Export Svg From Design Space
Hi,Please excuse what may seem like very basic questions but I am extremely unexperienced with graphic design. I've used GIMP for a few months and found it clunky and time consuming, so I recently purchased Affinity Photo and I am contemplating purchasing Affinity Designer depending on the answer to my question. I've watched several of the tutorials and have searched the help section and forums but have not found an answer to several of my questions.I own a Cricut cutting machine and I make t-shirts using heat transfer vinyl. I have figured out how to make pngs in affinity and import them into cricut design space. This is pretty easy. However, what I would like to know is if I can create svgs in affinity to import into Cricut design space?
In this Design Space tutorial I will show you exactly how to do it, step-by-step. How To Make Your Own Cut Files From Images. If you’ve used your Cricut a few times you probably know what an SVG is, right? Well, did you know that you can not only upload SVG’s, but ANY of your own basic images into Design Space too, and even family photos!
I can currently purchase svg files online and when I import them into Cricut design space, I only have to do 1 import and each layer/element that is in a different color is imported in one file. This makes it quick and efficient and then I can edit each layer/element independently in design space. Is there a way for me to make files like this with affinity photo and/or affinity design?
Since I use vinyl, I need each color in design space as a separate layer.I have attached a screenshot as an example. I have created this simple text/shape graphic in photo. My designs are super simple, mostly text and shapes. I want to import it as an svg into Cricut design space so that when I open in Cricut design space, the arrow and text are different layers so that I can cut out the text in black and then the arrow in red vinyl. I know how to save each layer as a png, but then I have to import each layer separately. This isn't a big deal for something relatively simple, but if I'm using more than 2 or 3 colors, it gets tedious.
Is there a way to do this? I have very basic knowledge and don't know much of the terminology, though I'm spending about an hour each day online learning. But I need a very basic explanation.Thanks,Lynnsey.
If you have Affinity Photo, I would recommend trying some basic vector work in that app, and see how that SVG imports into Cricut Design Space. Although Designer gives you many more vector options than Photo, I think you will have some of the same results as far as exporting / importing, to find your basic layering options.I have a Silhouette Cameo, and have had sizing trouble with my AD SVGs importing into the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition software (I've had some of the same with importing to other apps as well) Using PDF as my export option, I have had better success. Importing a AD created SVG definitely gives me the option to cut by color (if you color the pieces of each layer the same color) in my SSDE software.Even though I have the Designer Edition and not just the basic Silhouette software, AD has become my 'go to' software for designing my cuts. (I do paper crafts, cards, wall vinyl, heat transfer, etc.)I do realize that while CDS is similar, it is not identical to SSDE, but hope this helps some.
2.6K shares.Last updated on March 10th, 2019 at 05:37 pmLearn the basics for creating a simple SVG cut file in Illustrator that can then be cut using a Cricut Explore or Silhouette Cameo.One of my goals recently is to tackle the reader questions I get a lot. One of those is how I design my own cut files for my.
While I sometimes design cut files using the Cricut Design Space, I prefer using Adobe Illustrator to design my own files.To start, we’ll create a simple design to show the basics of creating a cut file in Illustrator. Is a highly powerful software and can be intimidating for beginners. So let’s start with something easy—a quote: “Live Loved.”I am working on a Mac, but I will also give the PC commands. I am a HUGE proponent of keyboard shortcuts, so I am going to share those as well in teal.
I am twice as fast at designing files now because my hands rarely leave the keyboard.NOTE: the layout of your workspace might be different than mine—I have found the menus that work best for me. If you don’t have a panel that I reference, go to Window and scroll down to find it, making sure to look in sub-menus if necessary.
Step 1: Create a New DocumentCreate a new document that is 12″ x 12″ — the size of a Cricut cutting mat.File New (cmd+N / ctrl+N)You can specify both the dimensions and the unit here. I choose 12 x 12 and set the unit to inches.Step 2: Type Your QuoteClick the Type Tool (T) in the left-hand panel and type your words: live loved. I used separate text boxes for each word, because I prefer to be able to move each line individually. It’s easier than dealing with line spacing and centering and all that.Step 3: Change Your FontI didn’t love the default font (does anyone?) so I went to the menu Type Font Beloved. (Get the Beloved font.) Once the new font was selected, I moved each line around until I was happy.Step 4: Outline Your FontsThe next step is to outline your fonts. This basically turns them from fonts into shapes.
You must outline your fonts or the Cricut Design Space and Silhouette Studio will not be able to read them. You’ll get an error when you try to upload them.Type Create Outlines (shift+cmd+O / shift+ctrl+O)An important note about using fonts. The Cricut and Silhouette cut “simple” artwork the best.
And by this I mean that the machine software prefers fewer “nodes.” It can cut incredibly intricate designs, but the more mathematically simple they are, the better. The easiest way to see your font’s nodes is looking at your fonts once you’ve outlined them. You’ll see that Beloved is a fairly straightforward font—a reasonable number of “nodes” (those tiny squares) around the font.To illustrate a complicated font, I used one of my favorites, Midnight.
Notice just how many more nodes there are in this font! For each of those nodes, the blade will change directions ever so—and there’s a good chance that it will mess up your materials with so many different cuts. Step 5: UniteAs our file is right now, the Cricut will still read each letter as an individual shape and cut them separately. You can see in the above screenshot that the blue outlines of the letter tails overlap each other. To make each word one single shape, you’ll use the Unite tool under the Pathfinder Panel.Window Pathfinder (shift+cmd+F9 / shift+ctrl+F9)The Unite tool is the first top left option under Shape Modes (if you hover over each button, it will tell you what they are).
Make sure all of your text is selected and click the Unite option. You’ll see that the tails of each letter are gone and you now have one continuous shape.Step 6: Make a Compound PathIf you want, you can continue to saving as an SVG at this point. But I like to do one more quick step to save myself some time in the Cricut Design Space. Right now, this image we’ve made is actually three shapes — “live,” “loved,” and the dot over the “i” in lived (it’s separate because it’s not overlapping either of the other two shapes). If you bring this file into the Cricut Design Space as is, you’ll have these three shapes and you’ll need to attach them to cut them properly.
Instead, I make everything a compound path in Illustrator and it imports it as one shape.Object Compound Path Make (cmd+8 / ctrl+8) Step 7: Save as an SVGIllustrator files are natively “.ai” file extensions. Usually I will save an Illustrator version of my artwork, and then save a separate SVG for cutting.File Save As (shift+cmd+S / shift+ctrl+S)In the dropdown Format menu, select SVG and save!
Don’t worry about any of the options in the pop-up—just hit OK and your file will save as an SVG that you can open in the Cricut Design Space or Silhouette Studio Designer Edition.Then you’re ready to cut your file and use it however you’d like!I hope this tutorial helps you get your feet wet in using Illustrator to design cut files for the Cricut and Silhouette! Illustrator is such a wonderful program with so many capabilities—it’s time to start exploring them!More Illustrator Tutorials. Do you have a tutorial or tips on how to do this with a pretty intricate design? I have a friend wanting me to cut out a logo that his company created.
He emailed me the logo as a jpeg and as a png file. But everytime I try to import it into design space, it is only allowing me to save it as a print then cut file. When i try to change it to just a cut file, it blanks out the whole image. Could illustrator be used to “Edit” the file slightly, to be saved as an SVG file, and then loaded into design space to be used as a cut only file?
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If you will google convert jpeg png to svg free online, there are several sites that do it. Once you pick your site, upload the image and click convert, then click download and it will download it as an svg image.
On more intricate stuff I find this is much easier to do! Some sites do better than others so if it isn’t right on the first one convert it using a different site.
Also if you use the png image in your Cricut design space most of the time you won’t have as much editing to do as you will a jpeg one. Hope this helps. Now I have a question for you. I made an image on my iPad Pro using Graphics App. I have saved it as an PSD and an SVG.
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When I pull it into Design Space, I get a black image on every layer ( 1 black and 1 colored). I figured out that the black was the line or outside and the color is the color fill. I even tried DL illustrator and seeing if that made a difference.
Same issue happening. I really like doing the work on my iPad with the pencil. I was just hoping to eliminate the black layers – I want it to look professional for sharing with others.
Thanks for your help. If the photo hasn’t been traced in Illustrator Design Space only sees the boundary of the photo, not the image itself. Place the photo in an Illustrator document, then go to ObjectImage TraceMake. You’ll see a preview of the trace results. Go to WindowImage Trace to make adjustments for your trace.
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Make sure to click Advanced and confirm that the Ignore White box is checked. Play around with the settings until you get what you want, then click Trace. You’ll get a vector trace of your photo. After making it a compound path and simplifying the path if needed, you’ll have something you can save as an SVG and open in Design Space. A quick tip to make complicated fonts a little less node-heavy: after converting your text to paths go to Object PathSimplify.
Make sure the Preview box is checked then set the Curve Precision slider to about 98 or 97%. Don’t go much lower than that; it’ll delete a lot more nodes and distort the look of your font. Having the Preview on will help you see how much you’re changing the look of the font. After using Simplify continue on with the steps outlined above. You should end up with a fairly close representation of your font but without quite so much potential for cutting errors and material waste. Hope this makes life a little easier.