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= Laser Cutter Skewing/Compressing? =<br />
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'''[[User:AdminBot|AdminBot]]'''<br />
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I’m attempting to use the laser cutter, however, every time I import anything (tried lots of random files), it appears fine on the screen, but when I simulate or cut my design it’s compressed a whole bunch vertically. I’ve found that it’s compressed roughly 10x, but I have no idea what the problem is or how to fix it (aside from scaling everything 10x on the y-axis).<br />
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Anyone have any ideas?<br />
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'''[[User:themanmaran|themanmaran]]''' — ''2019-05-03''<br />
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No idea, but I did notice that earlier today the laser was giving a ‘Y Axis Error’ when it got within ~8 inches of the front of the tray. Could it relate to a miscalculation on the bed?<br />
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'''[[User:rando|rando]]''' — ''2019-05-03''<br />
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Can you please:<br />
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explain how you make the file you upload (which program, export settings if any)<br />
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post the dxf somewhere?<br />
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screenshot the man screen and the simulation screen<br />
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Does the laser replicate the issue when you download the file?<br />
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some vector files can have overlapping lines or umconnected geometry which causes problems. Not this problem, but sometimes the files look fine but hide issues.<br />
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have you tried a very simple file like a single line?<br />
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is anyone else having issues?<br />
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[[User:Themanmaran|@themanmaran]] did the error mention slop? That occurs when the origin is set incorrectly and the cut would go out of bounds. moving the origin would resolve that.<br />
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'''[[User:AdminBot|AdminBot]]'''<br />
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As mentioned it seems to happen on everything - my files, other files, random shapes I draw using the program itself.<br />
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As mentioned the laser cuts the squished image once you send it over - not the original image.<br />
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Once you expand the file 10x and run it on the machine it mentions a slop error because if thinks tile file is out-of-bounds, but once you cut it cuts normally due to the squishing.<br />
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The current solution of the 10x expansion stands. However, don’t try to frame the cut, as it will use the actual dimensions and not the squished dimensions.<br />
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I’ll see if I can grab a screenshot next time I’m there.<br />
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