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.
Silhouette portrait cutting without mat.
Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo.
Cutting without a mat.
If there a cutting mat is not being use then ensure the material is loaded into the silhouette in the.
When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut.
Use your silhouette without a mat when you are working on vinyl projects.
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.
To see how it s done follow these steps.
By silhouette jan 05 2018.
If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.
A new matless cutting mode.
Open design in silhouette studio.
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.
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.
I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.
In the page setup panel select none under the cutting mat section.
However the rollers are a bit different.
Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat.
They can be a bit tricky.
If using the portrait without a cutting mat select the load media button.
The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature.
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.
Save those mats for cardstock.
I have a cameo 1 as well but use my cameo 3 without the mat as the rollers are easier to move.
Make sure the material is being loaded in the proper orientation as shown on screen.
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.
