If it is and the mat still won t.
Silhouette cameo does not load cutting mat all the way.
In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.
Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your.
It should load your cut mat to the correct placement to start cutting your material.
Press the reset all button to clear all commands and then press the load mat button again.
If this does not help proceed to 4.
In order to prevent damage to your cutting strip a mat should always be used when cutting materials without a backing i would rather take the time to load my mat than have to replace the cutting strip on my machine.
Simply unload the cutting mat and reload the mat by selecting load cut mat.
If this does not help proceed to 5.
If your blade is cutting through your material and into your mat you might need to adjust your cut settings.
For this reason i prefer to cut using the mat unless the design is larger than 12 x24.
My silhouette is cutting through my material and into my mat.
The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.
Ensure the mat is lined up with the guides on the machine and the edge of the mat is under the roller bar prior to pressing the load mat button.