6C6879-LASER-MM

Chapter 1: Installation driver for laser engraving machine

Laser engraving machine, manufactured using the control panel, all free to install the driver, without requiring the user to manually install the driver!

Chapter 2: laser engraving machine initialization settings

Our laser engraving software, support different coordinate systems, different resolutions, different format, different control board laser engraving machine, laser engraving machine specific initialization settings to match the real parameters of the laser engraving machine,but also to improve the user experience. We give two examples to illustrate the need for laser engraving machine initialization settings.

Example 1, if the the engraving software are designed in accordance with the origin in the upper left corner of the way, the software used in the upper right corner of the laser engraving machine, will be very awkward: engraving machine is run right on the computer screen to the left in Figurethe figure to the right engraving machine is left to run.

Example 2, if you do not format laser engraving machine is initialized, drag the graphics on the computer screen, drag a distance of more than the actual format of the laser engraving machine, laser engraving machine will run out of the format range, dramaticcrash.

Laser engraving machine initialization settings window as shown below:Note: laser engraving machine initialization settings, is to set the properties of a laser engraving machine, laser engraving machine for example, users belonging to the origin in the upper right corner, you need to specify the location of its origin to the upper right origin. Below, we described various settings.

I am at the existing A / B / M three series of control board (the future will gradually developed other series motherboard). Which A/B/B1 belongs to a series of compatible M/M1 belongs to another compatible family. Echigo the same series compatible motherboard, in more advanced, the firmware: For example A/B/B1 control panel, B1 motherboard firmware B advanced motherboard the advanced motherboard firmware B than A motherboard.Note: 1, A/B/B1 motherboard board exactly the same, M/M1 motherboard board is exactly the same: that is compatible with the same series motherboards, the circuit board is exactly the same, the only difference is that the internal firmware of the motherboard different;2, if the control panel model will set error, laser engraving machine demonstration (very slow). With one exception: the same series compatible control board, more advanced motherboard is set to the low-level motherboard compatible use. Example, B1 motherboard can be set to B motherboard use M1 motherboard can be set to use on the Main Board of the M, and not vice-versa. Follow backward compatibility, the principle of forward.

Laser engraving machine production in recent years, the logical resolution of 1000dpi or 1016dpi. Logical resolution is set incorrectly, does not match the actual size of the sculpture the size of the output with graphics. For example, the 1000dpi laser engraving machine, If set to 2000dpi, the carving out size will be enlarged doubled!

A / B / M-series motherboard is designed according to the theoretical speed of 500mm / s, that is, its theoretical maximum speed is 500 mm / s, but in fact what speed can reach a engraving machine, but also outside of the motherboardof factors: track performance is good or bad, motor performance, good or bad, the level of the supply voltage of the motor drive, and so on. Some laser engraving machine manufacturers feedback to me at the highest speed data is 480mm / s, which has been close to the theoretical speed.

The coordinate system of the logical device, generally have the origin in the upper left corner in the top right corner of the origin, the origin in the lower left corner of the origin in the lower right corner of the four categories, all our laser engraving software support. How do I know own laser engraving machine is a kind of coordinate system? To open laser engraving machine power (not connected to the computer), if the laser head and finally stopped in the upper left corner of the laser engraving machine, the location of its origin should select the top-left, the same token, if the laser head and finally stopped at the upper right corner of the laser engraving machine , the position of the origin should choose the right upper origin. And so on.If the position of the origin is set incorrectly, will not cause any problems, but the experience is not good. For example, the upper right origin of laser engraving machine, the position of the origin is set to become a top-left, then move the graphics on the computer, the user left the mobile graphics engraving machine is run right, moved to the right graphic engraving machine happens but left to run; Then there engraving orthography was carved out against the word, carved out of the sculpture against the word has chosen orthography. This experience is very awkward to set the position of the origin, is to use the experience, not awkward.Note: Some laser engraving software does not have the concept of the device coordinate system (in fact, only one class of device coordinate system), it is very awkward to use. Because users may want to always bear in mind: to move left on a computer graphic, laser engraving machine is moved to the right, on a computer that is against the word, carving out is the orthography.

Usually, we referred to the direction of movement of the laser head (car) X-axis, Y-axis direction as the direction of movement of the beam. Under normal circumstances, the X-axis accustomed to using the left and right direction, Y-axis habit of using the up and down direction. Sometimes, however, in order to be more convenient (eg convenient exhaust) or To optimize mechanical structure (such as 600mm x 900mm format laser engraving machine, beam design in 600mm direction than the design 900mm direction of the span of 1/3, the weight of small 1/3, kinematic performance will undoubtedly better), may be designed for the vertical direction of the X-axis, while the Y-axis is designed as a right-left direction. Mechanical changes in the structure of the laser engraving machine, laser engraving software can not distinguish between the user on the computer when you move around graphics, engraving machine is running up and down, move up and down graphics, computer engraving machine is running around, experience is awkward.The laser head is running on the beams (Y-axis), if the beam is upright laser engraving machine, laser head up and down (vertical) movement patterns should be elect laser head horizontal [vertical] movement patterns, or laser head left and right (horizontal) movement patterns, do not election.Note: This setting, in fact, is to tell the laser engraving software, the mechanical structure of the laser engraving machine, X and Y axes are swapped.

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If the motherboard did not enter verification code input errors, engraving software will not be able to send data to the laser engraving machine, laser engraving machine will not work. Motherboard verification code consists of 16 characters: all the letters of the alphabet must be uppercase, all the 0 is the number zero, but not the letters of the alphabet O!

Laser engraving machine mechanical origin and the origin of the page. Laser engraving machine when the power is turned on power-on initialization, the laser head will run to the mechanical origin (the location of the origin of the previously mentioned, refers to the mechanical position of the origin). Laser engraving machine plotter with the mechanical section of the frame member, the frame edge region can not be calculated within the engraving format, because the laser engraving machine can not work from the machine origin position. Get rid of the box side of the plotter, laser engraving machine engraving format, this is the logical page. The origin of the page is the starting position of the logical page. The following diagram to illustrate the top-left of the laser engraving machine.

Run around in the laser head laser engraving machine: the the page origin-X is the horizontal distance of mechanical origin and the origin of the page, the page origin-Y is the mechanical origin and the origin of the page vertical distance.Run for the laser head laser engraving machine: the distance of the origin of the page-X is the vertical distance of mechanical origin and the origin of the page, the page origin-Y is the level of mechanical origin and the origin of the page.Settings page origin, is to make laser engraving machine work origin to the origin of the page, rather than the mechanical origin of the origin of the work, because the mechanical origin of the laser engraving machine is effective engraving area. Settings page origin is simple: Modify the page origin-X, the page origin-Y value, the laser head just stopped at the position of the origin of the page to the following figure.

Set the origin of the page is to remove the plotter frame part, because the border is not a valid part of the engraving area, remove the frame part, is effective engraving area in the sculpture manager, just in proportion mapping effective engraving area size plotter invalid without tube of the frame part.Page size-X, page dimensions-Y is the format of the actual engraving laser engraving machine to remove the invalid frame part, has been indicated in FIG, the meaning should be clear at a glance. Why do I need to set the page size? Set the page size in order to accurately limit the range of motion of the engraving machine, otherwise the user drag on the computer graphics, laser engraving machine after him, it is possible to run out of range the event of a crash. On the other hand, the user carved, whether beyond the actual laser engraving machine engraving format, before carving can accurately on a computer (the carving Manager) observed, and not wait until carving a half, the occurrence of crash, and know that this is too much, beyond the engraving format.An example to show the origin of the page and the page size is set to the top-left of the plotter. Laser engraving machine can use other types of plotters and so on, the principle is: the origin of the page is removed from the logical plotter invalid frame part, the size of the page is to the Plotter remove invalid frame part after the actual engraving format. Because the vast majority of laser engraving software is the origin of the page, the concept of the size of the page (without the concept of the logical page), so some users this several settings confusing. In fact, plotters, printers, scanners and other computer peripherals, are dependent on the logical page work, laser engraving machine as a printer-like computer peripherals, the same need to create a logical page. Why the user with the printer, do not set the parameters of the logical page? Because each printer drivers are fixed, logical page set by the printer driver default, there is no need to manage. Our laser engraving software, to be applied to different manufacturers, different brands, different coordinate systems, different format, different mechanical structure of the laser engraving machine, can not be the default, so it is necessary for the specific laser engraving machine, set.Note: We offer factory initialization function, that is, by laser engraving machine manufacturer of laser engraving machine initialization settings, you do not control these settings to buy laser engraving machine, laser engraving software, had initialization parameters set by the manufacturers.

The default setting is only idle, that is, laser engraving software engraving and looting of resources of any program, does not affect the smooth running of any program before it is implemented only when the computer is idle. Engraving, for example, users continue to layout the next graphic engraving old thread competition for resources, user typesetting card will feel from time to time, performed when set to idle, the effect is like carving thread does not exist.Note: If the computer is very busy, almost no free time, carving thread rarely have the opportunity to perform. Carving thread main function is to send the engraving data to the laser engraving machine, engraving thread does not have the opportunity to perform, is equivalent to not have a chance to send the engraving data to the laser engraving machine, laser engraving machine will stop and wait engraving thread to send data. If the laser engraving machine is frequently stopped to wait for the engraving data, carving thread's priority level is too low, and should increase the level of priority. If we raise the priority of a thread of a sculpture, engraving machine is still frequently stopped to wait for the data, then the program running on the computer too much, you should close some programs. If you only occasionally stopped to wait for the data, completely ignore them.

\ Laser engraving machine in the factory by factory calibrated and adjusted, however, manufacturers are relying on experience calibrated, because in addition to our laser engraving software, yet to see other laser engraving software, integrated laser engraving machine calibrated module. The bi-carved accuracy is calibrated focus of the laser engraving machine, laser engraving software specifically integrates the function. Why sometimes you want to adjust the accuracy of the bi-directional carving it?The following figure

Bi-engraving, laser engraving machine is from left to right turns carving, from right to left engraving. If we carved a vertical line, as shown from left to right in the engraving (black, blue indicates engraving from right to left):

Those factors will lead to bi-directional carving are not well aligned? First, the mechanical precision; Second, laser switching delay. Mechanical precision we do not have to say, because it is obvious, our analysis under laser switch delay, as shown below: from left to right engraving, laser opened in the A position, but because the laser is not to say that open open but will be delayed for a period of time (the laser power indicators of response speed, the longer the delay time, that is, the slower the response), but the laser head is constant speed running, so actually go to the B position of the laser head, the laser before really open. From right to left when carving, if the laser is in the A position to open, but because the delay of the laser switch is actually only really opened the laser head to go to the C position. Original starting position of the engraving in the A position, but it became B, C, position B, the distance between the position C, the laser power supply delay to bring the inverse process error!

Flyback error how to fix it? First of all, we inverse process of compensation is set to 0 (no compensation), and then testing, laser engraving machine will be from left to right way carving a graph, and then from right to left one-way carving same figure, look Look at the two-way carving is well aligned. As shown below:

Note:1, do not rely entirely on the inverse process of compensation of the laser engraving software to fix the bi-directional carving precision, the general inverse process of compensation for not more than 3, more than three need to fix mechanical precision. Because the mechanical structure relaxation, not only brought against the range of error, but also shaking, resulting in erratic error.Adjust the timing belt tension adjustment the engraving software retrace compensation data, two measures used together, can make bi-directional carving retrace error close to 0.3, the laser engraving machine during use, the rail, the bearing, the belt will continue to wear. If the user finds carving is getting worse: for example, text strokes thinner, contorted, may wish to enter the initial setup of the engraving machine, carving a test sample in order to analyze the reasons for the deterioration of the carving effect.

Without the running track, uneven track resistance, high-speed carving, probably because of the uneven track resistance dislocation, or instantly stuck unable to move a few steps, and then suddenly sprang a major step: for instance, Step 3 cardlive did not walk around, go to step 4, click channeling step 4 distance to go with the top step 3. Steps did not go, and then sprang a big step, this situation is the overall look right bit, but locally also found wrong: for example, the text strokes contorted, round border does not look round, square border looks The edges are not straight.General, the factory after the purchase of new machine tools, will give the new machine a good lubricant, the new machine dry run for a few days, this is the run-in. Laser engraving machine can also be seen as a small machine, after the break will probably work better. Run-in work by the user to complete, the machine will be used traces manufacturers running, the user will doubt whether it is a new machine, which hinder the sale of the machine.The running track of the laser engraving machine, you need to set the X rail length of Y rail length of the run-in laser engraving machine to run-in the entire track, rather than just the running track local. The total length of the track may consult the manufacturer of laser engraving machine can also be under estimated. Example: take X-rail trolley on the beam running the maximum extent, is the X-rail total length.

Note: Use the run-in function, better conservation of laser engraving machineThe machine used for some time, users tend to give the machine some parts of oil. If the lubricating oil, the use of the run-in function, let X, Y rail of the 100 laps run back and forth, so that we can uniformly covered with the oil on the surface of the moving parts, the better.Carved only small things the user (such as the carved seal of the user), the machine lubricants run-in features, X-track run 300-500 back and forth can extend the life of the track. The reason is simple, because the user engraved small things, carving trolley old running back and forth in a certain period of the orbit, so this track wear is particularly serious. If the grind of the groove, the track can not be used. By machine lubricating oil conservation, by the way grinding mill X other parts of the track, the track closer to uniform wear, uniform wear track, in theory, mean that there is no wear and tear: rail wear, the car guide wheel-rail have a greater gap if the track is in a state of uniform wear, as long as the the tight guide wheel can, if the track is uneven wear, tighten guide wheel will be loose in some places, tight in some places, even the place will be jammed, will not be able to use this track.

Starting from the B1/M1 motherboard to support variable-speed cutting function. Variable-speed cutting, cutting a curve, cutting speed according to the law of the trend of the curve is changing rapidly and uniform cutting throughout the cutting speed to maintain a steady and constant. Why do we need variable speed cutting? Consider the following figure:

The graph we illustrate why the use of variable speed cutting, but in fact, cutting are not cutting straight lines, more often, cutting strange curve, cutting curves, whether that part to slow down to 45 degrees cutting a straight line speedthat period to enhance the speed? Slow down, slow down, they need to increase the number of lifting speed? This is intelligent variable speed and curve gear ratio. Intelligent variable speed function is completely controlled by the motherboard and beyond B1/M1 motherboard can prospectively predict the trend of the curve and variable speed, but how variable speed, it is necessary to set a curve gear ratio. Why curve gear ratio is not good intelligent? Because the characteristics of each laser engraving machine laser power and laser tube can not be the same, it can not generally be processed.

Set an appropriate curve speed ratio, can greatly enhance the effect of cutting: cut more smooth, more consistent cutting depth. As shown below

It is worth mentioning that other laser engraving software shift cutting, for good bit when cornering (slowing down corner), the cutting speed at normal speed and the turning speed (referred to as a two-speed cutting). Our variable-speed cutting the polymorphic variable speed: speed may be dozens more. The need for variable speed control board (hardware) to predict changes in the trend curve changed much speed, determined by the prediction on the Main Board of the curve of curvature. Shifting purposes, we also have two: one is stationary - in order to bend when cornering certainly is a graph encounter the curves would certainly shift - it was called the curve of the speed ratio; second is the speed modulation of laser energy (speed-Etsu slower deeper the cutting depth is equivalent to the increase in the laser energy or vice versa), so that the straight lines, curves can be maintained substantially uniform cutting depth, at the same time to obtain a smoother incision.Note: When using a variable speed cutting, laser engraving machine is not as uniform cutting as smooth sound the same, but changing the sound, this is a normal phenomenon. The reason is that the motor at different speeds, the sound is different. In addition, we are flexible shift, so there is acceleration, deceleration sound is included.

Chapter III: Understanding carving Manager

The following diagram is our engraving software engraving Manager

If the format of the laser engraving machine is 200mm (W) x 300mm (H), the material to be carved 250mm (W) x 100mm (H), if the material is placed horizontally, engraving machine does not fit to go (because 250mm> 200mm)but the vertical into the engraving machine, but well put. Engraving machine can not rotate the layout, it can only be placed horizontally materials, placed horizontally into can not be carved. In this case, 90 degrees left or right 90 degrees, you can.Rotate Canvas, laser engraving when scanning direction relative graphical changes, sometimes significantly change the engraving effect. The following figure a seal engraving, seal the middle of a bunch of dense digital laser scanning to this string of numbers, the short laser kept open switch off, if the response speed of the laser power supply can not keep up, carving effect will be very Poor. If rotated 90 degrees, can be avoided, thereby improving the engraving effect.

Note: Rotate Canvas to improve the the engraving effect of last resort used way. The best way, or laser engraving machine with a good laser power and a good laser tube. To a painter with a bald pen, let him draw a good picture, the more difficult.

Engraving: cleaning, work in branch scan mode, can be divided into carved, incised. The carving work in raster scan mode;Cutting: cutting is to cut out the graphics to be carved outline, contour internal processing. Cutting style can be used to contour output, laser cut, laser Crochet, laser cutting, laser tracing, laser tag, and so on; cutting work in vector mode.Marking: marking and cutting a similar way, but marking the way, not only depict the contour and contour internal padding. Marking processing results are similar to incised, but the effect will be better, because the marking work in vector mode. However, the small laser engraving machine can not work in the marking mode, because the marking mode, dual-axis can be moving at high speed plotter, and the vast majority of small engraving machine, Y axis, weight-bearing axis and the support shaft function are not considered sports performance, generally only suitable for extremely slow motion. Of course, if the speed is very low, also marking.Graphically illustrate laser cutting, how it works in order to understand laser cutting. Understanding of how laser engraving machine cutting, in order to accurately design the graphics for cutting.

Laser cutting principle demonstration of the above, we found that the two graphs on the left cut out is the same as the two figures on the right, cut out is the same, the mapping can be conveniently how mapping to design withGraph cutting. Cutting confused: Why cut a straight line, laser engraving opportunity to cut back and forth twice? The following figure describes the laser engraving machine cutting back and forth twice:

Plotted in CorelDRAW and cutting PLT data, the user will find that sometimes cut out of the wrong size, which is what causes it? There are two reasons: First, CorelDRAW output PLT data, the default resolution is 1016dpi, if the user's engraving machine is not 1016dpi but 1000dpi, then cut out the size large. The solution is very simple, is to set the the CorelDRAW output plt data, also used the same resolution and engraving machine can. Second, cutting graphic design, did not notice the thickness of the line! As shown below

Schema demonstration of laser engraving machine, marking how it works:

Laser cutting and laser marking are working in vector mode, the difference lies in the laser marking will be filled with graphics, laser cutting filled shapes.Note:Dedicated laser marking machine is generally used galvanometer scanning marking, marking speed is very fast; ordinary laser engraving machine simulation marking, marking speed is slow, not suitable for bulk marking processing;2, all our laser engraving machine board marking mode, lightweight plotter required to support the high-speed movement, or marking speed is very slow;

The engraved chapter software to scan the area to determine the sidelines carving. For example engraved seal of 40mm, 42mm scanning area, then to the left and right edges of the upper and lower engraving 1mm. In our laser engraving software directly define the sidelines and carving how much.Sidelines engraved exactly what effect? First, in the large-size material engraving small size seal. For example, engraved 40mm 42mm material seal, If the sidelines carved out, then the 40mm seal edges will be coarse 1mm, which is obviously not enough. Second, the material of the party carved circle or other shape of seal the sidelines carving, cutting reference line to facilitate cutting.

Seal carving, carving shape seal, on the choice of what shape the positioning Border: sculpture (ellipsoid) round seal should be selected (elliptical) circle positioning the border engraving of the chapter should be selected rectangle positioning border, carving diamond seal should be selected diamondpositioning border, carving triangle seal should be selected triangular positioning borders.Another role of the positioning of the border is to determine the location preview, laser engraving machine to go what kind of border! Position preview to know in advance before carving, laser engraving opportunity to graphic engraving to what position, what area. For example, the user selects (ellipsoid) round Positioning, borders, the position preview laser engraving machine will go (elliptical) round border, draw an oval in the material, which means that the engraving will graphic engraving (elliptical) circle.

Upper left positioning mode: laser head positioning to the upper left corner of the graph, is the most common positioning mode is the most simple positioning mode.

The center positioning mode: laser head positioning to the center of the graphic engraving, laser head and then went to the upper-left corner of the graphics began to carve, as shown.

Here may have some doubts: navigate to the materials center, and then went to the upper left position of the graphics to sculpture, carving directly targeted to the upper left position of the graphic in the upper left position of the graphics, what is different? Material dimensional changes or graphic changes in the size, the the graphical upper left position will change! That is, the upper left position of the graphics jointly determined by the material size, pattern size. As shown below

Here is a central fixture the gripping materials of different sizes, the center remains unchanged Schematic:

Here is a schematic diagram of the laser engraving software with the center fixture:

We spent more chapters on center fixture and center positioning mode, using a central fixture seal engraving or should pattern engraving engraved into the very center of arts and crafts, is extremely accurate, and is extremely convenient, the real as long asa positioning can be: this is the only time positioning, the laser head is positioned to the center on the center of the jig, while the center of the center of the jig is unchanged. After which the user will be able to clip on the material immediately engraved, fast and efficient, but also to ensure that all of them have engraved in the center of the material!Note:1, if the laser engraving machine is equipped with a central fixture, and before each laser engraving machine factory engraving machine manufacturers, laser head the school transferred to the center of the center of the clamp position, then the users to buy the machine, even the position you do not need to clip on the materials can be engraved!Our engraving software support unlimited centers fixtures, and supports batch automation output, if the user is a sculpture should pattern engraving to the center of arts and crafts material, then using multiple central fixture, the volume automated output, efficiency is very high. How to support multiple central fixture? Our engraving software save the parameters, the parameters can be saved more than one center fixture, simply extract the parameters, you can quickly extract the parameters of of any a central fixture!The horizontal centering mode: laser head positioning to the horizontal center position of the graphics, engraving laser head and then went to the upper-left corner of the graphics began to carve, as shown.

Vertical center positioning mode: laser head positioning to the position of the vertical center of the graphic engraving laser head began to carve and then went to the upper left corner of the graph, as shown below.

Materials like canvas, the laser head is like a paintbrush. To specify the location of the canvas started painting brush, first of all you have to go to the specified position. By the same token, want laser engraving machine engraving graphics to specify the location of the material have to first engraving machine laser head moves to the specified position (reference position). The horizontal positioning, the vertical positioning of the laser head is positioned to the specified location. However, the laser head positioning to a specified location, the sculpture is not necessarily carved from the anchor point selected will have to see the kind of positioning mode. If you select the upper-left positioning mode, the position is the starting position of the engraving. If the the center positioning mode, the horizontal center of the positioning mode, the vertical center positioning mode, then the anchor point is just a point of reference, rather than carved the starting position. For example, the center positioning mode, the laser head positioning to the center of materials, but the engraving is not carved from the center of the material.

If you do not choose not to return to the origin before engraving, laser engraving machine back to the origin (re-), after the end of the engraving back to square one, and release the motor (motor is released, the user can be moved by hand rail to facilitate pick and place material). If you choose not homing laser engraving machine before carving, sculpture are not back to the origin, is always in place standby state.Whether to choose not to return to the origin, it depends on the need. For example, the user wants to sculpture finished engraving machine release motor, unlock the tracks to facilitate pick and place their own materials, then back to the origin can not choose not to. If the user's engraving job is a batch job to pay attention to efficiency, it chose not to return to the origin, because before carving, sculpture back to the origin, more waste of time.

At least three release motor:1 to facilitate pick and place materials. Unlock laser engraving machine plotter track, the track can move freely to facilitate pick and place material;2, manual positioning. The track is locked, you can not manually positioning, it must be unlocked. In some engraving job, does not require precise positioning, you can use the manual positioning. Manual positioning is to manually move the laser head to the specified location, laser engraving machine started working on the spot.3, energy saving. Laser engraving machine to lock the track, of course, is to use electricity, the release of the motor to the motor is not powered.Is it necessary to in the carving management, to complete the release motor function? Our laser engraving software and other laser engraving software a significant different places: the user can very easily control their own laser engraving machine! As shown below:

Note: Many laser engraving software, there is no integrated laser engraving machine control, laser engraving machine and user is Heidengxiahuo relationship. Our laser engraving software integrated laser engraving machine control module, and the user can control multi-channel laser engraving machine - where convenience where control!

Task in two ways, one is the interactive session multi-tasking, a hierarchical output multi-tasking. Why have two multi-tasking? Batch processing of laser engraving machine, there are two cases. The case is laser engraving machine to complete a task, users want to stop for a while laser engraving machine (such as the user to pick and place materials), and then the laser engraving machine and then the next task. This case, laser engraving machine is necessary to tell the user processing tasks to complete, handle, user handle, but also tell the laser engraving machine has been handled well, the beginning of the next processing task bar ", just as laser engraving machine and user during a session, so called interactive session tasks. Another case is a certain task, the user wishes to synthesize them into a task laser engraving machine. For example, the user to be carved on the material number of small brands, by laser engraving machine small sign one cut. This case, the user need to do two images (layer), an engraving (layer), a cutter (layer). Users in turn send the sculpture (layer) and cutting (layer) laser engraving machine, laser engraving machine for automatic synthesis of these layers as a task. Laser engraving machine is a layered approach to automate tasks, so we called the hierarchical multi-tasking. Multi-tasking batch engraving job Unlike single task engraving job, as shown below:

Our laser engraving software interactive session and layered output, you can also cross the mix (batch multitasking practices, is the focus of our engraving software design). The following figure demonstrates how to build a interactive session-task and hierarchical output tasks carving job:

The figure established cross hybrid multi-tasking, laser engraving machine How does it work? Here we demonstrate the process icon:

NotesA multilayer engraving task, the inside of each layer can be a totally different form, such as A layer, B layer cutting and engraving, such as the A layer B layer incised, carved, for instance A layer, B layer velocity 400mm/s speed 200mm/s....... That is to say, layered carving can be mixed processing mode, processing parameters of each layer can vary.

The traditional hierarchical carving, is to use the PLT color layered, layered approach and our engraving software is completely different, we use the task type layered carving. Mechanism of task type layered carved from NC machining, we take the common in printed circuit board manufacturing process to illustrate. A double-sided printed circuit board with the top line layer, bottom line layer, solder layer, drill, silkscreen, pad layer, mechanical shape cutting layer etc.. First by the CNC software to circuit board graph decomposition into various layer files, such as file, screen printing paper and so on, then according to the process flow to these files sent to processing equipment. Our engraving software is similar to this kind of hierarchical manner, but we of the engraving software without a layer file or something, but rather directly to each layer as the task is sent to the laser engraving machine.

PLT color layered why we eliminated simple (PLT is the simplest of all in a graphic format)?

Not every graph can be converted into PLT format, if not converted into PLT, hierarchical carving can not be carried out; we give a simple example, in CorelDRAW, a 2mm thick arcs and a 2mm border round, converted to PLT what is it like?

PLT color layered sculpture to drawing too demanding, the use value at.

At least three bit harsh requirements: one, graphics must be closed; second, graphics can not have overlapping area; third, not the graph is contained within another graph. These three restrictions, the user mapping cannot be arbitrary, ready-made figure elsewhere to find also can not immediately used, must first check whether it meets the requirements. If you use the PLT carving an arc, line, curve, to draw into what can?

NotesLaser engraving machine using the PLT color layered carving, demonstrates layered carving, usually demonstrate carving a petal of a lot of flowers, a dragon and so on, anyway, is to demonstrate a complex pattern. When users watch as the acme of perfection! But the user purchase found carved figure, why always and on your own computer drawing is not the same? And very naive to think: I figure is very simple ah, why not carved out? Is it right? Engraving machine is out of order? Some engraving machine equipment manufacturers told me: a laser engraving machine control card, carving complex graphics error-prone! In fact, not the engraving machine error, but do not meet the requirements, complex figure, always unavoidably some undesirable.

So, we have to eliminate the PLT color layered sculpture not, otherwise be denounced by the user: I'm so simple graph, carved out is irrelevant, what kind of laser engraving machine!

Of course, PLT also has an advantage, that is cutting, of course we will use, the description

The pixel size in some laser engraving software, also called "interval", a different mechanism but possible, aim is to improve the efficiency of sculpture. Modify the pixel step is to modify the pixel resolution of laser engraving machine, laser engraving machine step size is, the resolution is lower, the higher the efficiency of sculpture. A mechanical precision of laser engraving machine engraving 1000dpi, its resolution = mechanical precision (1000dpi) / pixel size. For example, the pixel size is set to 2 step, carving precision = mechanical precision (1000dpi) / 2= 500dpi, and so on.

Laser engraving machine 1000dpi, a pixel is 0.0254mm, but the spot size of the focusing mirror ordinary laser engraving machine, may not have so little, so, even if the use of 1000dpi carving precision, actually cannot achieve 1000dpi carving precision, so most of the time, there is no need to use 1000dpi carving precision (pixel step 1). But how much more appropriate use of pixel step? The relationship between pixel step and the carving effect: laser power under the same pixel size, smaller, carving the deeper, more smooth floor. In general, the pixel size is set to 2 more appropriate.

The original pixel engraving: the original pixel is a sculpture carved patterns unique to our engraving software, specifically for the carving pictures! Carving pictures, users generally use Photoshop or other professional image processing software, the photo processing, and then use the laser engraving software carving. If the laser engraving software modify photos, then the user in the professional image processing software needed treatment effect, is the laser engraving software spoil! So, the laser engraving software our special integrated function of the original pixel engraving, still photos, details, guaranteed by the photos of the original pixel output (pictures how many pixels, let the laser engraving machine as output pixel).

One thing to note is that the output size, raw pixel carving. If we in the pixel step into 1 steps, the output size of the original pixel carving is the width is Amm, height is Bmm, if the pixel size is set to 2, the output size of raw pixel carving is the width of 2 X Amm, as high as 2 x Bmm; if the pixel size is set to 3, the output size the original pixel carving is the width of 3 X Amm, as high as 3 x Bmm. By analogy. That is to say, the original pixel output, not the user can change the size, because changing the size, engraving software will be scaled operation of graphics, treatment effect this will spoil the professional image software! So, the original pixel carving, the user must first advance in professional image processing software, deal with the size of the graph. Below we give size calculation method:

If the laser engraving machine mechanical resolution is N DPI, ready to use pixel step M step raw pixel carving, carving out a user wants to image width is W mm, height is H mm, the user should take the image processing into what size? The pixel width = W x N / (25.4 x M) pixel. The image pixel height = H x N / (25.4 x M) pixel.

Laser engraving machine using 1000dpi pixel step 2 carving of a 5 inch (5 inch = 127mm) width of the photos, photos of the need for processing into how many pixels width? 127 x 1000/ (25.4 x 2) = 2500 pixels.

Can users will feel, the original pixel carving, really complicated! Yes, to carving good photos, originally is not simple, laser engraving software we provide the function of the original pixel carving, is to ensure that the first Magic Photo engraving effect, otherwise the user's Photoshop processing, our software is not dependable to protect user processing in the Photoshop effect, the user the ability to have in vain! To carve good photos, in addition to the laser engraving software we properly protect the user processing good pictures, there are a few key points:

1, better than the laser stability: if the laser choppy, strong time hit a deep big point, weak when not playing, it carved out photos of the effect of the poor is one can imagine;

2, laser fast response: carving is a picture of laser dot on the surface of the material, by numerous points of photos, to the point of the density reflect the level, shading etc.. Since the laser dot, then the laser is kept open and close, if the laser power supply can not response switch speed so fast, there will be some point does not play, and hit points and long smear, effect is good or bad is one can imagine;

3, material on laser intensity is not sensitive to engraving: a good photo material, is not sensitive to the laser intensity of material. First we show that the stability of the laser is very important, laser instability consequences is hit points of the quality is not good, if the material is not sensitive to the laser intensity, laser strengths weaknesses to material, effects are similar, so the laser intensity changes, you can because the material is not sensitive to the laser intensity and eliminate effect of!

NotesLaser engraving picture machine precision to the laser engraving machine requirements but not very high -- but of course of mechanical precision high always better! But the key is the four magic: the original pixel laser carving, better stability, fast response speed, laser material on laser intensity is not sensitive.

There are three main effects of repeated carving:

1, the laser power is not enough, the engraving depth can not meet the requirements, then set up duplicate carving 2 times or more, let the laser engraving machine engraving several times, deepen the engraving depth;

2, laser cutting, laser material thickness, one cannot cut through material, then set up duplicate carving 2 times or more, multiple cutting, can cut through material;

3, Arts & Crafts, may not be a carved, but carved dozens, then set up duplicate carving times as a number can be carved.

The internal mechanism of repeated carving is interactive session multitasking, so when carving out once, laser engraving software will ask the user whether to engraving, if the user does not want to continue, to cancel the. That is to say, the user sets the N repeated carving, engraving software does not have to take the N time execution! It is a skill: for example, cutting, do not know that a few times can cut through, might as well set up duplicate carving 100, if 3 times to cut through the back 97 times, to cancel the. If you set the repeat engraving for 2 times, the actual to 3 times before it was cut through, that is a lot of trouble!

It is composed of laser engraving software control of laser output intensity of laser intensity, replace the control knob.

We first give an example, as shown in the following figure, want to have carved into the material center, user design for carving figure three (with the boundary line), however, the user only wants the pattern carving to material center, does not want to carve the boundary line! However, a part of boundary line is the graph, laser engraving machine will carve this boundary line! If not design boundary lines, WinsealXP and CorelDRAW will be the graph clipping to minimal size (blank part removed around, so you must manually positioning), according to the requirement of material size, image size, calculation should be laser head positioning and where appropriate, so that the user more costs a lot of hands and feet, spend a lot of thoughts, may waste some material for the test location. Laser engraving of our software, now instead of a user to spend this time idea, the user can design the boundary line, but when carving user commands don't laser engraving machine engraving the boundary line! In this way, the user can directly design materials like the size of the bounding rectangle, and pattern design of rectangular in the boundary (represent) the specified location.

Important notes

1, must be rectangular boundary line (i.e., rectangular or square), rather than trying to draw into what can;

2, the boundary line thickness please set to 0.01mm, if the boundary line is too thick, will introduce errors, because the CorelDRAW size calculation, is calculated from the center lines. As shown below:

1, the boundary line must be solid, cannot use the dotted line, point and line, point line and so on, otherwise the engraving software can not correctly identify the boundary line.

Below we illustrate:

Cases, without center fixture, also can put the figure accurately engraved on material center. We spent many words to explain the advantages of center fixture, but the special fixture is very difficult to buy, users make this fixture but also some difficulties. However, with the help of our engraving software boundary line function, can use the most simple way of positioning on the left, accurate graphic engraving in material center! The following diagram:

NotesHere we introduce without the aid of center fixture method pattern carved into the material center, its theoretical error is 0! But the actual effect is exact lies in two points: first, material size measurement is accurate; secondly, whether the graph and accurate design in the center of the bounding rectangle.

Example, for a layered engraving provide great convenience. We explain the task mode, discusses some layered carving. In laser engraving of our software, to give up on the mapping is demanding, and extremely easy to PLT color layered engraving error, replace sb. Is our unique mission layered engraving technology. Task type layered carving techniques we, have several outstanding advantages:

1, informal graphical format. Whether it is BMP, WMF, PLT and so on, can be used as a new layer;

2, without any requirements for mapping. Graphics can not be closed, can cross, can overlap, can include each other...... The user can freely, mapping. You can use any source graphics, without having to check whether it meets the requirements;

3, the interface to other software is very easy, and can be widely implemented layered engraving technology. For example, our WinsealXP layered carving, CorelLASER also has a layered carving. While some laser engraving software, in order to realize the PLT color layered carving, had to write a special laser engraving software, to achieve PLT color layered carving techniques: user mapping in CorelDRAW, and then output to PLT, and then import the laser engraving software dedicated in layered carving. This is artificially created many transitional links, increase the number of inconvenient.

We use this to illustrate the important function in the stratified boundary line engraving (below the six figure, a black border edges 0.01mm rough bounding rectangle):

We're just two typical examples, illustrates the important role of boundary line function. The first example, we use the boundary line auxiliary positioning, demonstrates not center a special fixture, how accurately the graphic Engraving Center is material. The second example, we demonstrate the boundary line function, a major role in the layered engraving: if no blank area boundary line to block CorelDRAW or WinsealXP automatic cutting graphics, layered carving, each layer of the map size may not be the same, how the alignment layer, a bit of trouble. After introducing the new boundary line function, as long as we each layer using the same size of the boundary line, then all layers are automatically aligned.

Note: we illustrate two applications of boundary line function, but not to say that the boundary function can like this! Any of the available settings, are available.

In the implementation of the position preview function, first select a good positioning frame. Position preview is in the material to draw a border -- users choose what positioning frame, position preview laser engraving machine in the material to draw what kind of border. User observation position preview picture frame, you can learn to locate whether meet the requirements, such as do not meet the requirements, can modify the location data, until the positioning to meet the requirements of the position.

Carving, engraving speed parameter is the location coordinates, incised, carved mirror and not and so on and carving a series of related data. And other engraving software simply save location coordinates, is completely different. Save parameters extraction parameters, operation is very simple: just click on the corresponding button carving manager can be completed. The following diagram:

In explaining the positioning mode, to support multiple fixture. In the figure above, we see a fixture, jig, fixture parameters of two parameters of three parameters, namely the definition of three fixture support. The use of fixture temporarily, as long as the extracting clamp parameter, use fixture two, as long as two parameters can be extracted....... Combined with hierarchical carving we mentioned before, you can put the whole carving material in all the fixture, a one-time carved into the corresponding material.

Note: the laser engraving software we, support the storage of infinite carving parameter.

One-way carved retrace error 0: because the one-way engraving, inverse process is not carved, so there is no reverse error. The theoretical effect one-way carving is the best, but only half of the efficiency of bidirectional carving.

Typically, the X axle laser engraving machine is the scan axis (high speed), the Y axis is the axis (low speed). If the specified rotation moment, Y axis become high speed scanning axis, X axis became slow axis. Under normal circumstances, do not use for shaft engraving function, because the Y axis is generally the support shaft and a bearing shaft, is not suitable for high speed motion.

In the carving manager, if the user chooses to file carving, can create tool path file. Create tool path file and the actual carving, operation process is exactly the same, the difference is: the actual carving knife data sent to the task queue to queue for carving, and create the tool path file, is the tool path data saved to a file. Our engraving software support tool path file create layered, it is very convenient. For example, the user has ABCDEFG...... More of the map, is carved in the same block of material (only carved in different parts of the material), if the tool path file does not support hierarchical, you must create a tool path file for each map, this is very troublesome, is not conducive to the application, is not conducive to the future of search. Tool path files users can create stratified according to the following steps:

1) V elected carving to the file, and select task for layered output. With this setting, tool path file can begin to create layered;

2) in the first diagram to carving manager, carving parameter and set speed positioning, the first graph, and then add the task, it will pop up tool path file window, ask the user to save the tool path file (assuming that the tool path file is saved as A.EGV);

3) into second map carving manager, set a good location, speed engraving parameters, add tasks, pop-up file window, then still save as A.EGV, engraving software adds a layer in A.EGV; then A.EGV became the tool path file of two layer;

4) and so on, all the drawings are saved into A.EGV. In this way, the user creates a multi-layer tool path file A.EGV.

Tool path file creation layer, that is very simple: no tube task is interactive session or layered output, as long as the time to save tool path files in each, with a different file name can be preserved.

In our engraving software, can be directly into the tool path file carving. Below demonstrates how to import tool path file carving.

Using a laser cutter path file carving, what significance? From the above presentation we found, import tool path file carving and engraving, no manager dealing, operating only two simple steps, anyone can learn in 1 minutes.

1, a tool path file ready, do not understand the use of engraving software, can also complete the engraving task. If hiring workers such as factories, for software operation is very hard, so just give him the tool path file, he can also complete engraving task.

2, the tool path file is reusable, especially suitable for batch processing. If every time before processing to typesetting, positioning, setting engraving speed parameters and so on, which is obviously very cumbersome. So, to batch processing or often processing, creating tool path file backup is the best way;

3, the tool path file can also share. For example, A users have "grandchildren strategics" bamboo engraving tool path file, while B users also carved bamboo slips "grandchildren strategics", but he had no tool path file, to start from scratch. If the A user is willing to give B users "grandchildren strategics" the tool path file, B users will be able to start immediately carving "grandchildren strategics";

4, the tool path file can be used for processing from the engraving software. The use of engraving software is relatively complex, and the tool path file as long as the design of a simple data transmission software, the tool path file sent to the engraving machine;

5, the tool path can be used as a special file backup file. The user wants to destroy the visible artwork in carving, and in the future and may also carving the map, you can create a tool path files for it, then the image can be destroyed. After carving, directly into the tool path file carving.

Under normal circumstances, the laser engraving software we have laser head automatic tracking laser engraving machine, but in some cases cannot track. For example, the user releases the motor, manually move the laser engraving machine engraving plotter, software cannot track this situation. So, sometimes need to use the repositioning function, let the laser engraving software calibration position tracking. Or again, users suspect positioning engraving software current tracking is not accurate, so can also use the repositioning function, let the laser engraving software calibration.

Note: many laser engraving software or laser engraving machine control panel, the user can only to turn off the power, and then turn on the power, let the laser engraving machine to initialization, to calibrate the position! But in the laser engraving of our software, the user sitting in front of a computer, you can easily order laser engraving machine relocation!

Carving manager summary

We spent a lot of space to explain the carving manager, because the user for laser processing operation, it is dealing with carving manager, so there is no in-depth understanding of engraving manager, laser carving, very uncomfortable, is often wasted effort, and then blame the laser engraving software really is not good! Laser engraving software, it does not know the user wants to do what, also won't give the user to put the material, and according to the user's mind. Laser engraving software is provided to the user, the user not to use laser engraving software function, or even completely unclear laser engraving software provides the function, it can only blame myself.

Our development always tries to use software to solve the problem, because the use of hardware to solve the problem, the manufacturing cost is inevitable to increase the laser engraving machine. As we mentioned in this tutorial center fixture, this is a very good thing, but I and the Taiwan area users to chat, asked if the center fixture price is equivalent to RMB 1500 yuan, but, at present in China, you are willing to spend money to buy, not only to buy! So try to study how we do not spend a penny, also can achieve the same effect and the center fixture! This is the boundary line function. If the user experience carefully the boundary line function, you'll find out it is actually a fixture (jig set software), it can be the center fixture, can also be a horizontal center fixture, also can be vertical center fixture....... But if you don't know there is such a function, also had to use the most stupid way to locate.

Some users said to me, too many laser engraving software you, learn not to come. Some users say, laser engraving software can make a simple point, I don't have many functions. We think, the laser engraving software is provided, it may provide the function, the user temporarily need some functionality it provides, not something very important. Never heard of a software provides many features, each user must be provided by the times that all the features of the software. Moreover, the majority of users will be because one day suddenly to use a function, the software did not pour out one's endless grievances!

In fact, may not be the software provides the function of no use to the user, can sometimes be users cannot find the use of this function. Also with the boundary line function as an example: if the application example in the stratified carved in just side of our tutorial boundary function, some users may not 40mm seal carved in the median 42mm materials, using the boundary line function, very convenient! The user then thought: can only be used for hierarchical carving, I only engraved seal, no layered carving, the boundary line function, of no use to me!

Tutorial, we only give a typical application example. Other applications, have the user to discover!

: carving in CorelDRAW

WinsealXP laser engraving of our software, graphics directly supports 10 open format to the laser engraving machine. The user design in CorelDRAW or AI graphics, as long as the export to any of the 10 graphics format, can be sent to the laser engraving machine. That is to say, the laser engraving software we, have indirect provides carved CorelDraw, AI designed graphics functions. However, some users do not read the tutorial we carved carefully, completely unaware of this function; another part of the user, they feel that the trouble, don't like to switch back and forth between the two software.

CorelDRAW has been leading the plane design, not only has the graphic design advanced, but also has a broad user base. In the field of laser processing, processing map, how to design it, the problem is the first step to solve. Of course, the developer laser engraving machine, general will also develop a set of mapping software support to the laser engraving machine, but in general, software developers, construction ability is certainly far cannot be compared with CorelDRAW. And weak mapping function, the limit function of laser engraving machine! On the other hand, laser engraving software, user base is too poor to buy a new user, laser engraving machine each, all need to start learning the laser engraving software from scratch, which cause the laser engraving machine using the difficult problem. How to play the most incisive laser engraving machine function, and that the user can quickly learn to use laser engraving machine?

1 The use of laser engraving machine is not difficult, difficult is to use what software! No map, or the user doing in other software in the diagram, the laser engraving software can not be used, laser engraving machine is not working. And in the arts and crafts engraving, laser engraving software has a simple mapping function, simply can not design a complex art graphics, so, we need strong mapping function by means of a general drawing software, to make up for some shortcomings, to maximize the use of laser carving machine function! CorelDRAW is such a universal mapping software. The use of CorelDRAW as a mapping software laser engraving machine, have those advantages?

2 2, has a broad user base. The CorelDRAW software, the user group is very large, there are various tutorials, books, documents, presentations, it created an industry standard, this standard has become a habit, and the habits of users, users prefer to use CorelDRAW, but not exclude it. Therefore, the use of CorelDRAW as a mapping software engraving machine, a part of the user has used CorelDRAW, without learning, the other part does not use the CorelDRAW user, also can find various tutorial, learn quickly.

3 3, has the rich resources available. For many years, CorelDRAW users to design the thousands on thousands of graphic resources, CorelDRAW vector material for example, users can find a lot of other people the twelve zodiac, does not require de novo design them. Obviously, has the rich off-the-shelf graphics resources, makes the design more simple, even without their own design, for you can use.

4 4, CorelDRAW design is a skill, users are more willing to learn it. In general, the laser engraving software, users learn it just for the use of laser engraving machine, in addition is useless, even just for a different type of laser engraving machine, is of no use. Learning CorelDRAW is a skill, the future may also play, can even become occupation designer, so users are more willing to learn it, rather than learning the laser engraving software dedicated.

5 5, CorelDRAW has extensive graphics format support. CorelDRAW supports importing dozens of graphics formats, which provides convenience for design. For example, the user has an existing WMF, EPS, DWG format, but some details are not satisfied, want to change, it can be modified into CorelDRAW, but not necessary to de novo design. Using CorelDRAW as the engraving software, is equal to the engraving machine engraving dozens of format map support!

6 Application value of 6, laser engraving machine greatly improved. Laser processing, first of all you need to design for laser processing graphics, can't design the graphics, laser engraving machine can not complete the task of processing. Laser engraving software, may also have the ability of drawing certain, but compared to CorelDRAW such professional mapping software, it is not enough: the user often encounter to carving graphics, special engraving software cannot be made, or it is difficult to make. Cite a simple example, when the user discharge to a graph rotation, which in CorelDRAW is very easy, but in the laser engraving software, do not. If the mapping directly in CorelDRAW and carving, it will no longer have the embarrassment.

7, meet the application requirements. Laser engraving machine exported to foreign countries, the best there is an internationalized software support, otherwise, rationing of laser carving machine software, foreign users are not accustomed to using, or unable to learn to use, especially for foreign language communication and user inconvenience, engraving machine sales to foreign users, use the seller cannot direct foreign users. If there is an internationalized software support, these problems will be smoothly done or easily solved. Mapping software CorelDRAW is a set of internationalization, so the use of CorelDRAW as a software product, is very suitable for the demands of international.CorelDRAWCorelLASER

CorelLASER is a into the CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-in, it can easily put the CorelDRAW design pattern, direct carving out in CorelDRAW, as printed on the CorelDRAW as simple and convenient.

At present, the presence of CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-in varied, according to its characteristics, can be divided into non tightly integrated laser engraving plug-ins and tightly integrated laser engraving plug-in. Closely integrated CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-in, plug-in by laser engraving in the background of CorelDRAW design pattern is derived, then the derived graph, transmitted to the laser engraving software. Therefore, users of CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-in closely integrated, not only to start CorelDRAW, also need to start the laser engraving software, from time to time to switch between the CorelDRAW and the laser engraving software, that is to say, mapping is in the CorelDRAW, but the sculpture is in another software. Simply put, closely integrated CorelDRAW laser engraving plugin, do only one thing: to help users to export the CorelDRAW design pattern and sent to the laser engraving software! And closely integrated CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-ins, and CorelDRAW fully integrated as a whole, as if it were a part of the CorelDRAW, the user in the CorelDRAW can be completed directly engraving task, do not need to switch to another software to finish carving. Our CorelLASER is tightly integrated with the CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-in, it seems to be a part of CorelDRAW.

CorelDRAW engraving plug-in current, use BMP and PLT as data: BMP dedicated to cleaning engraving, PLT dedicated to cutting. BMP is suitable for cleaning PLT suitable for cutting, carving, engraving and cutting can, can, seemingly with perfect ideal. However, the fatal flaw is not suitable for large BMP output, unable to complete the required large sweeping carving. PLT can output larger, but in general can only be used for cutting, and can not be used for cleaning the carving. This pair of contradictions exist, making large format laser engraving machine engraving, cleaning, only when the laser engraving machine using a small format. The user must complete the large-format engraving task, may do not, this will limit the laser engraving machine function. Differences between CorelLASER and other CorelDRAW laser engraving plugin is: does not limit the cleaning engraving and cutting the need to use any data, engraving and cutting are preferred to vector data. Whether the user is WMF, BMP, PLT and so on graph as data, both of which can be cleaning the carving is the cutting, does not need cleaning carving must use BMP as data, cutting must use PLT as data! And the preferred to vector map as data, can be perfectly meet the large-format engraving needs cleaning. For example, a user wants to clean a carved 1 meters wide and 1 meters high graphics, if the output of the 1000dpi BMP map, there are nearly 1600000000 pixels! In fact, if you do not reduce the output precision, CorelDRAW laser engraving plugin uses BMP as data cleaning, carved format, generally about 30cm, or even smaller, and the output speed is very slow! And our CorelLASER engraving plug-in, cleaning carving is preferred to vector maps, can be an easy job to output high precision more than one meter! It not only for large format cleaning carving ready, but also for the super fine laser engraving of the future, ready. In our CorelLASER, if WMF is chosen as the data, the accuracy of 1000dpi, can be used for cleaning a carving output length and width is 1.6 meters large, if the choice of EMF as the data, theoretic can output the length and width are 109 kilometers long! Compared to other CorelDRAW engraving plug-in using BMP data, in terms of engraving size and output accuracy, have absolute advantage.

In particular, it is noteworthy, not all versions of CorelDRAW can be the perfect output of PLT data! For example, in the CorelDRAW 11 PLT data output, filled function and delete the overlap function, is not normal use! So only taking BMP and PLT as data (one for carving, one for cutting), may encounter in a version of CorelDRAW, not normal use. Some users often complain that some CorelDRAW engraving plug-in, processing out of the map, not lost what, what is more, the reason is that CorelDRAW in the output of some graphical data, it is not without problems, carving plug-in parasitic in CorelDRAW, and naturally it inherited the inherent problems of CorelDRAW, but the sculpture plug-in writers, generally do not have the ability to modify the CorelDRAW problem. After our 6 versions of the CorelDRAW careful testing, found that each CorelDRAW version will have no problems are WMF and BMP (but BMP output large crashes), while the PLT will have some problems in some versions of CorelDRAW. This is some of the CorelDRAW engraving plug-in, reasons for using up always awkward, because the plug-in developer fixed BMP for cleaning PLT used for cutting, carving, and if a version of CorelDRAW, its output PLT problems, which is equal to the engraving machine lost cutting function! Our CorelLASER is different with other CorelDRAW engraving plug-in, it supports up to 7 kinds of graphics data, not only the BMP and PLT, so users found that the use of a graphical data is not normal, have the opportunity to choose other data, and does not cause engraving machine lost an important function for it; the other, CorelLASER is not limited to cleaning the engraving and cutting the need to use any data, so CorelDRAW as long as any one of 7 data support the correct output of CorelLASER, to complete the cleaning engraving and cutting two jobs. CorelLASER from the aspects of guarantee it in different versions of CorelDRAW, it can make good performance.

On the version compatibility. Some of the CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-ins, can only be fixed on a version of CorelDRAW, if the user with a newer version of CorelDRAW, but could not use. And our CorelLASER, using plug-in development technology out of the ordinary, to maintain the best compatibility. CorelLASER supports CorelDRAW 11, 12, X3, X4, X5, X6, a total of 6 versions of CorelDRAW!

If the user does not have to start CorelDRAW, double-click the CorelLASER icon on the desktop, will automatically start the CorelDRAW and install the CorelLASER plugin to CorelDRAW. If the user has launched CorelDRAW, double-click the CorelLASER icon on the desktop, it will in the started CorelDRAW, install the CorelLASER plugin. As shown below:

CorelLASER and all of the CorelDRAW plug-ins, CorelLASER is a turn from a guest into a host type CorelDRAW plugin, it can start CorelDRAW and put their own to install CorelDRAW. Characteristics of CorelLASER turn from a guest into a host, can make CorelDRAW better service for laser engraving! While the majority of CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-in, using VB script language, only some of the basic functions of CorelLASER integration, the use of special plug preparation technique, integrates multiple module toolbar, menu, console, laser engraving machine, carving the notification information manager.

CorelDRAW data transmission, is refers to the CorelDRAW output format for graphics data to a laser engraving machine. For example, the vast majority of CorelDRAW laser engraving plug-in, graphic data using BMP and PLT format: cleaning engraving, select the BMP graphic data, cutting graphics data in PLT format. CorelLASER laser engraving plug-in, support CorelDRAW output data in 7 forms to the laser engraving machine.

PLT color layered engraving technology, old, old, construction difficult, too many problems, these can be a reference to the previous sections of this course. Many laser engraving machine manufacturers because of the intrinsic mechanism of PLT color layered carving does not understand, so they to laser engraving machine control board and the laser engraving software understanding using PLT color layered carving is: complex figure (usually is error-prone: carved out map and user design drawings, many places do not the same)! PLT color layered carving, it is also can not tolerate poor performance: the graphic details! We take the carved words, as shown below: we found, using the WMF output text and normal text exactly the same, and the use of PLT output text, strokes are bold! If carving big text, may have little effect, if that is the output of small words, be bold strokes, it may stick together. How so? Because PLT is to draw the text (or graph) frame, and then with a next to the line a root (scan line) to fill the frame, so as to obtain the solid graphics! A frame of this extra, is the cause of strokes is highlighted in bold. Since the PLT color layered carved with so many bad place, why still used? Because the PLT is the most simple graphics format, prepare easy laser engraving software! Since it is easy to program, why is easy to make a mistake? Since it is not software error, but the user drawing is required (such as graphics in a small figure, figure not closed overlap, this pattern surrounding the graphics)! From the user's perspective, drawing is a drawing, neither it, nor that painting, the user would have to use a laser engraving machine and the cultivation of new drawing habit! Hierarchical carving is supposed to more convenient, but trouble, especially to the user to develop new drawing habit, OK?

We criticize PLT color layered carving, numerous examples illustrate the limitations of the technology. That is to say, don't expect the related software development company to improve, improve, because this is the application of the technology to improve 20 years, have been improved, don't wait until now. We have also tried to use the PLT color layered carving techniques, but we found his sorrow, unless we write a class CorelDRAW to output the PLT data, rather than with the aid of the CorelDRAW output PLT, could make no mistake!

Then, using the CorelLASER, how to perform hierarchical carving in CorelDRAW? We use illustrations to explain in detail. The following diagram, we need to carve 6 pandas, and in carving is completed, automatically put 6 pandas cutting down (the green line is the cutting line), how to achieve?

The first step: Design of engraving layer in CorelDRAW, designed after the carving layer, group function using CorelDRAW, make the engraved layer as a whole. Carving layer design as shown below.

The second step: cutting layer in CorelDRAW, designed after the cutting layer, group function using CorelDRAW, so that the cutting layer as a whole. Note, carving layer is a group, cutting layer is another group, not the engraving and cutting layer binding as a group. Layer design as shown in the following image cutting (cutting line not to use green color, you can use any color, we are just examples).

Note: for cutting lines and bounding rectangle line thickness why is set to 0.01mm, we mentioned several times in this tutorial in front, and illustrates the intrinsic reason. If you do not set 0.01mm, will introduce the size error! Both the PLT color layered carving techniques, or our hierarchical carving techniques, do, otherwise will be introduced into the size error! Because of this and CorelDRAW calculation graph size rule!

The third step: click on the button CorelLASER plug-in toolbar, enter the CorelDRAW data transfer settings window, set the rules as shown below.

The fourth step: select the carving layer in CorelDRAW, and then click CorelLASER plug-in toolbar button to enter the engraving, laser engraving manager, to send a laser engraving machine engraving layer. As shown below:

Note: before sending carving layer, the user may also need to set some parameters such as carving, engraving speed, horizontal position, vertical position, positioning mode. Set up the engraving parameters, and then click add tasks, to send a laser engraving machine engraving layer. Unlike the PLT color layered carving is: PLT color layered sculpture is the sculpture parameters of each layer is arranged one one well in advance, and to send data. We are a good parameter settings to send a data layer.

The fifth step: cutting layer is selected in the CorelDRAW, and then click CorelLASER plug-in toolbar button to enter the cutting, laser engraving manager, to send a laser engraving machine cutting layer. As shown below:

Note:

1, if the user to add all the layers, forget selected and engraving, laser engraving machine carving will not immediately, but in a state of readiness. How to make a laser engraving machine ready access to a working state? Click the CorelLASER plug-in toolbar button!

2, in the WinsealXP method and CorelDRAW method of hierarchical layered sculpture carved in a similar. The difference is, CorelLASER plug-in window set an CorelDRAW data transmission, can be set in advance some carving parameters, while WinsealXP does not have a default carving parameter function, need to be arranged in carving management.

The above we by way of illustration, complete presentation of the method of CorelDRAW layered carving. If the user used we the last version of the CorelLASER (CorelLASER 2011.07.08) plug-in, will find that hierarchical carving a new version of the CorelLASER plugin, is already close to be the pink of perfection! In the last version of the CorelLASER plugin, depended on the CorelDRAW part is more layered carving process, it is not from the system in CorelDRAW, and therefore lead to operate some trivial. While the new version of the CorelLASER plug-in, using boundary line function, completely take over the need to rely on the CorelDRAW implementation of the part, it is no longer subject to CorelDRAW! In fact, PLT color layered carving, is subject to the CorelDRAW too much, because CorelDRAW has a mind of its own, it will not follow the laser engraving plugin developers will, the output PLT image, so we can only (laser engraving plug-in developers and users) to accommodate CorelDRAW. For example, PLT color layered sculpture, design requirements of closed graph, non-overlapping map, not contained in each other, is actually to CorelDRAW! CorelLASER plug-ins and other laser engraving plug-in of the biggest difference is the CorelLASER turn from a guest into a host, it is possible for CorelDRAW to serve it, instead of which specifically to accommodate CorelDRAW!

The CorelLASER plug-in layered engraving, supports up to how much? The 4200000000 layer! However, our laser engraving machine control motherboard supports a maximum of 65536 layer. Whether 65536 or 4200000000 layers, can be viewed as infinite layer, because there can be no more than 65536 layers of stratified engraving task!

Above we illustrated is a two layer engraving task, hierarchical engraving task more layers and how to achieve? We know, laser processing is either carving, carving or cutting, or cutting, engraving and cutting is only a layer of engraving task, only the first after carving cutting tasks is two layer! There is no carving cutting, carving, carving cut cut...... This engraving task? In principle is not, because all the carving layer can be synthesized into a layer, all cutting layer can also be a layer or two layer, results! The user may have questions, the support of more than 2 layers of stratified carving, is not unnecessary? There are two reasons, first, if the graphic is large, but some laser engraving software cannot support large, have to make-up, the big picture is divided into little pieces, a small block is the 1 layer! Second, graphic engraving to different materials, may need different laser power, is not convenient for the synthesis of a new layer. How to realize the multilevel engraving task in CorelLASER? As shown below:

Some of the CorelDRAW operation is not very familiar with the user, they carved characters in CorelDRAW, will encounter some trouble. How to complete the text carved easily in CorelDRAW? A simple sentence is: put the text into curve. We first look at the CorelDRAW in the text, and how the text is converted into curve, as shown in the following figure:

Chapter fifth: control engraving machine engraving machine and the query

Laser engraving software we have a different from other laser engraving software place: laser engraving and other software, control of laser engraving machine is not convenient, or no control of laser carving machine function. In WinsealXP and CorelLASER, the user can laser engraving machine easily control their own. As shown below. Users will find everywhere, how to control the laser engraving machine? One of the biggest feature of Windows application is in many ways to perform a task, way to perform a task usually have: main menu, right-click popup menu, toolbars, shortcut keys, keys and so on, the user feel how convenient to perform. Laser engraving of our software is Windows software, and the characteristics of natural!

The sixth chapter: exception handling, laser engraving machine

Laser engraving machine control panel I, with two-dimensional error correction function strong, that is to say, it is not afraid of the data is interference error, wrong it can also correct, general won't harm! But there is a situation it is incapable of action: if the computer does not send data to it, it also have no way, only to come to stop waiting for data (if the data arrival, will immediately start continued.)! May be some users ask: send data to the laser engraving machine, laser engraving software is not it? This is only half right, because the USB communication scheduling, is by the Windows supervisor, other software just put the data to the Windows, is sent by the Windows to the relevant equipment. This example you entrust someone to do something, under normal circumstances, someone will give you good, if he doesn't give you what you do, you may have two reasons: first, he went to the office, but not a success; second, he did not go to the office! Laser engraving software I have an integrated USB communication monitoring module, special monitoring laser engraving software to the Windows data, Windows is successfully sent to the laser engraving machine, if not sent successfully, it will pop up window, please help to solve the abnormal, the user (as shown)! That is to say, I am the laser engraving machine motherboard and laser engraving software, capable of detecting fault wisdom, not like other products, are usually very simply "die", without any information, users may even want to turn off the laser engraving software, also cannot do, can only be forced to shut down the computer power supply.

However, I am the laser engraving machine motherboard and laser engraving software detection fault wisdom, is often misunderstood: fault detection, fault is often misunderstood as laser engraving machine motherboard and laser engraving software itself! This is just like a doctor to see patients, found the patient's condition, the results were unfortunately misunderstood as a doctor he is suffering from this disease! So, to distinguish between self and detection, is to check whether the normal board self-test, detection is to check the other is normal. The following diagram, is to detect the laser engraving software submitted to the Windows data, Windows failed to send a laser engraving machine!

(* important content) why will pop up these two kinds of abnormal? My motherboard has a two-dimensional error correction ability, data is interference error, it doesn't affect me at the normal operation of the motherboard, but the computer didn't send data, I board can only stop waiting for data, the laser engraving software will popup window requests to help solve the abnormal user computer does not send data problem! Not the laser engraving software sends data? USB communication by the Windows supervisor and scheduling, other software can only take the data submitted to the Windows, the specified device to sent by Windows. Our laser engraving software integrated USB communication monitoring technique, the laser engraving software is the data submitted to the Windows at the same time, will send a spy (the spy is our USB communication monitoring module) to detect whether the data was successfully sent to Windows! If the agent found Windows failed to send data out, will be immediately reported to the laser engraving, laser engraving software knew something was unable to solve their own problems (because the USB communication layer is completely by the Windows supervisor, other software is incapable of action), so the laser engraving software pop-up window asks the user to help solve abnormal! Windows why not send data? Because of interference of USB data line is too big, Windows laser engraving machine as the processing device has a problem, Windows of course not and it considers the communication problem, this is like a normal person, not looking for a mental patient chat as the truth. In the USB communication layer (that is, by the Windows supervisor section), a 3 retry fault-tolerance mechanism, if a packet is sent to Windows, at first you don't succeed, Windows will try for the second time, if sent second times is not successful, the Windows will try for the third time, if third is not successfully sent, Windows won't try, will think of equipment in the received data is not normal, is a problem of the equipment, then no longer talk to it. Remember: a part of the USB line is a laser engraving machine, and it is the only bridge of communication between computer and laser engraving machine, if the interference of USB line is too strong, Windows tries 3 times are not correctly send (only 3 chance), it will pop up window to assist the requesting user anomaly!

Those reasons may cause interference with USB line is too strong? First, we know that, between the computer and laser engraving machine, only one USB line connected, if the USB line of poor quality, such as poor contact, block, impedance is too large, that is to say the data path is not smooth, which might pop up abnormal window, in this case usually, the replacement of a slightly better quality of the USB line, will solve the problem. The second may be laser power supply quality is not good (high voltage such as laser power leakage or laser power winding side, a sparking phenomenon inside), strong interference laser power, make the USB data line data waveform distortion, is unable the normal communication, this may also have abnormal. Often this is only the replacement of laser power to solve. How to know the USB line is the problem, or laser power supply problems? The method is very simple, the laser off, if still pop-up window on abnormal, doubt is USB line quality is not good. If you close the laser, all normal, then the key suspect direction of laser power supply. Thirdly, with the common power laser engraving machine socket appliances into the interference, especially for electric equipment, electric fan, refrigerator, air conditioning with a motor. Don't put the electric equipment, electric fan, refrigerator, air-conditioning with a motor, and laser engraving machine is inserted in a power socket. Fourth, must take the laser engraving machine is inserted in the back of the computer USB port on the computer, because the front USB port 90% is not shielded, can not meet the requirements of high-speed communication!

Note: the laser engraving machine, laser power supply of tap is the most difficult to make stable accessories (because the output voltage is too high), so the problem is generally the most. But because of some laser engraving machine motherboard, control card, laser engraving software design, long-term serious flaws, and software, hardware design defects tangled together, the failure rate is far beyond