Using Cuttle with Glowforge
Make a Personalized Ornament with Cuttle and Glowforge
1. Personalize in Cuttle
- Open the Dog Bone Ornament template
- Click Customize this template
- Personalize your name and other options
- Click Download SVG
This design has 3 different operations that we will assign in Glowforge: Engrave for the year and the paw, Score for the lines between letters, and Cut to cut the final pieces from our material.
2. Upload to Glowforge App
- Click Upload from file
- Select the SVG file you downloaded from Cuttle
Note: If cut lines appear dashed, drag them into the work area first.
3. Choose settings
Using a Glowforge preset:
- Select your material
- Set the operations to Engrave, Score, and Cut
If you’re using a material that’s not in the Glowforge library, you can set the material settings manually. Use these settings as a starting point, then fine tune:
- Engrave: full speed / full power
- Score: 125 speed / 20 power
- Cut: 147 speed / full power
4. Cut both layers
This ornament has 2 layers.
- Move the layer you don’t want to cut outside the work area
- Print the first layer and move it outside the work area once complete
- Bring the second layer into the work area, swap materials and print the second layer
5. Assemble
- Attach double sided glue behind first layer (Federico uses DualTite Adhesive - use code CUTTLE10 for 10% off)
- Remove protective film, align back layer, and gently press to attach
- Tie a loop through the hole with about 12 inches of string
Your ornament is ready to hang ✨
Optional: before clicking Download SVG, choose Glowforge from the Optimize for Device menu. This ensures that Glowforge completes inside cuts first.
How to Score with Glowforge
Glowforge’s interface has built-in settings for scoring.
In the left panel, click the layer you want to score and then change the setting from “Cut” to “Score”.
