What Is A Pixscan Cutting Mat

Setting up silhouette pixscan mat with cameo 4.

What is a pixscan cutting mat.

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. You will not want to use pixscan mats exclusively though because the cutting area is smaller than a standard mat. The mat is quite nice a little bit thicker than the regular cutting mat which i kind of like. 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.

Steps 2 through 7 above excluding 5. Move hand prints only off of the cutting mat make sure your printer and card stock are ready. Put the printed card stock on the pixscan mat. Now that the software is set up let s work on the mat.

Place the photo or image you want to cut out on your pixscan mat. Take a picture using your smartphone or scan in your pixscan mat. All you need to buy is a pixscan mat which retails for 14 99usd the same prices as a standard cameo mat. Pixscan is perfect for digitizing a stamp collection or turning a hand drawn sketch into a cut job.

Getting started with the pixscan mat. Using this mat allow you to cut out a pre printed design that you may or may not have digitally. No matter how you plan to use the pixscan the first few steps are the same. Press down so that your image is stuck securely to the mat.

Silhouette pixscan cutting mat. Photograph it transfer the photo download it and upload into studio. Pixscan is perfect for digitizing a stamp collection or turning a hand drawn sketch into a cut job. 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.