Just Add Sharks Blacknose A3, User Manual

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Running Lasercut 5.3
There are two versions of LaserCut 5.3 in the program path, a full version
(named
​
Lasercut53)
​ and a demonstration version (named
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Lasercut53_Demo)
​ .
The full version of LaserCut will only run if the Soft Dog USB dongle is
connected to the computer. This version gives you complete control over the
laser cutter. You can download jobs to the laser, adjust the cutting position and
start a job all from within LaserCut.
The demo version of Lasercut will run even if the Soft Dog USB dongle is not
present. This version of the software has limited capabilities; in particular the
save function is disabled and it does not connect to the laser cutter (the
program will crash if this is attempted). However, it may still be useful for
preparing work on a second machine.
Working With The Demonstration Version
Most laser cutter software requires the user to prepare their files on the one
computer that currently has the USB dongle. In shared workspaces this can
cause a bottleneck on the laser cutter while people wait for the dongle and the
laser cutter is not actually in use for most of this time. The demonstration
version of LaserCut can be used to prepare cutting files without the USB
dongle and without being attached to the laser cutter.
There are two methods for transferring files from the demonstration version to
the laser cutter: cutting files can be made that are transferred directly to the
laser, or Lasercut files can be saved and opened when the user does have the
USB dongle. The method for creating cutting files is much more reliable and it
is advisable to do this before attempting to save the LaserCut files.