Holding the shift keeps the shape in proportion while scaling down or up in size. With the circle selected shift + drag to create your circle to the size you would like. For today we’re sticking with the basics so we’re going to simply open Silhouette Design Studio and use the Shape Tool to create a circle. JPEG and then using the Trace Tool in Silhouette Design Studio to outline the shape. (A download or created by you in another program, needs to be saved as. Purchasing a shape from the Silhouette shop (There are thousands of options for around a dollar each!).Drawing the shape yourself in the design studio.In short you have 4 options for obtaining your shape: You’re going to need an outline of the shape you would like your cookie cutter to be. Now onto making cookie cutters with the Silhouette Alta. You will need to do the same for both softwares. In the top left menu select Edit>Preferences then select “Millimeters” in the Unit of Measurement drop down.
Most likely you’ll need to change the unit of measure in the Silhouette Design Studio and Silhouette 3D to millimeters. With thin cutting edges it simply makes things easier. When 3D printing cookie cutters you’re going to want to start working in millimeters. HOW TO MAKE 3D COOKIE CUTTERS WITH SILHOUETTE ALTA CHANGE PREFERENCES TO MILLIMETERS If you’re anything like me your wanting to dive right in and go crazy but trust me here, let’s learn how to make a simple 3D cookie cutter first, and once you’ve got that down you can go crazy adding all the customizations you want.
Like with any new activity we’re going to start with the basics. HIP HIP HORRAY it’s time for another Silhouette Alta 101 post today! Last week we covered an intro to the Silhouette Alta and today, we’re diving in to how to make 3D cookie cutters with the Silhouette Alta.
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