Whether you are starting with a hand drawn sketch, a printed line drawing, a photo, an illustration, or a full blown CAD file, this section will provide you with the information that you need to get your custom laser cutting project setup right.

We work with many file types, split into two groups - files for cutting and files for engraving.

Vector files are used for laser cutting.

• DXF
• DWG
• CDR - CorelDraw up through version 14
• AI - Adobe Illustrator
• PDF - Vector format PDF

Raster files are used for laser engraving.

• Images - JPG, GIF, BMP, etc...
• PS - Adobe Photoshop
• CDR - CorelDraw up through version 14
• AI - Adobe Illustrator
• PDF - Raster format PDF

If you are working from hand drawings or plans, these drawings will be scanned for laser engraving, or scanned and converted to vector graphics for laser cutting.  Because of the highly custom nature of sketch and line drawing work, please send us an email with a description of your project and we will work with you through the quote and ordering process.

Please use the sub-categories in the menu to the left, or the links below to learn more depending on what inputs you have to work with.

For my I am starting with a:

• Sketch (email us with details of your laser cutting or laser engraving project)
• Printed line drawing (email us with details of your laser cutting or laser engraving project)
• A photo of the item I want laser engraved or laser cut (JPG, GIF, BMP)
  
• An illustration of the item I want laser engraved or laser cut (CDR, AI)
  
• A CAD file of the item that I want laser engraved or laser cut (DXF, DWG)