# How do I make a rectangle or circle with a 3mm border **URL:** \ **Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\ **Created:** [February 25, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-rectangle-or-circle-with-a-3mm-border/1585 "2019-02-25T23:55:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RonW](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/3ec8ea/32.png) [@RonW](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/RonW)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-rectangle-or-circle-with-a-3mm-border/1585/1 "2019-02-25T23:55:35Z")
I’m trying to put a thick border line on a rectangle but the cut just does a narrow line and the scan rasters the rectangle. Is there a setting I’m missing. I use Corel 11 and my image has a broad outine but the cut and scan behave as I said. I had an older ULS machine that worked fine and I’d be surprised if a 25 year newer machine/software didn’t do the same. Any and all suggestions are appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Doug](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Doug](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Doug)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-rectangle-or-circle-with-a-3mm-border/1585/2 "2019-02-26T00:32:07Z")
Draw your shape within Lightburn. Click to highlight. Go down the tools on the left side to the offset shapes tool. Choose your action. Set the layer to scan. That will create the 3 mm black border. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/rick/32/69_2.png) [@Rick](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-rectangle-or-circle-with-a-3mm-border/1585/3 "2019-02-26T00:34:01Z")
Filed under a different topic but have a look at this: > [@How do I invert (negate) a vector engraving?](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-invert-negate-a-vector-engraving/594): > > 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: 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: In the case above, the design alr… As @Doug suggests, create the object (circle or rectangle), hit ESC then select object. Select the ‘Offset’ icon from the left toolbar to reveal dialog. Enter desired offset and set layer to ‘Scan’. Choose ‘Preview’ to see results. ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/1X/70eef4e59ab01421f38bb04c8691eca6558fc794.png) ---
**Author:** ![RonW](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/3ec8ea/32.png) [@RonW](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/RonW)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-rectangle-or-circle-with-a-3mm-border/1585/4 "2019-02-26T23:34:23Z")
Thanks a bunch! I had tried using RDWorks and never could figure it out. LightBurn is a super app; my thanks to the developer(s). ---
**Author:** ![raykholo](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/raykholo/32/2170_2.png) [@raykholo](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/raykholo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-rectangle-or-circle-with-a-3mm-border/1585/5 "2019-05-07T20:24:02Z")
Closed on May 7, 2019, 8:24pm UTC