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nameMatDesignerUserGuideEditorPlacingOpeningsOntoWorkSpace.pdf

Placing Openings onto the Work Space

There are a variety of way of placing openings onto the work space to create your designs.

Click and Drag a Template Thumbnail

Click and drag the desired template thumbnail onto the work space.

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The opening is placed on the specified position on the work space.

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Click on Template Thumbnail

Click on the template thumbnail.

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Opening is placed in the center of mat.

Alternatively, click and hold mouse button on thumbnail and drag opening onto the work space.

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Template Selection

Click on the template name button, i.e., rectangle.

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Template library opens.

Select tab 1-9 to browse designs.

Click on new thumbnail to select new template.

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New template replaces the old template.

A different template can be selected for each of the six template slots.

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Array Copy Opening

Right-click on the template thumbnail.

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New Openings Screen opens to the Array tab.

Opening Size: Enter width/height of opening.

Click Sizes to select recent or standard sizes.

Click Swap to switch numbers between width/height.

# Openings: Enter number of openings desired.

Columns: Enter number of columns to place the openings.

Rows: Enter number of rows to place the openings.

Spacing: Enter the horizontal or vertical spacing between openings.

Select template, enter layers, select Cartridges.
Click B when finished.

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Openings appear on the editor.

See New Mat Design: Array in the User Guide: Main Screen for more information on the Array tab.

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Add a V-Groove

Leave the openings selected.

On the Opening Tab, click on the Add V-Groove Opening button.

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Enter 1 (2.5 cm) for the distance from the current openings to place the V-Groove.

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Click OK to place the V-Groove around the openings.

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Editing the V-Groove Shape

Have V-Groove selected and click on the Properties Tab.

Click the Change button.

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Select #103 Octagon from the Template Library. Not all templates are available as a V-Groove.

This is different from the Change To Template button which does not change the shape of the V-Groove, but changes it from a V-Groove to another template completely.

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The V-Groove shape is now an octagon.

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With V-Groove still selected, click the Parameters Tab and change the chamfer to 1.5 (3.5 cm).

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Right-Click to Copy Opening

Right-click on an opening to access the right-click menu.

Select Copy.

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Right-click on the Work Space and select Paste.

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An exact copy of the selected opening is copied onto the mat.

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Right-Click to Delete Opening

Right-click on the new opening and select Delete.

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Opening is deleted.

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