So far, I can only figure out how to cut and print a flat imagine without layers with the I carts. How do I get the layers to happen for dimension?

Thank you so much Kathy! Am going to check it out now.


Edited to add: I just tried that and love the way it works. Now I can manipulate the placement on the mat and not waste so much paper.

Edited by user Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:28:14 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Can you click on your image and when you get the box around the whole image, go to the top and UNGROUP? Once you UNGROUP, can't you pull the layers off the whole image by clicking on each layer one at a time and dragging them off onto your mat. I don't think you would be able to keep the whole image as one piece with the layers and expect it to cut around each piece. Does that make sense?

The advantage of having one whole image that shows the whole piece is while you have everything intact, you can put the box around the whole image by click inside it (before UNGROUPING) and size everything all at once to the size you want it on your project.

I think. I don't have an IMAGINE, but this is how I do some images when I want to cut layers separately on the same mat.

Char

EDITED - MALLORYS INFORMATION IS IN THE BETA UPDATES THREAD; sorry, I couldn't come back and EDIT that off the paragraph above, for some reason. That sentence wasn't showing up when I came to EDIT this.

Edited by user Thursday, July 21, 2011 5:59:58 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

CricutCMV, I will try to ungroup the layered piece and see if that helps. I was able to click on and individually move each piece within the group. The black shadow of ink that was on the bird was actually in the shape of the barrel of explosives that was at one time in that spot but I moved it and put the bird there. Those pieces were never grouped so not sure if will matter but can't hurt to try, right? Thanks for your response. I appreciate it!!


Narelle, that is exactly what happened to me with the exception that I also had the weird black ink shadow additions. It incorrectly cut the main image and none of the separated pieces. I moved each and every piece around the mat multiple times to fit it within the area the best I could.

Will go back and try CMV's suggestion with the grouping and then try again without moving anything. Won't try too much more though as I don't want to continue wasting ink and paper.

NARELLE - Did the parts that didn't CUT end up on another layer somewhere? They shouldn't, but I just wondered if somehow they did after you UNGROUPED them. That's a very long shot, I know.

ALSO, did you SAVE your changes and go out of your project and log back in, before you tried to CUT?

Maybe some of you don't like me making suggestions when I don't even own the IMAGINE, but it's the detective in me. I love to try to figure things out like that.

Good luck. Hope you get it figured out; I know you will and it will be interesting to know what works.

Again, PC probably doesn't have it all worked out, as yet.

Char

Edited by user Thursday, July 21, 2011 8:09:37 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

CMV, how could we mind you being helpful?! Absolutely not!! It's very appreciated and brainstorming is a great way to try and solve problems. Your input is important.

Narelle, I am off to give it another try with your current method. You did a great job of displaying what the problem was and hopefully that will also help PC if there is some troubleshooting that needs done. Thank you!!


Edited to Add: Yuppers, that did the trick. You do indeed need to ungroup before cutting.


Great detective work girls!! Woohoo!!


Only one small problem remaining... I am still getting what I call "pattern distortion." I selected another 6 inch square from George and filled it with the red and white stripe pattern from Buccaneer. Can you tell that is my newest cart? The right side of the square didn't print all the red and cream stripes but printed a 1/4 inch red stripe. I've mentioned this same problem before using CCR and Sweet Tooth Boxes. Some edges on the boxes distort the same way or print about 1/4 inch of an entirely different not selected pattern. I am not sure if this is a problem with CCR or just my Imagine so will have to try printing same projects without CCR to either rule it out or determine if it is the cause.

I have been reporting all this stuff as feedback as well so hopefully if it is a bug it'll get ironed out.

Edited by user Friday, July 22, 2011 12:51:00 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Same thing happened to me.

Edited by user Friday, July 22, 2011 4:25:35 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Probably not so much a learning curve as glitches still to be worked out in the CCR program. This morning, I was able to cut a very detailed image that I have been working on for months and have only been able to cut one time. The first time I hit the cut button this morning, it cut all the layers individually on my grouped and welded image but I was expecting just the outline of the welded image to cut. The second time I tried to cut, I had to shut down CCR and log in again to get CCR to work. The second time, the design printed and then spit out the mat. CCR is just not very consistent for me at this point but I am so looking forward to the final product!


OH FORGOT TO ADD THAT THE PATTERN ON ONLY ONE PART OF THE IMAGE WAS DISTORTED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TRY TO PRINT AND CUT THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN.


You have come a long way if you have only had your Imagine a week! Don't you just love it? I hardly use my E or E2 anymore.

Edited by user Friday, July 22, 2011 5:31:34 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

We are working on fixing this problem so you do not have to ungroup your Imagine art images in order for them to print and cut correctly.

Also, good catch on the pattern striping along the right side. We'll look into that problem as well.

Thanks ladies!

I followed the steps for ungrouping to get separate layers - using the sun and word Summer on Enjoy the Seasons Imagine cart - Everything printed and cut but the colors were all off. Most of the shapes printed with the background shape color with just the very tip of the top and bottom having the correct color. Also a couple shapes had a different color trim around them. I did submit this problem as feedback. Has anyone else had problems with the wrong colors printing.
Thanks
Darlene