Edited: October 1, 2024
- Cricut Joy
Cricut Joy Xtra
Cricut Explore 3
Cricut Maker 3
Cricut Venture - Cricut Explore
Cricut Explore One
Cricut Explore Air
Cricut Explore Air 2
Cricut Maker
Your Cricut machine has multiple options for loading materials into the machine. When you select Make It, a pop-up window will prompt you to choose how you will load your materials. Only those options compatible with your machine and the size of your design will be available.
| Machine Model | Compatible Load Types | ||
| On Mat | Without Mat (for Cricut Smart Materials Only) | On Card Mat | |
| Cricut Joy | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
|
Cricut Joy Xtra |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cricut Explore 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cricut Maker 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cricut Venture | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cricut Maker | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Cricut Explore Air 2 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Cricut Explore | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Cricut Explore One | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Cricut Explore | ✔ | ✔ | |
Note: For machines compatible with Smart Materials: If your design is too large to be cut on a mat but the right size for a Smart Material, the load type will default to Without Mat. If your design has multiple components that are the right size for a mat or a Smart Material, the Multiple Ways option will be available.
Windows/Mac
Selecting a Material Load Type:
To change your load Type or material size on Windows/Mac, choose a new Material Load Type from the drop-down, or select the Material Size field on the left side of the screen to adjust the material size.
Android
Selecting a Material Load Type:
To change your Material Load Type, tap Material Load. Then choose a new Material Load Type. To change your material size, tap Material Size. Then type in your new material size and select OK.
iOS
Selecting a Material Load Type:
To change your Material Load Type tap the mat number at the top left of the screen. Then tap Material Load Type. Then choose a new Material Load Type.
To change your material size, tap Material Size. Then type in your new material size and select OK.
Your Cricut machine has multiple options for loading materials into the machine. 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 grip strengths, and Cricut Card Mat 2 x 2. When you select Make It, a pop-up window will prompt you to choose how you will load your materials. Only those options compatible with your machine and the size of your design will be available.
There are two ways to change the mat size in Design Space:
- Changing the image size
- Changing the material size
Windows/Mac
Changing the image size
The maximum cutting area on a 12 in x 12 in (30.5 cm x 30.5 cm) mat is 11.5 in x 11.5 in (29 cm x 29 cm). If either the height or width of an image is greater than 11.5 in (29 cm) when you select Make It you will receive an alert that one of your images is too large for a 12 in x 12 in (30.5 cm x 30.5 cm) mat. You will have the option to continue with a larger mat or return to the Canvas to resize your image.
Image too large for 12x12 Mat:
Changing the material size:
To change material size, on the Prepare mats screen select a new size from the Material Size field on the left side of the screen.
Android
Changing the image size
The maximum cutting area on a 12 in x 12 in (30.5 cm x 30.5 cm) mat is 11.5 in x 11.5 in (29 cm x 29 cm). If either the height or width of an image is greater than 11.5 in (29 cm) when you select Make It, Design Space will default to using a 12 in x 24 in (30.5 cm x 61 cm) mat. You may either continue with a larger mat or return to the Canvas to resize your image.
Changing the material size
To change your material size, tap Material Size. Then select a new size.
iOS
Changing the image size
The maximum cutting area on a 12 in x 12 in (30.5 cm x 30.5 cm) mat is 11.5 in x 11.5 in (29 cm x 29 cm). If either the height or width of an image is greater than 11.5 in (29 cm) when you select Make It, Design Space will default to using a 12 in x 24 in (30.5 cm x 61 cm) mat. You may either continue with a larger mat or return to the Canvas to resize your image.
Changing the material size
To change your material size, tap Material Size. Then select a new size.
Tip: You can set a load type default through Settings. This is helpful if the majority of your projects use one load type more than any other.
Tip: When your Material Load Type is On Mat, the Material Size menu only offers material sizes larger than the largest image on the mat.