motoxguy

Nm, got it. Still a very odd way for something to work. I would never have figured that out, Definately not intuitive.

nope, like i said, whatever I click on, whether it is any of the options or just the OK buttonm the box immediately closes out and no shadow is applied

I have SBE, and everytime I select the shadow option for text or shapes, it brings up the shadow nodes, I drag them out, then right click for options. As soon as I click anywhere within the options box, the box closes and no drop shadow is applied. Is this option disabled or is my program screwed up?

It looks like its may be some sort of odd issue with SignBlazer and Inkscapes eps format. I took that same eps image created in inkscape, opened it in illustrator and saved as an .ai and it worked fine in SignBlazer, looked and cut perfect. Not sure why this works or why I need to do it, but its my work around for now. If I could only figure out how to do the editing I need to in Illustrator, I wouldnt need Inkscape. Something else to work on...

Yes I noticed that, not sure why either. It looks fine when zoomed in with Inkscape or Illustrator. This little stuff is driving me nuts.

That works well, thanks a ton for all your help. Now I can get busy on some designs. One problem solved and another one created however, the image wont cut correctly. The cutting lines have breaks/circles in them in a few spots after importing into SignBlazer. I posted that info in the SignBlazer forum as Im thinking it must be an issue/setting in that app. Hopefully I can get this all figured out and start working! Thanks alot for the graphics help!!

I thought a vinyl cutter would make my life easier, its just the opposite, i cant get simple stuff to work! I have a standard vector edited in Inkscape and saved as .EPS. It looks normal when I import into SignBlazer, but when I view the wireframe/outline it will have small circles in the middle of lines (See pic). this is how it cuts as well with those circles/breaks. I cant understand what thats coming from. The image looks normal wen viewed and zoomed in any graphic program..any ideas? arrow_prod1.eps arrow_prod1.eps

That gets the cuts right. The only problem I have now is that the inside line does not remain sharp like the outside, it curves a bit at points

Yup that is what Im looking for! How did you do this? Not used to vector programs I guess, its easy in Photoshop. I can usually figure this stuff out easily, not this time lol. I have Illustrator CS3 and Inkscape.

I had posted this in the Inkscape forum but is not really Inkscape related. I just need to know how to do this in any application that will get the job done. I have some ready made vector shapes in .eps format. I need to add a border to them to use as a paint mask. see my attached image. This seems to be such a simple thing to do but I cannot for the life of me get it done. In the pic you see the eps arrow I start with, then on the right is how it needs to be cut on the vinyl. Anybody have a simple solution to do this?

Almost. It needs to be just as the yellow portion of my jpg shows, and I cant seem to get it. The last arrow you did looks correct, but the cutting program cuts around each line creating two borders instead of one.

Heres a vector arrow ive been playing with... arrow.eps arrow.eps

Ive tried all the above and cannot seem to get it to work. Here is an example. The left part is an example of the basic image, the right is what the final cut would be. I will need to do this on a regular basis.

Here it is... I need to figure this out, I will be needing to do this alot. skull4.svg skull4.svg

I am having a heck of a time with this. I have a simple vector image of a skull. Im trying to create an outline around it. The only thing I can find regarding this was to use the outset or offset path commands. Problem is when I select my vector and go into node mode as instructed, then do my outset for an outline, it outlines every single line in the image not just the border. I cannot figure this out. There has to be an easy way to do this but I cant figure it out. Anyone that can help?