Cameo 3 Cutting Without Mat

Then select load media instead of load cut mat.

Cameo 3 cutting without mat.

You will see the cutting mat disappear from your design window. At that point instead of loading the mat i loaded vinyl. I tried it with this recent project and have a few observations tips and suggestions. To see how it s done follow these steps.

Here are my tips suggestions for cutting chipboard without a mat. The largest mat size is 12 x24. In this project i m using a chipboard that is a little bit thicker than cereal box. Just 3 simple steps to set up the cameo to cut longer than the mat.

For the first time ever cut materials like paper and cardstock without a cutting mat. To do that i set the machine to load media. Later when i went back to using the mat i left the settings on load media. If you are cutting media without using a cutting mat select none in the cutting mat options.

There is no load media button on the machine only load and unload buttons. Open design in silhouette studio. To cut longer than the mat you will have to load the htv into the cameo a little different than usual. One of my facebook friends jennnifer k asked me if it was possible to cut chipboard with the silhouette cameo without using a mat.

In the page setup panel select none under the cutting mat section. The silhouette cameo and portrait have the ability to cut lined material like heat transfer and vinyl when it comes on a roll. The second option to cut without a mat is new and exclusive to the cameo 4 models and higher. Align the material so that there are equal margins outside the white pinch rollers.

The cut border is generally the size of the material you are working with. The cameo 3 load options are determined by which mat is specified in the design page settings of the silhouette studio software. With this feature the cameo 4 will make cuts but keep the material in place using perforation cuts in strategic places. A few days ago i was cutting vinyl without using a mat which the cameo can do.