I have several items/selections assigned to a layer but would like to remove them from all layers. If I just try to delete the items, it removes the vector which is not what I want. I just want the items to be transparent as they were before I assigned them to a layer. Is the answer to just not output the layer? I did look through the doc but did not see this addressed.
Google search and found only answer. Do not output layer! It would be nice to have it return to transparent.
Thanks for posting but I am not sure I follow what you are trying to do. Show us pictures of what you have and try again to explain exactly what you want to achieve and we can go from there.
Keep in mind we will be trying to envision what you see. The better your description, the better the chances you will get solid and appropriate responses.
Ungroup first.
Select the items, assign them another layer, regroup, then by controlling that later you can turn off output and display of those items and you can decide when and if you want them.
I can sometimes have an item that has four or five layers grouped in one object. I switch them on and off as needed.
I view layers and colours as transient - black on one object could be line, on another, fill. I tend to use blue green and red for larger jobs - such as doing 250 signs - all different typeset: blue for completed art, green for customer approved, ready to burn, red for completed.
Turn on visibility but turn off output for a layer used to frame. The controller âseesâ the non-output layer but doesnât cut it. Turn off both visibility and output to effectively turn sub-objects on and off. I tend to have a layer sitting there off/off to hide shapes as I process the job. I have a layer set to fill for quick preview - select object, change colour for preview, change back to keep working.
I donât really understand not using as many layers as you need to achieve what you want.
I may have not got your point, though
Thanks for looking at this!
I though I would just set the layer to No output but for some reason it cut anyway! I have a Boss with a Ruida 644XS controller. Any idea why it still cuts even though I turned output off?
I have a link to a sample file. The snake on the left is the original. The one on the right is the copy with the red layer which I created but want to remove and have it look just like the original. The selected items(red) are what I call transparent with no layer assignment. How can I get back to the original state?
The problem is that the vectors in the red layer are just holes in the design made by the black layer. If you remove a hole, youâre effectively filling it in, kind of like a âOâ without the hole is just a filled circle.
Like this:
I was thinking that may be the problem but how do I get the hole back. This design sits on top of a flag and it took some time to get it right. If possible I do not want to start over.
Would turning the power way down on the layer work? Would that be the only way around this issue?
Thanks for your helpâŚ
Youâve asked âhow do I get the hole back?â but I donât understand what you mean. Changing the red to black again will make that area in the black layer not engrave. Can you show a picture of what you have, and explain how what youâve got now is different than what youâre trying to get to?
Remember, we canât see whatâs on your screen or coming out of your laser unless you show us.
Yes you are right changing it back to black works. It just was not intuitive to me!
Thanks again for all your help. I appreciate it.
LightBurn uses whatâs commonly called an âodd / even fill ruleâ - basically it means that when filling, every time it hits a boundary, it toggles the fill, so putting one closed shape inside another, using the same color, is how you make a hole in the fill.
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