I have now tried getting this right for over four hours. Even built this in Inkscape but couldn’t get anything to come over to Easel. 
Here is my file: Easel - Copy of Fishing
I can combine to add shapes to things. I even figured out how to subtract some. Not sure why I can’t get these shapes to combine into one without all going to one large piece to fill. I’d like those ‘9’-shaped holes to be a continual line with the outside. I’m setting some depths to ‘0’…but if I leave it like that it wants to tab every cut. And tools paths (since it’s seen as individual items) makes the cut over 2 1/2 hours. This should be a 30-minute cut tops.
Here’s one I made…looks good. But look at those tool paths. 1 1/2 hour cut. How do I make it one continual cut? Easel - Copy of Fishing
Not getting why I can’t do it. Thank you in advance for your help.
You need to make the shape you want to cut out first. Make it at some arbitrary depth like this…
Step 1 - Circle & Rectangle
Step 2 - Highlight both and hit combine
Step 3 - Move aside…copy/ paste for however many of them you want
- Make your body…here I just have a box at zero depth, but you will need to give it a little depth of cut shortly
Step 4 - Bring your “cutouts” to the front - “Bring to Front”
Step 5 - Place your copied “cutouts” wherever you desire, change them to zero depth of cut, and give your surface (in my case the box shown earlier) a slight depth of cut; doesn’t matter how much - just not completely through.
Step 6 - Select everything and then combine.
Step 7 - Change to Outline Cut of your choice and then change to entire depth of material.
I hope this help with the process…
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Brandon R. Parker
Wow. That was TOO EASY after seeing your explanation. THANK YOU!
Worked perfectly.
No problem; glad to be of help. Let us know how the end result comes out.
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Brandon R. Parker
Hey Brandon…thank you for your help!! Here is the finished product finally!
If you were to use that file and build it, certainly don’t make the holes as close together as I did. A couple of pieces fell off whilst rounding them over on the router.
Looks great!!
We all have little learning experiences. Lately mine has been in aluminum… 
Brandon R. Parker
