
4-20 Computerized Controls
• While still in the "Options" dialog box, double-click on "Global" to expand the list. Then click
on "Color Management" and deselect (no check mark) "Calibrate colors for display". There
should be NO check marks at all for this option. Underneath "Color Management", double-
click on "Printing" to expand the list. Make sure that the laser system's name is displayed in
the "Printer" drop-down list. Click on "Send bands to driver" and uncheck (deselect) all other
choices so that the only three that have check marks are “Print all text as graphics”, "Send
bands to driver", and “Output Bitmaps in 64K chunks”. Now click on "OK" to close the
"Options" dialog box.
• The next step is to set the default value for the line width and color when drawing graphic
objects. To do this, click on the "Outline Tool", then the "Outline Pen Dialog" in the flyout.
With "Graphic" being the only one selected, click on "OK", then choose the color "Red" from
the "Color" box. Next to the "Width" box underneath the color box, click on the drop down list
box and choose "inches" as the units. Now, in the "Width" box click on the lower arrow
button several times to make the line width as small as it will go (.00005 inches), then click
on "OK". This sets the default line width for Graphics.
• Finally, at the top of the screen, click "Tools", then "Options", then "Document", and then
select "Save options as defaults for new documents". Make sure ALL the options listed are
selected then click "OK".
The setup defaults for CorelDRAW 9 are now complete. Whenever you start a new
document, all of the default settings that we had setup will automatically apply to the new
document.
Software Setup – AutoCAD
AutoCAD 14 or 15 and AutoCAD LT 97 or 98 for Windows
AutoCAD for Windows requires some special setup and considerations when used to output
files to the ULS laser machines. ULS lasers can be used like a typical peripheral plotter device
and all the same features available to users of other graphics programs are available to users of
AutoCAD. Both raster and vector motion can be used independently or in conjunction with each
other.
AutoCAD 14 uses the laser system as a system-printing device. In order to print to our laser
systems, it is recommended that the print driver be set as the Windows DEFAULT printer.
When running AutoCAD, file setup will be the most important part of sending correctly formatted
files to the laser. Files should be drawn or located within the engraving field size of the laser, at
(X0,Y0) and (X16,Y12) inches for example. If objects within a drawing are moved to within this
area from coordinates outside of this area, printing errors will likely occur (more about this later).
Once objects are drawn within the correct area, it should be noted that AutoCAD files have a
DIFFERENT ORIGIN than other graphics software. The origin on the laser is in the LOWER
left-hand corner of the machine. The rulers on the laser engraving table indicate (X0, Y12) at
this point.
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