The following are suggested laser cutter configuration settings for various materials.
Please also reference the available Laser Cutter User Guide.
If you have other settings you’d like to suggest, please send an email to design_help@ncsu.edu with the details.
| ACRYLIC | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| LIGHT RASTER ENGRAVE | 22 | 100 | 500 | 1 | .002″ |
| DEEP RASTER ENGRAVE | 100 | 90 | 500 | 1 | .010″ |
| VECTOR ENGRAVE | 2 | 4 | 1000 | 1 | .005″ |
| VECTOR CUT | 100 | 2 | 1000 | 1 | .25″ |
| ANODIZED ALUMINUM | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 30 | 100 | 500 | 1 | .001″ |
| VECTOR ENGRAVING | 4 | 4 | 1000 | 1 | .001″ |
| CORK | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 80 | 90 | 500 | 1 | .01″ |
| VECTOR ENGRAVING | 4 | 4 | 500 | 1 | .01″ |
| VECTOR CUT | 25 | 1.6 | 500 | 1 | .060″ |
| GLASS | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 100 | 30 | 300 | 1 | .001″ |
| VECTOR ENGRAVING | 10 | 7.9 | 300 | 1 | .001″ |
| LEATHER | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 19 | 100 | 500 | 1 | .001″ |
| VECTOR ENGRAVING | 3 | 4 | 500 | 1 | .001″ |
| VECTOR CUT | 50 | 4.1 | 200 | 1 | .1″ |
| MARBLE | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 100 | 82 | 500 | 1 | .003″ |
| VECTOR ENGRAVING | 10 | 4 | 500 | 1 | .003″ |
| MATTE BOARD | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 30 | 80 | 250 | 1 | .005″ |
| VECTOR ENGRAVING | 10 | 4 | 250 | 1 | .005″ |
| VECTOR CUT | 25 | 3.2 | 200 | 1 | .050″ |
| OTHER PLASTICS | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 15 | 100 | 500 | 1 | .001″ |
| VECTOR CUT | 25 | 1.2 | 500 | 1 | .060″ |
| RUBBER STAMPS | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 100 | 23 | 500 | 1 | .030″ |
| PERFORATED VECTOR CUT | 60 | 3.1 | 90 | 1 | .040″ |
| WOOD | POWER | SPEED | PPI | PASSES | DEPTH |
| RASTER ENGRAVING | 100 | 596 | 500 | 1 | .020″ |
| VECTOR ENGRAVING | 80 | 10.1 | 500 | 1 | .030″ |
| VECTOR CUT | 50 | 3.1 | 500 | 1 | .125″ |
