Copyright Silhouette School 2016. Powered by Blogger.


How to Cut and Score with Silhouette CAMEO 4 in a Single Pass

The ability to cut and score with Silhouette CAMEO can be extremely helpful when it comes to paper projects! 

silhouette 101, silhouette america blog, cameo 4, score line, cut and score

This Silhouette tutorial will show to set up cut and score lines in Silhouette Studio..which comes in really handy for cards, 3d box cards and favor bag toppers like for these adorable s'more bags.  
Start in Silhouette Studio by drawing the shape you wish to cut - a rectangle in this case.

cameo 4, score line, cut and score, auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

Draw a line across the shape - this will be the line where you will fold the shape along. Make the line the same width as the shape. For example, the rectangle is 6.25 inches wide, therefore the line is also the same 6.25 inches.

cameo 4, score line, paper cutting, auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

If you need to center the line within the shape, select both the line and shape and then use the Alignment tools in the top quick access menu to Center them or align them together as you need for your project.

cameo 4, score line, Align Tools, auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

Now, you need the line colors of the rectangle and the line to be different. It doesn't matter what colors they are, as long as they are NOT the same. In this example, the outline color of the rectangle is red, and the straight line is blue. 

Change the line color to something else, like blue using the Quick Access Line Color tool.

cameo 4, score line, cut and score, auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

How To Set a Score a Line Using Cut by Line Color 

Go to the Send panel and click the Line tab. This tab allows you to cut (or score) by line color. In this case, we want the CAMEO 4 to cut on the red lines and score on the blue line!

Select the appropriate material settings for both of the colored lines in your project - I'm using 110 lb. Recollections cardstock from Michaels so the material setting I chose was Coverstock, Heavy.

cameo 4, score line, cut by line color, auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

The Action setting is where you are going to tell the software which lines to score and which lines to cut. 

In the Action column change the Action of the blue line to "Score" - because that's our score line. With the Action set to Score, the CAMEO will not cut all the way through the cardstock, only part way through.

Make sure the red line is still set to cut.

cameo 4, score line, cut settings, auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

How to Cut a Score Line and Cut Line in a Single Pass with Silhouette CAMEO 

IMPORTANT:  If you want both the Score and the Cut to happen in the same pass, you MUST use a Silhouette CAMEO Autoblade. Using an autoblade will allow the machine to adjust the blade depth between the scoring and the cutting automatically. 

If you use a manual blade you will need to pause the machine or send one at a time to give you the ability to adjust the blade between passes. 
 
Load the cardstock onto your cutting mat and load the mat into the CAMEO. Click Send in Silhouette Studio to begin the cutting and score. 

Here's what the score line looks like in the cardstock. It's a very shallow cut in the cardstock. It's harder to see than the cut lines of the outside rectangle (but it's there!).


cameo 4, score line, cardstock auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

Fold the card so the score is in the inside of the fold to hide it. 

cameo 4, score line, card making, auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

Use used these bag toppers as the base for make some adorable s'more kit bags. That part of the bag topper was printed and cut using a set of designs in So Fontsy's Summer Vacation and Travel Bundle and then glue directly onto the bag topper. 

cameo 4, score line, paper cutting, auto blade, silhouette cameo tutorial

The Smore SVG designs were original just black, but we changed the colors in Silhouette Studio to give them a custom look. You can check out a tutorial on how to change colors of an SVG in Silhouette Studio here

cameo 4, score line, cut and score, SVG color, silhouette cameo tutorial

To grab the Summer Vacation and Travel Bundle from So Fontsy (and today's daily freebie) head over to So Fontsy

Silhouette SVG, Cricut SVG, Silhouette fonts, Commercial use SVG, Silhouette cut files

Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission. That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine!



Get Silhouette School lessons delivered to your email inbox! Select Once Daily or Weekly.


www.silhouetteu.com

3 comments

  1. Hi Melissa, I also score and pass in one go, I have the Cameo 2 and the ratchet blade. I do the same as you with regard to the line colours. I use the same blade depth, but alter the score numbers to the lowest ie, if it says Force 20, I put it to 5, I can then just let it score and cut perfectly.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I appreciate your tip. I will have to give this a try.

      Delete
  2. I find your tutorials really helpful but can you please mention when the action, like scoring and cutting in one pass, is only available in business edition.

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for leaving a comment! We get several hundred comments a day. While we appreciate every single one of them it's nearly impossible to respond back to all of them, all the time. So... if you could help me by treating these comments like a forum where readers help readers.

In addition, don't forget to look for specific answers by using the Search Box on the blog. If you're still not having any luck, feel free to email me with your question.