How To Set No Mat On Silhouette To Cut

Learn the basics of your silhouette cameo.

How to set no mat on silhouette to cut.

Did you know you could cut without a mat with the cameo. 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. 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 cutting mat can still be used to cut on the cameo 4.

I made a design using the cameo before i updated it. I see this asked a lot so let s take a look at how to set it up properly to get a good cut. Click on the open the design settings window icon a. To do that in silhouette studio v3.

Lastly ensure you ve selected the correct cut settings before cutting out your design by performing a test. The portrait and all the cameo machines have the ability to cut certain materials without a mat. The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long. Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line.

You can only cut materials that have a backing without a mat on the silhouette machines. This video gives an overview of how the silhouette cameo cutting mat is set up and how to use it. 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. When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut.

I set the page settings to no mat and change the width but the cut mat on the screen never changes. First look at how the silhouette cameo 4 can cut paper without a mat. If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless. Save those mats for cardstock.

Matless cutting is an option. Change the page size to match the size of your material. Now with the new and improved version i can t get the cut mat to change from 12 inches to anything longer. Change the page size with your design in silhouette studio and sized open the page set up panel from the right sidebar.

I need my design to cut on a 12 inch roll of vinyl and be 32 inches long.