Have you ever wondered how to do that.
Cut vinyl larger than mat.
Cutting larger than the mat hey.
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These two important adjustments in silhouette studio will allow you to cut design up to 10 long with your silhouette cameo or portrait.
If you have a vinyl wall decal or another design that requires that you cut longer than the silhouette cutting mat you need to set it up that way in silhouette studio.
Everyone wants to know how to cut an image larger than the mats.
You can use this with both sizes of mats 12 x 12 and 12 x 24.
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You might need to figure your cutting dimensions differently based on the size of your design and your mat size.
Keep in mind that the cricut won t cut to the entire dimensions of the mat so if you have a 12 x12 mat you will not be able resize the square beyond 11 5 x11 5 and for the 12 x24 mat 11 5 x23 5.
To make team usa joggers you will need to be able to cut longer than the standard 12 x 12 cutting mat.
Subscribe to expressions vinyl s channel here https goo gl y3jpi4 in this video joann shows us how to cut out a 24x24 wall decal.
I absolutely love my silhouette cameo but a few months ago i was wanting to cut a custom piece that was larger than the standard 12 12 square cut mat.
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I recommend you cut these decals with a cutting machine like a cricut.
All you need to do to cut longer than the mat is change a few settings in silhouette studio.
If you are using a 12 inch by 24 inch cutting mat then the largest you can cut is 11 5 inches by 23 5 inches.
So this week we are working on cutting images larger than what the machine standard cut sizes are in width and length.
So you can cut large images and only use a 12 x 12 mat.
How to cut larger than mat vinyl wall decals step 1.
The easiest way to do that is to make a square or rectangle in design space that is the size of the cutting area.
Get a design you can scale up and prepare it for cutting.
