Silhouette Studio For Mac

1. Silhouette Studio Mac 10.6.8
2. Silhouette Studio V3.2 Software Download

Silhouette Studio help and Silhouette tips for SVG files with Silhouette Cameo 1, Silhouette Cameo 2 and Silhouette Cameo 3. On a MAC, select Silhouette Studio, Preferences from the menu.

With Silhouette Studio for Mac you can create designs specifically developed for the range of cutting tools sold by Silhouette America, including scrapbook pages, custom clothing, decors, paper crafts, etched glass, and cards.

Pros

Snappy: Silhouette Studio hardly stutters. Working with it is smooth and hiccup-free. You can easily zoom in and out to work on finer details of your project without any problem. Projects are quickly saved in the application's .STUDIO format.

Silhouette Studio Mac 10.6.8

Compact interface: Every feature proves easy to access without having to dig into menus. The buttons for the lines, shapes, texts, color adjustments, and various other tools are conveniently pinned on the toolbars on top, on the left side, and at the bottom. A handy configuration sidebar appears as you work with some of the tools.

Scanner access and PSD file compatibility: If you have a scanner attached to your Mac, this application can directly access it. Just go to the File/Scan option. Also, you can open Photoshop projects with it.

Cons

Proprietary format: You can only save your projects in the .STUDIO format, which means that you cannot open them with other editing or design programs. There is an option to import files in PDF, but this is only available in the Designer Edition.

Nesting feature available only in the paid Designer Edition: A very useful function, the nesting feature rearranges images in a way that makes for optimal cutting and space efficiency.

Bottom Line

Silhouette Studio for Mac turns out to be a great design application that adequately covers the functions you need to create your design and finalize it with a Silhouette electronic cutting tool. However, because of its format limitations, it will appeal to you only if you are designing a project to be cut by a Silhouette cutting machine.

What do you need to know about free software?

1. File/Project
Command+Shift+S	Save as
Command+Alt+R	Save to library
Comman+W	Close odcument
Command+Q	Quit

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2. View
G	Grid
Command+Fn+F4	Grid settings
Command+Fn+F1	Page settings
Command+Shift+P	Print border
Command+Shift+I	Cut border

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3. Arrange
Command+Shift+]	Bring to front
Command+]	Bring forward
Command+Shift+[	Send to back
Command+[	Send backward

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4. Object
Command+G	Group
Command+E	Make Compound path
Command+Shift+G	Ungroup
Command+Shift+E	Release compound path

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5. General
Command+N	New
Command+O	Open
Command+S	Save
Command+P	Print
Command+C	Copy
Command+V	Paste
Command+X	Cut
Command+Z	Undo
Command+Shift+Z	Redo
Spacebar	Pan
Z	Drag zoom
Command+1	Fit to window

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6. Edit
Command+F	Paste in format
Command+D	Duplicate
Command+A	Select all
Command+Shift+A	Deselect all
F7	Spelling
Command+K	Preferences

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7. Tools
V	Select
A	Edit points
	Line
R	Rectangle
Shift+R	Rounded rectangle
E	Ellipse
P	Polygon
C	Curve
F	Freehand
Shift+F	Smooth freehand
Shift+A	Arc
Shift+P	Regular polygon
T	Text
Shift+E	Eraser
K	Knife
Command+Alt+D	Show drawing area
Command+Alt+L	Show library
Command+Alt+S	Show online store
I	Eyedropper

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8. Cutting
Command+I	Send to silhouette
Command+Fn+F2	Cut settings window
CommandFn+F3	Registration marks window

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9. Replicate
Command+Left arrow	Duplicate left
Command+Right arrow	Duplicate Right
Command+Up arrow	Duplicate above
Command+Down arrow	Duplicate below
Alt+Shift+Left arrow	Mirror left
Alt+Shift+Right arrow	Mirror right
Alt+Shift+Up arrow	Mirror above
Alt+Shift+Down arrow	Mirror below
Command+Fn+Shift+F1	Rotate 1 copy
Command+Fn+Shift+F2	Rotate 2 copies
Command+Fn+Shift+F3	Rotate 3 copies
Command+Fn+Shift+F4	Rotate 4 copies
Command+Fn+Shift+F5	Rotate 5 copies
Command+Shift+Right arrow	Row of 3
Command+Alt+RIght arrow	Row of 4
Command+Shift+Down arrow	Column of 3
Command+Alt+Down arrow	Column of 4
Command+Shift+F	Fill page

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10. Modify
Command+Shift+W	Weld

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11. Other
M	Registration marks
Command+T	Cut style = cut
Command+Shift+T	Cut style = no cut
Command+R	Rulers
Command+=	Crosshairs
Double click	Edit object
Command+Scroll wheel	Scroll left/ right
Alt+Scroll wheel	Zoom in/out

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