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======DXF files are distorted when imported====== | ======DXF files are distorted when imported====== | ||
Select/highlight the entire file in Lasercut, click Ctrl-Z | Select/highlight the entire file in Lasercut, click Ctrl-Z - what does this do? | ||
LaserCut software assumes 1 unit of your DXF file is | LaserCut software assumes 1 unit of your DXF file is 1mm. Best practice is to export your drawing from CAD to DXF in millimeters. Other units (px, inches, au, etc.) are ignored. Instead of re-exporting, you can right-click on your drawing, choose "Scale" and multiply the dimensions by 25.4 to go from inches to millimeters - is this correct? Try adding a 1 inch by 1 inch square box to your CAD drawing. Once DXF is imported to LaserCut, right-click on the box's line and choose "Scale", to 25.4mm by 25.4mm. | ||
====== Rabbit hangs on Startup Screen ====== | ======Rabbit hangs on Startup Screen====== | ||
If the lid is open when starting the Rabbit, it sometimes won't come out of the startup screen. Close the lid and try turning the laser off and on again. If that doesn't work, check to make sure the lid is engaging the switch when closed (the switch is in the back left side of the opening, on the body of the Rabbit). | If the lid is open when starting the Rabbit, it sometimes won't come out of the startup screen. Close the lid and try turning the laser off and on again. If that doesn't work, check to make sure the lid is engaging the switch when closed (the switch is in the back left side of the opening, on the body of the Rabbit). | ||
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