Table of Contents
Advertisement
SECTION 5: THE LASER DASHBOARD
Settings in Detail
Resolution
Set your print resolution anywhere from 75 to 1200 DPI. For the best engraving results, use a resolution
equal to the resolution in the raster images within your project setup. We recommend using a resolution
of 400-500 for most standard engraving jobs. Use 600 DPI for jobs requiring finer detail. The resolution
setting in the print driver will affect the engraving time (there are twice as many engraved lines at 600 DPI
as at 300 DPI) and the quality. For a detailed discussion on Resolution, visit "Resolution" on page 81.
Engrave Direction
This feature applies to engraving only and allows you to engrave your project either from the top-down
or the bottom-up direction. In standard top-down engraving there can be a large amount of engraving
debris generated, especially on materials such as plastic, wood and rubber. As the debris moves toward
the exhaust plenum, some of it collects in the area that has just been engraved. Bottom-up engraving
prevents the debris from collecting in the freshly engraved spaces.
Process Type
Choose between the three modes of operation.
•
Off: This setting will tell the laser to ignore any items within this process.
•
Engrave Mode: Used for engraving or marking materials. Typical uses include engraving clipart,
scanned images, photos, text and graphic images.
•
Vector Mode: Selected when you are running only cut lines or for use with the Red Dot Pointer for
previewing the job processing area.
Speed
Determines the travel speed of the carriage and is adjustable in 1% increments from 1 to 100%. The slower
the speed, the deeper the engraving or cutting. Speed settings are heavily dependent on the hardness
and the thickness of the material being engraved or cut, with harder materials requiring slower speeds
for deeper engraving/cutting. Please refer to "APPENDIX B: MATERIAL SETTINGS" on page 135 in this
manual.
Power
Determines the amount of laser energy that is delivered to the piece being cut and is adjustable in
increments from 1 to 100%. The higher the power, the deeper the engraving/cutting. Please refer to
"APPENDIX B: MATERIAL SETTINGS" on page 135 in the manual.
- 64 -
Advertisement
Table of Contents
