New to the globe of Cricut? We are hither to assist! In this post nosotros are sharing a detailed step-by-pace breakdown of how to download SVG files for Cricut and use them in Cricut Blueprint Space.

If you are a member, you can also admission our mini courses on cut machines. This includes brusque video tutorials on how to upload and prep SVG files and JPEG files for Cricut too equally tips for cutting crepe newspaper with a Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo iv.

How to Use SVG Cutting Files for Cricut

Pace one: DOWNLOAD SVG FILES FOR CRICUT FROM OUR WEBSITE

Scroll to the bottom of the project mail service to find the files for the project. Click and download the SVG file. Y'all will be downloading a compressed (zipped) file.

STEP 2: UNZIP THE Zilch FILE

Unzip the Aught File (Mac)

In your downloads folder (or whatsoever location you saved the file), double-click the compressed (zipped) folder to unzip it. The compressed SVG file will excerpt in the same location equally the zipped folder by default.

Unzip the Zip File (Windows)

Right-click the compressed (zipped) folder. Select Extract All from the menu. By default, the compressed files volition extract in the same location equally the zipped binder, only you can click the Browse push button to select an alternative location.

Check the Bear witness extracted files when complete pick. Click Extract.

Pace three: UPLOADING THE SVG INTO CRICUT Pattern SPACE

Log into Design Space and create a new projection to open a blank sheet. Click Upload in the panel on the left side. Click Upload Image.

STEP 4: OPENING Project IN CRICUT Pattern SPACE

Your SVG file is at present uploaded into Design Space and volition now announced at the elevation of Recently uploaded images. Select your new image and click Insert Images. Click Browse and select the SVG file you want to upload, or elevate-and-drop from your finder window containing the file. Click Save to finish uploading your file into Design Infinite. You tin rename your file or add together tags for like shooting fish in a barrel searching later if yous want.

STEP v: PREPPING FILE FOR Cut

Your SVG file will now appear on your blank canvas with multiple selectable layers in the right console. By default, the file is correct to scale with the project it is associated with. Resizing should not be necessary unless you want to go far smaller or larger than our project. To prepare for cut, UnGroup all of your layers while having the grouping selected. This will allow you to individually select each layer.

Hiding Layers

Click on the eyeball icon to hide a layer. All SVG files from our website will have a layer with a disclaimer. This layer as well might accept information about the project file, such as the location for grain lines when cut crepe or what setting to cut the material on. Hide this layer earlier cutting.

Setting Score Lines

Score lines will exist indicated with solid black lines in the file, if applicable. Click on the scissor icon for the layer and then Score from the new window that pops out (the Layer Attributes panel). The lines will change to grey dotted lines.

Attaching Score Lines

For score lines, you will want to attach the lines to the layer you want the automobile to score to agree information technology in place for cut. Select the score line layer, and while holding the Shift or Command cardinal, select the cutting layer to attach it to. You lot can as well click and drag around the image layers on the sail. This will highlight both layers. Click the Attach icon at the bottom of the layer panel. The layers will now be grouped together at the meridian of the layers panel.

Stride half dozen: CUTTING OUT YOUR PROJECT

Now you are ready to hit that big green Make It push in the upper right of your project canvas! You tin too relieve your projection first by clicking Save so that you don't need to set upwardly your file and all those pesky score lines again.

Design Space will sort the images past color onto 12×12 mats. The images shown on the mat will cutting exactly equally they are arranged. Here is where you would rearrange your images if needed to better fit on your mat or the material yous are cut. If you lot want to cut more than than 1 image, input the amount in the upper left and click apply. The mats volition update to reflect the change across all of them. You lot can also change the Material Size you are cut from the drop-down carte du jour on the left. We inverse it to 8.5 x eleven inches to use with text weight newspaper. The Mirror choice is for cutting out designs for iron-on vinyl.

You lot're Almost There!

To rearrange images on the mat, click an image on the mat to select it and motility information technology around. You can rotate the epitome by selecting the circumvolve arrow on the upper correct, or move it to another mat or hide past selecting the iii dots in the upper left. When you are ready to cut, click Continue in the bottom right.

Select the advisable material setting using the dial on the motorcar or the driblet-down menu (Cricut Maker only). We recommended setting it one level college than the material y'all are using. Follow the on-screen prompts for loading and cutting your mats.

Desire to watch a video on this instead?

Bank check out our video course How to Utilise Files for Cricut and Cutting Machines for Crepe Paper.

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