If the outline is set to cut and not engrave, it should show only the outline.
@Jules
Every single time I see one of your tutorial posts ā- I instantly turn into Tina Turner and start singing
Youāre simply the best, better than all the rest
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Awwwright! 
(The best at what has yet to be determined though!) 
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Thank you @Jules. i āreadā the manual and maybe because iāve used it a bit now, this makes so much sense and youāve provided info i donāt remember learning!
Along those lines, when you import i.e. a graphicā¦ a pattern that is in a square shape and you want to print it but want it printed in a circle so you use the shapes circle for the cut. Is there a way to delete the āextraā part of the graphic you donāt need to cut or does that all need to be done in a design software?
Thanks!
I just leave it on thereā¦it does bleed outside of the lines a bit, but itās easier than trying to trim it in a weird shape.
(You would need to create a mask and then rasterize it with the original graphic if you want to actually change the shape, so that has to happen in outside software.)
Thatās what i figured but since you can delete with the scan tool, thought iād ask:-)
I scanned a handprint and saved as an svg file. How can I clean up the file? Nothing will let me in software like Inkscape, etc.
Your best bet is to save that as a .png file and open it in a raster editor (GIMP, Photoshop, GetPaint.net). Inkscape will open the .svg container just fine, but itās designed to work on vectors, and only has limited editing ability for rasters (which the scan will be).
If you donāt have the ability to change it, you can open it Inkscape, and then in the File menu click Export PNG - youāll then have a .png in the same folder you have the .svg saved in (with a name something like āExported Imageā)
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I donāt have a trace feature. Should I upgrade to premium to have it?
No, it is not a Premium feature. In the app.Glowforge.com app, when you click Create do you not get the option "āCapture from cameraā? That is the trace function.
Oh I see it now! Thank you!
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Iām using an IPad and my problem is I canāt get a virtual keyboard on the screen to do the commands. Any suggestions? Am I missing something?
On my phone, I select a design element with a press and hold, then choose the operation from the flyout menu (group, ungroup,copy etc.). I am not certain the interface allows for a virtual keyboard.
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