PREPARING YOUR FILES-
VECTOR LINES

There are two types of vector lines for CNC and laser cutting:

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Cutting  - All the way through the material. (Red)

Engraving - Into the Surface of the material. (Blue)

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Make sure you set these correctly.

Red lines laser cut, blue lines laser engrave.
PREPARING YOUR FILES - SAVING YOUR FILE

Studio T can accept most formats.

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  • Accepted File Formats:

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Photoshop ( DONT USE FOR VECTORS ( LINES )

  • DXF

  • Affinity Designer

  • Affinity Photo

  • Corel Draw

  • NO PDF's please! Whilst they can be converted, this can result in a lower quality end product.

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Acceptable File types for laser cutting
PREPARING YOUR FILES-
PHOTOS & GRAPHICS

Bitmap images need to be in black and white and will need to have a a good difference between shadow and light and be in black and white.

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If the photo doesn't have good contrast the engraving will not work.

High Contrast for laser engraving
STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO?

Please give Studio T a ring and ask. We are more than happy to help. 

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We can offer a preparation service but this incurs a fee.