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• No Follow the steps below if no design is displayed or if it displays wild arcs or features not part of the original design.

• Open the design in your original Vector Graphics program.

• Try a different setting and re-export it as an SVG.

• If it still does not import correctly, make a copy of the original design and try simplifying it.

  • Try ungrouping all objects and converting to curves.

  • Make sure the unit is set to inches.

  • Export text as curves.

  • Export bitmap as jpeg.

• Save your design periodically as you work on it in Trace.

• Saving a file as a Wizard Path (Path) allows the user to save a raw design in progress without having to trace it first.

  • Saving a design as a CutArt (WCX or WCA) requires that the user trace the design first. 

  • Wizard Path (Path) filesare limited in that they cannot be applied to projects or resized or have any of the other benefits of CutArt; they are simply a raw storage file type so that the user can save their work between sessions.

• Once your design is completed, trace the design and save it as a CutArt (WCX) and load it into any FrameShop project, where it can be resized, rotated, mirrored, or a different cartridge selection applied.

A Path (.wpxWPX) is a drawn Vector graphic path in Trace which is defined by a Start and End point, which may contain other Points, Curves, and Angles.

The Paths are independent of resolution, which means they can be resized without losing detail.

The Path file format in Trace will save all of the Vectorelements of the design as you work, whether it is Traced or not. 

When the design is completed, save it as a CutArt to load into Designer.

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard that can be added to designs.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and edited, such as resizing and rotating.

They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

See: Add CutArt Function