Trace the Design

Before Tracing the design, take note that the Layer Direction of Bottom Up or Top Down controls how the mat layers are numbered in Trace.

The Top mat layer is always displayed at the top of the Layers list.  

Layer direction Top Down counts down from the top mat.

The Top Mat is labeled Layer 1, and the Next Layer down is labeled Layer 2, and in this example, the Bottom Mat is labeled as Layer 3.

The Top mat layer is always displayed at the top of the Layers list.  

Layer direction Bottom Up counts up from the bottom mat. 

The Bottom Mat is labeled Layer 1, and the Next Layer up is labeled Layer 2, and in this example, the Top Mat is labeled Layer 3.

These directions will walk you through Tracing the design.

On the Set Bevels Tab, Click Add to add a Layer for each Mat Layer you want to Trace.

The Top layer is always displayed at the top of the Layers list. 

Select the top layer by clicking on it.

Click on the Outside opening layer to be Traced.

Select the desired Bevel/Cartridge Type from the Bevel and Cartridge Types dropdown controls.

Click the Set button next to the selected Bevel/Cartridge Type.

The object will be Traced with the selected Bevel/Cartridge Type and turn the color of the Bevel/Cartridge Type selected.

Select the next Layer from the layers section by clicking on it.

Select the next opening Layer inward to be Traced by clicking on it.

Since we're going to use the same Bevel Type, we can just click the Set button again next to our selected Bevel/Cartridge Type. 

Optionally, you can select a different Bevel/Cartridge Type then click Set.

Both Layers are now Traced.

Click File > Save to save it to the desired location where you can Load the CutArt onto the the Design Editor editor.

• Optionally, select one of the other Save functions.