PREPARING YOUR FILES FOR LASER CUTTING.

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

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

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

Make sure you set these correctly.

PREPARING YOUR FILES-

VECTOR LINES

Red lines laser cut, blue lines laser engrave.

Studio T can accept most formats.

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.

PREPARING YOUR FILES - SAVING YOUR FILE

Acceptable File types for laser cutting

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.

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

PREPARING YOUR FILES-

PHOTOS & GRAPHICS

High Contrast for laser engraving

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

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

STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO?