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How to Make a Curved Sides Design

  • These instructions will walk you through making a Curved Sides design.

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  • 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.

    • We are going to make our Curves .25” so this may reduce our initial size by .25” as noted below.

      • To make the Curve Inwards, the Bottom Layer is the correct size for the Opening.

      • To make the Curve Outwards, the Bottom layer is smaller than the opening size by the Reveal Width.

    • These instructions will show making the Curve Inwards.

  • Adjust the Reveal to be the distance the curves will be made; we chose .25.

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  • Right-Click on the opening and select Convert to CutArt.

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  • The design is opened in Trace.

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  • For this next part, you may need to Zoom in closer to the design.

  • Make sure the correct object is selected before moving it.

  • Click Undo when necessary.

  • Click on the Control Point of the Outside Opening and move it until it Snaps to the Control Point of the Inside Opening.

  • For the design to Curve Outward, click on the Control Point of the Inside Opening and move it until it Snaps to the Control Point of the Outside Opening.

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  • Do the same for the other four sides.

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  • Now that we have Curved our sides, select and Delete the unneeded Rectangle.

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  • Now we need to Offset the design to create another Layer.

  • Click on the Opening.

  • Enter the desired offset amount in the Offset Reveal field.

  • Click the Left < button to Offset the Opening.

Offset Rules:

Enclosed Objects:

  • The Left < button will offset an enclosed object to the outside.

  • The Right > button will offset an enclosed object to the inside.

Arcs and Curves greater than 180 Degrees use the same rules as closed objects. 

Unenclosed Objects:

For unenclosed objects the arrow buttons depend on the direction of travel of the vector segments, starting from the line’s start point. The Left < button offsets Clockwise and Right > button offsets Counter-Clockwise.

If it doesn’t Offset in the expected direction, click Undo and click the other Offset Direction.

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  • The Opening is now Offset to make another Layer.

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  • Click on the Set Bevels tab.

  • Click on the Top Layer if it is not already selected.

  • Click on the Outside Opening.

  • Select the desired Bevel Type and click the Set button next to it.

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  • The Outside Opening will turn the color of the selected Bevel Type.

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  • Click on the Bottom Layer.

  • Click on the Inside Opening.

  • Select the desired Bevel Type and click the Set button next to it.

  • The Inside Opening will turn the color of the selected Bevel Type.

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  • Save the CutArt.

  • Make sure that it is saving as the CutArt filetype.

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  • Load the CutArt into Designer.

  • The Curved Sides design is completed.

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