Your name tag is now ready for the laser engraver. When you have an image that has a raster and a vector graphic, you will need to send these in two different jobs. You will want to engrave your raster image first.

Select the circle and the square. Delete both. We will do a CTRL + Z in a few steps to bring it back for the cutting portion.
Select the fill button. The text and block N should be filled in with black.
In Engravelab, press file and then print or Ctrl+P.
A screen will pop up for you to select from the available printers. Select Epilog Engraver WinX64.

Print options in Engravelab

Select setup,this will bring up a blue box with various settings.

1. Resolution

Controls the resolution of the image being sent to the printer. Typically we do not alter these settings, but make sure you take note of what the resolution is set to. The recommended Power and Speed vary depending on Resolution. The resolution setting in the print driver will affect the engraving time (there are twice as many engraved lines at 600 DPI as at 300 DPI) and the quality. Generally keep this at 600 DPI.

2. Job Type

The three options allow for Raster engraving, Vector cutting, or both. For the purposes of this tutorial we will be Raster engraving and then Vector cutting. Make sure Raster is selected.

3. Raster Settings

Controls speed and power while raster engraving:

- Speed controls how quickly the laser moves as it engraves. A high speed will result in a lighter engraving than a low speed. Recommended settings will vary on the material and desired look. Look in the Creation Log for suggestions.
- Power controls the strength of the laser as it fires. A higher power will result in a darker engraving than a lower power. Recommended settings will vary on the material and desired look. Look in the Creation Log for suggestions.
- Dithering: This setting defines how the dot patterns will be engraved in raster images that contain grayscale images, blends, or color. Keep this at standard.

4. Options

Allow for other setting changes. Typically these are left alone, though make sure that Center-Engraving and Auto-Focus are unchecked. If a patron has logged into the laser cutter computer for the first time then Auto-Focus will be checked by default, so be sure to change it.

5. Piece Size

These settings should be changed to match the size of the plate that you entered earlier. If the Piece Size and Plate Size do not match, the printer may try to force part of your image onto a second “page”, splitting the image up or not engraving parts of it entirely. Make sure this is set to 24 inch x 18 inch.

6. Vector Settings

Controls speed and power while vector cutting. For the purposes of this step in the tutorial this is unimportant, and by selecting “Raster” as your job type these settings will be grayed out, as seen above.

**Troubleshoot**
	Take the time to practice and play around with the settings. The more experience you have, the better assistance you can be to someone with a material that's unfamiliar to you.

Select OK. Select OK on the printer dialogue box.
A new screen with a print preview will appear. Select print on the top right. The job is now waiting for you on the laser engraver.

Print preview screen

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