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Convert Silhouette Studio Files to ScanNCut FCM (Beta)

Move .studio3 and .studio designs to a Brother ScanNCut: every cut line becomes part of an .fcm file.

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.

    Designs for Silhouette machines usually come as .studio3 files, which a Brother ScanNCut cannot read. Upload the Silhouette Studio file here and you get an .fcm file for the ScanNCut, without exporting anything from Silhouette Studio first.

    How to convert Silhouette Studio to ScanNCut

    1. Upload the .studio3 file (Silhouette Studio 3, 4 or 5) or an older .studio file. Several files or a .zip work too.
    2. Leave the mat on Automatic, or choose the 12 × 12 in or 12 × 24 in mat.
    3. Download the .fcm file, copy it to a USB stick and open it on the machine, or import it into CanvasWorkspace.

    What is converted

    • Every shape that is set to cut in Silhouette Studio, at its real size and in its place on the page.
    • Text, as the letter outlines Silhouette Studio stores, so you do not need the font.
    • Groups and text objects become one piece each, so they move together on the machine screen. Other shapes are pieces of their own.
    • Curves stay curves.

    What is left out

    • Shapes set to No cut are print-only in Silhouette Studio and are not added. The result counts them.
    • Pictures of Print & Cut designs cannot be cut and are not part of a plain .fcm cut file.
    • Silhouette's registration marks are not converted: ScanNCut machines use their own marks. For a Print & Cut design, choose Print & cut (A4) as the mat: you get an A4 PDF with the design's pictures and ScanNCut marks to print, and a print-and-cut .fcm file that cuts around them.
    • Perforation line styles become plain cut lines, with a warning.

    Things to check

    • Silhouette pages can be larger than the ScanNCut cut area (296.7 × 298.8 mm on the 12 × 12 in mat). A design that lies partly outside it is moved onto it; one that is too big is reported with its size so you can scale it down.
    • Blade, force and speed settings belong to the Silhouette machine and are not carried over; set them on the ScanNCut.

    Need the design as SVG or DXF instead, for a Cricut or a laser? The Silhouette Studio converter writes those.

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

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