Tutorial on Using Inkscape for Glowforge

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As far as a simple step-by-step for creating an ornament. I can help point you in the right direction.

  1. google for royalty free vector ornaments and select one that you would like to use. Or purchase a design.
  2. Download it and import it into Inkscape
  3. Select it and Under the option “Path” choose Trace Bitmap. (this will ensure you are working with Vectors and not a jpg or bitmap.
  4. Search the Forum for instructions on setting up your photo for engraving (something like this)
  5. Once the image is ready, Import it into Inkscape and size it for your ornament
  6. Make sure you have a cutline around your ornament and save the whole thing
  7. Go to your Glowforge, upload the file and cut/engrave your ornament!

Hope that helps. Definitely simplistic set of instructions

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