How to close lines?

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nraines
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How to close lines?

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I'm importing some 2D design work into Lasercut 5.3 and I'm having some serious trouble with engraving?

It won't engrave the lines I've selected it to and when downloading to the lasercutter it shows an error box- Laser output: Engrave polyline must be closed. How do I close the polyline?

I'm a complete newbie to this software and appreciate it's probably something really stupid I'm missing...

Any help is much appreciated :roll:

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Re: How to close lines?

Post by Daven »

I don't know 2D Design but in the CAD software I use it is an option called Join. The PEdit option can also be used with a set distance if the lines have not snapped into place.

You can unite lines in Lasercut but to my knowledge it will not join so it is best to do it in 2D Design.

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Re: How to close lines?

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In Lasercut, Tools > Unite lines at Tolerance 0.01 will usually close any gaps that should not be there, but as Dave says, this is not really for joining lines, it is used when what should be one line is broken into several.

If you are trying to engrave a line though, you would need to set it to Cut rather than Engrave, and lower the power/increase the speed so that it only marks the material instead of cutting through it. Engrave fills an area, which is why the line needs to be closed.

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Re: How to close lines?

Post by nraines »

Thank you for this. I've found success in using a long thin rectangle (in 2D Design) rather than a line. But I will bear in mind the above as another approach.

Thanks very much for your help.

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