Trotec Speedy 100R

Résumé de la procédure

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Preparation steps

(0) Clean the lens (with a microfiber cloth or equivalent)

(1) Switch the machine on

(2) Place work piece

• open cover
• Place piece into upper left-hand corner, against horizontal and vertical rules

(3a) Focus laser beam (manually)

• By default (for the mid-resolving lens) the beam is located 5.08 cm (2.0 in) below the lens.
• Position the processing head over the work piece
• Hang the focus tool on the external ring of the working head
• Then, move up (by little steps) the working table

(3b) Alternatively, focus laser beam with software

• Click the icon “focus laser” in the Trotec JobControl (make sure that material thickness, table height and lens type are OK !)

Create a graphic

• Any vector graphic will do, since jobcontrol will work from the print file, i.e. the control software will analyse the postscript and let you configure the print from there.
• However, we noticed that something doesn't work properly with Inkscape drawings (old 0.4x version), i.e. TroTec Job control cannot identify some vectors. Try producing a PDF first ("print to PDF file" in Inkscape), then print the file from PDF. Anyhow, make sure to install the latest version of Inkscape and read Using Inkscape for laser cutting

Preparing the print file

From your drawing or rendering software, File->Print the drawing

• Select as printer Trotec Engraver
• Click on Preferences
• Define (at least):
  • Material parameters, e.g. a setting you defined for a given type and thickness of Material (these parameters, however can be changed later)
  • Algorithm (e.g. for simple vector-based cutting and engraving use color, if there are pictures, you could try Optimization, Stucki, etc.)

Then click bottom "print" icon and "print" again from the Windows software. Trotec JobControl now will open and the print file should appear in the jobs queue to the right.

Job Control software

In the Job Control software, verify or specify all the parameters

• Establish Connection in JobControl
  • On the laser move the cutting head to the position where you plan to start
  • Position the job on the plate with a double click

• Verify engraving material
• Associated Power, velocity and Pulse parameters
• Thickness (important in case you do more than one passage)
• Color codes for engraving and cutting (check the panel to the left). Click update. If you see a warning about unidentified vectors, go back to you drawing tool and make sure that each object does have a good color (e.g. black for engraving). Inherited colors, in Inkscape for example, do not seem to work. Ungroup everything, select stuff to engrave and make sure that it has either stroke, fill or both.
• <Double click> on the workspace to bring up the Material library where you can change all parameters.

You also can change

• orientation of the work piece (right-click on the object)
• orientation of the plate

Once the situation feels allright, click the Print button (lower right)

Print

• Establish Connection in JobControl

• Verify Exhaust Ready in Engraver Control (green arrow) in the Control of the JobControl

• Press START button (green arrow) in Job Control.