Converting unfilled, unclosed paths from Cut to Engrave fills them

[marmak3261]

You have experienced a basic feature of how Glowforge treats vectors. There have been some lively discussions about how the GFUI handles these cases:

Engraving vector lines?

I had that in my original design and it rendered in the ui as two right triangles when set to engrave… [image]

Using vector for engraving instead of raster

Ive noticed in several threads the mentioning of using vector for cutting and raster for engraving. Most of the artwork I use for my current engravings is vector and so are my cut lines. Is it necessary with the GF to convert all engravings to raster? In some very detailed illustrations, wouldnt users lose some of the detail when converting? Jake

Bug: Open paths in SVG are closed by in app.glowforge.com

I have a neat SVG of the Escher lizard. It has a couple of curvy lines on its back. Cool! The problem is that the app renders said curvy lines as closed paths; it connects the end to the beginning. If I’m scoring, it cuts through the material along with path without closing. For engrave, though, it closes the path by drawing a straight-line from beginning to end.