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Trace Bitmap is your friend
Trace Bitmap is your friend


1) Use A4 size. Some people swear by this to get the dimensions right.
# Use A4 size. Some people swear by this to get the dimensions right.
2) Objects such as Text are not exported. Convert them to paths Paths->Object to paths.
# Objects such as Text are not exported. Convert them to paths Paths->Object to paths.
3) Different bits of the svg are not aligned correctly. Select all then Path-> Combine to make it all one object. Then use a dxf editing program to put the different bits of the object in different layers. As the laser cutting software is not the best for doing this.
# Different bits of the svg are not aligned correctly. Select all then Path-> Combine to make it all one object. Then use a dxf editing program to put the different bits of the object in different layers. As the laser cutting software is not the best for doing this.
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