Silhouette Is Cutting Top Of Mat

The silhouette tacky cutting mat comes along with a twelve square inched area that is manufactured by sticking a cyan coloured paper to the sticky background of the mat.
Silhouette is cutting top of mat. This is my second mat at 15 each. Not having fun i m trying to find a tutorial or video that shows where your letters should stop on your cutting area on the. I use a 12 by 24 cricut mat and a 12 by 12 silhouette mat. It is cutting on the top edge of both mats.
This sort of silhouette mat is compatible for mixed media cutting machines along with the silhouette cameo machines. Make sure the arrow on the top of the mat is pointing into the machine. Mine is set to cut mat and it still cut the right edge of my mat. I am having issues with images on my mat not cutting in the same place as they appear in make the cut on the virtual mat when cutting to the cameo.
Tips to getting the most out of your silhouette cutting mat cover the mat with the blue protective sheet after each use. It s now easier than ever to clean off my cutting mat after cutting a detail. This video gives an overview of how the silhouette cameo cutting mat is set up and how to use it. I have my 12 x 12 mat oriented portrait style in mtc which is how.
When working with the longer mat you need to tell the software that that s what you re doing. This is a quick tip i just discovered while playing with my silhouette portrait. 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. Use the blue line on the left hand side of your machine as a guide to align your mat.
Even if you will be using it again soon place the shiny side of the blue protective cover back on the mat to keep it free from any debris. Lastly ensure you ve selected the correct cut settings before cutting out your design by performing a test cut. The cricut mat does seem much sturdier so i have a few of the 12 by 12 cricut mats on order. I will try out the calibration.