Silhouette Cameo 4 Digital Cutting Machine Beginners Guide

Are you thinking about purchasing a digital cutting machine or perhaps you are lucky enough to have just popped this beautiful machine into your basket at CraftStash! In this article we will collect together some useful Cameo 4 Video Tutorials, helpful links for user guides and some basic information to help get you started with your brand new Silhouette Cameo 4!

What is the Silhouette Cameo 4 and what does it do?

The Silhouette Cameo 4 Digital Cutting Machine has been designed to offer fast cut speed, high force, greater power and a variety of cutting options to help you with your endless crafting projects.

What do you get in the box?

At CraftStash we have a number of different bundles available but the standard Silhouette cameo 4 box contains the following -

1 x Auto blade
1 x 12 inch Cutting Mat
4 x Blade Adapters For Original Blades
100 Free Digital Designs
Power Cable
USB Cable
3 Pin UK Plug (UK)

What are the top features of the Silhoeutte Cameo 4?

What additional accessories and consumables do I need?

Everything you need to get started comes in the box, however some of the components will need replacing in time, use these links to shop accessories and attachments for your Cameo 4.

Blades and Attachments
Cutting Mats
Vinyls, Inks and Specialist Papers

User Manual

The best advice for anybody new to die-cutting, before you start playing and pressing buttons is to read through the user manual (I know it takes patience but is well worth it!) - Download yours here - Silhouette Cameo 4 User Manual

Download the Silhouette Software

You will need to register your machine and get set up by downloading Silhouette's design studio - go to www.silhouetteamerica.com/setup to start the process and follow the onscreen instructions. After you register your Portrait 3, you will be able to access the 50 free exclusive designs that come with your machine.