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Getting started
Your first project, from idea to a previewed production file.
- What is DIYCutLab?DIYCutLab turns an idea, a picture or a template into checked, real-size files for printing, cutting machines and lasers, and explains how to make the finished piece.
- How to create your first projectA five-minute walk from an empty screen to a checked design with a price, using the real studio controls.
- Create a design using AIDescribe what you want to make and get an editable first draft. Learn what the assistant can draw, what it assumes and how to check its work.
- Start with a blank canvasOpen an empty canvas with the right process, paper or bed size, and understand what the canvas size means for your files.
- Customize an existing templateOpen a box, organizer, name sign or coaster template in the studio and change its size, thickness, text and options while the joints regenerate.
- Upload a photo or sketchTurn a logo, drawing or high-contrast photo into editable cutting outlines with the image tracer, and set its real size.
- Import an SVG or DXF fileBring existing vector artwork into the studio as editable outlines on the right layers, confirm its real size and see what could not be imported.
- Preview your first production fileUse the Generate files wizard to see the exact geometry, layers, sheets and files your package will contain before you pay anything.