This is not as easy as it is made out to be

[Jules]

There are some basic concepts that might help you to understand how to create your own designs…they are laid out in a brief tutorial here:

Laser Design Basics

Laser Design Basics.pdf (770.3 KB) dl488 9/6/17

Once you read through that one, there are plenty of Inkscape specific tutorials in the Matrix here:

Community Glowforge Tutorials: Table of Contents

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