#Silhouette studio design how to

We willВ discuss how to use Simplify with a more complex design later on in the tutorial. Some designs may have a large amount of nodes that make it difficult to cut. Make Curve, when appliedВ may automatically apply the Smooth option as well. Make Flat is useful for hand drawn shapes that might be a little wonky where you want a straight line. Make Flat will flatten the line if it is curved while Make Curve will do the opposite. These two options change the selected line between two nodes. When applied, the node is smoothed out with the handles moving in relation to each other. The Smooth option does the opposite of the Corner option. With the Corner node option applied, the node handles can be adjusted independently. As you adjust the handles, they move together. The Corner node option, when used, will allow you to move each handle on its own.ДЄ better example is a circle with a Smooth node. Nodes have handles for further adjustment. This means that the node has a sharp transition when changing direction.

When using a pointed shape like the Star, the nodes are automatically turned into Corner nodes. Select the node by clicking and dragging to the side. The little square will become two red pointsВ and this indicates an open path. Click on a node and then click Break Path. The nodes can be moved apart, deleted, joined to other nodes and more. Hold Shift + click on the nodes to select then either click Delete Point or press Delete on your keyboard.Д«reaking the path is where one point is broken into two. You would delete a point to change the shape or to remove excess points that may have been automatically added.В Click on a point to select it then click on Delete PointВ under the Point Editing menu. Let us explore the editing options that are available.ДЄs the name says, this is used to Delete a point. This allows for great flexibility in modifying a design. Nodes are automatically placed at all corners.Д®ach point or node can be edited independently.

Alternatively, click on the Edit Points tool. Right click and select Convert to Path.Дouble click the shape to access the Point Editing tool. Click + drag out the shape then click on the little red dot and drag it inwards. Click on the Draw an Arc tool and select the Star. The Star shape from the Flexi Shapes menu will be used. If you click on the tool the editing options become available at the top left of the screen.В Double clicking on the shape opens up the editing menu on the right hand side.ДЇirst, we will need to draw out a shape and convert it to a path in order to use the Point Editing tool. You can click the tool on the left side panel or double click the shape. The Point Editing menu can be accessed one of two ways. Begin by clicking on Silhouette Studio to open.

#Silhouette studio design free

Flexi Shapes are only available in Designer Edition and up but the Point Editing Tool is available in the free Basic Edition.

We will be using flexi shapes in Silhouette Studio. These nodes can be moved, resized and more to change the shape of a design.В In this tutorial we will show you how to use Point Editing in Silhouette Studio. Point Editing in Silhouette Studio allows the modification of a line or curve with use of nodes.