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VinylCut 5 the Stencil Bridge Tool and its Directional Constraints, Step by Step Video

The Stencil Bridge tool allows you to quickly and easlity add stencil bridges to your designs. And now with the directional constraint option you able to make a more consistent overall design, by constraining the Vertical, Horizontal…

VinylCut 5 Software Nesting Folders or Putting Folders Inside Folders, Step by Step Video

Nested folders generally make it easier to find specific layers later, because you don't have to sift through all your layers at once. A folder within a folder is usually called a subfolder. You can create any number of subfolders,…

VinylCut 5 the Layer Properties Panel Different Layers Icons, Step by Step Video Guide

When it comes to quick layer management and navigation knowing what the icons looks like is a great start. When you are working in a big project with many layers, being able to quickly identify what the icons mean will save you lots…

VinylCut 5 Software the Layers Panel Properties Introduction, Step by Step Video Guide

In graphics software, layers are the different levels at which one can place an object or image file. Layers can also be used to combine two or more images into a single digital image. For the purpose of editing, working with layers…

VinylCut 5 Software the Blockout Effect to Make Interesting Graphics, Step by Step Video

This is a great addition to the VinylCut 5 program allowing you to create a knockout effect. Being able to make blockouts on graphics adds a great sense of interest to the final designs.You will be able to take something generic and…

VinylCut 5 Software the Blockout Effect a Few Pro Tips to Using it, Step by Step Video

The Blockout effect is a great tool when adding interest to design, but what about saving time? In this tutorial video we'll be looking at how to speedup your design time and keep a clean layout while making blockouts. …

VinylCut 5 Software the Lattice Effect and What Not to Do With it, Step by Step Video

Being able to make cutouts with the Lattice Effect is a great way to spice up those designs. Using it in the wrong way however will make you work more then you can imagine, so how do we do it right from the start.

VinylCut 5 Software the Line Fill Effect How You Can Fill a Shape, Step by Step Video

To fill shapes in VinylCut 5 with the Line Fill Effect will turn those shapes into some interesting patterns. There's a few nice setting you can use for the Line Fill Effect, but with the Cross Hatch option you able to make from simple…

VinylCut 5 Software Viewing the Project Information Properties, Step by Step Video Guide

Project information is a good way to keep a professional and contestant workflow at your businesses, with Vinylcuts project info option one can do just that. It's a good place to store additional information on the current project,…

VinylCut 5 Software Vector Design and Vinyl Cutting (Part 1) GUI Overview Video Mini-Series

Vinylcut is vector based design program ideal for graphical shaped designs.A understanding of the user interface is always a good place to start.The user interface can seem like a difficult task at first, But it is actually much more simple…

VinylCut 5 Software Choosing a Font with the Text Tool, an In-depth Look at the Text Tool

The Text Tool is in valuable in the design industry, so to have a good understanding of it is a must. Next time you looking at a great company brand or logo, imagine what the design would look like without a great font? They will…

VinylCut 5 Software Selecting Multiple Shapes and Some Pro Tips, Step by Step Video

Selecting multiple shapes is a must when it comes to using a few options like grouping, union, merge and so forth. To be able to select more then one object at a time is a big time saver,and also allows you to be able to keep all…

VinylCut 5 Transforming Shapes with Basic and Advanced Handles, Step by Step Video

The default shapes is only that useful before one needs to transform them in some sort of other form. With the basic and advanced transform handles one will be able to do the basic scale, rotate and move,to the advanced skewing, constraining…

VinylCut 5 Software Cut Preview Before You Send Cut to Vinyl Cutter, Step by Step Video

Tired of wasting paper and vinyl with too many test prints? Then the preview option is for you. Lots of precious time and resources can be saved with a simple preview before send your designs to the cutter. With the cut preview and…

VinylCut 5 Software Adding a Cutting Device (Vinyl Cutter), Step by Step Video Guide

This is probably one of the most important steps when setting up this software.This program does not know what cutter you have so you need to manage cutters in order to accomplish this. Seeing if a cutter is active, adding, choosing…

VinylCut 5 Software Creating New Projects, Opening and Saving them, Step by Step Video

One of the most important thing to know in any program would be the New, Open and Save functions.There's normally a few ways to access these functions, from the drop-down menus, large onscreen icons to the more advance shortcut keys. One…

VinylCut 5 Software Toggle Visibility of Shapes to Cut or not to Cut, Step by Step Video

So you have multiple shapes on the mat and you need to tell VinylCut what you would like cut and what not to cut. It can be as simple as setting the visibility of items and shapes. The visibility option can be applied to more then…

VinylCut 5 Easily Duplicate and Rotate Objects Around a Point, Step by Step Video Guide

In VinylcCut 5 there are many different ways to rotate an object, but when it comes to rotating it around a certain point with a copy of it, things can be a bit tricky. The Duplicate Rotate is a super quick and easy way to duplicate…

VinylCut 5 Software Duplicating Shapes and Autofill the Mate, Step by Step Video Guide

Duplicating shapes. You could draw a shape multiple times, but it's easier to duplicate the shape automatically. One can also with the Duplicate and Autofill options in VinylCut 5 quickly fill the whole mate in order to not waste…

VinylCut 5 Library Panel Add Uniqueness by Uploading Custom Vector Shapes, Step by Step Video

Being able to add your own custom vector shapes is a great way to add a unique element to your designs. The Library Panel in VinylCut 5 software allows for custom vector shapes through a simple user interface with an easy to upload…

VinylCut 5 the Library Panel Locate and Navigate Vector Shapes, Step by Step Video

Vector graphics are computer graphics images that are defined in terms of points on a Cartesian plane, which are connected by lines and curves to form. VinylCut 5 comes with a number of varied premade vector shapes located in it's…

VinylCut 5 Combine Overlapped Designs to Avoid Individual Cutouts, Step by Step Video

Combine vector designs is a basic editing feature of VinylCut software. When several vector shape overlapped, without combine, the vinyl cutter will cut each design individually, create a difficulties to apply. Combine designs together…