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Adobe Illustrator drawing setup guidelines for laser cutting & engraving. The following guidelines give a detailed step by step overview of how to set up your drawings for us using the Adobe Illustrator Software. You can download a demo copy of Adobe Illustrator CS6 here that you can use for up to 3. Working with the drawing templates. Multiple files from same material.
If you want all your parts cut / engraved from the same material, arrange into multiples of the same templates and draw as many as required . Multiple files from different materials. If you want parts cut / engraved from multiple materials, Use the corresponding templates for chosen material.
Template sizes. Try and use templates that suit best the scale of you drawings. Cutting & engraving densely populated files over large areas can cause the material to warp during the process. If you have elements of your drawing that will only fit onto a large template but don’t need to use a whole sheet, just leave the remaining areas blank. We’ll only charge you for the amount of material you need. Raster engraving standard appearance & depth.
We have established optimized settings for all materials. In raster engraving terms the marking is cosmetic, shallow and typically a balance between legibility and cleanliness. Brendel Software Gmbh Company. The Strokes & Fonts sample on the material pages demonstrates the clarity achievable on each material. Bespoke depths / treatments: If you would like to achieve a deeper result or an engraving a little heavier let us know your specification. In laser terms depth is usually specified in microns.
Up to 2mm is considered deep for most materials: It is achievable, but the laser has to run slowly meaning the concentrated heat build up makes the material appear quite burnt / heat scorched. It is also more expensive to process. Raster and vector engraving is not absolute science in terms of depth specification and therefore not suitable for making mechanical grooves or any features requiring precise depths. Achieving a certain depth is a balance in variation between the laser power and speed. A depth of engraving will always be within a tolerance of +/- 0.