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We will start with the Maker Hub logo with a transparent background. We want to add in the white background to help us see the image better.
We will start with the Maker Hub logo with a transparent background. We want to add in the white background to help us see the image better.
* Download the [[Media:Maker_Hub_Logo_Transparent.svg|Maker_Hub_Logo_Transparent.svg]]
* Download the [[Media:TV_Tshirt_Maker_Hub_Logo_Transparent.svg|Maker_Hub_Logo_Transparent.svg]]
* Start by selecting just the blue portion. You can do this by clicking the object, and then hold CTRL and click again. The first click selects the group, the second one selects the object within the group. You can try and move it to make sure you have just the top. Undo to move it back. Then copy and paste it. Move this extra copy aside so that we can work on it.
* Start by selecting just the blue portion. You can do this by clicking the object, and then hold CTRL and click again. The first click selects the group, the second one selects the object within the group. You can try and move it to make sure you have just the top. Undo to move it back. Then copy and paste it. Move this extra copy aside so that we can work on it.
[[Image:TV_Tshirt_Maker_Hub_Logo_Duplicate.png]]
* Select Path->Dynamic Offset. This gives us an image with a little white handle on it. If you don't see this, make sure that your "Edit Paths by Node" select tool [[Image:Inkscape_Edit_Paths_By_Node.png]] is active.
[[Image:TV_Tshirt_Maker_Hub_Logo_Dynamic_Offset_Handle.png]]
* Drag the handle outward until the moment where there are no gaps in the light bulb. It should be fully encased by the gear.
[[Image:TV_Tshirt_Maker_Hub_Logo_Dynamic_Offset_Result.png]]
* Let's change the fill to white, and lower it to the bottom. To change the fill to white, click the white square on the bottom - or open the Fill and Stroke menu by going to Object->Fill and Stroke. In the Fill window on the right, make it a white fill. To lower it to the bottom, use the command of that name in the Object menu.
[[Image:TV_Tshirt_Maker_Hub_Logo_Dynamic_Offset_Result_White.png]]
* We now need to take this object and convert it to a path so that we can get rid of the light bulb inside and just have a pure white fill. Select Path->Object to Path
* Select the "Edit Paths by Node" select tool [[Image:Inkscape_Edit_Paths_By_Node.png]]. You should see each node highlighted on the image.
[[Image:TV_Tshirt_Maker_Hub_Logo_Dynamic_Offset_Result_White_Nodes.png]]
* Select and delete each of the nodes that make up the light bulb interior. This will eliminate the transparent region inside.
[[Image:TV_Tshirt_Maker_Hub_Logo_Dynamic_Offset_Result_White_Background.png]]
* We need to center this behind the original. Select everything (draw a box around everything using the normal select tool) - the using the Align and Distribute command, center the original on the white background.
[[Image:TV_Tshirt_Maker_Hub_Logo_Centered.png]]
* To send this to the [[Vinyl Printer+Cutter]] [[VersaWorks]] software, we need to add a stroke around the outside to serve as a cut line. Select the white background (make sure it is the white one - it is on the bottom and harder to get to - use the Ctrl-click if necessary). Give it a white stroke of size .01" You can change the color just to see what this is doing - but we will want to print it in white.
===Video Demonstration===
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVtxNZIBhdE}}