Cameo 3 Cutting Without Mat

To do that i set the machine to load media.

Cameo 3 cutting without mat.

Here are my tips suggestions for cutting chipboard without a mat. If you are cutting media without using a cutting mat select none in the cutting mat options. In the page setup panel select none under the cutting mat section. In this project i m using a chipboard that is a little bit thicker than cereal box.

The silhouette cameo can cut up to 12 inches wide and 16 5 feet long if you are cutting without a mat. There is no load media button on the machine only load and unload buttons. With this feature the cameo 4 will make cuts but keep the material in place using perforation cuts in strategic places. If you have longer than 12 12 inch material you must adjust the material size and the cutting mat size in the design page.

Later when i went back to using the mat i left the settings on load media. The second option to cut without a mat is new and exclusive to the cameo 4 models and higher. Then select load media instead of load cut mat. Just 3 simple steps to set up the cameo to cut longer than the mat.

One of my facebook friends jennnifer k asked me if it was possible to cut chipboard with the silhouette cameo without using a mat. I tried it with this recent project and have a few observations tips and suggestions. To see how it s done follow these steps. A few days ago i was cutting vinyl without using a mat which the cameo can do.

The cut border is generally the size of the material you are working with. At that point instead of loading the mat i loaded vinyl. To cut longer than the mat you will have to load the htv into the cameo a little different than usual. For the first time ever cut materials like paper and cardstock without a cutting mat.

Align the material so that there are equal margins outside the white pinch rollers. Open design in silhouette studio. I like to cut vinyl without a mat and i like to save my mat for other things like card stock that does require a mat. You will see the cutting mat disappear from your design window.