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
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