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Use ScanNCut FCM Files in Cricut Design Space (Beta)

Convert Brother .fcm cut files to SVG that Cricut Design Space imports at the right size.

Opens: FCM, SVG, STUDIO3, STUDIO
Saves: SVG, DXF, PNG, FCM

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.fcm, .svg, .studio3, .studio, .zip · up to 60 MB each, 50 files max
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    ScanNCut .fcm files to turn into SVG and DXF, or SVG and Silhouette Studio (.studio3, .studio) files to turn into .fcm files. Several files, or a .zip of them, work too.

    Options
    Mat for new .fcm files

    Only used when an .fcm file is made. Automatic picks the 12 × 12 in mat when the design fits on it, otherwise 12 × 24 in. Print & cut makes an A4 page to print with registration marks and a matching print-and-cut .fcm file.

    Lines in new .fcm files

    Cut lines are cut with the blade, draw lines are drawn with a pen. Only used when an .fcm file is made.

    More options

    Fine polylines open in every program; splines keep curves exact for CAD and LightBurn.

    Your files are deleted after processing.

    Cricut Design Space does not open Brother ScanNCut .fcm files, but it imports SVG. Convert the .fcm file here and upload the SVG to Design Space: the shapes arrive at their real size, because the SVG is written in millimetres.

    From FCM to Cricut Design Space

    1. Upload the .fcm file here (several files or a .zip of a project work too).
    2. Download the .svg.
    3. In Design Space choose Upload → Upload Image, pick the SVG and upload it.
    4. Add it to the canvas and check the size against the size shown on the result page before you cut.

    What arrives in Design Space

    • Cut lines keep their shapes and sizes. Each piece of the ScanNCut design is one path, so pieces can be moved apart or ungrouped in Design Space.
    • Draw lines for a pen are on their own layer in the SVG, in blue. In Design Space, set those layers to a pen (Draw) operation if you want them drawn rather than cut.
    • Rhinestone templates arrive as small circles, one per stone, at the hole size stored in the file.
    • Shapes with holes, such as letters, keep their holes.

    Things to watch

    • The SVG page is the whole cut area of the ScanNCut mat, 296.7 mm wide. Design Space places the shapes as they are, so a design spread over the mat stays spread out; move the pieces closer together to save material.
    • Print-and-cut .fcm files only store the cut lines and the registration marks. The picture to print is not in the file, so a Cricut Print Then Cut needs the picture from the original project.
    • The DXF that comes with the SVG is for CAD and laser software; Design Space works best with the SVG.

    The same SVG opens in Inkscape, LightBurn and the Designer Edition of Silhouette Studio. For a closer look at what the conversion keeps, see FCM to SVG.

    More about what this tool reads and writes: Brother ScanNCut FCM Converter.

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