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Release notes
New Features!
Smart Snapping - re-position shapes easily with smart snap guides! Press ‘S’ to toggle Smart Snapping.
Print Preview - see a preview of how your Print & Cut job will print before you send.
Transparent PNG Auto-Trace - drag PNG files with transparent backgrounds to create instant cut lines around the solid areas of your image!
Standard Edition Fixes
Users can now change the page color / media color in preferences and toggle between this and white with (w) key
Irregular white bars no longer displayed on launch
The tooltip for Arc Tool is no longer 'Flexishapes'
Corrected the swedish firmware update translation
Fixed performance issue where memory usage increases after tracing then does not drop again after
Fixed an issue causing a crash when swapping between active documents with Registration marks
"Never" has been restored to the update preferences options
Performing a copy & paste while in the Library will no longer copy & paste the selected object on the Design Area
Removed unnecessary folders from Silhouette Studio installers
Resolved a conflict with connecting a Cameo 4 Plus followed by a CE Lite-50
Increased the minimum grid size to 0.04in/1mm
Changing the grid color is now working as expected
Updated Japanese translations
Silhouette Studio no longer requires an install of Silhouette Link or Bonjour
Open files now honor changes to the default save location Preference
Removed duplicative 'Default' options from Preferences drop-downs
Expanding a Preference drop-down no longer activates 'Apply' button
Mouse Hover color in dark mode is no longer white
Fixed an issue with the Lock Scale Ratio button preventing input above 20 inches
Selecting multiple objects no longer toggles the aspect ratio lock
32-bit Release versions are no longer displaying the beta dialog upon startup
Font installer is now verified
Application window size is now remembered on start-up
'Restore factory defaults' no longer causes SS to crash
General performance improvements
Fixed log file cleanup
Crash no longer occurs when trying to use Studio in a very small window
OK button is now visible on the 'Device detected' pop-up on Windows 7 machines
Added a right-click context menu to document tabs
UI is now better aligned in Preferences
Default blade choice in preferences is now working
All options in the Display tab of preferences now work as expected
Preference window buttons now fit Mac OS OK/Close conventions
Reduced the size of the Preferences window
Removed 'Silhouette Device Connections' options from Preferences
‘Restore Defaults’ is now correctly restoring changed settings in Preferences
Tutorial text is easier to read when using the Grey theme
Design Fixes
Resizing the font in a sticky note will resize the note to fit
Registration marks are the same initial size whether enabled by Page Setup or Default Preference
Opening two files and switching between them now updates the mat in the Page Setup panel
Page size is no longer set to custom when the values match Letter dimensions
Registration Mark Length slider no longer misses a step when increasing size from the lowest value
You can now hold shift while panning a pattern to constrain it to a vertical or horizontal direction
It is possible to collapse panels again
Compound paths are now showing correctly in the Glyph preview
Image scale is now transferred correctly when using the eyedropper tool
Warping no longer creates many more points than necessary on a filled shape
Specify Dimensions section is now disabled when no object is selected
Using the Move tool in the Quick Access Toolbar will no longer move objects when the distance is set to 0
Moved Print Bleed to the 'Registration Marks' panel
Restored the Custom option in the media size dropdown of Page Setup
Page Setup sliders are now more accurate
You can no longer snap to hidden guides
The eraser cursor no longer appears to snap to grid
Pressing 'i' to select Eyedropper no longer causes Cross-hairs to become frozen
Applying a new default orientation now greys out the "Apply" button
Text panel advanced options now work with Dark Theme
Made Pixscan warning text more readable on the Dark Theme
Added an 'X' to Sticky Note top-right corner when a Sticky Note is active
Sticky Notes can now be edited once the file has been saved
Added a 'Do you want to delete this Sticky Note' warning when a note with text is deleted
Sticky Notes can now be re-scaled
Created a Dynamic Toolbar for Sticky Notes
Sticky Notes can no longer be resized to the point the text is pushed out of the note
Pan Pattern icon now moves with a shape
The Silhouette icon on the Toolbar is no longer pixelated
Zoom is no longer reset when you switch from design to send
Glyphs panel is no longer white in the Dark Theme
Add a checkbox on page setup for ‘constrain media to cutting mat’
Spanish translation for reg mark on/off checkboxes are now correct
Updated Japanese text for certain materials
Commercial font indicator is now displaying for commercial fonts
Files saved in a .jpg/png format now respect DPI settings
Increased size of the grid lines on the Cameo 4 Plus 15" cutting mat
Improved the time it takes to change the line and fill properties of text objects
Secondary grid lines can now be set to a different color
Send Fixes
A cut job with no cut lines will no longer send job startup data to the machine
Have you mirrored?' pop-up now appears in Cut by Line/Fill/Color
Improved message that is displayed when Action Not Found
Incompatible material settings dialog no longer appears when sending with 2mm Kraft Blade
String name no longer appears in context menu when multiple user-defined materials have been selected
Cut border no longer becomes offset to reg marks when you have a Portrait cutter
Users prompted whether they want to copy updated 'Cameo 4 Tool 1' settings to 'Default’ tab
Smart Cut should no longer create unnecessary cuts for dashed lines
Device name is now saved directly to the machine rather than to your preferences
Layer field is no longer blank in Cut by Layer
Removed Emboss as an action from Copy Paper
Tutorial instructions in Send have been adjusted for Cameo 4
Extended media-only cutting range to 60ft for machines which support the roll feeder
Carriage now returns to origin after a Test Cut
Updated the "Load Media" text when a Cameo 4 is connected
Enabled advanced users to turn off Smart Cut loop generation in Material Settings
Smart Cut can now raise blade when traversing loops
Removed unusable 'cut' settings from CAMEO4 Tool 2 materials
Renaming a duplicated material no longer crashes Studio
Sketch Pen settings have been updated to improve the "Dragging lines" issue
Stipple sorting has been re-added
Barcode cuts are now more reliable
Adjusted the Send Panel dropdown UI
Cardstock, Plain and Cardstock, Textured Emboss settings have been corrected
Updated Wood Paper settings
Sketch action has been removed from the materials "Metal Sheets, Etching" and "Metal Sheets, Stippling"
Default Punch force is now 7 and can be set higher if required
Added Rotary Cut action to Crepe Paper
Renamed 'Skim Force' to 'Loop Force' in Rotary cut settings
Increased the maximum force to 23 for Rotary Blade
Made the force 1 by default on all newly created custom materials for Tool 2
Blade Depth dial for 3mm Kraft Blade now goes up to 30 in all areas
Calibration distance adjustment lines are now printing
Red and Blue circles have been removed from the Calibration sheet to avoid confusion
Changed '(Auto) Tool Name' to 'Tool Name (Detected)' in the Tool dropdown
Cameo 3 is no longer defaulting to ratchet blade when 'Choose Automatically' Preference is enabled
Studio no longer crashes when you send a stipple design to a Curio
'Other' is now at the bottom of the material categories list
Weed Lines now cut with settings for Tool 1
Languages are now changing appropriately on the Send panel
Library Fixes
Removed references to Cloud in the Barcode panel
Updating the Library from 3.6 no longer shows an old logo
Editing a folder via the properties window no longer causes a crash
Studio no longer removes the last part of the file if multiple periods are used in the file name
Scroll bar now appears when folders overflow the window
Sign in window displays the correct error code when the Silhouette Library is down for maintenance
Improved Library security
Fixed a crash with certain Libraries/Design IDs
'Could not sync' message is now more obvious
Update to Library cached image access
Speed improvements to Library UI
Color changes to improve readability in the Snapshot panel
Library banner no longer appears if you click 'X' while an account is syncing
Changed Right-Click 'Open' label to 'Use' for fonts
Made the Font drop-down wider and longer
There is now a warning when users are about to remove a user from the library
Tooltips have been added for show/hide library icon and library status icons
Designer Edition & Above Fixes
Designs should no longer be able to be dragged into Locked Layers
Crash no longer occurs when closing Studio while Layers or Nesting is open
Resolved a crash relating to files that were saved while Trace By Colour was active
Lowercase y no longer looks like a v on the Font Creation sheet
It is now possible to adjust the color of crosshairs
Pop-up now uses its own line colors, rather than the default line style
Right-clicking with the Magnet Trace tool selected will now start undoing the Magnet Trace
Exported SVGs with Compound Paths should now render correctly in other programs
Studio no longer crashes when opening the glyph tab of the font creation panel or the text panel on Mac
Media area is now correct when editing font glyphs
Reduced the number of points created when saving a font
Improved the time Studio took to save a Handwritten Font
Opening another panel whilst editing a glyph no longer closes the glyph
UI no longer flickers when upgrading/downgrading
Nesting boundary is no longer incorrect when using registration marks
Puzzle sliders no longer intermittently fail
Using 'Puzzle Selected Shape' on an image fill no longer results in a tiled image
Designs should no longer be able to be pasted into locked Layers
Page no longer resets to 12 inches when adjusting size in Media Layout view
Added units of measurement to 'Margin' and 'Nesting' sliders in Media Layout View
Studio no longer crashes when turning on crosshairs after setting a default line color
Shape no longer invisible when the angle of the Rhinestones is set to Perpendicular
Rhinestone Spacing and Angle Offset sliders no longer snap back to default values when using the arrows
