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Mat Defaults

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The Mat Defaults section sets the defaults for the New Openings Screen and the Design Editor (described below).

Edit Opening Size First

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Select the default position for the Opening Size Field position on the New Openings Screen.

  • Select Edit Opening Size First to display the Opening Size field first.

  • Unselect Edit Opening Size First to display the Outside Size field first.

Layer Direction

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Select the default layer direction for designing and cutting.

  • Bottom Up

  • Top Down

Borders Order        

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Select the default Border Fields order on the New Openings Screen.

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titleBorder Definition

The Border is the area of precisely definable width between the outside edge of a mat and the edge of the opening; analogous to the margins on a document page.

  • Bottom Top Sides

  • Top Sides Bottom

Reveals Defaults

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Set the default Reveal Valuesfor each template layer.

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titleReveal Definition

The Reveal is the amount of the bottom matboard to be displayed when one mat window is stacked on top of another. A typical reveal between the top and bottom mat is 1/4".

  • The top layer is labeled Top.

Screens

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Set the default size of the FrameShop screens.

  • Select Auto Maximize* to maximize the screens to full size.

  • Select Remember Previous Size* to use the previous screen size.

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*Note: Depending on your monitor size and settings, some features may be hidden if the display is not set to display full screen, especially on the Cut Preview Screen.

Standard Sizes

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Set the default sizes for the openings and outside sizes available from the Sizes button drop-down control.

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titleSizes Button Definition

The Sizes Button displays the Recent and Standard sizes. 

Size Category

  • Select the Sizes category to add/edit:

    • Opening

    • Outer

Standard Sizes Listing

  • The Standard Sizes lists the Sizesfor the Category selected.

  • Insert, Remove or Update the entries on this list. 

Images

Get Scale on File Load

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Select whether to prompt for the image scale when an image file is loaded in Visualization.

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titleVisualization Definition

The Visualization software will produce a visual representation of a finished mat design, including the artwork, matboard and finished frame.

  • Select Get Scale on File Load to prompt for image scale.

  • Unselect Get Scale on File Load to only load the image.

Limit Image Size

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Select whether to limit the size of the image file loaded into Visualization.

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titleVisualization Definition

The Visualization software will produce a visual representation of a finished mat design, including the artwork, matboard and finished frame.

  • Select Limit Image Size and enter Max Dimension of file size to limit file size.

  • Unselect Limit Image Size to allow any image size to be loaded.

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Large images slow the software down.

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