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nameMatDesignerUserGuideEditorTemplateOpeningProperties.pdf

Edit a Template Opening

Click on the template opening and click on the Properties tab.

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Information on editing other types of openings can be found in the Other Openings section.

Template Opening

Template Design #:

Template Design # shows current template number.

Enter a new template number to change the template opening to a new template number.

[?]:

Click question mark [?] for template diagram.
See Template Detail Diagram for additional information.

Label:

Enter a desired label for this template opening.

Change to Template:

Click Change to Template to select a different template from template library.

Dimensions

Edit width/height of opening.

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  • Click Sizes to select recent or standard sizes.

  • Click Swap to switch numbers between width/height.

Reveals Tab (Options)

# Layers

Select number of layers.

Reveal

Enter reveal amount.

Cartridge Icon

Click on the Cartridge Icon and select the desired Cartridge for this layer.

Default Cartridge is the 45° normal bevel Cartridge.

If a Cartridge is not licensed, it will be disabled.

RB (Reverse Bevel)

Check the RB checkbox to make this layer a reverse bevel.

Click the RB button itself to make all layers reverse bevel.

Parameters Tab (Options)

Several templates have adjustable parameters.
With opening selected, click on properties tab.

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Click on the Parameters tab.
Adjust parameters as desired.

Template Detail Diagram

Click the question mark [?] for the template diagram that describes the parameters.

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Screen can be dragged to a convenient location via the menu bar.

Click on the diagram screen to close it.

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Template Parameters Display

Some templates have the option to edit each corner separately.

Some templates display a different thumbnail on the template library than on the editor, such as #201 4-Staircase.

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Other templates display one or more template corners differently from the other corners such as #204 4-Triangle.

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To edit this type of template opening, click on template opening and click on the Properties tab.

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In this example, enter a different corner type by selecting the corresponding number.
Feel free to experiment with the different parameter options to customize templates.

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Click question mark [?] for the template diagram.

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The template diagram displays.

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Key

Some templates have key openings.

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Click on the template with key opening and click on the Properties tab.

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Click on the Key tab to edit the key opening.

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Edit the parameters as desired.

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Click the question mark [?] for the template diagram.

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The template diagram is displayed.

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Name Plate

Some templates have name plate openings.

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Click on the opening, click on the Properties tab then edit the name plate.

To center the name plate, click on the <=> button on the horiz dist field in the options.

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Click the question mark [?] for the template diagram.

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The template diagram is displayed.

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