SCAL: Enroll in Sure Cuts A Lot 5 Classroom

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Sure Cuts A Lot 5 +6 Classroom
by ScrappyDew

List Price:: ~~$75.00~~
Sale Price:: $75.00

In this course, brought to by ScrappyDew, you will get the basic knowledge on how to use the software.

This course will cover features of Sure Cuts A Lot 5 and 6. If you previously purchased the course for version 5, you will automatically get access to version 6 videos as they are added.

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

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

Beginner Course for Sure Cuts A Lot 4 is also available

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.

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