When I clean up my image after tracing it. There are some spots that will not erase. Not sure what to do to fix it.[download (2)] Can anyone tell me what causes these marks on the my image that i traced. I cleaned my lens in the camera it still showed up. i used the Ctrl+ arrows it a erased some b…

If you’re using the trace feature in the GF gui, there is a feature after you trace that says something like cut away the parts you don’t want. I had to play with this step quite a bit to get a good clean image.

In addition to what @robermar36 said, there’s also a way to increase/decrease contrast. Honestly I forget the keys since I only traced once or twice and that 2.5 years ago. Might be <> keys? Anyway, adjusting contrast can possibly yield the result you’re looking for. I think there’s a list of k…

Ctrl+arrow up/arrow down increases decreases contrast. Cmd for Macs

[image] marmak3261: Ctrl+arrow up/arrow down Ah, yes. Thanks!

I’m glad I’m not the only one who forgets this stuff. [image] Trace Feature Mess Up? Community Support The black may be catching the lights? There are keyboard shortcuts to lighten or darken a trace. I’ll be damned if I can remember them though. I think it’s Ctrl + arro…

[image] marmak3261: I’m glad I’m not the only one who forgets this stuff HA! Quoted me forgetting it again! That’s awesome. LOL! At least in that one I actually did remember. :slight_smile:

[image] White spots when I trace image? Beyond the Manual Hi, I’m a total newbie. Both with GF and Ai. Although I’ve made some cool things. I’m trying to trace this image of my Alma Mater to engrave cowboy and cut out the “M”. The royal is the actual printout. Gave me thes…

[image] WJL's Production Machine Projects Made on a Glowforge There’s another even secret-er shortcut - I believe it’s ctrl-shift-arrow. It’s in the manual. It controls the amount of “fill in” of shapes. It’s hard to explain but very useful to experiment with.

I actually quit using the camera in my Glowforge and started tracing via Ai because it was giving such headaches! -K Kerri Gutowski

i’m using Inkscape. What is Ai. How do you trace in this programs. I precut leather designs i want to trace and cut out afew of them and put design on them. Any information would be grateful

Can't Erase Spots Around My Trace

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