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General Defaults

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  • The Defaults section sets the global settings to be used throughout the software.

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  • Click Application Defaults in the Admin section of the Main Screen.

  • The Defaults screen will open to the Defaults tab.

Mat Defaults

Edit Opening Size First

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  • 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.

  • Select either:

    • Bottom Up

    • Top Down

Borders Order        

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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(s) in Designer, Nesting, and Visualization.

See: Border Properties

See: Border Default Settings

  • Select either:

    • Bottom Top Sides

    • Top Sides Bottom

Reveals Defaults

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titleReveal Definition

In a two-layer design, the Reveal is the amount of the bottom matboard showing under the top mat in Designer and Visualize.

The standard Reveal between the top and bottom mat is 1/4".

See: Designer Reveal Function

  • The top layer is labeled Top.

Screens

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  • Set the default size of the FrameShop screens.

  • Select either:

    • Select Auto Maximize* to always 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 screen 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 available for the 

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  • Openings and

outside sizes available
  • Outside from the Sizes button drop-down control.

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titleSizes Button Definition

The Sizes Button displays the Recent and Standard sizes. 

Recent lists the last ten sizes entered.

Standard lists Standard sizes associated with the current unit of measurement.

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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titleVisualization Definition

The Visualize software allows the user to create a digitally finished product using the selected frames, matboards and the artwork.

This makes it easy to present several different variations of the design for the customer to pick from. 

See: Visualization

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

  • Unselect Get Scale on File Load to only load the image without a scale prompt.

Limit Image Size

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titleVisualization Definition

The Visualize software allows the user to create a digitally finished product using the selected frames, matboards and the artwork.

This makes it easy to present several different variations of the design for the customer to pick from. 

See: Visualization

  • 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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  • Note: Large images will slow the software down.