or just click on the text and then click on the text tool bar on the left or the right side of the page. If your attempts to edit add numbers over the top, then undo and retry.

Do this by double clicking on them and then when you get the text curson you can edit them. If you paste it in and it isn’t lined up, you can move it and it will snap to the other layer.Īfter pasting, they may not line up, so move it if you need to. With both layers visible, you should not be able to tell them apart, but you can toggle which one you see hiding or viewing it in the layer viewer.

Create a copy of your drawing and select the other layer and paste it.

Don’t mess with the lock or you won’t be able to edit or select anything in that layer.

If the eye is black this is viewable, if greyed, then it is hidden. In the layer viewer on the right, you can select which layer is visible by clicking on the eye. I’m not sure if it matters what order it is in, but it works this way.

Create a second layer, rename it “tabs.” Move it below the first layer as a matter of convention.

Move the letters together so they overlap, convert object to path, cut path, then ungroup and then union it so it removes the extra lines.

This only matters because it helps you see the cuts that will overlap and where to put in tabs later. If text, change fill to none, set stroke paint to black and stroke style to 3 mm or 4 mm (3.175 mm if you want to be precise) for 1/8' bit or 6 mm or 7 mm (6.35 mm) for 1/4' bit. After some editing, I have my shape as an outline only with the thickness of the line the same size as my cutting bit so I can see what it will look like.

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