Epilog Laser Fusion Pro 32, Оригинальное руководство пользователя

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Offset: Offset allows you to focus at any point above or below the surface of your material. When
engraving acrylic many users like to focus above the surface to produce a “softer” finish to the engraving.
Conversely, when cutting acrylic, many users like to focus about halfway into the acrylic. Offset allows
you to do this automatically. A positive value will move the table away from the focus lens. A negative
value, such as -.095, will move the table closer the focus lens.
Using Color Mapping for Multiple Speed and Power Settings
A fairly typical use for vector color mapping is in the architectural industry and making models. Users
want to lightly mark one part of the work piece and cut out another part of the same piece.
Usually, when using Color Mapping in Vector mode, users want to produce a different look on two separate
areas of a single piece of material in a single job setup. To achieve a different look for each mark the
marking processes require different speeds and powers, so this is a perfect job for Color Mapping.
Note: While you could set the vector line you want to just mark to an engraving width, it takes
much longer to engrave a box than to use vector settings to quickly follow the line and mark
it.
The graphic shows a simple architectural drawing. The drawing is set up so that when we use Color
Mapping, we can assign one speed and power setting to first lightly engrave the window frames and a
different speed and power setting to then cut out the individual windowpanes.
Once you have split the graphic by color, the outside frame of the house will become one process, and
the window frame and windowpanes will be individual processes as well.
You can use any colors you like for color mapping and are not restricted to using RGB or
CMYK colors.
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SECTION 5: THE LASER DASHBOARD