TumblerForge — Outlines & Boolean Tools
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After a subtract, where does the result go?
The result takes the base object's place in the layer stack. Anything that was sitting above — like the text that punched the hole — stays above and stays selectable. Nothing jumps to the top of the stack unexpectedly. -
How do I knock a name out of a background wrap?
The classic move: upload your wrap and Make compound. Add your name in text on top, then Text → outlines. Select the name outline and the wrap together and click Subtract — the wrap is the bottom layer, so the name is cut out of it. If you added an outline around the name, subtract that instead f... -
How do I put an outline around a name or design?
Select the object(s) and click Add outline in the left toolbar, choosing the offset distance in millimeters. TumblerForge builds one smooth contour around the outer silhouette — interior holes are ignored, so a script name gets a single clean border, not a bubble around every letter opening. The ... -
How do Subtract, Weld, Intersect, and Exclude decide what to keep?
Layer order is the rule: the BOTTOM object in the selection is the base. Subtract cuts the upper shapes out of the base (like Illustrator's Minus Front); Weld fuses everything into one shape; Intersect keeps only the overlap; Exclude keeps everything except the overlap. Check the Layers panel bef... -
It converts live text into vector paths. Do this in two cases: (1) when you want to run boolean operations on lettering (subtract a name from a background, weld letters together) — live text can't be boolean'd directly; and (2) before exporting, if your design uses a TumblerForge font you don't h...
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A ring instead of a filled shape: Add sticker outline creates a band around your design with a set offset and band width — the classic die-cut sticker look, great for patch-style engraving borders.