Raquel 0 Posted August 16, 2010 Okay...so I posted this in the Flexi board and didn't get much response, so I will post here and see if I get more feedback. I appreciate the suggestion of getting the Training CD and I will do that, but I need to try and figure this thing out by the end of tomorrow so that I can make some signage for my car. Okay...so I am TOTALLY new to this thing, my ex bought a plotter and it came with Flexi and Artcut...we knew right away that Artcut was out. We have NO Books on either program, they came with the plotter and everything that came with it. There aren't any instructional manuals that I can read (the one for Artcut is in chinese)...so here's my problem.... I am desperately trying to figure out how to "clean up" the image once I trace it? I get my image into flexi and trace it out no problem (well I guess somewhat of a problem cause I am here) but I don't know how to "clean" the lines? It's a really curvy design and I've tried messing with all the little commands when tracing it and they result in varying levels of "badness" but how do I clean it up so that there aren't any "notches" in my design and it cuts smooth? PLEASE I am desperate to figure this thing out...yes he's my ex yes I am helping him out with this because it benefits my business as well as his! Thanks in advance for any guidance! Raquel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrc1962 0 Posted August 16, 2010 It's usually faster to manually trace than it it to auto trace and clean it up. Illustrator does a respectable job at auto tracing one color logos without a whole lot of detail, but anything other than that and it's usually faster to trace by hand...regardless of the program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raquel 0 Posted August 16, 2010 Thank you....I will try that...it's a pretty intracate logo though? I will try and see what happens! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrc1962 0 Posted August 16, 2010 it's a pretty intracate logo though? All the more reason to hand trace it. Auto tracing just doesn't pick up the fine details like your eye can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raquel 0 Posted August 17, 2010 How do you hand trace in Flexi??? I am so confused...is that the beizer path tool? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrc1962 0 Posted August 17, 2010 Yes, I think that's it. For a sharp corner, click and release. For a control point curve, click and drag the mouse a little. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
