Sawdust gets a laser cutter

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Draw shapes, add lettering, arrange a sheet, and inspect the cut result in the same woodworking project.

The laser workspace lets you arrange shapes and lettering on sheet stock and add the result to the project’s operation history. You can import vector artwork or images and place them on material. The resulting parts can be inspected and assembled with the rest of the build.

Use the workspace to position contours and text before committing the job. You can configure the cutter to match your own bed size and laser type - diode, co2, or fiber.

A diode laser cutter engraving a piece of birch ply in Sawdust's laser workspace
Two pieces cut with the virtual laser cutter in Sawdust

For instructions, see How to lay out a laser-cut design in Sawdust.