The move and hide on mats feature in Design Space allows you to conserve material by manually consolidating your project elements onto fewer mats, or hiding the ones you don't need. This feature is found in the project preview screen and is accessed by tapping the "More Options" icon (3 dots) in the top left of the image selection box.
Key Benefits
- Save material by consolidating cuts onto fewer mats
- More control over mat layout
- Recut portions of a mat by hiding unwanted elements
- On iOS devices, use SnapMat and move images between mats to better manage scraps
- Make last-minute color changes by moving elements to a new mat
Things to Remember
- Updating project copies will reset any changes made on the mat, so it's important to finalize the number of project copies prior to moving and hiding elements.
- Elements inherit the properties of the mat they are being moved to, such as color and mirror state.
- Any mats left empty after moving items from one mat to another will not be deleted from the mat preview, but will automatically be skipped during cutting.
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How do I move items to another mat?
- Select the elements on the mat that you want to move from the project preview.
- Tap the "More Options" icon (3 dots) in the top left of the selection box.
- Select Move to Another Mat.
- Choose New Mat or select an existing mat to move the selected elements.
If you're moving items to a new mat, you can choose a color.
- Reposition elements on the mat to save space.
How do I hide elements on the mat?
- Select elements on the mat that you want to hide.
- Tap the "More Options" icon (3 icons) in the top left of the selection box.
- Choose Hide Selected.
- The Hidden icon will appear for any mats containing hidden elements.
- To unhide the hidden elements, select the Hidden icon to choose which hidden elements you want to add back to the mat.
Things to Remember (specific to iOS)
- Use the tap and hold gesture to select multiple elements on the mat. This enables you to move or hide multiple elements at a time.
- When consolidating cuts, use the pinch gesture on the mat to zoom in for detailed adjustments.
- When you select multiple elements to move at the same time, these elements maintain their relative position when moved to another mat. Once the move is complete, you can re-position them individually as needed.
How do I move items to another mat?
- Select the elements on the mat that you want to move from the project preview.
- Tap the "More Options" icon (3 dots) in the top left of the selection box.
- Select Move to Another Mat.
- Choose Create New Mat or select an existing mat to move the selected elements.
If you're moving items to a new mat, you can choose a color.
- Reposition elements on the mat to save space.
How do I hide elements on the mat?
- Select elements on the mat that you want to hide.
- Tap the "More Options" icon (3 dots) in the top left of the selection box.
- Choose Hide Selected.
- The Hidden icon will appear for any mats containing hidden elements.
- To unhide the hidden elements, select the Hidden icon to choose which hidden elements you want to add back to the mat and tap Unhide.
