Welcome to MITHRAS LASER
THINGS HAVE CHANGED FOR THE 24/25 ACADEMIC YEAR
Mithras Laser is now a bureau service. The average turn around time for jobs is 4 days.
Always allow enough time for your files to be cut, we DO NOT offer a same day or rushed service.
The materials we stock have changed, check out our new range. Some materials such as MDF have been discontinued (due to the smoke blocking our expensive filters really quickly and it leaving a sticky residue all over the inside of the machine).
Mithras Laser is the UOB in house laser cutting service, located in Mithras House. We aim to offer a 3 working day turnaround laser cutting service calculated from when we receive payment for your job. We endeavour to make Mithras Laser affordable only charging for materials, no cost is added to your jobs for cutting time.
Laser cutting is a really powerful model making tool when used appropriately, to add features and detail to your models. It should not be the only tool used when creating a model.
For large jobs (2 sheets+ or highly detailed sheets) please contact us in advance. We reserve the right to refuse jobs that will take a long time as they significantly reduce our ability to provide an efficient service to other students.
How to order
Prepare your file following the Preparing Your Design instructions
Send your file, correctly named to l.cutter@brighton.ac.uk
Your file will be checked by one of the Technical Team, within 1 working day
If your file has errors…..
we will notify you with in 1 working day that changes need to be made.
You will need to correct the file and resend it
If your file is correct…….
a payment link will be sent within 1 working day for you to make payment.
Once payment is received, we will cut your job, this could take up to 3 days.
Finished jobs will be placed on the Mithras Laser Collection shelf in the Reprographics Office, Level 3 Mithras House.
Prepping Your Designs
1. Sizing
The Mithras Laser bed size is 800mm x 450mm, this is the largest size of material we can cut. The sheet sizes of our stocked materials vary, please see Mithras Laser Material & Price List for dimensions.
2. File Layout
Set up a template to the correct dimensions to layout your designs, layout all the items you would like cut with the correct cut options.
Remember that the sheet size varies for different materials.
Some materials are charged per 1/4 of a sheet. Layout your design efficiently.
All materials sizes are listed on the Mithras Laser Material & Price List.
It is important that you don’t have duplicate lines on top of each other in your file, they will affect the finished result of your job.
3. Cut Options
There are three different cuts we can perform on the Mithras Lasers; 'Cut Through, 'Score Line' and 'Raster Engrave'. To show us what type of cut you require, use one of the following options for each element of your design.
Cut Through
This is a cut that goes all the way through the material. You must use the following settings in your design file:
• Stroke / line weight = 0.01mm or hairline
• Colour: RGB red (255, 0, 0)
Score Line
This is a cut line that just marks the surface of the material and does not go all the way through. We have a standard optimised depth that marks the surface. You must use the following settings in your design file:
• Stroke / line weight = 0.01mm or hairline
• Colour: RGB blue (0, 0, 255)
Raster engrave
This is when you require a filled area on the surface of the material to be engraved. You must use the following settings in your design file:
• Stroke / line weight = none
• Engraved areas should have black fill
• Colour: RGB black (0, 0, 0)
4. Materials Range
We have a wide range of materials to choose from. Please see the Mithras Laser Material & Price List.
5. Saving your files
Your files should be saved using the following name layout:
"MaterialThickness_MaterialType_YourFullName”
For example:
3mm_BlackGlossAcrylic_FredFlintstone
6. File type
We require a vector file saved in .dxf or .svg or .pdf format. All files need to be in RGB colour mode.
If you are using Vectorworks to create a .pdf, you will need to send us an unlocked file. Upload it here and then send: https://www.ilovepdf.com/unlock_pdf
Mithras Laser Material & Price List
