# Any help or ideas?

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/any-help-or-ideas/74995>\
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**Created:** [July 9, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/any-help-or-ideas/74995 "2019-07-09T00:26:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChrisRader1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@ChrisRader1](https://community.inventables.com/u/ChrisRader1)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/any-help-or-ideas/74995/1 "2019-07-09T00:26:48Z")

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Buddy of mine wants me to make him a sign for his new pool. His wife set it up and sent it to me as a pdf. I put it in inkscape and pulled the svg but for some reason everytime I try to simulate it crashes easel. Any ideas what’s going on? I’ve linked the project here if anyone has ideas please let me know!

> **[Downey Pool Rules](https://easel.inventables.com/projects/ISZ82i5OQTsr8NdVms-Z5g)**
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> by Chris Rader

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**Author:** ![KennethConnell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/kennethconnell/32/85307_2.png) [@KennethConnell](https://community.inventables.com/u/KennethConnell)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/any-help-or-ideas/74995/2 "2019-07-09T02:39:32Z")

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try the exploder app. I think that is what you are wanting.

also your image is many layers of the same thing stacked. you need to delete about 30 of them. but watch as you delete and make sure that you are not losing elements of the image.

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**Author:** ![KennethConnell](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/kennethconnell/32/85307_2.png) [@KennethConnell](https://community.inventables.com/u/KennethConnell)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/any-help-or-ideas/74995/3 "2019-07-09T02:47:33Z")

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here it is cleaned up with the layers removed and exploded so you can set the depth of each line you what you want.

> **[Copy of Downey Pool Rules](https://easel.inventables.com/projects/CdT_uxinIOR4A_0nwTXNww)**
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> by Kenneth Connell

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**Author:** ![HaldorLonningdal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/haldorlonningdal/32/72377_2.png) [@HaldorLonningdal](https://community.inventables.com/u/HaldorLonningdal)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 7:34am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/any-help-or-ideas/74995/4 "2019-07-09T07:34:19Z")

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> [@ChrisRader1](#):
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> but for some reason everytime I try to simulate it crashes easel. Any ideas what’s going on?

The reason is a very small bit (1/16") and large design with a V-bit for finishing =\> a looooot of tool path to be generated.  
Easel dont handle that well.

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**Author:** ![ChrisRader1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@ChrisRader1](https://community.inventables.com/u/ChrisRader1)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/any-help-or-ideas/74995/5 "2019-07-09T22:52:42Z")

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Thanks! I was just about to ask how I remove layers. New to inkscape and still working through it.