# Issues incorporating a badge/patch onto a flag **URL:** \ **Category:** Vectric\ **Created:** [December 4, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/issues-incorporating-a-badge-patch-onto-a-flag/17088 "2022-12-04T15:34:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MapleHickory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MapleHickory](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MapleHickory)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/issues-incorporating-a-badge-patch-onto-a-flag/17088/1 "2022-12-04T15:34:06Z")
Good day, I am attempting to put a police patch or badge onto a thin blue line flag. I am currently using Vectric Pro. The issue I seem to be running into is with the vectors not joining/closing to flow the piece together so that when I do a pocket clear it goes around the patch. I have been doing research and am not quite figuring out what I am missing. If you need more information please let me know. ![Snip of flag](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/3/1/31319ff4570aaccbfd4992981fc5a0b66c19e475.png) Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! ![Snip of flag toolpath](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/1/c/1c9929ed4c796ab752b9360df2e7e427e2a85f08.png) ---
**Author:** ![Pleased2fly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pleased2fly](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Pleased2fly)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/issues-incorporating-a-badge-patch-onto-a-flag/17088/2 "2022-12-04T19:14:51Z")
I’m pretty sure that if you enclosed the text “St. Paul Police” on the inside of the badge outline, your problems will disappear. ---
**Author:** ![kriaz101](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/kriaz101/32/32881_2.png) [@kriaz101](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/kriaz101)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/issues-incorporating-a-badge-patch-onto-a-flag/17088/3 "2022-12-04T19:26:01Z")
Melissa, you will have to create a boundary around your text and image and then trim the flag lines using the boundary vector. I think this video will be very helpful how to this properly. Happy carving [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/5/5/5595bf41429f7d10f1ca5b5c98c2092948a3bcd3.jpeg "Trim Vectors With One Click - Design a Split Initial Monogram in Vectric Software") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOgYh4ZbgxA) ---
**Author:** ![MapleHickory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MapleHickory](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MapleHickory)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/issues-incorporating-a-badge-patch-onto-a-flag/17088/4 "2022-12-04T20:07:15Z")
First thanks for your feedback! Second, I think I figured it out. I welded the outside line of the St. Paul Police patch and then added another line over that. I am not sure that is the best way, but it seemed to work in the application. I’ll have to see how it works on the machine soon! ![Snip of flag_redone](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/e/2/e2acda1537b3730b933ef274e8bade7757b580a4.jpeg) ![Snip of flag_redone2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/3X/9/9/992b24606a2eb1624afadb8b247a715a243d20a3.png) ---
**Author:** ![MapleHickory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MapleHickory](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MapleHickory)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/issues-incorporating-a-badge-patch-onto-a-flag/17088/5 "2022-12-04T20:09:10Z")
I will watch this video later and see if there is something else I can do. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![MapleHickory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MapleHickory](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MapleHickory)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/issues-incorporating-a-badge-patch-onto-a-flag/17088/6 "2022-12-05T02:37:39Z")
Yes the video helped! ---
**Author:** ![Bear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.onefinitycnc.com/bear/32/30015_2.png) [@Bear](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Bear)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/issues-incorporating-a-badge-patch-onto-a-flag/17088/7 "2022-12-05T03:42:53Z")
[MapleHickory](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/MapleHickory) When I do this, I use the layers in Vecrtic Pro to separate out all of the cuts… Make your first cut, then do a separate cut after that… and so on… this is how I do complicated end grain inlays as well… Hope this helps