Usage and Operation Archives

Glass Coaster

Become familiar with the basics of etching glass.

Setting Up Your Page We’ll start by creating a new file in CorelDRAW. Click on the Get Started option on your Welcome screen, then click the New Document button. You can also use the shortcut keys, Ctrl + N, for opening a new document. Now enter your page size. Enter (...)

04/01/2025

Glass Coaster

Become familiar with the basics of etching glass.

Setting Up Your Page We’ll start by creating a new file in CorelDRAW. Click on the Get Started option on your Welcome screen, then click the New Document button. You can also use the shortcut keys, Ctrl + N, for opening a new document. Now enter your page size. Enter (...)

04/01/2025

Wood Keychain

Take your skills one step further with a double-sided keychain and jig.

Setting Up Your Page We’ll start by creating a new file. On the Welcome screen select the New Document button. You can also press Ctrl + N to create a new document. Now enter your page dimensions. Enter 4” for the page width and 4” for the page height, (...)

04/01/2025

Wood Keychain

Take your skills one step further with a double-sided keychain and jig.

Setting Up Your Page We’ll start by creating a new file. On the Welcome screen select the New Document button. You can also press Ctrl + N to create a new document. Now enter your page dimensions. Enter 4” for the page width and 4” for the page height, (...)

04/01/2025

Wood Keychain

Take your skills one step further with a double-sided keychain and jig.

Setting Up Your Page We’ll start by creating a new file in CorelDRAW. Click on the Get Started option on your Welcome screen, then click the New Document button. You can also use the shortcut keys Ctrl + N for opening a new document. Now enter your page (...)

04/01/2025

Wood Keychain

Take your skills one step further with a double-sided keychain and jig.

Setting Up Your Page We’ll start by creating a new file in CorelDRAW. Click on the Get Started option on your Welcome screen, then click the New Document button. You can also use the shortcut keys Ctrl + N for opening a new document. Now enter your page (...)

04/01/2025

Wood Keychain

Take your skills one step further with a double-sided keychain and jig.

Setting Up Your Page We’ll start by creating a new file in CorelDRAW. Click on the Get Started option on your Welcome screen, then click the New Document button. You can also use the shortcut keys Ctrl + N for opening a new document. Now enter your page (...)

04/01/2025

Creating City Maps (CorelDRAW)

Learn how to source and prepare artwork for cutting and engraving city maps using CorelDRAW.

City Map Image Capture Start off by visiting snazzymaps.com to create a custom city map for laser engraving or cutting. Creating an account is not required, but if you are interested in creating different city maps for customers or friends, signing up will give you the ability to save map (...)

04/01/2025

Creating City Maps (Illustrator)

Learn how to source and prepare artwork for cutting and engraving city maps using Adobe Illustrator.

City Map Image Capture Start off by visiting snazzymaps.com to create a custom city map for laser engraving or cutting. Creating an account is not required, but if you are interested in creating different maps for customers or friends, signing up will give you the ability to save map locations (...)

04/01/2025

Using PhotoLaser Plus

Learn how to quickly prepare photos for engraving using PhotoLaser Plus.

Prepare Photo Begin by importing a photograph into PhotoLaser Plus. Select the ‘Import’ option from the ‘File’ menu. Then select a photo. Now click on the work area to place the photo. Next, resize the image to match the engraving piece. In this example, our engraving piece is 6” x (...)

04/01/2025

Use a Jig to Pre-Engrave an Item for Customization Later

Learn how to use a jig to save time on your most popular laser engraving projects.

Setup the Artwork Here we are creating a jig to pre-engrave four leather notebooks. We’ll add customized names to each one later. The red lines are the outlines of the notebooks we’ll cut out in a jig. We’ll cut an arrow at the top left corner so (...)

03/31/2025

Using Color Mapping in the Epilog Software Suite

Save time by setting up multiple passes with different settings.

It’s easy to color map with the Epilog Dashboard. Prepare the Artwork for Color Mapping For this file, we want to score the red numbers and cut out the blue outlines. Once the artwork is ready, Print the file to the laser. Everything has come over in a single process (...)

11/11/2025

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Use a Jig to Pre-Engrave an Item for Customization Later

Using Color Mapping in the Epilog Software Suite