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Lesson Two: Alter a Template

Owned by dani.simmonds
Last updated: Nov 06, 2024
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Alter a Template in Trace

Alter a Template in Trace

  • This lesson shows how to edit the individual lines of a Template create a new design.

Edited Template Design

Design in FrameShop then Bring into Trace

Design in FrameShop then Bring into Trace

  • 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.

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Make Sure the Layer Direction is Set to Bottom Up
Templates Definition

Explode All

Explode All

Explode All Definition

Delete Object

Delete Object

Offset Object

Offset Object

Offset Tool Definition
Offset Rules

Delete Object

Delete Object

Join Horizontal and Vertical Segments

Join Horizontal and Vertical Segments

Join Tool Definition

Join Diagonal Segments

Join Diagonal Segments

Connect Joined Sets

Connect Joined Sets

Close Tool Definition

Connect Bottom Layer

Connect Bottom Layer

Trace the Design

Trace the Design

Traced

Save and Cut

Save and Cut

CutArt™ Definition

Comparison

Comparison

You can see how much we changed the design when you compare it to the original version.

Default Settings

Default Settings