vector or outline

1. Open the template file and your working file.
2. Copy the work from the working file to the template.
3. Place only the work inside the bounding box and delete everything else.
4. Place the work on the correct cutting and scoring layers.
5. Ungroup all work and remove any clipping masks.
6. Set all your scoring lines with styles, scoring on the scoring layer.
   • Using styles will format all of the properties of the line.
   • Styles can be found under Window > Graphic Styles
7. Colors must be true cyan, magenta or yellow, or red, green or blue (255 in the color chooser for that color). To choose the proper colors, load and use the custom Illustrator color palette from the version 5 template.
8. Use a stroke or line weight of .0001 only.
9. All files and materials must be positioned in the upper left corner of the template.
10. If you supply 3″ or 4″ by 22″ materials, they must be taped together
11. If you want your small parts kept in place, you must supply your own tape.
12. When saving the file make sure that it is saved as PDF compatible
13. Files waiting for material will NOT be in line to be cut until the material is received and numbered.

fills

1. Follow the instructions above.
2. Fills need to be done with a different color than the outline cuts.
3. White will not cut at all.
4. You can use preset fill styles.

raster images

1. Follow the basic Illustrator instructions above.
2. Use Photoshop to create your image.
   • Image will need to be in grayscale mode.
   • Resolution must not exceed 100 DPI.
   • Save the file as a jpg.
3. In Illustrator, select the Images Layer and goto File > Place to insert your image.
4. Move your image to where you want it cut.
5. Don't resize your image in Illustrator. All resizing must be done in Photoshop.
6. When saving your file make sure you "Include linked files".

outlines

1. Open the template file and your working file.
2. Copy your work from your file to the template.
3. Place only the work inside the bounding box and delete everything else.
4. Place your work on the correct cutting and scoring layers.
5. Check ALL of your layers and verify the lines properties are the correct color and size.
   • All lines must have the width of 0.00 or they will not cut.
   • Colors must be true cyan, magenta, or yellow, or red, green or blue (255 in the color chooser for that color)
6. All files and materials much be positioned in the upper left hand corner of the template.
7. If you supply 3″ or 4″ by 22″ materials, they must be taped together
8. If you want your small parts kept in place you must supply your own tape.
9. Files waiting for materials will NOT be in line to be cut until the material is received and numbered.

fills

1. Follow the instructions above.
2. Fills will need to be done in a different color than the outline cuts.
3. White will not cut at all.

• Include your name in the template when submitting the file.
• Delete doubled lines.
• Do not make pieces too small. Pieces smaller than 1/8″ fall through the screen in the laser cutter and cannot be retrieved.
• Notate pieces so they can be found easily.
• Keep an original file in case there is a problem. Modifying the file after it was sent will make you ineligible for a refund.
• Check your email or use the student computer in the shop to find your job's location in the queue or which shelf it was placed when it was finished.