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(2) Manual tracing is performed using the Graphics Edit Tools on the Tools toolbar (the tool with the pencil
icon). Since you will be accessing it over and over, you can drag the popup menu to a handier location on
your screen by holding your mouse over the two pale vertical lines on the left side of the three icons. This
will remain in place until you click on the Graphics Edit Tools icon again.
(3) With the Graphics Edit Tools popup menu in place, pick the first tool on the left called Node Edit.
(4) Select a color from the Shop Palette, which is different from the colors in your image. In this example, red
has been chosen.
(5) Before beginning the process, remember that this should be a relatively quick and easy process. Do not
fret if you click and add a node in the wrong spot… it can be moved later. Do not fret about the path line
straying from the original… it can be fixed later. Do not fret if you inadvertently add two nodes right on top
of one another… one can be deleted later. Again, just focus on click/click/clicking your way around the
image. The editing comes later. Now for the fun…
(6) Click on any corner of the image to plant the first node. Then go to the next corner and click again.
Continue around the outside of the image, again scrolling to other parts of the image, as necessary. In the
diagram below, the blue outline doesn’t show up yet because the tracing process is still underway, but the
nodes being planted in each corner do appear:
2. Click at the next
point where the
line changes
direction.
1. Start at a
point and click
once to plant .
the first node.
3.Click here.
4. Click here. Then
continue around
the perimeter of
the image
ending back at
the first node.
(7) Finish tracing the perimeter, ending at the first node. Note that because you ended at the first node, you
have the option to begin another trace at another location. Otherwise you need to click on Node Edit icon
again to start a new trace.
(8) To trace the internal folding lines, again select the Node Edit tool. Select a different color for the fold lines:
in this case, blue has been picked. Also, in this particular case, notice that a rectangle could be drawn for
the section with the dashed lines.
This area surrounded
by the dashed fold
lines is rectangular.
Select the rectangle
tool to quickly draw a
rectangle to use.
Red trace lines
for the cut and
blue trace lines
(rectangle) for
the fold lines.
(9) Once you have concluded the trace, press the spacebar (or click on Apply at the top) to select the tracing.
Zoom in to have a close look at the trace lines and how they match up with the original image. With regular
dies cuts, it’s usually not critical that the tracing be all that accurate. However, with Print and Cuts and with
fold-up projects, it’s important to have cut and fold lines match up accurately.
Both red and blue trace
lines need tweaking to
match up to original image.
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