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Select the Art Region from the photo taken/loaded.

• Click on the Art Regions tab.

• Click the Add New Art Region button.  

• In the Editor, draw a box around the Art to select it.   

• The size of the area selected will be displayed in the Width and Height fields of the Selected Region field, which can be edited.

• Optionally, click the Add Full Size Art Region button to select the entire image displayed on the current tab.

The The Art Regions function Region is used to select the desired artwork for the Visualization project by selecting or drawing out a Bounding Rectangle.the selection of the Artwork in Visualization by menu or using the Add New Art Region feature.

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See: Add New Art Region

• Additional Art Openings can be added in the same fashion.

• To edit their placement, click on the Design icon to go to Designer.

• Click on the Mats and Frames tab. 

• Enter the Number of Frames desired in the Number of Frames field.

• Type, Scan or select from the SKU field dropdown control the SKU of the desired Frame.

If the Texture Thumbnail is available, it will appear on the Samples Preview. 

If the Texture Thumbnail is not available, a Gray placeholder the thickness of the Moulding is displayed on the Samples Preview. 

You can create a Texture Thumbnail using the Set Frame Texture feature below.

Subscribing to the specific Vendors allows you to select the desired SKU for Frames, Fillets and Mats in Designer and Visualize.  (Stock Keeping Unit) for Frames, Fillets and Mats in Designer and Visualize.  

If you are not Subscribed to the Vendor, their SKUs will not be displayed/selectable.

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See: Subscription Definition

A Texture Thumbnailis a visual sample of the selected Frame/Mat SKU (Stock-Keeping Unit) or manually created Thumbnail.

If the selected SKU does not contain a Thumbnail, one can be created in Visualization.can be created in Visualization.

You can create a Texture Thumbnail using the Set Texture or Set Solid/Core Color functions.

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See: Mats SKU

See: Frame SKU

Select the Frame Texture if the selected SKU does not have a frame texture saved to it.

• Click the down arrow next to the desired Frame layer and select Set Texture to set the Frame Texture.

  • Optionally, select Set Texture with Auto Snap if the selection is high contrast enough to allow the software to automatically snap to the top and bottom of the Texture.

• Draw a box around the Frame or Fill sample desired, using the smallest repeatable section of the Frame image. 

• Rotate the selection as needed to match the Frame sample. 

  • Click and move any of the control points to edit the selection. 

  • The repeating pattern is shown at the left of the screen to assist with selection and Rotation.

• The current Thumbnail selection is displayed in the Samples Preview window. 

• The selected Frame Texture displays in the Preview Tab on the Corner Sample.

A Texture Thumbnailis a visual sample of the selected Frame/Mat SKU (Stock-Keeping Unit) or manually created Thumbnail.

If the selected SKU does not contain a Thumbnail, one can be created in Visualization. Visualization.

You can create a Texture Thumbnail using the Set Texture or Set Solid/Core Color functions.

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See: Mats SKU

See: Frame SKU

The Rotation function in Visualizationis the action of rotating the selected object(s) around an axis or center.

This is helpful when the photo is not level.

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See: Rotation in Visualization Function

• Enter the Number of mat Layers desired in the Number of Mats field.

• Type, Scan or select from the SKU field dropdown control the SKU of the desired Mat.

If the Color or Texture Thumbnail is available, it will appear on the Samples Preview. 

If the Color or Texture Thumbnail is not available, a default color is displayed.  

You can create a Texture Thumbnail using the Set Texture or Set Solid/Core Color features below.

A Texture Thumbnailis a visual sample of the selected Frame/Mat SKU (Stock-Keeping Unit) or manually created Thumbnail.

If the selected SKU does not contain a Thumbnail, one can be created in Visualization.one can be created in Visualization.

You can create a Texture Thumbnail using the Set Texture or Set Solid/Core Color functions.

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See: Mats SKU

See: Frame SKU

• Select the Mat Texture or Mat Color if the selected SKU does not have a Mat Texture saved to it.

• Click the down-arrow next to the desired Mat Layer and select Set Texture to select the Mat Texture.  

• In the Editor, start in the Upper Left Corner of the Artwork, draw a box selecting the Texture Sample desired, using the smallest repeatable section of the Texture Image.

• Release the mouse button to make the selection.

• The selection is displayed in the Samples Preview Window.

• Click the down-arrow next to the desired Mat Layer and select Set Solid Color to set the Mat Color.  

• In the Editor, click on the desired color to select it.  

• The Color displays in the Samples Preview Window.

• Click the down-arrow next to the desired Mat Layer and select Set Core Color icon. 

• In the Editor, click on the desired Color to select it.

• The Core Color displays in the Samples Preview Window as the Matboard Core Color.

• Click the down-arrow next to the desired Mat Layer and select Set SKU by Color to select the Mat Color SKU. 

• On the Editor, click on the desired Color to select it. 

• The Select Color SKU screen will open.

• Click on the desired SKU to select it and click the Select button. 

• The selected Mat Color displays in the Preview Tab on the Corner Sample.

A Texture Thumbnailis a visual sample of the selected Frame/Mat SKU (Stock-Keeping Unit) or manually created Thumbnail.

If the selected SKU does not contain a Thumbnail, one can be created in Visualization.can be created in Visualization.

You can create a Texture Thumbnail using the Set Texture or Set Solid/Core Color functions.

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See: Mats SKU

See: Frame SKU

Set the Mat Color using the Complimentary Color Palette based on the complimentary colors of the selected Art Region.

• Click on the desired Color Sample in the Complimentary Colors section.

• Select the desired mat layer for the Color, Mat SKU or select to add it as a new mat layer.

• If the Complimentary Colors section is not displayed, return to the Art Regions tab and click on the desired Art Region. 

• The Complimentary Colors Palette will be created using the colors within the selected Art Region.

The Complimentary Color Palette displays a range of the averaged colors generated from the currently selected image in Visualization. These can be used to quickly select the matboard by Color or SKU.

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These can be used to quickly select the matboard by Color or SKU.

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See: Complimentary Color Palette

• The next time you select this SKU when designing a project, the saved Texture/Color will be applied to the design.

Subscribing Saving the Texture Thumbnail to the specific Vendors SKU allows you to save the newly selected Texture Thumbnail to select the SKUfor Frames, Fillets and Mats in Designer and Visualize.  which can be recalled for future projects by just typing in the SKU.

A Texture Thumbnailis a visual sample of the selected Frame/Mat SKU, which can be created in Visualization.Saving the Texture Thumbnail

Subscribing to the SKUspecific Vendors allows you to save the newly selected select the SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) for Frames, Fillets and Mats in Designer and Visualize.  

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See: Saving the Texture Thumbnail to the SKU which can be recalled for future projects by just typing in the SKU.Function