Silhouette Portrait Cutting Without Mat

The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.

Silhouette portrait cutting without 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. Make sure you are cutting something with backing like vinyl ps this is my favorite vinyl ever and it s an amazing price on amazon with free shipping if you cut something like paper without a mat the piece you cut out won t have anywhere to go and it will be sliding around in your. If using the portrait a cutting mat select the load cutting mat button. By silhouette jan 05 2018.

Make sure the material is being loaded in the proper orientation as shown on screen. If using the portrait without a cutting mat select the load media button. 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. Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line.

The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature. Cutting without a mat. 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. Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat.

Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo. Use your silhouette without a mat when you are working on vinyl projects. In the page setup panel select none under the cutting mat section. When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut.

The silhouette cameo and portrait have the ability to cut lined material like heat transfer and vinyl when it comes on a roll. 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. To see how it s done follow these steps. However the rollers are a bit different.

If there a cutting mat is not being use then ensure the material is loaded into the silhouette in the. Save those mats for cardstock. Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric. You may have to work on moving the rollers on a cameo 1.

A new matless cutting mode. Open design in silhouette studio. They can be a bit tricky.