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• Default Settings: See Admin > Defaults for the default settings for the Sizes dropdown control.

• Default Settings: See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the Outside and Opening Size.

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.

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

• 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.

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See: Lock/Unlock Function

• 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 set or display the Horizontal position of the selected object in Designer, Trace and the Cut Preview. 

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

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• 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.

• For Additional Information: See Rotation Buttons on the Advanced tab for additional rotational controls.

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.

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See: Rotation in Designer Function

• 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. 

• Default Settings: See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the default Deboss/Pen/V-Groove Distance.

• 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. 

• Default Settings: See Admin > Editor for the default settings for the default Deboss/Pen/V-Groove Distance.

• 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 the Blade, Deboss Stylus, Pen or other application tool.

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• 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. 

• Default Settings: See Admin > Editor for the default setting of whether or not to Auto Label Multi Openings.

• Change the template with the Template Name and Number Button.

• Changing the Shape of the Crease is not available.