Artwork not recognized, Text uploading as Transparent?

[Jules]

We can upload our own artwork, it does have to follow certain rules. If you want a deeper understanding of what works and what doesn’t, you can read a couple of deeper tutorials on the subject:

Laser Design Basics

Laser Design Basics.pdf (770.3 KB) dl488 9/6/17

Glowforge Interface - Tips & Tricks for Using the App

If you’re designing your own files, you can set the order of operations using the colors that you choose. Otherwise you can just drag and drop them where you want them in the thumbnail column.

Glowforge Interface - Vector Files Made Easy

It’s soooooo easy to create files easily in programs like Illustrator, Inkscape, CorelDraw and Affinity Designer if you understand what the Glowforge interface sees when it looks at your file. (Think of this as a last batch of Tips and Tricks, then I’ll quit bugging you.) I’m going to demo in Illustrator again, but the same things will be done in whatever program you choose to use for your designs. If you have questions about specifics for other kinds of drawing and modeling software, …