Last Updated: 2022-10-21 By 3 Min Read

How To Use A Laser Engraver for Shadow Engraving?

Laser engraving machines have two most common etching methods, shadow engraving and relief engraving, in this manual, STYLECNC will tell you how to use a laser engraver for shadow engraving.

Laser shadow engraving

Laser engraving machine is mainly used to make portraits and other graphics, complete shadow engraving effect. Laser engraving machine is widely used on the production of handicrafts, artwork and other products processing. The laser shadow engraving is made by the laser engraving machine engraving out dots on the marble, tile, wood, color plates, denim and other graphic materials.

Because of the accuracy and reproducibility of laser output and control, The line number, depth, shape and angle of dots can keep consistent, so the laser engraving machine can engraving various characters portrait and landscape pictures with quality and stability. Shadow engraving laser has an excellent image gradation engraving ability. Laser engraving machine can perfectly carve out of gray plot file 200 in order to show the depth of fine lines and contrast. Your own commemorative photos or favorite pictures can be engraved in marble for a friend, let them enjoy this timeless elegant gift, compared with the traditional shadow engraving, the effect of laser shadow engraving is more clear, uniform, three-dimensional sense of depth distinctive, have both speed and precision.

Shadow engraving laser has an excellent image gradation engraving ability, the use of laser engraving function perfectly engraved out of gray plot file 200 order to show the depth of fine lines and contrast. His own commemorative photos or favorite pictures engraved in marble for a friend, let them enjoy this timeless elegant gift, compared with the traditional shadow carving, laser etching shadow effect is more clear, uniform, three-dimensional sense of depth distinctive, shadow engraving laser machines have both speed and precision.

STYLECNC will give you a look at the use of laser engraving machine for the specific steps and methods of shadow engraving:

The making process of the laser shadow etching can be mainly divided into two parts. The first is dot image making, PS will color the picture changing in grayscale bitmap, showing two colors, black and white, the general output resolution 500-600. Resolution of larger, higher precision. In a half tone screen dialog, frequency is printed on the page, general in 0-90 line, here we set 60 line has the best effect, the angle and the shape is according to the needs of customers can design; dot image produced after the second is software parameter settings, engraved engraving selection, scanning precision for 350 line / English, engraving speed design for 8 m / min more appropriate, engraving depth of 30, making out the shadow engraving images you want.

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