Salvaging Jobs

"I sent a multiple plate job to the laser and I didn't turn on grid cut out....how do I cut out my plates? "

 

In order to save this job, we have to change a few values.  First of all we need to change the Grid Cut Out Amount.

Setting the Grid Cut Out Amount value to "0" will allow the laser to cut along the guide rulers.  

At this point we should have the same amount of plates that were there to start with, but with nothing on them.

 

Now when you send the job over again, the laser will do the grid cut out.  Don't forget to go back to  

Misc | Setup...  once the job is finished, and change the Grid Cut Out Amount back to its original value.  The default value is .25

 

 

 

 

My laser stopped halfway through my job....can i save it?

 

If the laser stops in the middle of a job, there is a way to salvage the job.  Be sure that you cancel the current job at the laser and in the software, then do the following.

What we just did was set the lasering power to zero.  This will temporarily override any value that we input in the Engraver Setup Dialog.  This way once the job is sent to the laser it will go through the motions but will not engrave anything.

 

With the job on the screen:

Once the job is at the laser press start to begin.  Now watch the laser as it runs. When it gets to the point where the job stopped on the previous run:

Now the laser will pick up where it left off running at the desired power that was set in the software.