Laser Cutter Instructions and Workflow: Difference between revisions
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* Set the piece size accordingly, or just set to 24” by 12” and set the art board within the vector application to 24” by 12” and then position the cutting/engraving image within the art board in). | * Set the piece size accordingly, or just set to 24” by 12” and set the art board within the vector application to 24” by 12” and then position the cutting/engraving image within the art board in). | ||
* Raster settings (for engraving) are applied to strokes within the image that’s over a hairline (as defined above), while vector settings (for cutting) are applied to hairlines. If you have a combo image, you’ll have to set both. These settings depend on the material properties and thickness and there is a handy reference [[Laser settings]] chart on the wall with commonly used materials. | * Raster settings (for engraving) are applied to strokes within the image that’s over a hairline (as defined above), while vector settings (for cutting) are applied to hairlines. If you have a combo image, you’ll have to set both. These settings depend on the material properties and thickness and there is a handy reference [[Laser settings]] chart on the wall with commonly used materials. | ||
* Set “Engrave Direction” to “Bottom Up” as cutting in that manner works better with the airflow through the machine. | * Set “Engrave Direction” to “Bottom Up” as cutting in that manner works better with the airflow through the machine. *It doesn't make much difference. | ||
* Dithering settings can usually be left alone, except in the cases of specialized images. | * Dithering settings can usually be left alone, except in the cases of specialized images. | ||
* “Vector Sorting”, which determines which cuts are made first should be checked. Generally optimize is fine. | * “Vector Sorting”, which determines which cuts are made first should be checked. Generally optimize is fine. Concentric however, prevents small inner cuts from becoming out of register to the outer cuts, which can result from bits falling away from the material and shifting a bit to the side before the cuts are done. | ||
* Frequency Automatic can generally be left alone. | * Frequency Automatic can generally be left alone. | ||
* Click OK. | * Click OK. | ||
