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SVG layers not pulled in correctly #560

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AllenSlaghuis opened this issue Sep 18, 2019 · 7 comments
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SVG layers not pulled in correctly #560

AllenSlaghuis opened this issue Sep 18, 2019 · 7 comments

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@AllenSlaghuis
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i have picked up that not all my layers are pulled in to Laserweb 4.
it gives me errors in the console at the right. i am using it on a macbook. and am using photoshop cc to export to *.svg format. not sure if i am doing something wrong.

The Error : the file has minor issues . please check document loaded correctly

i had to change the svg to .txt to upload it.

Screenshot 2019-09-18 at 08 41 04
Screenshot 2019-09-18 at 08 45 30
FCE.json.txt
test.svg.txt

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cprezzi commented Sep 19, 2019

Photoshop is not realy known to generate good SVGs, as it's not a vecror program. A possible solution is to save the file as a JPG. This way the left vector part is converted into a pixel image and all can be engraved (laser raster) together.

@AllenSlaghuis
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Thank you for the feedback. then I have 3 questions.might be the wrong place to ask them.

  1. what would you segest then I use , Inkscape ?
  2. the layers are for raster , detail cut & then finel outside cut ?
  3. I trede Inkscape but it also gives me the same problems ?

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cprezzi commented Sep 19, 2019

Inkscape is a good free solution. You just need to be aware, that colored infill doesn't meen anything in vector data, as the laser can only follow lines. If you want to fill an area, you need to fill it with a lot of lines. This can be done directly in LaserWeb with the [laser fill] operation, or via a hachfill plugin for Inkscape.
Alternatively you can convert such a picture into a pixel graphic and use the [laser raster] operation, which scanns horizontaly over the graphics and only burns dark points.

Instead of layers, I would recommend using color filters to separate operations in LW.

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cprezzi commented Sep 19, 2019

If you want to engrave and cut in one job, you can import a JPG (for the engrave) into Inkscape and add the vector shape for the cut. Then save as SVG. LaserWeb can load both pixel and vector data from the same SVG.

@AllenSlaghuis
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Thank you for your help. this helped me allot. will have to teach my self Inkscape.

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AllenSlaghuis commented Oct 3, 2019

So i have been batteling and still end up with the same problem. i have installed inkscape . traced the things i want to engrave but. still only parts of it get puled in to LW. not sure what is going on ?
here is the screen grab from laser web :

Screenshot 2019-10-03 at 15 39 23
There is more red layer that is missing. will load a screen grabe out of inkscape
inkscape :
Screenshot 2019-10-03 at 15 55 34

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cprezzi commented Oct 4, 2019

I don't understand why you need to vectorize (trace) the image in inkscape. You could directly load a JPG into LaserWeb and engrave it using the "laser raster" operation.

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