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Text as outlines (SVG) Transparent background Crop marks + bleed (PDF)

Design check — this page

Templates

Start from a layout. It replaces this page; undo brings yours back.

What are you making?

Text

Fonts

Pick a font to use for new text, or select text first to change it.

Shapes

Lines & dividers

Frames & borders

Icons

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Uploads

Add artwork or photos PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF or SVG — or drop files anywhere on the canvas

Select a photo on the canvas to adjust it for engraving or trace it into a clean vector outline.

Draw

The pen draws precise lines and curves: click for a sharp point, drag for a curve, click the first point to close the shape. Shortcut: P.

Freehand

Color

Brush size 4

Smoothing 4

Sketch freehand, or trace over a photo by hand: add the photo, lower its opacity, lock it, then draw on top. Press Esc to stop.

QR code

Link or text

Error correction

Color

QR codes are added as true vectors, so they stay crisp at any size. Keep them at least 0.75 in wide on the finished piece.

Rulers Safe area Grid Snap

Start with a layout, or add your own text and artwork.

Page

Background

None

Select something on the canvas to edit it. Shift-click or drag to select several.

The dashed line is the safe area — keep text inside it.

Selection

X in

Y in

W in

H in

Rotate °

Opacity 100%

Laser

Align to

Points

Point X in

Point Y in

Drag points and handles. Double-click the outline to add a point. Alt-drag a handle to bend one side only; hold Shift to keep angles to 45°. Esc when done.

Shape tools

Text works too. Subtract cuts the front shapes out of the one at the back.

Contour distance (in)

Inside

Text

Weight

Size

Color

Letter spacing

Line height

Outline

Outline width

Curved text

Text

Size

Color

Curve

Letter spacing

Shape & line

Fill

Filled

Line color

Line width

Line style

Line ends

Corner radius

Icon / artwork

Fill

Line color

Line width

Photo

Engraving look

Brightness

Contrast

Layers

Custom size

Wrap around a cylinder (tumbler, mug, bottle)

Diameter

Engravable height

The width becomes the distance around (π × diameter). Use the widest diameter of a tapered cup, and keep artwork off the handle and the seam where the ends meet.

Width

Height

Units

Trace into a vector outline

Photo

Result tracing…

Style

Threshold

Colors

Detail

Smoothing

Line color

Invert

Drop the background color Keep the original photo underneath

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Material preview

An estimate of how this page engraves on the chosen material. Real results vary with the piece, the finish and the machine settings — the proof we send is the final word.

Keyboard shortcuts

Everywhere

Ctrl Z / Ctrl Shift Z: Undo / redo
Ctrl C / V / D: Copy, paste, duplicate
Ctrl G / Ctrl Shift G: Group / ungroup
Ctrl A: Select everything
Delete: Delete the selection
Arrows (Shift): Nudge 1 px (10 px)
Ctrl S: Save in this browser
Ctrl wheel: Zoom
Space drag: Move around the page
P: Pen tool
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Editing points

Double-click a shape: Edit its points
Double-click the outline: Add a point
Shift-click: Select more points
Delete: Delete points
C / S / Y: Corner, smooth, symmetric
L / I: Straighten, add a point
B / J: Break here, join two ends
Alt drag a handle: Bend one side only
Shift drag: Keep to 45°
Esc: Done

Pen

Click / drag: Sharp point / curve
Click the first point: Close the shape
Enter or double-click: Finish the line
Backspace: Remove the last point
Shift: Keep to 45°