User Manual

Laserworld Showeditor 2015
Version 2015/1.0 2015 Page 108
Polygons, rectangles, line start and line end are corner points. Circles have NO
corner points, as well as waves have none.
Depending on the setup, this setting applies to freehand drawings, too. The
properties of points can be changed manually using the “wrench tool” (see chapter
6.3.6.).
The value set as corner point repetition specifies the MINIMUM NUMBER OF
REPETITIONS of corner points. If a corner point has already been repeated several
times by the color correction, the Corner Point Repetition only adds the difference.
8.8.4. Max. Distance Laser OFF
The Max. Distance Laser Off setting specifies the maximum length of the path the
Galvo moves with laser output off (blanked). Galvos are not able to move freely in
blanked mode over longer distances without this interpolation, therefore this setting is
important. Typical values are between 500 and 2000. Depending on the point
properties, the settings here may not have any effect under certain circumstances.
If the distance of points of a blanked path is longer than the specified value, the line
is automatically split and additional blanked points are inserted.
8.8.5. Max. Distance Laser ON
The Max. Distance Laser ON setting specifies the maximum length of the path the
Galvo moves with laser output. The behaviour and application is the same as for
“Max. Distance Laser OFF”.
8.8.6. Soft Color Distance
If “Soft Color” is activated in the Effects Dialog, the value specified for Soft Color
Distance defines the distance between the points for color transitions.
The colors between two colored points get a smooth transition from one color to the
other one. Shorter distances make the color transition look nicer and smoother. In
most cases a value of 500 is a good choice. If Soft Color is selected, no extra color
points are set on line start and line end. Slower Galvos may require a higher value, so
do laser systems with laser sources that have slow color modulation.
8.8.7. Max. Point Distance Text
The settings for Max. Point Distance Text have the same behaviour as the ones for
“Max. Distance Laser ON/OFF” except that they apply for letter / text projections
only.
8.8.8. Color Shift R / G / B
The three scrollbars “Color Shift” control if the laser sources shall be switched on
slightly before or after the actual point is drawn. The reason is that the laser sources
usually respond faster than the Galvos do (only in very rare cases the laser sources
have a slower modulation). This difference in response speed can be corrected by
setting the appropriate values.
With using this optimization, the settings for “Frame Start, Point Repetition” and
“Frame End, Point Repetition” are changed as well. This is required, as the software
needs enough extra points for shifting the colors accordingly.
Further details on color shift optimization can be found at: