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** You should see fewer direction lines, the laser cutter should use a less insane route now. | ** You should see fewer direction lines, the laser cutter should use a less insane route now. | ||
* The work-area in the LaserCut software is not an absolute representation of the laser cutter bed. The origin must be set relative to your design. | * The work-area in the LaserCut software is not an absolute representation of the laser cutter bed. The origin must be set relative to your design. | ||
** From the LaserCut application menu select [[ | ** From the LaserCut application menu select 'Laser/Set laser origin' | ||
[[File:Laser-Cutter-Screen-Origin-1.png|center|'Laser/Set laser origin']] | |||
** Move the 'target' cursor and click on the location on your design where you wish to position the origin (this is usually at the top right of the design) | ** Move the 'target' cursor and click on the location on your design where you wish to position the origin (this is usually at the top right of the design) | ||
** You may also [[ | ** You may also manually enter the position - the top corner of bed is located at (299, 559) | ||
[[File:Laser-Cutter-Screen-Origin-2.png|center|manually enter the position]] | |||
* Layers can be used in your design to provide combinations of different cut types and engrave options on a single piece. For example you may wish to cut out a key-ring and then engrave a name on it. | * Layers can be used in your design to provide combinations of different cut types and engrave options on a single piece. For example you may wish to cut out a key-ring and then engrave a name on it. | ||
** Each layer can be assigned different action, speed and power settings - consult the manual or the [[#Parameters_for_different_materials|wiki]] for appropriate settings. | ** Each layer can be assigned different action, speed and power settings - consult the manual or the [[#Parameters_for_different_materials|wiki]] for appropriate settings. | ||
** Finer control of layer power and speed settings is available by [[ | ** Finer control of layer power and speed settings is available by clicking on the layer. | ||
[[File:Laser-Cutter-Screen-Cut-options.png|center|clicking on the layer]] | |||
* '''Engraving''': | * '''Engraving''': | ||
** Try to align the bulk of the engraving with the short axis (y), the laser cutter seems to do passes in this direction only so if you have it aligned to the long (x) axis it will do many short passes rather than fewer longer ones, this can '''massively''' increase engraving time (minutes -> hours) | ** Try to align the bulk of the engraving with the short axis (y), the laser cutter seems to do passes in this direction only so if you have it aligned to the long (x) axis it will do many short passes rather than fewer longer ones, this can '''massively''' increase engraving time (minutes -> hours) | ||
