Set the offset to Outward, set the distance as desired, and enable ‘Delete original objects’ to remove the original trace outline when you click ‘Ok’. If you want a little space between them, select the red vector, then click the ‘Offset Shapes’ tool: You can see the red trace line perfectly matches the outer shape. Turn the ‘Show’ setting back on for the image layer: happens with laserweb too if line width is not. greggreene (greg greene) October 26, 2016, 8:33pm 3. Press the Delete key, or click Edit > Delete to remove the inner parts of the trace: If I were to cut a square, it goes down each side twice AlexKrause (Alex Krause) October 26, 2016, 8:26pm 2. While holding the Ctrl key (Command on Mac) click the outer line to de-select it, leaving all the inner lines still selected, like this: Select the vectors, then click the red palette entry to make the vector copy red (and easier to see): Turn off the ‘Show’ button on the image to make the next part easier: Now you’ll have a vector copy of the image sitting directly over the original. With the image selected, go to Tools > Trace Image (or press Alt+T):Īdjust the threshold and other controls until you see the edge you want shown in purple:Ĭlick Ok to keep the trace, and make sure ‘Delete image after trace’ is not enabled since you want to keep the image for engraving. The maximum of the one we use is 590X820. This will help you to figure out the dimensions of your drawing board. Imagine you have an image loaded that you’d like to engrave, then cut out: LASERDRW 3 SETTINGS FOR 40W LASER CUTTER FULL SIZE You obviously can’t go over that, and if you decide to have your board as the full size it’s recommended that you leave a tolerance of a few mm, around 2/5.
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