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====== Universal Laser VLS2.3DT ====== | ====== Universal Laser VLS2.3DT ====== | ||
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Official website: [[https:// | Official website: [[https:// | ||
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The laptop close to the machine has all the required software installed to work with the machine. | The laptop close to the machine has all the required software installed to work with the machine. | ||
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* 1)open Corel Draw 11 by double-clicking on the desktop icon: | * 1)open Corel Draw 11 by double-clicking on the desktop icon: | ||
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* 2)select the option to open graphics: | * 2)select the option to open graphics: | ||
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* 3)browse and open your files: | * 3)browse and open your files: | ||
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* 4)select the document units, (usually in mm): | * 4)select the document units, (usually in mm): | ||
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- | * 5)every line that is a red Hairline will be considered as a cut, to make lines Hairlines select | + | === Preparing |
- | {{:documentation: | + | * 1)every line that is a red Hairline will be considered as a cut, to make lines Hairlines select the line and then change the line width on the drop down menu shown in the following picture: |
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- | {{: | + | === Send a job to UCP (universal Control Panel) === |
- | {{:documentation: | + | * 1)from Corel Draw, the Universal Laser is seen as a paper printer. To send a job to the UCP software it is therefore necessary to click print: |
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- | {{:documentation: | + | * 2)it is possible to set the laser setting directly from the printing options in Corel Draw: |
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+ | * 3)there are 2 ways of selecting the laser settings, one is to use the material database, the other to set the individual settings manually; to use the material database click on the first option tab (" | ||
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+ | * 4)instead, if you would like to setup the settings manually, you can click on the second tab (" | ||
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+ | * 5) once the settings have been selected, it is sufficient to click on Print to send the job to UCP: | ||
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+ | === Launching a job === | ||
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+ | * 1)once the job has been sent to UCP, it is necessary to open the UCP software to visualise and launch it; the icon of UCP is on the desktop: | ||
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- | {{: | + | * 2)once the software loads up, the first step is to power on the machine by clicking on the power button on the top right; after clokcing the button you should hear the machine switching on, if not there' |
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+ | * 3)clicking on the focus view button will allow you to click on any point of the job preview to move the laser head into the clicked position; the laser head has a red laser pointer, making it easier to check the position relative to the job preview to check you are cutting on top of the material: | ||
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+ | * 4)clicking on the relocate view allows to relocate the job design to another position; this is particularly useful to quickly move the job to the position of the laser pointer to make sure the laser will cut in the desired area: | ||
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+ | * 5)once the settings are set, you can place the material inside the machine: | ||
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+ | * 6) you can check the focus view position by checking the pointer of the laser head, and adjust it until you have it into the desired location: | ||
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- | {{: | + | * 7)once the desired position has been reached and the material has been placed inside the laser cutter, by clicking the big Play button the job will be launched. Before you start is important to make sure you started the air assist with the foot switch. The machine filter starts and stops automatically. |
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- | {{:documentation: | + | * 8) both the Play button and the physical pause button in the machine will allow you to pause and to resume a job: |
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