Closed Anel1210 closed 4 years ago
Hi.
Usually when you load an image in to LaserGRBL you prepare it for engraving by setting things like brightness, contrast and the burning method either Line To Line, 1Bit BW Dithering, Vector or Centerline.
Like in this image:
Then you select Next and you should get this screen. What ever size you type in the W box it will resize the image but keep the aspect ratio correct, so it will change the numbers in the H box correctly.
Make sure you Press Enter after changing the numbers.
So if your original image was 200 x 200 and you resize it to 70 in the W box it will change the H box to 70 as well.
Then select the Engraving Speed at the top and and any other settings you need to change and click Create. That should give you the size you want.
You can preview where the image will be on the material your are engraving.
You need to make a custom button.
Right click on an empty part of the bar at the bottom of the main window and click Add Custom Button.
When the window pops up copy and paste this code in to the GCode box:
M3 S2 F900 G0 X[left] Y[bottom] G1 X[right] G1 Y[top] G1 X[left] G1 Y[bottom] G0 X0 Y0 F4000 M5
Then enter a Tooltip (anything you want) in the next box down and then select Idle Program from the drop down selector underneath that and click Save. You should now have an extra button on the main window bar at the bottom. To use the button you need to be connected, then select your image and prepare it like earlier. When you've clicked Create you should be able to press the Custom button you made and it should draw a box around where it is going to engrave, it will put the laser on in low power mode so you can see where it goes and you can position your material. Then it will switch the laser off and return to the home position ready to engrave.
And also if there is a way where you can select your size for the X and the Y without the program keeping it in aspect ratio.
You would need to do that in a graphics program first. If it did that it would distort your image, it always retains the aspect ratio.
What you can do is select the size of the image by drawing a box around it in Target Image settings where you adjust everything else. Like this:
Hi there
Thank you. I will do the ekstra button.
So I think either they missed something or their settings is not correct. I am not sure.
So maybe you could assist with the sizing problem and the correct settings that I must have. I am attaching the settings they gave to me for you to check.
Regards Anel
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And also if there is a way where you can select your size for the X and the Y without the program keeping it in aspect ratio.
You would need to do that in a graphics program first. If it did that it would distort your image, it always retains the aspect ratio.
What you can do is select the size of the image by drawing a box around it in Target Image settings where you adjust everything else. Like this:
[image: Untitled4] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67110946-ce1a5c80-f1cb-11e9-8f5e-a255428da3f0.jpg
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I can't see you settings anywhere, did you attach them?
It sounds like your steps / mm for the stepper motors are incorrect.
Yes I did attach them. Attaching again now
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I can't see you settings anywhere, did you attach them?
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Did you find my attachment?
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It sounds like you steps / mm for the stepper motors are incorrect.
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So how do I fix it?
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Did you find my attachment?
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It sounds like you steps / mm for the stepper motors are incorrect.
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There's still nothing there, what are you attaching, what type of file? Some people have problems when trying to attach things from their phone.
Yes it is from my phone. Do you have a number where I can send via whatsapp?
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There's still nothing there, what are you attaching, what type of file? Some people have problems when trying to attach things from their phone.
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I don't use whatsapp.
OK. I don't know another way to forward the photo they gave me with the settings. I only have whatsapp and Facebook. Other then that I don't use other social media apps. In South Africa we are not very advanced when it comes to technology.
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I don't use whatsapp.
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I took a screenshot of the actual jpeg image. I am attaching and hope it will work.
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OK. I don't know another way to forward the photo they gave me with the settings. I only have whatsapp and Facebook. Other then that I don't use other social media apps. In South Africa we are not very advanced when it comes to technology.
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I don't use whatsapp.
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You can upload it here: https://imgbb.com Then you get a link to send to me and I can view it. Just copy and paste the link you get in a reply here.
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You can upload it here: https://imgbb.com Then you get a link to send to me and I can view it. Just copy and paste the link you get in a reply here.
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Thats better, I can see it now. What you need to try is changing $100 and $101.
Start LaserGRBL and click Connect. Then go to the Grbl menu top left. Click Grbl Configuration. You should have a window the same as the picture you uploaded.
To test it just use the same image after trying different settings.
Try 250.
Hi Stuart.
OK I will try and let you know. So I take it that this settings are not the same for everyone. Why would this be and what is determining that value? You said I must try 250. If it still isn't correct must it go up or down and what is the maximum and minimum value it can go? This seems like Greek to me. Obviously something I don't understand at all. Bearing in mind that I am not very good with technology.
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Try 250.
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A lot of them are different because there are a lot of different stepper motors that people use. If 250 is not correct try a lower number. What you can do is make mark with a pencil on the X axis rail when the laser is all the way across to the left. Then jog the X Axis 100 mm with the right jog button in lasergrbl, then when it stops make another mark and measure the distance between the marks, to see how much it actually moved. Then let me know the number and what the setting number is set to for $100.
Like this:
Hi Stuart.
OK. I am going to upload the photos I took to ensure I have done it correctly on that link you sent me.
123mm distance between the 2 marks. Setting fir $100 is 100.000
Hope this is done correctly
Anel On Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 13:37 Stuart, notifications@github.com wrote:
A lot of them are different because there are a lot of different stepper motors that people use. If 250 is not correct try a lower number. What you can do is make mark with a pencil on the X axis rail when the laser is all the way across to the left. Then jog the X Axis 100 mm with the right jog button in lasergrbl, then when it stops make another mark and measure the distance between the marks, to see how much it actually moved. Then let me know the number and what the setting number is set to for $100.
Like this:
[image: IMG1] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158909-3be29780-f336-11e9-8b8f-4eb91a70c521.jpg
[image: IMG2] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158910-400eb500-f336-11e9-8c25-5e5a865b3315.jpg
[image: IMG3] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158911-443ad280-f336-11e9-85be-c8a8c72331d8.jpg
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https://ibb.co/m9GSFZ4 first image ref no
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Hi Stuart.
OK. I am going to upload the photos I took to ensure I have done it correctly on that link you sent me.
123mm distance between the 2 marks. Setting fir $100 is 100.000
Hope this is done correctly
Anel On Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 13:37 Stuart, notifications@github.com wrote:
A lot of them are different because there are a lot of different stepper motors that people use. If 250 is not correct try a lower number. What you can do is make mark with a pencil on the X axis rail when the laser is all the way across to the left. Then jog the X Axis 100 mm with the right jog button in lasergrbl, then when it stops make another mark and measure the distance between the marks, to see how much it actually moved. Then let me know the number and what the setting number is set to for $100.
Like this:
[image: IMG1] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158909-3be29780-f336-11e9-8b8f-4eb91a70c521.jpg
[image: IMG2] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158910-400eb500-f336-11e9-8c25-5e5a865b3315.jpg
[image: IMG3] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158911-443ad280-f336-11e9-85be-c8a8c72331d8.jpg
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https://ibb.co/DK8TsHZ 2nd picture code
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https://ibb.co/m9GSFZ4 first image ref no
On Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 19:17 Anel Bredenhann, anelbredenhann1210@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Stuart.
OK. I am going to upload the photos I took to ensure I have done it correctly on that link you sent me.
123mm distance between the 2 marks. Setting fir $100 is 100.000
Hope this is done correctly
Anel On Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 13:37 Stuart, notifications@github.com wrote:
A lot of them are different because there are a lot of different stepper motors that people use. If 250 is not correct try a lower number. What you can do is make mark with a pencil on the X axis rail when the laser is all the way across to the left. Then jog the X Axis 100 mm with the right jog button in lasergrbl, then when it stops make another mark and measure the distance between the marks, to see how much it actually moved. Then let me know the number and what the setting number is set to for $100.
Like this:
[image: IMG1] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158909-3be29780-f336-11e9-8b8f-4eb91a70c521.jpg
[image: IMG2] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158910-400eb500-f336-11e9-8c25-5e5a865b3315.jpg
[image: IMG3] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158911-443ad280-f336-11e9-85be-c8a8c72331d8.jpg
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https://ibb.co/M6jzggV 3rd picture
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https://ibb.co/DK8TsHZ 2nd picture code
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https://ibb.co/m9GSFZ4 first image ref no
On Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 19:17 Anel Bredenhann, anelbredenhann1210@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Stuart.
OK. I am going to upload the photos I took to ensure I have done it correctly on that link you sent me.
123mm distance between the 2 marks. Setting fir $100 is 100.000
Hope this is done correctly
Anel On Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 13:37 Stuart, notifications@github.com wrote:
A lot of them are different because there are a lot of different stepper motors that people use. If 250 is not correct try a lower number. What you can do is make mark with a pencil on the X axis rail when the laser is all the way across to the left. Then jog the X Axis 100 mm with the right jog button in lasergrbl, then when it stops make another mark and measure the distance between the marks, to see how much it actually moved. Then let me know the number and what the setting number is set to for $100.
Like this:
[image: IMG1] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158909-3be29780-f336-11e9-8b8f-4eb91a70c521.jpg
[image: IMG2] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158910-400eb500-f336-11e9-8c25-5e5a865b3315.jpg
[image: IMG3] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/67158911-443ad280-f336-11e9-85be-c8a8c72331d8.jpg
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Ok try setting $100 at 81.3
If that does'nt work try 160
OK. So I must only set the X axis at that figure. I leave the y axis at 100 like it is?
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Ok try setting $100 at 81.3
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No, change them both to the same.
OK. I will do so On Sun, 20 Oct 2019, 20:39 Stuart, notifications@github.com wrote:
If that does'nt work try 160
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OK I will do so. So whatever figure is set for the one must be for the other one also.
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No, change them both to the same.
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Yes .
If you have the same motors for X and Y then yes.
OK will try and let you know. Thank you once again.
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If you have the same motors for X and Y then yes.
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Ok.
Hi Stuart.
81.3 seems to be the closest. I made image 50mmx12mm and it came out 50mmx10mm. So not much difference.
Thank you so much. Have a great day
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Ok.
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Hi Stuart. Just another few questions please.
When designing in Inkscape, do I need to set the correct size and then fit to page rather to get as close as possible to the size I want?
On the brightness, contrast I more or less know what it does but the black and white and the white option I am not too sure
On Mon, 21 Oct 2019, 08:57 Anel Bredenhann, anelbredenhann1210@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Stuart.
81.3 seems to be the closest. I made image 50mmx12mm and it came out 50mmx10mm. So not much difference.
Thank you so much. Have a great day
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Ok.
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81.3 seems to be the closest. I made image 50mmx12mm and it came out 50mmx10mm. So not much difference.
You should be able to get it better than that by trying different numbers.
The Black and White slider is just that, just 2 colours but you can adjust it for more or less.
The White Clip slider lets adjust the image so that some parts dont get burned. LaserGRBL will see anything that turns Pink as White as you move the slider, so it won't burn it. It's handy for getting rid of things like jpeg artifacts or interference on images that are not perfect.
In Inkscape I just set the document properties to the size of the engraving I want in mm's.
Thanks. I noticed that when I make the document properties that of the image size you want when choosing centerline, it Cutts off parts of the image.
On Mon, 21 Oct 2019, 13:14 Stuart, notifications@github.com wrote:
81.3 seems to be the closest. I made image 50mmx12mm and it came out 50mmx10mm. So not much difference.
You should be able to get it better than that by trying different numbers.
The Black and White slider is just that, just 2 colours but you can adjust it for more or less.
The White Clip slider lets adjust the image so that some parts dont get burned. LaserGRBL will see anything that turns Pink as White as you move the slider, so it won't burn it. It's handy for getting rid of things like jpeg artifacts or interference on images that are not perfect.
In Inkscape I just set the document properties to the size of the engraving I want in mm's.
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Not sure about that, never used Centerline setting. Also I don't use Inkscape very often because it's too slow on my PC.
Hi Stuart.
Just an update. My program is working wonderfully. I love it.
Is there any other custom buttons that one can add at the bottom with other nice functions that you may use in the program?
Await to hear from you.
Regards Anel
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Not sure about that, never used Centerline setting. Also I don't use Inkscape very often because it's too slow on my PC.
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I do have 3 more but you would need to upgrade GRBL to version 1.1 to use them because they use settings that are not included in the version you have.
Could you send me the link for the upgrade please
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I do have 3 more but you would need to upgrade GRBL to version 1.1 to use them because they use settings that are not included in the version you have.
Function: Switch Laser on low power for focussing. Type: TwoStateButton. Click On - Focus - Click Off. Function: Find center of prepared image. Type: TwoStateButton. Click On - Click Off. Function: Flash Laser. Type: PushButton. Press and release to flash laser on and off.
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It depends on which controller board you have. Some boards are harder to do than others. There is a way to do it using another Laser program. It's called T2Laser.
They do a trial version so you don't have to buy it to upgrade GRBL. I've never done it that way but a lot of people use it just for that reason, then if they like T2Laser they keep it and pay for the reg key, or they just use it as a trial version or uninstall it after the upgrade.
I have the instructions for how to do it but you need to download T2Laser and install it first.
To upgrade to GRBL 1.1e. You can use the trial version of T2laser. Available here: https://t2laser.wordpress.com/download Install T2Laser Trial Version.
Unplug any power supply, you only need USB connection to upgrade it.
Connect your board to your computer using USB.
Start T2Laser and go to File, Control laser.
On the new window select the correct Com port on the right and click Connect (Lightning icon).
It will tell you what version of GRBL it has at the bottom.
Press Machine at the top left and select Upload Firmware (1.1e DEFAULT)
Press Yes to confirm.
It should then do the upgrade, finish and disconnect your board.
When it's finished Click Connect to confirm it is using GRBL 1.1e. It should tell you at the bottom again.
If you don't want to keep T2Laser you can uninstall it in Add and Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel.
You will have to do it at you own risk as I have never had to do it myself and don't know if it will work with your controller board.
Thanks Stuart. It seems like I might run into complications which I don't have energy for at the moment. It's a pity you can't use those functions on my current version as the centre option would have been very useful. Thank you anyway. Have a good day
Regards Anel
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You will have to do it at you own risk as I have never had to do it myself and don't know if it will work with you controller board.
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Hi. Try this and let me know if it works.
You can copy and paste this code.
G0 X[left+width/2] Y[bottom+height/2] G1 M3 S2 F900
G0 X0 Y0 M5
Find Center Of Image. Click On - Click Off.
Hi.
I will do so, thank you.
I have tried a large project today. My first one. It was about 1.5 hours running time. I had to do it in sessions as my machine can only run 45min at a time. I have noticed that on the vectorised option, the border it is doing is not perfect as with the small projects. Why would that be? I don't know if I am doing it correct. When my running time reaches 35min, I select pause, turn off the machine for 20 min. After 20 minutes, I turned on the machine again and continued with the job. I did it in 3 sessions like that. May that be the reason why the border is not lining up perfectly or is there another way I must do the job in sessions?
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Hi. Try this and let me know if it works.
[image: Untitled2] https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/16980026/68201172-2a95be00-ffb9-11e9-97f4-30d7a3c94761.jpg
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Why can you only have the laser on for a short time? How many watts is the laser? Does it have a cooling fan? There is a way to cool the laser in the Settings on the GRBL menu in LaserGRBL, but you also need to upgrade GRBL to version 1.1 use it.
Hi Stuart.
I have the Gk4545pro. 5500watt. I will send you a picture. The vectorise option, the border doesn't line up perfectly. Then on the cut settings it doesn't cut through. I did 15 passes and still not cutting through.
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Why can you only have the laser on for a short time? How many watts is the laser? Does it have a cooling fan? There is a way to cool the laser in the Settings on the GRBL menu, but you also need to upgrade GRBL to version 1.1 use it.
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You may still need to adjust your X and Y steps settings slightly if things are not lining up properly. What is it you were trying to cut?
Hi Stuart.
I send you the links to go and view the photos. I tried cutting the outside circle of the watch
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You may still need to adjust your X and Y steps settings slightly if things are not lining up properly. What is it you were trying to cut?
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Hi. I have nothing to zero knowledge about technology, over and above the way I am showed (mostly be youtube video) how to do something. I have recently bought the GK4545Pro Laser Engraver/Cutter and with it i was told to install the LaserGBRL software. What a mission it was, but needless to say, I managed to get it done after 2 weeks. I now only have a problem with the sizing of the image. When i select for example 100mmx100mm, the actual image does not turn out to be the same size as what i have selected. So when i want to do a specific size, i am either to large for my material or too small. I need your assistance, if possible in a video how to set the sizing so that it would be correct and accurate (or as accurate as possible). then I would also like to know if there is a way that you can preview your image before you start? And also if there is a way where you can select your size for the X and the Y without the program keeping it in aspect ratio. Please help this dummy (i think i am the queen of the dummy books).