Cut out three circles
To cut, the laser moves slowly along a path at full power. When you want a cut, you'll create a path that
has a stroke of some color and does not have a fill. Other stroke settings like thickness or opacity don't
matter and are ignored.
Click on the the Circle Tool on the left side of your screen
Click and drag on the blank document to draw a circle
Don't worry about the size - we'll adjust it later.
Choose a Color
Hold the Shift key and click a color in the palette. It doesn't
matter which you choose; let's say a nice dark blue. If you look
at the bottom left corner of the screen, you'll see the current
settings for your new circle: Fill (None) and Stroke (Blue).
If your circle doesn't turn blue when you click the color, make sure that the box next to the O
(just to the right of the blue bar in the image) says "100." O stands for "Opacity," and if your
Opacity is 0, your stroke or fill will be invisible.
Adjust the Size of the Circle
Adjust the size of the circle near the top of the screen.
First change the measurements from "px" (Pixels) to "in"
(Inches), then type 3 in the W (Width) and H (Height
box)
Click and drag to create a second circle
Choose the same color as before, so it will use the
same cut settings as the first one. Set the size to .2 in
wide and high.
Duplicate the Small Circle
Click the black arrow for the Selection tool in the upper left, then click on your smaller
circle, and choose Edit > Duplicate from the menu. (If you're on a Mac, resist the
temptation to use copy and paste; duplicate works better!)
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