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Using the Direction Arrows for objects

April 23, 2010 CorelDraw Help No Comments
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One of the new features to come out of Corel X4 and X5 is the ability to see what direction your machine will be moving based on the object. Typically when it comes to engraving whether it is with a laser or with a rotary our direction was controlled via two main nodes on the object you are working with. The home node is where you object begins to engrave. The end node is where the engraving ends. In earlier versions of Coreldraw X3 and before the way we had ot check for the beginning of an object was to select the shape tool click on the object and press the HOME key. This would take us to the beginning. The END key on your keyboard would take you to the end. Now with X4 and X5 we actually see the direction of the path by a set of arrows.

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Setting Rotary Position to Home on a TT or Legend

November 8, 2009 Epilog Lasers No Comments
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Setting Rotary Position to Home
By Epilog
Aug 24, 2003, 16:51
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Setting Rotary Position to Home Upon completing the installation procedures for your Rotary attachment, you will want to ensure that your home position is aligned correctly. The following will guide you through this alignment. The Red Diode Pointer 1. Using the left and right arrow keys on your LCD Display, select the SETUP button the LCD Display. The Diode Pointer projects a red beam of light, which will pin point the home position of your rotary attachment. 2. Using the down arrow keys, scroll down to the “Diode Pointer” and select “Yes” by turning the round knob on the display to the right. Press “Enter”. … Continue Reading

Using a Rotary Attachment

November 7, 2009 Epilog Lasers 2 Comments
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Using the Epilog Rotary Attachment

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http://www.engrave.ca/files/mug_template_v8.cdr
http://www.engrave.ca/files/mug_template_with_different_turns_v8.cdr
http://www.engrave.ca/files/mug_template_with_no_turn_v8.cdr
One of the more intimidating techniques to learn on the laser engraver is how to use the rotary attachment. This help file should help eliminate any misgivings you may have.

1. If your table is not lowered than lower it down about 5 inches
2. Turn the power off to the machine
3. Plug in the rotary machine (the plug is under the left side of the machine (EX or LX and the front of the machine on the TT).
4. Turn the machine on.
5. The machine will know that the rotary attachment is plugged in and the X axis will settle over the attachment – see Figure 1.

Figure 1

Figure 1

6. Place your glass item in the attachment. Now the big question is where do I place my image? To answer this let us look at setting up the image in CorelDraw first. … Continue Reading

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