LXi Video Tutorial – Lesson 1 – Getting Familiar with LXi Cloud Software

LXi Video tutorial lessons 1 to 5 apply to ALL levels of LXi vinyl cutting software.

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• Part 1 of 3 – Basic User Interface & Menu Layout – 6:42
  • 1:00 – Design Central
  • 2:00 – Short Cut Keys
  • 2:30 – 3 dots or Ellipses mark = additional options
  • 3:00 – Toolbars
  • 4:48 – Palette Toolbar
  • 5:10 – Fly-Out Tools
• Part 2 of 3 – Design Central Palette – 6:49
  • 1:45 – Drawing Area & Document Size
  • 2:38 – Zoom Tools
• Part 3 of 3 – Drawing Area Options – 7:39
  • 0:30 – Grids
  • 2:00 – Rulers & Guides
  • 5:30 – Snapping Options

 

LXi Video Tutorial – Lesson 2 – Basic Tools and Shapes

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• Part 1 of 4 – Select Tool – 9:21
  • 4:50 – Select via Object Handles
  • 6:19 – Adjusting Objects Numerically with Design Central
• Part 2 of 4 – Creating Your First Sign – 8:04
  • 0:40 – 24″ wide x 12″ high – Magnetic Sign
  • 1:45 – Placing Text w/ Tear Off Palettes
  • 5:45 – Selecting Fonts w/ Design Central
• Part 3 of 4 – Arrange & Align Objects – 4:02
  • 0:30 – Aligning Objects
  • 2:00 – Align to Document Page
  • 2:18 – Text > Join Together
• Part 3 of 4 – Drawing Rectangles – 8:39
  • 2:30 – Using Guides
  • 5:30 – Slanting vs. Italicizing Text
  • 6:15 – Drawing Borders

 

LXi VIdeo Tutorial – Lesson 3 – Cutting a Design

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• Part 1 of 2 – Overview of Cutting a Design – 5:23
  • 0:50 – Cut/Plot Window
  • 1:35  – Cut/Plot Settings & Tabs
• Part 2 of 2 – Cut/Plot Settings & Tabs – 8:27
  • 0:15 – Positioning the design on the Media; Explanation of X & Y Position
  • 0:45 – Interactive & Show Me Button
  • 1:30 – Multiple Copies
  • 2:40 – Quick Position Buttons
  • 3:55 – Cut Selected Objects Only
  • 4:36 – Options Tab & Weed Lines
  • 7:05 – Send Modes

 

LXi VIdeo Tutorial – Lesson 4 – Advanced Tools

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• Part 1 of 5 – Align & Group Toolbars; Coloring Objects – 7:14
  • 0:45 – Henry’s Tree Service Sign
  • 1:00 – Align & Group Toolbar
  • 2:00 – Duplicating Objects
  • 2:40 – Align Objects using Align Toolbar
  • 3:00 – Compounding Objects
  • 4:30 – Fill & Stroke Editor
  • 4:55 – Adding Vinyl Colors
• Part 2 of 5 – Fonts, Lines, and Curves – 9:05
  • 1:10 – Font Tracking & Line Spacing
  • 2:20 – Bezier Line Tool & Paths
• Part 3 of 5 – Changing Straight Lines to Curved Paths  – 6:30
  • 0:15 – Convert to Outlines
  • 1:00 – Straight Lines to Curved Paths
  • 2:20 – Nudging with Arrow Keys
  • 5:00 – Select Within Tool
• Part 4 of 5 – Cutting by Color  – 6:04
  • 1:30 – Pause Between Colors
  • 4:10 – Loading Vinyl Color Libraries
• Part 5 of 5 – Cutting Vinyl with Tiling – 7:41

LXi Video Tutorial – Lesson 5 – Helpful Features

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• Part 1 of 3 – Measurement Tool – 1:54
• Part 2 of 3 – Calc Fields – 2:50
• Part 3 of 3 – Importing Files – 3:28

 

LXi video tutorial lessons 6 thru 8 below apply to LXi Expert and greater.

LXi Video Tutorial – Lesson 6 – Inline & Outline & Working With Script Fonts

• Part 1 of 2 – Inlines & Outlines, Shapes, Design Central – 5:52
  • 0:50 – Overview
  • 1:52 – Effects Toolbar
  • 2:12 – Weld Toolbar
  • 2:20 – Inline & Outline Tool Explanation
  • 2:30 – Difference between Open & Closed Shapes
  • 2:40 – How Inlines & Outlines work with Design Central
  • 5:03 – How Inlines & Outlines can be visually click-dragged

• Part 2 of 2 – Using Inline / Outline to Create Other Effects – 4:46
  • 0:20 – Applying Inline/Outline to “Henry’s Tree Service”
  • 0:50 – Using Outlines to Knockout a Background Objet
  • 2:40 – Working with Brush Script
  • 3:40 – Working with Brush Script / Weld Tool

LXi Video Tutorial – Lesson 7 – Shapes, Distortions, Text on Curve, Spell Check

• Part 1 of 3 – Text Create, Shapes, Combine, & Effects Toolbars – 10:30
  • 0:20 – “Flying High Kites” Design & Set Design Area
  • 0:50 – Text Create, Shapes, Combine, & Effects Toolbars
  • 1:25 – Shapes Polygon Tool
  • 2:35 – Shapes Starburst Tool and How Shapes Work
  • 5:00 – Creating the Kite
  • 7:42 – Convert Stroke to Outline
  • 8:14 – Combine Effects
• Part 2 of 3 – Distortions, Text on a Path, Kerning & Spell Check – 9:07
  • 0:30 – Applying DIstortions
  • 1:25 – Distortion Effect
  • 3:14 – Bezier Path Tool
  • 4:39 – Text on a Path
  • 5:54 – Baseline Value of Text
  • 6:10 – Hand Tuning of Kerning
  • 7:00 – Adding subtext
  • 7:30 – Spell Check
• Part 3 of 3 – Step & Repeat – 0:46
  • 0:20 – Step & Repeat Tool
  • 1:39 – Step & Repeat Options
  • 5:16 – Step & Repeat for Blades of Grass
  • 6:00 – Arrange > Align to Bottom
  • 7:05 – Combine & Weld
  • 8:10 – Separate Weld & Un-Compound
  • 9:07 – Quick Way to Smooth an Edge

 

LXi Video Tutorial – Lesson 8 – Arc Text and Drop Shadows

Part 1 of 1 – Arc Text and Dop Shadows – 11:35

• 0:35 – Using guides and grab handles to set center points
• 2:04 – Snap to Guide
• 2:23 – Arc Text & Arc Text Options Shown
• 6:25 – Drop Shadows Explained

LXi Vectorizing Lesson – What is Vectorizing? How Does it Work? Why do you need it?

• What is the difference between arcs, circles, and lines (vectors) and a bit (or raster) image (.jpg or .png)?  or  Why you get the “No Cuttable Object with Current Settings” error message 10:27
  • 0:00 – Differences between two image types
  • 0:32 – Vectorizing Tools found in LXi and Flexi
    • 00:40 – Basic Vectorizing (Auto Trace) is available in LXi Expert and above
    • 02:20 – Advanced Vectorizing (Bezier, Enhanced Curves, and Enhanced Corners) is available in LXi Master and above
    • 05:15 – Color Trace and Color Vectorize is available in LXi Master Plus or above
  • 10:07 – Conclusion