Tools/Laser cutter
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* the laser should show it has receive3d the file | * the laser should show it has receive3d the file | ||
* press the green button to start | * press the green button to start | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 27 August 2020
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The HEI owns 2 laser cutting machines:
- a 40 W xxx in AE07
- a xx W xxx in Cxxx
The machines are seen as printers. The xxx printer driver allows to transfer the drawings to the laser cutter. The printer driver recognizes xxx specific colors which are translated into laser power and speed values.
Preparing for print
From Inkscape
- Make sure to have everything drawn to the base colors known by the printer.
- Set-up the page size to match the pint bed's.
- Transform all the lines foreseen for cutting to a width smaller than 0.01 mm.
- Save the drawing as a PDF and open it with a PDF viewer.
Printing
- power-on the laser cutter
- in AE07 (only ?) power-on the ventilation system
- print the file, verify the printer settings
- the laser should show it has receive3d the file
- press the green button to start
