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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.

Place a two Layer 4 x 5 #101 Rectangle template on the FrameShop Design Editor.  

Right-Click on the opening and select New Guide From Other.

Click the checkbox for Add at Bottom.

Enter 1.5" for the Distance From Bottom field and click OK.

A

Guide is placed at the

Bottom of the design.

Right-Click on the opening and select New Guide From Other.

Click the checkbox for Add at Bottom.

Enter 1" for the Distance From Bottom field and click OK.

The second

Guide is placed.

Make sure that the

Opening is selected.

Click on the Openings tab.   

Click the Add V-Groove button. 

Enter 1" for the

Offset value and click OK.

Click on the V-Groove to resize it.

Pull down the

Bottom of the V-Groove and let it snap to the bottom

Horizontal Guideline that we placed.

Make sure you are pulling the bottom of the V-Groove down and not just moving it.

Release the mouse to place it.

On the Openings tab, click the Add CutArtbutton.

Navigate to the desired location.

Click on the desired CutArt and click Select.

The CutArt is placed.

Move the CutArt down to the

Top Guide we placed and 

Center it

Horizontally.

• You may need to 

• Zoom In to make the placement easier.

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 the

• Opening, the V-Groove and the CutArt before selecting Convert to CutArt. 

Click on the Set Bevels tab.

Click Add in the Layers section.

A new

Layer will be added. You can see by the muted design that nothing is currently

Traced on this layer.

Select the

Top Layer which is displayed at the top of the

Layer List regardless of the actual layer number. 

The objects currently

Traced on this layer are displayed in their

Cartridge Type Colors.

Select the

Outside Object which will be our new

Top Layer.

Click the 45° Bevel Set button to trace it. It will turn

Blue.

Click on the

Middle Layer from the

Layer List.

Click the CutArt to select it.

Click the

Cartridge Type desired, such as the Penor Deboss Setbutton. 

Click on the

Middle Mayer object.

Click the 45° Bevel Set button to

Trace it. It will turn

Blue.

Click on the

Bottom Layer on the

Layer List. 

Click on the

Bottom Layer object.

Click on the 45° Bevel Set button to

Trace it. It will turn

Blue.

You can click on each layer on the

Layer List and make sure everything is

Traced onto the correct layer. 

Save the CutArt.

Load the CutArt.

Cut the CutArt.

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