Design Space Release Notes

This Design Space for Desktop Beta release (v9.53) includes backend improvements and the following features and fixes.  

Note: This section will be updated when this release goes to production.

Create AI Full-Color Print Then Cut Styles

This update adds a new Style in the Create AI panel! When you choose a Print Then Cut style in Create AI, the image generated will be in full color and will insert onto the Cavnas as a full color image.

New In-App Messages for new users  

To help new users who have just completed the new product setup, we’ll display a new message to point them to helpful information as they’re just getting started.  

Fixed field issues

This release:

• Fixed an issue causing “Cuttable area” text to be misplaced on the Prepare screen for Print Then Cut projects
• Fixed issue of all project types (except Blank Canvas) getting “Project Unavailable” message when clicking on project name to open default project after adding a Template
• Fixed an issue with the Insert Card project flow causing the right side padding of the design area to not maintain when the centered design area feature is enabled
• Fixed text sizing issue of upon selecting entire number with the mouse, the cursor jumps intermittently resulting in numbers getting added randomly

The last 6 weeks:

Over the last 6 weeks we've fixed 55 software defects, including the following priority field issues and reliability concerns:

• Fixed an issue causing an autocompleted address to not be visible to users upon minimizing the Design Space window from the checkout screen.  
• Switching environment from Live to Beta failing or being inconsistent has been fixed.
• Infinite spinner on uploading large ‘heic’ image file has been fixed.  
• CAP Artist Upload – Infinite spinner on Details has been fixed.  
• Fixed issue causing machine picker to be empty even if there are machines in the Recents section.
• Fixed an issue causing an Error Starting Design Space when navigating from Dev to Alpha build.  
• Image position changing on mat preview upon changing project copies has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue causing the right panel live preview to not change upon opening a saved project.  
• Fixed an issue with pen / cut alignment in Design Space for Templates and regular uploads for CAP Artists.
• Mat preview not loading while saving a project in Offline mode and trying to make it in Online mode has been fixed.  
• Project Layout and Monogram icon options missing has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue causing a backend New Product Setup event to not fire when retrying a firmware update.  
• Fixed an issue causing the live preview to not work when updating the Design Area to a not-supported size, then changing it back to a supported size.  
• Fixed an issue causing incorrect mirroring behavior to occur for Attached images on the mat.  
• Fixed an issue causing bounding box and cursor position to be wrong upon editing Ungrouped lines.  
• Text box disappearing when double-clicking to edit text has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue on Mac causing Offline badge to not appear when not connected to the internet, and causing application to close until internet is turned on.
• Fixed an issue causing Recently Used machines to not appear in machine picker if there are no available machines.  
• Fixed an issue causing Undo and Redo options to disappear.  
• Layers panel not opening automatically for Folded Card community project added to Blank Canvas has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue where clicking “Make It” on project details page redirects to a blank Canvas if the previous project has the Font Panel open.  
• Fixed an issue causing a blank mat preview to be displayed when attempting to make a project containing Flatten.
• Fixed an issue causing Slice function to not work with PNG images on Canvas that have a Pattern applied.Fixed an issue causing bookmarked projects to not get added to newly created or old Collections.  
• Issue of initial Warp getting applied by default on the next selection after Warp is undone for the second time on multiple images.  
• Fixed an issue causing Folded Card/Insert Card dimensions to not be reflected until we force reload upon changing units.  
• Fixed an issue causing Chatbot bubble to disappear from Mat preview when clicking “Customize” / “Make It” / “Edit a copy” from Project Details Page.
• Fixed infinite connection spinner on the Make page.  
• Fixed an issue causing project assembly instructions to overlap the chatbot icon.  
• Fixed an issue causing machine to fail to connect after a power interruption, getting stuck on “Connecting” with infinite spinner on Make screen.  
• Fixed issue of being unable to connect device in the machine picker after exiting the new product setup.  
• Fixed an issue causing the mouse pointer to switch inconsistently between the default cursor and the hand pointer when the mouse hovers over areas of the chatbot outside the question mark.  
• Fixed issue of “Save & Replace” button missing from the popup modal which is triggered after changing mature content settings.  
• Issue of getting Save/Replace popup if user clicks Cancel in Load Type modal has been fixed.  
• Fixed issue causing one to be redirected to blank Canvas after clicking “Make It” on a shared project, instead of proceeding directly to the Mat preview as expected.  
• Mat size options being greyed out when “On Mat” option is selected has been fixed.
• New product setup project modal not filtering tools based on machine has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue causing the Connection troubleshooting option to show even when the same machine connection is changed from USB to Bluetooth or vice versa.  
• The applied color not being highlighted on the color palette has been resolved.  
• Fixed an issue with USB connected machines being unable to reconnect to Design Space if powered on after Design Space is opened.  
• Fixed an issue with machine picker where if no devices are found when Design Space launches, it doesn’t “refresh”.  
• Fixed issue of making a project becoming unrecoverable if connection is lost on the Make screen.  
• Bluetooth disable dialog showing when connecting to a machine on a second window has been fixed.  
• Issue of adding an image to a new Collection while uploading causes an empty Collection to be created has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue with card project where a Draw image appears incorrect on Make screen.  
• Fixed some issues related to Print Then Cut Calibration.  
• Fixed a Print Then Cut issue where the print image was appearing too small in the preview.
• Fixed an issue with some Explore machines not recognizing when Cardstock is selected.  

This Design Space for Desktop release (v9.51) includes backend improvements and the following features and fixes.  

Smart Guides Update

This update adds new visual Smart Guides to the Canvas, enabling users to precisely position selected objects relative to the dimensions of the Design Area and to other objects on the Canvas.

Fixed field issues

This release:

• Infinite spinner on uploading large ‘heic’ image file has been fixed.  
• CAP Artist Upload – Infinite spinner on Details has been fixed.  
• Fixed issue causing machine picker to be empty even if there are machines in the Recents section.
• Fixed an issue causing an Error Starting Design Space when navigating from Dev to Alpha build.  
• Image position changing on mat preview upon changing project copies has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue causing the right panel live preview to not change upon opening a saved project.  
• Fixed an issue with pen / cut alignment in Design Space for Templates and regular uploads for CAP Artists.
• Mat preview not loading while saving a project in Offline mode and trying to make it in Online mode has been fixed.  
• Project Layout and Monogram icon options missing has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue causing a backend New Product Setup event to not fire when retrying a firmware update.  
• Fixed an issue causing the live preview to not work when updating the Design Area to a not-supported size, then changing it back to a supported size.  
• Fixed an issue causing incorrect mirroring behavior to occur for Attached images on the mat.  
• Fixed an issue causing bounding box and cursor position to be wrong upon editing Ungrouped lines.  
• Text box disappearing when double-clicking to edit text has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue on Mac causing Offline badge to not appear when not connected to the internet, and causing application to close until internet is turned on.
• Fixed an issue causing Recently Used machines to not appear in machine picker if there are no available machines.  
• Fixed an issue causing Undo and Redo options to disappear.  
• Layers panel not opening automatically for Folded Card community project added to Blank Canvas has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue where clicking “Make It” on project details page redirects to a blank Canvas if the previous project has the Font Panel open.  
• Fixed an issue causing a blank mat preview to be displayed when attempting to make a project containing Flatten.
• Fixed an issue causing Slice function to not work with PNG images on Canvas that have a Pattern applied.  

The last 6 weeks:

Over the last 6 weeks we've fixed 70 software defects, including the following priority field issues and reliability concerns:

• Fixed an issue causing bookmarked projects to not get added to newly created or old Collections.  
• Issue of initial Warp getting applied by default on the next selection after Warp is undone for the second time on multiple images.  
• Fixed an issue causing Folded Card/Insert Card dimensions to not be reflected until we force reload upon changing units.  
• Fixed an issue causing Chatbot bubble to disappear from Mat preview when clicking “Customize” / “Make It” / “Edit a copy” from Project Details Page.
• Fixed infinite connection spinner on the Make page.  
• Fixed an issue causing project assembly instructions to overlap the chatbot icon.  
• Fixed an issue causing machine to fail to connect after a power interruption, getting stuck on “Connecting” with infinite spinner on Make screen.  
• Fixed issue of being unable to connect device in the machine picker after exiting the new product setup.  
• Fixed an issue causing the mouse pointer to switch inconsistently between the default cursor and the hand pointer when the mouse hovers over areas of the chatbot outside the question mark.  
• Fixed issue of “Save & Replace” button missing from the popup modal which is triggered after changing mature content settings.  
• Issue of getting Save/Replace popup if user clicks Cancel in Load Type modal has been fixed.  
• Fixed issue causing one to be redirected to blank Canvas after clicking “Make It” on a shared project, instead of proceeding directly to the Mat preview as expected.  
• Mat size options being greyed out when “On Mat” option is selected has been fixed.
• New product setup project modal not filtering tools based on machine has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue causing the Connection troubleshooting option to show even when the same machine connection is changed from USB to Bluetooth or vice versa.  
• The applied color not being highlighted on the color palette has been resolved.  
• Fixed an issue with USB connected machines being unable to reconnect to Design Space if powered on after Design Space is opened.  
• Fixed an issue with machine picker where if no devices are found when Design Space launches, it doesn’t “refresh”.  
• Fixed issue of making a project becoming unrecoverable if connection is lost on the Make screen.  
• Bluetooth disable dialog showing when connecting to a machine on a second window has been fixed.  
• Issue of adding an image to a new Collection while uploading causes an empty Collection to be created has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue with card project where a Draw image appears incorrect on Make screen.  
• Fixed some issues related to Print Then Cut Calibration.  
• Fixed a Print Then Cut issue where the print image was appearing too small in the preview.
• Fixed an issue with some Explore machines not recognizing when Cardstock is selected.
• Reopening a saved sticker project throwing an “Operations not supported” modal after saving project has been fixed.  
• Changing a Template only giving option to “Save As” instead of both “Save” and “Save As” options has been fixed.
• Single-layer uploaded images not showing properly on Canvas has been fixed.  
• Checkout button getting enabled instead of Continue button on Mat preview screen has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue causing live preview to not work.  
• Moving objects on mat preview and switching to Card Mat causing objects to be placed outside the cuttable area has been fixed.  
• Pattern fill getting distorted after slicing an object has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue causing inability to change operation type of Offset from Draw to Basic.  
• Respective project type title not changing on Canvas when selecting project type from New Project button has been fixed.  
• Grid on Canvas not fully displaying has been fixed.  
• Fixed an issue where clicking on ‘X’ or ‘Cancel’ on a screen causes design area to disappear from Canvas.
• Fixed an issue causing translation of project types to not occur until user reloads Design Space.  
• Issue of Image panel result not being relevant to the applied filter has been fixed.  
• Fixed a backend issue with Create AI causing an image upload action to show as “true” even when it’s not.
• Fixed a backend issue causing Layers panel to not open when content is added to the Canvas.  
• Fixed a backend issue related to Cricut Access prompt occurring for Create AI.
• Fixed a translation issue related to the project picker, causing it to break until Design Space is refreshed.  
• Fixed a backend issue related to bridge processes not getting removed on reload when there’s a conflicting new process.  
• Fixed an issue causing text to not be visible on Canvas despite appearing in Layers panel.