Adobe Illustrator

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

We understand what you are describing. Below I am showing both an image and a vector version of your art.

@LightBurn

LightBurn works with outlines only, and uses colors to denote the different operations (fill, line, etc). If you have filled shapes in AI, make them a different color than outlines, and when imported into LightBurn they’ll be on different layers.

I have set the vector artwork on a layer set to ‘Fill’ and am showing the results in the ‘Preview’ window.

Edit: Here is a post which explains the LightBurn behavior in detail.

Issues Opening File from Inkscape

LightBurn defaults to wireframe view because otherwise it’s impossible to see the difference between two overlapping shapes and two “properly intersected” shapes. I’ll explain. Look at this image: [image] The two circles above, in LightBurn, are just circles, and both are set to fill. In a normal paint program, and in LightBurn’s filled view, the red fill overlaps the black fill, and masks it. Most laser software, including LightBurn, will burn the black circle first, then the red one, and t…