I"m in need of a Glowforge workshop

[cmreeder]

I am certainly not suggesting that this is the whole and complete answer; but this takes you to the collection of tutorials that have been developed by this community.

Community Glowforge Tutorials: Table of Contents

The Design Team Tutorial Project (aka “The Matrix”) This post and all related links are created and maintained by generous and helpful Glowforge customers. They have not been vetted or approved by Glowforge staff. 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 Des…

The GFUI (pronounced in my head Guh-fooey) doesn’t automatically know whether you want to cut, score, or engrave. Filled shapes are generally interpreted as engraves, while lines are generally interpreted as cuts. But all can be interchanged in the GFUI.
(see, you did it, huh?)

I’m not in California, so I am not your teacher. Alas. (really, even if I was there, I’d be a horrible teacher.)

I hope you get what you need.