Wow, your design is stunning! I’m so sorry you are having trouble printing it.
There’s a problem with our software in handling very large engraves and it looks like that what’s happening here. Your message will help us improve our software for everyone.
I’m glad you were able to print by reducing the LPI. If you’d like to print it with a higher resolution, I’d suggest you divide your image into pieces and print them one at a time, as shown below.
Split your image into pieces
- Save your design as a PNG file
- Go to imagesplitter.net and upload your file
- Click on the “SPLIT IMAGE” tab and enter the number of rows and columns you want to split your image into
- Choose PNG
- Click the blue “SPLIT IMAGE” button. The software will split your image into the number of rows and columns you specify and automatically download a zipped file of the pieces.
Create a single file with all the pieces
- Locate the file on your computer (where your downloads go) and unzip it
- Mac: Double click on the file to open it
- Windows: Double click on the file to open it, then click “Extract All”
- Open a new file in Inkscape (used for this example, although other software will work too)
- Choose File > Import and select all the images from the zip file
- Line up the images up so they are seamless. In Inkscape, when you drag the images near each other, they will snap together. (If they don’t, go to View > Show/Hide > Snap Controls Bar and adjust the settings.)
- Select File > Save As and save the file as an Inkscape SVG file
Upload and Print
- Sign in to app.glowforge.com, click “Upload” and choose the file you saved. Each piece of artwork will import as a step in the app. Click on a step and choose “Ignore.” Ignore all the steps but one, and then press “Print.”
- When that print finishes, leave your material in place
- Set the step you printed to “Ignore” and print another step
- Continue ignoring and printing until you’ve finished
Please let me know if this helps!