So I downloaded a SVG file… now what?!

This tutorial shows you how to convert an SVG file to one that you can use with your Silhouette Cameo. I will be directing you to another blog, as well as showing you screenshots of the process on here.

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Search Pinterest for “free SVG”

Click one that you like, and download it

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Before we go any further, locate your “Downloads” folder. ((To access mine, I simply click the folder on the task bar. On the left side menu, I find the Downloads folder and then find the SVG file. )) Find your SVG file, and right click it. Then click “Extract all”.

When the dialog opens, click extract.

Note: This particular design that I downloaded requires a password. It is located on the page where you originally downloaded the SVG from. Just enter it, and you are all set.

Now in your downloads folder, there is a zipped file and an unzipped file. Go ahead and delete the zipped file. You don’t need it.

Now we are going to move the SVG file for easier access. Click and drag it to the desktop for now. 

You can move the file to a different location later.

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Google “how to open svg in silhouette studio” and click the first link.

Follow the directions on THIS blog. She gives a step by step tutorial on how to download the program you need to convert the file.

Basically, here are the steps she describes:

Download and Open Inkscape. (I do not have screen shots of how to download the program… it is pretty self- explanatory.)

Once the program is open, click  “File > Open” to locate your SVG that you just downloaded. It should be easy to locate right on the desktop.

Then click “File> SAVE AS”

And choose “Desktop Cutting Plotter” from the drop down menu and click save.

A box will pop up, and you want to choose the box that says “use ROBO- master type of spline output” and click okay.

Then you can exit Inkscape. (It might ask you to resave, but I just click exit without saving again.)

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Open your Studio software library and also the SVG file on your desktop. Click and drag the file with the DXF extension into your library, and you are finished! Now you will be able to cut as usual.