Many of you have asked this question in our group, here it comes!

Score, Engrave and Cut are three different processing methods

• When you Score a graphic, only the outline of it will be processed.
• When you Engrave a graphic, the closed area within the outline will be engraved.
• When you Cut a graphic, the graphic will be cut out through its outline.

Let’s see an example below

Material: 3mm Basswood Plywood

To show you the difference, I drew three shapes in XCS and set up three different processing methods.

And this is what I got after processing:

See? When I set different parameters in Score, Engrave and Cut,

the finished works are so different!

In a complex drawing, we often use three different processing methods and set parameters accordingly. There is no end to learning, so explore and unleash your creativity now!