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[gprockhill]

Can someone refresh my memory. I need to re-create a border around a box that will eventually be sent to vinyl cutter.
I drew a rectangle and turned it on end ( the shape for my design) then realized once it was cut that it needed another step to create my white border. Do I simply place a smaller rectangle inside of it? Having a block for some reason.

[American logoZ]

If I understand correctly, you want an outline of a rectangle as a border around an image. This requires 2 cut lines.  You can do this by creating 2 different sized rectangles, or by using your contour tool.  It might also work to thicken your existing line and convert it into an object?

[Flint54]

  You can also create a border, turn the border into an object and then delete the object/fill.

[bungy]

As Flint said.
If it is a straight rectangle shape, I would use outline tool to create the thickness required, turn into object, remove original rectangle.

See attached for more.

[boomerbabe]

Nice visual, Bungy. Thank you.

[jadran]

Simply and nicely explained, many thanks.

[MXRacingDad]

Good Job Bungy.

[gprockhill]

Thank you so much! I have been busy with the store and unable to get on and review threads until this morning. As usual, many thanks, you guys are terrific.

[bungy]

Easier with a visual reference.
Less words in my post 

[Flint54]

bungy,

Thank you for the visuals to my post, made it much easier for the others to see!

Thanks again!!!  Bob K.

[gprockhill]

Ok. Still working through this seemingly simple concept of creating a border. FINALLY found time to sit down with this tutorial. My question is between step 2 and 3 are you creating a second rectangle? Even when I do that, I never do arrive at step 3 with 3 lines.

[boomerbabe]

Rock, if you click on the outline view you should be able to see the 3 lines. With the shape tool select the inside line and delete

[boomerbabe]

Or as bungy said select the original outline ( inside line) and delete

[boomerbabe]

More than one way to skin a cat 

[gprockhill]

Am I correct though, that a second rectangle is created?

[boomerbabe]

It actually looks like 2 rectangles are created on either side of the of the original one if you look at it in wireframe view, but in reality they are like a thick line on top of the original with 2 edges. Does this make sense?

[gprockhill]

LOL. Not at all...   I will sit down with this later and look at it with wire view. I have to laugh when my brain will not digest something-it hits a brick wall. I will step back and revisit this later this evening. Eventually the light above my head will go on.

[boomerbabe]

Once you see it in wireframe it should all come together for you. Let me know if you have any questions, when you revisit this later. I'm sure some one else will chime in here too.

[bungy]

There appears to be some confusion with my graphic.

In step 3, what is in the image is the end result.



Hope this makes it clearer.