Cricut Design Studio CD

[KStarfish82]

Does anyone use this?

Reviews? Complaints?


Any and all info would be helpful!

 

[LindaBabe]

Yes, I use it and I like it. See also SCAL thread.

 

[Mischief_Managed]

I have it and use it always with my Cricut. In fact, I never use my Cricut without it. But when people ask me if they should get it, I always say no. But I must clarify - it depends on how tech savvy you are. There are no instructions for it. You have to be able to learn on your own. And you have to be able to be patient with it. There are soooo many design flaws in it - I've lost designs because they got corrupted. I have had to redo designs because it decided it didn't want to cut them after the previous update from the site. I've had to abandon designs because it just wouldn't cooperate anymore.

I guess it depends on what you plan on doing with it. If you want to use it as it was created - as a design program - then by no means should you get it. I think that non-IT people created it, and these non-IT people weren't even crafters, so had no idea what it would be used for. But if you want to use for basic stuff like welding and paper/cut layout - which is the only saving grace for it, then only get it if you can get a good deal on it. Which I got a fantastic deal on it a while ago - the only reason I bought it.

And an FYI: they will be coming out with a CDS Pro version soon that allegedly will be the end-all, be-all of designing, what we, the users, have been asking for since the beginning. But they have said that the Pro will be a new program and therefore will require a new purchase - not an upgrade from the current one on my laptop. If that is true, then that will be the last purchase I make with them because I will go get SCAL instead. I am jealous of the stuff that people make with it. I can't even attempt it in CDS.

If you have any specific questions about CDS, let me know.

 

[PamCo88]

I have it. i got it for free after buying carts over the summer. i use it to put stuff on the paper where I really want it. Also, to mix and match carts parts closer than the system will allow by itself. I still haven't been able to weld stuff that will cut correctly.

 

[meyernl]

I got mine a while ago but just started using it. I really like using the welding to do titles and then make the shadows to go behind. It really isn't too hard. I found a bunch of videos on youtube that show you how to do most of the things with DS - especially the welding. It took some practice but now I use it all the time. I also love making the characters from the Mickey cartridge. Once I got the piecing of the parts figured out, I was able to do any of the characters.

It is not easy to learn but I also agree with the person who said she liked controlling where to put things. If you use it to cut out images and use the negative (the leftovers) rather than the piece you cut out, you can do some interesting things. I have also used the negative piece to color/chalk in an image or letter.

There are also a lot of.cut fies on the internet you can use.