We will skip option a) since it is pretty straightforward and not relevant for this article and go straight for the next one which is… Run Windows on a Mac But even so, for any serious designing you will need to use proper vector drawing app because control software is just not as capable (which is understandable, it’s not meant to be a drawing software). There are few laser controlling software that offers some designing capabilities and in recent years they got better from designing point of view. Now, before we get started it’s important to make a distinction between laser control software (which is software that communicates with laser cutting machine) and laser design software (app used to create graphics). Luckily, technology and software are developing rapidly so in this day and age there are plenty of options (paid and free) to choose from if you are not Windows OS user. Go for an expensive top brand machine that comes with proprietary “print drivers” for Mac OS.

Run Windows in a virtual machine-based environment on a Mac or.Buy a cheap PC and install windows on it (popular option even today because you probably don’t want to keep your Mac in the workshop).If you were a Mac user trying to get into laser cutting a couple of years ago your options regarding software would have been quite limited.

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