VinylCut 5 Software the Split Paths Feature Making Cool Cut-Outs, Step by Step Video

Vinyl Cut 5 lets you create vector images by placing a series of path points on the mat to define a vector shape. When the path is closed, it becomes a shape, but VinylCut 5 also provides tools to break or split a path at any anchor…

VinylCut 5 Software Closing a Vector Path to Make a Shape, Step by Step Video Guide

Vector Paths in VinylCut 5 are open or closed, but how does one close a pre-existing open path. Open and closed paths differ in the following ways: An open path has endpoints. It has a point that it starts at and then one where it…

VinylCut 5 Software Eraser Tool to Erase Shapes or Open Paths, Step by Step Video Guide

The Eraser tool in VinylCut 5 can remove vector paths and shapes, but also now able to re-add shapes to the vector designs. This tool is great as it not only allows one to remove from vector shapes, but it has the ability to also…

VinylCut 5 Software Cropping Single or Multiple Layered Shapes, Step by Step Video Guide

In VinylCut 5 the Crop Tool is used to crop or clip a single shape or all the shapes on the cutting mat. It is great that it now works on all the layers and shapes of the project. This tool is often used to remove borders, or to eliminate…

VinylCut 5 Software the Skew Features Skewing Shapes and Objects, Step by Step Video

Would you like to apply a horizontal or vertical slant to a Shape or Image? Now with the Skew Features you able to do just that. With the advance transform handles you able to make a more freehand skew, and then a more precise skew…

VinylCut 5 Distort Tool to Create the Feel of Perspective, Step by Step Video Guide

When you looking to add a bit more dynamic and interest to your designs, check out the Distort Tool. This tool will very quickly add the feel and look of a shape or design that has a lot of perspective. You can also very easily use…

VinylCut 5 Locking and Unlocking to Control Your Workflow, Step by Step Video Guide

Are you having difficulty moving layers without moving the wrong layer instead? Not only will this feature help you not to move the wrong layers, it will also help you prevent parts of your designs that is final to be edited or m…

VinylCut 5 Control what You See and Don’t See in Your Project File, Step by Step Video

This is a great feature if you have a large project with many layers, and you keep feeling a bit lost. Like the Locking and Unlocking feature the Show and Hide Layers and Shapes will prevent unwanted editing on them, but not only…

SAi FlexiSTARTER 19 Navigating the Design Area (Part 7) User Interface Video Mini-Series

Without the ability to be able to move the view and Design Area, makes it nearly impossible to work up close to a design. Using the Pan View or Scroll Bars will help you to be able to work up and close to a design to get to those…

SAi FlexiSTARTER 19 Software Default Colors (Part 6) User Interface Video Mini-Series

If you, like me, is tired of having to change new shapes colors only after you've made them, then this is for you. Being able to choose what the Default Colors should be for the Fill and Stoke is a great way to speed up one’s workflow. This…

SAi FlexiSTARTER 19 Status Bar and Tool Tips (Part 5) User Interface Video Mini-Series

All fields and control points that can be hovered over with the mouse to show tool tips to help. Toolbar buttons will display both a tool tip and a brief description in the Status bar (bottom-left corner of the screen). This…

SAi FlexiSTARTER 19 the View Toolbar Features (Part 4) User Interface Video Mini-Series

When it comes to navigating one’s Mat or Canvas, the View Toolbar will supply you with all the necessary tools for the job. Like most programs, there is only a few features you will ever really need to properly navigate the canvas…

VinylCut 5 Software the How to on Duplicating and Deleting Layers, Step by Step Video

At times it can be useful to create an exact duplicate of an existing layer, or remove a specific layer. Duplicating Layers is a great way to save a lot of time in production when making assets, and to be able to delete layers will…

VinylCut 5 Software Benefits to Temporarily Install Fonts, Step by Step Video Guide

One of the main reasons that you might want to temporarily load fonts is the time it takes starting up a program that has a 1000 + fonts installed. The reality of most designers is that they have more fonts then what's needed, and…

VinylCut 5 Software the Type on Arch Text Tool Feature Options, Step by Step Video Guide

Like most text type tools the name says it all, to type on an Arch is one of those classic must know skills. This tool is ideal if you would like a string of text going around a circle or even perhaps inside it.There's so many great…

VinylCut 5 Software the Text Tools Vertical Type Feature Option, Step by Step Video Guide

The text tool is one of the most powerful tools in your toolbox because it opens the door to a multitude of pre-designed font libraries. These font libraries allow you to create graphical versions of letters using pre-designed formats The…

VinylCut 5 Software Dragging and Adding Shapes to Your Mat, Step by Step Video Guide

The shapes tool is the building block of most great designs, you have to start somewhere. Being able to manipulate these set of shapes is more then just a starting point, one will find them self using these more and more as you gain…

VinylCut 5 Software Zooming and Moving the Mat (Cutting Area), Step by Step Video Guide

Being able to zoom in on design and navigating the mate is much needed for a fast workflow and detailed design. Zooming in allows you to work on those finer details or pulling out a bit to have an overview of the final design. Then…

VinylCut 5 Software Customizing Your Mat Grid and Cutting Area, Step by Step Video Guide

If you going to be working on any precise or custom measurement it is always good to know how to setup a custom grid. The mat grid combined with the workspace alpha option allows you to make accurate designs,and at the same time ensuring…

VinylCut 5 Change Your Mat Size (Cutting Area) and Orientation, Step by Step Video Guide

Being able to set the size and change the orientation the mat is used for making accurate final designs. Setting the size allows you to work from small design to large ones, and orientating your mat by setting it to landscape or portrait…

VinylCut 5 Understand Projects, Pages Concept and User Case, Step by Step Video Guide

VinylCut 5 project files are designed so that one can work on larger projects while keeping everything in one universal place, and pages represent virtual cutting mats. This is useful if your overall design will have multiple layers…

VinylCut 5 Software Paste in Place for Accurate Vector Editing, Step by Step Video Guide

To have a normal paste and then a paste in place one could ask why have two separate option that does nearly the same thing? Well a very common and rather frustrating problem in vector based programs is to have multiple object laying…

VinylCut 5 Software Basic Cut, Copy and Paste Operations, Step by Step Video Guide

Here is how to use three of the most used functions in most programs, the Cut, Copy and Paste. To be able to cut or copy already made things to the memories clipboard and then paste then again,is a great way to save you time and effort…

VinylCut 5 Importing SVG File Format Graphics What to Know About it, Step by Step Video

Being able to import SVG file formats is a great feature if you making the designs in another program. Programs like Adobe Illustrator and InkScape are great at making vector graphics, so to have the import option you now able to…