What’s the Difference Between Weld, Attach, and Group? Story

What’s the Difference Between Weld, Attach, and Group?

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What is the difference between Cricut weld and attach in Design Space? This is a question I have received countless times.

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By the end of this post, you will clearly understand the Cricut weld vs. attach tools in Design Space and why they are important tools you need.

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The weld tool combines two overlapping images into one object eliminating unwanted cut lines. It cannot be undone once the project is closed out.

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The attach tool freezes the arrangement of your objects in design space, so placement remains the same when you click the Make It button. You can detach at any time.

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You can group and ungroup at any time in Design Space in two ways.

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You will need to ungroup if you wish to move layers around individually. That’s it! You can regroup or ungroup as often as you like.

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Welding is often used with text, specifically script font, and cursive letters.

Tap the link below FOR the full instructionS.

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