Paper to machine

[Jules]

You can absolutely scan the artwork in and then apply it to your material wherever you want…that’s the way the machine is designed to be used.

There is a short tutorial on using the Trace function here:

Glowforge Interface - Using the Trace Tool

The Trace Tool in the Glowforge User Interface can be used to scan printed artwork for engraving, and to create cut lines around the artwork, or inside the artwork, by clicking with the mouse. There are a couple of ways to do things with the Trace Tool. (I’m going to borrow one of Glowforge’s freebies to demonstrate since my drawing skills are non-existent. I printed this airplane out - pretend it’s hand drawn.) Procedure To Scan a Physical Drawing and Add Cut Lines: Black ink d…

I’m not sure that it’s mentioned in the tutorial, but you can also now drag in a vector shape of any kind to align with your artwork in the interface, so you can cut out a different shape around the engraved artwork other than doing a close outline cut. (Engrave the art and then cut out an oval or rectangular shape around it instead of cutting the exact shape.)