Move head specified distance?

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Matthias Roschk
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Hello,

thanks a lot !! I got it working :-)

What i am struggeling with is how can i move the Laser Head in a spezified Position?

Lets say the Machine Origin is in upper left and i want to move the Laser Head from there exactly to 100x200 as example.

How can i do this in RDWorks ???

I did not found such a window where i can enter any coordinate where i want to move the Laser to.

Matthias
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Gene Uselman
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What you are looking for is the Test Tab- home your machine and then you can specify how far to move and which direction.
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Gene Uselman
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I split the post as requested and... it did not work as I expected- Gene

Post by Matthias Roschk » Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:02 pm

Hello,

yes, i tried the Offset and also select "Continuos moving". But when i click on Y- for example, the Head moves a bit, but did not move to the entered offset position ?
Did i miss something ?

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Gene Uselman
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Accessories: I have a combining lenses, pin tables [homebuilt], honeycomb tables , wireless remote, Modifed Ultimate Air Assist, home built non-powered rotary device, PrusaMK4 and Mini Prusa printers.

I assume all your measurements are metric [you being in Europe]? My bed grid is inches and the offset is mm. Also, I assume you have calibrated your axis so that 100mm is actually 100mm on the cut?
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Matthias Roschk wrote: Mon Nov 04, 2019 Hello,
thanks a lot !! I got it working :-)
What i am struggeling with is how can i move the Laser Head in a spezified Position?
Lets say the Machine Origin is in upper left and i want to move the Laser Head from there exactly to 100x200 as example.
How can i do this in RDWorks ???
I did not found such a window where i can enter any coordinate where i want to move the Laser to.
Matthias
As luck would have it - Russ just explained this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddecxYBRkrc scroll fwd to 4.49
Location - VA
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Power - 100W
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Home Position - TR
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First name - Pete
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Matthias Roschk
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Location: Merseburg
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Laser Machine Make or Type: KH-350 China Laser 644XG
Laser Power: 50W
Laser Bed Size: 500x300
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: 8.01.22
Windows Version: Win10

Ahh cool !!

It explains it...i did it wrong.

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Gene Uselman
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Control Software: LIGHTBURN
RDWorks Version: RDw .19 & Lightburn
LightBurn Version: Latest
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10 Pro
Accessories: I have a combining lenses, pin tables [homebuilt], honeycomb tables , wireless remote, Modifed Ultimate Air Assist, home built non-powered rotary device, PrusaMK4 and Mini Prusa printers.

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