Tape off the edges of your mats to.
Silhouette portrait mat slipping.
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.
On your cameo portrait use the arrow keys to choose load cutting mat align your cutting mat against the machine s rollers and press the enter key.
Lastly ensure you ve selected the correct cut settings before cutting out your design by performing a test cut.
Place the printed out test page on your cutting mat as shown in silhouette studio.
I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.
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.
So something i learned rather quickly after ruining 2 pieces of cardstock on my new silhouette cameo.
Silhouette portrait help this is a need to know video but even if you do this right you can run into troubles with the cutting thanks for watching.
These are the top 2 user errors i found people are having with their silhoutte cameo 3s.
I just got off the phone with silhouette and had to edit this post after getting some great help.
Resticking a silhouette cutting mat.
Load options for the original cameo cameo 2 and portrait are selected using the buttons on the machine itself.
Removing materials from the mat.
This ensures the rollers grasp the mat and hold it securely in place as the silhouette cuts.
If your mat is slipping check to make sure the white release lever on the right is locked in place facing up.
To restick the silhouette mat and another off brand cutting mat i used dritz basting spray from my local wal mart for less than 10 00.
The mat was feeding initially but then would start slanting and feeding totally wrong and end up at.
You want to make sure the mat is fully dry before applying the spray adhesive.
Silhouette portrait mats.
If you are having issues with your device i hope this video can help.