Be careful on 5 per cricut that adhesive can gunk up the machine collects on the rollers and can cause issues and even void your warranty.
Didn t load mat cricut.
If the issue occurs with multiple projects proceed to step 2.
The cricut may think that the mat is already loaded in the machine.
If the issue only occurs with one particular project you will need to re create the project.
If the mat size is correct proceed to step 3.
If this does not help proceed to 5.
Ensure there is enough space for the mat to run all the way through the machine.
Place your material on the adhesive area of the mat aligning it with the upper left corner.
Cricut machine roller bars are not moving.
Keeping mat pushed firmly against rollers press the load unload button.
Position the mat underneath the mat guides on your cricut machine.
Smart set dial is not working.
The one about loading mat correctly you can turn it and load the opposit from the cut out to get full use of you matt.
If the design space canvas will not load if there is just a spinning circle on your screen follow the steps below to troubleshoot the issue.
If this does not help proceed to 4.
Ensure the mat is lined up with the guides on the machine and the edge of the mat is under the roller bar when you get ready to load it.
For information on using card mat visit card mat 101.
Per cricut that is okay.
Press the reset all button to clear all commands and then press the load mat button again.
Select the right setting for your material.
Firmware update cricut explore and maker machines.
Section 3 loading unloading section 3 page 2 loading unloading the mat step 5.
Select your mat type in design space then select continue.
Thanks for the hints.
Verify that you are using the correct mat size for your machine.
Press the unload mat button and then press the load mat button.
Select your cricut joy machine from the connect machine drop down.
If the mat is lined up with the guides when loading but still loads crookedly proceed to step 4.
My explore machine pauses or stops when cutting writing or scoring my project.