Making a Project Description Plaque

Step 3: FlowPath the Steel Border

Now to get the vectors from Illustrator into FlowPath, you need to export
the outlines for the steel border (with the holes) as a .dxf file.

Note: Illustrator does not usually save very good .dxf files. You can get
around this by importing your vectors into VCarve Pro, use the Fit curves
to selected vectors tool (to clean up the curves) and then export .dxf file.

Now open FlowPath and import the .dxf file. Run Auto Path order, select all
vectors and hit Enter. Do a quick inspection to make sure everything will
be cutting on the correct side of the vector. Then Export Path as a
.ord file, and it is ready to be cut on the waterjet!