Silhouette Cameo PixScan mat
Use the PixScan mat with you Silhouette Cameo and Studio software to cut precisely around a printed design or when you need to position cut lines in a specific location on your material.
This mat measures 11.687"X12.812" with a cutting area of 8.5"X11.5".
NOTE: This mat only works with the Cameo and Version 3.1 (or higher) software.
CAMEO PixScan™ cutting mat
Unlock a whole new world of project possibilities with PixScan™ technology.
Simply use the 8.5 in. x 11.5 in. PixScan™ mat and your Silhouette to cut precisely around a printed design or position cut lines in a specific location on your material.
The PixScan™ mat is ideal for:
- Turning hand-drawn sketches and lettering into cut jobs
- Digitizing fabric patterns
- Adding custom-cut borders and frames to professionally printed invitations
- Replicating a pattern at its original size
- Saving material and time using the nesting feature in Silhouette Studio®
- Digitizing your stamp collection into corresponding cut files
- Incorporating any printed image or pattern into your custom craft projects
- Turning photos and magazine clippings into cut or sketch files
- Saving any scanned or photographed image into your personal digital library
Contains:
1 CAMEO PixScan™ 8.5 in. x 11.5 in. mat
PixScan™ technology is a feature of the Silhouette cutting system that provides crafters and makers the ability to capture an image using a scanner or camera (including smartphones and tablets) and then import images directly into the Silhouette Studio® software in order to cut precisely around any printed design.
The PixScan™ feature is found in all versions of the Silhouette Studio® software V3.1 and higher and requires the use of a PixScan™ Cutting Mat.
The PixScan™ algorithm allows your Silhouette to recognize registration marks which appear on the PixScan™ mat itself in order to cut your material preceisely as youve indicated on the associated image within software.
PixScan™ is ideal for:
- Turning hand-drawn sketches and lettering into cut jobs
- Digitizing patterns
- Adding custom-cut borders and frames to professionally printed invitations
- Replicating a pattern at its original size
- Saving material and time using the Nesting feature to place images to be cut within specially shapped materials
- Incorporating printed images or patterns into your custom craft projects
- Turning photos and other printed clippings into cut or sketch files
- Cutting precisely around already existing printed or stamped images
PixScan™ is only intended to help digitize your original artwork and photos.
The PixScan™ mats are offered for the Portrait and CAMEO models.
Please click here for further information, including a link to a demo video.
PixScan™ can be used as follows:
- Place your material onto the PixScan™ mat. The material must fit entirely inside the rectangular workspace border on the mat.
- You can capture an image of the mat and material using either a scanner or a digital camera
- With Scanner: Scan the entire PixScan™ mat with material in place. If necessary, you can perform multiple scans and the software will stitch the scans together automatically.
- With Camera: Set the PixScan™ mat on a flat surface. Take a photograph of the entire mat with material in place. The photograph can be taken straight-on or at a slight angle. Transfer the image onto your computer.
- Click the PixScan™ icon in the upper left corner of Silhouette Studio® and follow the on-screen instructions to import your image.
- Add cut lines to your imported image as desired in Silhouette Studio®.
- Proceed to cut as usual.