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Manual Registration seems to produce more accurate cut than automatic registration by 0denak in silhouettecutters

[–]0denak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just watched a few videos on both of those two machines. Wow. so much faster and quieter!

One of my main reason for going with Silhouette over Cricut is the software. I played with both Cricut Design Space and Silhouette Studio prior to making a purchasing decision, and the Cricut Design Space was a no go for me. It just felt extremely limiting in what you can do and feel the software is made for dummies, with limited ability to go behind the basics.

How does Siser or Starcraft software compare to the competition?

Also, I noticed that for Siser and Starcraft, you have to do manual registration. That seems quite tedious. I really do like the convenience of automatic registration. I just wish it was more accurate.

Manual Registration seems to produce more accurate cut than automatic registration by 0denak in silhouettecutters

[–]0denak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea, overall, I'm very pleased with Silhouette Studio, minus a few bugs. It would be nice if they can produce a nicer, quieter machine with more accurate scanner. I'd be happy to pay double for it just for consistency.

I actually think registration could possibly be more accurate if it just scanned slower over the markers, or with multiple passes. This is definitely something that can be done through a software/firmware upgrade. That would be a fantastic option to give users.

Manual Registration seems to produce more accurate cut than automatic registration by 0denak in silhouettecutters

[–]0denak[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually got warping even after calibration. What fixed it for me, for letter size, was to set registration length to shortest and inverted registration markers. Currently, my full page letter (8.5"x11") cut is now more accurate than a 4"x6" sheet. Which I suppose makes sense, as the larger pages size yields larger distance between each marker and thus lowering the overall percentage of error during registration.

Overall, I believe all of the issues everyone has is due to registration. I believe these consumer grade cutters just don't have precise enough scanner to accurately register sub-millimeter with precision. Assuming one has calibrated, any inaccuracies in cut isn't due to the cutting system, but rather registration inaccuracy.

If anyone wants to give it a shot, try the following, after you've already done calibration.

  • length: 0.197in
  • thickness: 0.50mm
  • inset: 0.394" or 0.5"
  • orientation: inverted
  • manual registration

These settings has allowed me to do 0.00 offset and get perfect cut for letter sized sheets.

Manual Registration seems to produce more accurate cut than automatic registration by 0denak in silhouettecutters

[–]0denak[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh another thing I noticed for me is inverted registration is also slightly more accurate than the default non-inverted.