Silhouette Portrait Cutting Without Mat

The silhouette cameo and portrait have the ability to cut lined material like heat transfer and vinyl when it comes on a roll.

Silhouette portrait cutting without mat.

Don t be intimated by cutting vinyl without a mat on the silhouette cameo. To see how it s done follow these steps. If you ve never done that before don t be intimidated by the idea of going matless. Yes all of the silhouette cameo machines portrait machines can cut without a mat.

The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long. Make sure you are cutting something with backing like vinyl ps this is my favorite vinyl ever and it s an amazing price on amazon with free shipping if you cut something like paper without a mat the piece you cut out won t have anywhere to go and it will be sliding around in your. When you aren t cutting without a mat you can cut. I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette.

Cutting without a mat. Use your silhouette without a mat when you are working on vinyl projects. I have a cameo 1 as well but use my cameo 3 without the mat as the rollers are easier to move. 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.

The new pop out cut is definitely my favorite portrait 3 feature. If there a cutting mat is not being use then ensure the material is loaded into the silhouette in the. Next the pop out cut feature can be used only with the cameo 4 machine line. Make sure the material is being loaded in the proper orientation as shown on screen.

If using the portrait a cutting mat select the load cutting mat button. You may have to work on moving the rollers on a cameo 1. They can be a bit tricky. Save those mats for cardstock.

A new matless cutting mode. However the rollers are a bit different. If using the portrait without a cutting mat select the load media button. 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.

Additionally pop out cut mode is not intended for thin or flexible materials like copy paper or fabric. Cutting materials longer than 24 with silhouette cameo or portrait if you are cutting a roll or sheet of vinyl or htv that s longer than 24 and it can t fit on the silhouette 24 cutting mat you can cut it without the cutting mat either alone or with the silhouette roll feeder the roll feeder helps to keep the vinyl loading straight while and prevent it from slipping out from under the. Open design in silhouette studio.