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Drawing resources

What we need from you...

To laser cut and engrave for you we require vector file(s) compiled in a drawing editing software. If you can provide us with files setup as specified in the following guides, we advise that you do. If you don’t have a vector file at this stage see below, we can also make them for you!

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    Adobe Illustrator CS®

    Browse the following guides for info on setting up your drawings in Adobe Illustrator

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    AutoCad®

    Browse the following guides for info on setting up drawings in AutoCad

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    CorelDRAW®

    Browse the following guides for info on setting up drawings in CorelDRAW

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    Inkscape® (free software)

    Browse the following guides for info on setting up drawings in inkscape

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    TurboCAD®

    Browse the following guides for info on setting up drawings in TurboCad

Overview

  • Laser cutting: Red Lines: hairline RGB: 255,0,0
  • Vector engraving / scoring: Blue Lines: hairline RGB: 0,0,255
  • Raster engraving: Black lines / fills:RGB: 0,0,0
  • Vector file formats:. AI or *.EPS ( Adobe Illustrator), .DXF AutoCAD v2004, .CDR (CorelDRAW), .SVG, .PDF
  • Image file formats: (engraving only) Grey scale Image files at least 300DPI sent as .jpeg, .tiff or .png

If you don’t have a vector file yet…

  • If you don’t have a vector file ready yet, but just want an idea of cost, (maybe to gain an idea of cost for a client presentation) see our benchmark quotes guide»
  • If you want us to compile a file for you, see our drawing service guides»