VinylCut 5 the Path Front Minus Back and Back Minus Front, Step by Step Video Guide

Removing path shapes from the fornt or back layer to make interesting border shapes and designs. This is a great way to first make a shape design that you would like to cut-out on a card or vinyl. With the option to choose ether the…

VinylCut 5 Software Where to Find and Add Those Special Font Characters, Step by Step Video

In typography, a dingbat is an ornament, a glyph or spacer used in typesetting, often employed to create box frames or as a dinkus. In other words it's those special characters and symbols that one often needs but don't know where…

VinylCut 5 Naming and Renaming Layers for a Professional Workflow, Step by Step Video

Proper naming of layers and groups can speed up your workflow, save your time and storage space. On top of all your files will look professional, your files will be easy to work with within some group and ready to distribute them…

VinylCut 5 Setting the Visibility of Layers and How to Lock Them, Step by Step Video

One of the principle advantages of using layers is the ability to toggle the visibility of specific layers, turning some off and others on. As to Locking Layers it will lock the position and prevent it from being moved or edited.…

VinylCut 5 the Layers Panel Moving and the Arranging of Layers, Step by Step Video

The stacking order of layers, like most things layers are arranged along the z-axis in order of top to bottom in VinylCut. Multiple layers are useful especially in situations where objects in one layer overlap with objects in another…

Styling Shapes In VinylCut 5 to Have Border Shadows or Being Blocked out

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From border shadows to blockouts, this shape styling feature is a great and easy way to do just that. With this feature being non destructive you can easily change the properties or select a new style at any stage. This feature is…

VinylCut 5 How One Can Weld Shapes and Text Non-Destructively, Step by Step Video Guide

Have you ever cut your vinyl and ended up with your design cut into more shapes than needed? Now with the Non destructive Welding feature you able to have your final design cut into fewer shapes,while being able to still edit the…

VinylCut 5 Favorites Library Benefits to Adding a Font to it, Step by Step Video Guide

Have you like me wasted lots of time going through all your fonts looking for those same ones you keep on using? Now with the Favorite Font Library in VinylCut 5 one can simple isolate all the favorite fonts with one simple click,…

VinylCut 5 Software the Text Tool Properties and Setup, an In-depth Look at the Text Tool

Text have quite a few ways that one is able to set them up, from being able to make words pop out to taking a more subtle background seat. When you choose the text tool in the Tools panel, the properties panel will provide you with…

VinylCut 5 Software Adding Shapes and Text Objects on a Path Using, Step by Step Video

Object on Path is a great feature when creating more dynamic looking designs. This feature is great as it allows you to not only add shapes to paths but text as well. With the follow Path Orientation and Warp To path options you able…

VinylCut 5 Software Setting up the Rhinestone Effect (Part 1) Rhinestones Video Mini-Series

Rhinestone in design has come a long way from hand-drawn patterns on thin tracing paper. Technology in VinylCut 5 makes the process of designing with rhinestones easy, allowing you to let your inner artist loose. This is a…

VinylCut 5 Software How You Can Add a Shadow Layer or Contour Cut, Step by Step Video

The Shadow Layer and Contour Cut Effect is a great way to add a nice border or border effect to ones designs. From rounded corners to sharp ones and also choosing the amount of borders to their sizes (Not to mention the other options),…

VinylCut 5 the Title Crawl Effect to Create Star Wars Looking Text, Step by Step Video

Ever been a fan of Star Wars and wandered how to make those cool looking distant fade out text? Even though this is one of those legacy effects, It is still one of those effects that when you need it you need it, and no other will…

VinylCut 5 Software the Knife Tool How to Separate and Cutout Shapes, Step by Step Video

The Knife tool allows you to quickly and easily separate shapes or isolate one part of it. To be able to cut shapes with the Knife Tool opens a door to a lot more dynamic designs, and if combined with the close paths option you able…

VinylCut 5 Software Setting Your Line Styles for Shapes And Paths, Step by Step Video

Being able to set the shapes and paths line style is great when making custom cut lines. You will notice that there are a few nice default presets to choose from. With the custom edit bottom one is able to set the dash and gap spaces…

VinylCut 5 Software Positioning and Aligning Shapes and Objects, Step by Step Video

To be able to position and align shapes in your design to an exact measurement is a must know. If you are creating any professional design with strict design requirements then these two options will soon become your best friends.…

VinylCut 5 Software how Scaling, Rotating and Flipping Shapes is Used, Step by Step Video

Unlike the transform handles tool, the position and size properties panel allows for a bit more refined changes. Being able to enter in exact sizes for the horizontal and vertical values allows for a more sure outcome, and that's…

VinylCut 5 the Exclude Feature Making Cut-Outs on Your Designs, Step by Step Video Guide

When one wants to make a cut-out of pre existing shapes or make a cool bookmark or custom card cut-outs, then make sure you do check out the Exclude Path Feature in VinylCut 5. This tool is also great for cutting shapes like circles…

VinylCut 5 the Path Intersection Feature to Make New Unique Shapes, Step by Step Video Guide

When one wants to make new and exciting shapes from two pre existing ones, then the Path Intersection Feature is the tool for you. This will allow you to cut-out any shape that overlaps another shape, the more you play with this path…

VinylCut 5 the Weld Style and Union Paths What is the Difference, Step by Step Video Guide

The difference will all depend on the outcome which you are looking at achieving. If you going for a more final set in stone approach then the Union Paths is for you, but if you would like to keep your options open the the Weld Styles…

VinylCut 5 the Union Feature How to Use it and Where To Locate it, Step by Step Video

When sending a final design to a cutter as a pdf or svg file using the Union feature will help to keep the design outcome consistent. The Union Feature is also a great way to make new and interesting shapes to use in your designs,…

VinylCut 5 What is a Vector Path or Shape and Where to Find it, Step by Step Video

In graphics design, a vector path is a drawn or generated outline that represents a series of smooth straight vector lines instead of raster dots or bitmap dots. Vector art is a technical term that refers to the use of mathematical…

VinylCut 5 Software Union, Merge and Grouping What is the Differences, Step by Step Video

Knowing the differences between Union, Merge and Grouping will help you decide when to use Destructive vs Non Destructive editing. Things to keep in mind about destructive vs non destructive editing is that one is more permanent then…

VinylCut 5 Group, Ungroup, Break Apart, and Merge The Difference, Step by Step Video

A Group is a collection of shapes that can be moved, resized and scaled together as if it were a single shape. Opposite to the more non destructive approach of the grouping function, the Merge on the other hand is a bit more of a…