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ARCHITECTUREDEPARTMENT
JANUARY26,2016
EpilogLaserManualOperatingandTroubleshootingGuide
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RevisionTable
Version Dated Description By1.00 9/4/2012 OriginalDRAFT Dpeeples1.01 9/7/2012 AddedsectionsonloweringtabletoTips&
TroubleshootingDpeeples
1.1 10/10/2013 Removedcontentaboutcomputer/lasercommunicationsissues
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1.10 10/29/13 FoamCoreremovedfromapprovedmaterialslist KMuthersbough1.2 08/06/14 Updatesforonlinereservations,foamcorereferences
removed,updatereferencetomaterialstableremovedfromthisdocument
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2.0 09/22/15 -UpdatedtoKSUlogos,-Editedapprovedmaterialslist-RenamedDocumenttoEpilogLaserManual(futureAPlaserwillbedifferent)-DeletedReservationsystempenaltycomments-AddedSafetyglassesrequirement-ModifiedRasterprintingworkaroundinstructions.-Addedcommentsaboutgroupeditems-Addedinstructionsoncustomsetupscreensforautofocus,settingresolution,uncheckingRastersettingsandremovalofnonred/yellowlayers-AddedphotosoftableelevationbuttonandplungerlocationsforEXTlasers
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2.1 10/23/15 Revisionstoreorganizeprocessflow,withadditionofprocessflowhighlevelbulletedlist.
KMuthersbough
2.2 12/2/15 UpdatedscreenshotsforAutoCAD2015 ADakin
2.3 1-25-16 -Updatedtableofcontents-Updatedfandiallocation-UpdatedLasersignin-Safetyandconduct-Laserrecommendedsettinglocation-MaterialProperties,Generaltab,JPGfiles-Updatedprintingerrors,linewidth-Updatedobservationofthelaser-Updatedincaseoffire-Changedlasernumbersonloweringthetable-ChangedtroubleshootingtoAppendix-Madeaneditto“laserdoesn’treceiveyourfile”-Editedwordinginthe“removeeducationalproduct”messageEditedlasernumbersinthe“tabletistoohightofocus”
ADakin
2.4 1-26-16 -Addedin“UpdatePC3File”laserengraverselectionduringplot
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TableofContentsStudentNOTICES.........................................................................................................................................................................3
DONOTCUTMATERIALSTHATHAVENOTBEENAPPROVED.................................................................................................3ALWAYSturnonthefansbeforesendingafiletothelaser...................................................................................................3
OBSERVATION!!...........................................................................................................................................................................3
Ifyouarethelastoneout,pleaseTURNOFFTHEFANS.........................................................................................................3LaserReservations......................................................................................................................................................................4
Reservationsarelimitedto2hoursperdayperstudent.......................................................................................................4Reservationsareonlyvalidforthefirst10minutesofthehour............................................................................................4Pleasesigninwhenyouenterthelaserarea.........................................................................................................................4Failuretoshowupforreservations........................................................................................................................................4Thereservationsystemison-line...........................................................................................................................................4
SafetyandConduct.....................................................................................................................................................................5
Wearingshopapprovedshoes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
Clean-up!!!..............................................................................................................................................................................5Workspace................................................................................................................................Error!Bookmarknotdefined.Donations................................................................................................................................................................................5
ProcessOutline...........................................................................................................................................................................6
LoginandPrintingProcedure......................................................................................................................................................6
Openingandusingtheprintingtemplatefile.........................................................................................................................6Review/edittheMaterialPropertiessettingsfortheselectedmaterial.............................................................................10MaterialProperties–GeneralTab........................................................................................................................................11MaterialProperties–GeneralTab........................................................................................................................................11Keepingyourmaterialsettingchanges.................................................................................................................................14
OBSERVATION!!.........................................................................................................................................................................15
IncaseofFIRE!!.....................................................................................................................................................................15TIPS!!!........................................................................................................................................................................................16
Makingmultiplepasses.........................................................................................................................................................16Frequencysettings................................................................................................................................................................16Loweringthetableforthickmaterials..................................................................................................................................16
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................Error!Bookmarknotdefined.
Plottersays“DONE”afteryoupressthegreenbutton........................................................................................................17Laserdoesn’treceiveyourfile..............................................................................................................................................17Laserstartsprintingbackandforthreallyfastonthetoporfarleftorrightside...............................................................17Laserdecidedtohittheleft/rightorfrontlimitsandstop...................................................................................................17DeterminingifyourdrawinghasbeenstampedbyAUTOCAD.............................................................................................18Removingthe“PRODUCEDBYANAUTODESKEDUCATIONALPRODUCT”message............................................................19FatLines................................................................................................................................................................................19Tableistoohightocompletethefocusprocess..................................................................................................................20Tabledropswaybelownormalandstopswithoutcutting...................................................................................................20
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StudentNOTICES
DONOTCUTMATERIALSTHATHAVENOTBEENAPPROVED.- Usingunapprovedmaterialsdamagestheequipment!That’swhyit’snotapproved!Thiswillcostyouyourlaser
useforaperiodmuchlongerthanyou,yourparents,andprofessorwillbehappyabout.o ApprovedMaterials
§ Acrylic/Plexi-glass–(NOTLEXAN–NOTPolystyrene--NOTPolypropylene)§ Basswood–(1/8thru3/8)§ Chipboard–singleordouble§ MatteBoard§ MuseumBoard§ MDF(¼”forcutting,-thicker-scoringonly)§ Paper§ Plywood1/8inchand1/4inch(REQUIRESAPPROVALbeforestarting)§ SolidWood1/32–3/8cutting§ SolidWoodover3/8scoringonly§ Sandply1/8”to1/4”(onlyhas3layers)§ WhiteMuseumBoard§ WhitePosterBoard§ Woodveneers–notglued
o AnythingelseASK!!!!
ALWAYSturnonthefansbeforesendingafiletothelaser.- Thetimerdialislocatedontheothersideofthecolumnpastthestaffdeskandislocatedjustbelowthebright
neonsign.
OBSERVATION!!• Youmustwatchthelasertheentiretimeitiscuttingyourmaterials.
o LeavingthemachinerunningunattendedwillcostyouyouruseprivilegesfortheSEMESTER.Noexceptions.
o Youarewatchingtomakesureitdoesnotcatchthematerialonfire,whichcanhappeninjustafewseconds!
o Alsowatchforexcessiveflame,sparks,orsmokethatcoulddepositsootonthelens.
Ifyouarethelastoneout,pleaseTURNOFFTHEFANS- Thetimerdialislocatedontheothersideofthecolumnpastthestaffdeskandislocatedjustbelowthebright
neonsign.
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LaserReservations
Reservationsarelimitedto2hoursperdayperstudent.
Reservationsareonlyvalidforthefirst10minutesofthehour.- Lasersunclaimedby10minutesafterthehourwillbeavailableforotherstouse.Thetwohourrulewillnotapply
totheuseofunclaimedlasertime.
Pleasesigninwhenyouenterthelab- Therewillbeasigninsheetatthedoor.Pleasesigninwhenyouarrivesothatthestaffknowsyouhavehonored
yourreservationtime.Ifyoudon’tsignin,youmaybeblockedfromusingthereservationsystem,sincethere’snorecordofyoushowingupforyourreservation.
Failuretoshowupforreservations- Ifyoufailtoshowupforyourreservation(by10minutesafterthehour),orfailtoletastaffmemberknowthat
yourreservationisbeingusedbyanotherstudent,youwillbeblockedfromusingthereservationsystemfortwoweeks.(Youwillbeabletousethelasersonawalk-inbasis,justnotmakereservations.)
Thereservationsystemison-line.Itcanbefoundathttp://www.supersaas.com/schedule/woodshop/equipment
- Theschedulingsystemisavailableviaanybrowserincludingyoursmartphone,android,iPhone,ortabletcomputer.
- Formoreinfo,pleasedownloadthe“ReservationSystemGuide”fromtheArchitectureDepartment–ArchitectureShopDownloadspageathttp://cacm.kennesaw.edu/architecture/resources/downloads.php.
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SafetyandConduct
Youmustwearshopapprovedshoes.NOOPENTOESHOES.Yourshoesmustcoverthetopofyourfootandyourheelandtoes.
Clean-up!!!• Youmustcleanupyourscrapsafteryoufinish• Cleanalldribbles/detritus/debris/scraps/cutpartsfrominsidethemachine• Cleanthefloorareaaroundthelaseranddisposeofallgarbagecutoutsetc.• NEVERLEAVEYOURLASERRUNNINGFORANYREASON!
Donations- Donatedmaterialsshouldbeplacedinthecorrectlylabeleddrawingfiledrawerlocatedoutsidethelaserroom.
o Pleasefeelfreetoput“usable”leftovermaterialsintheappropriatedrawer.o Pleaseaskbeforetakinganythingfromthedonationdrawers.
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ProcessOutlineAhigh-leveldescriptionoftheprocesstousethelaserincludesthefollowingsteps:
• Buildafilewithobject(s)youwishtoscoreorcutinAutoCAD.• Openthe“printtemplate”filethatwillbeusedtoprintfromAutoCADtotheEpiloglaser.
o Filename“LASER24x36”fortheEXTlaserso Filename“LASER18x24”fortheMinilaser
• Ifthereareanyobjectsinthewhitewindowboxoftheprinttemplatefile,selectanddeletethem.• Copyobject(s)fromtheoriginalAutoCADfileyoumadeintothewhitewindowoftheprinttemplatefile.• PrinttheobjectsfromtheprinttemplatefiletotheEpiloglaser.
Moredetaileddescriptionsofthestepsaboveareinthebalanceofthedocument.
LoginandPrintingProcedureo LoginusingyourKSUnetworklogin
o OpenAutoCAD
TECHIENOTE:Whenyoulogintoacomputerthefirsttime,AutoCADwillgothroughitsbasicstartupandcopyfilesetc.,whichmaytakeafewminutes.Itwillloadmuchfasterafteryourfirstlogin.
Openingandusingtheprintingtemplatefileo INAutoCAD,selectOPEN>Drawing
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o Select“Desktop”
o Selectthefile“LASER24x36.dwg”(thisistheprinttemplatefile)NOTE:Youcanalsodownloadthe“LASER24x36.dwg”filefromtheArchitectureDepartment–ArchitectureShopDownloadspageathttp://cacm.kennesaw.edu/architecture/resources/downloads.phpandsaveyourdatatoitpriortocomingtotheshop.Besuretorenameittoanotherfilename.
o Answer“Yes”tothenoticethatitis“currentlyinuseorisReadOnly”
o Selectanderaseanycontentsinsidethewhiteboxintheprinttemplatefile.o OpenyourdrawingfileonyourthumbdriveorU:Driveo TECHIENOTE:StudentscanretrievetheirdrawingsfromtheUDrive(noThumbdrivesneeded).
§ Fromyourworkstation,saveyourdrawingfilestoafolderonyourUdrive.YouwillbeabletoretrievethemfromthereonthelaserPC’s.
§ RememberthatthespaceonU:islimitedsodon’tloadreallybigfiles.
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o NOTE:IfyougetthemessagethatyourdrawingisgoingtobestampedwiththeAutodeskmessage“PRODUCEDBYANAUTODESKEDUCATIONALPRODUCT”.Select“Continue…”onthatscreenandthenext.Thengotothetroubleshootingsectionandfollowtheinstructionstoremovethestamp.
o IfyoudidnotgettheaboveAutodeskEducationalProductplotstampmessages…§ Cutandpasteyouritemsfromyourdrawingfileintothewhiteboxonthe“LASER24x36”print
templatefile.§ MakesureALLLINEWIDTHSARE0.00mm.(Ifyouhavegroupedlinestheymustbeungrouped
beforelinewidthscanbechanged.)§ Makesureyourcutlinesareontheredlayer(lasercut)andyourscorelinesareontheyellow
layer(laserscore).
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o Placeyourmaterialinthelasero SelectPLOT,andthepopupscreenbelowshouldappear.
o NOTE:Ifthewindowbelowappears,select“LaserEngraver”§ Thiswindowshouldonlyappearwhenyouareselectingamaterialforthefirsttimeona
machine.
o InthePlotwindow,selectthematerialfromthePrinter/plotterNamelistorchoose<previousplot>onthePagesetup“name”dropdown.
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o Click“OK”ifyougetthemessagebelow
o Review/editthesettingsfortheselectedmaterial
Review/edittheMaterialPropertiessettingsfortheselectedmaterialo Afterthematerialhasbeenselectedfromthedropdownlist,Clickon“Properties”totheright.
o Thenpress“CustomProperties”inthecenterlowersectionofthewindow.
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MaterialProperties–GeneralTabo OntheBlueEpilogdriverscreen,the“General”tab,
o Makesurethe<AutoFocus>boxischecked(lefthandsideunder“Options”)o Reducethe“resolution”slidebarto200.(Thissavesmemoryonlargefiles.)o Makesurethat“JobType”issetfor“Vector”,unlessyouareprintingrasterimages(i.e.JPGphotos)o ForJPGfiles,discusswithstaffo Thenselectthe“ColorMapping”tab.
MaterialProperties–GeneralTab
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• Makesurethe“ColorMapping”checkboxintheupperlefthandcornerischecked• Ifyouareonlycuttingvectors,makesurethe“Raster”checkboxonthelowerleftisuncheckedforeachcolor.• Ifcolorsotherthanredandyellowareshowingintherighthalfofthewindow,deletethembyselectingthem
oneatatimesandthenclickingontheblue“-“buttoninthemiddleofthescreen.• Selecteitherthered(cut)oryellow(score)layerbyclickinganywhereontherowintheright-handwindow.• Inthelefthalfofthewindow,modifythespeed,power,andfrequencysettingsfortheselectedlayeras
needed.(Seerecommendedlasermaterialssettingslocatedinthebasketattachedtoyourcomputer.)• Pressthe“TripleArrow”buttontoapplythechangesmadeinthelefthalfofthewindowtotherightside.• Selecttheotherlayerandmodifythosesettingsifnecessary.• Click“OK”whenfinishedtoacceptyourchanges.Youwillbereturnedtotheconfigurationeditorscreen
below.
o Click“OK”toreturntotheplotscreen
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o Correctthe“PaperSize”backto“ArchE36x48in”.
o ***NEVERclickonanythinginthePLOTAREAorPLOTOFFSETsections.
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Keepingyourmaterialsettingchangeso Whenyouexitthesettingscreenthefollowingalertboxwillappear.
o Tosaveyourchangesselectthe“SavechangestotheFollowingfile”radiobutton.
§ Note:Yourchangeswillbesavedandwillbeavailablelaterwhenyouareloggedonthatmachine.
o PressOKandthefilewillbesenttotheLaser
o TheLaserwillshowyourplotfilenameintheblueLEDwindow.§ Ifitdoesn’tshowup,contactshopstaffforhelp.§ Ifyourfiledoesn’tprintorthelaserreads“done”beforeyourfileprints,checktomakesureall
yourlinewidthsarecorrect.
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• Groupedobjectsmustfirstbeungroupedtochangethelinewidth.o PresstheGreenstartbuttononthelasertostartthejob.
OBSERVATION!!• Youmustwatchthelasertheentiretimeitiscuttingyourmaterials.
o NEVERleavethemachinerunningunattendedoritwillcostyouyouruseprivilegesfortheSEMESTER.Noexceptions.
o Ifyouasksomeonetowatchyourlasermakesuretheyarenotrunningtheirownjobfirst,ONEPERSONCANNOTWATCHTWOMACHINES.
o Youarewatchingtomakesureitdoesnotcatchthematerialonfire,whichcanhappeninjustafewseconds!
o Alsokeepwatchforexcessiveflame,sparks,orsmokethatcoulddepositsootonthelensandcontactastaffperson.
IncaseofFIRE!!• Ifthefireisverysmall,
o openthelidandquicklyremovethematerialfromthelasero Taketheburningmaterialoutofthelaser.o HavetheShopstaffcheckoutthemachinebeforerestarting.
• Ifthefireislargeroryoucan’tgrabthematerialtoremoveit,
o grabthefireextinguisherfromthewallmount,o removethepinandapplyjustenoughtoputoutthefire.o HavetheShopstaffcheckoutthemachinebeforerestarting.
• Thereisnoexcuseforafireonthelaserifyouarewatchingthelaser,thereforeyouwillbechargedforany
damagesdonetothelaserortothehoneycombbackboard.Costscouldexceed$800forrepairs.
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TIPS!!!
MakingmultiplepassesIfyouneedtomakeanotherpassusingthesamesettings,justpressthegreenstartbuttononthelaserwhenitfinishesanditwillrestartusingthesamefile.
Frequencysettings.TherearemanymisconceptionsabouttheFrequencysetting.TheFrequencysettingisforthedensityofthematerials.Changingthe“properlyset”frequencysettingwillnotaffectthequalityorspeedofyourcut.
o 5000-Plastic/Acrylico 1000-1600Chipboard/Museumboardo 500-1000–Paper,Wood,sandply
Loweringthetableforthickmaterials• Onlasers1,2,3&4.(LEGENDEXT)
o Openthelido Usetheswitchonthefrontleftsidetolowerthetablesothatthematerialisatleasttwoinchesbelow
thelaserplunger
o Closethelidandpressthegreenstartbutton
• Onlaser5(HELIX),onthemachinekeypado Pressthe“DisableX/Y”buttono Pressthegreen“go”buttono Presstheupordownarrowbuttonso Whenfinishedpressthe“Reset”button
• Contactstaffperson,forassistanceifneeded.
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Appendix
Plottersays“DONE”afteryoupressthegreenbutton• Checkthefollowing:
o Alllinewidthsmustbesetto0.00mm(Ifyourvectorsare“grouped”intoanobject,settingthelinewidthwillnotwork.Youmust“ungroup”theobjectsfirst,thensetthelinewidthsto0.0)
o YourlinesmustbeoneithertheRed(cut)orYellow(score)layerso DidyoucheckthepapersizebeforepressingOK?
§ Itshouldbe“ArchE36x48in”foralllasers,includinglaser#2(theHELIX)o Ifnoneofthesewerewrong,
§ selectPLOT,§ thenselect“Preview”inthelowerleftcorner§ Doesyourdrawingshowup?
• Ifnot,checktheabovesettingsagainandcontactastaffperson.
Laserdoesn’treceiveyourfile• Nothingshowsuponthelaserreadout.
o Youmaybeeitherasleepandhavingnightmares,orthereisacableproblem,contactstaff.
Laserstartsprintingbackandforthreallyfastonthetoporfarleftorrightside.
Oneoftwothingsishappening:
1) YouleftRastercheckedintheCustomPropertiesofthePlotterConfigurationEditor.Cancelandre-sendtheprintjobwithoutRasterchecked.
2) ThelaseristryingtoprinttheAutodeskmessage“PRODUCEDBYANAUTODESKEDUCATIONALPRODUCT”inRASTERMODE.The“ProducedbyanAUTODESKEDUCATIONALPRODUCT”wasstampedonyourfile.Seebelowsection:“DeterminingifyourdrawinghasbeenstampedbyAUTOCAD”.
Laserdecidedtohittheleft/rightorfrontlimitsandstopThelaseristryingtoAutoFocusoutsidethelimitsorprinttheAutodeskmessage“PRODUCEDBYANAUTODESKEDUCATIONALPRODUCT”inRASTERMODE.TheProducedbyanAUTODESKEDUCATIONALPRODUCT”wasstampedonyourfile.Seebelowsection:“DeterminingifyourdrawinghasbeenstampedbyAUTOCAD”.
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DeterminingifyourdrawinghasbeenstampedbyAUTOCAD• Tochecktoseeifthestamphasbeenembeddedinyourdrawing:
o FromAutoCAD-GotoPloto Pick<previousplot>fromthe“name”dropdowno Clickon“preview”inthelowerleftcorner.
• Ifthesmallblackbarsappearonallfoursides…• Zoominononeandyourwillsee:
• Followthestepsbelowtoremovethestampfromyourfile
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Removingthe“PRODUCEDBYANAUTODESKEDUCATIONALPRODUCT”message.---Method1
• FromthecommandlineinAutoCADtype• DXFOUT
o • Saveyourdrawingfile• ExitAutoCAD• RestartAutoCAD• GotothecommandlineandtypeDXFIN• Findthefileyoujustexportedandopenit.• Itwillnothavethemessageembedded.
---Method2
• Makesure“Raster”isNOTselectedorcheckedonthecustomsetupscreensunderthecolorsettings.Unchecking“raster”inthecolorsectionswillalsopreventthemessagefromprinting(ifallofthecolorsshowinghaveitunchecked).
FatLinesTwopossiblecauses
1. Youdidn’tcheckthe“AutoFocus”checkboxonthefirstpageofthebluematerialcustompropertiessetupscreenor:
2. Ifyouritemsstartoffwithanicethincut/scorelineandthenstartgettingnoticeably“fatter”ornotcuttingthrough,itisbecausethematerialisnotflatonthetable.Askforassistancefromstafftodealwiththisissue.
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Tableistoohightocompletethefocusprocess• Onlasers1,2,3&4,(LEGENDEXT)
o Openthelido Usetheswitchonthefrontleftsidetolowerthetablesothatthematerialisatleasttwoinchesbelow
thelaserplunger
o Closethelidandpressthegreenstartbutton
• Onlaser5,(HELIX),onthemachinekeypado Pressthe“DisableX/Y”buttono Pressthegreen“go”buttono Presstheupordownarrowbuttonso Whenfinishedpressthe“Reset”button
• Contactstaffperson,forassistanceifneeded.
Tabledropswaybelownormalandstopswithoutcutting• Typicallymeanstheplungerisstuckintheupposition• Checktomakesuretheplungerismoving
freely.Seephoto.• Ifnot,contactastaffpersontocleanit.• Ifitwasstuckintheuppositionbutnow
movesfreely,restartyourlaserjob.(OnLaser5HELIXre-sendthejobtothelaser.)