You can change the material size in the project preview screen.
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.
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.
Then tap select material load type and choose a new type from the list.
The images will automatically flow to new mats as necessary based on the material size you have selected.
The cricut doesn t actually print your image.
Click the make it button.
Changing the image size 2.
Cricut explore manual step 4.
Tap ok to apply the change.
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.
If you need to duplicate your design you can do so from this.
There s a really easy way to move items from one mat to another and rearrange them to save on materials.
If you want to change the default settings here s what you need to do.
Selecting a material size tip.
Changing the material size.
The mat size may also change according to your selection.
If you would like to make changes.
I m using this free rainbows in the cloud design.
Change the mat size in design space tutorial 1 3 how do i change the mat size in design space.
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.
I found this to be the case with cricut s default felt settings.
Changing the material size only a ects the mat that is selected.
To change your selection tap the mat settings icon in the upper left corner.
Once your project is designed in cricut design space click make it.
You should see your design divided into separate mats based on the color of each layer.
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.
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.
Open the svg you want to cut in design space.
Select an option to change the material size for the selected mat.
You will see the material size change on the mat preview.
