I have a silhouette portrait and i was trying to cut and i got a massage that said.
Silhouette saying cutting mat too wide.
To do that in silhouette studio v3.
The selected cutting mat is too wide to be used with the specified silhouette device select a compatible cutting mat and retry.
When loading a cutting mat into your silhouette align the mat with the white rollers.
The edge of the mat.
Select load cut mat from the display.
Use the blue line on the left hand side of your machine as a guide to align your mat.
First one i used as a silhouette cameo cutting mat.
Your machine will roll your mat into the cutting area.
I could easily put this right on top of my silhouette mat and use a sharpie to mark the lines.
If a cutting mat is in use then ensure the material is placed onto the mat exactly as shown on the computer screen.
Following the steps silhouette gave me.
Literally i placed the same sheet 3 different times to see if at least it was cutting off the lines but the cuts were the same the three times but not at all.
Yes i d love to say 20.
Now i m on the edge of my deadline and i really don t know what to do.
Blade obstructed if a piece of scrap material usually vinyl or paper is stuck on the blade it will cause cutting issues with your.
Make sure the registration marks are printed clearly and properly.
If there a cutting mat is not being use then ensure the material is loaded into the silhouette in the direction of the arrow shown on the computer screen.
This will be load mat if you are cutting media on a mat or if you are cutting without a mat which you can do for vinyl heat transfer and other materials that have their own backing you will need to choose load media.
Help i have some shirts that i need to get done.
Blade fin is not aligned at 6 o clock the black fin on the ratchet blade housing must be pointed at the 6 o clock position or the silhouette will not cut correctly or at all unlock the lock and turn the blade until the fin is in the correct position.
If you find that the alignment of where your silhouette is cutting is high or low this is probably the culprit.
I learned a few things due to that.
I know i put that mat around here somewhere oh.
Click on the open the design settings window icon a.
I am using the silhouette cutting mat that came with it.
I just used it the same as a mat without the markings.
Make sure the arrow on the top of the mat is pointing into the machine.
I checked a lot of tutorials and i placed the mat the same way three times.
1 a blade setting of 5 plus doing a double cut will slice the edges of your mat if you cut there.
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.
2 the translucent part of the mat is much more durable than the transparent edges.
