Staggered Mosaic Abstract Vector Filter
Staggered Mosaic is an optional creative preset that rebuilds regions as offset tile-like blocks. It uses Rasterizer's normal swatch, job-processing, and export logic.
Best use
Start with artwork that has a recognizable subject, strong contrast, or clearly separated color regions so the abstract effect has useful structure to transform. The effect is intentionally interpretive, so test it with reduced processing dimensions before committing to a detailed export.
Controls
The preset panel exposes only the parameters supported by this filter. Depending on the preset and source artwork, more aggressive or denser settings can increase processing time, memory use, and vector-object count.
Output
The transformed geometry remains organized according to its matching Rasterizer swatches. In a Material Library-backed job, it is placed on the corresponding LightBurn layers configured with the matched cut settings. Inspect the generated .svg file and, when produced, the .lbrn2 LightBurn project before engraving.
Control reference
Ranges and defaults below come directly from the current filter implementation.
Tile size
Controls the width and height of the mosaic blocks, with larger values producing larger and fewer tiles across the artwork.
Analogy: Like choosing between many small bathroom mosaic tiles and a smaller number of large floor tiles.
Gap
Controls the empty spacing between cells, tiles, or facets, with larger values widening the seams and reducing the filled area.
Analogy: Like widening the grout lines between floor tiles while leaving the tiles in place.
Stagger
Offsets every other tile row by a fraction of the tile width, where 0 keeps rows aligned and 0.5 creates a half-tile brick pattern.
Analogy: Like shifting every other row of graph-paper squares to create the repeating bond pattern of a brick wall.