Cutting with a cutting mat.
How to put mat into cameo.
Step 6 load the mat into the machine and press the send button to start cutting.
To load a cutting mat into the silhouette cameo remove the protective covering sheet from the mat.
In this video we are going to go over the features and exactly how to use the silhouette cameo 4.
When loading the mat into your cameo the left edge of the mat should be aligned with the alignment marking on the far left of the machine.
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Press load from the control panel on the front of the machine.
I also go over some hidden items on the machine and how to.
Quick video showing proper alignment of the cutting mat on both the silhouette cameo 3 and cameo 4 machines.
Next butt the mat up to the rollers on your machine.
When you are preparing to cut material with your cameo or portrait machines it is necessary to load the material onto a cutting mat and then you load the cutting mat into your machine.
Next apply your material to the mat.
The left edge of the mat should be aligned with the line and two arrows.
On the original cameo the marking is the same color as the base of the machine grey but it is blue on the cameo 2 and cameo 3.
If your mat is a little older you can use masking tape to hold the edges of the felt in place but i was pleasantly surprised at how well my regular old cutting mat did without it.
To load the cutting mat into the silhouette machine.
Follow the steps below to see what you need to do to load the cutting mat.
Use the grid lines on the mat to line the material up with the edges of the sticky portion of your mat.