Secrets and cut settings from the pros.
Silhouette cameo cut cardstock without mat.
One of the things i ve loved the most about my silhouette is that i can cut without a mat.
Well instead of being limited to only cutting as big as my mat is i can cut as wide as my silhouette 12 inches on the silhouette cameo and 9 inches on the silhouette portrait by as long as my material is.
Cutting cardstock with silhouette cameo.
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.
Matless cutting is an option.
First look at how the silhouette cameo 4 can cut paper without a mat.
With this feature the cameo 4 will make cuts but keep the material in place using perforation cuts in strategic places.
If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless.
Why does this matter.
The second option to cut without a mat is new and exclusive to the cameo 4 models and higher.
Can i cut cardstock without the mat or is there any way to cut a longer pattern.
Change the page size to the size of material you are using.
The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long.
The cutting mat can still be used to cut on the cameo 4.
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.
First you want to set up the software to tell the cameo that you are cutting without a mat.
The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature.
Change the cutting mat to none.
For the first time ever cut materials like paper and cardstock without a cutting mat.
