I just skimmed through this quickly, so forgive me if I missed some explanations along the way…you guys are discussing an Offset path function.
(I’m pretty sure we aren’t going to get one in the initial release, but it might be an idea for the hopper if we asked later.)
The good news is, with a few extra steps, it’s pretty easy to create that effect in any of the drawing programs - AI, Inkscape, CorelDraw.
The bad news is…a few extra steps.
You would need to scan the drawing, perform an auto-trace from within the drawing software to create the outside cutting path, then Offset it, before saving it.
(Basically by-passing the trace function in the Glowforge entirely.)
We could probably work up a few easy tutorials for anyone who might want to try it…we’ve got lots of experts running around. It really is just a few steps.
Anyone interested?