By silhouette jan 05 2018.
Silhouette portrait cutting without mat.
Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo.
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.
The silhouette cameo and portrait have the ability to cut lined material like heat transfer and vinyl when it comes on a roll.
You may have to work on moving the rollers on a cameo 1.
I have a cameo 1 as well but use my cameo 3 without the mat as the rollers are easier to move.
The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.
I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.
Open design in silhouette studio.
If using the portrait without a cutting mat select the load media button.
If there a cutting mat is not being use then ensure the material is loaded into the silhouette in the.
If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.
When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut.
The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature.
However the rollers are a bit different.
In the page setup panel select none under the cutting mat section.
Use your silhouette without a mat when you are working on vinyl projects.
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.
Save those mats for cardstock.
If using the portrait a cutting mat select the load cutting mat button.
If you are using any previous silhouette cutting models cameo 3 portrait 2 etc you must use a cutting mat to cut out cardstock or other paper materials.
Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat.
A new matless cutting mode.
Cutting materials longer than 24 with silhouette cameo or portrait if you are cutting a roll or sheet of vinyl or htv that s longer than 24 and it can t fit on the silhouette 24 cutting mat you can cut it without the cutting mat either alone or with the silhouette roll feeder the roll feeder helps to keep the vinyl loading straight while and prevent it from slipping out from under the.
Cutting without a mat.
Previous silhouette machines allow you to cut vinyl and other backed materials without a mat but with the portrait 3 and the cameo 4 you can now cut materials like cardstock and paper without a mat.
Make sure the material is being loaded in the proper orientation as shown on screen.
Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric.
