DXF (Studio – free version of software).Here are the formats some common machines accept.
Cricut’s Design Space or Silhouette Studio. There's some more help with how to print PNGs to a specific size in the Card Templates section further down the page.Īs well as the cutting machine itself, you will usually need to access the machine's own software programme on your computer – eg. It’s provided in separate layer files plus one file of the complete layered design, so as to help you with your crafting, whatever you want to make. The PNG can be printed out on an ordinary printer and used either as a printed design, for example by sublimation, or to cut the design by hand if you don’t want to use a cutting machine for your crafting. Most but not all cutting machines will work with SVG files – some don’t and that’s why I’ve provided other file types, such as DXF, EPS and a PNG. It’s a file that’s commonly used in cutting machines as it’s a digital file type that can be resized in the programme without loss of clarity – this means you can use it large or small and it won’t go ‘fuzzy’ or ‘pixelated’ (how small you can go will be determined by how intricate the design is and the material you’re using to how delicate the machine can cut without your material breaking).
An SVG file is a ‘Scalable Vector Graphic’ file.
