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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.

Dave- you are our resident expert on RDworks- I quit it on V19 and I think that Pete is on 18 or 19 too. To be fair, CorelDraw is a graphics program, kind of a cheaper version of Adobe Illustrator and Lightburn is an integrated laser software with a lot of graphics capabilities. I have spent the last 25 years working with different graphics/signmaking software and there is not one answer I am afraid.
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Pete Cyr
Posts: 1964
Joined: Sun Nov 27, 2016
Location: Suffolk Virginia
Country: United States
Laser Machine Make or Type: Boss 1630
Laser Power: 100w
Laser Bed Size: 16"x30"
Home Position: TR
Control Software: RDWORKS
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: Win 10
Accessories: roller rotary attachment

I use v18.
Most of my work is CNC 3D plaques, Shadow boxes or furniture or picture boards for navy activities.
I use my laser to engrave my personal crest on some things I make and occasionally laser engrave names and dates on memorabilia presented as gifts.

I use my laser infrequently. I have lightburn but have not allocated time to use and learn it.
If I am not building things I am typically modeling using Aspire or Zbrush - I spend quite a bit of time working on learning Zbrush

RDWORKs does what I need from a laser. But all of the work is done in some other program and exported to RDWORKSs (Aspire typically).
I use RDWORKS to assign a power and a speed to my cuts and or engravings - nothing more.

While I believe Lightburn is a much better product for most...given what I use RDWORKs for I don't really have a need.

RDWORKS in my case is like a what a screw driver is to a set of twin Holly 4 barrels slaved together.
Location - VA
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
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

A lot of it is a combination of the controller firmware, and the RDWorks version. To a certain extent they go hand in hand.

The options and ect. for the laser itself are in the firmware, like the new start delays. But it takes a newer version of RDWorks or another third party software to access that feature. I have no idea how up to date Lightburn is with the Ruida firmware upgrades, but I would not expect them to right on top of it with all the different programs they have to work with. The nice part of the delays, is that once you set them via RDWorks, then anything sent to the controller will use those delays.

The latest version I have of RDWorks for public release from Ruida is .59, and for the 6445G firmware is .30, for the S it's .16. For the 6442 is .67 for both the S and the G, the center pair of digits is different between the S & G.

I have them all on my Google Mod Page if you want to download them. I know there are some HMI upgrades as well, but my control panel is one version to old to be field up-gradable so I don't have them.
Savio Thecnic
Posts: 6
Joined: Wed May 17, 2017
Location: Italy
Country: Italy
Nickname: SavioThecnic
Laser Machine Make or Type: 60W Co2 KEHUI X700 Clone Red-black
Laser Power: 60
Laser Bed Size: 700x500mm
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v8.01.24
Windows Version: Win7 Pro
Accessories: 25mm Co2 Laser Beam Combiner 10.6um
Rotating table
Various changes I made to the machine
Reading instrument mA power
Automatic start-up relay Compression and suction with Lase Tube Start
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Gene Uselman wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021Yessir. 6442 and 6445
Sure friend intrigued me and I installed the program
but I don't see in the list as per attached picture Ruida controller?
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Savio Thecnic
Posts: 6
Joined: Wed May 17, 2017
Location: Italy
Country: Italy
Nickname: SavioThecnic
Laser Machine Make or Type: 60W Co2 KEHUI X700 Clone Red-black
Laser Power: 60
Laser Bed Size: 700x500mm
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v8.01.24
Windows Version: Win7 Pro
Accessories: 25mm Co2 Laser Beam Combiner 10.6um
Rotating table
Various changes I made to the machine
Reading instrument mA power
Automatic start-up relay Compression and suction with Lase Tube Start
Contact:

Dave Vigness wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 A lot of it is a combination of the controller firmware, and the RDWorks version. To a certain extent they go hand in hand.
The latest version I have of RDWorks for public release from Ruida is .59, and for the 6445G firmware is .30, for the S it's .16. For the 6442 is .67 for both the S and the G, the center pair of digits is different between the S & G.
I have them all on my Google Mod Page if you want to download them. I know there are some HMI upgrades as well, but my control panel is one version to old to be field up-gradable so I don't have them.
Thanks friend I now have the .48 of the software
I saw the .60 version on the site
But I'm not sure if it supports the controller I have
which is RDC6442G-B as per attached photo

As firmware I don't remember maybe I have version .50
if I remember correctly some new version is out
You advise me to upload it, do you know what improves the next version?

I did not understand this thing about the room but it seems interesting you can post me some photos or examples
If it is also possible on my controller I would be happy
to add an IP-Cam to my laser cnc
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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.

Savio- I believe there are two versions- one for diode lasers (which it appears you may have] and one for CO2 lasers with controllers like Ruida and Leetro, etc. You may have to request the other version. Gene
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Savio Thecnic
Posts: 6
Joined: Wed May 17, 2017
Location: Italy
Country: Italy
Nickname: SavioThecnic
Laser Machine Make or Type: 60W Co2 KEHUI X700 Clone Red-black
Laser Power: 60
Laser Bed Size: 700x500mm
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v8.01.24
Windows Version: Win7 Pro
Accessories: 25mm Co2 Laser Beam Combiner 10.6um
Rotating table
Various changes I made to the machine
Reading instrument mA power
Automatic start-up relay Compression and suction with Lase Tube Start
Contact:

Gene Uselman wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 Savio- I believe there are two versions- one for diode lasers (which it appears you may have] and one for CO2 lasers with controllers like Ruida and Leetro, etc. You may have to request the other version. Gene
A ok thanks for information
Yes a friend lent me his laptop since I have
remembered that he bought this program.

And he has a little diode laser I did not know that the same program was split into two versions,
I thought that LightBurn simply did not support my laser.

Ok I will ask him if through the supplier he can update the software also for the Co2 laser so I can try

But can you tell me what this LightBurn would have more than RDWorks?
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

I don't use it because I have Corel, but Lightburn gives you a LOT more design options that RDWorks. I do all my design and layout info stuff in Corel, then dump it to RDWorks for power and cut order and such before it goes to the laser.
Doug Fisher
Posts: 206
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2016
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Country: USA
Laser Machine Make or Type: Ke Hui KH-7050
Laser Power: 80W EFR F2
Laser Bed Size: 700x500
Home Position: TR
Control Software: LIGHTBURN
RDWorks Version: v8.01.18 & 8.01.33
Ruida Controller: RDC6442
Windows Version: 10
Accessories: Ruida RDC6442G EC controller, 2" lens, S&A CW5000 chiller, chuck type of rotary attachment, Russ' DoHickey (sp?), mA meter, a growing collection of tools and oddities to keep it running!

>>Ok I will ask him if through the supplier he can update the software also for the Co2 laser so I can try

Lightburn offers a fully functioning trial version good for thirty days that will work on your controller. You should download that to you own computer. Your friend may not be able to update his PC to work with your laser without paying for the upgrade.
Savio Thecnic
Posts: 6
Joined: Wed May 17, 2017
Location: Italy
Country: Italy
Nickname: SavioThecnic
Laser Machine Make or Type: 60W Co2 KEHUI X700 Clone Red-black
Laser Power: 60
Laser Bed Size: 700x500mm
Home Position: TL
RDWorks Version: v8.01.24
Windows Version: Win7 Pro
Accessories: 25mm Co2 Laser Beam Combiner 10.6um
Rotating table
Various changes I made to the machine
Reading instrument mA power
Automatic start-up relay Compression and suction with Lase Tube Start
Contact:

Doug Fisher wrote: Mon Jan 03, 2022Lightburn offers a fully functioning trial version good for thirty days that will work on your controller. You should download that to you own computer. Your friend may not be able to update his PC to work with your laser without paying for the upgrade.
I got stuck because I actually installed it years ago
But then I didn't use it anymore because I didn't have time to study the program how it worked so if I reinstall it today on my PC
He tells me that it has expired my friend has an orton and he bought the program and I tried with his laptop I did not know that the licenses were different I simply believed that that program did not support my laser
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