Cutting Vinyl On Cricut Settings

If your material is not listed here try a test cut with a similar material setting provided the thickness of your material is less than 2 0 mm for cricut explore and less than 2 4 mm for cricut maker.

Cutting vinyl on cricut settings.

Preparation with cricut transfer tape. Cutting vinyl with a cricut machine. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip cutting mat. To enable fast mode with cricut explore air 2 use the dial settings highlighted in green in the image above vinyl to cardstock.

Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. The half step settings between fabric and custom circled in the image above perform a 2x multi cut which means the machine will cut twice in the same spot. Refer to kiss cut guide below to adjust machine settings. Refer to kiss cut guide table below to adjust machine settings.

Press flashing go button. Stick a piece of vinyl to your cutting mat making sure the paper backing side is down. I selected iron on but there are options for glitter iron on foil iron on patterned iron on etc. Remove the negative pieces from each of the images leaving the clear liner intact.

Select images and size and load the mat into the machine. You need to make sure you text cut every time you change vinyl to avoid wasting materials. If you select the cricut maker to cut your iron on heat transfer vinyl you ll be prompted to set your material. The maximum thickness can also vary with the rigidity of the cutting material.

Material choose type of material closest to the vinyl you will be using. You can access the cut settings by clicking on the send tab in silhouette studio. How to cut heat transfer vinyl on a cricut. You can use a design from cricut access or make it projects or your own design.

This process is known as weeding. Place vinyl liner side down onto cricut standardgrip mat. For this i used the cricut maker but the cricut explore air 2 also does a great job of cutting iron on vinyl. Size your design in cricut design space accordingly.

This will get you to a good starting point. Once you have arrived at the send tab this is where you can change your settings. Click make it in the upper right hand corner. When i selected the.

Open cricut design space and decide on a design to cut on your cricut machine.