Silhouette Portrait Cutting Without Mat

Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo.

Silhouette portrait cutting without mat.

If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless. Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric. In the page setup panel select none under the cutting mat section. You may have to work on moving the rollers on a cameo 1.

They can be a bit tricky. The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature. The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long. By silhouette jan 05 2018.

Use your silhouette without a mat when you are working on vinyl projects. However the rollers are a bit different. 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. Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat.

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. Open design in silhouette studio. To see how it s done follow these steps.

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. A new matless cutting mode. Cutting without a mat. Make sure the material is being loaded in the proper orientation as shown on screen.

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. If using the portrait a cutting mat select the load cutting mat button. 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. Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line. I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.