Why you might not have CanvasWorkspace to hand
CanvasWorkspace is the usual way to open an .fcm file, but it isn't always there when you need it. Brother has discontinued the web version, so it has to be installed, and it asks you to sign in. On a work laptop, a Chromebook, a borrowed computer or a phone, that is often not possible. Sometimes you only want to know what a file is: which pattern piece, how big, whether it is the one you meant to copy to the USB stick.
What the viewer shows
- Every line at true scale, on a grid of the ScanNCut mat, with the pieces in the places the file puts them.
- Cut and pen lines told apart: blade lines dark, pen lines blue, each listed with how many pieces use them.
- Sizes: the cutting area and the size of the design, in millimetres and inches.
- The thumbnail saved in the file, the picture the machine shows when you choose it, so you can compare the two.
- Notes about anything unusual: print-and-cut, rhinestones, seam allowances, lines outside the cutting area.
How to use it
- Click Open an .fcm file at the top of this page, or drop the file on the mat.
- Look over the mat and the notes. Hover over a line type to pick it out.
- If you want the design in other software, choose a style and click Download SVG. It is free.
Files from a USB stick or the machine
Files the ScanNCut saves itself, for example after scanning a drawing, open too. So do the .fcm files in Brother's project downloads, which often split one project across several files, one per mat: open each in turn. If a download came as a ZIP, unzip it first.
Is it safe?
The file is read by your own browser and is never uploaded. Cutpeek only reads lines; it doesn't change the file, and it can't send anything to your machine. Only use designs you have the right to use: a pattern's licence may limit converting or sharing it.
What it can't do
Cutpeek doesn't edit designs or send them to a ScanNCut. To change a design, convert it to SVG, edit it in Inkscape or similar, and bring it back with CanvasWorkspace.