Cricut Explore Air Not Cutting In Specific Area On Mat

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Cricut explore air not cutting in specific area on mat.

So let s dive in and find a solution so you can get back to crafting. If using a cricut explore air 2 or cricut maker in fast mode turn fast mode off and attempt your cut again. It lets us create so many beautiful things. Cut sensor light does not turn on during print then cut.

This has happened to me so many times. And i guarantee it has happened to many others. The machine starts cutting and suddenly it is eating your material up. 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.

Press the reset all button to clear all commands and then press the load mat button again. For a 12 x 12 mat the maximum cut size is 11 5 x 11 5. But sometimes the cuts aren t as clean as we d like and it s not always obvious why or what we should do to fix it. My mat is crooked when loaded into my cricut machine.

If this does not help proceed to 4. Reduce pressure settings for that material type in the manage custom materials screen by increments of 2 4. Life has been a bit crazy recently. Just remembered i made this post.

Using the canvas panel resize the canvas to the maximum size that can be cut on the mat. Smart set dial is not working. Wherever you drag the design on the mat the position will be locked in and your cricut will cut it out in that exact position on your mat. In order to ensure optimal performance calibrate your cricut imagine before using it for the first time and whenever an image cuts outside of the printed area of the image.

You will be taken back to the design screen and the project canvas will be visible in the background. My explore machine pauses or stops when cutting writing or scoring my project. Remove the blade housing from the machine then remove the blade and check for any debris inside the housing or on the blade. Cricut machine roller bars are not moving.

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. You will have the option to continue with a. If this does not help proceed to 5. Press the unload mat button and then press the load mat button.

So today i m going to go over the five things you need to pay attention to when cutting on your cricut explore or cricut. The canvas represents your mat but will not cut. The cricut may think that the mat is already loaded in the machine. To answer your question in at least one case it pulled the 12 x 12 mat in and began the cut but as it pushed the mat back out to do the cut towards the top of the mat it pushed the mat all the way out and started cutting on itself.

To change the position of your design on the cutting mat all you need to do is select your design and manually drag it to change its position. Cricut explore manual step 3. I have actually seen this question all over the internet.