Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:08 am
Ok, trying again!!
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Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:17 am
I'm about to pull my hair out! I removed everything but the main letters and I can't even open it. I guess I can try and start over from scratch and see if that helps. I did save the file on the cloud if anyone would be interested in trying to open it from that file in an e-mail.
Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:36 am
Either I'm not doing something right or there is a problem with my scal. I imported a different svg file. I then exported it as an svg. Now it won't open either.
Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 11:47 am
What version of SCAL are you using? I think 2.044 is the latest.
Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:15 pm
scal 3 is up to version 3.050 now
Gaz
Gaz
Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:43 pm
I was working with the version before the 3.050. Just a little bit ago I upgraded to the newest and it didn't make any difference. I tried do simple text and exporting as svg and I get a blank page when I import the file.
Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:08 pm
there is very little difference between 3.49 & 3.50 for most of us - I think it was 1 cutter was added and communication with ecraft cutter.
Gaz
Gaz
Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:17 pm
humm.. OK so I"m on a mac but I just typed some text, exported as svg, file>new, then imported the file and it's fine.Linda wrote:I was working with the version before the 3.050. Just a little bit ago I upgraded to the newest and it didn't make any difference. I tried do simple text and exporting as svg and I get a blank page when I import the file.
might be you need to re-download and re-install
Gaz
Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:18 pm
I decided to go up to my laptop that is connected to my cutter. I had been working downstairs on my desktop. Anyway, I exported as a svg and then was able to reopen the file and see it! So, here's crossing my fingers that it works and you can open it.
Re: Having hard time with this.
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:33 pm
OK had a quick play and using just the letters from your file I ungrouped them, select each one and did either path>back minus front or path>front minus back - if I did one and hte letter vanished then I did ctrl + Z (undo) and do the other one - this got rid of the inside bits of the letter like "P" etc then used object>add shadow a few times changing colours etc I got this, which I think is close to your bottom image. don't know if it's any good.
Gaz
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