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First we need to make sure we are designing the layers in the correct order for these instructions.

On the FrameShop Main Page, click Admin and stay on the Defaults tab.

Under Layer Direction select Bottom Up if it is not already set to that.

Click Save and return to the Main Page.

• You can change this back to the original setting later if desired.

Place a one

Layer 4 x 5" #506 Star

Template on the FrameShop Design Editor.  

Click on the Properties tab.

Click on the Parameters tab.

Change the No. of Points to 6.

Change the Spikiness to 0.

Change the Mode to 2. 

Change the Line Length to 2.

Place a one

Layer 2.75 x 2.75" #102 Oval

Template in the top portion of the Polygon.

• The circle will create the petal of the

• Doily.

Move the circle so that it lines up with the

Top of the

Star Template.

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 both openings before selecting Convert to CutArt. 

Click the Line button on the Trace and Draw tab. The Draw radio button is automatically selected.

Right-

Click on the center point of one of the

Lines of the

Polygon. 

Right-

Click on the center point of the opposite

Line of the

Polygon.

Do the same with the other sides of the polygon,

Right-

Clicking and

Snapping to the

Center Point then

Snapping to the

Center Point on the opposite point.

Make sure that the

Circle crosses over the

Lines a little in order to have the

Mirrored version of the

Circle overlap.

If it doesn't, either make the

Circle larger or 

Offset it to make it larger.

Click on the Edit radio button.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the

Circle.

Click the Mirror button.

Right-

Click on the point where the

Upper Left Line begins.

Right-

Click on the end of the line at the

Lower Right Side.

Click on the new

Circle. 

Click the Mirror button.

Right-

Click at each end of the

Alignment Line.

The

Circle has been

Mirrored using the

Line we drew as the axis.

Repeat the process by selecting the next

Circle, clicking the Mirror button, then snapping to each end of the

Alignment Line.

The

Circle has been

Mirrored all the way around the design.

Click Edit > Break all Intersections.

The Intersections are now Broken where the objects crossed over each other.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the each of the

Left Side Arcs of one of the

Broken Circles.

Click the Join button.

The Arcs are joined together as a single entity.

If the

Arcs don't connect as expected, you might have missed an

Arc.

• Click the Undo button, reselect the

• Arcs and click the Join button again. 

Hold down the CTRL key and select the

Arcs of the next

Broken Circle.

Click the Join button. 

Hold down the CTRL key and select all of the newly joined

Arcs. 

Click the Join button.

The

Arcs are now one connected entity.

Click Edit > Convert Arcs to Splines.

• The splines can be tangified with less distortion, which will give a smoother cutting path for the design.

Click on Edit > Tangify all Circuits.

• This makes each arc tangent to each other for smoother cutting.

Click on the Set Bevels tab.

Click on the Doily opening.

Select the desired Bevel Type then click Set.

The outside of the Doily turns the color of the Bevel Type selected and is now traced.

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

Load the CutArt.

Cut the CutArt.

Move the design further into the screen if necessary in order to be able to see the

Offset Layer.

Select the

Doily.

Leave the Reveal value at .25".

Click

the Left < Offset Circuit button.  

Click on the new layer to select it and click Explode.

The new layer will be exploded into the individual arcs that created it.

Now click the Auto Join Segments button to join the segments that can be joined.

If you move your cursor, you will see that the small arcs that make up the large arcs are now connected together, but the large arcs are not connected together because they cross each other.

Now we will select each of these Arcs and click Break to break them where they intersect.

If you move your cursor, you will see that each arc is now broken where they cross each other.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the each of the

Arcs that make up the outside layer of the design.

Click the Join button.

The segments of the outside

Layer are now

Joined to create one object.

We could repeat these same steps to add a third

Layer using a 1/8" reveal by 

Offsetting the outside object by .125", 

Exploding the newly

Offset object, then 

Rejoining the outside elements to create the top

Layer.

Depending upon the

Template, the size, the

Parameters, etc., you may not need to 

Explode the elements before 

Joining them together if the

Offset connects together neatly in the corners.

Click on the Set Bevels tab.

Click Add twice to add two new layers that we can trace the new layers onto.

Click on the Top Layer.

Click on the outside doily opening.

Select the desired Bevel Type then click Set.

The outside of the doily turns the color of the Bevel Type selected.

Click on the Middle Layer.

Click on the middle doily opening.

Select the desired Bevel Type then click Set.

The middle of the doily turns the color of the Bevel Type selected.

Click on the Bottom Layer.

Click on the inside doily opening.

Select the desired Bevel Type then click Set.

The bottom of the doily turns the color of the Bevel Type selected.

The design is now fully traced.

Save the CutArt. You will get a message stating that this design contains objects that do not have an assigned bevel type. This refers to the leftover lines and arcs 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.