The cricut doesn t actually print your image.
Cricut print and cut not cutting right.
Move the solid shape on top of the text and original shape.
You actually need to use a printer along with your cricut explore air or cricut maker.
Click the inside of the shape to hide the inner cut line.
Attempt cutting a different material such as printer paper using the appropriate setting for that material.
If not it may be an issue with the original material you are attempting to cut.
In the cricut design space select a print then cut image and click go if this is your first time using print then cut it will prompt you to calibrate.
Change the color of the solid shape to white if it is a different color.
Click the x in the upper right corner to exit this box.
Your cricut can draw write with markers but that is different.
Print then cut calibration within cricut design space there is a print then cut calibration.
I followed the instructions of one youtube video to unlock the image proportions on the canvas in design space and enter the exact proportions as seen on photoshop and this seemed to help a lot for one cut.
The machine will cut a series of lines and ask the user a series of questions that will allow the machine to calibrate the best settings for the print then cut.
Below are some cutting tricks i have learned on the way.
Sometimes you can use the correct setting and that still happens.
You may need to increase the pressure settings 2 3 times by increments of 2 4 to see a change in the cut result.
How to change the setting.
Print the calibration sheet provided by the software.
Place the printed sheet on your cricut cutting mat and hit the go button on your cricut.
Now if you have checked the list above and your machine still is not acting right or cutting correctly you may need to change your setting.
Print and cut is a little different than your normal cutting of vinyl and iron on vinyl.