Many have discovered that Silhouette Studio is a great tool for designing print projects such as chalkboard art and other frameables. Silhouette Print and Cut enthusiasts also want to outsource their printing sometimes to save money or work around home printer issues. But its not immediately obvious how to get high resolution files saved out of Silhouette Studio so you can share them with others or have them printed remotely. I’ve prepared a series of videos to show how to do this.
Download Silhouette Studio for Mac to design projects to send to Silhouette electronic cutting machines. Silhouette Studio has had 2 updates within the past 6 months. The STUDIO file was the primary file associated with versions 1 and 2 of Silhouette Studio. When you would create and save a design project, the STUDIO file was the default format used to store the design. However, with the release of version 3 of Silhouette Studio, the STUDIO file has been replaced by the.STUDIO3 file. The STUDIO file is.
For Windows to save for standard or large prints:
Staples, Office Depot, etc usually prefer PDF format while photoprocessors like Walgreens, Costco, etc. require JPG format (follow same instructions as in video but select JPG instead of PNG). If you are publishing a printable for home printing, PNG is the generally preferred format.
Important: New versions of PDF Creator do not support high resolution output. Please download version 1.7.3 from this link. Do not download this or any other software if your virus and anti-malware software is not active and up to date or if you are not familiar with safe downloading practices.
Note to Windows 10 users: PDF printing is built in, but you may need to activate it. To do this open the Control Panel and navigate to Programs > Programs and Features. Click on Turn Windows feature on or off in the sidebar and make sure that Microsoft Print to PDF is checked.
For Windows, to outsource your printing for print and cut projects:
PDF format must be used for print and cut. Any PDF printer will work. Be sure that you let the tech know to print at 100%, not fit to margins, etc.
For Mac, to save for standard or large prints and to solve the “grid problem”:
Convert Pdf To Silhouette Studio
The above procedure would also be used for print and cut. All necessary software is built in to a Mac.