Inkqubo ye-photochemical metal etching iqala ngokudalwa koyilo usebenzisa i-CAD okanye i-Adobe Illustrator.Nangona uyilo linyathelo lokuqala kwinkqubo, ayisosiphelo sezibalo zekhompyuter.Emva kokuba unikezelo lugqityiwe, ubukhulu bentsimbi bunqunywe kunye nenani leenqununu eziya kufakwa kwiphepha, into efunekayo yokunciphisa iindleko zokuvelisa.