The mat is quite nice a little bit thicker than the regular cutting mat which i kind of like.
What is a pixscan cutting mat.
All you need to buy is a pixscan mat which retails for 14 99usd the same prices as a standard cameo mat.
Photograph it transfer the photo download it and upload into studio.
Place the photo or image you want to cut out on your pixscan mat.
The pixscan mat will not even appear as an option in the cutting mat drop down unless you are using a relatively old version of the software.
Setting up silhouette pixscan mat with cameo 4.
From the file menu click print check settings and click print.
Move hand prints only off of the cutting mat make sure your printer and card stock are ready.
Take a picture using your smartphone or scan in your pixscan mat.
No matter how you plan to use the pixscan the first few steps are the same.
Pixscan technology allows you to cut precisely around any printed image or position cut lines in a specific location on your material using a camera or scanner.
Getting started with the pixscan mat.
The silhouette pixscan mat is a cutting and scanning mat that keeps the object or material on the mat in its exact proportions when brought into silhouette studio.
Steps 2 through 7 above excluding 5.
Pixscan is perfect for digitizing a stamp collection or turning a hand drawn sketch into a cut job.
Silhouette pixscan cutting mat.
Now that the software is set up let s work on the mat.
Press down so that your image is stuck securely to the mat.
Silhouette pixscan cutting mat for use with cameo pixscan technology allows you to cut precisely around any printed image or position cut lines in a specific location on your material using a camera or scanner.
Pixscan is perfect for digitizing a stamp collection or turning a hand drawn sketch into a cut job.
The pixscan mat has a cover sheet and a sticky surface just like the regular cutting mats.