Designing for Laser Engraving

The following are design tips that save time and effort when creating a

design to be engraved with a laser engraver.

Sizing Page to Match Work Area Dimensions

Before you begin creating your design, set your drawing area size to the

dimensions of the laser engraver’s work area. This ensures that the

engraver will be able to cut your design without shrinking it, and

eliminates any need to convert between scales when comparing the

design and the final engraving.

To set the drawing area size:

1. From the File menu, select Document Setup.

2. In DesignCentral, enter new height ( ) and width ( ) values for

the drawing area (see below).

 The drawing area is resized automatically to match the values entered in

DesignCentral.

Make/Model

Width & Height (mm) Width & Height (in)

Epilog Mini

457 x 305

18 x 12

Epilog Legend 24TT

610 x 305

24 x 12

Epilog Legend 24EX

610 X 508

24 x 20

Epilog Legend 32EX

813 x 508

32 x 20

GCC Venus

300 x 210

11.81 x 8.27

GCC Neptune

1280 x 930

50.39 x 36.61

GCC Jupiter

300 x 210

11.81 x 8.27

GCC Mercury

635 x 457

25 x 18

Xenetech XLE 1325

330.2 x 635

13 x 25

Xenetech XLT 1325

330.2 x 635

13 x 25

Xenetech Aurora

457.2 x 762

18 x 30

Xenetech XLE 2436

609 x 914

24 x 36

Xenetech XLT 2436

609 x 914

24 x 36

ULS VersaLaser VL-200

406 x 305

16 x 12

ULS VersaLaser VL-300

609 x 305

24 x 12

Set the Origin to Match Your Engraver

You should set the location of the origin in your software to match the

location of the origin on the laser engraver. If the origin is in the upper

left corner of the work area on your engraver, set the origin in the

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Working with Laser Engravers