The silhouette cameo 3 does not have a load media and load mat option so users will have to set that in their design settings.
Cameo 3 cutting through mat.
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Have had my cameo since thanksgiving haven t taken the time to play with it much.
The mat provides a very light stick to it to keep everything in place.
This stickiness of the mat is on point.
1 after having your design created in silhouette studio you are going to want to turn on your cameo and get your cutting mat out.
Once the vinyl is removed look at your test cut.
The mat is very sturdy and.
To turn the cutting mat off go to the design page settings window and change the cutting mat to none from the dropdown menu.
Once the cut is finished use the unload button on your machine to unload your vinyl.
You can choose cameo portrait or none according to how you will be cutting.
You should tape this down to the mat.
This will remove the dark gray cutting mat from the background.
As mentioned above you can use the fold out mat supports if you wish.
You really have to take your time when peeling the card stock from the mat or you can easily tear your finish image.
This video shows users ho.
Did it cut cleanly through the vinyl.
Switch to a new cutting mat.
Don t worry if you get masking tape on the cutting area the blade will cut through it and you can peel it off when it s finished.
With the cutting mat you will see a teal colored protective covering.
Mat no mat setting for cutting in addition to how you choose to load your media as we discussed above you will need to tell the software if you are going to be using a mat or not when you cut you will find this option on the design page settings window in the cutting mat section.
Once the material is loaded go to the send tab in silhouette then scroll to the bottom of the page to test cut.
To cut without a cutting mat on the cameo 3 you will want to make sure that you do not have a cutting mat in your design.
Quick video showing proper alignment of the cutting mat on both the silhouette cameo 3 and cameo 4 machines.
I place the pattern side down and then tape along the edges of my fabric and mat.
Cutting htv with the silhouette cameo 3.
