Hi
I traced the outline of a template I am trying to make. Unfortunately its very untidy the tags are all jaggered and uneven I would like to know how to tidy them up also i need the drill holes in the centr of the tags. I dont know how to just select the tags.
GSMc Outline.lbrn2 (13.0 KB)
You will need to do a little work, but you could start with
Select shape
Edit → Optimize shape
However, as you see the lines are not perfect then
Might be better to try to optimize better the trace
Can you post your original image?
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Hi Thank you for the advice. Still have lots to learn here is the original Image
image
Exactly what I was about to suggest, followed by a little node editing.
How do I do Node editing. I am assuming I can re draw the nodes so they tidy and fit
You’ll find the “Edit Node” tool here:
You’ll find documentation on the tool here:
I have now tidy up the shape the tab but I want to delete a line the instructions say however over the line and press D. However When I do that the whole shape is deleted
GSMc Outline.lbrn2 (9.9 KB)
I have re drawn it probably a long winded way but not sure how else to do it.
Now I am trying to work out how to delete the lines between the tab and box
You may have to click the line segment or node you want to delete.
I didn’t have any issues deleting lines or nodes myself. It might be worth practising a bit and maybe watching the video that’s on the documentation page I linked to a few times just to get the hang of it…
GSMc Outline.lbrn2 (9.2 KB)
I just could not get the nodes to delete I watched the video followed instructions and failed. So no doubt some practice is needed. I did However win by using the boolen features
You have a blueprint of your design. The only dimension missing is the chamfer size, and I scaled it off of your drawing at 3mm.
It’s fairly easy to draw your image in Lightburn.
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Draw 131.2mm line
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Array the line by 40.2mm on Y
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Draw 4.2mm diameter and place center on left point of bottom line
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Array the circle 2 in X and 2 in Y by 131.2mm X and 40.2mm Y
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Group the 4 circles and 2 lines
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Draw a 146.2mm x 15mm rectangle
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Put a 3mm rad in each corner
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Enter node editing, and change each rad to a straight line
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Array the rectangle by 40.2mm in Y and group results
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Draw a 116.2mm x 102.2mm rect
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Select the 3 groups
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Align vertical
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Align horizontal
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Select the rectangles and boolean weld.
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Thank you Very much, This is amazing and easy to follow
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Nicely done @RalphU. 
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A good explanation and use of array.
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