Step 1. In the toolbar, click on the tool labelled “Place”.

Step 2. Then select the hinge you would like to apply to your case.

Step 3. The software will highlight the places that your hinge can be placed on the case on each face.

Step 4. Choose which face you would like the hinge to be placed and hover your mouse over the green highlighted latch position, doing this will turn the hinge red.

Step 5. Click the red hinge to confirm the position and the hinge will turn blue.

Step 6. The Camera will then rotate to focus on the face you are placing your hinge on.

Step 7. You can now fine tune the location of where you would like your hinge to be placed which can be done 1 of 3 ways. These consist of:

Right/Left Measurement input ( located on the right hand side of the screen): Input the measurement that you require to be between the hinge and the side of the case, as you input into one it will show you the measurement from the hinge to the other side of the case. There is also a drop down box below the left and right input fields that is labelled “From”. This drop down box allows you to select where you would like the measurement for the hinge location to be taken from. The options for this are the following:

Boundary: takes the measurement from the edge of the hinge to the side of the case.

Centre: takes the measurement from the centre point of the hinge to the side of the case.

Cut out : takes the measurement from the cut out that will be made to fit the hinge into, to the side of the case.

Fixed Point measurements (located across the top of the screen) : From the left to right the values show selectable default measurements that will place the hinge the amount shown from the left or from the right side of the case, it also allows you to place the hinge in the centre of the case.

Note: the options of where the measurement is taken from mentioned in the previous step also affect this tool and where the measurement is taken from.

Freestyle: clicking the hinge and dragging it will allow you to place the hinge wherever you desire. The hinge will also snap or align with any other hardware you currently have on the case.

Step 8. Locate the selection of buttons that consist of 2 sets of arrows and a green tick and red cross.

Step 9. The arrows allow you to rotate your chosen hinge, some hinges are unequal, meaning one side of the hinge is longer than the other, this tool allows you to swap the hinge around to your desired orientation.

Step 10. Once you have your hinge in the location and orientation you require, you can now click on the green tick to confirm the installation of the hinge into your case, or alternatively if you would like to cancel the operation you can select the red cross.

Step 1. In the toolbar, click on the tool labelled “Place”.

Step 2. Then select the Piano hinge you would like to apply to your case.

Step 3. The software will highlight the places that your piano hinge can be placed on the case on each face.

Step 4. Choose which face you would like the piano hinge to be placed and hover your mouse over the green highlighted latch position, doing this will turn the piano hinge red.

Step 5. Click the red piano hinge to confirm the position and the piano hinge will turn blue.

Step 6. The Camera will then rotate to focus on the face you are placing your piano hinge on.

Step 7. In the top left, you can input the measurement of required for the piano hinge to be.

Step 8. You can now fine tune the location of where you would like your piano hinge to be placed which can be done 1 of 3 ways. These consist of:

Right/Left Measurement input ( located on the right hand side of the screen): Input the measurement that you require to be between the piano hinge and the side of the case, as you input into one it will show you the measurement from the piano hinge to the other side of the case. There is also a drop down box below the left and right input fields that is labelled “From”. This drop down box allows you to select where you would like the measurement for the piano hinge location to be taken from. The options for this are the following:

Boundary: takes the measurement from the edge of the piano hinge to the side of the case.

Centre: takes the measurement from the centre point of the piano hinge to the side of the case.

Fixed Point measurements (located across the top of the screen) : From the left to right the values show selectable default measurements that will place the piano hinge the amount shown from the left or from the right side of the case, it also allows you to place the piano hinge in the centre of the case.

Note: the options of where the measurement is taken from mentioned in the previous step also affect this tool and where the measurement is taken from.

Freestyle: Clicking the piano hinge and dragging it will allow you to place the piano hinge wherever you desire. The piano hinge will also snap or align with any other hardware you currently have on the case.

Step 9. Locate the selection of buttons that consist of 2 sets of arrows and a green tick and red cross.

Step 10. The arrows allow you to rotate your chosen piano hinge, some hinges are unequal, meaning one side of the piano hinge is longer than the other, this tool allows you to swap the piano hinge around to your desired orientation.

Step 11. Once you have your piano hinge in the location and orientation you require, you can now click on the green tick to confirm the installation of the piano hinge into your case, or alternatively if you would like to cancel the operation you can select the red cross.

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