Remove duplicate lines in project

[Frankmikalsen]

Hi

Trying to cut down the cutting time on this project.
I tried the “Distribute-Move H-Together” and then it pull these 2 pieces together.
But when i run the preview, it runs 2 times over the area where these pieces are on top of each other.
I have no idea which tool to use, I just went through the tools and tested.
This was the one I found.
I also tried the Delete Duplicates, but it does not find any duplicates.

Anyone who knows what I can to to make this only cut once where the pieces are on top of each other?

Thanks in advance

Regards Frank

[gilaraujo (Gil Araújo)]

Delete duplicated will only work if the lines are of exact same size/lenght

Your 2 shapes cant be deleted because in fact they are not duplicated.

Also - side note - the way you are doing it will not achieve your goals because of the tabs. you would have to mirror them

However 1 option you have is Select all > Arrange → break apart
Now you no longer have shapes but you have line segments
Here the delete duplicates will work - to some extent

Maybe upload your LBRN so we could do a few optimization suggestions workflows

[Frankmikalsen]

Thanks for the input.
Will play a bit with the Break apart thing.

Here is the file
test for lightburn.lbrn2 (18.5 KB)

[Frankmikalsen]

I selected from right to left, piece by piece.
Then Distribute - Move H Together, Break Apart.
Then I can CTRL mouse click on the lines between the small squares and delete the line that is on top an still have the small line left (the blue circle)

If I select left to right, then it will delete the long line and I get a gap inside the blue circle.

I bit manually work, but it works and saved me around 10 minutes on my diode laser

[gilaraujo (Gil Araújo)]

Would need to do a bit more work to REALLY optimize it, question is really is it a one off or will you do it 100x of times

if a one off don’t think is worth doing

ideally you would have the SVG already optimized off say illustrator that would be best

[Frankmikalsen]

For now the, solution I found with the tip from you about the Break apart, it works fine for me.

Thanks again.

[parsec (FerAS)]

Sorry to step in.
I can suggest another, perhaps faster way

• Select each of the even shapes and rotate them horizontally one by one

• Use the Dock left icon (or menu) paying attention to the padding which should be 0
  

• Optimize cut settings