Importing FROM LightBurn INTO Adobe Illustrator

[LLensgraf (Leif Lensgraf)]

First I’m brand new to not only LightBurn but also to lasers. I just got a K40 and still waiting on an upgrade board so I can fully use LB w/ with it. I have been using Adobe Illustrator along with K40 Whisper to get some things done.

What I have been doing is using LB to design what I want done then saving a SVG file or AI file, however; when I import the saved file into K40 whisper or AI – I’m not getting what I would expect.

So here is the design in LB

and here is the preview of it in LB

Both of these are pretty much what I expect and want, however; when I save FROM LB as a AI file then open it in AI it comes up like this…

I’m certain that it has to do with the vectors inside and outside – I just don’t understand WHY it would be different within LB vs AI or K40 whisper.

Thanks, for any help.

[JaredH (Jared Hooper)]

Did you view it in “outline” mode in Illustrator?

[LLensgraf (Leif Lensgraf)]

First let me say thanks for taking a look at this…

No, I had not thought to look at it in “outline” mode, as K40 whisper uses black/grey for raster engraving and it is/was my assumption that the area needs to be filled in order to complete the rastering of the area.

Here is a screen shot of the file in AI “outline” mode.