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Determining what to bridge

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Sarah Holbrook

Here are three quick ways to determine what portions of your design need bridging. In Illustrator: Select All Object -> Compound Path -> Release This converts all of the closed paths of your design into their own objects. Now we … Continue reading →

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Kerf widths, inside cuts and Illustrator

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Sarah Holbrook

Cutting art with fine details requires accounting for the kerf of the laser beam. The laser beam’s center follows the center of the vector path. Some material will be burned away; the width of the removed material is called the kerf. … Continue reading →

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Illustrator graphic styles for ULS

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Sarah Holbrook

Here’s a set of graphic styles you can use in Illustrator to take full advantage of the ULS print driver. Download Illustrator graphic styles for ULS laser Move them to ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator CS4/en_US/Graphic Styles In Illustrator, open Window->Graphic Styles … Continue reading →

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