{"id":1701,"date":"2021-07-24T17:27:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T17:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/multiwebsolution.in\/fives\/?page_id=1701"},"modified":"2021-08-02T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T17:03:10","slug":"guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_1473010645\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper relative\" id=\"slider-1596363801\" >\n    <div class=\"slider slider-nav-circle slider-nav-large slider-nav-dark slider-style-normal\"\n        data-flickity-options='{\n            \"cellAlign\": \"center\",\n            \"imagesLoaded\": true,\n            \"lazyLoad\": 1,\n            \"freeScroll\": false,\n            \"wrapAround\": false,\n            \"autoPlay\": 6000,\n            \"pauseAutoPlayOnHover\" : true,\n            \"prevNextButtons\": false,\n            \"contain\" : true,\n            \"adaptiveHeight\" : true,\n            \"dragThreshold\" : 10,\n            \"percentPosition\": true,\n            \"pageDots\": false,\n            \"rightToLeft\": false,\n            \"draggable\": false,\n            \"selectedAttraction\": 0.1,\n            \"parallax\" : 0,\n            \"friction\": 0.6        }'\n        >\n        \n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1748097523\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1664383842\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h1>Laser Cutting Guidelines<\/h1>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1664383842 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-1664383842 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1748097523 {\n  padding-top: 600px;\n}\n#banner-1748097523 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/laser-cutting_design_HD-1200x800.jpg);\n}\n#banner-1748097523 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17);\n}\n#banner-1748097523 .bg {\n  background-position: 0% 61%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"loading-spin dark large centered\"><\/div>\n\n     \t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1473010645 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-1933173102\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1849960218\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal align-center\" style=\"max-width:900px\" id=\"row-735715795\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1999231486\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1948914547\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1948914547 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3470450794\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1>Using the Correct File Format<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3470450794 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n  line-height: 0.75;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3149637343\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Files accepted by my system:<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3149637343 {\n  font-size: 1.25rem;\n  line-height: 0.75;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1024521876\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 144px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/al.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2774703483\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>AI (Adobe Illustrator)<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2774703483 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-584187597\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 144px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"127\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/eps.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3453777379\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\nEPS<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3453777379 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-365306443\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 144px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"127\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dng.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2010189669\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\nDWG<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2010189669 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1216505081\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-top text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 144px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/dfx.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2109297675\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\nDXF (Preferred)<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2109297675 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1076949003\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-17965580\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-17965580 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3023569082\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Only vector files are accepted for all laser cutting. The following vector file formats are allowed \u2013 <\/br>\n<span style=\"color:#000;\">If you design your parts in Adobe Illustrator, please send me the original \u2013 native \u2013 ai. file. <\/span><\/br> I will do the conversion from my side. Please save in CS5 or lower.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3023569082 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1746286068\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Should you only have a raster file such as a JPEG, GIF and PNG etcetera available, you are welcome to contact me for a customised quotation on file conversion to a vector format.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1746286068 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1088878209\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1088878209 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1933173102 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgb(238, 238, 238);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1839918192\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-2016513271\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2016513271 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\" style=\"max-width:1300px\" id=\"row-320626171\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-410439760\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1938160565\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/correctly-scaled-1.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1938160565 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1390821120\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Please don\u2019t do this:<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1390821120 {\n  font-size: 1.3rem;\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(44, 44, 44);\n}\n#text-1390821120 > * {\n  color: rgb(44, 44, 44);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-410439760 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1736474469\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3295922085\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Scaling of Artwork Must be Correct<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3295922085 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2822414208\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Artwork must be scaled to the exact size you require it cut \u2013 1:1 scale. <\/br>No design will be adjusted, based on the written dimensions on the drawing.<\/br>My system cannot recognise these instructions and they will be ignored.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2822414208 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-189555420\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p> <span style=\"color:#000;\">I prefer to work in Metric Units (mm) when possible, <\/span> but imperial inches units are also acceptable.\n<\/br>Please Note: No other measurement formats such as feet, meters, yard etc. can be accepted.\n<\/br>If your raster file has been converted to a vector file, please ensure that dimensions are verified.<\/br>\nPrinting your design at 100% scale, may help you confirm dimensions and scaling.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-189555420 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1839918192 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1839918192 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n    padding-bottom: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_238805807\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1106324677\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1106324677 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\" style=\"max-width:1300px\" id=\"row-23796482\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-24700619\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-524938553\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Files should only contain your parts\/cut-paths<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-524938553 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1047706460\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\nEnsure that all instructions, dimensions, notes, borders and unused objects are removed from your file, leaving only the actual cut-path that the laser must follow for cutting.\n<\/br>Any additional instructions, such as quantities, can be written on the order.<\/br>\nShould I have any additional queries, I will contact the you immediately.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1047706460 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1992494585\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_893452555\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Files-should-only-contain-your-parts.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_893452555 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1992494585 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_238805807 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_238805807 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n    padding-bottom: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1930383835\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-396778642\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-396778642 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\" style=\"max-width:1300px\" id=\"row-1666899808\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-436311671\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(242, 242, 242);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1947990000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Files-should-not-contain-multiples-of-one-part.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1947990000 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-436311671 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1951282565\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-552884914\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Files should not contain multiples of one part<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-552884914 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2303519205\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\nAll parts will be arranged (nested) by my system, to maximize efficiency and reduce material wastage.Please do not \u2018pre-nest\u2019 or pre-arrange your design, in a bid to accelerate production process. This can complicate the cutting and hinder the process.\n<\/br>\nShould you multiple copies of a single object be desired, avoid crowding your design. Simply upload the drawing with a single part and adjust the quantity in your email.\n<\/br>\n<span style=\"color:#000\"> Example Email \u2013<\/span>\n\nPart 1 \u2013 3mm Hot Rolled Mild Steel \u2013 quantity X 30\n\n<\/br>\nYou can also download my fillable quote form here and email it to me with your files. info@laser-cutting.com\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2303519205 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1930383835 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1930383835 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n    padding-bottom: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1897707521\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1423004133\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1423004133 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\" style=\"max-width:1000px\" id=\"row-1048033718\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-531948566\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(242, 242, 242);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_890611275\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"134\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Convert-all-text-to-shapes-outlines.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_890611275 {\n  width: 64%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-531948566 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1735445370\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1454011285\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Convert All Text to Outlines<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1454011285 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4090360433\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\nCNC laser cutters are unable to process cuts properly, if there are any \u2018active\u2019 text boxes in a vector design. <\/br>\n\n \n\nWhen including text in your cut, simply convert \u2018active\u2019 text boxes into shapes or outlines. This can easily be applied in most design software programs.  \n\n <\/br>\n\nChecking whether there are any \u2018active\u2019 text boxes, can be done by hovering a cursor over the text.\n<\/br>\n \n\nShould it show that the text box is editable as text, it will need conversion into a shape. \n<\/br>\n \n\nIn Illustrator, this is called \u201cconverting to outlines\u201d and in some CAD software, it might be called \u201cexplode\u201d or \u201cexpand.\u201d\n\n <\/br>\n\nWhen in doubt, contact your software provider or search the internet for tutorials.\n\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4090360433 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1897707521 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(226, 226, 226);\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1897707521 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n    padding-bottom: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_280372042\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1404020181\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1404020181 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\" style=\"max-width:1000px\" id=\"row-128025453\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-365762598\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(242, 242, 242);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_115265885\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Sapes-to-be-connected.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_115265885 {\n  width: 59%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-365762598 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-630163729\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1674222441\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Shapes and Text Should Be Connected with Bridges<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1674222441 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2223111045\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\nPlease note the example below.\n<\/br>\n \nOn the right, the shapes marked in red will be discarded, as they are not connected to the outer shape. Should this be an intended part of the design, it will bear no influence.  \n <\/br>\nIf not, installation can be hindered with the usage of extensive text in the design, or when a sign is being designed.\n<\/br>\n \nThis can be corrected by creating \u2018bridges\u2019, as par the example below.\n<\/br>\n \nThink of your design as a stencil, as this will reduce the number of \u2018loose\u2019 pieces that will have to be brought into consideration during installation.\n<\/br> \nShould you require many, small parts, please note this on your order and your request will be fulfilled.\n <\/br>\nNoting that we want our clients to have sufficient knowledge of the installation or mounting process.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2223111045 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_280372042 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_280372042 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n    padding-bottom: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_199455912\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1672197121\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1672197121 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\" style=\"max-width:1000px\" id=\"row-1966537390\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2044417931\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(242, 242, 242);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1940347913\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/intersecting-or-common-lines.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1940347913 {\n  width: 64%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2044417931 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1921985982\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3441308383\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Avoid intersecting or common lines<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3441308383 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4235984852\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\n\nEnsure that there are no parts that are neither touching nor sharing a line in your design.\n\n<\/br> \n\nNo lines should overlap or intersect with each other as the laser cutter cannot interpret these lines correctly and will not cut these parts.\n\n <\/br> \n\nThere issues can be spotted easily, by viewing your design in Wireframe Mode or in Outline Mode \u2013 Illustrator, in the design software.\n\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4235984852 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_199455912 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(226, 226, 226);\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_199455912 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n    padding-bottom: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1831811446\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1422069987\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1422069987 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\" style=\"max-width:1000px\" id=\"row-1043838023\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1248368130\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(242, 242, 242);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_125328681\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/open-contours.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_125328681 {\n  width: 59%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1248368130 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1120895075\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2696943351\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Your file should not contain empty objects or contours<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2696943351 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1777376002\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\nThe definition of \u2018Open contours\u2019 is when your shape is not connected al\/l around the perimeter.\n<\/br>\nRemembering that the laser follows the cut-path of your shape, if your shape stops, the laser is unable to continue.\n<\/br>\n A quick method of finding these issues in your design is to view your design in Wireframe mode or Outline mode in the design software.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1777376002 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1831811446 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1831811446 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n    padding-bottom: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_218568887\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-781883249\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-781883249 {\n  padding-top: 50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\" style=\"max-width:1000px\" id=\"row-1560729841\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-844674410\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\" style=\"background-color:rgb(242, 242, 242);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1436180705\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"139\" src=\"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-3.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1436180705 {\n  width: 64%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-844674410 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2115191650\" class=\"col medium-11 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2336478311\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Minimising the Complexity of a Design<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2336478311 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-204890409\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\n\nManufacturing costs increase with each laser piercing and cut that is required.  \n<br\/>\n\nWith intricate designs, there are often multiple smaller pieces or delicate details in the design, which can result in a less sturdy finished product, more inclined to breakages.\n\n <br\/>\n\n\nSimplifying a design will ensure that costs are kept to a minimum and the finished product is more stable.\n\n <br\/>\n\n\nFollowing a few basic suggestions during the design process, can result in finished products of impressive art, equipment and prototypes.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-204890409 {\n  font-size: 1.2rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a class=\"button primary lowercase\"  >\n    <span>Get a Quote<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_218568887 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n  padding-bottom: 40px;\n  background-color: rgb(226, 226, 226);\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_218568887 {\n    padding-top: 75px;\n    padding-bottom: 75px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1701","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1701"}],"version-history":[{"count":187,"href":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2450,"href":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1701\/revisions\/2450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laser-cutting.com.au\/dog-metal-art\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}