Full Color Stencil Art with Halftoning

Step 4 Cut

• Open the .DWG file in Autocad
• You might have to Select All and hit "Explode" depending on what version of Illustrator and what version of Autocad you're using
• Select the appropriate line weight and color (in my case, 0" and Cyan)
• Send to the laser cutter, making sure that the color you've selected corresponds to the proper settings for cutting the material you've chosen.

Repeat the last two steps for the Magenta, Yellow and Black jpgs. The only difference between them will be in the halftoning step: when you halftone, you need to change the angle of Channel 1. For Cyan, 108, Magenta, 162, Yellow, 90, and Black 45; otherwise the four halftones will line up and overlap.

Instead of doing the four colors separately, I did all the Illustrator work in one step so I could make sure they were aligned. I added a rectangle around the perimeter that would help me align them when spraying. Another alternative: try adding four small dots near the corners.