Need help with a design/toolpath maybe?

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

The problem here is one of “Figure-ground reversal”, please see:

Figure ground reversal

This came in from support difficulty in getting a purchased image: [image] to cut as desired. We will review the specifics here.

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Figure-ground reversal and toolpath considerations

As requested on support… Given a traced image: [image] which has a pocket toolpath which previews as: [image] One can ungroup it: [image] [image] Select only the outer geometry: [image] and delete it (or move it to a different layer) to get a different appearance: [image] [image] [image] Ok Then associate the inner geometry with the toolpath: [image] [image] “Use current selection” Ok [image] Because the geometry has sharp corners, one can get more detail using an…

If you have difficulty applying these concepts, please upload your file and we will walk through this with you.