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• This lesson shows how to combine a CutArt into the corners of a Template design to make fancy corners with a fancy V-Groove around it.

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard that can be added to designs.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and edited, such as resizing and rotating.

They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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See: Add CutArt Function

The Normal Bevel Closed V-Groove involves two symmetrical cuts: one in the matboard and a corresponding cut in the fallout, both forming a mirrored arrangement. The matboard is sliced halfway through the thickness and the core is visible from the front.

First Cut: Cuts the Interior cut into the Fallout Clockwise.

Second Cut: Cuts the Exterior cut into the Matboard Counter-Clockwise.

Select V-Groove from the Current Bevel Type dropdown control to edit this configuration.

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See: 45 Degree Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 45 Degree Plus Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 45 Front Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 52 Degree Closed V-Groove Configurations

• This also displays how to make an alternative design.

• Place a 8 x 10" #101 Rectangle Template on the FrameShop Design Editor. 

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

• On the Add Other Guide screen, click the checkboxes for Add at Top and Add at Left .

• Enter 3/4" for each value.

• Click the OK button.

• The Guides are placed. 

• On the Openings tab, click the Add CutArt button.

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard that can be added to designs.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and edited, such as resizing and rotating.

They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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See: Add CutArt Function

• On the Browse Content screen, select the desired CutArt and click the Select button.

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard that can be added to designs.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and edited, such as resizing and rotating.

They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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See: Add CutArt Function

• Click on the Properties tab.

• Change the CutArt size to 2x2" or to the desired Size.

• Move the CutArt to the Upper Left Corner and Snap it to the two Guide Lines we placed earlier.

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard that can be added to designs.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and edited, such as resizing and rotating.

They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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See: Add CutArt Function

• 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 and the CutArt before selecting Convert to CutArt. 

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard that can be added to designs.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and edited, such as resizing and rotating.

They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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See: Add CutArt Function

• We will create and use Reference Lines to Mirror our corner design.

• Click on the Line button on the Trace and Draw tab.

• Right-Click on the Center Point of the Top Outside Line.

• Right-Click on the Center Point of the Bottom Outside Line. The Vertical Reference Line is drawn.

• Right-Click on the Center Point of the Left Outside Line.

• Right-Click on the Center Point of the Right Outside Line. The Horizontal Reference Line is drawn.

• We could place Guide Lines again at the Center of the mat.

• Drawing them manually allows you to select the Center of the Opening, which might not be at the same position of the Center of the Mat, especially if the Opening has been moved.

• Click Edit > Break all Intersections.

The Break Tool tool is used to Bisect the Selected Segments at the point where they Intersect in the Trace software.

The Break All Intersections function bisects ALL Segments in the design where they intersect in the Trace software.

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See: Break All Intersections Function

• The Intersections are now broken where each element crossed over each other.

• Click the Edit radio button.

• Hold down the CTRL key and click on each segment making up the Upper Left-Hand Inner Quadrant, highlighted in Red. 

• Zoom In if it makes it easier to select the Lines.

• Click the Join button.

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

The Line is defined by two points: Initial Position (called an Anchor) and the Terminating Position (called an Anchor).

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

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See: Line Tool Function

The Join button will connect the Selected Segments together as one object in Trace. 

The Auto Join Segments button will automatically join All Adjacent Segments together in Trace.

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See: Join Tool Function

See: Auto Join Segments Function

• The segments are Joined together to create a single object, highlighted in Red.

The Join button will connect the Selected Segments together as one object in Trace. 

The Auto Join Segments button will automatically join All Adjacent Segments together in Trace.

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See: Auto Join Segments Function

• Now we’ll do the Outside Quadrant.

• Hold down the CTRL key and click on each segment making up the Upper Left-Hand Outer Quadrant, highlighted in Red.

• Click the Join button.

The Join button will connect the Selected Segments together as one object in Trace. 

The Auto Join Segments button will automatically join All Adjacent Segments together in Trace.

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See: Join Tool Function

See: Auto Join Segments Function

• The segments are Joined together to create a single object, highlighted in Red.

The Join button will connect the Selected Segments together as one object in Trace. 

The Auto Join Segments button will automatically join All Adjacent Segments together in Trace.

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See: Join Tool Function

See: Auto Join Segments Function

• Hold down the CTRL key and click on each of the unwanted Lines in the Upper Left-Hand section, highlighted in Red.

• Click the Delete button.

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

The Line is defined by two points: Initial Position (called an Anchor) and the Terminating Position (called an Anchor).

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

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See: Line Tool Function

• The unwanted Lines are deleted.

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

The Line is defined by two points: Initial Position (called an Anchor) and the Terminating Position (called an Anchor).

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

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See: Line Tool Function

• Zoom Out if necessary, and hold down the CTRL key and click each of the Lines that make up the original rectangle.

  • Take care not to select any of the Reference Lines.

• Hit the Delete button.

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

The Line is defined by two points: Initial Position (called an Anchor) and the Terminating Position (called an Anchor).

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

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See: Line Tool Function

• The unwanted Lines are deleted.

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

The Line is defined by two points: Initial Position (called an Anchor) and the Terminating Position (called an Anchor).

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

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See: Line Tool Function

• Hold down the CTRL key and click on the Interior and Exterior of our new Corner to select them.

• Click on the Mirror button.

• Now we will draw the line that we will Mirror the selected objects along. 

• Right-click on the Top of the Vertical Line.

• Move the cursor and Right-click on the Bottom of the Vertical Line. 

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

The Line is defined by two points: Initial Position (called an Anchor) and the Terminating Position (called an Anchor).

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

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See: Line Tool Function

• Click the Dynamic Outsides button if you don't see all of the design.

• The corner will be Mirrored Horizontally. 

The Dynamic Outsides feature adds the Border Size to the Bounding Rectangle of the current Group of Openings, adjusting the Outside Size as necessary in Designer and Visualize.

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See: Dynamic Outsides Function in Designer

See: Dynamic Outsides Function in Trace

• Now we’ll Mirror it Vertically.

• Hold down the CTRL key and click on the Interior and Exterior of both of the Upper Corners to select them.

• Click on the Mirror button.

• Now we will draw the Line that we will Mirror the selected objects along.

• Right-click on the Left of the Horizontal Line.

• Move the cursor and Right-Click on the Right of the Horizontal Line. 

• The corners will be Mirrored Vertically. 

• Hold down the CTRL key and click on each of the Reference Lines to select them.

  • You may need to Zoom In to select the small Lines between the layers.

• Click on the Delete button.

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

The Line is defined by two points: Initial Position (called an Anchor) and the Terminating Position (called an Anchor).

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

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See: Line Tool Function

• The Reference Lines are deleted.

• We want to Join the segments in the design so that we can Trace it.

• Click Edit > Auto Join Segments.

  • The segments are now connected as Joined objects.

The Join button will connect the Selected Segments together as one object in Trace. 

The Auto Join Segments button will automatically join All Adjacent Segments together in Trace.

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See: Join Tool Function

See: Auto Join Segments Function

Tracing the Design provides the Bevel Type and other necessary information to the Vector design in order to either Cut or apply with 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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See: Tracing the Design

• We didn't make any changes to the CutArt itself that would require us to retangify the Arcs (such as moving a point), so there is no need to Tangify it or Convert Arcs to Splines.

• Click on the Set Bevels tab.

• Click on the Top Layer which is displayed topmost of the Layer List. 

• Click on the outer shape to select it.

• Click on the 45° V-Groove Set button.

• The Outer object is Traced as a V-Groove.

The Bevel Type refers to the angle at which the blade cuts the surface of the matboard when it deviates from the 90° right angle cut.

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The Convert Arc to Splines process will convert the Arcs to Splines which are easier to tangify to make cuts smoother.

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See: Arcs Definition

See: Arcs Tool Function

See: Splines Definition

See: Splines Tool Function

See: Convert Arc to Splines Function

Tracing the Design provides the Bevel Type and other necessary information to the Vector design in order to either Cut or apply with 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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See: Tracing the Design

• Stay on the Top Layer. 

• Click on the Inner Object to select it.

• Click on the 45° Bevel Set button. 

• The inner object is Traced as a 45° Opening.

Tracing the Design provides the Bevel Type and other necessary information to the Vector design in order to either Cut or apply with 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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See: Tracing the Design

The Bevel Type refers to the angle at which the blade cuts the surface of the matboard when it deviates from the 90° right angle cut.

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• Click on the unused Layer to select it.

• Click the Remove button.

• The unused Layer is removed.

• Save the CutArt. You may get a message stating that this design contains objects that do not have an assigned bevel type. This refers to any leftover arcs and lines that we didn't trace. Click Yes that you wish to continue.

• Load the CutArt.

• Cut the CutArt.

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

• The Stained Glass design is completed with a fancy opening and a fancy V-Groove around it.

Tracing the Design provides the Bevel Type and other necessary information to the Vector design in order to either Cut or apply with 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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See: Tracing the Design

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard that can be added to designs.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and edited, such as resizing and rotating.

They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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See: Add CutArt Function

The Normal Bevel Closed V-Groove involves two symmetrical cuts: one in the matboard and a corresponding cut in the fallout, both forming a mirrored arrangement. The matboard is sliced halfway through the thickness and the core is visible from the front.

First Cut: Cuts the Interior cut into the Fallout Clockwise.

Second Cut: Cuts the Exterior cut into the Matboard Counter-Clockwise.

Select V-Groove from the Current Bevel Type dropdown control to edit this configuration.

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See: 45 Degree Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 45 Degree Plus Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 45 Front Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 52 Degree Closed V-Groove Configurations

• You can achieve a completely different look by Tracing the same design differently.

• Add a layer in the Layers section for each layer of matboard you want to trace. 

• Trace the V-Groove layer as the Top Layer opening.

• Trace the original opening layer as the Bottom Layer.

• Now the optional Stained Glass design is completed as a two layer mat with fancy corners.

• Save the CutArt.

• Load the CutArt.

• Cut the CutArt.

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

The Normal Bevel Closed V-Groove involves two symmetrical cuts: one in the matboard and a corresponding cut in the fallout, both forming a mirrored arrangement. The matboard is sliced halfway through the thickness and the core is visible from the front.

First Cut: Cuts the Interior cut into the Fallout Clockwise.

Second Cut: Cuts the Exterior cut into the Matboard Counter-Clockwise.

Select V-Groove from the Current Bevel Type dropdown control to edit this configuration.

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See: 45 Degree Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 45 Degree Plus Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 45 Front Closed V-Groove Configurations

See: 52 Degree Closed V-Groove Configurations

CutArt™ are simple shapes and design elements created by Wizard that can be added to designs.

CutArts can be applied to your current design and edited, such as resizing and rotating.

They can be Cut, Debossed, Penned or cut on Vinyl.

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See: Add CutArt Function

Tracing the Design provides the Bevel Type and other necessary information to the Vector design in order to either Cut or apply with 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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See: Tracing the Design