I'm trying to fill around text

[ErnieHodge]

I have a box with another box inside. The inside box has outlined text. I want to fill the inside box but leave the text. I’ve been through the forum and couldn’t find anything about that.

Thanks for any help,
Ernie Hodge

[LightBurn (Oz)]

This should help:

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…

[ErnieHodge]

I think that fixed the issue. I just shut down my laser and tomorrow is a long day at the Moffitt Cancer Center (My wife). I will try a burn Tuesday and see what happens.

Thank you for your help,
Ernie Hodge

[S-con (Sid Connor)]

Im having the same problem, and I don’t quite understand your solution. I have a ying yang symbol and I cannot fill one side without also filling the circle imbedded in that side.

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

Provide the LBRN file for review. Will be easier to show you with your own file depending on how you have built it.

[LightBurn (Oz)]

To do that, you’d need to make one side a closed teardrop shape, and the other side would just be a line, like this:

It looks like this when filled:

[ErnieHodge]

Oz, Thanks for the help. That was what I needed and it worked great.

Ernie Hodge

[mamalou413 (Lisa Albaladejo)]

I think I am trying the same thing and have never had a problem with this. As you can see from the pics, I just want the inside of the letters to remain blank (thus drew a line), the outside I want filled. I am confused as how to override the middles.

Thanks,
Lisa

[LightBurn (Oz)]

Make them green, so they become holes in the green layer, instead of additional cuts. This post illustrates this well:

Etching Problem

You need to add “holes” to the fill for the green layer where the eyes and buttons are. The simplest way is to duplicate the buttons and the eyes, and make the copies green. It’s easier to see why if you look at your layers side by side: [image] [image] With the buttons and eyes copied to the green layer too, you get this: [image] [image]