File Preparation (Illustrator)

Units of measure and Colour profile

Illustrator documents should be set up in millimeters (mm) with an RBG colour profile.

Artboard orientation and size

The art board should be set to landscape and the same size as the material you are cutting. For workshop bought materials please refer to the E-store for size and prices. Collate all Artboards into a single file. Refrain from creating multiple .ai files.

Note max laserbed sizes are 726x432 and 1200x700 material must not exceed these dimensions

Engraving and Cutting Parameters

Below outlines the colour order and stroke settings for cutting, scoring and engraving

Order of operation:

Colour	Action	Parameters	RGB code
Black	Engraving	Fill and/or Stroke (min 0.5pt)	R:0, G:0, B:0,
Green	Scoring	Stroke (0.001pt)	R:0, G:255, B:0,
Red	Internal Cut	Stroke (0.001pt)	R:255, G:0, B:0,
Blue	External Cut	Stroke (0.001pt)	R:0, G:0, B:255,

Using type

Create Outlines to retain the format and appearance of your text

Using Images

All images must be embedded otherwise they will be lost when transferred over for printing