The license key should be applied during the installation process, when prompted. Once the license is purchased, the plug-in can be downloaded here The Silhouette Connect™ plug-in license can be purchased here Purchase of the Silhouette Connect™ plug-in does not include the Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® software. Proper installation of the plug-in requires Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® to be installed on the computer before installing Connect. Once installed, the Silhouette Connect™ plug-in is accessed inside the Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® programs. The license allows the user to utilize the plug-in on up to three different computers. The Silhouette Connect™ plug-in license key is offered at a cost of $39.99.

I would really like to hear what Glowforge support team and the community think.The Silhouette Connect™ plug-in allows users to send projects to the Silhouette electronic cutting tool directly from Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDRAW® and includes the ability to add registration marks for “print & cut” jobs that work with the Silhouette machine’s registration mark sensor. Its easy to send projects directly to your Silhouette electronic cutting tool from Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW with the Silhouette Connect plug-in. When the card arrived, I downloaded the Connect plugin software from the Silhouette website, installed the plugin, and activated it using the the code from the card. Amazon had the best price, so I ordered it here. People should be able to operate the machine even without an internet connection. With the Silhouette Cameo, I discovered that I needed the Connect Plugin to cut directly from CorelDraw. If not a for a local solution just yet then at least to integrate the web-based page within a plugin for the time being, and further on to update it to be a local solution as I think it’s a must. I trust that Glowforge development team could come up with such plugin too. The Silhouette Connect plugin for example calls an external window to operate the Silhouette machines.

Move the point so that it selects white for the color. From the same menu bar, select the adjustments icon and choose Solid Color.

And besides, in my opinion I think that such expensive machine should at least have a plugin for a powerful application like Adobe Illustrator. Click on the mask icon at the bottom-right screen in Photoshop. I for one think that everyone will appreciate such local solution which will make everything much more simpler, as users won’t even need to save SVG files and to drag/copy them to the web page, but to send the project for cutting directly from within Illustrator. Silhouette Cameo, Curio, Portrait or Mint and Glowforge Love I’ve read these threads but haven’t found anyone asking about / suggesting a local plugin for Adobe Illustrator:

Silhouette connect plugin