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The long-running tools (such as "Preview" and "Calculate time") have no cancel button but pressing escape seems to exit them fine. | The long-running tools (such as "Preview" and "Calculate time") have no cancel button but pressing escape seems to exit them fine. | ||
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| + | == Demo Notes == | ||
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| + | Demo can export .MOL but perhaps not with the Soft Dog drivers installed or if it was recently connected to the laser cutter and the machine was not restarted. | ||
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| + | Saving in the demo: | ||
| + | * Can save ECP files on exit or if selecting "New" from File menu. | ||
| + | * Unite Lines are saved if ECP is imported again, but the laser cut/engrave/etc. settings for speed and power are lost | ||
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| + | If the program continually crashes importing, the INI file has become corrupt (perhaps on a crash of the program). Copying the original again by running the bat file fixes this. | ||
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| + | == Tessellate == | ||
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| + | Select the option '''Set array output options''' from the toolbar. | ||
== Colours == | == Colours == | ||
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== Machine Settings == | == Machine Settings == | ||
| − | To follow. | + | To follow. Note that all the settings (including for instance the air nozzle blow) |
[[Category:Laser Cutter]] | [[Category:Laser Cutter]] | ||
Revision as of 16:14, 26 May 2014
This page will detail how to get the best out of LaserCut.
What is a cut versus and engrave?
The only difference of the two is that an engrave covers a bounded area with lots of small cuts. This means you can "engrave" lines into something using just cuts of a lower power.
Quirky Notes
The software has some oddities - there are things hidden behind scroll bars and please note: the enter key never saves settings (in many cases) so you must click "Ok" to save things.
Also at the moment the word "Download" really should be "Upload".
The long-running tools (such as "Preview" and "Calculate time") have no cancel button but pressing escape seems to exit them fine.
Demo Notes
Demo can export .MOL but perhaps not with the Soft Dog drivers installed or if it was recently connected to the laser cutter and the machine was not restarted.
Saving in the demo:
- Can save ECP files on exit or if selecting "New" from File menu.
- Unite Lines are saved if ECP is imported again, but the laser cut/engrave/etc. settings for speed and power are lost
If the program continually crashes importing, the INI file has become corrupt (perhaps on a crash of the program). Copying the original again by running the bat file fixes this.
Tessellate
Select the option Set array output options from the toolbar.
Colours
To follow.
Machine Settings
To follow. Note that all the settings (including for instance the air nozzle blow)