This guide walks through setting up your Illustrator design in the laser cutting template for submitting laser cutting requests.
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Download our Template File
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Open your Adobe Illustrator design file
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Create a new file using the template by selecting File > New from Template and selecting the laser cutting template file


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Navigate to your design by clicking your design’s tab in Illustrator
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Select Select > All (or Ctrl-A / Command-A)

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Select Edit > Copy (or Ctrl-C / Command-C)

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Select the tab for the laser cutter template file
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Select Edit > Paste (or Ctrl-V / Command-V)

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Select the Layers tab and drag and drop your cut and engraving objects into the respective folders
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Select each vector line that you want cut individually and check that it has a stroke width of 0.001 pts

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Select each vector line that you want engraved individually and check that it has a stroke width greater than 0.001pts
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Make sure that parts are least 5mm apart and away from the edge of the artboard
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Select File > Save As

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Name your file and select Save on your computer. Select Save on your computer again if prompted.
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Select Adobe Illustrator (*AI) as the file type and Save your design

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Your file is now ready to be submitted!