Cameo 3 Cutting Through Mat

You can choose cameo portrait or none according to how you will be cutting.

Cameo 3 cutting through mat.

I place the pattern side down and then tape along the edges of my fabric and mat. Realike 12x12 cutting mat for silhouette cameo 4 3 2 1 3 mats standardgrip lightgrip stronggrip gridded adhesive non slip cut mat for crafts quilting sewing scrapbooking and all arts xinart standardgrip cutting mat for silhouette cameo 4 3 2 1 3 mats 12x12 inch standard grip adhesive sticky cricket accessories craft vinyl replacement. Once the vinyl is removed look at your test cut. 1 after having your design created in silhouette studio you are going to want to turn on your cameo and get your cutting mat out.

Quick video showing proper alignment of the cutting mat on both the silhouette cameo 3 and cameo 4 machines. Cutting htv with the silhouette cameo 3. This will remove the dark gray cutting mat from the background. I was soooo frustrated today kept cutting into my mat it cut the top off several of the images i was cutting.

The silhouette cameo 3 does not have a load media and load mat option so users will have to set that in their design settings. Switch to a new cutting mat. As mentioned above you can use the fold out mat supports if you wish. You should tape this down to the mat.

Once the material is loaded go to the send tab in silhouette then scroll to the bottom of the page to test cut. This video shows users ho. Mat no mat setting for cutting in addition to how you choose to load your media as we discussed above you will need to tell the software if you are going to be using a mat or not when you cut you will find this option on the design page settings window in the cutting mat section. Don t worry if you get masking tape on the cutting area the blade will cut through it and you can peel it off when it s finished.

I ve been trying to cut svg files the last few days couldn t get them to save in the proper place or unzip. The card stock sticks very well to the mat as the my cameo cuts the image as requested. Once the cut is finished use the unload button on your machine to unload your vinyl. Have had my cameo since thanksgiving haven t taken the time to play with it much.

Did it cut cleanly through the vinyl. The mat is very sturdy and. You really have to take your time when peeling the card stock from the mat or you can easily tear your finish image. With the cutting mat you will see a teal colored protective covering.

To cut without a cutting mat on the cameo 3 you will want to make sure that you do not have a cutting mat in your design.