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How to Make a Template Opening with the Same Template Outside Shape

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This will walk you through designing a Template opening and using the same Template to create the Outside Shape. For this example, we will make a Polygon shape with a Polygon Outside Shape. This will work with most Template shapes.

Click New Mat Design on the FrameShop Main Page.
Click Cancel on the New Openings Screen.
On the Openings Tab, bring the template #506: Star template onto the Editor.
Click on the Properties Tab to edit it.
Enter the desired size for the #506: Star opening.

If you click on the Template Parameter Map button, you will see that there are Three Modes to this particular template.

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Mode 0 - Size scaled to fit Opening size. Mode 1 - Width and Height the same, using Opening Width. Mode 2 - Width and Height the same, using Line Length parameter. Line Length - Side length of each star point, only used for Mode 2.

If needed for your particular project, you can Rotate the Polygon with the Rotation field.
- For this example, we will leave it unrotated.

For this example, we want it to be 2 Layers with an Outside Border of 2.5”.
Click on Reveals and change the Number of Layers to 3.
- Two layers are for our opening and other layer will be the outside dimensions.

Change the Reveal for the Outside Layer to be 2.5.
- This will be our outside dimensions.

Select the top layer and change it to use the 90° cartridge.
- This layer represents our outside cut for this design.

The Polygon design with the same Polygon outside is now completed.
When you cut it, do not select to Cut the Outside.
Instead, cut the Opening then without moving the mat, cut the Outside Layer on top of it.