If you have embroidery files (like PES files), you can actually open them in Silhouette Studio and use them to cut precise fabric pieces with your Silhouette CAMEO.
You will need Designer Edition Plus or Business Edition in order to open embroidery files in Silhouette Studio.
With that upgraded version, launch Studio and then go to File > Open. Navigate to the PES file and select it. (You can also navigate to the file and drag and drop it directly into Silhouette Studio.)
It will open in Silhouette Studio with all of the embroidery stitches.
Most of them you won't need so you can select and move them away before deleting them.
The tack down or placement stitch is the layer you'll use as a cut line.
Once you find the tack down layer, delete the other layers of stitches and just keep the single cut line.
I'll be honest - it can be a little messy separating all of these layers so I have some tricks for how to do this quickly and efficiently. This step-by-step embroidery video tutorial makes it super easy to understand, even if you've never worked with embroidery files before!
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