Hello Everyone,
I am new to the forum and to laser cutting in general and have something to ask that has been bothering me for a while about laser cutting and stroke line width for cut lines:
We are free to choose any vector graphic software we like (Inkscape, Gravit, AI, etc.) for the laser cutter. But every laser cutter is slightly different and comes with its proprietary control software which may have different requirements (I just got an old Full Spectrum, 40W, 20"x12" which comes with its proprietary control software called Retina Engrave).
The stroke width of the lines/shapes I create with Inkscape or AI seems to matter in terms of how the control software interprets the lines, either as cut lines or as engrave lines. But I am confused because some say that the stroke width for cut lines must be 1PT, others say 0.001PT, others say that the stroke width does not matter at all as long as the control software can see the lines and it will interpret them as a cut line. Other suggest hairline which seems to be a very very small stroke width, almost to small to be seen....
If the stroke is larger than a certain size (does that width depend on the control software?), will the line be interpreted as an engrave line to raster instead of cutting it? Or does the line stroke not matter at all? If so, why so many diverging opinions?
Thanks!