So if I want to make a square and set to fill then I add text inside the box, how can I get it to only fill the box incorporating the text. Hope this makes sense
Mrrick386
March 13, 2020, 7:01pm
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so one way to do it is give your text a slight outward offset. with the offset line set as the same color layer as the box.
You mean exclude the text from the fill? Just make the text the same color as the box. It happens automatically.
Rick
March 13, 2020, 8:55pm
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LightBurn uses the boundaries of shapes to turn the filling on and off. This post will help you better understand this concept.
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:
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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:
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In the case above, the design alr…