Updated 2026-10-24 1 min readCricut / SilhouetteVinyl cuttingLaser cutting
Common causes
- The layer's operation is not set. Cutting software assigns operations per layer or colour. A layer left as "draw" or "print" will not cut. Set every layer as described in importing into machine software.
- The process cannot do that operation. Vinyl cutters cannot engrave; craft cutters score or draw instead. The check warns when your design has a layer the process cannot execute.
- The object was hidden. Hidden objects are not included in the files. Show them in Objects or Layers and generate files again.
- The line is open. Some cutters skip open paths in cut mode. Close it — see open contours.
- It is a reference. Traced images and objects on the Reference layer are never exported.
Check in DIYCutLab
Open Generate files → Layers: the table shows each layer in your design and what your selected process does with it. Then look at Preview — anything not drawn there is not in your files.
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