McGill VLS6.60 User manual

USER GUIDE
LASER CUTTERS
VLS6.60 / PLS6.75

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Table of ConTenTs
Workshop Basics
Our Laser Cutters
Setting up CAD Files
Rhino
AutoCAD
Sending your file to the Laser Cutter
Rhino
AutoCAD

Power, Speed & PPI
Know your Materials
Navigating the Laser Control Panel (UPC)
Starting the Laser- Operator Checklist
Cleaning the Lens
Focus & Setting the Z-Height
Finishing Up
Assistance/Troubleshooting

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Workshop basiCs














UCP Installer. S





















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


raster mode vector mode
Raster mode










Universal layer sysTems (Uls)
oUr laser CUTTers


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seTTinG Up yoUr CaD file (rhino)




universal control panel software (UCP)print
functions.



'Project-
ToCPlane' (this command will not work with any geometry that
is on a slopeno duplicate lines





'save-as'version 6
3dm file.













6




linetype'
continuous'


 Black 



       









RGB 





'cutting',
scoring/marking' and 'engraving'

 'hatch' 




colour, linetype print width 
.


hairline'.

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

print'  (CTRL + P)


VLS6.60/75 (or PLS4.75)
'properties'






'window' 'set'








senDinG yoUr file To The laser CUTTer

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


 'properties' tab.







'print'


9
seTTinG Up yoUr CaD file (aUToCaD)




'flatten''enter'



'overkill'









VLS 6.06 
PLS 4.75 










 Black 



'skip'


'select color'
'True Color',Color model' -'RGB'
'Index Color'

10

'layer properties' 'match
properties'. 




'linetype'continuous'.



RGB 




'cutting', scoring/
marking' and 'engraving'
Black 'hatch
creation tabs'
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
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