Cutting Larger Than Cricut Mat

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Cutting larger than cricut mat.

So for any project larger than the dimensions above you will need to use a hack to actually make the project. If you will be using the larger mat size the square to 11 5 23 5. Get a design you can scale up and prepare it for cutting. How to cut larger than mat vinyl wall decals step 1.

Slicing objects in cricut. To design this cut file i used two cricut fonts emiline and cricut stretch. Keep reading to see how to make larger than the mat projects on all three cricut machines. If either the height or width of an image is greater than 11 5 29 cm when you select make it you will receive an alert that one of your images is too large for a 12 x 12 30 5 cm x 30 5 cm mat.

Cutting projects bigger than the cricut cutting mat can be done but it will take some manipulation of the design in the cricut design space i wrote a post all about it that you can check out for an in depth tutorial how to cut larger than the mat in cricut design space. Tiling a large scale image with your cricut is actually pretty easy using the slice tool. Download my free flying unicorn files design 138 from my free resource library you can get a password for it by signing up at the bottom of this page. 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.

I used the larger 12 24 mat for my project so the rest of the tutorial will use the larger rectangle. Small mat maximum is 11 5 x 11 5 in. If you are using a 12 12 mat size the square to 11 5 11 5 the largest you can cut on this 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.

The maximum cutting area on a 12 x 12 30 5 cm x 30 5 cm mat is 11 5 x 11 5 29 cm x 29 cm. You will have the option to continue with a. You might need to figure your cutting dimensions differently based on the size of your design and your mat size. If you want to make something larger than the large mat you can use a process known as tiling i ve seen people use this technique to make large car and wall decals big wood signs and enormous paper projects.

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