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Join Segments

  • Hold down the CTRL key and click on the Top Half of the Nameplate then the Bottom Half of it, then on the Outside V-Groove

  • Click the Join button.

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  • The lines are Joined together to create a single object.

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  • NOTE: V-Grooves do not have to be enclosed objects.

Trace the Design

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  • Because this design contains no Arcs, there is no need to Tangify it or Convert Arcs to Splines

  • Click the Set Bevels tab.  

  • Select the Top Layer which is displayed at the Top of the Layer List regardless of the actual Layer Number.

  • Click on the new V-Groove object to select it.

  • Click the 45° V-Groove Set button.

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  • The V-Groove is Traced.

  • The Nameplate opening is now Traced on the Top Layer

  • The design is now traced.

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Save, Cut

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

  • The Nameplate design is completed.

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If the CutArt Flows Off the Mat:

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