No reprogramming should be necessary. Did you use a name brand battery , or a cheap dollar store one? On other emotes I have noticed a lack of performance using non name brand batteries.

@@MakerMinded It's a duracel. It definitely needed reprogramming. I tried different ideas I saw here on KZbin but nothing worked. Finally, out of desperation I held the fob to the start push button while it the car was on acc mode for 15 seconds and then started the car and shut it off again. I noticed I didn't have to put my foot on the brake pedal for it to start. Anyways, it worked! Now the key fob functions normally.

@@NormStrauss I'm glad you got it sorted out! Thank you for replying and detailing the steps you took to resolve it. That is not a behavior I have noticed with my key fob before when changing the batteries.

Have you tried adjusting the stroke width? Ctrl shift f will bring up the stroke options.

Do you find that the extra step with the lighter is necessary if you score the zip tie right at the base and snap it off? I've always found that it leaves a very clean edge with that method. The lighter sounds like a good tip if you have an occasional less-than-clean cut that needs touching up.

I'll have to give that a try. I feel like they would require a lot of effort to make the cut? I'm sure I have a spare pair, or 3, that I can use to test. Thanks for the comment.

​@@MakerMinded you are correct, it only works on small ties (bicycles). Good for some random indoor cuts. Thanks for the tips, reply, and great vid. Thumbs up

@@AndruComedy That makes sense. It might be a handy tool to have for those small zip ties in hard to reach places. I appreciate the comments, and am glad you enjoyed the video!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you. I'm glad you found the quality and content helpful.

I'm glad the video helped, and you were able to change the battery yourself without damage to the FOB. It's actually very simple once you figure out how the case separates. :-)

You're most welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

I'm glad you found it helpful. It really is easy once you know the trick!

Thank you for your kind comment. I'm glad you found it helpful!

Thank you. You're very welcome!

You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful!

It's absolutely one of my favourite new features!

I hope you've got this issue solved by now (sorry for the delayed response...). In case you are still looking for an answer, I suspect it has something to do with how you are unioning the text. If the text is made up of multiple objects, (like the outline of the 9, and the shape that is the inside of the 9) then when you union those two objects both shapes merge into 1, the larger object will basically 'absorb' the smaller shape. In a case like that you would want to use 'difference' to remove the middle of the 9 from the outer shape first, before unioning the 9 with other objects. I hope that makes sense, and helps you out.

Thank you!

I'm glad my tutorial was helpful for you. Inkscape definitely has a few unintuitive workflows, but I'm always amazed at what a powerful program they have developed and given to us for free!

Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you found the video informative! Inkscape is indeed incredible software, and you can't beat the price! I I will take your suggestion about the video on script text into consideration :-)

I don't have a plasma cutter myself, but I do have a laser, and afaik the principles are the same: the machine will cut the paths. It doesn't care what colour is inside or outside. I like to work so the black is what stays behind, it's easier for me to think it thru that way. So in the case of this example, the white area would be getting cut away. Notice that the black components all overlay somewhat so that the material stays solid. Hope this explanation makes sense and is helpful. Edit: it can be good practice to toggle between regular and outline mode in inkscape to view the paths with no distracting colours. Ctrl numpad5 is a shortcut to toggle between views.

The offset feature should work the same with any font. You may have to do a little manual cleanup by deleting nodes/paths etc to get rid of features you don't want afterwards.

You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful and were able to create something to make a customer very happy!

Thank you for taking the time to comment. I'm glad you found the video helpful!

Yes. The adapter worked as advertised.

Sorry, I can't help you with that. You'll have to do some tests with your machine to determine your tolerances.

Thank you for the feedback

Hard to say without knowing the exact steps you are taking. Perhaps your text is already converted to a path?

Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad my video was able to help you make some sense of inkscape and preparing files for your CNC.

You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful.

you are probably using a newer version of inkscape than this video is made in. Have a look at the description at the top and follow the steps there to see if it works for you.

Thank you. I believe that was done in 0.92.4. I am now using v1.1

Thank you. I'm glad you found my minimalist and straight forward approach to instruction helpful.

Yes there are various versions of inkscape. The latest is 1.1 I believe. This video was created with .92.4 I believe.. one big difference that may be experiencing is in 1.0 and newer, when you convert a stroke to a path, it also leaves the original path (possibly the 3 lines you speak of...) And also leaves them grouped . So you would need to ungroup and potentially delete the original path (would be the center line). Hope this helps.

The image capture issue may be an operating system issue? Perhaps another program uses that shortcut combination and is acting on it before inkscape does..

@@MakerMinded I really appreciate the reply, I got it fixed by deleting all the nodes on the center ring. After I did that the union function performed as expected. As for the short cuts, I'm at a loss. Seems that half or so don't work and do random functions. I've deleted and reinstalled the software, run it with nothing else open, etc... Oh well... I really appreciate the response and advice!

@@pyroman590 The reason deleting the nodes on the center ring worked is because that would be the solid background ring as opposed to the stroke ring. When you union the solid background ring and the stroke ring you end up with a solid background ring that is the diameter of the stroke ring. As for the keyboard shortcuts, I really don't think it is an inkscape issue, since the keyboard shortcuts I use are the generally the default inkscape shortcuts. What is one keyboard shortcut that is not working for you, and what does it do instead?

Hold shift and ctrl while resizing, that should constrain it proportionally and resize around the midpoint.

@@MakerMinded Bingo! Thanks man saving me time!

@@jrpalmer7021 You're welcome!

Inkscape does not 'have' fonts per se. It uses fonts installed in the operating system. I downloaded the saddlebag font from a website (can't remember which) and installed it in windows.

It will try to put the text on the path, which actually is the center of the stroke . You can select the text with the type tool and use the ctrl and up\down arrow keys to offset the text up or down from the baseline

@@MakerMinded Thank You!