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Visualize Walk-Through

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  • This section will walk you through taking an image with the camera and using the Visualize software to display the finished piece.

Take a Picture

Take

From Within Visualize

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  • We will take a photo to use in the Visualization software.

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  • The

camera remote capture
  • Camera Remote Capture screen opens where the user can make selections before taking the photo.

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Take Picture

Take the picture which will load into the Visualization editor.

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  • Click the Take Picture button to take the picture with the camera.

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  • The

image
  • Image appears on the Visualization

editor
  • Editor.

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Samples Preview When Applying Regions

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  • As selections are made, they are displayed in the horizontal preview and on the Corner Sample pane. 

  • The vertical preview area along the left side displays the current selection and how the edges line up. 

    • User can move and adjust the selection until the repeating pattern is as desired.

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Rotate Selection

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Since samples are rarely perfectly laid out, you can rotate the selection to match the frame/texture/art angle.  

  • Click on selection rectangle to put it in focus.

  • Click on the handle on the right side of the selection and drag it up/down to rotate the selection.

  • Release the cursor to set the selection at the desired angle.

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Rotating the Selection

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Select the Art Region

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  • Select the

art region
  • Art Region from the photo taken/loaded.

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  • Editor, draw a box around the

art
  • Art to select it.   

  • The size of the area selected will be displayed in the

width
  • Width and

height
  • Height fields of the Selected Region field, which can be edited.

  • Optionally, click the Add Full Size Art Region button to select the entire image displayed on the current tab.

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  • Additional Art Openings can be added in the same fashion.

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  • To edit their placement, click on the Design icon to go to Designer.

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Unassigned Openings

InfoApply the desired art regions to any Unassigned Openings in the software. 
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Unassigned Openings

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  • If openings are brought into Visualize from

Designer
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  • Assign

artwork
  • Artwork to these

openings
  • Openings by selecting the desired

art
  • Art and applying the

opening
  • Opening to it.

 
  • Have the desired

artwork
  • Artwork displayed on the current

image tab
  • Image Tab.

  • Click on the desired

opening
art region
  • Art Region will be placed onto the current

image tab
  • Image Tab.

  • Click and drag the

art region
  • Art Region to the desired position on the current image.

  • Repeat as necessary with the other

unassigned openings
  • Unassigned Openings.

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Frames

InfoSelect the number of frames you wish to use on this project.

Frames

number
  • Number of

frames

Enter/Scan SKU of Frame

  • Type,

scan
  • Scan or select from the SKU field dropdown control the SKU of the desired

frame.
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  • If the texture thumbnail is available, it will appear on the Samples Preview

  • If the texture is not available, a gray placeholder the thickness of the moulding is displayed on the Samples Preview

  • You can create a texture thumbnail using the Set Frame Texture feature below.

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Set Frame Texture

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  • Select the Frame Texture if the selected SKU does not have a frame texture saved to it.

  • Click the down arrow next to the desired

frame
frame texture
  • Frame Texture.

    • Optionally, select Set Texture with Auto Snap if the selection is high contrast enough to allow the software to automatically snap to the top and bottom of the

texture
    • Texture.

  • Draw a box around the

frame
  • Frame or

fill
  • Fill sample desired, using the smallest repeatable section of the

frame
  • Frame image. 

  • Rotate the selection as needed to match the

frame
  • Frame sample. 

    • Click and move any of the control points to edit the selection. 

    • The repeating pattern is shown at the

bottom
    • left of the screen to assist with selection and

rotation
    • Rotation.

  • The current

thumbnail
  • Thumbnail selection is displayed in the Samples Preview window. 

  • The selected Frame

texture
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Mats

Mats

  • Enter the

number
  • Number of mat

layers

Enter/Scan SKU of Mat

  • Type,

scan
  • Scan or select from the SKU field dropdown control the SKU of the desired

mat
  • Mat.

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  • If the color or texture thumbnail is available, it will appear on the Samples Preview

  • If the color or texture thumbnail is not available, a default color is displayed. 

  • You can create a texture thumbnail using the Set Texture or Set Solid/Core Color features below.

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Set Mat Texture or Color

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  • Select the Mat Texture or Mat Color if the selected SKU does not have a

mat texture
  • Mat Texture saved to it.

Set Mat Texture

  • Click the down-arrow next to the desired

mat layer
mat texture
  • Mat Texture.  

  • In the

editor
  • Editor, start in the

upper left corner
  • Upper Left Corner of the

artwork
  • Artwork, draw a box selecting the

texture sample
  • Texture Sample desired, using the smallest repeatable section of the

texture image
  • Texture Image.

  • Release the mouse button to make the selection.

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  • The selection is displayed in the

samples preview window
  • Samples Preview Window.

Set Mat Solid Color

  • Click the down-arrow next to the desired

mat layer
mat color
  • Mat Color.  

  • In the

editor
  • Editor, click on the desired color to select it.  

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  • The

color
  • Color displays in the

samples preview window
  • Samples Preview Window.

Set Mat Core Color

  • Click the down-arrow next to the desired

mat layer
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  • Editor, click on the desired

color
  • Color to select it.

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  • The

core color
  • Core Color displays in the

samples preview window
  • Samples Preview Window as the

matboard core color
  • Matboard Core Color.

Set Mat SKU by Color

  • Click the down-arrow next to the desired

mat layer
mat color
  • Mat Color SKU

  • On the

editor
  • Editor, click on the desired

color
  • Color to select it. 

  • The Select Color SKU screen will open.

  • Click on the desired SKU to select it and click the Select button. 

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  • The selected

mat color
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Set Mat Color with the Complimentary Color Palette

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  • Set the Mat Color using the Complimentary Color Palette based on the complimentary colors of the selected

artwork image
  • Art Region.

Set Mat Color with the Color Palette

  • Click on the desired

color sample
color
  • Color,

mat
  • Mat SKU or select to add it as a new mat layer.

If the Complimentary Colors Are Not Displayed

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complimentary colors palette
  • Complimentary Colors Palette will be created using the colors within the selected

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Save SKU Images

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  • The selected

thumbnails
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thumbnails
  • Thumbnails to be displayed the next time you select that particular SKU.

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Saving SKU Images

thumbnails
  • Thumbnails selected to the appropriate SKUs. 

  • Select the checkbox for each new Frame

texture
texture
color
  • Color selection that you wish to save with the SKU that has been entered.

  • The checkbox is

grayed
  • Grayed out for any SKUs that already have a

texture
  • Texture/

color
  • Color assigned to it.

  • Click the Save button.

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  • The next time you select this SKU when designing a project, the saved

texture
  • Texture/

color
  • Color will be applied to the design.

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Visualize Project Preview Screen

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  • Visualize the finished project and make any last adjustments.

visualize
  • Visualize the finished project with the selected

frame
  • Frame and

matboard
  • Matboard.

  • Make any additional adjustments, 

save
  • Save the project, or 

cut
  • Cut the project.

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NOTE: If you need to edit the placement of openings, click on the Design icon (magic wand) in the upper right corner of the screen to go to the Designer portion of the software. 

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Snapshot Viewer

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  • Click Take Snapshot to save a

snapshot
  • Snapshot of the current project. The

snapshot
  • Snapshot section allows the user to save several different

snapshot
  • Snapshot variations of the project which can then be displayed on the screen for comparison.

snapshot
  • Snapshot of the current project. 

  • A

snapshot
  • Snapshot of the current project is taken, which includes the

frames
  • Frames,

mats
  • Mats,

fillets
  • Fillets, etc.

  • The user can now return to the Mats and Frames tab and make new selections for this artwork.

  • Repeat as necessary, then compare the Snapshots (instructions below).

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Compare Selected Design Snapshots

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  • After creating several design snapshots displaying different

mats
  • Mats and

frames
  • Frames of the current project, you can compare several of them on the screen so that the customer can select the one they like.

  • Select the Snapshots by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking on each desired Snapshot. Optionally, click the Select All button.

  • Click the Compare Selected button.

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  • When you have decided on which Snapshot you like the best, close the Snapshot Preview screen.

  • Select the desired Snapshot from the

snapshots
  • Snapshots section and click Set Current button to load it as the current project.

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  • The project is now ready to be saved and/or cut.

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To Further Edit or Add Elements

  • To further edit the opening template shapes or to add other elements, click on the Design Editor icon (Wand) to go to the Design Editor.

  • After making the desired changes, click on the Visualize icon (Eye) to return to the Visualization software to view the finished piece.

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