Do I Have To Use Mat Silhouette

Use any graphic any image or even your and load it to your silhouette studio software.

Do i have to use mat silhouette. I am going to show you using the silhouette studio program that came with your silhouette. This is a yes and no answer. There is a cutting strip in the deck of the machine that will allow you to cut without a mat on materials that have a backing sheet like vinyl. It is simple and easy to use and the possibilities are endless as to what kinds of creations you can make using the pixscan mat.

Do you have to cut with a mat. If you have mats from your old machine s you can still use them with the silhouette 3. All of the silhouette cameo machines cameo 1 2 3 and the silhouette portraits 1 2 have the ability to cut without the cutting mat. 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.

Pixscan mats are great for precision. The silhouette cameo can cut lengths of vinyl or anything with a backing up to 10 feet long. Pixscan mats are used with silhouette cameos to hold your vinyl htv card stock or other material in place while being cut by the cameo after you have used a photograph to know exact placement of material and designs. You can only cut materials that have a backing without a mat on the silhouette machines.

I always cut my stencils using the silhouette s cutting mat but i m sure you could try it without and it gets loaded face up just like vinyl. No need to flip or mirror your image like you do with htv. Lastly ensure you ve selected the correct cut settings before cutting out your design by performing a test cut. If you cut vinyl that is 9 or 12 inches wide you can cut it without a mat.

If you are cutting vinyl you may not need to use a mat. 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. Of course there isn t a ten foot mat available omg how would one store such a thing so if you want to cut longer than 24 cut without a mat. It s been just over a year since the pixscan mat was introduced to crafters and silhouette users.

And to be honest i have only known about for about six months. Materials that have a backing would include adhesive vinyl or heat transfer vinyl htv these are the most common ones i see. The silhouette curio does not use a cutting mat but instead a series of bases and platforms.