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SECTION 8: SYSTEM FEATURES
1.
Make sure to select Split By Color so we can set up our color mapping settings.
2. In our example we want to mark the green portion of the graphic first, so green must be the first
color at the top of the list. In order to move it we just click and hold the process while dragging it up
to move it up to the top position. We now have green at the top and red is the second color down.
This is the order that the colors will be processed.
3. With the green color selected, we set a higher speed and lower power (50% speed, 10% power) to
just mark the top of the piece. When you have your settings as you'd like them.
4. Repeat by selecting the Red color in the summary area, then adjusting the speed to 20% and power
to 100%.
Using Color Mapping to Adjust Object Order
Another popular use for color mapping is to adjust the order a series of objects engraved or cut. In the
example below, there are three columns of names we are engraving. If we engrave the left file in the
image below, the laser carriage will have to travel all the way across the table, covering a lot of empty
space, to engrave the image.
If we adjust the colors in each bar, we can setup the color mapping to engrave first the red
bar, then the green bars in the center, and finally engrave the blue bar on the right side of the
page. The engraving time drops from 39:09 to just 22:14 by using Color Mapping in the file
setup.
Engraving Time: 39:09
Engraving Time: 22:14
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