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Panel Splitter — Complete Tutorial

Split designs larger than your laser bed into aligned panels. Adds registration marks so pieces assemble perfectly after cutting.

What you'll make

Two or more aligned panels that, when assembled, form a design larger than your laser bed — with registration marks for perfect alignment.

Step 1 — Upload your SVG design

Import the SVG you want to split. The tool shows the design dimensions and flags if it exceeds your bed size.

Step 2 — Enter your laser bed dimensions

Enter your laser bed's usable cutting area (not the machine frame size). Leave a margin of 5–10 mm from the edges for safe clamping.

Step 3 — Set tile overlap

Choose an overlap of 5–15 mm. This creates shared area between adjacent tiles where the design lines continue, helping you align pieces accurately.

Step 4 — Set registration marks

Enable cross-hair registration marks (recommended). These are small crosses outside the design area that you align across tiles when assembling the full piece.

Step 5 — Preview the tile grid

Check the tile count and layout. For a 1200 × 600 mm sign on a 600 × 400 mm bed you'd get a 2 × 2 grid of 4 tiles.

Step 6 — Export individual tiles

Export each tile as a separate SVG. Cut tile-by-tile, aligning the registration marks between passes. Assemble and glue the panels after cutting.


Pro tips

Tip 1: Label the back of each panel with a marker before removing from the bed — it's easy to lose orientation.

Tip 2: Cut registration marks as a score (low power) not a full cut, so they don't create holes in the finished piece.

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