Official website: https://www.ulsinc.com/products/platforms/vls2-30dt

Machine Manual: vls230.pdf

Machine specifications:

• 25W RF laser source
• 400x300mm cutting area
• autofocus
• material library

Even if the machine has a small cutting area and a low power laser, it offers very good cutting quality. It also has the possibility to adjust the laser frequency to regulate the heat transmission. Engraving quality is also quite good, on par with Epilog lasers.

The machine can only be controlled by the laser software, and will be switched off automatically if the software is closed and/or the pc is disconnected.

The laptop close to the machine has all the required software installed to work with the machine.

• 1)open Corel Draw 11 by double-clicking on the desktop icon:

• 2)select the option to open graphics:

• 3)browse and open your files:

• 4)select the document units, (usually in mm):

• 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:

• 2)To change colour of strokes/fills it is sufficient to select a graphic element, and then to select a color from the colors bar on the right; a right click on the color will characterise the the stroke, a left click will characterise the fill. Black fills are considered as engravings. By default the Universal Laser Software UCP uses color mapping to order the different operations.

• 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:

• 2)it is possible to set the laser setting directly from the printing options in Corel Draw:

• 3)