Quick Tip - How To Attach Score Lines

How To Attach Score Lines

[I know that is a lot of into and difficult to read, I've gone through each of the steps with larger text below.]

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The Quick Basics:

Ungroup

WITHOUT MOVING ANYTHING Select the score lines in the Layers Panel

Change from Basic Cut To Score, Under "Operation" on the top left

Attach the score line to the appropriate piece

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Have you ever clicked Make It on a project in Design Space, and then noticed that your first mat is dotted lines?  They are most likely score lines you did not attach.

When you upload an svg project to Design Space, the score lines are very rarely attached. 

To attach them, first click on the item in the layers menu to the right, then the “ungroup” option will be available.  

Ungroup.

Although we ungrouped, that only ungrouped the main project.  There may still be parts of the design grouped—look for the parts with the arrows.  This is good—we want the score lines grouped

Click on the arrows on the right, and look for score lines.  They will be set to “basic cut”.  Click on them to select, then at the top of the screen change them to score.

NOTE - this is sometimes optional.  Although you definitely will want to attach, SOMETIMES you may want the machine to cut the score lines instead of score.  On a project like this one, the machine will cut out small dotted lines, making a "cut score line".  Now if the line is solid - not dashed - then you definitely want to change it to score - because if the solid score line cuts, it will ruin your project.

Click on the group with the arrow on the right in the layers panel.   Then choose Attach [or click Alt A.]  

That attaches the score lines to the piece you want to score

Save your project, and you are ready to score and cut!

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WHICH TOOL?
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When using the Air machines, you use the scoring pen to score - that's your only option.

For the Maker Machines, you have two options: 

The same scoring pen you can use in the Air machines works in the Maker machines.  It fits in the pen slot.   BUT - with the maker, when you click "make it", you will have to change the tools to this pen.  Otherwise it currently defaults to the scoring wheel.

The scoring wheel for cricut goes in the blade slot.  So to use this, you have to remove the blade housing, put this in it's spot, then when it is done scoring, put the blade back in. I find that tedious, personally.  The pen works just as well, and if I use the scoring pen, the machine will just automatically go on to cut.  If I use the scoring wheel, the machine has to wait for me to put the blade back in - which means I have to sit right there and watch it.

 I've noticed NO discernable difference in the depth of the score lines with the two tools.  They are both equally...  lackluster.  A manual scoring tool gives much better score lines.  

 TIP

If you duplicate the score lines - attaching them on top of each other - the score line will be deeper.  Start with two layers, maybe 3, depending on your paper.

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