LXi Video Tutorials and Training for User Success

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