The default settings in SCAL2 result in squared off points when shadowing shapes or svg files. The image below shows two stars: a plain star, and an identical star with the default shadow.
This can be fixed by changing the default settings. From the menu, select Edit/Preferences. The Preference dialog box will appear. Deselect the “Default Shadowing” check box.
This is also where you can select other preferences, such as the SVG dpi (90 for Inkscape or 72 for Adobe Illustrator) and “Keep Proportions”.
The image below shows the same two stars without the “Default Shadowing”. This appears to work for both the SCAL shapes and imported svg files. It doesn’t appear to make a change in the disappearing text though.
Thank you for your very helpful tutorials…..I am sure they will help me to more fully enjoy and use SCAL 2
I have Scal2,how do I know if I need to update my version?
You can have SCAL check for updates when it starts up. To do that, open SCAL, then from the menu select Edit/Preferences. Click on the Updates tab and select “Automatically check for updates”, click “OK”. You can find out what version you have by either watching the window when you start SCAL or you can use Help/About in the SCAL menu. You can check here for the latest version available. HTH
Scal 2 version I have does not show default shadow box. I only am seeing “keep mat visible when cutting, remember, last mat size, warn me about firmware and use full font scan version.”
Edith, It sounds like you have either 2.001 or 2.002. You should go to the Craft Edge website and download and install the latest version of SCAL2. http://www.craftedge.com/download/download.html There is no charge to update from any of the 2.0 versions to the latest version, and some worthwhile changes have been made.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll be sure to change that shortly. I noticed today that when I cut shadowed text, that the cricut doesn’t complete the cut so I end up needing to finish cutting the text out. Will your suggestion fix this?
I didn’t notice any major change in text made directly in SCAL2. This does work on text imported as svg though.