thomasmary 11 Posted January 28, 2014 Every time I have worked on this image I put it in cut mode and it shows there are several blacks and a couple oranges with there being a couple of pieces in each color to make up all the pieces in that color and I have tried to weld the colors to where they do not cut separate. I tried putting all the blacks together then weld them and same with the oranges but every time I do it puts them out of order on top of colors that they should be under. I have windows 7 and use flexi 8 and also tried working on it in inkscape. I know there is a way to do it just not got it there yet. Any help would be appreciated Thomas Bare Arms.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark-s 1,126 Posted January 28, 2014 Most likely the Gradients are the colprit. mark-s 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thomasmary 11 Posted January 28, 2014 Could be Mark, just can not figure it out. The blacks and oranges want to cut different times and not all at one time like they usually do. I tried moving all the pieces by colors and weld them different ways and even tried welding them with the images all together and selecting end grouping each color. One of those I want to pull my hair out on,, LOL Even tried to change the gradients colors to one color. Probably just end up making it all black and white. Thanks Thomas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skarekrow 1,842 Posted January 28, 2014 Here ya go... there's still a little clean up node work, but the color cuts are straightened out. BareArms.svg BareArms.eps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenwind / One Off Grafx 187 Posted January 28, 2014 when I run into that i use the select by color then turn it all black or what ever color i want it. I know the hair pulling you are talking about. LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark-s 1,126 Posted January 29, 2014 This is how I would do it. mark-s 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darcshadow 1,626 Posted January 29, 2014 Every time I have worked on this image I put it in cut mode and it shows there are several blacks and a couple oranges with there being a couple of pieces in each color to make up all the pieces in that color and I have tried to weld the colors to where they do not cut separate. I tried putting all the blacks together then weld them and same with the oranges but every time I do it puts them out of order on top of colors that they should be under. I have windows 7 and use flexi 8 and also tried working on it in inkscape. I know there is a way to do it just not got it there yet. Any help would be appreciated Thomas What you're running into is trying to weld colors that are "layered" with other colors. For example, if you weld the butt of the gun and the black on the bear, you either loose the black on the bear or the butt is not on top of the bear. What you have to do is use the bear to cut the butt of the gun before you weld it with the black on the bear, this way only the black you want visible is actually there when you do the welding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darcshadow 1,626 Posted January 29, 2014 Here's your file cleaned up. You may still want to do some welding or cutting depending on how you want to layer the actual decal. BearArms.svg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thomasmary 11 Posted January 31, 2014 Sorry for not getting back and thanking everyone for their help. I really appreciate it. Been a busy crazy week running and working when I can on vinyl stuff. Again a BIG Thank You Thomas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites