I am literally banging my head against a wall with this. All I want is for all the lines in the attached image to be grouped as a single file (no, "grouping" them doesn't work) so that all lines will be recognized as one single image or cut path by my laser printer.
No matter what I try, it always exports the file to SVG with the "eye" of the octopus as a separate part of the image, and the holes that define the legs (despite being single paths that are NOT filled) are considered "filled" by my laser engraver so it tries to engrave them instead of using them as cutting paths.
When I flatten the image it exports as (what looks like) a correct outline, but then when I import it to my laser cutter the laser cutter sees it as a "filled" image and again tries to engrave everything within the outline as if it's solid.
Getting this simple outline to function as a simple outline is driving me INSANE, can anyone explain to me like I'm a 5th grader how to get Designer to export this as exactly what it looks like... a simple outline?
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