I'm back!! I'm trying to do this using the fill/stroke.

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I’m back!! I’m trying to do this using the fill/stroke. My only option in fill is 2 blacks. I get some color in stroke. I also get no option for raster for the words. I’m thinking its the file and the way it was made. Anyone have any suggestions. I’ve read/watched the videos on cncpro but its just not making sense to me. Just to be clear, cut the red, engrave the blue and black.

I think I need to break apart the letters from the rest? Sorry for being noob but we all start somewhere!

Here are a few pics and a link to the thingiverse file: https://www.thingiverse.com/download:3773663

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I looked at ILYdadFrame4x6.svg and it’s not exported correctly. See http://cncpro.co/index.php/34-documentation/working-with-files/working-with-svg/7-creating-svgs-in-adobe-illustrator-to-use-with-laserweb4

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Ok thanks. I think I see. In advanced settings!

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letters should be in jpg or image format for raster but you should be able to attain a similar result with laser fill option. you can always save your svg with the jpg or bmp within it and it should stay located properly.

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Ahhh ok I’m going to try that. http://The.ai file seems to have it that way. I’m going to try tomorrow after work again. But I think it was mostly the exporting(I hope lol)

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i understand completely. as an inkscape user i always find myself jumping through hoops for compatibility.

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I find every program has its good points and bad points, some do things better than others. I love gimp for isolating things in pics and doing level adjustments on areas of a pic and cutting out background etc. But most other stuff I use Adobe and Corel. Inkscape drives me batty.

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@Chris_Menchions There are some fiddly things with AI when exporting the SVG. I think you seem to have already found the article in the doco that explains the SVG output issue from AI (if I recall correct, style attributes needed to be selected as the css type).

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Yeah I found the how to for exporting. I’m going to give it a try tonight. Hopefully it’s just that. I split the file apart and saved separately but I need to know this for future projects

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@Chris_Menchions I’m pretty sure it will be just that, as I had the exact same issue with AI SVG exports (hence I wrote up the section for the export settings thinking it will come up again).

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Thank you for that, could you take a min to give a brief explanation of filter fill vs filter stoke? I think I understand but want to be sure.

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OK that seems to work!! So what would I select for the tree engraving the blue? I still have no option to raster the letters though. Read would be cut which I have figured out.

I also get “The file has minor issues. Please check document is correctly loaded!”

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everyone gets that warning, dunno why. and filter fill would be if it was filled with a color vs filter stroke is line color.

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Ok so for black letters I want engraved I should filter fill? This has me totally confused. I have red to be cut, blue to be engraved and black letters to be engraved. What should I be doing here. Please and thanks

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I also tried to raster the words with transparent background under a new layer. Which is probably wrong.

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Ohhh dang…I should be adding the txt separate as a jpj,png,or bmp. Doh

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I hope this thread helps someone else!!

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oh yea load images within the svg for rastering, all these lil rules to remember… :stuck_out_tongue:

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I can’t get it to work inside the svg. So I’ll just do it in a separate file. It will not give me a raster option