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Design an Unenclosed V-Groove

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This lesson shows how to make a free-floating unenclosed V-Groove.

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A Normal Bevel Closed V-Groove consists of two cuts - one in the Matboard and one in the Fallout, mirroring each other. They are cut Halfway through the matboard, revealing the Matboard Core.

The Normal Bevel is when the Angle of the blade cuts the Matboard/Fallout surface so it Slants Away from the surface of the Matboard/Fallout, and the Matboard Core is Seen from the front.

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Design Opening in FrameShop

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See Trace Keyboard Shortcuts.

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Design Opening in FrameShop

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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Place a three layer 4 x 5 #906 Rectangle Key Template on the FrameShop Design Editor.
Click on Properties.
Click on Parameters.
Change the Distance to 1.5".

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	Templates

are specialized parametric shape generators created by Wizard.

Many of the templates have additional Properties that can be edited which can change the shape, curves and corners of the design as well as a wide assortment of Parameters.

The Template Library displays the different templates that are available for use.

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title	Parameters Definition

The Parameters are a set of specified variable characteristics related to the selected object that can be modified through the accompanying fields in Designer.

For example, the Chamfer is the symmetrical angled surface at the corner of the Template.

In Designer, the Template Parameter Map displays a diagram describing each parameter field for the current Template.

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Click on the Key tab.
Change the second layer's Key Reveal to .5” (1/2").
- This Reveal will be the distance from the Nameplate to the V-Groove.

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title	Parameters Definition

The Parameters are a set of specified variable characteristics related to the selected object that can be modified through the accompanying fields in Designer.

For example, the Chamfer is the symmetrical angled surface at the corner of the Template.

In Designer, the Template Parameter Map displays a diagram describing each parameter field for the current Template.

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title	Reveal Definition

In a two-layer design, the Reveal is the amount of the bottom matboard showing under the top mat in Designer and Visualize.

The standard Reveal between the top and bottom mat is 1/4".

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Place V-Groove
Click on the Openings tab. With the opening still selected, click the Add V-Groovebutton. Enter 1.25" for the Distance to Offset V-Groove field. Click OK.
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A Normal Bevel

V-Groove

consists of two cuts - one in the Matboard and one in the Fallout, mirroring each other. They are cut Halfway through the matboard, revealing the Matboard Core.

The Normal Bevel is when the Angle of the blade cuts the Matboard/Fallout surface so it Slants Away from the surface of the Matboard/Fallout, and the Matboard Core is Seen from the front.

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The Offset button creates a displacement copy of the selected object a parallel distance away as specified in the Offset Reveal field in Trace.

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The V-Groove is placed.

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Click on the V-Groove to resize it.

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Pull down the Bottom of the V-Groove and drag it down to the middle of the Key opening.
- Make sure you are pulling the V-Groove down and not just moving the V-Groove.
Release the mouse to place it.

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Bring Design into Trace

Bring the design into Trace via the Right-Click Menu* or from the Cut Preview Screen.
- *If you use the Right-Click method, hold down the CTRL key and select both the Opening and the V-Groove before selecting Convert to CutArt.

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title	CutArt Definition

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and resized and rotated. They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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Break Intersection
Stay on the Trace and Draw tab. Hold down the CTRL key and click on the V-Groove and the Outside Line of the Nameplate. Click the Break button.
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The Breaktool is used to Bisect the selected segments at the points where they Intersect in the Trace software.The Break All Intersections function bisect ALL segments in the design at the points where they intersect with another segment.

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The intersections are now Broken where the Lines crossed over each other.

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title	Break Definition

The Breaktool is used to Bisect the selected segments at the points where they Intersect in the Trace software.

The Break All Intersections function bisect ALL segments in the design at the points where they intersect with another segment.

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title	Line Definition

The Line tool in Trace will draw a Two-Point Line.

The Line is defined by two points: the Initial Position and the Terminating Position (which are called “anchors”).

After it is drawn, a third point in the Center is displayed, which can be moved to alter the Line into an Arc.

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The Line tool in Trace will draw a Two-Point Line.

The Line is defined by two points: the Initial Position and the Terminating Position (which are called “anchors”)

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After it is drawn, a third point in the Center is displayed, which can be moved to alter the Line into an Arc.

Delete Object

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the Horizontal Line inside the Nameplate, the Outside Lines of the Nameplate, and the Outside Layer of the Opening.
Click the Delete button.

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The Lines are deleted.

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title	Line Definition

The Line tool in Trace will draw a Two-Point Line.

The Line is defined by two points: the Initial Position and the Terminating Position (which are called “anchors”).

After it is drawn, a third point in the Center is displayed, which can be moved to alter the Line into an Arc.

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The Tangify function will smooth the connection between the Selected Arc Circuits that are below the specified Angle in the Tangify field to provide a smoother cutting transition between the arcs.

The Tangify All Circuits will smooth the connection between All of the ArcCircuits that are below the specified Angle in the Tangify field to provide a smoother cutting transition between the arcs. Click Edit > Convert Arc to Splines to convert the Arcs into Bezier Splines. Splines can be Tangified with less distortion, which will give a smoother cutting path for the design in Trace.

Any information on this layer will be moved to the next layer.

Trace the Design

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Because this design contains no Arcs, there is no need to Tangify it or Convert Arcs into Splines.

Click the Set Bevels tab.
Select the Top Layer which is displayed at the Top of the Layer List regardless of the actual layer number.We're converting the Opening that was on this layer into a V-Groove on the other layer, so we no longer need this layer. .
We no longer need this layer as we had deleted the opening from this layer.
We will be tracing the Free-floating V-Groove onto the next layer, which will now be the top layer.
Click the Remove button to delete this unneeded layer.

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title	Bevel Type Definition

The Bevel Type is the Angle that the blade cuts on the Matboard/Fallout surface when it is not cut at a 90° Right Angle.

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title	Arc Definition

The Arc Tool tool function allows you to draw a three-point mathematically defined curve in the Trace software.

The Arc has three points: the Initial Position and the Terminating Position (which are called "anchors") and one separate Middle point (which is called a "handle") which can be moved to change the shape of the Arc.

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Remain on the new Top Layer.
Click on the new V-Groove object to select it.
Click the 45° V-Groove Set button.

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title	V-Groove Definition

A Normal Bevel Closed V-Groove consists of two cuts - one in the Matboard and one in the Fallout, mirroring each other. They are cut Halfway through the matboard, revealing the Matboard Core.

The Normal Bevel is when the Angle of the blade cuts the Matboard/Fallout surface so it Slants Away from the surface of the Matboard/Fallout, and the Matboard Core is Seen from the front.

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The V-Groove is Traced.

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NOTE: V-Groove/Pen/Deboss items do not have to be enclosed objects to be Traced.

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title	V-Groove Definition

A Normal Bevel Closed V-Groove consists of two cuts - one in the Matboard and one in the Fallout, mirroring each other. They are cut Halfway through the matboard, revealing the Matboard Core.

The Normal Bevel is when the Angle of the blade cuts the Matboard/Fallout surface so it Slants Away from the surface of the Matboard/Fallout, and the Matboard Core is Seen from the front.

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title	Traced Definition

Tracing the Design provides the Bevel Type and other necessary information to the Vector design in order to either Cut or apply a Non-Blade Tool on the CMC.

The Set Bevels Tab in Trace contains the tools needed to Trace the design.

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Save and Cut

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

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The free-floating V-Groove design is completed.

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title	Traced Definition

Tracing the Design provides the Bevel Type and other necessary information to the Vector design in order to either Cut or apply a Non-Blade Tool on the CMC.

The Set Bevels Tab in Trace contains the tools needed to Trace the design.

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title	CutArt Definition

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and resized and rotated. They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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Design an Unenclosed V-Groove

Design Opening in FrameShop

Place V-Groove

Bring Design into Trace

Break Intersection

Delete Object

Trace the Design

Save and Cut

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