Silhouette Mat Size

This tutorial was created by shannon le an admin of the silhouette cameo fun project inspiration facebook group.

Silhouette mat size.

Please join our group and like our page. Further down the window pick cameo 12x12 for the cutting mat size. Silhouette software will change the way they cut your design if there is a mat or not. The cameo cutting mat is intended for use with the silhouette cameo to hold materials in place when sending jobs to the silhouette machine.

Space out the additional rollers evenly across the center. When working with the longer mat you need to tell the software that that s what you re doing. The tack of the mat can be adjusted such that thin papers can be handled without any damage. How to adjust to exact shape size in silhouette studio.

I will say i like that the silhouette mats are clear and the numbering of the grid on them. Under page size change the height to 24 000 b. Another big thing to remember is are you using a mat to cut or not. Now go to the right hand column and enter the exact size under w and h.

With the silhouette studio open create the needed square or rectangle shape. If you have the wrong size of paper than your design could only be cut half way or parts of it could be left off. If a cutting mat is being used regardless of what material type is in use ensure that the correct cutting mat setting is selected according to the actual mat size in use. Change mat settings in silhouette studio to no mat and media size to reflect your roll of material.

Then click on scale options. If your design is grouped together and you need to re arrange it you will need to select the design right click ungroup. To do that in silhouette studio v3. Under cutting mat change the cutting mat to cameo 12 x 24 in c.

Now let s make it an exact size. Once it s in the work area click the page setup tab make sure the page size is automatic cameo or automatic portrait. The mat has a regular adhesive level to hold most cardstock and general material types in place. Go to object and click on transform.

Check the loading method on your silhouette machine to make sure the correct loading option is being selected. The ideal way to endure your cameo cutting machine s performance is by replacing the worn out cutting mat with the original silhouette cameo cutting mat. Perfect to use with the cameo this cutting mat has an area of 12 inches x 12 inches.