How to invert engraving?!

[abbygorn (Abby Cowley)]

Hello,

I run into this problem A LOT. I am hoping to get some guidance. Essentially, the engraving portion of the image is inverted. I cannot figure out how to fix it. I have tried duplicating the red line so that they are set to line and fill (which has been my workaround), but it is not working on this image. The second image I posted is the engraving I want (the black parts) and the last image I uploaded is another piece I made which is the same kind of concept I am trying to achieve with this image.

[jkwilborn (Jack Wilborn)]

Welcome to the forum…

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If it’s an image, you can invert it in the cut/layer window…

If it’s a vector, an outline around the entire group usually does the trick…

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…

Whatever you do, always use the previewto see what the machine will actually do… saves time and materials… when you are new with Lightburn, it will show you what you are telling it to do… you’ll find sometimes it isn’t going to do what you think it will do…

Good luck