Illustrator Tutorial : Prepare your files for laser cutting

This tutorial is for laser cutting enthusiasts, and will give you tips if you are a beginner or already familiar with Illustrator, to prepare your files for laser cutting.

Once you have built your file, you can upload it on our website and laser cut it!

Upload a design

Adobe Illustrator allows you to create vector drawings, thanks to its specific tools (anchor points,…). It is a very handy software to create files and use our new laser cutting service.

Summary​

1. Laser Cutting with Illustrator: Basics

  • 1.1. Anticipate the kerf
  • 1.2. Arrange elements in your file
  • 1.3. Delete double lines
  • 1.4. Upload your file!

2. Laser Cutting with Illustrator: Prepare texts and Embedding parts

  • 2.1. Prepare a text for laser cutting
  • 2.2. Prepare embedding parts
Tutorial Part #1