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| − | To allow lettering to be cut through material without parts falling out, download & install a stencil font, such as Awery. | + | • To allow lettering to be cut through material without parts falling out, download & install a stencil font, such as Awery. |
| + | • Text can be typed in, re-sized & moved. | ||
| + | • Once a piece of text is converted to a path (by Path > Object to Path), it’s no longer editable as text characters. | ||
| + | • Select a different stroke colour for a scored line vs filled ‘raster engrave’. | ||
==== Source Image ==== | ==== Source Image ==== | ||
Revision as of 08:00, 16 April 2017
Contents
Inkscape File Editing
Configuring Software
Different Types of Cut
Decide whether each part should be a drawn line (vector score), a filled area (raster engrave), or cut through. Set a stroke outline of a different colour for each, but no fill. The laser cutter software will be set later to apply a different treatment for each colour.
Text
• To allow lettering to be cut through material without parts falling out, download & install a stencil font, such as Awery. • Text can be typed in, re-sized & moved. • Once a piece of text is converted to a path (by Path > Object to Path), it’s no longer editable as text characters. • Select a different stroke colour for a scored line vs filled ‘raster engrave’.
