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I can probably help more, but to get more specific, you'll have to post examples to know exactly what you're after. If you have extra cut lines in your blue, as the vinyl contracts over time (shrinks a little with sun exposure) you'll end up with hairlines in the design where it's pulled away from the cutline. You'd cut the yellow separately and when you apply it, apply it over the blue. When you cut the blue, do not cut the lines that are for the yellow.

For example: if you had two circles, where one was completely inside the other, and you wanted the larger (background) circle blue, and the smaller (foreground) circle yellow. Your cutter only cares about the profile (paths), so you can safely have colors assigned without problem.Īlso, if you are going to layer, make sure you don't double-cut the areas you are layering. You should just assign fill colors (not use the fill bucket) to your geometry.

It sounds like you're making your design with no fill, then using the fill bucket (which creates extra geometry) so you can see what it looks like filled in.

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