Raster Engraving - Burning a design onto the surface of a material. For the purpose of using these machines, the terms Rastering and Etching are interchangeable.
Vector Cutting - Cutting through a material. Often simply called Cutting.
Raster Image - A common type of image that is comprised of a matrix of pixel color values. Example formats include .png, .jpg, and .tiff.
Vector Image - A less common type of image that is comprised of line paths. The most common format is .svg
Color Mapping - A method of assigning different settings to sections of the image based on color (see Advanced Techniques for more)
Rotary - An attachment available that slowly rotates an object as it is engraved (see Advanced Techniques for more)
Open Hours - The hours that the Makerspace will be open, which are more limited than the hours the library is open (see Home for more)
Badging - Training on using the laser cutters that will enable you to use the machines on your own (see Badging for more)
Edging - Outlining an engraved image with vector lines (see Advanced Techniques for more)
Vectorization - Converting a raster image into a vector image (see Vectorizing Images for more)
Another free user-created and uploaded site. Thingiverse is most known for 3D printer files, but also has many files that are compatible with the lasers.
