Hi, I’m trying to use text to cut out words on an image so the xtool D1 won’t engrave where there is text, instead using negative space. I’m guessing the cut shapes tool is my best bet, but I’m having trouble getting it to work.
First I select the image, then select the text, then choose cut shapes tool. Sometimes nothing happens, sometimes one letter of the full text is cut and sometimes the images dissappears. I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong, but it seems like this is possible. Any help is much appreciated.
Closed shape (or path) is where the start and end points are the same.
To ‘fill’ something, it must be ‘closed’ or the fill ‘leaks’ out where it’s not closed… It won’t fill.
Most of the operations, such as boolean usually require the cutting (or boolean) operation needs the complete shape to work.
You have to work with it… I wish I could make it more clear…
You may have to use a font, one character at a time and ‘connect’ them…
I used ‘Hello’ converted each character to a path. Take two characters and slide them together and a boolean. Boolean operations operate on only two objects. Repeat for all the characters.
Note that if there are characters with holes in the center like a P, if selected, you won’t have access to cut option.
Depending on how much lettering you have to do, might not be worth it…
Maybe one of the creators will give a quick way to handle it…
