Community Glowforge Tutorials: Table of Contents

The Design Team Tutorial Project

(aka “The Matrix”)

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List of Official Learning Tutorials from Glowforge:

Safe Operations:

Safety (Don’t be sorry later, read this now.)
Operating Environment ( Don’t let your machine be uncomfortable.)
Stop using your Glowforge unit if…
Repairs to a Modified Glowforge
Regulatory Information

Designing:

Print a Gift of Good Measure.
Print a Snap-n-Store Box with Customization
Make a Gift Tag
Shortcut Keys
Trace a Hand Drawing with the Glowforge
Print your Own File
Cut Out a Shape
Engrave and Cut a Photo
Print Text
Introduction to Inkscape
Prep a Photo Engrave in GIMP
Prep a Photo Engrave in Photoshop
Manual Mode in the Glowforge - How to Save your Settings

Other Useful Information:

Create Accounts, Share/Delete Glowforge Access
Cleaning Your Glowforge
Moving/Packing your Glowforge
Recalibration of Lid Camera



The Matrices listed below are a quick way to access the tutorials in those categories, by subject matter, without spending a lot of time trying to find things. Each link leads to a Google Docs spreadsheet that organizes tutorials about that topic. Hover the cursor over any link and click on the arrow to be taken directly to the tutorial.

Please note: Apologies…it can take a little time for the spreadsheets to load…they contain a lot of information. Give it some time. :slightly_smiling_face:

There are more links and tutorials listed in these than appear in this category, so
USE THE MATRIX links below.



The Matrix:

Designing for the Laser - Designing for the Laser

Designing with Raster software - Raster Programs Matrix
(Adobe Photoshop / GIMP / Corel Paintshop)

Designing with 2D Vector Software - 2D Software Matrix
(Adobe Illustrator / Inkscape / CorelDRAW/ etc.)

Designing with 3D Vector Software - 3D Modeling Software Tutorials
(Fusion 360/OnShape/OpenSCAD, etc.)

Workflows Using the Glowforge Interface - Workflows for the Glowforge Interface

Tips and Tricks - mechanical/material etc. - Tips Tricks and Handy Links

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