Laser Machining panel — Slice Type

The Slice Type area contains the following settings:

• Raster Clearance — This strategy machines back and forth at a specified angle. If selected, a raster toolpath of hatched lines is output to clear each slice. If Profile is selected as well, the raster passes are offset by the stepover distance from the profile.
  • Stepover — Enter a value to control the distance between each Z pass. This distance is determined by the size of the laser beam on your laser engraving machine.
  • Raster Offset — Enter a value for the offset of the raster pass from the boundary.
  • Angle Increment — Enter the angle increment at which you want the laser to move during each Z pass.
    You can set the default raster angle on the Options panel.
  • Multiple passes per slice — If selected, multiple Z passes are generated per slice. Enter the number of passes you want to generate in the Number of passes box.
  • Do profile first — If selected, the profile data on each slice is output before the raster data for that slice. This option is only available if Profile is selected.
• Profile — This strategy machines around the boundary of the relief surface. If selected, a boundary vector is output for each slice. If Raster Clearance is not selected, the software supplied with the laser is responsible for generating a clearance path for each level.
  • Smooth Boundary — The boundaries created by the profile passes are smoothed and curves are fitted to replace polylines.

    Smooth Boundary selected

    Smooth Boundary deselected

See also

Edit > Options