Silhouette Cameo Cutting Without Mat

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Silhouette cameo cutting without mat. If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless. Change the page size with your design in silhouette studio and sized. I have a cameo 1 as well but use my cameo 3 without the mat as the rollers are easier to move. Save those mats for cardstock.

For the first time ever cut materials like paper and cardstock without a cutting mat. With this feature the cameo 4 will make cuts but keep the material in place using perforation cuts in strategic places. This silhouette tutorial will walk you through the three quick steps to successfully set up your software and machine to cut without a cutting mat. Discover the creative world of silhouette.

The cameo cutting mat is intended for use with the silhouette cameo to hold materials in place when sending jobs to the silhouette machine. When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut. Large projects that extend over the cutting mat can cause cutting issues in a cameo but lisa shows an easy fix so your extra long projects are done seamless. The mat has a regular adhesive level to hold most cardstock and general material types in place.

However the rollers are a bit different. Make sure you are cutting something with backing like vinyl ps this is my favorite vinyl ever and it s an amazing price on amazon with free shipping if you cut something like paper without a mat the piece you cut out won t have anywhere to go and it will be sliding around in your. You may have to work on moving the rollers on a cameo 1. I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.

Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo. Whatever the reason both silhouette studio and your silhouette cameo need to be set up correctly to cut without a mat. Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat. They can be a bit tricky.