Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat.
Silhouette cameo cutting without mat.
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.
The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.
The second option to cut without a mat is new and exclusive to the cameo 4 models and higher.
However the rollers are a bit different.
With this feature the cameo 4 will make cuts but keep the material in place using perforation cuts in strategic places.
I have a cameo 1 as well but use my cameo 3 without the mat as the rollers are easier to move.
For the first time ever cut materials like paper and cardstock without a cutting mat.
Change the page size with your design in silhouette studio and sized.
You may have to work on moving the rollers on a cameo 1.
They can be a bit tricky.
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.
I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.
If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.
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.
Save those mats for cardstock.
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Of course there isn t a ten foot mat available omg how would one store such a thing so if you want to cut longer than 24 cut without a mat.
The mat has a regular adhesive level to hold most cardstock and general material types in place.
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.