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Introduction
Name Changing
"How to change the name in this design?" quite a few people ask the same question on our Facebook pages, this is really not a difficult task for those who are more experienced, but for those who just getting started, this is not something that can be clearly answered in the Facebook post. So I made this step-by-step How-to, so you will know exactly how to achieve it, and hopefully, once you know those commands, you would be able to utilize them to branch out to create something else in the future.
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Basic Information
SoftwarexTool Creative Space
MachineM1
Laser Module Output Power10W
Material UsedWood,Cardboard,Acrylic,Felt,MDF,PU Leather
Material InfoI've seen most of this project was made of wood, but I figure that it can be done with all of these other materials, so I will be sharing my creation with my favorite material-recycled cardboard here.
Making Time(mins)45
Step1

First, open xTool Creative Software, and click the "Project" tab on the upper right corner


that will open up the project pages, you can search and find the project you like to try, the one we are using today, is the

"Internation Woman's Day Gift", the personalizable long stem rose.


Click on the image to open the project

go ahead and read through the instructions, and it is always a good idea to use the material recommended at first



Click "Start project", the project will open on the XCS canvas


This project has two parts, the "Felt" layer, and the "Wood" layer, you need the modification on both layers


Step2

Now, let's begin with the modification, the demonstration here is shown on the "Wood" layer.

So our goal is to replace the name part with the name of your choice, if this is a drawing, what you need to do is to erase the name "Juan" first, then draw or write the new name in that empty space, so that is exactly what we are going to do on the XCS.


  1. Draw a rectangle over the name "Juan", then move and resize the rectangle to cover the whole name

  1. Select both the rose and the rectangle, pull down the "Combine" menu, and select "subtract", this will cut out the portion inside the rectangle


This will create an open space for the new name


Step3

Now, let's add the new name to the space we created

Click on the "Text" menu on the sidebar, then a "text box" and the "Text Menu" will appear


Go ahead and type in the new name, and pick a Typeface of your choice, a script font will work better for welding, then while the text is still selected, click the "Text Weld" operation, to weld all the letters together



** If you haven't done so, please update your software to V1.2.14, because you will like the "Text Weld" function **


Step4

The last step is to put your new name in place and connect it to the rose

First, use the "Rotation" menu, and enter "90" to turn the text 90 degrees


Move and resize the name to fit the empty space, and make sure both ends of the text will overlap with the rose stem



Select both the rose and the name, go to the "Combine" menu, and select "Unite"


You got your new name in place

Step5

So, now, instead of doing the whole process for the "Felt" layer, you can use the "Outline" tool to create the felt layer.


Select the image, click on the "Outline" menu, then at the pop-up, supposedly by changing the distance to "0", should create an outline of the original image, but this time, it will create an exact outline of all geometries, so workaround method, is by entering a very small amount, such as "0.001", this will do the trick, and don't forget to click "ok" to create the outline.



The result is an just outline of the design.


Now, you are ready to load your material and do the cutting.

Step6

As I mentioned earlier, you can use the same method to create something different, for instance, you can cut off the rose, and add any other SVG of your choice. Here are some examples.


Design Files
Long Stem Rose.xcs
rose
love
valantine
mothersday
friendship
friend
women's day
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I am going to try this soon. I will leave an update!
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Thanks, would love to see your result :)
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Une explication bien claire et détaillée ! Merci beaucoup
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A jaka to jest trzcionka
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its not letting me select the name. what am I doing wrong?
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Do you mean the new text that you enter? at which step?
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fabulous, thanks!
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you are welcome
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wow amazing thanks so much
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You are welcome
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absolutely amazing for a novice like me.Many Thanks
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I'm glad that I can help
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When learned this skill, I think it can be used to change many other projects~ One example but know more
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