By silhouette jan 05 2018.
Silhouette portrait cutting without mat.
When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut.
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.
A new matless cutting mode.
Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line.
If using the portrait a cutting mat select the load cutting mat button.
If using the portrait without a cutting mat select the load media button.
I have a cameo 1 as well but use my cameo 3 without the mat as the rollers are easier to move.
To see how it s done follow these steps.
The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.
Use your silhouette without a mat when you are working on vinyl projects.
However the rollers are a bit different.
If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.
Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo.
They can be a bit tricky.
Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric.
The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature.
Open design in silhouette studio.
Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat.
Make sure the material is being loaded in the proper orientation as shown on screen.
Save those mats for cardstock.
In the page setup panel select none under the cutting mat section.
I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.
The silhouette cameo and portrait have the ability to cut lined material like heat transfer and vinyl when it comes on a roll.
If there a cutting mat is not being use then ensure the material is loaded into the silhouette in the.
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.
You may have to work on moving the rollers on a cameo 1.
