Silhouette Connect
Silhouette Connect™ gives you the ability to send projects you've designed in Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® straight to your Silhouette electronic cutting tool with no need to convert them to a Silhouette Studio® compatible format.
Features
Instructions
- Mac:
- Download Silhouette Connect™ from http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/software/silhouette-connect
- Double-Click the DMG to open it.
- Double-Click the Silhouette
- Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the license key when prompted.
- PC:
- Download Silhouette Connect™ from http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/software/silhouete-connect
- Double-Click the Silhouette Connect™ Installer.exe
- Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the license key when prompted.
The Silhouette Connect® plug-in allows users to send projects to the Silhouette electronic cutting tool directly from Adobe Illustrator® (CS4 – CS6, CC; does not support illegal copies of Illustrator) or CorelDRAW® (X4 - X6 - Full version only; does not support "Home and Student","Essentials" edition, or illegal copies of CorelDRAW). The plug-in does not currently work with any other vector imaging programs aside from those listed in the Compatibility section below.
The Silhouette Connect® plug-in includes the ability to add registration marks for print & cut jobs, which work with the Silhouette machine's registration mark sensor.
The Silhouette Connect® plug-in is offered at a cost of $39.99. The license allows the user to utilize the plug-in on up to three different computers. Once installed, the plug-in is accessed directly from the major vector imaging program in question.
The plug-in requires Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® to be installed on the computer in question. Purchase of the Silhouette Connect™ plug-in does not include the Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® software.
Compatible Vector Programs:
- Adobe Illustrator® CS4 – CS6, CC (Does not support illegal copies of Illustrator)
- CorelDRAW® X4 - X6 (Full version only - does not support "Home and Student", "Essentials" edition, or illegal copies of CorelDRAW)
Compatible OS Versions:
- Mac® - OS X 10.6.8 and higher
- PC - Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Compatible Cutting Units:
- Silhouette CAMEO®
- Silhouette Portrait®
- Silhouette SD
- original Silhouette
- Graphtec Craft ROBO (CC100 - CC300 series only)
Silhouette Connect version V1.3.058 has now been moved from Beta status to Release status. As a reminder, this software update contains the following:
Adobe CC 2018 support
- Portrait 2 support
To decide which software upgrade to buy, see the software comparison chart here