How To Keep Your Silhouette Studio Mat From Moving

There are 2 sides to the blue protective cover a shiny side which is non stick and a matte side.

How to keep your silhouette studio mat from moving.

Make sure the arrow on the top of the mat is pointing into the machine. Covering it each time can help keep it clean. When loading a cutting mat into your silhouette align the mat with the white rollers. If this was not previously removed this would be the cause of the excessive noise.

The mat was feeding initially but then would start slanting and feeding totally wrong and end up at. So something i learned rather quickly after ruining 2 pieces of cardstock on my new silhouette cameo. Tape off the edges of your mats to prevent spraying adhesive on the entire surface. The matte side will stick to the adhesive more and can cause it to be less sticky.

With newer mats this isn t usually an issue but with older mats you need to take an extra minute to make sure that it was adhered to the mat evenly everywhere not just in the middle. Lift your silhouette s lid to make sure any tape that is connecting the motor to the side of the unit has been removed. Place the shiny side of the blue protective cover down on the adhesive side of the mat. This helps with very thick materials as well.

Make sure to store your mat flat with the cover sheet over the adhesive. If your mat is bent use books to help flatten it. The cameo 3 user s manual can be accessed through the help menu in silhouette studio. I just got off the phone with silhouette and had to edit this post after getting some great help.

If your mat is beyond it s days you can try using tape to hold your materials in place. Soon loading your mat properly will become second nature and you ll be well on your way to enjoying lots of creative time with your silhouette. Set up your silhouette studio workspace to include specific sizes like 8 5 x 11 or to cut longer than the mat. Use tape to hold materials in place.

Like our awesome facebook page here for daily. Use your palm or even better the silhouette scraper tool to press the media to the mat and check that is is stuck evenly throughout.