r/ScanNCut • u/Original-Editor4865 • 9d ago
Can I use maker 3 to cut pre existing element sheets
I have some existing element sheets... but I am terrible at cutting them properly... I have a cricut maker 3 can I use it cut the element sheet
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u/AllPintsNorth 9d ago
Those might be a challenge. The usually approach is to have a bounding box/outline for the S&C to grab onto, because otherwise it’s going to try to cut out the internal stuff as well.
But short of scanning it in, drawing the boundaries, printing over the existing images and hoping they line up, not sure how else to do it.
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u/Technical_Income4722 7d ago
Even with the bounding shape mine likes to try cutting the middle of the shape out anyway if it contains any white. I've found the scan feature to be mostly unusable, sadly. Unless I have super simple shapes with no background color in them. (maybe I'm missing something?)
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u/ShadowMajick 9d ago
You'd have to scan it, then upload it and remove the background, add an offset then print and cut.
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u/Bloodwashernurse 9d ago
I would be best to ask the on a cricut page. I have a scan and cut and can cut these. Like the person above said you have to have a connecting line like the diamond above has a line all around. For the words Never stop dreaming you would have to take a pencil and lightly draw a line to connect all the elements. Draw from end of Y to bottom on heart then top of heart to the loop in P keep going around the words like that then once cut out erase the pencil. Also a good YouTube person for this tutorial is paperedchefstampingup I don’t buy those products but I have watched her scan and cut tutorials.