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On 12/05/2022 at 04:15, aardvark said:

Once that first orientation is performed, it looks like the Cameo re-orients the blade as part of the line segment overcut, and there are no further gouges.

I have had decent luck with the segment overcut feature vs. smart cut as well.  However, no software solution will match the geared head blade on the Cricut Maker that can lift and turn.  Thanks for sharing your experiences so far.  After I had worked with a Maker and the CS4 I came to the conclusion that Studio Design is the best software for designing and cutting, but the CS4 is not the best raw blade power for styrene. IMHO.

On 10/05/2022 at 23:10, aardvark said:

I am unable to define a custom mat in Studio, so this is something I'm just going to have to remember and deal with manually when positioning my designs on the media.

I have noticed that a variety of aftermarket mats, although they say they are for the Silhouette, are not.  They have offsets as you described.  I will have to look closer at the mats I do I have.  Often, they are Cricut mats, labelled as Silhouette as well.