Laser cutting & engraving file specs and preparation

Set your project up for success and speed.

 

Check out our file specs and preparation tips to make sure your project requires minimal intervention before it goes to the laser. Save time and money by using our templates and tips.

 
 
 

Popular laser cutting formats

 

Adobe Illustrator (.AI File)

The Larrikin favourite. The templates below provide artboards that correspond to the maximum work area of our laser cutter. If you are cutting multiple sheets, please save them as separate files. Please outline all fonts, and release all clipping masks for laser cutting. Separate the operations by colour. For example, anything you want to 'Cut' should be red, 'Engrave' should be blue and 'Score' should be black.

AutoCAD (.DXF 2000 File)

The AutoCAD template includes a polyline indicating the maximum work area of the laser cutter. Your parts should be placed inside of the indicated area, with linework moved into the pre-made layers for cutting, engraving and scoring operations. The laser cutter is unable to recognize live text, or hatches in AutoCAD, so these must be exploded and turned into polylines before sending.


For cutting and scoring. We can accept any of the following common vector formats:

  • .SVG

  • .DXF 2000

  • .AI

Laser engraving formats

 

For laser engraving, we can accept raster images generated in software like Photoshop, keep in mind though that raster images are not suitable for cutting or scoring operations. We can also accept any of the formats above, as well as the following raster formats:

  • .PNG (recommended)

  • .JPG