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• Optionally, Right-Click on the Crease and select Edit.

• The selected object will pivot from the center point.  

• *To rotate a group of template objects, see Rotation on the Advanced Tab. 

• *To lock a group of template objects together and rotate them as one object, see Group Openings Button and then use the Rotate field under the Merged Object Properties, or the Rotation button on the Advanced Tab.

The Rotation function in Designer is the action of rotating the selected object(s) around an axis or center by the specified number of degrees.

Set the Distance between the Crease and the object it is Attach To. 

• Resizing the object the Crease is attached to will resize the Crease to remain the distance entered in the Distance field.

• Offsetting the Crease from an object when initially placing the Crease does not automatically attach the Crease to that object.

• If the Crease is Not Attached to anything, the Distance field is grayed out. 

• Resizing the object the Crease is Attached To will resize the Crease to remain the distance entered in the Distance field.

Attach the Crease to an object.

• Resizing the object the Crease is Attached To will resize the Crease to remain the distance entered in the Distance field.

• Offsetting the Crease from an object when initially placing the Crease does not automatically attach the Crease to that object.

• If the Crease is Not Attached to anything, the Distance field is grayed out. 

• Here the Crease is attached to an Opening. 

• Here the Crease is attached to the Mat.

• Click the Cartridge Icon and select the desired cartridge for the current layer. 

• Selecting a Non-Blade Cartridge will change the Crease to that Cartridge type.

• Example: Changing it from a Crease to a Deboss will make it a Deboss opening.

A Cartridge is the physical component that holds a Blade, Deboss Stylus, Pen or other application tool.

• Selections available are dependent upon the Cartridge selected.

Use the Crease Opening section to add a Label or select a different Template.

• This overwrites the default label displaying the Opening Size if toggled On in the Defaults or on the Editor Edit Menu. 

Change the template with the Template Name and Number Button.

• Changing the Shape of the Crease is not available.

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.

Set the default for Auto Label Multi Openings in the Admin > Editor section.

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Set the Box Defaults in the Admin > Editor section.

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The Sizes Button displays the Recent and Standard sizes. 

Recent lists the last ten sizes entered.

Standard lists Standard sizes associated with the current unit of measurement.

The Swap button switches values between the Width and Height fields.

Set the default for the Sizes dropdown control in the Admin > Defaults section.

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Set the default Outside and Opening Size in the Admin > Editor section.

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• Lock the size of the object to avoid adjusting it when dragging the mouse.

Use the Lock/Unlock feature to prevent the size of the opening from being changed by accidentally dragging the control corners with the mouse in Designer.

Use the X/Y Position fields to move objects to specific horizontal/vertical coordinates.

• Lines shown for illustration.

The X Position field is used to manually set the Horizontal position of the selected object in Designer and the Cut Preview. 

The Y Position field is used to manually set the Vertical position of the selected object in Designer and the Cut Preview.