How do I create an unengraved shape within an engraved shape?

[Vercingatorix (Ian)]

I am trying to create a circle within a circle. The outside circle is to be engraved (or shaded) and the circle within this shaded shape is to be unengraved or unshaded. Any hepl would be appreciated.

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

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…

[bernd.dk (Bernd)]

You can make a small offset of your inner circle and assign this ring a new layer. The outermost is fill the innermost line type.

[Vercingatorix (Ian)]

Thanks for the responses. Please see in the attached .jpg I’m trying to get the lower circle unengraved whilst within the larger shape. I’ve assigned the lower circle as a ‘line’ shape - unfortunately it disappears within the larger shape.

[bernd.dk (Bernd)]

Try turning the individual layers on and off to see the effect, if that’s not what you mean you just come again.
Ian1.lbrn (59.9 KB)

[LightBurn (Oz)]

Make it red. All shapes on a single fill layer define what gets filled by that layer. No other layers are used when deciding what happens to this layer - they’re completely independent of each other, so what Bernd suggests is good - if you hide all other layers, you’ll see what the current layer will do.

[Stroonzo (Jeff)]

I have made the following two examples and attached the LightBurn file.

YinYangs.lbrn (179.1 KB)

[Vercingatorix (Ian)]

Thanks to everyone for your help! I’ll use and learn from the examples you’ve given me…and try and work out why my endeavour didn’t work!!

[Vercingatorix (Ian)]

Thanks for them…just getting used to using LB…much appreciated.

[bernd.dk (Bernd)]

you are welcome

[Vercingatorix (Ian)]

Just looked at all the files and I think I’ve sorted it. Thanks so much to everyone for all your help!