Tutorials

Illustrated, step-by-step guides for the Reticle Red tool suite — from multi-part projects in The Fabricator to prepping and exporting laser-ready files.

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Real-World Fabricator Walkthrough

Step-by-step guide engraving a custom part

The Fabricator · 6 min

The Fabricator: Getting Started

AI laser engraving, start to finish — in four steps

The Fabricator · 5 min

Multi-Part Sets

Fabricate every part of one job in a single matched style

The Fabricator · 6 min

V-Carve Text: Depth Maps from Any Font

Exact V-groove depth maps, free and instant, with no AI in the loop

V-Carve Text · 5 min

Coin Designer: 2D & 3D Minting

Mint custom commemorative coins with custom text and styles

Coin Designer · 6 min

Neural Relief & Depth Map Mastery

Turn any photo into a 16-bit geometric height map for 2.5D engraving

Neural Relief · 7 min

Map Maker: City & Relief Contour Maps

Turn any location into a layered city, topographic, or bathymetric laser map

Map Maker · 5 min

Image Lab: Photo Prep

Turn any photo into a laser-ready dithered image

Image Lab · 5 min

Image Lab: Neural Upscale

AI-enhance any image to 4K for sharper engraving

Image Lab · 4 min

Image Lab: Background Remover

AI subject isolation → clean transparent PNGs

Image Lab · 4 min

Image Lab: AI Vector Artist

Turn a photo into clean line art — PNG + SVG

Image Lab · 4 min

Image Lab: Image Slicer

Tile oversized art for multi-pass engraving

Image Lab · 4 min

Vector Stacker: Layered SVG Art

Separate any design into layered, interlocking SVG cuts

Vector Stacker · 6 min

Laser Lab & MOPA Color Calibration

Calculate parameters, generate settling delays, and predict MOPA colors

Laser Lab · 5 min

Box Maker: Parametric Jointed Cuts

Create laser-ready interlocking finger-joint boxes

Box Maker · 4 min

Puzzle Generator: Jigsaw Cut Lines

Turn any photo into interlocking vector puzzle pieces

Puzzle Generator · 4 min

Crystal Fabricator: Sub-Surface Modeling

Generate 3D point cloud files for internal glass engraving

Crystal Fabricator · 4 min

Shop Manager: Quoting & Inventory

Manage customers, inventory, and legal e-signatures

Shop Manager · 5 min

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