What Can I Make? — Laser Tool Finder
Tell us the job and we point you at the exact tool, its output and its cost before you spend a credit: photo engraving, scrollwork, 3D coins and maps.
Which laser tool fits the job you have?
- A job-to-tool index covering photo engraving, vector tracing, scrollwork, 3D coins, maps, boxes, puzzles and tumbler wraps.
- Credit cost and output format shown on every entry before you open the tool, including which tools are completely free.
- Plain-language search so you can look up the material or the object instead of the product name.
Laser engraving jobs and the tool that does each one
Credit costs are the published defaults; the live page reads current prices before you spend anything.
Create
Generate AI-assisted engraving and design files to move quickly from idea to laser-ready output.
- Fill a gun part, knife or panel with engraved scrollwork
The Fabricator · PNG, SVG · from 2 credits - Browse ready-made engraving styles instead of writing a prompt
The Fabricator — Style DNA · PNG, SVG · from 2 credits - Laser-mark a polymer magazine in light tones
The Fabricator — PMAG TONES · PNG, SVG, .lbrn2, DXF · 6 credits - Turn my own reference photos into a private house style
Style Foundry · Style DNA (Fabricator picker) · from 30 credits - Change one part of a design and keep the rest exactly as it is
Magic Edit · PNG · 4 credits - Design a challenge coin or medallion face
Coin Designer · PNG, SVG · from 2 credits - Engrave a map of a city, coastline or mountain range
Map Maker · SVG, PNG, .lbrn2 · 2 credits - Turn a depth map into a layered shadow-box scene
Vector Stacker · Scene · SVG, DXF, .lbrn2, scene.json · Free - Make a multi-layer stacked sign or layered wall art
Vector Stacker · SVG, DXF, .lbrn2 · AI art from 4 credits (stacking your own art is free) - Engrave inside a glass or crystal block
Crystal Fabricator · Point cloud · Free - Make a 3D coin — the artwork and its depth map together
Coin Designer — 3D mint · 16-bit depth PNG, 3D preview · from 7 credits - Turn a photo I already have into a 2.5D relief depth map
Depth Studio · 16-bit depth PNG · AI depth 6 credits (default relief mode is free) - V-carve lettering to an exact groove depth
V-Carve Text · 16-bit depth PNG · Free
Prep
Prepare photos and input media for repeatable, high-contrast laser results.
- Burn a photograph onto wood, slate or leather
Image Lab — Prep · PNG, .lbrn2 · Free - Turn a photo or logo into clean vector line art
Vector Artist · SVG, PNG, .lbrn2 · 8 credits - Cut the subject out of its background
Image Lab — Remove BG · PNG · 1 credit - Fix a photo that is too small or too soft to engrave
Image Lab — Upscale · PNG · 1 credit - Engrave something larger than the laser bed
Image Slicer · PNG tiles · Free
Make
Build precise cut-ready geometry and templates for physical production.
- Design a finger-joint box that actually fits together
Box Maker · SVG, DXF, .lbrn2 · Free - Make a holiday lantern with glowing cut-out art
Box Maker · SVG, DXF, .lbrn2 · Free - Cut a jigsaw puzzle
Puzzle Generator · SVG, .lbrn2 · Free - Wrap a design around a tumbler, bottle, or any cylinder
Wrap Studio · SVG · Free - Engrave 50 different names onto the same template
Bulk Personalizer · ZIP of SVGs · Free
Shop Operations
Run client jobs, sales workflows, and repeatable production work.
- Show a customer what it will look like before I burn it
Mockup Studio · PNG · 3 credits - Buy artwork that is already laser-ready
Laser-Ready Store · SVG, DXF, PDF, LBRN/LBRN2, AI, PNG, EPS or ZIP · Free - Ask what settings or approach to use for a specific job
AI Design Assistant · Guidance · 1 credit (free for subscribers)
Learn
Dial in the machine before the burn: tested settings, test grids, calculators and job sheets.
- Find tested speed and power settings for my material
Laser Data Library · Settings tables · Free - Get a specific colour on stainless or titanium
MOPA Predictor · Settings · Free - Burn a material test grid to find my own settings
Laser Lab — Calibration · .lbrn2 · Free - Turn a LightBurn file into a printable settings sheet
Burn Card · Printable report · Free - Package a job so someone else can run it exactly
Production Bridge · .lbrn2 package · Free - Generate a free LightBurn material test grid
Free LightBurn Test Grid · .lbrn2 · Free - Work out kerf, scaling or power without an account
Free Laser Calculators · Numbers · Free - Generate an EZCAD fiber/MOPA test card
EZCAD Test Card Export · DXF + CSV · Free
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Frequently asked questions about What Can I Make?
Does Reticle Red engrave items for me?
No. Reticle Red is software, not an engraving service. You bring the laser; the tools here produce the artwork, cut files, depth maps and machine settings you run on your own machine in LightBurn or whatever you already use.
Which tools are free?
Every client-side tool: photo prep and dithering, all laser calculators, the Laser Data Library, Box Maker, Puzzle Generator, Image Slicer, V-Carve Text, Wrap Studio, Bulk Personalizer, Burn Card and Production Bridge. Only server-side AI calls — pattern generation, vectorization, AI depth maps — consume credits.
How do I know what a tool costs before I use it?
Every entry on this page shows its credit cost up front, resolved from the same live pricing the credits page reads. Tools that make no AI call are marked FREE.
I want a depth map for a 3D coin — which tool?
The Coin Designer 3D mint. It is a two-stage pipeline that sculpts the coin artwork and generates the matching 16-bit depth map together, sized to a round blank. Depth Studio is the tool for turning a photo you already have into a relief depth map.
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