Silhouette Portrait Cutting Without Mat

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.

Silhouette portrait cutting without mat.

If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless. 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. However the rollers are a bit different. Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric.

They can be a bit tricky. Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo. If using the portrait a cutting mat select the load cutting mat button. Cutting without a mat.

A new matless cutting mode. Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat. By silhouette jan 05 2018. I have a cameo 1 as well but use my cameo 3 without the mat as the rollers are easier to move.

The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature. 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. 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 the material is being loaded in the proper orientation as shown on screen.

Use your silhouette without a mat when you are working on vinyl projects. Open design in silhouette studio. The silhouette cameo and portrait have the ability to cut lined material like heat transfer and vinyl when it comes on a roll. Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line.

If there a cutting mat is not being use then ensure the material is loaded into the silhouette in the. If using the portrait without a cutting mat select the load media button. The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long. I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.

When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut. 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. In the page setup panel select none under the cutting mat section.