MustangManiac Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Hi guys, What settings do you guys use in the Silhouette software when making a masking set? I've gor the Oramask 810 for material and a Silhouette Portrait 2 and I've used glossy vinyl setting for my material and a depth of 1 and a pressure of 1 with a single pass cut and it still cuts through the backing paper and you have to peel every individual piece of a masking set one by one because of this. What settings do you guys use for Oramask 810 to cut the vinyl but not all the way through the backing paper? Thanks, Brady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Futter Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Welcome aboard, Brady! I use a built-in preset in the Silhouette Studio software called "Vinyl, Silhouette Oracal 651": Even though the name of the material in the preset is different to what we're using, I've found that it still works perfectly. Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 When you take your blade out of the holder, is it really set at 1? Check that first, it sounds to me like too much blade is showing if it’s cutting that deeply on the figures you’ve quoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangManiac Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 11 hours ago, Mozart said: When you take your blade out of the holder, is it really set at 1? Check that first, it sounds to me like too much blade is showing if it’s cutting that deeply on the figures you’ve quoted. I know how to take the blade out but do I need to look at anything other than the indicator on the side of the tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 13 hours ago, MustangManiac said: I know how to take the blade out but do I need to look at anything other than the indicator on the side of the tool? No, just the indicator though I always lightly run my finger across the end just to gauge how much blade is sticking out.....be careful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 hi all trying to use my portrait 3 for the first time 😀 using Artool Ultramask F506 will the settings above work for that? do i use the cutting mat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denders Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I have some Ultramask, not sure about the F506, but the above settings seem to work just fine when I've tested it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 do you use the cutting mat with the Ultrmask with those settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Nick, the settings for cutting, ie speed, force, number of passes, blade depth, shouldn’t determine whether you use a cutting mat or not. I haven’t used Artool Ultramask but I use a cutting mat with EVERY material: vinyl, plastic, paper, card, lead foil etc. I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t use the mat, without its stickiness the material being cut will likely slide about and you won’t get a good cut. Max Edited January 27, 2021 by Mozart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 thank you - that makes sense! i have a million other questions but it's where to start... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, nmayhew said: i have a million other questions but it's where to start... Well I’ve set up a couple of pretty simple tutorials which deal with finding your way around the software etc, check out “Tutorials - Working Efficiently” for instance. Start by looking at those then come back with further questions. I check in a couple of times a day, certainly every morning and I know Kev does too. Max Edited January 27, 2021 by Mozart 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wuger91 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Hello Here is a page (in french sorry) who describe the settings for different materials https://www.bistouille.fr/silhouette-portrait-cameo-reglages-coupe/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Interesting Wuger. I didn’t really understand the full reason for the speed setting, but the explanation there of the more complicated designs or patterns needing a slower speed makes sense. From my experience a Force of 9 on the “Silhouette setting”, (odd that they quote machine and not specific material within the vinyl section) is just about on the margin of cutting vinyl and its backing. Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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