Craft Edge released a comprehensive new version of their Sure Cuts a Lot software today. Those who visit my blog regularly will know what a huge fan I am of this program. It opens up whole new creative ways to use your Cricut, allowing you to use any of the TrueType fonts on your PC to cut words and titles, as well as designs you make yourself or download from the internet.
Among the new features are multiple selections and groupings, support for multiple layers and pages, vertical typing, customizable workspace arrangement and a quick and easy Autotrace function.
I haven't had too much time to play, so there may be more things that I haven't discovered yet, but one thing I am sure of, I LOVE IT! :)
Edit: I can't, in all conscious, leave this post to stand in it's original form. After some time using SCAL 2, it seems there are quite a few bugs in it. Hopefully Craft Edge release an update soon to fix some of the problems with it! (I will still love it once that's done!)
Breaking news: I've heard that Craft Edge hope to have an update available in the next couple of days or so :)
I would recommend watching the full screen version of this video, you won't see a lot of the detail in a smaller window! As it's a large file, if you play it and it stops part way through, it just means it hasn't fully downloaded to your computer yet, so be patient :)
To see a full screen version, click here.
56 comments :
Thank you, Dan! I never really got the hang of Inkscape and now I can do the images I want with SCAL! You are a natural teacher (I'm a retired principal and teacher) and enjoy your tutorials SO MUCH! What a prince you are.
You are the best, Dan! I never got the hang of Inkscape, and I am THRILLED with Todd's new update! It does everything I want to do without the hassle! Thanks for your great instruction - you're a natural teacher!
Thanks for the video Dan! You make things so much easier for me!!!
You are such a star Dan ... or should I say Prince??? ... Now you are royalty will you still be talking to a commoner like me????
Joking apart - you really do make these things look easy and encourage me to try things that would otherwise never cross my mind - so Thank you XXX
Awesome. I downloaded it early today and can't wait to get started on my 2 huge projects. Thanks to your video I can see they are going to be much easier to do.
thanks, that was a big help!
Great overview of the new features! Thanks, Dan!
Thanks for the video Dan!!
This is gonna be great!!
Good to see you again!
Dorothy
Great job Dan! You always make it look so simple. Thank you for taking the time to explain it all! :-)
Wow! The new version looks awesome. Thanks so much for the video!
Dan, you're the man! Thank you for taking the time to make your video tutorials. You make it so easy to understand, and now I need to go buy the new sure cuts a lot!
thanks again,
Pam
Thanks Dan that's really made me want to buy the update :-)
Thanks Dan, for this quick and great video on the new SCAL2, you're the best!
Thanks so much, Dan. You made this all look so easy. I am so excited that I will be able to get more use from SCAL because I am greatly intimidated by Inkscape. Thanks for sharing.
Gale M.
WOW Dan your on the ball with this I just downloaded it and so far I am loving it!!!!!
Dan
Excellent demo of the new scal. I already love the old program, but now will love the new one even more. And it has many of the features I have been wishing for!
Dan, you're the bestest! :) Payday is Friday...I'm totally upgrading SCAL! Though I think those of us who assisted with the new features should get a discount! ;) LOL!
Thanks you really made it look simple. I don't have SCAL yet because I could never figure inkscape out. Now maybe I can do this. THANKS
Great job Dan lovely info but can you also tell us how do you upgrade from version 1 to 2 or do you have re-purchase? Love your tutorials they have taught me so much and are easy to follow. Also loved the free regular cut files when you were doing them.
Looks great! Can't wait for the Mac version!
Evelyn
Love the new features Dan !! Thanks for showing us !
You are definitely, DAN THE MAN! I always love your videos. Very helpful. Thanks so much!!!!
Thanks! This was wonderful!
P.S. I love your British Accent!
Thank you very much for the tutorial and preview of the latest SCAL.
Once again, you have done an excellent job in making a tutorial. Thanks!
That was a wonderful video! Craft Edge ought to reward you for showing off their product so nicely! *Ü* I am definitely buying it this weekend when I have time to play with it!
Cropncrazy
Oh Dan!! What a great addition to SCAL....I cant wait to use it! Thanks for the tutorial....I too, like others have not learned to use Inkscape yet.
I'm excited!! lol
Nice one Dan xx
Your a genius!
Thanks for all your time.
God Bless You!
Lori
Thanks Dan! good to see you back on the SCAL circut;)
Cheers,
Lindsay
Dan great job. I love the new features but I want the MAC version. You made sure I will check SCAL board to see when it's out. Thanks.
Norma
Dan,
I see you've heard it many times...but thanks so much for the video. You do make it easy to understand. I haven't used my SCAL program a lot because I've had a little difficulty figuring it all out. Do you have other tutorials? I'm trying to figure out how to layer a welded word - where I have one color on the bottom and a different color on top in thinner letters. I haven't had much luck with that.
Hi Dan
Great Job! this scal 2 is amazing. How does one get it? I have the original scal and I thought that was good.
Thank you personally for taking time to make videos for us visual learners to understand! Bravo!
AWESOME!!! Thanks so much for taking time to share!!
Ann
thanks for the video. I'm directing people to your vid!
Thanks so much-great tut I bought SCAL and never used it like you do-I would just cut one thing at a time and was not fully using it. Thank you for explaining it so well! You Rock!
what can I say Dan - you are just awesome! Thank you for explaining this to me - I had missed the rollout, came in to see all the e-mails and immediately looked for you! You must be a teacher because as Laurel said, you're a natural.
Hugs from this side of the pond!(again!!)
Trish
Thanks for sharing this. I love your tutorials.
thank you dan - you are a star -
thank you thank you thank you...
Dan you continue to amaze us! The videos you share with us are such a blessing!
thanks for sharing!
Michelle
http://Leavingalegacyoffaith.ning.com
Thanks so much, Dan. I haven't purchased SCAL yet because it always seems so involved. Not anymore. I'm off to order SCAL2 this morning.
eileen
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best,
paulo
http://scale-files.blogspot.com/
Great tutorial!!! Thank you Dan!!!!
Wow Dan, this is a great tutorial.
I'm been unsure about purchasing SCAL because my computer skills leave something to be desired. After viewing your video, I think even I can master this.
Hou should be a spokesman for SCAL.
Thanks.
Dan,
Your tutorial is outstanding! I just got the upgrade and I'm so delighted. Looking forward to more wonderful tutorials!!
Soraya
Thank you for this tutorial. I have upgraded but not looked at it yet, I will now!
Dan can you sort some confusion for me. I was told not to download the new version of design studio else it will stop my SCAL working. Now I have downloaded and paid for SCAL 2 but am wondering what to do about design studio as I am hoping to get some new carts which will necessitate the newer Design Studio but I dont want to loose SCAL, please advise.
It isn't Design Studio itself that causes the problem Liz, it's if it needs you to update your Cricut. I've heard no one else mention any problems with DS, but I don't have it myself so can't really advise you. I suggest you email support@craftedge.com and ask them, they're usually pretty quick to reply.
That was super! Thanks for the tutorial! Love the trace thingy.
Hi Dan. I heard you mention Inkscape to get a .jpg or .bmp outline. I just got SCAL. Is it just getting them as a .jpg or.bmp to import into SCAL? (Im using the older version). I just wondered if I could do the same in photoshop.
Thank you!!! I'm glad you're back in action and updating your blog. Your information is great. Your explanation of layers vs pages is excellent & just what I needed. I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say about autotrace next!
wow, I just watched the video and I'm ready to update. I haven't used my SCAL as much as I wanted to because of my confusion with Inkscape..So glad I can now bypass that!!..thank you so much for a great tutorial!!
Thanks so much Dan!
Thanks Dan. I am new to Cricut and SCAL, but after viewing your tutorial, I am sure I can get the hang of it soon. Great video!
Bless you! Bless you! Thank you for your awesome tutorial. That was sooooooo helpful and it seems so easy to understand -- I think I can do. I'm going to try it tomorrow. Thanks again, and like everyone says "you're the best".
I just got the Cricut this week. I was almost sorry that I spent the money till I saw this video. I couldn't get it to do what I wanted. SCAL does do exactly what I want! I wanted to print something in an arch. I did that in Word Art. Screen print, saved as jpg, and traced the shapes. A couple of steps, but it comes out exactly the way I want!
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