Holter Ridge Design Studios specializes in custom made gifts and promotional products. We offer laser engraving/cutting, vinyl decals/shirts, and ink transfer (various products)
from .44 seconds i lost on how you made that and had it filled, im lost on how when you overlayed it that it looked the way that it did being some what transparent over the other letters and so on
I'll do my best to break it down. In this section of the video (starting around .44 seconds), there are 3 separate shapes. Shape 1: the name (which has already been welded together as one unit); Shape 2: the rectangle on the upper portion of the "a"; Shape 3: the rectangle at the lower portion of the "a". What I am doing is selecting the name and then holding down the shift key so I can also select one of the rectangles. Once the two objects are selected, I choose the 'weld' option to permanantly make them 1 shape. At that point, the overlapping portion of the rectangle disappears which is why you notice the color change. I hope that make sense. I'll re-watch that portion of the video and see if I can pick up anything else that might help :)
@@holterridge when you made the little rectangle, how did you make it filled in completely? mine always makes the rectangle outside line but empty in the middle , so basically the line of a rectangle thats not filled in black
Great question. Under 'Cuts/Layers' you have the option to choose 'line' or 'fill' (under 'Mode'). Line is typically used to cut (or - at lower power settings - to score your material). Fill is typically used to engrave. In this case, most people would be cutting. However, I chose to put the setting on 'fill' with the thought that it would be easier to see for anybody watching the video. If you can't see 'Cuts/Layers', choose 'Window' from the upper menu and then make sure their is a check mark next to 'Cuts/Layers'. This function can be performed in either 'line' or 'fill' mode, but in 'line' mode, the shapes will not fill in.
Hi Gabriela, It's a bit difficult to know for sure without having the file, but the first thing I would try is to make sure it is not grouped. If an object is grouped the weld function cannot be used on it. To ungroup and object just select the object, right click, and then select ungroup. Hopefully that helps :)
In the case of text, you would also want to ensure that it has been changed to a path. (Again, just right click on the object then select convert to path).
I have had that happen. If you want to retain the border, you can create a copy of the circle before applying the boolean function. Afterwards, you can select both objects (the inside and the circle/border) and use the center function to align them together. In that case, they will not be connected, but that will work if you intend to engraving the center and cut the border.
very simple thx for sharing :) what about the opposite way..lets say you want to cut this but it is negative, the letter A or K would lose their inner shapes... how can you make a little bridge to keep them in place? i cannot figure that out and also don`t know how to call it :D
nevermind, found the answer on the lightburn forum forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/weld-inside-of-letter-to-itself/35787 anyway concider making more lightburn tutorials :)
@@8Bit_ch - The Lightburn forum is such a great resource. I'm glad you found your answer :) I made a quick video before I saw your second post so I'll link it here incase it is helpful to someone else: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZU0YkX628L0.html
