Cutting Files

Cutting Files Buyers Guide

Are you not sure which files to buy for your cutting machine/software?

More important than what machine you have, is what cutting software you are using - as many software programs work with more than one machine, and the software determines what file format can be used.

Program	Format	Imports/Opens	Machines
Funtime Scrapbooking	WPC	SVG,DXF,AI,EPS,PDF,PLT,DPF	Silhouette SD & Cameo, Black Cat, Craftmate, Craft Robo & Pro, KNK Creative Cutter, Fun Cut, Sign Max, ScrapSavvy
Funtimes	WPC	SVG,DXF,AI,EPS,PDF, PLT, DPF	Bosskut Gazelle ONLYGazelle Edition
Sure Cuts A Lot	SCAL	SVG, PDF, AI, EPS, WPC, GSD	(early versions with Cricut) Silhouette SD & Cameo, eCraft, Blackcat, Gazelle, Pazzles Inspiration, US Cutter
Make The Cut	MTC	GSD,WPC, SVG, AI, EPS, PDF, PS, SCUT2	(early versions with Cricut) Silhouette SD & Cameo, eCraft, Blackcat, Gazelle, Pazzles Inspiration, KNK, US Cutter
RoboMaster & Wishblade	GSD	DXF	Craft Robo, Wishblade
Silhouette Studio Designer Edition	STUDIO	GSD, GST, DXF, SVG	Silhouette Machines
Silhouette Studio	STUDIO	DXF, GST, GSD	Silhouette Machines
Canvas (online)	FCM	FCM, SVG	Brother ScanNCut
Cricut Design Space	IMAGE	SVG, DXF, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP	Cricut Explorer

NOTES

• Always try to get files in the proprietary format for the software you use; for instance, a file saved as SVG in MTC will open in a different size and sometimes with a double cut line when opened in Silhouette Studio - different software interprets files differently.
• BROTHER ScanNCUT: Sure Cuts A Lot vs 4 exports as .fcm & works much better interpreting the svg file than Canvas
• Cricut owners SCAL: DO NOT update, after version 2 you lose ability to cut to cricutMTC - only early versions work.
• Fairycut - you can update your machine as the software still works.
• Sizzix Eclips uses eCAL which is a version of SCAL, and imports the same file types.

Information kindly supplied by Rae Carr

For more information please visit the cutting files area of the forum.