I like to cut most of my vinyl without a mat because the majority of the time i am using rolls of vinyl instead of.
Silhouette cameo send to cut vinyl.
For this silhouette cameo project we want to pick vinyl matte if you re working with oracal 631 or vinyl glossy if you re working with the more popular oracal 651.
I hope this helps.
Have a vinyl project that contains more than one color.
Cut settings can be easiest and trickiest of getting great cut.
If you are using a silhouette cameo 3 you are equipped with an automatic blade.
This will open the send panel.
You can access the cut settings by clicking on the send tab in silhouette studio.
Now select load on your cameo 3.
You need to make sure you text cut every time you change vinyl to avoid wasting materials.
However if your vinyl piece is smaller than what the rollers can adjust to you will need to use a cutting mat.
These are the best heat transfer vinyl brands for quality and they cut very easily and consistently on silhouette cameo and portrait.
Then i would check the red box and uncheck the blue and send it to cut again.
Learn how to cut multiple colors with a silhouette with this easy tutorial.
Place the vinyl on the correct size of mat you have selected in the silhouette software.
I often cut multiple pieces of silhouette chipboard and then layer them together to get the thickness i want.
Select your type of vinyl from the material drop down list in the send panel.
A cutting mat is not necessary.
Load the vinyl into your silhouette.
Cut settings is located in the send tab in silhouette studio.
How to load vinyl without a mat.
If you start by cutting a smooth htv like easyweed which comes in a lot of colors you ll learn the basics and feel more confident when you start experimenting with glitter heat transfer vinyl stretch htv.
If this is the case you could try cutting the paper and cereal box separately and then adhering the pieces together.
This is a basic tutorial on how to cut and apply a vinyl decal with your silhouette cameo.
The cameo 3 has cutting depth of 2mm so if your median exceeds that it will not load or cut properly.
The blade will adjust to the depth it needs to be to cut your vinyl successfully without going through the back.
Open design in silhouette studio and resize as desired.
The tricky news is that each piece of vinyl blade and machine can cut a little differently.
Line the mat up with the blue line on the left hand side of your machine.