The Problem with Traditional Welding

Once you weld text, it converts to a "path" or just the shape of the letters, and you lose all the text properties.

What you lose when you weld: You lose the ability to edit the text, font name and style information, font size settings, and text formatting options.

This becomes a huge problem when you're creating personalized designs. Imagine you've created a beautiful design with "Sarah" and later need to change it to "Emma" - if you've welded the original text, you're starting completely over!

The "Cut Edge" Solution

Here's the secret technique that gives you perfectly welded-looking cuts while keeping your text fully editable: Use "Cut Edge" instead of welding.

How It Works

Instead of right-clicking and selecting "Weld" on your script font, you should keep your text as text and don't weld it at all. Then go to the Send panel and select "Cut Edge" instead of "Cut".

That's it! Your machine will cut the text as if it was welded, avoiding all those overlapping areas, but your text remains completely editable.

Step-by-Step Process

Step 1: Type your text using any script font (like "Girl Talk" shown in the video)

Step 2: Notice the overlapping areas between letters - this is normal for script fonts

Step 3: Resist the urge to weld! Instead, go directly to the Send panel

Step 4: Choose "Cut Edge" instead of "Cut"

Step 5: Watch as the red cutting lines show it will cut cleanly without overlaps

The Best of Both Worlds

With the Cut Edge method, you get clean cuts that look welded, editable text you can change anytime, font information preserved (name, size, style), template-friendly designs for personalization, and time savings when making variations.

Check Out the Free Video to Compare: Welding vs Auto Welding

In the tutorial video, you can see both methods side by side:

Traditional Welding: Clean cuts, but text becomes uneditable shapes with no font information

Cut Edge Method: Identical clean cuts, but text remains fully editable with all formatting intact

Why This Changes Everything

Most crafters don't realize that Silhouette Studio's "Cut Edge" feature automatically handles overlapping areas. You get the same cutting result as welding without any of the drawbacks.

This simple switch from "Cut" to "Cut Edge" can save you hours of redesign time and makes your workflow much more efficient, especially for personalized or template-based projects.