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Trace the Design

Trace the Design

Owned by dani.simmonds
Last updated: Feb 07, 2025
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Before Tracing the Design: A Note About Layer Direction

Before Tracing the Design: A Note About Layer Direction

  • 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.

Layer Direction: Top Down

  • 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.

  • Layer Direction: Bottom Up is the preferred direction.

    • When you Offset an object to create another layer, that new layer will be the Top layer.

  • Layer Direction: Top Down is not recommended.

    • When you Offset an object to create another layer, that new layer will be the Bottom layer, even though it is larger than the original object.

Layer Direction: Bottom Up

 

Layer Definition

Tracing the Design

Tracing the Design

 

Traced

Adding Layers

Adding Layers

 

Layer Definition
Add Layers as Necessary
The Top Layer is Displayed at the Top of the List

Trace the Top Layer

Trace the Top Layer

 

Cartridge
Bevel Type

Trace the Next Layer

Trace the Next Layer

Save the Design

Save the Design

 

CutArt™ Definition

Default Settings

Default Settings

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