The cricut doesn t actually print your image.
Change size of my cricut mat.
How to select mat type learn how to tell your cricut joy machine if you re using smart materials a card mat or a machine mat.
Standardgrip mats for cricut joy come 4 5 x 6 5 11 4 cm x 16 5 cm and 4 5 x 12 11 4 cm x 30 4 cm are ideal for use with materials like vinyl iron on heavy cardstock poster board and smart material scraps that are too small to feed through the machine without a mat.
Once your project is designed in cricut design space click make it.
You can change the material size in the project preview screen.
If you select without mat then load a mat into the machine your design may not cut correctly since designs on smart materials can be a little wider than designs on a mat.
If you would like to make changes.
Then tap select material load type and choose a new type from the list.
Changing the image size 2.
Cricut explore manual step 4.
Open the svg you want to cut in design space.
The mat size may also change according to your selection.
Your cricut can draw write with markers but that is different design space sends it to a connected printer to print your image and then you place the printed sheet of paper or cardstock on your cricut mat and the cricut will cut it out.
Choose your load type material size mirror your mats and more on this final step before sending your project to your machine.
I m using this free rainbows in the cloud design.
To change your selection tap the mat settings icon in the upper left corner.
Select an option to change the material size for the selected mat.
You will then be taken to your mats section to edit and rearrange mats before making the cuts.
You should see your design divided into separate mats based on the color of each layer.
Tap ok to apply the change.
There s a really easy way to move items from one mat to another and rearrange them to save on materials.
Cricut explore and cricut maker machines can use 12 x 12 30 5 cm x 30 5 cm and 12 x 24 30 5 cm x 61 cm machine mats of various grips.
There are two ways to change the mat size in design space.
If you need to duplicate your design you can do so from this.
The images will automatically flow to new mats as necessary based on the material size you have selected.
Changing the material size only a ects the mat that is selected.
I found this to be the case with cricut s default felt settings.
If you select a material larger than 12 x 12 30 5 cm x 30 5 cm design space will automatically change your mat size to 12 x 24 30 5 cm x 61 cm.
Selecting a material size tip.
Change the mat size in design space tutorial 1 3 how do i change the mat size in design space.
You will see the material size change on the mat preview.
