The edge of the mat.
Silhouette blade cut through mat.
Use a fabric blade to get the cleanest cut.
One of the most common issues from silhouette cameo beginners is that their cameo 3 autoblade is cutting through the vinyl or other material and the backing.
As long as the blade is not cutting all the way through the mat you do not need to worry.
When working with the longer mat you need to tell the software that that s what you re doing.
If you used fusible fabric stabilizer you can now.
Put your fabric on your cutting mat with the right side of the fabric facing up.
1 a blade setting of 5 plus doing a double cut will slice the edges of your mat if you cut there.
I learned a few things due to that.
Put blade in straight there is a right way to put in the blade and according to silhouette tech gurus you should always have the fin on the blade pointing directly outward toward you if you have issues cutting and call or email the helpline this will be one of the first questions they ask you so it is good to keep in mind and make.
Click on the open the design settings window icon a.
The same goes for the portrait 2 autoblade.
Using a 12 x 24 silhouette cutting mat will save a bunch of time and often use materials more efficiently because you can load up and cut more with each send to the machine.
To do that in silhouette studio v3.
In most cases there are two quick fixes that will fix the issue and get you cutting successfully in a hurry.
If a lower blade setting is used than what silhouette studio recommends you risk not cutting your material completely and then having to double cut it which will only make more marks on the mat and create a higher risk for actually.
I know i put that mat around here somewhere oh.
Send your design to your silhouette.
2 the translucent part of the mat is much more durable than the transparent edges.
