How To Load Silhouette Cameo 3 Cutting Mat

There is no load media button on the machine only load and unload buttons.

How to load silhouette cameo 3 cutting mat.

Line the mat up with the blue line on the left hand side of your machine. Next butt the mat up to the rollers on your machine. Select load cut mat from the display. Place the vinyl on the correct size of mat you have selected in the silhouette software.

The cameo 3 load options are determined by which mat is specified in the design page settings of the silhouette studio software. Make sure the arrow on the top of the mat is pointing into the machine. Now select load on your cameo 3. Use the grid lines on the mat to line the material up with the edges of the sticky portion of your mat.

Next apply your material to the mat. You are ready to cut. However the rollers are a bit different. Use the blue line on the left hand side of your machine as a guide to align your mat.

To load a cutting mat into the silhouette cameo remove the protective covering sheet from the mat. The first thing you need to do is make sure your rollers on your silhouette cameo are set to the widest position. Your machine will roll your mat into the cutting area. Locking the roller bar.

You may have to work on moving the rollers on a cameo 1. Place your material on your mat to correspond with the display in silhouette studio before cutting. They can be a bit tricky. I have a cameo 1 as well but use my cameo 3 without the mat as the rollers are easier to move.

Cutting with a cutting mat.