Bringing a object to the front

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

Please post a screen capture of the entire LightBurn window, showing the artwork and your ‘Cuts’ window. What type of objects are being used? Vectors, Bitmaps, a combo of both?

Please describe how your project is built.

The example provided above are simple vector shapes, all on the same layer set to ‘Fill+Line’. When using the fill features, LightBurn toggles ON and OFF based on object boundaries as described in the following FAQ post.

How do I invert (negate) a vector engraving?

If you want to invert a vector engraving (Fill layer) you need to add an outline to it. Think about what happens when you scan a circle, compared to the letter ‘O’. The inner ring of the O toggles the fill. If you add another shape (like a square) outside it, it negates the whole thing: [image] And a slightly different example, this time done by changing the outer line around the design to a ‘Line’, instead of leaving it as part of the Fill layer: [image] In the case above, the design alr…