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TheDefinitiveGuidetoCuttingPepakurawithaSilhouetteCameo

Version1.3

Contents
1.

PurposeofthisDocument:.........................................................................................................................................4
1.1

2.

Whoisthisguidefor,andwhatwillyoulearnfromit............................................................................................4
SoftwareRequired:.....................................................................................................................................................4

2.1

InstallingPepakuraViewerforCameo....................................................................................................................4

2.2

InstallingtheDriversforCameo.............................................................................................................................4

3.

Howtoconfiguringthesoftware:...............................................................................................................................5
3.1

Registeringyoursoftware.......................................................................................................................................5

3.2

SettingDefaultRegistrationMarkMeasurements.................................................................................................5

3.3

SettingDefaultPrintSettings..................................................................................................................................6

4.

PrintingYourPartstobeCutwithPepakuraViewerforCameo:...............................................................................7
4.1

WorkingwithLettervs.A4SizePaper....................................................................................................................7

4.2

CheckingPlacementofRegistrationMarksforPrinting.........................................................................................7

4.3

TamaSoftsRecommendationofRegistrationMarksforPrinting..........................................................................8

4.4

UsingPrintPreviewtofixsomestrangeissues...................................................................................................8

4.5

MakingsureyouhaveEdgeIDenabled...............................................................................................................9

4.6

UsingtheShowPageNumbersfeature.............................................................................................................10

4.7

Printingyourpages...............................................................................................................................................11

5.

CuttingoutyourpieceswiththeCameo..................................................................................................................12
5.1

MeasuringRegistrationMarks..............................................................................................................................12

5.2

AdjustingtheCameoBladeDepthforCardStockPaper......................................................................................13

5.3

PlacingyourpaperintotheCameoMachine........................................................................................................13

5.4

AligningtheCutterwithRegistrationMark..........................................................................................................14

5.5

CuttingYourPieces...............................................................................................................................................15

5.5.1

BasicSetupTabforCutting...........................................................................................................................16

5.5.2

CutlineSettingsTabforCutting....................................................................................................................17

5.5.3

CameoControllerSettingsTab/ReadingRegistrationMarks......................................................................18

6.

AdvancedHintsandTips...........................................................................................................................................20
6.1

PeelingcutPiecesfromtheCameoMat...............................................................................................................20

6.2

PreservingandcleaningyourcuttingMat............................................................................................................20

6.3

StrangeIssueswithPrinting..................................................................................................................................20

6.4

Leavingspacearoundyourcutter.........................................................................................................................21

6.5

CorrectingOffsetCuts...........................................................................................................................................21

6.6

IssuesReadingRegistrationMarks.......................................................................................................................22

6.7

Workingwithfoldlines.........................................................................................................................................22
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7.

6.8

FixingRegistrationMarkPrintingIssues...............................................................................................................22

6.9

IssuesInstallingCameoDrivers.............................................................................................................................23

6.10

EasierAlignmentofthecuttingbladewithregistrationmark..............................................................................23
ReferencesandLinks.................................................................................................................................................24

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1. Purpose of this Document:

1.1 Who is this guide for, and what will you learn from it
AfterbuyingaSilhouetteCameotocutmyPepakurapieces,Iwasbothexcitedandbewildered.Thereseemedto
benoDefinitiveresourceonhowtousethismachineandthesoftwaretocutmycardstockforme.
IwatchedseveralYouTubevideos,readseveralthreadsonafewsites,butstillseemedtobelackingsomeofthe
basicinformationontheprocessfromstarttoend.Whatwasworstofallformeappearedtobetherandom
incompletethreadsIfoundinrelationtosomeofmyownquestionsorproblems.
IvowedthatonceIunderstooditall,IwouldcreateadefinitiveguideonhowtousetheSilhouetteCameotocut
Pepakuraparts.Ihopethatthishelpsotherswhereagapingholewasleftinmylife.
Iwillbreaktheguidedownintoseveralsections.Somemightberelativelyobvious,butIencourageyoutoREAD
THEMALL.Someofmybiggestissueswereontopicsthatseemedverysimple
Ifyouhavecommentsoradditions,pleaseletmeknowandIwillupdatethisguideaccordingly

2. Software Required:
BeforeyouevenhookuptheCameotoyourPCorLaptop,letsstartwithsomebasicsthatyouneedtohaveinplace

2.1 Installing Pepakura Viewer for Cameo

PurchaseanddownloadthePepakuraViewerforCameofromtheTamasoftwebsite
(http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakuraen/download/viewer_crobo.html)

DontbeconfusedbythenamesintheURLlink.ThisisfortheCAMEOSilhouetteMachine.Whilethereis
oldersoftwareanddriversfortheCraftRobomachine,thisguideandallreferenceswillbefortheCameo
machine.
LinkstotheCraftRobosoftwarearealsoonthelinkabove,butyouareonyourownwhenusingthatone!
ThisversionoftheviewerisPAIDsoftware.Itisnotfreeliketheotherviewer,butitisworththefewdollars
topurchase,andyouwillsaveHOURSoftimefromcuttingmanually!

2.2 Installing the Drivers for Cameo

YouneedtoinstalltheproperdriverfortheCameosothatitisrecognizedonyourPC.Youcanobtainthefull
SilhouetteStudiosoftwareforyourCameofromthevendorswebsite:
http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/?page=software

OnceyouinstallSilhouetteStudioyouwillhavetheproperdriversforthedevice
IfyoustilldonthavetheproperdriversorwanttoinstallthemdirectwithouttheentireCameoSilhouette
Studiosoftwaresuite,youcanobtainJUSTthedriversfromthislinkonthevendorssite.Ididthisformy
Win764bitmachineanditworkedfineforme!http://www.silhouettefr.fr/silhouette_drivers.html
AtthetimeofthiswritingtherewerenoWindows8driverslistedonthevendorwebsite.Iamnotsureif
thewindows7DriverswillworkonWindows8ornot.
OneuserwhoreadthisguidereportedthatthedriversfromthewebsiteDIDNOTWORKproperlyandhe
hadtousetheonesfromtheCDincludedwiththedevice.Ialwaysdownloadfirstandtrythelatest,butif
youhaveissue,trytheversionthatcomesontheCDasabackup.

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3. H
How to co
onfiguring
g the softw
ware:
O
Onceeverythingisinstalledonyourcom
mputeritistiimetosetafeewbasicsetttingsthatwillmakeyourlifeMUCH
eeasier.LaunchthePepaku
uraViewerforrCameoandhaveasamp le.PDOfileo
onhandtowo
orkwith

3.1 Registering your software

StarttthePepakuraaviewerforC
Cameoafterin
nstalled.Itisimportantto
onotethatth
hisisdifferenttthanthe
freevviewerprograamandcanbe
einstalledwithboththefrreevieweran
ndthefullblo
ownPepakuraa3Designer
app.Youwillhave
eseparatesho
ortcutsforeaach,soifyou haveothersiinstalled,bessuretostartttheproper
one.
nu,enteryou
urregistration
npasswordtoofullyactivateethesoftwarre
Fromthehelpmen

Mark Measu
urements
3.2 Setting Default Regiistration M

Next,fromthesetttingsMenu,sselectRegisttrationMark Settings

Inthe
esubmenufo
orRegistrationmarks,chan
ngethedefauultsettingto5mmforalledges.Thisswillhelpto
provid
demoreroom
monthepape
ersothatthe
eregistration marksusedb
bytheCameo
odonotoverrlayyourcut
lineso
ofyourPepakkuraPieces(m
moreonthislater).Notee:ChangingtthissettinghaasNOEFFECTTonsizingor
scalingofyourparrtssoDONTTWORRY!

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3.3 Setting Default Prin

nt Settings

Thenextsettingw
wewanttoadjjustisthePrintSettings. Selectthisfro
omtheSettiingsmenu

BeSSuretoUNCH
HECKtheDonotprintline
esoption(ottherwiseyouwonthaveanylinesonyo
ourprintouts
whicchisjust.stu
upid.)
ChangetheThiccknessofLine
esettingto5
Slide
ethePrintLin
neTransparencysliderto0
0%
UncheckthePrintPageNum
mbercheckbo
oxasitservessnouse,andyourCameowilljusttrytocutthe
page
ernumberou
utifitisthere
e.

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4. P
Printing Y
Your Partts to be Cu
ut with Pe
epakura V
Viewer for Cameo:
N
Nowyouarerreadytostarttprintingyou
urPepakurap
partsonyour regularprinteersothatyou
urCameocan
ncutthem
o
outforyou.TThereareafe
ewbasicbitso
ofinformatio
ontoknowwhhendoingthiisthatwewillnowcover

4.1 Working with Letter vs. A4 Sizze Paper

Opena.P
PDOfilewithp
partstobeprrintedoncard
dstockpaperr.Rememberritisbesttouse110lbcarrdstockto
keepyourrdesignsolidlaterwhenaassembled
Lookatyo
ourimagesan
ndmakesure
ethattheparttsfitcleanlyooneitherLettterorA4papersize(which
heveryou
intendtouse)

persize,you shouldpurch
haseandusePepakuraDessigner3to
IfyourPDOfilesarresetupforadifferentpap
resize
ethepaperan
ndmovethepartaroundttoproperlyfittthenewpap
persize

4.2 Checking
g Placement of Registrration Mark
ks for Prin ting
OnceyouhaveaPDOw
withtheprop
persizepaperrandlayoutoofpieces,you
ushouldopen
nthePrintPreview
featurein
nPepakuraViewerforCam
meoandmake
esurethatthheregistration
nmarksthatwillbeprinteedonthe
paperdonotoverlapo
orcometoocclosetoyourparts.Thisisswherethe55mmsettingiinsection3.2
2comesinto
willgiveyouso
omeextraspaace,butifyou
uhaveANYooverlap,youn
needtomoveethepartsaro
oundonthe
play.Itw
sheet.O
Overlapofthe
eregistrationmarksWILLccausemiscuttsandcutaliggnmentissuees!

EachpagehasTHR
REEregistratio
onmarks.Tw
woofthema re90degreecornerlines,andoneisasmallblack
NOTclearlyse
eethesemarksFULLYPRI NTED,pleaseeseesection6.8ofthisdo
ocument
cube.IfyouDON

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4.3 TamaSoftts Recomm

mendation of Registra
ation Markss for Printiing

Imp
portantsiden
note:Itisalso
oimportanttonotethisti pthatisonth
heTamasoftwebsiteforh
howtouse
theproduct.The
eymentionth
heregistrationmarksasIhhavedoneab
bove,butalso
osaythatthereisan
heirsizethatm
mustbeconssideredwhen makingsurepiecesdono
otoverlapinto
othe
exttensionofth
registrationmarkkarea.Iamnotsurehow
wtruethisis,bbutIhaveseeenmiscutpiecesonmym
machinethat
mtobefixedwhenIfollow
wtheirinform
mationbelow
wabitmoreclosely
seem

w to fix so
ome strange
e issues
4.4 Using Prrint Preview
Ihadsom
meinitialissueswithprintssnotworkinggrightonmy printer.Lineesnotshowing,randompaatters
printing.Ifoundthatdoingaprinttpreviewfirsttbeforeprinttingsolvedso
omeofmyisssues.Ifyoueencounter
somesim
milarprintingproblemstryyusingaPrinttPreviewfirsttandthenprrintingfromth
hatpreviewsscreen

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4.5 Making sure you ha

ave Edge ID
D enabled
Beforeyo
ouprintitisVERYimportan
nttoturnontheShowEddgeIDoptionintheView
wmenu.Wiithoutthis
yourprinttswillnothavvetheedgen
numbersneed
dedtolineuppthepartswh
hengluing!!!MostPDOffileshavethis
enabledb
bydefault,butsomedono
ot.Youcanaalwayseditanndturnon/saavethissettin
ngusingPepakura
Designer3program.

EXAM
MPLEEDGEIIDON

EXAMPLEEEDGEIDO
OFF

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4.6 Using the

e Show Pag
ge Numberrs feature
Anotherimportantfeaturetoturn onforusew
whenyoustarttcuttingisth
heShowPageNumberso
optioninthe
menu.
Viewm

Turn
ningthisfeatu
ureonallowssyoutoquickklyidentifyth epagenumb
berlaterwhen
ncuttingpagesinthe
Cam
meo
Thebluepagenu
umberinform
mationshowninthe2DmeenuscreenW
WILLNOTprinttonanyofyo
ourprintoutss.
NLY
ItisanonscreenreferenceON

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4.7 Printing y
your pagess
Youcann
nowbeginprintingpagestoyournormaalprinter(NO
OTTHECAMEO)usingthestandardFilee/Print
menu.BESURETOSEETTHEPROPEERORIENTATION(Portrait orLandscapee)basedonyyourPDOfilelayout!
Remembe
eritisbestto
ouse110lbcaardstocktokeepyourdessignsolidlaterwhenassem
mbled

Thisisaanexampleo
ofwhatyour
printoutw
willlooklikeifyouforgettto
setthep
properorienttationforthe
printer.TThispagewassSUPPOSEDtto
belandsscape,butwaasprintedby
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5. C
Cutting ou
ut your piieces with
h the Cam
meo
Getrready!Thisissthepartyou
uwerewaitinggfor!Youfin
nallygettocuutsomepiecees!Butwehaveafewmo
oreCRITITCALL
stepsstofollowhe
ereinthemosstimportantssectionsofarr,soREADCLLOSELY!

5.1 Measurin
ng Registra
ation Markss
Beforewe
ecanbegin,yyouneedtocheckyourreggistrationma rksonyourp
printoutsbefo
orewecuton
ntheCameo.
Thisisaveryimportan
ntstepthatifyoudontfollowproperlyy,willcauseyo
outogetcutlinesthatdontmatchup
withyourrprintouts!

Thefirstthingtorealizeisthaatyourregistrrationmarks arereadinLeengthandWiidthsizes(a.kka.Portraitvss.
dscapeorienttation)itsim
mportantton
notethatwheenyoumeasu
ureyouneedtoknowthattthese
Land
num
mberswitchw
whenyouworrkinadifferentorientatio n.
ThePepakuravie
ewerfortheSSilhouettealw
waysshowsthhedistanceb
betweenregisstrationmarkks(seebelow)),
measuremannuallyanduseeyourownm
measurements.
butthisisalmosttNEVERexactt.Youmustm

**NOTE**Somepeop
plehavenoticedthatjustadding1mm
mtooneofyo
ourmeasurem
mentsisago
oodquick
andeasywaytodothefollowing,,butIhavein
ncludedtheseedetailedsteepstoensureepropermeaasurements.

Thisinformationiss
ust
NEVERexactandmu
oublechecked
d
bedo

YouwillneedtouseaMetricrulertocheckyourregistrrationmarksandmeasureethemEXACTTLYin
ntertheinfointotheCame
eocontroller screenlateriintheprocess.
milliimeterstoen
NOT
TE:Ifyoudon
ntownaMetricruler,you
ucandownlooadonefromthissiteandprintoneoutttouse:
http
p://printableruler.net/
Foraanyonethatd
doesnotliveinacountrythatusesMettricmeasurem
mentandneeedsarefresheer,hereisa
guide
etoreadingm
millimeterson
nametricruller:

Thissis1MM

10M
MM=1CM

Next,settherulerononeofyo
ourpages(yo
ouonlyneedtthismeasurementONCEp
perPDOfileyyouare
workkingwith.The
eMeasureme
entwillstaytthesameforaallpagesinth
hatPDOfile).Measureth
hedistance
from
mtheedgeofttheblacksqu
uaretotheco
orresponding registrationb
bracket.Cap
pturethedistancein
millim
metersforbo
oththelength
handwidtho
ofthepage. Theexampleebelowshow
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5.2 Adjusting
g the Cameo Blade De
epth for Carrd Stock Pa
aper
Itisrecom
mmendedthaatyousetyou
urbladedepth
htothenum ber3settingonyourCam
meocutterwh
henusing
110lbCardstockpaper.Referencethemanualfforthedeviceeonhowtod
dothisifitisu
unclear.

Istaartedwiththe
erecommend
dedbladedep
pthof3butthadafewpiecesthatdid
dnotfullycuttforme.I
putthebladehallfwaybetwee
en3and4
4andhavennothadaprob
blemsince.Thisissometthingyou
mightwanttomonitorcloselyyonceyoube
ouseefitforyourneeds
egintocutanndadjustasyo

5.3 Placing your paper into the Ca
ameo Machine
Nowwew
willbeplacinggthepaperontothecame
eomatandlooadingintoth
hemachinefo
orcutting

Take
enoteoftheorientationo
ofyourpaperandplaceit onthecuttingmatwithth
hesquarereggistration
marrksshownbellow.Despite
eprintingyou
urpaperlandsscape,itwillaalwaysbecuttinaportraitttypelayout
Itdo
oesnotmatte
erWHEREonthematyourrpaperispla ced.TheCameowillread
dtheregistrationmarksto
o
findthecutedge
es
hepaperassttraightasposssibleusingthheguidelinessonthecuttin
ngmat
Itisbesttolayth

PortraitOr
P
ientedPap
perLayoutt
NoteRegistrationBlockin
nupperRIIGHT

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Now
wthatyourpaaperissetonthematwew
willloaditinttothecutter

Itisimportantto
onotethatthearrowonth
hecuttingmaatDOESNOTlineupwithaanythingonttherollerbar.
Iton
edirectionth
nlyimpliesth
hecuttingmaatwillloadinttothemachin
ne

With
hthematbeiingheldinplaaceagainstth
hewhiterolleers,hittheEnterbuttonontheCameeotoloadthe
e
med
dia.Therolle
erswillspinandfeedthem
matintothem
machine

Line
euptheThicckerwhiteedggesofthecu
uttingmatwiiththewhiterollersontheemachinean
ndholdthem
upaagainstthero
ollers

Lineup
ptheedgeofthe
rollerso
oneachsidew
with
theedggeoftheMatand
thenh
hitthebuttonto
LOA
ADthemedia
Notetthatthecenter
arrowo
onlydenotesthe
DIRECTTIONtoloadtthe
mat,anddoesnot
actuallylineupwitth
ngontherollers
anythin

5.4 Aligning tthe Cutter w
with Registration Ma
ark
TheCameo
owillreadthe
eregistrationmarksonthe
epapertohe lpidentifyexxactlywhereyyoucutedgessoneach
pieceare.Inordertodo
othis,wenee
edtosettheccutterovera registrationmarksoitcanlaterscanthepaperand
d
finditsorie
entation

Usin
ngthefourdirectionalbuttonsontheccutter,lineth ewhitebotto
omofthecutttingbladedirrectlyover
thesquareregisttrationmarko
onyourpaper.Thisistheestartingpoin
ntthemachin
newillusetoscanthe
heotherregisstrationmarkks.ThismusttbedoneEAC
CHTIMEyoucutapieceoffpaper!
paperandfindth
onlatertouse
etheonscreensoftwareb
buttonstomovethebladee,butusing
**NOTE**youhavetheoptio
thephysicalbuttonsisMUCHeasier
Beeforeyoucan
nreadthe
registrationmark
readingtheccutting
headmustbelinedup
directlyoverth
hesquare
bllockregistrationmark

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USEFULHINT:
Purdue
eMadLoufro
omtherpf.com
m
suggesstedtakingthebladeouto
of
thecam
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5.5 Cutting Y
Your Pieces
UsingthesamePDOfileyouprinted
dinSection4
4,wewillnow
wprepthecutttingsettingss

With
hyourPDOfiileopen,goto
otheFile/Cu
utDevelopmeents

Youwillnowbep
promptedastowhichpaggeyouwould liketocut.TThisiswheretheShowPageNumber
mesinhandyttogetavisuaalreferencefo
orwhich
ontthe2DMenuViewsettingssinsection4.6abovecom
printedpageyou
uwanttocut.Selectthep
pagenumberrofthephysiccalpaperfrom
mthedropdo
ownand
conttinue

Youwillnowbep
presentedwitthatypicalprinterdialog box.BesureetoselecttheeSilhouetteC
Cameofrom
CKONOKwehavemorretodostill!!
thedropdownlisstandclickonPropertiesttocontinue. DONOTCLIC

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5.5.1
1 Basic Se
etup Tab for Cutting
Nowwen
needtosetse
everalBasicSSetupfeaturresforourCaameo

Make
esurePaperSSizeoptioniscorrect
CheckktheBoxforUseCarrierSSheet
Changgeunitofmeasuretomminsteadofinches
Make
esureDesignOrientationm
matchesthatofyourPDO filedesign(LandscapeorPortrait)
When
ndone,clicko
onCutlineSe
ettings

Clickthistopro
oceedto
tthenextstep
pafter
optionsareeset

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5.5.2
2 Cutline Settings Ta
ab for Cuttiing
OntheC
CutlineSettinggstabwearegoingtosettseveralopti ons

AddaanewAllowab
bleColorRange.Youcansetittoanyccoloryoulikee,butIalwayssmakeminered.
Forth
heCutlineSettting,youwan
nttochooseDashedLinee
Setbo
othyourCutLineSegmenttandUncutLLineSegment to0.5mmIfyoudidn
notsettheunitofmeasure
e
tomilllimetersonttheprevioussscreen,gobackanddoso now.
Useth
heSaveas/O
Openbutton
ntosaveallse
ettingsonthi stabandonthebasicsetuptabtoeassilyloadthem
m
infutureuseofthe
eprogram.TThesesettingsswillstayinpplaceanddonothavetob
besetagainu
untilthe
erisclosed.
viewe

Thiswillbeccreated
fromtheop
ptions
selectedbeelow

U
Usingthisopttionalstep,
yo
oucanchooseetosavethe
settingsonth
histaband
theBasicSettuptabfor
eaasyuseagainlatersoyou
donthavetosetthemup
eachtimeyourun
Viewerfor
PepakuraV

Clickthistop
proceedto
thenextsttepafter
optionsaareset

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5.5.3
3 Cameo C
Controller Settings Ta
ab / Readin
ng Registra
ation Markss
Wearefin
nallyreadyto
osettheconttrollersettingsandreadouurregistrationmarkssow
wecancut

Bessuretosetthe
eMediaType
etoCardwitthoutCraftPaaperBacking
ChecktheboxforRegistratio
onMarks
Settthedistanceinmillimeterssbetweenyo
ourregistratioonmarksbaseedonthemeeasurementsyyoutookin
secttion5.1

**Thefollowingstepsstoreadregistrationmarksmustbed oneEACHTIM
MEyoucutp
paper**

button.This willstartthecameomach
hineanditwilllbeginto
ClickkontheReggistrationMarrkReadingb
scaanyourpape
ertoreadthe
eregistrationmarks.This processwillttakeabout10
015secondstocomplete
andwhensuccesssfullycomple
etedwillreturntheblade overthesquaareregistratio
onmarkthatwealigned
hinsection5..4
with
Ifyo
ougetANYkin
ndoferrorre
eadingthereggistrationma rksthisisdueeto:
o
Thealignmentinstep5..4notbeinge
exact
ntlightingonthecutterth
hatwillnotal lowtheopticcstoreadtheeregistrationmarks
o
Badambien
Registration
nmarksnotb
beingprinteddarkenoughh
o
uttontoconttinue
OnccetheRegistrationmarksaaresuccessfullyread,you canclickonttheClosebu

DONOTTclickonClosseuntilyou
haveseettheregistraationmark
settinggsandcompletedthe
registtrationMarkrreading!

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Afte
erclosingthecontrollertab,youwillbe
ebroughtbaccktothecutlineSettingstaab.ClickonOKtoclose
thistabandacce
eptallsettingss

eturntothep
printer/cuttinggselectionpaagewestarteedwithattheebeginningoffsection5.5
Youwillfinallyre
ngyour
YoucannowclickontheOKbuttontofinalizeyourseettings,andtheCameowiillbegincuttin
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6. A
Advanced
d Hints an
nd Tips
Thisssectioncontaainsafewhelpfultipsandsuggestionstthatmayaid youinresolvvingissuesorjustwithoveeralluseof
yourCameocuttin
ngprocess

6.1 Peeling cut Pieces frrom the Ca

ameo Mat
Removingyyourcutpiece
esfromthecuttingmatcaanbeabittriccky,especiallyonanewcu
uttingmatthatishighly
sticky.Ifyo
ouarenotcaareful,youcan
neasilytearyyourpieces,ooraccidentlyputaCurliintothepapeerasyou
removeit.Isuggestth
hefollowingttips:

movethewastecutpape
erareafirstle
eavingonlyyoourfinalpieceesonthematt.Thenfocuson
Rem
rem
movingthepie
ecesoneatatime
Whe
enpeelingpie
ecesfromthe
emat,foldthematDOWN
Nwhileslowlyypeelingyourpiecesupwaard.Thiswill
keep
pyourpieceffromcurlingaandhelptose
eparateitfroomthecuttinggmat
Thefollowinghin
ntwassuggesstionwasfrom
mPurdueMa
adLoufromttherpf.comwhosuggested
dattachinga
full sheetofcard
dstocktothematandpulllingitoffwhoolebeforeusiingitfora"production"paart.Thiswill
relie
evesomeofttheinitialtackkonthematandalloweassierremovalofsmallanddelicatecutp
parts
Ifpo
ossible,purch
hasetheSilho
ouetteSpatulaatooltoassisstinremovinggpieces.You
ucanlikelyfin
ndgeneric
toolsforthesam
mefunctionattlocalcraftorrhobbyshop s

Spatulareemovaltool

6.2 Preservin
ng and clea
aning your cutting Ma
at
YourCameo
omatshouldlastyouquittealongtime
e,butwilleveentuallyloseitstackorstickiness.Toprolong
thelifeofyyourcuttingm
mat,thefollow
wingtechniqu
uescanbeussed

Bessuretocoverthematwhennotinusew
withthebluewaxpaperth
hatitshipswith
Trynottoletthe
ematfallface
edownonanyysurfaces
Youcancleanthe
ematwithababywipeifitlosesitstacck.Thishelp
ps,butisnotp
perfect
Youcanusespraystenciladhe
esivefromaccraftstoreto restorethettacktothemat
Alwayshaveextrramats(andccuttingblades)stockedifyyouneedtheemasbackup

6.3 Strange Issues with Printing

WhiletheisssuesIexperiiencemightb
belimitedtojjustmyself,I thoughtitwiisetoincludeeitinthisguid
de.Ihad
severalissu
uesprintingm
mypapertobecutthatwe
ereresolvedbbyusingthePrintPreview
wfeaturefirsstandthen
printingfro
omthatscreen.
IssuesIexp
periencedincluded:

Edge
eIDswereprresent,buttheLinesnotsh
howingonthheprintout
Strangepatternsorimagesprrintingonthe
eentirepage

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6.4 Leaving sspace aroun

nd your cuttter
Dontunderestimatethe
eamountofsspaceneeded
dinfrontorbbehindtheCaameo.Besurretherearen
no
obstruction
ns,wiresorottherthingsth
hecuttingmatcangetstucckonwhilem
movingin/outtoftheCameeowhile
cutting.

6.5 Correctin
ng Offset Cu
uts
Itisveryco
ommonforpe
eopletoexperiencetheCaameonotcutttingproperly.Oftentimeesthecutlinessonyour
pieceswillb
beoffsetsligh
htly,andsom
metimestheycanbeoffsettgreatly.Itissalsocommo
onthatyoum
mightseethatt
partofyourpagewillbe
eexactandth
hecutlinesskkewfurtherddownthepageasthemach
hineprogressses.
Skewedcuttlinesareusu
uallyaresulto
oftwothingss:

RegistrationMarrkMeasureme
entsarenotccorrect.
Pleaseseesection5.1onhowtocorrrectthisand 5.5.3onhow
wtoproperlyeenterthecorrrect
measureme
ents
erlapofregistrationmarkswithyourpie
eces
Ove
o
3thereisaninvisibleto leranceareaaroundyourregistrationm
marksthat
Ascoveredinsection4.3
eyourabilitytoproperlyccutpieces.IeencounteredthisMANYtiimesuntilIfin
nallyrealized
canimpede
thatIneedtorearrange
emypiecesussingthePepaakuraDesigneer3software.Itdrovem
mecrazytosee
e
epepfilework,whileothe rsfailed.On
nceIrearranggedthepieceto
somepagessinthesame
compensateforthistole
erancearea,e
everythingwaasfine!
o

Somettimescutlinees
ared
drasticallyofff

Sometimescutlin
nes
nlyoffasligh
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6.6 Issues Reading Registration Marks

Asmentionedinsection5.5.3,youmighthaveissuesreadingregistrationmarksonyourpaper.Thereareseveral
possiblereasonsforthiswhichcanbeeasilyfixed:

IfyougetANYkindoferrorreadingtheregistrationmarksthisisdueto:
o
Thealignmentinstep5.4notbeingexact
o
Badambientlightingonthecutterthatwillnotallowtheopticstoreadtheregistrationmarks
o
Registrationmarksnotbeingprinteddarkenough

6.7 Working with fold lines

DespitetheCameomakingperforationcutsonfoldlines,Istillfindthatonsomesmallerpieces(Wherefoldareas
areverysmall)itisbettertoLIGHTLYscorethelineagainwithanxactoknifetoassistinfoldingtheshape.Just
beVERYCAREFULtoonlyslightlyscorethepieceandnotcuttoodeep

6.8 Fixing Registration Mark Printing Issues

ThefollowingissuewasreportedbyNovaDomonthetherpf.comforum:
Yourguidesaystochangethedefaultsettingto'5mm'foralledges.
IdidthatandIhadarecurringproblemwhiledoingtestprints.
There'ssupposedtobe3registrationmarksoneverysheet,oneblacksquare,andtwo'L'shapedmarks.
Theblacksquareandthefirst'L'printedcorrectlywhilethesecond'L'onlyprintedpartially(onlyoneline_).
AfteracoupleofhoursoftryingaLOTofdifferentthings,IrealizedthatIwasworkingagainstthelimitationsof
myprinter.

IhaveaHPinkjet(#1510)andIcan'tprintanythinglowerthan15mmtothebottomofthepage.
Icanhoweverprintto4mmofthetop,rightandleftsideofthepage.

So,differentpeoplemayhavetotrydifferentsettings,aspertheirprinter'slimitations.

So,formyprinter,IneedtousethefollowingDefaultRegistrationMarkMeasurements:

Ifprintingportrait
Registrationmarks,fromtopside:5mm
Registrationmarks,frombottomside:15mm
Registrationmarks,fromleftside:5mm
Registrationmarks,fromrightside:5mm

Ifprintinglandscape
Registrationmarks,fromtopside:5mm
Registrationmarks,frombottomside:5mm
Registrationmarks,fromleftside:5mm
Registrationmarks,fromrightside:15mm(the'right'sideisthe'bottom'ofthepagewhenprintinglandscape)

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6.9 Issues Installing Cameo Drivers

ThefollowingissuewasreportedbyNovaDomonthetherpf.comforum:
IwouldliketopointoutthatifyoupurchasedaSilhouetteCameobrandnew,theSilhouetteStudiosoftware
comesinthebox.Followingtheguide,Idownloadedthesoftwarefromthevendor'swebsite(beforerealizingI
hadtheCD)andthedriversdidn'tworkforme,forsomereason.
Toupdatethedrivers,IusedtheSilhouetteStudioCDIhad,anditworkedrightaway
NOTEFROMGRENEX:Typicallythesoftware/driversincludedontheCDintheboxareoldandoutdated.I
typicallyrecommenddownloadingthelatestfromthevendorwebsite,butinthisinstanceitfixedtheissue

6.10 Easier Alignment of the cutting blade with registration mark

ThefollowinghintwassuggestionwasfromPurdueMadLoufromtherpf.comwhosuggestedtakingthecutter
outoftheholderwhenaligningitwiththeregistrationmark,centeringitusingthearrowsonthemachinewhile
lookingdownthroughthecircleinthecutterholder.

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7. References and Links

Thissectioncontainsalistofusefullinksandreferencesprovidedthroughoutthisdocumentforsoftwaredownloads,
informationontheprocess,orlinkstogeneralforums.

http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakuraen/download/help_cut/index.html
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakuraen/download/viewer_crobo.html
http://printableruler.net/images/stories/rulers/ruler12in30cmUSLettertransparent.pdf
http://freebies.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=freebies&cdn=hobbies&tm=8&f=20&su=p284.13.3
42.ip_&tt=3&bt=7&bts=7&zu=http%3A//www.vendian.org/mncharity/dir3/paper_rulers/
theRFP.com
401th.com
Youtube.com
WheretobuyCameo

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