The following are suggested laser cutter configuration settings for various materials. Also available is a 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″ |