many different systems are described in our patents and co pending applications for using a laser to form of multiple different effects on materials these effects maybe formed on materials that are being laser machined u201c in bulk u201d i e materials which are machines in large rolls such as 60 inch roles or the like many different effects are known and described the system as described herein also enables special advantages which are not possible using conventional techniques in this embodiment the pattern is stored in a memory 345 that is associated with the computer 340 this memory may store information about running lengths of patterns these patterns that may differ within the overall pattern for example the memory may store as shown in fig5 a first file part 500 which indicates 250 yards of the pattern called matrix the next file in the memory may indicate 100 yards of the pattern called wire bottom in 352 the next length 354 may be 500 yards of the pattern called x this information is read by the computer 510 and the information is sent to computer 510 and from computer 510 is sent to a numerically controlled laser of the type described in our previous patents this numerically controlled laser may lase patterns onto the material by controlling the energy density per unit time in a way that does not undesirably damage the material the result of lasing the shown as the material web 530 this one continuous web which may be a 60 inch or greater width material of any textile but preferably denim has a 250 yard section of matrix shown as 542 100 yards section of wine bottom shown as 544 and 500.