Thanks so much for the video. Quick suggestion - from your toolbar > Edit > Preferences, Click on the "Default" tab, scroll down and click "Cut to Edge" Then your page cut border with go to the edge and you won't lose anything when you nest it :)
Thank you so much for that video, I have used my Silhouette Studio almost every day for two years and have failed to explore it all! Your instructions are so clear! Thank you, Thank you
I am also new to silhouette and I have been watching your videos and I finally last night learned how to nest I kept on telling my wife to come and see what I did and she was watching TikTok and wants me to make her something for her mother for Mother’s Day so the ideas are already flowing but he told my wife that she must help me with what she wants on there because having the worlds best Bubba ever is a little bit slim Pickens if you ask me
Nesting is a function I’ve rarely used but thanks to your excellent tutorial I’ll be experimenting!! I’m enjoying your videos Becky and thank you for making them! 😃
Great tutorial... I was hoping this would solve my problem but NO... I want to duplicate a shape and have it enlarge incrementally say 25% would you know how to do this I have SS business edition... Thx
Another FANTASTIC lesson!!!!!!! Thank you so much for these lessons! I've just had my Cameo 4 a couple of months and whilst I've played around with the software a bit and figured a few things out, I definitely aren't using it to its full potential. I've got LOADS of questions to ask! 😂🙈 I'd like to start with the different options in the send panel though please? I don't know what they do and I've not managed to figure that out yet 😂
That's amazing Tasha! I'm so glad that we are able to help you along your journey! If there's anything else you want to see, let me know and we'll add it to the list! Thanks so much for watching! -Becky
Love your tutorials!🥰 If wanted to put a phrase inside a half heart (A piece of my heart lives in heaven), would this be the best way? Padding? Rotation? All text in one text box or several?
Hey Shanae, I'm glad you are enjoying the videos! Unfortunately if I'm understanding you correctly, you'll want to place the words by hand. You can use Nesting, but it won't recognize the order of the words for them to read as a sentence. Hope this helps! ---Becky
Hi, I follow the instructions for nesting up to the point where it is select shape as boundary, when I select all the hearts the nest stays greyed out , Can You help I have design edition and 4.5 . Thanks in advance
This is so cool! Is it possible to click on individual words once in the shape and rotate? I was wondering as a few of the words in the N were upside down and my brain wanted to turn them right way up 😅 great video again, thanks. I’m about to upgrade my software but big upgrade because I use a Cricut!
I loved this tutorial and it worked beautifully, until just recently. First I make my shapes like you did that I want to nest inside my bigger shape. Then I create the shape I want, say a circle or heart, etc. The moment I select the shape and click on Custom Boundary button, instantly the Nesting button is grayed out and it will not let me nest my smaller shapes into the larger one. Any idea why? I have search and searched, even tried contacting Silhouette America, and no information and no response. Can you please help?
I bought a pattern but I want to modify it. I want to connect a piece to the outline but there is a cut line in the way so that when I hit send, it shows the cut line and the fold line as one. Is there a way to meld the two pieces without the cut line so only the fold line will now be a part of the pattern?
@@DesignBundles Hmm, I did try weld but the cut line still showed when I tested it on the send. However, I shall now try it again without the fold lines. Thank you.
This is a great video. I am trying to do the hearts. I draw my big heart and selected all other hearts. I open the Nest panel and click on select shape as boundary. Unchecked only media shape and set other features. But when I click on Nest, all my hearts turn blue and nothing else happens. They never go inside of the big heart. What am I doing wrong?
Let me correct this. When I click on select shape as boundary, ALL my hearts UNSELECT and turn blue!!!! I cant not select them all again after that in order for me to click on Nest!
I'm trying to nest in a capital R and it is only going in the center of the R, not throughout the whole letter. What am I missing? And BTW I love your videos!
Nesting can be a little finicky, but I would make sure that your shapes will fit inside the letter (not too large). Sometimes it takes a few tries, and make sure all your shapes are off to the side of the mat. Those are my first two thoughts. Hope this helps! ---Becky
@@DesignBundles I have tried everything I can think of. I really need the letter R. I've changed the fonts, made it large, made the fillers smaller, tried with just shapes going in (not words)...and it only fills in the middle of the R. I used a N like you did and it worked perfectly. I guess it doesn't like letters with circles in the middle :( Oh well off to something else... thanks for trying to help!
I was able to do this within a star, however I am trying to nest within an image I created. It will not let me do it. Is there something that I need to do to the image first?
Hey Mary, it depends a little. What type of design are you using? It does need to be a completed path. If you double click on the line, it will open the Point Editing menu. Look at all the dots and see if any of them are red. If there are red dots, then your path is broken and Silhouette Studio won't fill it with anything. Hope this helps! ---Becky
Is there an update to this video or maybe I am missing something. I am following step by step and the nesting feature isnt working. The button is lighting up to press.
for anyone having trouble, missed step on the edition that I am using now....I had to group the shapes and place them on the cutting area in order for the nest button to enable. not sure why that is.
Hey Mae, for some reason this feature is taxing on your computer system. I would close all other programs and design tabs you may have open, then allow the computer time to do it's work after clicking the Nest button. Hope this helps! ---Becky
Hey Janet, as long as the letters are overlapping, welding should work easily for you. I would say to restart your software and try to create the design from scratch again. That way in case anything happened to your file in the designing process that you didn't notice, you can try again with a clean slate. Hope this helps! ---Becky
Great question Vickie! If you want multiple colors, you would change each heart's color before grouping. I would recommend grouping each color together, that way it's easy to separate for cutting. Thanks for watching and let me know if you have additional questions! -Becky
Our apologies for the delay in response and we hope you've found the answer but if you are still having any troubles, please feel free to write in to mail@designbundles.net or join us in a live chat so we can help with your next project! - Brittany
There is, Rhonda! That's a great question. So I use the shortcut for the duplicate function (CTRL + directional arrow on keyboard). So I held down the CTRL button on my keyboard and then tapped which direction I wanted to duplicate. It works for up, down, left or right. We have a video on my top 10 favorite shortcuts in Silhouette Studio and that is one of my most used, for sure! Here is the link if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/hHMCNv4-Xr0/v-deo.html Thanks for watching! -Becky
@@DesignBundles Oh WOW!!! Thank you so very much. I just tried it and it worked great. Now I am going to and check out your top 10 favorite shortcuts. YAY!!!
Thanks so much for the video. Quick suggestion - from your toolbar > Edit > Preferences, Click on the "Default" tab, scroll down and click "Cut to Edge" Then your page cut border with go to the edge and you won't lose anything when you nest it :)
Thank you so much for that video, I have used my Silhouette Studio almost every day for two years and have failed to explore it all! Your instructions are so clear! Thank you, Thank you
Yay! I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video! Silhouette Studio definitely has a lot of awesome features to explore! Thanks for watching! -Becky
This was a great tutorial. I have the nesting option but had no clue until now what to do with it. Lots of possibilities.
Becky you ROCK! I learn so much with you!!!
Thank you for watching!
I am also new to silhouette and I have been watching your videos and I finally last night learned how to nest I kept on telling my wife to come and see what I did and she was watching TikTok and wants me to make her something for her mother for Mother’s Day so the ideas are already flowing but he told my wife that she must help me with what she wants on there because having the worlds best Bubba ever is a little bit slim Pickens if you ask me
I'm sure you were able to get it to work exactly how you had in mind! - Brittany
Nesting is a function I’ve rarely used but thanks to your excellent tutorial I’ll be experimenting!! I’m enjoying your videos Becky and thank you for making them! 😃
Thank you so much for your kind words Kate! I'm so glad you are enjoying the videos and we can help you expand your crafting tools! -Becky
I wondered what that function did! I'm onto it now...thank you for s superb lesson!
Thanks, Elaine! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I hope you are able to put it to good use now with your designing! -Becky
Thank you for this great explanation!!
This Helped a TON!!!! THANKS
Glad to hear this was helpful!
Thank you! Good tutorial!
Glad it was helpful!
Love that tool! I had no idea how to use it before! Thank you for the video!
You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful 😊
This was awesome and just what I needed!
So glad to hear it was helpful!
Fab tutorial as always. Thank you 🥰
You’re welcome 😊
LOVE your videos! Can you please explain more about Compound paths?
Hey Rosie! Luckily, we have a video for that! Enjoy! ---Becky
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Great tutorial... I was hoping this would solve my problem but NO... I want to duplicate a shape and have it enlarge incrementally say 25% would you know how to do this I have SS business edition... Thx
Thank you I just upgraded and I’m learning I enjoyed your Video
Thanks a bunch, Vickie! It warms my heart that we are helping you along the way! -Becky
I love ur tutorials Thank you so much
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! 😊
You are AWESOME 💐
Thank you T.I, so are you! 🥰
I love your videos great information!!
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
-Becky
Another great video
Thank you, Nedra! ---Becky
Another FANTASTIC lesson!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for these lessons! I've just had my Cameo 4 a couple of months and whilst I've played around with the software a bit and figured a few things out, I definitely aren't using it to its full potential.
I've got LOADS of questions to ask! 😂🙈
I'd like to start with the different options in the send panel though please? I don't know what they do and I've not managed to figure that out yet 😂
That's amazing Tasha! I'm so glad that we are able to help you along your journey! If there's anything else you want to see, let me know and we'll add it to the list! Thanks so much for watching! -Becky
Thank you for another great lesson!
I'm so glad you liked the video, Beth! Thanks so much for watching! -Becky
Love your tutorials!🥰 If wanted to put a phrase inside a half heart (A piece of my heart lives in heaven), would this be the best way? Padding? Rotation? All text in one text box or several?
Hey Shanae, I'm glad you are enjoying the videos! Unfortunately if I'm understanding you correctly, you'll want to place the words by hand. You can use Nesting, but it won't recognize the order of the words for them to read as a sentence. Hope this helps! ---Becky
Would this work with just words only like “ Love” to make an all over background?
I love love love this
Yay! I'm happy to hear that! 😊
Thank you for the video. I have designer edition, but not the puzzle piece on the left of the screen?? Why will that be?
I believe the puzzle maker is a feature of Business Edition, so it may not display in your software. Hope this helps! ---Becky
Love it! Can you also use this feature when making cut out for cards?
You absolutely can! You can use the nesting feature for a lot of different projects, it's really useful! -Becky
Hi, I follow the instructions for nesting up to the point where it is select shape as boundary, when I select all the hearts the nest stays greyed out , Can You help I have design edition and 4.5 . Thanks in advance
Than you so much for this!
You're welcome! 😊
This is so cool! Is it possible to click on individual words once in the shape and rotate? I was wondering as a few of the words in the N were upside down and my brain wanted to turn them right way up 😅 great video again, thanks. I’m about to upgrade my software but big upgrade because I use a Cricut!
Hey Tracey, you can absolutely move any of the words once the nesting is complete. Hope this helps! ---Becky
Very cool
Thanks for watching! 😊
I loved this tutorial and it worked beautifully, until just recently. First I make my shapes like you did that I want to nest inside my bigger shape. Then I create the shape I want, say a circle or heart, etc. The moment I select the shape and click on Custom Boundary button, instantly the Nesting button is grayed out and it will not let me nest my smaller shapes into the larger one. Any idea why? I have search and searched, even tried contacting Silhouette America, and no information and no response. Can you please help?
Hey Billie! What version of Silhouette Studio are you using? - Dawn
I bought a pattern but I want to modify it. I want to connect a piece to the outline but there is a cut line in the way so that when I hit send, it shows the cut line and the fold line as one. Is there a way to meld the two pieces without the cut line so only the fold line will now be a part of the pattern?
Hi there! You may need to first weld the items and then add the line in after - Dawn
@@DesignBundles Hmm, I did try weld but the cut line still showed when I tested it on the send.
However, I shall now try it again without the fold lines. Thank you.
GREAT!!!!! tHANKS
Happy to help, thank you for watching! 😊
This is a great video. I am trying to do the hearts. I draw my big heart and selected all other hearts. I open the Nest panel and click on select shape as boundary. Unchecked only media shape and set other features. But when I click on Nest, all my hearts turn blue and nothing else happens. They never go inside of the big heart. What am I doing wrong?
Let me correct this. When I click on select shape as boundary, ALL my hearts UNSELECT and turn blue!!!! I cant not select them all again after that in order for me to click on Nest!
I haven't experienced this issue but I'll see if I can either recreate it or research the issue for you. Hope this helps! ---Becky
I'm trying to nest in a capital R and it is only going in the center of the R, not throughout the whole letter. What am I missing? And BTW I love your videos!
Nesting can be a little finicky, but I would make sure that your shapes will fit inside the letter (not too large). Sometimes it takes a few tries, and make sure all your shapes are off to the side of the mat. Those are my first two thoughts. Hope this helps! ---Becky
@@DesignBundles I have tried everything I can think of. I really need the letter R. I've changed the fonts, made it large, made the fillers smaller, tried with just shapes going in (not words)...and it only fills in the middle of the R. I used a N like you did and it worked perfectly. I guess it doesn't like letters with circles in the middle :( Oh well off to something else... thanks for trying to help!
I was able to do this within a star, however I am trying to nest within an image I created. It will not let me do it. Is there something that I need to do to the image first?
Hey Mary, it depends a little. What type of design are you using? It does need to be a completed path. If you double click on the line, it will open the Point Editing menu. Look at all the dots and see if any of them are red. If there are red dots, then your path is broken and Silhouette Studio won't fill it with anything. Hope this helps! ---Becky
Is there an update to this video or maybe I am missing something. I am following step by step and the nesting feature isnt working. The button is lighting up to press.
for anyone having trouble, missed step on the edition that I am using now....I had to group the shapes and place them on the cutting area in order for the nest button to enable. not sure why that is.
Thank you for sharing the update to help other customers who may be stuck as well! - Dawn
awesome
Thanks John, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! -Becky
This feature keeps causing my program to shut down. Any advice on how to fix this?
Hey Mae, for some reason this feature is taxing on your computer system. I would close all other programs and design tabs you may have open, then allow the computer time to do it's work after clicking the Nest button. Hope this helps! ---Becky
I tried welding my words but it doesn’t work, what am I doin wrong? I select a word select weld but I can still select individual letters?
Hey Janet, as long as the letters are overlapping, welding should work easily for you. I would say to restart your software and try to create the design from scratch again. That way in case anything happened to your file in the designing process that you didn't notice, you can try again with a clean slate. Hope this helps! ---Becky
What if I wanted it multiple colors
Great question Vickie! If you want multiple colors, you would change each heart's color before grouping. I would recommend grouping each color together, that way it's easy to separate for cutting. Thanks for watching and let me know if you have additional questions! -Becky
Most of the time my nesting tool crashes 😪
It doesn’t work very well with P letter. I wonder why?
Our apologies for the delay in response and we hope you've found the answer but if you are still having any troubles, please feel free to write in to mail@designbundles.net or join us in a live chat so we can help with your next project! - Brittany
What else is cool about the Designer edition?
I can't for the life of me figure out how you added all the circles just by scrolling down. Is there a tutorial on how you did that?
There is, Rhonda! That's a great question. So I use the shortcut for the duplicate function (CTRL + directional arrow on keyboard). So I held down the CTRL button on my keyboard and then tapped which direction I wanted to duplicate. It works for up, down, left or right. We have a video on my top 10 favorite shortcuts in Silhouette Studio and that is one of my most used, for sure! Here is the link if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/hHMCNv4-Xr0/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching! -Becky
@@DesignBundles Oh WOW!!! Thank you so very much. I just tried it and it worked great. Now I am going to and check out your top 10 favorite shortcuts. YAY!!!
I must've missed something cuz this didn't work for me
Hi there! If you can, send an email to mail@designbundles.net and we can help walk you through it! - Dawn
Nestin tool does not want to work
hi Becky got it to work .Thanks fot your awesome videos. Excellent love how you explain everything
Hi Thelah! What type of troubles are you having? - Dawn 🙂