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Click New Mat Design on the FrameShop Main Page.

Enter the desired Outside Dimensions for the Foam Strips.

Click the Send to CMC button.

Enter the number of strips to cut in the # of Mats field.

Make sure that the Sheet Size is large enough to accommodate the number of strips, otherwise they will roll over to the next mat which is displayed in the Total Sheets field.

Select Shared Edge for the Cut Mode.

• Not all CMCs have this feature.

• It will only cut the shared edges of the blanks and not the outside factory edge.

In this example, remember to rotate Finger Clamp number 3 before cutting.

• Finger Clamp number 3 is highlighted in red to indicate it will be in the way when cutting and will need to be rotated out of the cutting area.

Make sure that your Outside cuts will use the 90° in the Set Advanced Options

Cut the mats.

• Depending upon the thickness of the Foamcore, you may need to remove one of the backing sheets.

If the Strips are displayed in the far lower corner and show that all of the Finger Clamps are in the way, click on the Location tab.

Enter the desired value to Offset the strips.

• Enter 1.5 for both the X and Y Origin.

The Strips move up into the cutting area, and will now cut the outsides of the strips as well as the Shared Edge between them.