LXi Video Tutorials and Training for User Success

 

LXi Video Tutorial - Lesson 1 - Getting Familiar 

LXi Video tutorial lessons 1 to 5 apply to ALL levels of LXi vinyl cutting software.

  • 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

  • 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 4 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

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

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

  • 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

Basic Vectorizing Tutorial - What is Vectorizing?

What is the difference between arcs, circles, and lines (vectors) and a bit (or raster) image (.jpg or .png)? Why you get the "No Cuttable Object with Current Settings" error message?
  • 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