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Use the Deboss Properties to edit the individual proprietary adjustments available for Deboss objects.

Click on a Deboss object and click on the Properties Tab. 

Edit the individual proprietary adjustments available for Deboss objects. 

Optionally, Right-Click on the Deboss opening and select Edit to open the Deboss Properties.

The Deboss Opening section allows the user to enter a label to the current Deboss object or select a different template.  

Label

Enter the desired text in the Label field which will be displayed on the Deboss opening. 

This overwrites the default label displaying the opening size if toggled on in the Defaults or on the Editor Edit Menu. 

Change to Template 

Click the Change to Template button to access the Template Library. 

Select a different template instead of the Deboss object.

To change the SHAPE of the Deboss, see Template Number and Name below.

Use the Dimension Section to edit and/or lock the Deboss object dimensions, set the X/Y positioning, or rotate the Deboss object.

Width

Enter the Deboss Width dimension.

Height 

Enter the Deboss Height dimension.

Sizes Button 

The Sizes button displays a list of Recent and Standard sizes. 

Swap Button 

The Swap button switches the values between the width and height fields.

Click the unlock icon toggle to Lock the size of the current Deboss opening. 

Conversely, click the locked icon toggle to Unlock the size of the current Deboss opening.

X (Position Field)

The X Position field is used to manually set the horizontal position of the selected Deboss object (lines shown for illustration). 

Y (Position Field)  

The Y Position field is used to manually set the vertical position of the selected Deboss object (lines shown for illustration). 

Enter the desired degree of rotation in the Rotation field.

The currently selected Deboss will pivot from the center point.

To rotate a group of objects or to manually rotate an object, see Rotation on the Advanced Tab.

Use the Deboss Options section to select a different template shape, make it a double-lined Deboss, or attach it to an object or the outside mat.

Template Number and Name

The Template Number and Name button displays the template number and name of the selected Deboss shape.

Click the Template Number and Name button.

The Template Library will open.

Select a different template SHAPE for the Deboss. Templates not available for this function are not displayed.  

To change the Deboss to another template, see Change to Template above.

VG Width on the Deboss parameters determines if the Deboss is a double-lined or single lined Deboss. 

A single line Deboss has a VG Width of 0 (zero) and Debosses from the front of the mat. 

Double Deboss Line

Anything larger than zero for the VG Width is a double-lined Deboss. 

This will Deboss from the front of the mat.

The Distance is the space between the Deboss and the object the Deboss is attached to in the Attach To field. 

If the Deboss is not attached to anything, the Distance field is grayed out. 

NOTE: Offsetting the Deboss from an object when initially placing the Deboss does not automatically attach the Deboss to that objects.

Changing the Distance number will offset the Deboss the new distance from the object it is attached to. 

If the object is resized, the Deboss is resized proportionately and remains the Distance entered from the object it is attached to.

Click Attach To and select from the dropdown control the desired object to attach the selected Deboss. 

If you resize the item that the Deboss is attached to (opening or outside), the Deboss is resized proportionately and remains the Distance entered from the object it is attached to.. 
            
NOTE: Offsetting the Deboss from an object when initially placing the Deboss does not automatically attach the Deboss to that object.

Deboss Attached to Opening

Here the Deboss is attached to an opening.

Deboss Attached to the Mat

Here the Deboss is attached to the mat.

Use the Cartridge and Type section to select the desired Cartridge and Cartridge Type for the Deboss.

Cartridge Icon

Click on the Cartridge Icon and select the desired cartridge for the current Deboss. 

Changing it to a non-Deboss Cartridge will change the Deboss to that Cartridge type; i.e., changing it from a Thin Deboss Cartridge to a 52 Degree Cartridge will make it a 52 Degree V-Groove opening.

Cartridge Type

When applicable, select the desired cartridge type from the Type dropdown control. 

Selections available are dependent upon the type of Cartridge tool selected.

The Template Options Parameters tab allows editing of the template parameter attributes of the selected template shape.

Template Options Parameters

These attributes are directly related to the specific template selected. 

Edit each parameter as desired; the design changes immediately to reflect the parameter adjustments.

Template Parameter Map

Click on the Template Parameter Map button (displayed as [?]) on the Parameters tab to open a template map.

The template map will describe what each parameter field adjusts for the current template.