Cricut Design Studio - Welding Basics

One of the most basic things you will want to do withletter a different size. To weld letters that are individual,
the Cricut Design Studio is to weld letters together tofollow these steps:
form one word. There are two ways to weld letters
together. The first is to work with the word as one1. Select the first letter you will want to use. Make sure
image that can be manipulated all together. Theyou hit enter to deselect the letter before adding a
second way is to bring in each letter as an individualnew one.
image that can be manipulated by itself.2. Select the second letter you will be using. Notice that
As you type the letters in your word, you will noticewhen you select each letter, it is it's own individual
that they show up on the cutting mat one right afterletter. It can be manipulated in any way and not effect
another. When you select the group of letters bythe other letters.
clicking on one of the lines, any changes such as size3. Continue adding letters making sure to hit enter after
will be applied to all the letters at the same time.each one.
Another method is to type one letter and then hit enter4. In this welding method the kerning feature is not
before typing another. This makes each letterused. Simply select a letter, manipulate it to the size
separate so that you can manipulate each letterand look desired and check the weld box.
individually.5. Select the next letter and manipulate it as desired.
To weld a word when the letters are all one group,Move it to where it overlaps the first letter. The
follow these steps:amount of overlapping is your discretion according to
your design. Check the welding box.
1. Click the word with the mouse so it is selected.6. Continue until all letters have been manipulated and
2. Kerning is the space between letters. Set this atthe welding box is checked for each.
-.005 or leave at zero. Hit apply.7. Preview the word. The letters that have had the
3. The letters will move together, some may bewelding box checked will appear as a dark line that will
touching while others may not. Select each individualbe cut with the lighter lines showing where they are
letter in the word . It will become a dashed line whenwelded. If any letter is a solid filled letter instead, the
that particular letter is selected. Move it using the nudgewelding box was not selected for that particular letter.
arrows until each letter is slightly overlapping.Simply go back and select the letter again and check
4. Select the whole word again and check the weldingthe welding box.
box under shape properties.Welding is one of the most basic and most used
5. The word will have dark lines showing where thefunctions in Cricut Design Studio. Follow the steps
cutting will be, while a lighter line will represent where itabove and you will be on your way to using the Cricut
has been welded together.in a whole new way. If you are more of a visual
There are times that you will need to work with eachlearner, many step by step guides to welding including
letter or image individually. This is particularly usefulscreenshots are available online.
when you may want one letter one size and another