Right Triangle Using the #101: Rectangle

These instructions will show you how to make a Right Triangle using the #101: Rectangle and editing it in Trace to make it a CutArt.

Click New Mat Design on the FrameShop Main Page.

Click Cancel on the New Openings Screen.

On the Openings Tab, bring the template #101: Rectangle template onto the Editor.

Click on the Properties Tab to edit it.

Enter the desired size for the #101: Rectangle opening.

Make it 1 Layer.

Right-Click on the #101: Rectangle and select Convert to CutArt.

The #101: Rectangle will open up into Trace.

Click on the Line Button.

Right-Click on the upper left corner of the Rectangle and move your cursor down to the lower right corner.

• This Snaps the first part of the Line to the Control Point in the upper left corner of the Rectangle.

Right-Click on the lower right corner of the Rectangle and hit the ESC key to stop drawing.

We now have the angle line for our Right Triangle.

Now we will Explode the Rectangle so we can delete the unneeded lines.

Click on the Edit Radio Button.

Click on the Rectangle to select it and click on Explode.

The Rectangle has now been Exploded into four separate lines that can be edited individually.

Hold down the CTRL key and click on the Top and Right line of the Rectangle and hit the Delete Key or the Delete button in the software.

The unneeded lines are deleted.

Now we need to Join the remaining lines so they can be Traced as a single object.

Click Edit > Auto Join Segments.

The Triangle should turn Black.

• If it is not Joining automatically, you may have to hold down the CTRL key and click on each line to select it then click the Join button.

Now we are going to Offset it to create a second layer.

Enter the Reveal amount in the Offset field; we’ve left it at .25.

Click on the Triangle to select it.

Click the Left < button in the Offset section to offset it to the outside.

The Triangle has been Offset to create the second layer.

Now we’re going to Trace the design.

Click on the Set Bevels Tab.

Click Add to add another Layer into the Layer list so we can Trace both layers.

We now have two layers we can Trace on.

Click on the Top Layer in the Layer List.

Click on the outside Triangle to select it.

Click on the desired Bevel Type and click Set.

The top layer of the Triangle will turn the color of the Bevel Type selected.

Click on the Bottom Layer in the Layer List.

Click on the inside of the Triangle to select it.

Click on the desired Bevel Type and click Set.

Both layers are now Traced.

Click the Save button.

Save the design to the desired folder.

Make sure you have the CutArt filetype selected.

Load the CutArt.

The Right Angle design is now complete.