Advanced Operation; Setting And Using Custom Home Positions - Vision Engraving & Routing Systems Express User Manual

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4.9

Advanced Operation

The following sections are for users that have progressed through the step-by-step operation of the
Vision Express and want to know how to get the most out of their engraver.
It can be challenging to correctly position text and/or graphics. Odd shaped items, which are difficult to
measure or locate on the engraving table, pose the biggest problem to most users. The Vision Express
has features to help with positioning items and graphics. Two of these features are Setting a Custom
Home Position, and using the Jogger and Red Dot Laser Pointer together. Both of these techniques will
assist the user when engraving more challenging applications.
4.9.1

Setting and Using Custom Home Positions

For some applications, it may be easier to engrave an item by setting a custom home position.
Typically, the home is set to a point on your material in the upper left hand corner of the area to be
engraved. An example of this is shown below using the back side of a cell phone case.
In this example, the user has identified the engraving area on an item, and the home (or 0,0) position of
the machine will be set to match the upper left corner of the engraving area. Referencing the drawing
above, the engraving area is 2 inches wide by 1 inch high.
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