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Design Opening in FrameShop

Place a two layer #101 Rectangle template on the FrameShop Editor.  

Place a Guide

Now we will place a guide that we can use to align our V-Groove. The V-Groove will be converted into our new top layer in Trace.

Right-click on the opening and select New Guide From Other.

Click the checkbox for Add at Bottom.

Enter 1.5" for the Distance From Bottom field and click OK.

A guide is placed at the bottom of the design.

Now we'll use the same steps to place a second guide that we can use to align the CutArt.

Right-click on the opening and select New Guide From Other.

Click the checkbox for Add at Bottom.

Enter 1" for the Distance From Bottom field and click OK.

The second guide is placed.

Place a V-Groove

Now we will place a V-Groove around the opening. This will eventually be our new top layer.

Make sure that the opening is selected.

Click on the Openings Openings tab.   

Click the Add V-Groove button. 

Enter 1" for the offset value and click OK.

The V-Groove is placed.

Click on the V-Groove to resize it.

Pull down the bottom end of the V-Groove and let it snap to the bottom horizontal guideline that we placed. Make sure you are pulling the V-Groove down and not just moving it.

Release the mouse to place it.

Place CutArt on Design

On the Openings tab, click the Add CutArtbutton.

Navigate to the desired CutArt Category Category and click on it.

Click on the desired CutArt and click Select.

The CutArt is placed.

Move the CutArt down to the top guide we placed and center it horizontally. You may need to zoom in to make the placement easier.

Bring Design into Trace

Bring the design into Trace via the Right-Click Menu* or from the Cut Preview Screen.

*If you use the right-click method, hold down the CTRL key and select the opening, the V-Groove and the CutArt before selecting Convert to CutArt

Add a Layer

We're going to add a layer to the design for our new top layer.

Click on the Set Bevels Bevels tab.

Click Add in the Layers section.

A new layer will be added. You can see by the muted design that nothing is currently traced on this layer.

Trace the Design

We didn't make any changes to the CutArt itself, so there is no need to tangify it or convert into arcs.

Select the top layer which is displayed at the top of the layer list regardless of the actual layer number. 

The objects currently traced on this layer are displayed in their cartridge type colors.

Select the outside object which will be our new top layer.

Click the 45° Bevel Set button to trace it. It will turn blue.

We're going to retrace the CutArt and the other opening onto a different layer which will move them from this layer.

Click on the middle layer from the layer list.

Click the CutArt to select it.

Click the bevel cartridge type desired, such as the Penor Deboss button Set button

The CutArt will turn the color of the selected cartridge.

Click on the middle layer object.

Click the 45° Bevel Set button to trace it. It will turn blue.

Click on the bottom layer on the layer list

Click on the bottom layer object.

Click on the 45° Bevel Set button to trace it. It will turn blue.

You can click on each layer on the layer list and make sure everything is traced onto the correct layer. 

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