The Sure Cuts A Lot 5 + 6 Classroom, brought to you by ScrappyDew, will give you access to a course that walks you through the process of getting started using Sure Cuts a Lot 5 and 6.
If you previously purchased the Classrroom for Sure Cuts A Lot 5, you will automatically get access to version 6 videos as they are added to the course.
This is a paid course with no monthly fees. You will have access for life.
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This course is $75, but is on sale for only $30 when purchased together with Sure Cuts A Lot 6 or eCAL3.
As a student of this course, you will get:
- Over 10 hours of video content
- More videos scheduled to be released
- Invite to join the Classroom Discussion Group on Facebook
- Suggest new topics/lectures
- No ads on the website or videos
- Updates to the course to match the current Sure Cuts A Lot 5 + 6. So when new features come out, you will now that we will add it to the course.
Course Topics Included
Chapter 1 - Getting Started
- Activating the Software
- Installing the USB Driver
- Installing your Cutter
- Main SCAL Screen
- Library
- Properties Panel
- Customizing the Properties Panel and Workspace
Chapter 1 - Document Panel
- Document Panel
- Mat Size
- Orientation
- Units
- Show Grid
- Workspace Alpha
- Show Outlines Only
- Show Print Margins and Registration Marks
- Show Page Color
Chapter 1 - Commonly Used Features
- Snap to Feature
- Other Preferences
- Zooming
- Panning
- Undo and Redo
- Projects and Pages
Chapter 2 - Handling Files
- Opening Files
- Saving SCAL Files
Chapter 2 - Customizing the Library
- Shapes Tab
- Fonts Tab
- Projects Tab
Chapter 2 - Layers Panel
- Layers Panel
- Introduction to the Layers Panel
- Parts of the Layers Panel
- Creating Folders and Moving Layers
Chapter 2 - Importing Files Formats
- Importing SVG Files
- Importing Raster Files
Chapter 2 - Exporting Other Files Formats
- Exporting in SVG Format
- Exporting in JPG PNG BMP and TIFF Formats
Chapter 3 - Manipulating and Coloring Shapes
- Basic Shapes
- Selecting Shapes
- Basic Selection Handles
- Deleting
- Moving
- Resizing
- Autofit
- Rotating
- Skewing
- Distorting
- Mirroring and Flipping
- Locking and Unlocking
- Hiding and Showing
- Grouping and Ungrouping
- Breaking and Merging
- Arranging and Ordering Shapes
Chapter 3 - Stroke and Fill
- Fill and Stroke
- Color Fill
- Pattern Fill
- Gradient Fill
- Opacity
- Stroke Settings
- Converting Strokes into Closed Shapes
- Dropper tool
Chapter 3 - Cutting, Copying, Pasting, Duplicating
- Cutting to the Clipboard
- Copying to the Clipboard
- Pasting from the Clipboard
- Duplicating - Duplicate
- Quick Duplicate
Chapter 3 - Alignment
- Align to Page
- Align to Selection
- Distribute
- Distribute to Page
- Distribute to Selection
Chapter 4 - Working with Text
- Text Options
- Creating a Connected Letter Title
- Stenciling Letters
- Open Path Fonts OPF
- Knockout
- Title Crawl
- Sizing Lettering for Particular Fonts
- Sizing Letters for Welding Inside Rectangles
Chapter 4 - Selecting Fonts
- Choosing a Font from the Font menu
- Choosing a Font via Font Preview
- Temporarily Installing a Font
Chapter 4 - Modes of Text
- Adding Text Options
- Type Tool
- Vertical Type Tool
- Type on Path Tool
- Type on Arch Tool
Chapter 4 - Text Settings
- Text Settings
- Other Text Editing
Chapter 5 - Tracing and Drawing
- Raster versus Vector
- Finding Easy Images to Trace
- Trace Settings
- Monochrome Trace of a Color Images Effects of Contrast
- Monochrome Trace - Effects of Smooth
- Monochrome Trace - Effects of Despeckle and Detail
- Monochrome Trace - Single Line Threshold and Blackout
- PNG Files and the Alpha Channle Settings
- Monochrome Trace - Effects of Resample
- Monochrome Trace - Resample vs Smooth and HPF
- Color Layer Trace
- Single Layer Trace
- Draw Mask Function
- HPF Tracing Applications
- The Draw Tool - Straight Lines
- The Draw Tool - Bezier Curves
- The Draw Tool - Adding Deleting Nodes
- Editing the Trace
- Key Points in SCAL for Tracing
Chapter 6 - Editing
- Simplify
- Split Path
- Close Path
- Join Paths
- Path Offset
- Eraser
- Using Knife
- Using Crop Tool
Chapter 7 - Designing
- Project Info
- Guidelines
- Templates and Importing Custom Templates
- Shadow Layer
Chapter 7 - Effects Menu
- Warp
- Lattice
- Rhinestones Guidelines
- Rhinestones Outlines
- Rhinestone Fill
- Editing Rhinestone Designs
- Adding an Outline to a Rhinestone Design
- Using Purchased Rhinestone Fonts
- Jigsaw Puzzle
- 3D Rotate
- Barrel Distortion
- Bulge
- Canned Effect
- Wave Effect
- Bridge Warp
- Drop Shadow
- QR Code
- Symmetrical Mirror
Chapter 8 - Effects
- Style Panel
- Weeding
- Line Fill
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self paced online course. You decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have
access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own
How often will you update this course?
If there's a topic that current members would like to see, we can add it. We will continue to add to this course as long as we have a version 5 or 6 of SCAL. Once Craft Edge decides to move on to SCAL version 7, that is when we will stop adding to this course.