Laser Design Basics 🤔

Laser Design Basics.pdf (770.3 KB)

dl488 9/6/17

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Transformable Leather Sculpted Earrings
First night printing
Single Layer SVG produces two layers, heavy engraving
Problems with Illustrator
Engrave and Cut Settings
Is there an idiot's guide?
Pro Arrived and I'm Not a happy camper
At a loss. How do you cut on the Glowforge
How to get a file to cut instead of engrave
Adobe illustrator
File preparation
Testing files before cutting
Which colours for cut/engrave/score?
Score/Engrave
Basic manual?
How do I upload a file that will create a cut?
Can someone teach me illustrator
Engraving Crystal Champagne Glasses
Photoshop SVG won't cut on the GF
Cutting a pattern out of acrylic
What is a group of GF :glowforge: called?
Glowforge on an iPad
Engraving + Cutting on a single file?
Newbie
Mermaid earrings!
Print&cut-- From Inkscape SVG, how to engrave (raster) & cut (vector) superimposed correctly [Solved]
Autocad layers
My SVG files are coming in as bit maps!
Circles- Score vs Engrave. Why does it want to fill in the whole circle when I change settings to engrave?
Adding a cutline
Getting started
Beginner here
Misalignment [SOLVED]
Help cutting out an object after is has been engraved
Engrave or score?
Images on tile
Trying to find SVG file specifications to control laser speed / power
Fills for engrave coming over solid
I have no idea what I am doing and am in desperate need of someone to tell me how
Please Point me in the right direction
My attempt at ceramic tiles
Need help- what software? How do you do this?!
Using Inkscape with the Passthrough :thinking:
Adjusting the type of cut: Back and forth vs. tracing a single line
Chess set squares do not fit in the board
Line weight?
This is not as easy as it is made out to be
Just purchased Pro unit
A number of issues right off the rip
Cutting slightly off
Some Kind of Alignment Issue
Illustrator Help - Brush vs Pen
Colors are not differentiated for SVGs created in vectr.com
Making svg
Best Programs
What kind of files cut?
Feature Request: designating vectors as scores rather than cuts in design space
Can not access Inkscape images
Random Lines
Help Me! - Software Questions
Understanding how the laser interprets files
Cut and engrave on same object
The cut option is grayed out
Using AutoCad with Glowforge
Will not prepare designs
App problem
Installation Video
Trying to use the trace tool
What am I missing!?
Can't get vector files to upload to the GF
3d illusion vector
Glowforge Interface - How to Align a Double Sided Engrave :thinking:
Can't load a new project, network errors
Looking for another GF owner southeast Wisconsin
Fragen auf Deutsch
What is a group of GF :glowforge: called?
Anyone use this on food?
heIp me
Wits end here
Can't Figure out how to make engrave not do two shades
Larger Project Issues and Bitmap Issue
How to Cut within a scored drawing
Experienced WoodCraft maker, beginner forger
Can cut, won't engrave
Simple pendant engrave error
What types of files will allow cuts?
Scoring instead of Engraving
AI Help
Not a fan having to upload projects to the cloud
Help me please!
Bitmaps not allowing me to CUT
Was there a Glowforge update?
SVG File Not Correctly Sorting Elements
Bitmap option
Glowforge Interface - Vector Files Made Easy :thinking:
Looking or tutorial to make a stencil
What file type for cutting?
2019 - Creating a Stencil (How to set what is going to be cut)
Creating cut and engrave files from scratch...HELP
Desmos Math Class Project Engraving and Cutting at the same time
Image trace on AI
Hi, I'm new
Can only engrave
GFUI Drawing lines that aren't in SVG
Useful programs to use
Need a local GF buddy
Svg files only want to engrave instead of cut
Help with creating a file
Cut line and word help please
Artwork not recognized, Text uploading as Transparent?
I'll keep trying
illustrator.SVG file will not load into the glowforge application I am not sure
How to design finger joints for beginners
So Confused on lines selection
Defective Machine & Replacement
Black wire rubbing on panel in back right corner
How to make each color different setting (cut/engrave) or set engrave first?
File types and descriptions
File will only engrave, not cut?
One svg but 2 images in GF?
Hi everybody

This is absolutely masterful. Descriptions and illustrations get the basics and then some!

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:purple_heart::kissing_heart:

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With the new avatar that post is… creepy beyond words

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Hadn’t occurred to me… thanks for the laugh :joy:

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I finally have some time to start looking at what you created. Wow! You have put so much thoughtful time and effort into this. It will be a wonderful resource for those that are just getting started or who are looking to accomplish something they have not tried before.

I can’t imagine the hours you invested. Thank you for being such a valuable asset to the Glowforge community!

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So thankful!!! Exactly what I needed. Being new to this whole laser world and 2D drawing programs takes a lot of time to figure out everything. Thank you for this to the point lesson. Love it!!! :heart_eyes:

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This is fantastic…I could have used this to refresh my memory when teaching my vector tracing class for my shop teacher before they did their laser projects! Great explanations of the basics and the raster/vector difference (and a few new things I should have realized were important! :grimacing:).

Thanks for all you contribute to this forum!

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Thank you for the invaluable help the Laser Design Basics doc offers. It’s going to be a steep learning curve for me and this makes the adventure much less daunting.

A sincere thank you.

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This is wonderful, thank you! I’m trying to study up as our machine comes today, and this is a great tutorial.

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I am getting a server error when I try to download the pdf. Could be on my side, but posting just in case.

"500 Origin Error

The origin server is not reachable or returns an error."

@Jules The more things I search out in the forum the more of your tutorials I find. And they’re all great! Thank you for each and every one of them.

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Oh my pleasure! (And thank you! :slightly_smiling_face:)

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I’m methodically going through the tutorials to see the breadth of my ignorance. And to combat it, I guess.

Thank you Jules!!

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The more you know, the easier it gets! Glad they’re helping, you’re gonna really kick @sk when you get through a few! :grinning:

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This is great. Thanks

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This is amazing, thank you for all of this information… I have been struggling to create a a file that the GF can cut, engrave or score… much appreciated.

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Glad it helped! :slightly_smiling_face:

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cake day cake day! Happy cake day :birthday:

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:grin:

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