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AutoCAD Laser Cutting Guide

Your job should be smaller size then then Max Material Size.

TROTEC SPEEDY 400

DIGITAL MODELLING @ BUILDING 202

MAX MATERIAL = SIZE 900 x 600 x 12.7mm

Strawboard, Plywood, Acrylic, leather , other upon request

TROTEC SP500

DBE MAKERSPACE @ BUILDING 418

MAX MATERIAL SIZE = 1245 x 710 x 12.7mm

Strawboard, Plywood

Import your work into the template and setup your layers.

Make sure your work fits within the material boundary. Create multiple sheet if necessary.

Ensure that your objects are at the appropriate scale.

The Laser Cutter cuts at 1:1 scale. For example, if you need your models at 1:100, they should be scaled down by 0.01.

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Complete the following actions before exporting your work

Lineweight

Check all your cut lines (red lines) and etch lines (green lines) are set to 0.00mm line weight.

Explode

Select All (CTRL+A) and type EXPLODE - hit Enter

Overkill

Select All (CTRL+A) and type OVERKILL - hit Enter. A window will appear

No need to change any of these setting – Just push OK

Select All (CTRL+A) and type JOIN - hit Enter

Make sure you are plotting in Model page

1) Nest all pieces to be cut within selected material template or correct sheet size

2) Go to Print and select Plot, or type in Plot into the Command Line

3) Under Printer/Plotter, select:

AutoCAD PDF (High Quality Print)

4) If plotting from AutoCAD for the first time, you will need to set up a custom paper size to match the material you are using.

- Go to Properties

- Select Custom Paper Sizes

- Click on Add

5) Select Start from scratch

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