Rdaniel

Thank you everyone. I am an almost totaly rookie and making reusable stencils of of SSB and still trying to learn th software. I have struggled all week trying to figure out how to delete a portion of path while still maintaining the remainder of the line. There are several spots I need to do this so that the stencil holds together as one piece. Pardon my bad typing. I have hand tremors and sometimes double tap the key.

Thanks so much for what you have done. I had planned on not weeding all the small spots and just leaving them in. The one that darcshadow did is very close to what I need because the stencil is going to be used to lay out the main features very lightly and then I'll free hand the rest. I probably didn't explain it very well but what I am after is an outline with the major features in it that I can cut. I'm not after the detail and textures because I can do those by hand.

I have a photo that I have turned into a vector to use as a basic stencil for an airbrush painting I am going to do. I have cleaned up the smaller whit dots and circles in the dark area because that I what will be cut out and they will be useless there. I am trying to preserve some of the larger paths inside the black and connect them to the main stencil. ( white part). I have tried almost everything and can't seem to modify the existing shapes so they will connect. I'm sure it's a simple process so I will try to attach my original and the SVG copy I am working on. Any advice would be appreciated. I am using the trace function to get to the SVG and it just doesn't seem that accurate. Can any of you experts help me with this? desert skeleton.svg

Thanks! I knew it had to be something simple. I appreciate it.

Please don't throw anything at me for this total Inkscape newbie. I have been editing nodes and have no problem in deleting them but I have no success in adding them. What is the simple answer to this. Thanks for bearing with me on this dumb question.

I am sure this has been answered before but how do you re-size an Image in SCALP pro? Also a friend tells me he cuts his stencils twice at a lower pressure to save wear and tear on his machine. I just got a MH-721 and I'm new to cutting stencils for airbrushing. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you, this is exactly what I needed to know. I finally got tired of buying stock stencils and want to move up to some custom ones but I have to learn the software and machine first. I think I'll test it with the pen before I try to actually cut any stencils.

I am very new to plotters and just received my MH721. I will be cutting 24 inch SSB mostly and I have yet to figure out how to set a new start point on a roll that has already had a stencil cut out. I want to maximize my material and cut mostly 12X18 stencils so I have an extra 12X18 of material after each cut. I know it has to do with adjusting the XY axis but can't find it in any tutorial or Youtube video. I am using inkscape and SCAL. Can anyone help with this?

I just received my US Cutter MH 721 and have it set up. I am cutting SSB from US Cutter for stencils to use in my airbrushing hobby.