Clyde@ckwood halftoner question

[JuanDeLaO]

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Messing around with halftone carving

Spacing is how far apart the dots will be, and ‘Max Size’ is how big the largest dots will be. If you make them the same, it means the dots (or rows of lines) will touch. If that happens, fragile surface materials like paint mask or melamine will likely break off. For hard materials like anodized aluminum it’s ok to make them really close. Max Size should not be bigger than spacing. I usually make Max Size about 10% to 20% smaller than spacing - for example, 3.3mm spacing, 3.0mm max size. …