Cameo 3 Cutting Without Mat

A few days ago i was cutting vinyl without using a mat which the cameo can do.

Cameo 3 cutting without mat.

I tried it with this recent project and have a few observations tips and suggestions. I like to cut vinyl without a mat and i like to save my mat for other things like card stock that does require a mat. To do that i set the machine to load media. If you have longer than 12 12 inch material you must adjust the material size and the cutting mat size in the design page.

The cameo 3 load options are determined by which mat is specified in the design page settings of the silhouette studio software. If you are cutting media without using a cutting mat select none in the cutting mat options. There is no load media button on the machine only load and unload buttons. For the first time ever cut materials like paper and cardstock without a cutting mat.

Here are my tips suggestions for cutting chipboard without a mat. The second option to cut without a mat is new and exclusive to the cameo 4 models and higher. Just 3 simple steps to set up the cameo to cut longer than the mat. Open design in silhouette studio.

The largest mat size is 12 x24. At that point instead of loading the mat i loaded vinyl. One of my facebook friends jennnifer k asked me if it was possible to cut chipboard with the silhouette cameo without using a mat. You will see the cutting mat disappear from your design window.

The silhouette cameo can cut up to 12 inches wide and 16 5 feet long if you are cutting without a mat. With this feature the cameo 4 will make cuts but keep the material in place using perforation cuts in strategic places. In this project i m using a chipboard that is a little bit thicker than cereal box. To see how it s done follow these steps.

Later when i went back to using the mat i left the settings on load media. The silhouette cameo and portrait have the ability to cut lined material like heat transfer and vinyl when it comes on a roll. The cut border is generally the size of the material you are working with. To cut longer than the mat you will have to load the htv into the cameo a little different than usual.