Mat Cutting Issues

[Lab Blab]

I cannot find what I am looking for in the seach so I thought I would post this to see if I could get some help.

What is up with the orientation of the mat? It looks backwards on the computer screen? Am I missing something?
When you want to do piecing it is hard to place pieces when the orientation is so backwards from the cricut mat.
Any tips?

[pennsylvaniakate]

As long as the arrow on your mat is pointing towards the top of the screen, you should be fine. When I paper piece, and I just put the paper on the mat in the same place it is on the screen. If it i in the top right corner on the screen it will cut on the top right corner of the mat.

If your arrow is at the left hand side, just change the Orientation under the Properties box.

[fatkatprintz]

I'm having a similar issue with it cutting diffrent from what the screen shows. I created 25 circles that have a logo in the center of them in corel draw x4. I printed the circles onto card stock and need the circles cut out with socal. I saved it as a .svg imported it into socal and lined it up the same way it was in corel but it's still off about a quater inch. Anyone have any tips on doing anything like this? I searched and had no luck.

[HeatherM]

The problem is that the machines have a fair amount of error with no way to calibrate (both machine and operator). See this post for a way to print and cut. http://forums.surecutsalot.com/viewtopi ... =18&t=4898
If you have SCAL2 you can use the layers feature to simplify this. Create your cutting rectangle as a layer (in CorelDraw), with your printed circles inside. Import the svg into SCAL2, hide the circle layer, cut the rectangle, place your printed page in the cut out area, change the visible layer to cut out your printed shapes. HTH

[pennsylvaniakate]

I'm working on a preprinted project right now. I prefer cutting a reference template first. Then I hit Load instead of Unload to ensure I cut in the same place the second time around. I lift up the sheet I just cut, but Do Not move it. You just want to lift enough to get the previously cut pieces from the mat. Then you slide your printed piece under this reference cut, line it up, remove the reference cut, and cut. Viola!

[fatkatprintz]

Ok, we are doing that but we are using a brand new mat and I can't seem to get the paper out without moving anything.. also the image is 8 x 11 so its a big piece of paper is that a problem??