![]() ![]() How to Curve Designs and Text for Tumblers (and Other Conical Shapes) The curvature is minimal, but it's enough to negate the conical shape of the surface where the vinyl will be applied. The G is also slightly tilted to the left and the D to the right.that's due to the curve. You can see the gold "OO" is not quite sitting on the line whereas the red "OO" is since it hasn't been forced to curve. It's more obvious when I turn on the grid lines. Each line in the gold design has a slight curve to it, while the red design is perfectly straight and aligned. They look identical at first glance.īut they're actually not. Now, when I say you need to give the text a slight curve I mean very slight.take a look at these designs. Please note that shapes can't be morphed this way in Silhouette Studio - only text. To counter this when designing, you need to intentionally give the text a slight curve (top example above) so that when it's applied the ends will curve up and naturally even out with the top of the curve. The ends will be slightly higher or lower than the middle. That if the design is created in a perfectly straight line, when applied Naturally curve up as shown in the bottom example below. When trying to apply a straight line of text to a conical shape it will You can blame the conical shape - being wider at the top than the bottom - for your troubles. So the first thing we need to talk about is why vinyl doesn't go on straight when applied to some tumblers. Plus I'm going to give you all a really handy cut file to help you get that vinyl straight no matter where it's being placed on a tumbler. Since I know you're all dying to know - I am going to share a few tips on what has worked for me. ![]()
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