Bottom up scanning?

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Joseph Leavell
Posts: 59
Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2021
Location: ks
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: china laser?
Laser Power: 50W (48 actual?)
Laser Bed Size: 300mmx500mm
Home Position: TL
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.52
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10

Hello! So, I generally use the top-left as my anchor point for positioning my material for cutting/scanning, but I just realized if I wanted to timelapse it well, it should scan bottom to top. Is there a way to set that globally?
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Dave Vigness
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Location: Kansas City - Rural
Country: USA
Nickname: Dave
Laser Machine Make or Type: Chine Red and Black
Laser Power: EF RF2 80W
Laser Bed Size: 20 x 26
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.54
Ruida Controller: RDC6445
Windows Version: 7
Accessories: Power Switch for air assist / exhaust blower, Ma meter with switch for external digital, dual digital temp gauge, LED lights under gantry and and and.

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it is set in the controller / program, not the individual file. Config, System Setting. Top right box of pips labeled Laser Head. Works nice for starting from top or bottom center for circle engraving on existing object as well.

Your engraving will also come out better if you engrave towards your exhaust point instead of having the hot cutting gasses go back over the almost as hot area you just engraved.
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Joseph Leavell
Posts: 59
Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2021
Location: ks
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: china laser?
Laser Power: 50W (48 actual?)
Laser Bed Size: 300mmx500mm
Home Position: TL
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.52
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10

That also adjusts where your reference point is right? I've been putting it in the top-left for reference so that I can position things without the head being in the way... Are are they separate things? Or am I locked into starting the scan wherever the head is for positioning
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Dave Vigness
Posts: 526
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2019
Location: Kansas City - Rural
Country: USA
Nickname: Dave
Laser Machine Make or Type: Chine Red and Black
Laser Power: EF RF2 80W
Laser Bed Size: 20 x 26
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.54
Ruida Controller: RDC6445
Windows Version: 7
Accessories: Power Switch for air assist / exhaust blower, Ma meter with switch for external digital, dual digital temp gauge, LED lights under gantry and and and.

Pics and a list here. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

The green box is your laser head / starting point. It is not connected to the 0,0 in any way. That green box is what the machine works off of if you set your position to something other than machine zero or absolute coordinate. I don't remember what the difference is between current position and anchor point. I have mine set for anchor point and set the origin on the keypad.
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Joseph Leavell
Posts: 59
Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2021
Location: ks
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: china laser?
Laser Power: 50W (48 actual?)
Laser Bed Size: 300mmx500mm
Home Position: TL
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.52
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10

I have mine set to "current position" and use the top-left as it's "current position" when I hit the origin button. But no matter what it scans top/down. And if I set my head in the bottom-right it'd just make it hard to position things properly... Is there a way to do both?
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Gene Uselman
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Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Country: USA
Nickname: Gene
Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
Laser Power: 130W
Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
Home Position: TR
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.

Lightburn scans from the bottom to the top as normal- should download the trial.
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Joseph Leavell
Posts: 59
Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2021
Location: ks
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: china laser?
Laser Power: 50W (48 actual?)
Laser Bed Size: 300mmx500mm
Home Position: TL
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: 8.01.52
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10

Bleh, I might have to buck up and just buy the license for it... I hadn't read too much into if I can run a version at home so that I can design, and then run it at work to actually cut, is that a thing?
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Gene Uselman
Posts: 2180
Joined: Thu Jul 07, 2016
Location: Suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Country: USA
Nickname: Gene
Laser Machine Make or Type: QC
Laser Power: 130W
Laser Bed Size: 900x1300
Home Position: TR
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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