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Click Edit > Break all Intersections.

The intersections are now broken where the elements crossed over each other.

Click the Edit radio button.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on each segment making up the upper left-hand inner quadrant, highlighted in red. 

Zoom In if it makes it easier to select the lines.

Click the Join button.

The segments are joined together to create a single object, highlighted in red.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on each segment making up the upper left-hand outer quadrant, highlighted in red.

Click the Join button.

The segments are joined together to create a single object, highlighted in red.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on each of the unwanted lines in the upper left-hand section, highlighted in red.

Click the Delete button.

The unwanted lines are deleted.

Zoom out if necessary, and hold down the CTRL key and click each of the lines that make up the original rectangle. Take care not to select any of the reference lines.

Hit the Delete button.

The unwanted lines are deleted.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the interior and exterior of our new corner to select them.

Click on the Mirror button.

Now we will draw the line that we will mirror the selected objects along. Right-click on the top of the vertical line.

Move the cursor and Right-click on the bottom of the vertical line. 

Click the Dynamic Outsides button if you don't see all of the design.

The corner will be mirrored horizontally. 

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the interior and exterior of both of the upper corners to select them.

Click on the Mirror button.

Now we will draw the line that we will mirror the selected objects along. Right-click on the left of the horizontal line.

Move the cursor and Right-click on the right of the horizontal line. 

The corners will be mirrored vertically. 

Hold down the CTRL key and click on each of the reference lines to select them. You may need to zoom in to select the small lines between the layers.

Click on the Delete button.

The reference lines are deleted.

We want to join the segments in the design so that we can trace it.

Click Edit > Auto Join Segments.

The segments are now connected as joined objects.

We didn't make any changes to the CutArt itself that would require us to retangify the arcs (such as moving a point), so there is no need to tangify it or convert into arcs.

Click on the Set Bevels tab.

Click on the top layer which is displayed topmost of the layer list. 

Click on the outer shape to select it.

Click on the Set button next to the 45° V-Groove field.

The outer object is traced as a V-Groove.

Stay on the top layer. 

Click on the inner shape to select it.

Click on the Set button next to the 45° Bevel field.

The inner object is traced as a a 45° opening.

Click on the unused layer to select it.

Click the Remove button.

The unused layer is removed.

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

Load the CutArt.

Cut the CutArt.

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

The stained glass design is completed with a fancy opening and a fancy V-Groove around it.

You can achieve a completely different look by tracing the same design differently.

Add a layer in the Layers section for each layer of matboard you want to trace. 

Trace the V-Groove layer as the top layer opening.

Trace the original opening layer as the bottom layer.

Now the optional stained glass design is completed as a two layer mat with fancy corners.

Save the CutArt, Load the CutArt, and Cut the CutArt.

Traced as a top layer V-Groove:

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Traced as a two layer mat:

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