I’m trying to cut backpack name tags for my kids and there is a circle that keeps getting cut in the “Brayden Outline” layer, but the “Brooklyn Outline” is just fine. I can’t see it in my Inkscape file and it doesn’t show anything on the Glowforge preview in that area. When I redid the outline (as an offset), the circle got smaller but is still there somehow. Can someone help please?
Attached are pictures to show what is happening. I tried to upload my svg file but it is uploading it just as an image.
This happens when there is a stray node in the file. The Glowforge interface tries to close the open path that that node creates. This happens even when using the Google fonts available in the Glowforge interface. What is absolutely frustrating is that it doesn’t happen every single time you use the file, so sometimes everything is ok. To fix, you can open the file in a vector program like Inkscape and try to identify and remove the problematic node.
I figured it had to do something with the nodes, but there isn’t a stray node in that area, or extra nodes on the lines. Here is a screenshot of the area, where the E and N meet.
That looks like the same size hole as your hole for a keychain. Did you perhaps have a hole that was left from a previous tag that was left on the bed you somehow missed?
what @rvogt said. not sure what program you’re in, doesn’t look like Illustrator, which is my weapon of choice.
but if you can “select all” (usually ctrl/cmd - A), you should be able to see that circle there in the file. it’s probably a circle that in your design program has no line or fill, so you don’t see it visibly. but if you “select all,” you should see the outline of it and you can go select and delete it.
I have seen that when nodes get turned around backwards and point the opposite way they are going. I usually double-click on ‘make the node corner’ icon then the ‘make node smooth’ icon which will have it pointing the right way. (a single click on the ‘make corner’ icon will release the ‘smooth’ part but not change the direction. another way is to make the two nodes one node and then the circle has no place to be.
