Follow the steps below to see what you need to do to load the cutting mat.
How to load cutting mat in silhouette portrait.
Place the vinyl on the correct size of mat you have selected in the silhouette software.
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.
Cutting with a cutting mat.
Line the mat up with the blue line on the left hand side of your machine.
Now select load on your cameo 3.
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.
To load a cutting mat into the silhouette cameo remove the protective covering sheet from the mat.
Silhouette cutting mats are available in several sizes.
Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line.
Next apply your material to the mat.
Use the grid lines on the mat to line the material up with the edges of the sticky portion of your mat.
How to load vinyl without a mat.
Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric.
When you are preparing to cut material with your cameo or portrait machines it is necessary to load the material onto a cutting mat and then you load the cutting mat into your machine.
Overview of the s.
This introductory video shows users how to load material with and without a cutting mat into the silhouette cameo.