![]() ![]() And learning another software to do the same thing (but worse) is just not something I am interested in. Personally i use cad pretty much every working day for the last 20+ years. A lot of folks are used to a particular software and while I understand why some people suggest a different software, usually if some wants to use a given software it is because they are are experienced in the software they are asking about. All those weird gaps and unsolid lines had the Cricket trying to figure out a boat load of isn't THAT smart! This is an enlargement of your Design Space screen shot which looks a lot like the artwork shown at the top left of your post. The native resolution in Design Space is IMO fairly low and needs a relatively simple set of instructions to interpret. If there is ANY ambiguity or small difference in the originating file Cricut just takes a guess. I'm sure that you have noticed it but just wanted to point out the difference. They seem to have gaps and odd diversions from straight paths. Looking closely at your file the lines that Cricut sees are quite different looking. Notice how solid the lines are and that they obviously connect at the corners. You can see that they are individual lines listed in the cut file on the right and the attach instruction at the top. I went back through my files and found examples of SVG files that cut successfully. Out of curiosity it would be interesting to scan down the cut file column on the right side of DS and see how many cut files Cricut sees in your design. The Cricut sees this as one set of instructions not hundreds or thousands. Try taking one of your items and turn it into a solid shape, not lines and see what happens. On the file below I just had Affinity measure its width, jotted that number down and when the file was selected in Design Space entered the number in the width box (synched with height) at the top of the DS page. I often use a thin rectangle shape at the top of the file that is exactly 3.000" in length to help with this. You will always need to be ready to resize in the Design Space software. Considering its intended use it does a pretty good job for modeling if you recognize its limitations. We're not cutting aerospace parts here. I group the multiple shapes in Affinity software, export as a PNG to my desktop before importing to Cricut and the Cricut does not pull it apart like it is doing to your files. Yes, vector files are infinitely more accurate but you are dealing with a machine that does not take advantage of all that 's moving and spinning a miniature xacto type blade designed to cut cute flower designs. I can't remember the last time I had to use the attach function as I have settled (after struggling with SVG and others) on 300 DPI bitmap PNG files with transparent background. Even using shapes the Cricut will decide where to put them on the cutting mat which can make a mess of things hence the rep's mention of the attach function. These lines might be problematic as the Cricut will automatically rearrange "objects" into the most efficient form for the machine to cut them out.it wants to help you conserve materials. Your artwork looks like it is a series of individual lines (which is verified by the gray column on the right side of the DS software). I think the key word is "shapes". The Cricut likes to cut out outlines of a shape. ![]() Looking at your artwork in the upper left corner of your post I have cut shapes like that many, many times without problems. A purely NON TECHNICAL approach based on the problems I have had.
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