenegadeCreative]

I'm glad I came back to this. I've been having issues with the lines being too high and i forgot about the doing a single sheet at a time fix.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad that fixed it

[@tephwilliams]

This was awesome, thank you! Since you mentioned printers, I would like to add in my 2 cents. If you do a lot of printing it's worth your money to spend more to buy a printer with ink tanks instead of one that uses ink cartridges. Printer companies sell cheap printers at cost and then make the ink super expensive, but ink tank printers are more upfront but the ink is cheaper. As an Etsy sticker shop owner, I would never go back to ink cartridges. Not only is it most cost-effective, but I don't have to worry about changing out the ink cartridges twice a week.

[@tarafaithe]

What printer do you use?

[@edosystem2009]

@@tarafaithe I myself use a Epson ecotank printer ET-2720.

[@tarafaithe]

@@edosystem2009 I did end up buying that one!

[@anthoneysidra5521]

Yes ecotank is great i have 2 different epson ecotanks 3800 for most of my prints & the 8550 for my high end pictures

[@arieleaton3418]

Thank you!! I never thought to close the lid slightly on my portrait to get it to register. I’ve been fighting with this machine to register since I bought it! Subscribing now to all of your videos lol

[@radtechshell]

Thank you so much! I have watched so many videos and they are what to show me how to manually do the registration marks. This was the only video I found that was more indepth.

[@SharonBritt-x7j]

yay! thank you so much. My cutter all of a sudden wasn't cutting evenly around the stickers. It wound up to be an issue with the printer! I had put a wad of copy paper in it and the sticker paper was being printed slightly off due to it. I decided that must be the issue when I saw the part in the video when you explained about having other paper in your tray. Thank you so much. I knew my youtubers would know what to do. I seriously appreciate your content

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad I could help!

[@ramos2016]

I did not know about the shadows!! This is a game changer. Thank you

[@glyninmonsterland547]

Thank you so much for this video you've solved all of my problems. I would never have checked the letter page setting, you've saved me so much time and money.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad it helped!

[@maryjoconnor1771]

OMG!!! You just saved me. I was just about to give up! It worked before but I could not get it to work and I thought it was my new epson printer but after watching this video I tried it one more time and it worked!!!! Thank you so much I was so ready to cry lol

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad I could help

[@chantiqy]

thank you so much for this! after weeks of registration failed then i tried the tricks and it worked:) ! from the philippines :)

[@wendymoon5668]

Thank you for doing this again I have had a lot of problems doing print and cut but I did it right after this video and it worked perfect

[@rooofficialmerch]

I literally love you. I was looking for calibration videos. I was going down a rabbit hole trying to figure out what was going on with my cameo 4! You just saved silhouette in my book and for that I thank you.

[@Skwt04]

YOY SAVED MY TIME IN 20 MIN. THANK YOU

[@misstinamitchell]

You are a lifesave thank you so much for this video ❤ I was ready to give up 😂

[@SilhouetteSchool]

You're so welcome!

[@rbontrup]

I have had the original silhouette studio for years.. have not done print and cut yet. I may finally be brave enough to try

[@jessicabrownmt]

THANK YOU!! I didn't realize that the design couldn't be in the hashed area at all. Once I covered up the design that was, it registered the right marks and cut perfectly! I removed my little piece of paper that covered the design that was on the hashed area after it registered, but before it cut!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad I could help!

[@Gunmetalpuppy13]

I also think that there is something glitchy with the most recent software update. I got a brand new laptop and I could not for the life of me get print and cut to work ( I'm very familiar with it as I have been making stickers for almost 4 years) but it was working PERFECTLY with my old laptop..so perfect that I could even cut in the dark.. I was getting frustrated with my new laptop, I was gonna return it.. then I was working on my old one and updated the software on that one and I was having the same issues I was with the new laptop. So I figured it was the software update..so I downgraded to the Legacy version and surprise surprise, BOTH my laptops are print and cutting PERFECTLY.

[@marquettawashington8993]

How do you downgrade

[@Gunmetalpuppy13]

@@marquettawashington8993 if you go to silhoutteamerica website, go to downloads and download the Legacy version, which is at the bottom.. but uninstall the software off your computer first and then download the Legacy one 🙂

[@ashleywilkerson1218]

@gunmetalpuppy13 what legacy version fixed this issue for you?

[@hautemom33]

Thank you for your videos. They have been awesome with me picking back up crafting

[@wtx23j]

Thank you so much for sharing this video. It's so helpful! I'm glad I found your video😭🤝❤ I can finally cut my stickers normally

[@Aljobritt]

Melissa you are so smart, you always figure that stuff out! Thank you

[@celestecombs1300]

Wow this is literally the most helpful video on the internet right now lol thank you so much!!! Print and cut has been making me soo frustrated I was ready to throw my machine away lol

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad it helped!

[@andreawilliams6009]

This is so aggravating. I spend more money on mistakes than I do actually selling. Ugh

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi there! I'd suggest popping over to Silhouette U where you can get 1:1 help with Melissa. silhouetteu.com/pages/silhouette-videos-help

[@cloudywithachanceofmeatbal815]

Me to!!

[@spirit3soul]

Thanks you saved me to at least get my old labels printed/cut. Couldn't figure out why labels I've been printing for years we're totally screwed up (haven't printed them in a year or so). It had to be an update in studio. The registration marks didn't work anymore and somehow it filled it the middle of letters with color. Remember, they were perfect before. Someone mention make/release compound path, yet, that took all the color away and made most letters themselves individual items. I have no recourse than to re-create a very detailed jar label. I did change the registration marks to default and and had to resize all the labels and printed these screwed up labels, just to get the jars done. I didn't have the hours to recreate such detail (since I had to figure out size of each section, fonts used, etc which were not available once I had grouped everything initially. I wish Studio had tested their update better (it could have been one of 3 updates that screwed everything up).

[@CaroleCox-o8p]

Another thank you from me. Changing to letter solved my problem

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Happy to help

[@syliwitch]

You do give some excellent tips. However, if you look at the two sheets at around 9:20, it's not that the registration printed lower, the entire sheet is spaced differently. If you use the same tab to send both of these to the cameo, of course, one will cut wrong because the send file is not the same. Once you put registration marks on the page, you can not make any adjustments at all, including mirroring. I finally figured this out with stickers and with sublimation after a few random mishaps.

[@helenbonenfant4439]

I’m very new to silhouette. I have a Cricut My husband bought me a cameo 4. I’m terrified. Lol. This video will help me. I look forward to more of these videos to help me gain confidence on using this program and my machine.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Helen! You are going to do GREAT! We suggest starting here: www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/p/new-start-here.html but if you feel like you need extra help we have a membership that includes 1:1 help and in depth videos silhouetteu.com/ Happy crafting!

[@tammyfratus]

I'm new to Silhouette, so thank you for this video!!!!!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Welcome!

[@allijmccoy]

You are fire!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I love your vids and blog!!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

My pleasure!!

[@heatherschuler9980]

This just saved my life!!! I run a sticker business and traded my cricut for a silhouette and it would cut my stickers right! Found this video and back on 🎉

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad it helped!

[@222debster]

Solved my cutting problem! Thank you!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad I could help!

[@anthoneysidra5521]

Fantastic video For anyone in Australia use A4 letter is an american size paper Hope that helps

[@traceybartlam5940]

Great video. I don’t have a silhouette (do use the software) but these tips would probably help Cricut users too. Thank you

[@lisaalaniz756]

You save the day! Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

You're welcome!

[@spottrader5406]

im cutting using cameo in total darkness with no light at all because the sensor of cameo is infrared light thats why it can cut even in the absence of light. try it and you will know it. thats why shadow is no big deal what the bigdeal is over poweing light.

[@maryannfry5408]

Thank you for these tips.

[@sarahc9771]

You just saved my sanity!! Thank you!!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

You're welcome!!

[@jenelle2922]

Thank you! I’m very new to Silhouette and this video solved my problems 😊

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Glad I could help!

[@lhatchett4442]

OMG I got it figured out thank you for all the tips! You’re awesome!!!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

So glad!

[@annefwee]

This video just solve my puzzle. Such simple mistake!!!

[@rosiecrespo8856]

Hi Melissa! Can you pls give some advice on how to correct the cameo not picking up the first, upper left hand corner registration mark! My problem begins there! Tsk!,,

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Check out this video it talks about why the top left registration mark may not be found - either printing too high (b/c the material is being grabbed too late) or not covering the grid line on the cutting mat.

[@rosiecrespo8856]

@@SilhouetteSchool I'm sorry, which video?

[@chinady1827]

@@SilhouetteSchool There isn't a link. Thx.

[@temperepublicanwomen5357]

Thank you for this! I did everything you said and it worked for me!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Great to hear!

[@sorayanavadel.7817]

Hi melissa. Excellent video!! Thank you. I would like to know about what can I resolve, usually my machine spend many seconds in the main black left square. How can I do? Thank you again.

[@darleneroach2848]

Hi I love to watch your videos on the silhouette software and machines. I am a Cricut maker owner to my horror as to cricut tactics. I have hated all of cricut changes esp when they went to on line use only. Yeah I know they say can be used off line thats a bunch of untruth. I bought the silhouette software business edition because I need a way to be able to create. I had adobe suite 5.5 probably would have up graded but then they went to monthly payments. trapping customers similar to what Cricut has done to their customers. I do not have a silhouette machine, to my horror watching videos trying to learn silhouette studio I discovered I cannot use the full potential. The Stippling tool for one, I haven't discovered other sections within the software that cannot be used unless I own a silhouette machine. Thank you for Sharing your knowledge...

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Business Edition is definitely not a purchase I've regretted and wouldn't even if I were just using it for design purposes like you are. Happy crafting Darlene!

[@darleneroach2848]

@@SilhouetteSchool can I use stippling without a silhouette machine? Stippling option is grayed out...

[@darleneroach2848]

@@SilhouetteSchool I don’t regret buying business edition. Line/pattern etc is one option I have wanted to be able to do for sometime now. Haven’t had a chance to go through the tool options so not sure if there are other tool options that are not available if we don’t have a silhouette machine...

[@lbia5122]

OMG!! Thank YOU!!!

[@regisre00]

Not sure if you can help me, but my registration marks are being read correctly however it starts cutting perfectly top part but it slightly moving it down, so the lower half of the design the design is cut lower, it is weird cus top half is right and bottom half not

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there, that actually sounds like your machine might be reading shadows instead of the actual registration marks. The lighting portion of this video should help :)

[@ivelissecruz4653]

no shadows you need to have a bright enough area because if you dont have enough light in that area you will have cutting issues as well.

[@m.locuaz]

Hiii Melissaaa ♥♥♥♥♥ I just bought my silhouette cameo PLUS ♥ and registered my account, then downloaded the software for Mac, and I get an error when installing it. I think it is because I had connected the USB machine to the computer before installing the software. How can i fix this? What can I do now? I do not install the software.... Thank you

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there! We wrote back to your dm. Could you please send a screenshot of the error message you're getting over there? Thanks!

[@karenfaylor5291]

Perfect! Thanks so much.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

You're welcome!

[@taniamcfarlane9237]

Dose the same principle apply with the curio

[@sammichellewidger3436]

I know my printers. I have worked in the printing computer business for 30+ years. I have printed these stickers same paper, with the same printer and cut them with no problems whatsoever. I upgrade the machine, and everything else is the exact same - EXCEPT a machine upgrade. I would argue it is a glitch in the upgrade. You need to get it fixed. You said it is a "newer issue." I agree with that statement.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there, keep in mind that we are not associated with Silhouette America directly. We provide education, so there is nothing that we can fix. We give the tools when they're needed :)

[@sammichellewidger3436]

@@SilhouetteSchool can you talk to Silhouette? I would guess you have some leverage as their influencer.

[@MandyM_81]

Thank you for this video! This is one of the reasons I dread software "upgrades!" Although something new function is added or fixes something; but invariably it breaks something that was working just fine! The heart and soul of print and cut are the registration marks....and now....they may or may not print correctly??? Very frustrating.

[@TheCreativeChica]

Thank you! This was a great video! I bought the sticker paper thanks to you! What white cardstock do you like for printing embellishments?

[@techmech2030]

You're great! I appreciate your clean content. What if I use A4?

[@lovenw91]

a lifesaver thank you so much

[@norinemueller4588]

Great tips as always thank you

[@Hyadraws]

I was trying to cut stickers with black stripes designs in it, cameo detected that as registration marks lol 😣

[@jakkietodd-martinez2732]

This may have been answer but does getting a new mat affect this process? I have gotten silhouette mats before (super sticker and regular) everytime I have to adjust and unfortunately waste nice paper. Suggestions? Also love your page I have been following you since 2020. Thank you for everything ❤

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Getting a new mat should not make a difference and thanks for following!

[@jakkietodd-martinez2732]

Awesome thank you! That eliminated my crazy thought process 😅

[@jaimecarr2149]

I am having an issue with the registrations marks being read and then the Cameo project "completes" and goes to "unload" mode without cutting. Then I noticed projects are placed in the queue, but when I go back nothing happens. I am going to give this a try to see if I can get it cut. Thanks for the tips!

[@SusieB82]

This video was very helpful - and if I'm always using "letter sized" paper, it works great. Problem is, I use a lot of A4 decal paper and when I set the proper page size on Silhouette Cameo 3, it throws the bottom registration mark way off. Any way I can fix it so I can use my A4 paper? Thanks in advance!!!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there! I think we'd need some more information to help! Shoot us an email with some photos of where the registration marks are printing and a screenshot of your workspace setup www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/p/blog-page_9.html

[@brandigillis9631]

I looked through the comments because I’m having the same problem with A4 size paper if y’all ever figured it out PLEASE LET ME KNOW

[@familyweirdos]

This video is a wonder! Any luck with the A4?

[@OliviaParrott-s7y]

when can you stretch the registrations marks? and how can you get it to work on print and cut?

[@LukesLiife]

Thank you so so much for sharing these tips 💙💙💙

[@SilhouetteSchool]

You are so welcome!

[@lhatchett4442]

I did all you said for the settings, however my design is still not cutting out right. The top portion cuts out great but the bottom part is off. It’s not going for by much but it’s cutting off some of the design. Could my printer be too old it’s an HP envy 4500 and I have a silhouette cameo printer

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi there! If you have overhead lights make sure that you're not getting shadows. The shadows could be causing misreads in the registration marks.

[@ashleywilkerson1218]

@L Hatchet Did you find a solution to your problem?

[@bowsbyjaggerscreations1086]

Do you have any videos on how to calibrate the cameo 3?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Here is a tutorial on how to calibrate a Silhouette CAMEO www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2021/06/how-to-calibrate-silhouette-cameo.html

[@melvenaazore661]

Thank you thank!... I got it😁🤗

[@preciousmcbride9866]

With the print and cut. Can you cut without having the image on the screen. Will it cut if you just have the registration marks on the paper?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I'm not sure I understand your question

[@kaugomu]

I'm not a print and cut novice, I've been doing this for years. Recently all my cut jobs have been off and I've tried so many things to fix it. I did everything you said to in this video, I also recalibrated my machine per the instructions on your blog. My cut lines are still situated too high, cutting off as much as 25% along the bottom of my stickers. It seems to get worse on the right hand side of the sheet and even more so at the bottom of the sheet while the top left stickers are *almost* (but not quite) perfect. Any other suggestions or do I just need to contact Silhouette at this point?

[@pipes31b]

Any tips if your cut is slightly off when you don't do an offset? I find I have to trim a bit of white off one side of my image. The cut is not right on the image, but 1/16 off from the image, so you see the white paper between the image and the cut.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi there! Make sure the media you're selecting is the correct size, and try adjusting your lighting (or pulling the top over). These could both help.

[@maxineneale]

I can’t change to letter settings because my printer only takes A4 paper as we are in the UK . any suggestions as to what I can do with that please?☹️

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hello there! This isn't the easiest platform to troubleshoot. Please feel free to send us an email www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/p/blog-page_9.html. If you'd like extra help - like in-depth video tutorials or 1:1 help via email or chat for your projects - please consider joining Silhouette U (www.silhouetteu.com). We hope to see you soon!

[@heather-mariefitzwilliam535]

@@SilhouetteSchool Be great to see something on countries that only have A4 paper. I have used print and cut on and off for a good few years but always having trouble with it reading registration marks. Feels like its time to give up. I am in New Zealand and use A4 paper here. Most frustrating part of the Silhouette Cameo 4 I have to say.

[@jules1990]

Hi I'm trying to make a 9 photo panel cushion so I have 8 photos 5" by 5" they are fine. So i wanted to cut a 5" by 5" square with words in to put in the centre of the cushion but only the words have printed off and not the square shape. How do i keep the square shape so it comes out as a border please for me to cut thank you

[@Mm-tv3jr]

I have to print on A4 papers, should I still put letter as the setting or can I put A4 (neither is cutting properly but still)😊

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Go to File > Print Setting and set up your printer. Then go to the Silhouette Studio Page Setup panel and choose "Printer"

[@phantomfandomfails3013]

I need a video of how you do this on the computer cause I'm still having problems.

[@lu1982]

Hi Melissa thanks for the video! Question: what settings do I need to put on my silhouette studio for print & cut? (Pressure pases etc) My portrait always cut the paper all the way down & I don't know why or what I do wrong... Hugs & chocolate chip cookies from Spain!

[@lu1982]

Cuts*

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi there! Check out this blog post! www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2020/06/kiss-cut-stickers-on-silhouette-cameo-3.html

[@randhitacriisth1629]

Hai, you have tutorial print and cut other size ? Like 12" x 18"

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there, check out this blog post: www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2020/03/how-to-print-and-cut-on-wide-format.html

[@shirleytickner855]

Do I need to go through the calibrating process before these steps because I have updated the software to 4.4.552 & haven't used Print & Cut for about 2 years? Also, my printer smudged my Registration mark on my Printable HTV sheet. I'm not sure what type of paper would be similar to select in my printer to avoid the smudging. Thank you, Melissa

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi there! You shouldn't need to calibrate. Just make sure you have good lighting, and print a copy that doesn't smudge the registration marks. Check out this post for optimal print setting: www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2021/01/why-best-printer-for-stickers-isnt.html

[@JennaHinds]

Hello! I love your videos and find them so helpful. Would you do a video on how to print and cut on glossy printable vinyl. I am having a issue with my Brother ink jet printer not loading the glossy vinyl. It keeps slipping or jamming up. Are there any tricks to get the vinyl to load and print properly? Thanks in advance for your time and help!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Check out this blog post! It's about sticker paper, but same general idea! www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2019/01/tips-for-printing-and-cutting-on-glossy.html

[@TexasBeekeeper]

Hello, I just got the cameo 4 plus and I'm trying to print and cut Honey labels. I designed the labels Inkscape and exported as PNG from 320dpi down to 250dpi, but no matter what I do, it comes out printing horribly from silhouette studio. Very fuzzy and pizelated. Any suggestions to get me going? This would be a huge deal breaker for me since I need to design my own labels and can't use stock graphics. Thank you!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there! It's a bit hard to troubleshoot here, feel free to shoot us an email (www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/p/blog-page_9.html). Otherwise, if you'd like extra help - like in-depth video tutorials or 1:1 help via priority email or chat for your projects - please consider joining Silhouette U (www.silhouetteu.com). We hope to see you soon!

[@user-sb5pz]

Hello. Thanks for the video. I have a peoblem for cutting. Beggigning cuttings are good (first line)and correct but the later (second line)which is down part of the paper of sticker are not correct. So one page, Beggigning is good but later after bigginging is not good. It seems cutting more down side. Do you know why...?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi Min, it would be easier to provide you the help you are requesting if you could please send an email with some additional information. Please provide as much info (including cut settings / exact material / screen grabs) as possible when emailing. My email can be found through the contact page on Silhouette School Blog www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/p/blog-page_9.html

[@amandal.6146]

Please, please help! I have followed ALL the instructions on this video, however, my bottom left and top right marks still are not registering correctly. It seems as if it's about half an inch off both vertically and horizontally. I am using easysubli and have my default settings on. HELP PLEASE!!!!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi there! Make sure that you are using the correct size settings for your easy subli page. It sounds like your machine is looking for the registration marks in the wrong spot.

[@manvithareddy2742]

Does boarder less printing effect the cutting?? If I am cutting mattless sticker??

[@SilhouetteSchool]

No, if you're using registration marks, your Silhouette will read where they are in relation to your cuts.

[@rickrivera1185]

hey could you address a problem i need help with, everytime i print thru silhouette studio, i get a cut line chopped thru the print

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hi there! Without being able to see it, it would be hard to diagnose what's happening.

[@ladybug3g.365]

I just realized that I need a printer for my silhouette 3 portrait. Can I print from a printer at a library? I new to print a message.

[@VeganGaymer]

Hello! I have a huge problem where the cut will sometimes be 0.5 to 1mm off (on my portrait 3) to the right or to the left randomly, and sometimes it’s perfectly centered. The calibration is perfectly centered and the lenght of the line too.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Make sure the registration marks are at the default settings and position and make sure your printer is pulling the paper at the correct time. iI would also suggest using a Silhouette brand mat

[@Aliceavina]

Hi I do not have a printer at home, but i have a portrait silouette. Can I still use if i print my copies outside my home?

[@SilhouetteSchool]

I would probably print and cut a few test pages first before you order anything in bulk.

[@mariavindas9768]

Do you have a video on calibration

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Here is a tutorial www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2021/06/how-to-calibrate-silhouette-cameo.html

[@mistygoble8425]

I just bought a portrait 3 and am loving your channel and the portrait! Thank you for making tutorials I’m wondering if you might know what would cause lines to print on print and cut with breaks in them? My artwork looks normal on the screen and on my computer but when I print with silhouette there are jagged lines and breaks in my artwork that shouldn’t be there. I’m drawing them in procreate at 300 dpi and transferring as pngs to my MacBook and importing them to silhouette if I make them bigger like 3 per page it happens less but still there, the cut feature works great though. I know it’s a weird problem I can’t seem to find it happening to anyone else. Thanks

[@redgeminipa]

Mine does it too. I haven't figured it out. I try to not print from SS, but it's kinda required for print & cut.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

You may want to look at the print resolution settings (gear at the bottom right hand corner> general> bottom "print resolution"). Change the print DPI to match what you are importing from Procreate.

[@ajlinahmespahic6450]

I’ve found another video regarding the issue, the guy was using Mac and had the same problems (lines over his artwork), and then he downgraded the software version to 4.3.370 and that solved the issue. Hope this helps.

[@salomeja13]

Had same issue. Mark „Print Bleed“ and set bleed radius to 0. It helped for me.

[@EvelinTee]

Mine doesn't even catch the top left registration mark (the square one)... what should I do? And just earlier, when it FINALLY found it (by luck, I think), it cut 5.5 inches when what was on silhouette studio was 5.05 inches. It cut all the way to my mat. Please help. Thank you.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there! It sounds like you might need more troubleshooting than we can do in this format. We'd love if you check out Silhouette U, where we have the capability for 1:1 chats, a library of in-depth videos and more! silhouetteu.com/pages/silhouette-videos-help

[@Kangaroocry1]

I'm not having a problem getting my portrait 3 to print!

[@SilhouetteSchool]

That's great!

[@Kangaroocry1]

@@SilhouetteSchool that was supposed to read I'm not having a problem with it cutting. I can't get it to print. The pen doesn't even come close to the paper

[@ahjacoleman655]

another question LOL. what about when I do use the Pixscan mat and the cut is still of? I cant select letter when using that mat.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

When using the Pixscan mat you do not select a page or mat size..it automatically knows you are using the Pixscan mat when you import the image thru the Pixcan tool

[@theguys9372]

Hi, Whenever I used jet pro ss or opaque heat transfer paper for print and cut lettrrs on the mat it is very hard for me to transfer it on the shirts. Is there any way to transfer it first on any film or am I doing wrong? Please reply.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there, I'm not totally sure what you're meaning. It's hard to troubleshoot here. You can drop us an email with full details and pictures: www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/p/blog-page_9.html Or! If you'd like extra help - like in-depth video tutorials or 1:1 help via email or chat for your projects - please consider joining Silhouette U (www.silhouetteu.com). We hope to see you soon!

[@yourvirtualhelpbiz]

Any advice on the image type that you import to the studio? I tried using png but it’s not as crisp even if I add a higher resolution image compared to printing from my mac directly using a pdf print cmyk setting from canva. I tried cheating and added my own registration marks just to retain the print quality but it was a hit and miss.

[@SilhouetteSchool]

Hey there! Check out this blog post with some settings that you can adjust for your prints: www.silhouetteschoolblog.com/2021/01/why-best-printer-for-stickers-isnt.html?m=1

[@yourvirtualhelpbiz]

@@SilhouetteSchool thanks for responding but in my test i am using the same paper and the same printer setting. The difference is I print from inside silhouette studio and directly from mac’s preview app. Same pdf file that Im using but different print output.