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Revision as of 16:01, 20 June 2024
, 20 June→Customize material settings
If you are not sure if your laser job will go off your material. You can open the lid of the laser to check your job. With the lid open, a job will go through the movements without firing the laser itself. The laser on a machine like ours is invisible to our eyes, as it is in the infrared spectrum. You may see a pointer; this is a low power laser used to see where the beam will land. If a laser job stopped randomly, you can use the lid to continue it where you left off. Holding the lid open until the point where the laser stopped and then closing it will continue the job.
If you are not sure if your laser job will go off your material. You can open the lid of the laser to check your job. With the lid open, a job will go through the movements without firing the laser itself. The laser on a machine like ours is invisible to our eyes, as it is in the infrared spectrum. You may see a pointer; this is a low power laser used to see where the beam will land. If a laser job stopped randomly, you can use the lid to continue it where you left off. Holding the lid open until the point where the laser stopped and then closing it will continue the job.
== [[Creating Digital technologies/Laser cutting/Laser cutting- Intermediate/Customize material settings|Customize material settings]] ==
== [[Digital technologies/Laser cutting/Laser cutting- Intermediate/Customize material settings|Customize material settings]] ==
When you send a job to the laser cutter, you must customize the setting to the material you are using. These settings are split into two sections, those for rastering and those for vectoring. While we have suggested settings for many materials, sometimes a different result is desired. By changing these settings, you can drastically change the results of your laser job.
When you send a job to the laser cutter, you must customize the setting to the material you are using. These settings are split into two sections, those for rastering and those for vectoring. While we have suggested settings for many materials, sometimes a different result is desired. By changing these settings, you can drastically change the results of your laser job.