Overlapping objects turn White?

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

@CadJoe

Am I missing a setting in LB somewhere when fills overlap?

No, but you need to understand how LightBurn uses boundaries to decide what to fill. Understanding this concept should help in the development of your source artwork. The following explains this behavior.

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…

You should also design in Wireframe mode, the LightBurn default, and ‘Preview’ is your friend.