Trace Studio

Turn a picture into clean cut files. Remove the background, split it into colour layers, and export a Cricut-ready SVG at real size.

Image

Sample badge Drop a picture here, paste one, or choose a file.

Choose image

Background

Nothing is removed. Transparent parts of a PNG are still left out.

Tolerance

"Touching the edges" keeps matching colours inside the picture, like white eyes on a white background.

Model

Edge cut-off

Shrink or grow edge

Brush size

Style

Colours

Each layer runs under everything above it, so you glue them on top of each other with no gaps.

Each colour is cut as its own exact piece, like a jigsaw. Good for vinyl.

Blend noise

Threshold Cut the light parts instead

Fill holes

Clean-up

Edge smoothing Sharp corners Drop bits smaller than

Detail

More detail follows the picture closely but makes more nodes.

Size and backing

Width (mm) Height (mm)

Add an offset backing layer

Offset

Weeding

Weeding box around each layer Box margin

Line spacing Mirror for iron-on vinyl

Weed lines cut the waste into strips that peel off easily, and stop short of the design. Open the Weeding view to see what to peel and which small bits to pick out.

Export

Sizes are in millimetres, so the file opens in Design Space at the size shown.

Layer Compare

Layers top of the stack first