Usage and Operation Archives

Installation and Use of the 1.5″ lens

Installing the 1.5 inch Lens There are two thumb screws on the cover to the lens assembly. Turn them without removing them to flip the cover to the left and out of the way. Lightly tighten one of the screws to hold it in place. Remove the air assist tube (...)

06/10/2025

How to Set Up Graphics Software for Epilog Laser Systems

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for configuring and using popular graphic design software with Epilog Laser systems.

Software Setup CorelDRAW Setup Open CorelDRAW. Note: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is the recommended CorelDraw version for use with Epilog Laser systems. Other versions, such as the Student or Standard version, may have different menu options and settings. Select Tools > Options > Global > Printing > Driver Compatibility. Choose Epilog (...)

03/30/2026

Manipulating Clip Art to Create Unique Designs

How can I change a piece of clipart so it will engrave well?

One of the most common challenges we hear from customers has absolutely nothing to do with lasers. Instead, we hear a lot of laser operators looking for unique and creative artwork they can use to create samples or custom projects for customers. If your customer doesn’t supply you with a (...)

04/07/2025

Focus Lens 101

How does the focus lens work on the laser?

This Technical Library article discusses the purpose of the focus lens as well as guidelines for using lenses of different sizes for various projects. What does a focus lens do? A laser beam emanating from the laser tube is typically around one-quarter of an inch (240 thousandths) in diameter. This (...)

12/31/2025

Reducing Fire Hazards with your Laser

How do I make sure my laser is safe from fire hazards?

This article will guide you through recommendations to reduce fire hazard with your laser. Your laser system uses a high intensity beam of light that can generate extremely high temperatures when it comes into contact with the material being engraved, marked or cut. Some materials are extremely flammable and can (...)

04/16/2025

Make Your Own FontBot

How do I create an image out of fonts, like a FontBot?

What is a FontBot? It’s a design you create from the letters and characters of a specific font. Designers have come up with all kinds of amazing robots and other creations using fonts, but what will yours look like? We’ll be giving a quick demonstration on how to create your (...)

03/31/2025

Everything You Wanted to Know about Fonts…and Then Some!

How do I use fonts in my designs for the laser?

Regardless of your design program, you’re likely faced with a myriad of fonts to select from when you’re creating a design. But how do you choose fonts? What types of fonts go with what kind of designs? How can you manipulate text and fonts to create appealing visuals? Read on (...)

03/31/2025

Creating a 3D Effect With the Laser on Acrylic and Glass

How can I use the laser to create a 3D effect on glass and acrylic?

1) This 3D effect will work for any block style font and many other types of shapes, but for this exercise we are going to apply the effect to the letter “E”. Start with a capital letter “E” to the specifications below. Font: Arial Black Size: 310 pt Convert to (...)

03/31/2025

Layering a Clip Art Image

How do I create a multiple level engraving effect from a piece of clipart?

In our 3D acrylic Sample Club download, we engraved parts of a clip art image on five cut pieces of acrylic. When placed together, the engraved acrylic creates a 3D effect because of the different levels of each engraving. In this article we’re going to show you how you can (...)

03/31/2025

Using What the Font to Identify Fonts

How do I identifiy a font in a document a customer sends me?

Have you ever received an engraving file without the font files included or the fonts are in a bitmap format? Every engraver knows the frustration of trying to match up a font to the sample that you receive from a customer. Corel has a new feature that will allow you (...)

03/31/2025

Duplicating Around a Center Point in CorelDRAW

How do I create a graphic with duplicated sections rotated around a center point?

The Duplicate tool in CorelDRAW is one of our favorite features because it allows us to quickly design many of our laser projects. For certain projects, we often customize the Duplicate tool to copy a design and rotate it around a specific point on the page. This is helpful when (...)

03/31/2025

Printing Mulitple Items with CorelDRAW’s Imposition Layout Feature

How do I create multiple items at one time without having to duplicate the image?

Corel’s Imposition Layout feature was designed so that you can print more than one page of a document on a single sheet of paper. This is a handy feature when creating magazines, manuals and other multi-page documents. We’re going to use this same tool to engrave several plaques to fill (...)

03/31/2025

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Installation and Use of the 1.5″ lens

How to Set Up Graphics Software for Epilog Laser Systems

Manipulating Clip Art to Create Unique Designs

Focus Lens 101

Reducing Fire Hazards with your Laser

Make Your Own FontBot

Everything You Wanted to Know about Fonts…and Then Some!

Creating a 3D Effect With the Laser on Acrylic and Glass

Layering a Clip Art Image

Using What the Font to Identify Fonts

Duplicating Around a Center Point in CorelDRAW

Printing Mulitple Items with CorelDRAW’s Imposition Layout Feature