Hanna
Hobby · laser engraving · xTool
Wood coasters, key fobs, small gifts. The trial costs nothing, and with the XCS file she opens the order straight in xTool Creative Space.
Is Etchify for my shop?
Six common engraving and print scenarios. Pick the one closest to yours and you see what your customer does, which file you get and which setup is behind it.
Four examples, not customers
Four made-up shops as examples. Which one is closest to yours?
Marc
Business card and name plate printing
Wants customer designs with a fixed layout, no proofreading. Asks his AI which designs are up today and gets PDF/X-1a for the external printer.
Lisa
Wooden pendant studio
Many wood variants in the material library. Lisa downloads the XCS file, opens it in xTool Creative Space, the layers are already split; she sets speed and power herself.
GravurMeister
Premium engraving · pendants and tags · own software
High-value pieces and large orders. The per-item cap keeps the fee small on expensive pieces. Shopify’s orders/create webhook hands every order with design link, preview and dimensions to his own system — no setup in Etchify.
Six typical use cases
Each card shows what the customer does, which file you get and which setup is behind it.
Coaster and wooden gift shop
For: Solo workshop or small team with a laser
What your customer does
The customer picks a shape (round, square, cork), types text, a photo or a QR code and sees the engraving on oak, walnut or birch before ordering.
What you get
SVG for the laser and PNG as a preview. ZIP with material details for the order.
Setup
Mode: fill in a template · Materials: oak, walnut, birch, cork · Production: laser engraving
What Etchify does here:SetupDesignProduction
Business cards and name plates
For: Print shop that wants customer designs with a fixed layout, no proofreading
What your customer does
The customer types name, role, phone, email — your layout stays as it is. Logo upload optional, back side for two-sided cards.
What you get
PDF for the print shop (CMYK FOGRA39, 300 dpi, bleed) and SVG for engraved variants.
Setup
Mode: fill in a template · Materials: paper, metal, wood · Production: UV print or laser engraving
What Etchify does here:DesignProduction
Engraving studio — pendants and tags
For: Engraving shop with high-value pieces where the customer should design freely
What your customer does
Free design with all seven tools: text, shapes, draw, QR code. Preview on stainless steel, brass, acrylic and fine woods.
What you get
SVG for laser engraving, DXF for CNC. Back side for two-sided pieces.
Setup
Mode: design freely · Materials: stainless steel, brass, acrylic, fine woods · Production: laser engraving
What Etchify does here:SetupDesignProduction
Promo print — mugs, T-shirts, tote bags
For: Shop with sublimation, DTG or UV printing
What your customer does
Upload a logo, type text, pick brand colours. Print colours are converted to CMYK (FOGRA39) automatically; photo backgrounds are removed.
What you get
PNG at 300 dpi for sublimation, PDF for UV print, ZIP with material details.
Setup
Mode: adjust a template · Materials: mugs, cotton T-shirts, polyester totes · Production: print (sublimation or UV)
What Etchify does here:DesignProduction
Signs — plotter and vinyl
For: Sign shop cutting vinyl, plywood and acrylic on a plotter and a CO2 laser
What your customer does
The cut line is visible before ordering.
What you get
DXF for the plotter, SVG with separate layers for cut and score. Bleed margin per product.
Setup
Mode: adjust a template · Materials: vinyl, plywood, acrylic · Production: plotter or laser cut
What Etchify does here:DesignProduction
CNC workshop — made-to-measure furniture
For: Workshop with ShopBot, Carbide or similar CNC mills for furniture and signs
What your customer does
Series: the customer pastes a list of family names once and gets one cabinet panel per name. Every piece gets its own file.
What you get
DXF for the CNC mill, SVG for engraved details, ZIP with a list of which file belongs to which entry.
Setup
Fixed design with a list of names · Materials: fine woods, plywood, MDF · Production: laser engraving with DXF for CNC
What Etchify does here:SetupProduction
Etchify replaces these app stacks
Three combinations shops glue together today — and what Etchify brings on its own.
Wood laser engraving with xTool P2
Solo workshop or small studio working with xTool D1 or P2.
Today
- a personalization app with a per-item fee
- Rebuilding files by hand in XCS
With Etchify
Etchify with an XCS file, layers split per cut mode, production settings per product.
Printed apparel · sublimation or DTG
T-shirt, tote or mug shop with a sublimation or DTG printer.
Today
- a personalization app with product caps
- Converting to CMYK by hand in a graphics program
- A separate PDF/X-1a check in Acrobat
With Etchify
Etchify with CMYK-TIFF (FOGRA39) and PDF/X-1a straight from the customer design. No product caps.
Workshop with several methods
Workshop combining engraving, print, CNC and cutting in one store.
Today
- one app for the 3D preview
- a second app for print-ready files
- Own scripts for DXF
With Etchify
Etchify with every file format, REST API and AI setup on every plan. The per-item cap protects on expensive orders.
Don't see your use case?
Etchify supports two production methods — laser engraving and printing — with CNC, cutting and Cricut output formats, on any material you configure. If your shop is engraving or printing for customers, it works.