Silhouette Cutting Mat How To Use

The 12 12 inch cameo mat standard grip.

Silhouette cutting mat how to use. Click on the open the design settings window icon a. My silhouette 3 is still cutting in the wrong place up on the mat at the top left even though it is set for the 12 12 cutting mat in the silhouette studio. Place the vinyl onto the silhouette cutting mat with the backing paper side down onto the mat making sure the vinyl is covering the same area where the design is placed on the virtual mat in silhouette studio. When working with the longer mat you need to tell the software that that s what you re doing.

Shop silhouette cutting mats. Once the edges of the mat are taped use a spray adhesive or glue stick. It cut in the right place one time and then reverted back to cutting in the wrong place. Grab your sponge and start a scrubbin.

Cleaning a dirty silhouette cutting mat 1. I always cut my stencils using the silhouette s cutting mat but i m sure you could try it without and it gets loaded face up just like vinyl. No need to flip or mirror your image like you do with htv. Take the dirty silhouette cutting mat and lay it on a flat surface such as a counter or table.

You should be able to see all the nasties coming off your mat. There is a surprising amount to know about the cutting mat. Whether you are new to the silhouette cameo or a long time user you just might learn something new. The cameo cutting mat is intended for use with the silhouette cameo to hold materials in place when sending jobs to the silhouette machine.

This mat replaces is the regular cutting mat that is initially included with the cameo machine. If your silhouette cutting mat is brand new you may want to de stick the cutting mat somewhat by blotting it with a clean t shirt. To do that in silhouette studio v3. Hooray for straight cut lines by hand and no wasted pieces.

The mat has a regular adhesive level to hold most cardstock and general material types in place. The silhouette cameo mat comes in several sizes. Open the bottle of goo gone and dribble a little around the mat. Start with 1 coat.

The cutting mat is an essential part of your die cutting machine. Load the stencil film onto the cutting mat face up. Using a 12 x 24 silhouette cutting mat will save a bunch of time and often use materials more efficiently because you can load up and cut more with each send to the machine. Now go make something awesome.