Stumped again Help Please

[Kev Williams]

Bert, do you know how to use Corel's Contour tool? You can make a negative image easily, you just need to add an outline-- (or 2)

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What I did:

I opened the cdr file above I sent-
it measures 13"-ish across, so I set my NUDGE distance to 15" (this is just for convenience to move things out of the way)
I uncombined everything, then went into WIREFRAME view-
I jogged all of the "Freedom" pieces left 15", to get them out of the way.
I then clicked on just the outline of the image, then jogged it to the right 15"
I opened the CONTOUR tool- I choose and OUTSIDE contour, 2 contours, and a distance of .012"...
when it finished I had 3 outlines, the inner original and 2 additional outers, all spaced .012" apart. At this point they're all combined--
I UNCOMBINED them, then deleted the original innermost contour. (this compensates for the cutting width of the laser)
then I jogged the 2 new outlines to the left back into original position.
I then boxed and COMBINED the image, then I boxed and combined the "Freedom" and jogged it back into position-
Painted them black--

The extra outline creates another "hole" which then inverts all the previous holes and painted areas. I added TWO more outlines because I wanted to remove the original outline, as that area will be un-engraved now, but the beam width will eat into the dead space, which you don't want...

[Bert Kemp]

Daa What did you say. Yike's for those that know and understand corel youmake it look easy .But that is very complicated to me and I'd never figure that out on my own. Like does not computed LOL. Like I said I try to keep it simple as muchg as possible. Michael asked me if I could engrave that for him and I said I'd try and with youe all help it got done but I don't do this stuff everyday all day like most of you. My laser runs once or twice a week to engrave some leather mostly. I just don't do it enought to learn all the stuff and I forget a lot that I did learn because I don't do it enough LOL
Kev I'll try this what you did maybe Saturday I'm busy Friday with PGR escorts.Don't know if I'll beable to do it even with your instructions LOL Im a corel dummy but ya'll know that LOL