Is there a setting in the software where one can control the amount the laser travels past an image? I have a rotary piece that has a lip. I would like to engrave on the side but I feel the laser will hit the lip after each pass as the laser travel past the image. I hope I am clear on what I am asking. I am not sure the technical term for the travel after the image on each pass. Is it overrun?
Thank you for the help in advance.
Tom, does your Laguna machine have a Ruida controller? The ones I have seen do, but I don’t want to assume. And if you are on a Ruida controller, are you sharing Y with your rotary?
Maybe one topic to explore:
If I am not confusing things (because sometimes these settings confuse me) the controller determines how to manage speeding up and slowing down motion by the acceleration settings provided. Lower number = longer time / longer travel. Higher number = shorter time / shorter travel. Too low, and your machine is inefficient. Too high, side effects could be skipped steps, mechanical wear, backlash, etc.
You will need to look at the acceleration settings in two places. Of these two places, the effect or setting that will take precedence is the lower value while engraving (highlighting Y if you are sharing Y with your rotary):
If by chance you are using U for the rotary on an updated 6445 controller, see the U axis settings:
Yes and is calculated and controlled automatically by your Ruida and no software control is available for this setting.
Speed and acceleration controls the amount of over scan, so @Stroonzo has a good post worth review.
Thank you, yes I have a Ruida controller. I am using the Y for the rotary. So for this particular piece I could make the number higher to control the over run. Is there a scale or guide that I could use to determine the over run versus speed? For example 5,000 = .75" of over run.
Thank you for your help…
I don’t think there is a known scale or formula. I also don’t know how effective the settings will be to change.
Maybe there is a different / better approach to your issue:
I’m trying to picture this in my head, but what I imagine is never as clear as a posted image (if you were to provide one).
Is the object(s) you are engraving the piece containing the “lip” or is it your rotary device with a lip that you are concerned with crashing? How close is the lip to your head? Could this be easier to resolve with a longer focal length lens (which could increase the distance between your laser head and the material)?
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