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LT-2D3D  

User Manual v2.12 

Edited: August 19, 2016  

 

Summary of Contents for LT-2D3D

Page 1: ...LT 2D3D User Manual v2 12 Edited August 19 2016 ...

Page 2: ...e Info 9 2 4 Import Export 9 2 4 1 Estimate 9 2 4 2 PDF Print 10 2 4 3 Shop Sheet 11 2 4 4 Email 11 2 4 5 Upload to Job Tracker 11 2 4 6 Import Job Tracker Data 12 2 5 Save 12 2 6 Save As 12 2 6 1 Hard Drive 12 2 6 2 Drop In 12 2 6 3 Other Advanced 13 2 6 4 Drive Info 13 2 7 Exit 13 2 8 Connect To Laser 13 2 9 Options 14 2 9 1 General Settings 14 Save Settings 14 Print Settings 15 Drawing Display ...

Page 3: ...18 Units 23 2 18 Rotate Drawing 24 2 19 Mirror 24 2 20 Object Info 24 2 21 Circle Diameter 24 2 22 Display Measured Points 24 2 23 Display Contiguous Breaks 25 2 24 Display Polylines 25 2 25 Display Color Names 26 2 26 Display Area Legend 26 2 27 Re Position Laser 27 2 28 Set Plane 27 2 29 Offset 28 2 29 1 Offset Scribed Wall 28 2 29 2 Offset Polygon 28 2 30 Define 0 0 28 2 31 Slab Layout 28 2 32 ...

Page 4: ...34 2 52 Offset 35 2 53 Rotate 35 2 54 Extend 36 2 55 Draw Segment 36 2 56 Dimensions 36 2 57 Color 36 2 58 Drop In 37 2 59 Quick Action 37 2 60 Undo 37 2 61 Redo 37 3 0 Bluetooth Pairing 38 3 1 Pair Laser to the Tablet PC Pre February 2016 38 3 2 Setting Comports Purchased Pre February 2016 39 3 3 Pair Laser to the Tablet PC Purchased Post February 2016 39 3 4 Setting Comports Purchased Post Febru...

Page 5: ...2016 43 5 3 Battery Indication LEDs Purchased Post February 2016 43 5 4 Charging at Home and in a Car 43 5 5 Normal Power Off Procedure 44 6 0 General Information 45 6 1 Warranty Information 45 6 2 Laser Safety Guidelines 45 6 3 Using the Computer with Other Programs 46 6 4 Cleaning General Care and Storage 46 6 5 LT 2D3D Laser Templator Specifications 46 6 6 Training Videos 47 7 0 Technical Infor...

Page 6: ... set up the tripod while the tablet is booting 2 Place the laser on the tripod 3 Plug in the USB cable into the tablet after Windows has fully started 4 Once the USB cable is connected press the power button on the side of the laser 5 After the laser shows a green LED on the side below Power start the program by double clicking on it on the desktop You should wait at least 5 seconds between turnin...

Page 7: ...available for it However if none are found because you have a slower connection you can also use this function to check as well 2 1 2 Import Export Settings We allow you to import and export your program settings so easily set up both your tablet and your office computer second seat the same way To Export 1 Click the browse button 2 Type in a file name 3 Choose the location you want to save it to ...

Page 8: ...ng files You can open files from the Hard Drive Drop Ins Auto Save files and you can use an Advanced open menu 2 3 1 Hard Drive Open Opening files from the 3THard Drive3T will show you all of the templated jobs you have saved on the hard drive of the tablet computer These templates are located in the 3TMy Documents3T folder of the tablet computer 2 3 2 Drop In If you create a 3TDrop In3T like a sp...

Page 9: ... tablet 2 3 5 Drive Info Drive Info simply shows you how much memory is currently being used and is available on your system 2 4 Import Export We offer the ability to import and export data from our software in a multitude of formats 2 4 1 Estimate Using the Estimate function will open up an Excel based spreadsheet showing you common estimate values like sq footage perimeter costs based on differe...

Page 10: ...tore a database of material type of stone you have in inventory click on Area You will be presented with a window that will allow you to add the material of your choice 1 To add materials click the green plus sign 2 Click in the Material box and type in the name of the material 3 Click in the Cost box and type in a cost of the material 4 Add a Thickness and Color 5 To remove a material click on th...

Page 11: ...ing the L55 and DXF files when emailing Photos can be included if needed All the PDF files can be recreated at the office by opening the job file and saving it again 2 4 5 Upload to Job Tracker In version 2 of the software we have added Moraware s Job Tracker integration You can now import job information from Job Tracker s website as well as export upload the job files created with the laser To u...

Page 12: ... From this file dxf dwg ord xml csv txt and pdf files can be recreated The only files that are not recreated from the l55 file are the jpg files images The l55 file will have all points flattened to a horizontal 2D plane if the Template Wall function was used the points will be flattened to a vertical 2D plane The INTERNAL 3D IMAGE dxf file located in the same job folder will have all the points s...

Page 13: ...e working on before you exit the program When Exiting the program in conjunction with using the laser the laser will shut off on its own if it is a pre February 2016 model If Purchased Post February 2016 marked R4 1 on the bottom label the laser will continue to remain on for a couple more minutes It will shut off on its own but if you wish to manually turn it off hold the power button for 3 secon...

Page 14: ... if checked will default all lines to Polylines instead of Line Segments Some CNC CAM machinery will only work with one or the other Check with your machinery to see if this should be checked or unchecked for your specific shop setup Export PDF in black white with edge treatments if checked will export the drawings to a pdf file in black and white with the edge types labeled on them Save Template ...

Page 15: ...ngs Auto Scale Dimensions if checked will automatically scale the dimensions when printed Dimension Font Size is default font size for dimensions and text Show Tips at Startup if checked will present you with a tip when the LT 2D3D software opens Display Radii Text allows you to specify how you want radii to be shown on the screen The default is the number for the radius and then R but if you want...

Page 16: ...ill not pop up the number pad This is mostly done on desktop or laptops that have a keyboard available all the time Display Edge Type instead of Color changes Color in the right drawing menu to Edge Type for those companies that do not specifically use colors but edge codes instead Display Radius Label on Drawing will automatically display all radius measurements when drawn Job Tracker Settings AP...

Page 17: ...ou are at a jobsite this is where you will set up your email configurations The email settings are standard settings so please look at your personal email account settings and copy that information over to these forms If you are unsure of your email settings please contact your email internet provider to obtain them There are many email providers out there we cannot keep track of everyone s indivi...

Page 18: ...tp live com SMTP User your email address SMTP Password your password SMTP Port 587 SMTP Secure checked From Address your email address same as SMTP User From Name Your Name Yahoo Required Yahoo Plus Account yearly payment SMTP Server smtp mail yahoo com SMTP User your email address SMTP Password your password SMTP Port 587 SMTP Secure checked From Address your email address same as SMTP User From ...

Page 19: ...rom your SD Card 2 9 6 Shortcuts Shortcuts are used to quickly perform actions in the program This is commonly used in Windows programs like CTRL O will bring up the open file function CTRL E will activate the Erase function 2 10 Job Info Pages The 3TJob Info3T section is where you will enter information on each specific job that you template This includes names of customers addresses important da...

Page 20: ...ixtures or other materials you will be charging the customer We have also created a Catalog where you can add items that you know will be used in the future instead of having to enter them in each time 1 Click Add 2 Type the description of the item 3 Enter the amount of the item 4 Click OK We also allow you to create a Catalog of items that you use frequently To use the catalog 1 Click Catalog 2 C...

Page 21: ... you can attach your own company policy dealing with warranties and liabilities for the customer to read Once read and the customer checks the box saying they read and accept the terms they can sign their name right below it Their signature will be presented on every page of the estimate you run When you go to print out an estimate with all the job information you can choose to include the custome...

Page 22: ...e the built in camera on the tablet to take job site reference pictures To take photographs with the tablet follow these steps 2 Click Add Photo from the Edit menu 3 Click Start Camera 4 Point the back of the tablet at the area you want to photograph 5 Click Capture 6 To view the captured photographs click View Images These photographs will be located in the same folder as the templated dxf and th...

Page 23: ...with the current file If you Erase All On Page and then template again followed by a save the original template will be lost 2 17 Split Object On Point Split Object On Point allows you to take an entity and split it into two entities at a snap point where another entity crosses it 2 18 Units Under Units you can choose if you wish to measure in Imperial Standard or Metric and set the denominator or...

Page 24: ...s vertical access This is used if you are digitizing a template on the floor You template it and then Mirror it so production is correct 2 20 Object Info Object Info show detailed information on objects you select 2 21 Circle Diameter Clicking in the center of any circle will show you the diameter of that circle in millimeters inches and fractions an inches and decimals 1 Click Circle Diameter fro...

Page 25: ...r To turn on Display Contiguous Breaks 1 Click View 2 Click Display Contiguous Breaks As you can see in the example above you can see the break in the lines Once the break has been connected the boxes will disappear This can be done with the Draw Line Fillet or Extend functions 2 24 Display Polylines Display Polylines show you what objects are polylines in your job file Polylines are indicated by ...

Page 26: ...object it will not be defined as a polyline 2 25 Display Color Names Allows the color names to be viewed and printed on the edges for customers that do not have color printers This was originally added for a customer that had a color blind employee that couldn t see the different colors 2 26 Display Area Legend Allows the user to display or hide the area legend ...

Page 27: ...circle around it now 8 Pause and make sure the Tablet PC chirps signifying that the measurement was received 9 Align laser to first of the three points red laser hits the target indicated on the screen by a red x and the number 2 10 Tap on the digital representation of the first cross on the screen It will have the number 2 and a red circle around it now 11 Pause and make sure the Tablet PC chirps...

Page 28: ...offset an entire object outward or inward This is commonly used in the situation of a sink reveal If you are using a under mounted sink and need to reduce the size of the opening in the countertop because you are going to top mount it different sink with same dimensions you would drop in the sink select it and then reduce the size of the opening 1 Key in the distance you want to offset and hit OK ...

Page 29: ...ons are pressed This distance determined below the Arrow buttons If you wish to change this distance you can click in the box and then use the keypad to the right to determine the set distance If you want to rotate any selected lines you can either click the 45 or 45 buttons or you can change the angle in the box below and click the or buttons to rotate those lines to that angle There is also a wh...

Page 30: ... use as end points of the dimensions 4 Click away in the direction you want the dimension to be added to 2 36 Maximum Dimensions Maximum Dimension allows you to find the maximum lengths and widths of an object To figure the maximum dimension 1 Select the 2 outer lines that you want to use as the outermost dimensions Red arrows will show the objects you selected 2 Select Done Selecting The arrows w...

Page 31: ...an end point midpoint or intersection 2 40 Arc While editing a template you can draw an arc by clicking any 3 points To draw an Arc 1 Click Draw 2 Click Draw Arc 3 Click any 3 points These can be end points midpoints or intersections 2 41 Circle While editing a template there are 2 types of circles that can be drawn 3 Point Circle and 1 Point Circle To draw a 1 Point Circle 1 Click Draw 2 Click Dr...

Page 32: ...t is left to right and Vertical Radius how tall it is top to bottom 4 Click anywhere on the template 2 44 Cross To draw a Manual Cross 1 Click Draw 2 Click Manual Cross 3 Click anywhere on the template and a cross will be created 2 45 Custom Box Adding a custom box is use when you want to insert a standard sized box Most often when there is an island that you do not want to template but you have a...

Page 33: ... Laser Off and the laser will turn off 2 46 4 Zoom While you are editing the template you can Zoom in and out to get into close areas that you need to be enlarged This can be done 2 different ways 1 Click the button and the drawing will zoom in 2 You can click and drag the screen around to move to the area you want to 3 Once finished you can click the button and you will zoom out 2 Point Zoom 1 Cl...

Page 34: ...ches in diameter Cross Drawing a cross will simply put a cross on the measured point This is especially useful for drop ins marking center lines as well as use with the Re Position Laser Leap feature 2 48 Erase Clicking Erase will allow you to erase any line segment you have templated or drawn 2 49 Distance Using the Distance feature allows you to measure from any one point to any other point 1 Cl...

Page 35: ... Offset To use the Offset feature 1 Click Offset 2 Enter the distance you want to offset 3 Select the line you want to offset The line will turn gray showing it has been selected 4 Click away in the direction you want to offset the line 2 53 Rotate Once you have finished templating your job you can use the Rotate feature to rotate it to be square with the surface you are editing This should be don...

Page 36: ...n You can edit the way the dimensions will appear by going into the View menu and changing how the software will display measurements 2 57 Color Color will present you with a screen where you can choose the color you want to template with It also allows you to set the default color that will be used when taking measurements Edge Type can be changed if you double click in the field next to the colo...

Page 37: ...reatments center lines for sinks or anything else you want to design 1 Click Drop In 2 Select the drop in you want to use from the list on the left 3 Select the color you want to have the drop in be presented in 4 Rotate the dropping to the angle you want it and click OK 5 Select the line you want the drop in to be on Remember that you need to first rotate that edge so that when you drop in the si...

Page 38: ...r the device s passcode of 0000 and click Next a You might see an error saying That passcode isn t right Try adding your device again If that happens click Close and try to add it a second time 7 Right click or click and hold on the newly added device and click Properties 8 Click the Hardware tab and look for the COM for the laser and record it 9 Click Start Windows logo and type Device Manager Cl...

Page 39: ...aser to connect 3 3 Pair Laser to the Tablet PC Purchased Post February 2016 marked R4 1 on the bottom label 1 Turn on tablet PC 2 Once finished booting plug in USB cable and wait until you hear a kerplunk sound indicating it has connected 3 Click Start Windows logo and type Devices and Printers Click Enter a Click Add a device b Turn on the Laser by pressing the power button c A green LED will li...

Page 40: ... In this example it is COM5 3 4 Setting Comports Purchased Post February 2016 marked R4 1 on the bottom label 1 Open the Laser Templator program 2 Click File Help Setup Device a Double click in the box to the right of Encoder Connection b Double click on the correct COM Port from the steps above 3 Click Connect and wait for the laser to connect ...

Page 41: ...ability of no needing to reposition the laser 4 3 Targets 4 3 1 Pin Targets Pin Targets are used when you are trying to measure a surface that would normally have a very drastic angle anything under 20 Place the target where you want the measurement to be and then rotate the pin so that the front flat surface faces the laser 4 3 2 T Targets T Targets are like the top portion of Clamp Targets only ...

Page 42: ...rizontal micro adjust knob so that it is in a convenient position as it will remain stationary relative to the tripod 4 5 2 Usage The micro adjusts for horizontal and vertical movement are engaged by pulling the black knurled knobs outward and disengaged by pushing them in towards the unit The micro adjusts should always be disengaged when moving the laser manually 4 5 3 Adjusting Tension The tens...

Page 43: ...m label On the side of the laser there are 2 LEDs that have different colors to them Each one is described below Power LED Green Laser is on Low Battery LED Red Flashing When the battery is low approximately 15 The laser will also make three quick beeps once a minute when the battery is below this level Charging LED Red When the charger is first plugged in and is determining the temperature and st...

Page 44: ...times necessary to wire it directly to the car s electrical system rather than through a cigarette lighter plug 5 5 Normal Power Off Procedure Lasers produced before 2 22 16 are programmed to turn off when the user exits the software If the laser is turned on and left to sit for 6 minutes without being connected to the tablet PC it is programmed to turn off to save power Lasers produced after 2 22...

Page 45: ...any malfunctions or damage deemed abuse or misuse Duration This warranty is valid for one 1 year from the original date or purchase from LPI or one of its distributors Warranty Determination Should the LT 2D3D LT 55 XL or one of its components specifications fall into question LPI reserves the right to operate it in the presence of the customer either in person or through remote support to verify ...

Page 46: ...ns We do not support the Laser Templator software on domains for networked usage We will try to help where needed but cannot guarantee we will be able to solve issues outside of the core functionality of the software 6 4 Cleaning General Care and Storage The LT 2D3D are precision measurement tool and needs to be treated with care Please follow the guidelines below Make sure the lens of the laser i...

Page 47: ... Please watch those videos to learn how to use this digital templating system properly This user manual is meant to be a quick reference and used in conjunction with the videos but is not meant to replace watching those training videos They can be viewed on our website as well at http laserproductsus com videos ...

Page 48: ...age and Operating Temperatures Storage 4 F to 113 F 20 C to 45 C LT 2D3D Laser Templator Operation 32 F to 113 F 0 C to 45 C LT 2D3D Laser Templator Storage 4 F to 95 F 20 C to 45 C Tablet PC Operation 32 F to 95 F 0 C to 45 C Tablet PC Minimum temperature required to charge the batteries 32 F 0 C 7 3 Laser Specifications 635nm 1mW Class 2 Laser Product Complies with 21 CFR 1040 10 and 1040 11 exc...

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