
160
•
To soften the outline of the cat, zoom in on that area and then increase the
Smooth
setting until a desired
result is obtained. In the following screenshot, the
Smooth
setting is increased from 75 to 85. Remember to
click on
Update Preview
after every adjustment to settings:
•
After clicking on
OK
, the cat shape appears on the
Cutting Mat
and is ready to be sized and cut:
7.03.4 Monochrome Trace of a Detailed Image: Effects of Despeckle and Detail
•
Either the
Despeckle
option or the
Detail
setting can be used to filter out small shapes. Sometimes these
shapes are just random pixels that show up from, say, a dirty scanner bed. Other times they are shapes that
make up the design but will be too small to cut and are not needed.
•
Before showing examples, note that there will be times when some small shapes might be needed but not
a
ll of them. In those situations, it’s best to include them and then they can be edited out using other tools in
SCAL.
Click here
to zoom in
Smoother
Click here after
changing
Smooth
setting
Too sharp
Use
Smooth
to
change
the sharpness of the
trace lines
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