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Cutting and engraving wellLesson 12 of 19

Fill with lines

Shade a shape with engrave lines instead of leaving it an outline.

1

Start with a closed shape.

2

It fills with parallel lines that stop at the outline.

3

The shape engraves shaded rather than outlined.

Every setting

5

What each number in the dialog means, and where it starts.

Spacing

Gap between fill lines (mm)

Starts at 2 · 0.1 to 20
Line angle

Fill line angle (degrees, 0 is across)

Starts at 0 · -90 to 90
Cross

Add a second pass at 90 degrees for a crosshatch pattern

Starts off
Inset

Keep the fill this far inside the edge (mm)

Starts at 0 · 0 to 10
Layer

Layer to put the fill on

Starts at 1 · 0 or more

What it is

Fills closed shapes with parallel scan lines at a chosen angle, clipped to the shape's boundary. Enable cross for a two-direction crosshatch in one pass.

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