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Design in FrameShop then Bring into Trace

  • First we need to make sure we are designing the layers in the correct order for these instructions.

  • On the FrameShop Main Page, click Admin and stay on the Defaults tab.

  • Under Layer Direction select Bottom Up if it is not already set to that.

  • Click Save and return to the Main Page.

    • You can change this back to the original setting later if desired.

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  • Layer Direction: Bottom Up is the preferred direction.

    • When you Offset an object to create another layer, that new layer will be the Top layer.

  • Layer Direction: Top Down is not recommended.

    • When you Offset an object to create another layer, that new layer will be the Bottom layer, even though it is larger than the original object.

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  • Click on the Properties tab.

  • Click on the Parameters tab.

  • Change the No. of Points to 6.

  • Change the Spikiness to 0.

  • Change the Mode to 2. 

  • Change the Line Length to 2.

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  • Place a one Layer 2.75 x 2.75" #102 Oval Template in the top portion of the Polygon.

    • The circle will create the petal of the Doily.

  • Move the circle so that it lines up with the Top of the Star Template.

Bring Design into Trace

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Draw Alignment Lines

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  • We will add some Alignment Lines that we will use to Mirror the circle.

  • You can Mirror the circle without the Alignment Lines, but adding them will help illustrate the process.

  • Click the Line button on the Trace and Draw tab. The Draw radio button is automatically selected.

  • Right-Click on the center point of one of the Lines of the Polygon. 

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  • Right-Click on the center point of the opposite Line of the Polygon.

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  • The Line is placed.

  • Do the same with the other sides of the polygon, Right-Clicking and Snapping to the Center Point then Snapping to the Center Point on the opposite point.

  • Make sure that the Circle crosses over the Lines a little in order to have the Mirrored version of the Circle overlap.

  • If it doesn't, either make the Circle larger or Offset it to make it larger.

Mirror the Circle

  • Click on the Edit radio button.

  • Hold down the CTRL key and click on the Circle.

  • Click the Mirror button.

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  • Right-Click on the point where the Upper Left Line begins.

  • Right-Click on the end of the line at the Lower Right Side.

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  • The Circle as been Mirrored using the Line we drew as the axis.

  • Click on the new Circle. 

  • Click the Mirror button.

  • Right-Click at each end of the Alignment Line.

  • The Circle has been Mirrored using the Line we drew as the axis.

  • Repeat the process by selecting the next Circle, clicking the Mirror button, then snapping to each end of the Alignment Line.

  • The Circle has been Mirrored all the way around the design.

Break all Intersections

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  • Now we want to Break All of the Intersections where all segments in the design intersect with other segments.

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  • The Intersections are now Broken where the objects crossed over each other.

Join Segments

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  • We will now Join all of the segments that will make up the opening of the design.

  • Hold down the CTRL key and click on the each of the Left Side Arcs of one of the Broken Circles.

  • Click the Join button.

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  • The Arcs are joined together as a single entity.

  • If the Arcs don't connect as expected, you might have missed an Arc.

    • Click the Undo button, reselect the Arcs and click the Join button again. 

  • Hold down the CTRL key and select the Arcs of the next Broken Circle.

  • Click the Join button. 

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  • Continue selecting the arcs that make up each of the Broken Circles and Joining them until you have Joined each of the outside Arcs.

  • Hold down the CTRL key and select all of the newly joined Arcs. 

  • Click the Join button.

  • The Arcs are now one connected entity.

Convert to Splines/Tangify

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Trace the Design

  • Click on the Set Bevels tab.

  • Click on the Doily opening.

  • Select the desired Bevel Type then click Set.

  • The outside of the Doily turns the color of the Bevel Type selected and is now traced.

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Save and Cut

  • Save the CutArt. You will get a message stating that this design contains objects that do not have an assigned bevel type. This refers to the leftover lines and arcs that we didn't trace. Click Yes that you wish to continue.

  • Load the CutArt.

  • Cut the CutArt.

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  • Optionally, you can also bring the CutArt straight to the Cut Preview from Trace.

  • The Doily design is completed.

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Optional Design

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  • Move the design further into the screen if necessary in order to be able to see the Offset Layer.

  • Select the Doily.

  • Leave the Reveal value at .25".

  • Click the Left < Offset Circuit button.  

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  • The Doily is now offset to create the second Layer.

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Explode New Layer

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  • The new Offset created an outside layer, but the arcs overlap in the corners.

  • We will have to Explode this new layer to edit it.

  • Click on the new layer to select it and click Explode.

  • The new layer will be exploded into the individual arcs that created it.

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  • Now click the Auto Join Segments button to join the segments that can be joined.

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  • If you move your cursor, you will see that the small arcs that make up the large arcs are now connected together, but the large arcs are not connected together because they cross each other.

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  • Now we will select each of these Arcs and click Break to break them where they intersect.

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  • If you move your cursor, you will see that each arc is now broken where they cross each other.

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