hi. i tried using inkscape for the first time today. i traced an image and made modifications to get it to look like this:'



i sent the output eps file to the cutting software and it appeared like this:



it seems to me as if all the handles were converted to nodes as well. am i right? is there a way to remove the handles before i send it to the cutting software? or was i doing something wrong during editing?

PS i'm using winpcsign to cut the image

That's interesting...

Please upload the svg so we can get a look.

here's the svg:

I don't think it's the handles, it looks more like some problem in the cutting sw trying to interpret inside cuts vs outside cuts. I'd look for a setting in the cutting sw, or try another image format.

i saved it as a SVG file and it worked on the software! thank you for that suggestion. i've never really tried using an SVG file before... earlier i actually called the guy i bought the cutting software from to get help and he said, 'well we've only ever used Illustrator with that software so try using Illustrator.'