Wave Flow Abstract Vector Filter
Wave Flow is an optional creative preset that warps regions into flowing directional bands. 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.
Horizontal amplitude
Controls the maximum side-to-side displacement applied by the wave transformation.
Analogy: Like changing how far a flag can swing from side to side in the wind.
Vertical amplitude
Controls the maximum up-and-down displacement applied by the wave transformation.
Analogy: Like changing the height of waves moving across the surface of water.
Horizontal frequency
Controls how rapidly the up-and-down displacement repeats across the artwork's width, with higher values fitting more wave cycles into the same distance.
Analogy: Like fitting more wave crests along a rope without changing the rope's length.
Vertical frequency
Controls how rapidly the side-to-side displacement repeats down the artwork's height, with higher values fitting more wave cycles into the same distance.
Analogy: Like moving repeated contour lines closer together so more of them fit within the same height.
Phase
Shifts the starting position of the wave cycle without changing its amplitude or frequency.
Analogy: Like sliding a sheet of striped wallpaper sideways without changing the width or spacing of its stripes.