Excellent video. Simple to understand and well explained! If you want to do one about deep engraving (not 3d scanning, just taking out a deep image) I would watch that and like it too :-)
Thank you for doing these videos...my laser is actually in transit and I hope to have it in a few weeks. Trying to start the learning curve a little early by watching everything I can on the subject. I must say that I really enjoy your videos as well as your comments and posts on the forums......thank you for taking the time to do this.....it is appreciated.
Great video! An idea for next video is how to make autorotate work. There’s lots of responses on forums about this. But each misses just a little of the info needed.
Love this video, it's so simplistically (is that even a word, lol) explained. Can you assign 1 object multiple pens? For instance, Maybe I want one marking pass on a tumbler, but after that one pass I want to do a "cleaning pass" at different SPF settings. New Subscriber, and just purchased a few things from your site! Thank you!
Great video. as always, when I see your video you mention a different option for a variable on Ezcad and I say to myself, self, ask David to make a video about it. So, here I go. You mentioned line distance in hatch settings. Could you make a video explaining the 1. the effect line distance makes in marking vs engraving and 2. what line distances are best for each type of work being done , whether its marking or engraving for a great outcome. Thanks
I can easily do #1 but the varying amount of materials and the desired outcome makes #2 a difficult topic to nail. I’ll try to explain as best I can when I make the video.
Thank You! You solved my problem of it not saving the settings. I had the object selected and as you said, it just didn't work. Why didn't your pens 'fill' when you had hatches set? and if I want to save pen settings, should I save to a 'default' file name and then open that, then save to new name after I've modified with my images, ect?
I just never programmed the hatches for this and I believe you can use different parameter names (select them from your library) if you save them out. I’ve never done that.
Is there a difference between assigning a pen to the object by double clicking it in the Mark Parameter window vs selecting a pen for the hatch and applying it there?
Ok, thanks! using the pens, if you had a single image but want different results (say multi color shades on a PMag), how do you separate out the different components of your file to be different pen settings? Maybe that requires a more in depth video 🤷🏼♂️
Hi, gents. This has to be done at the image layer level - you need to split that out into separate image layers and apply different pen settings to them. Does this make any sense or help any?
Patriot Laser Engraving LLC Thank you for the reply...I felt this would likely be the case but when I create layers in Illustrator and save as a DXF the layers merge when bringing into ezcad. Do I need to import each individual layer separately or is there a way I can import them all at the same time? Many thanks! :D
Patriot Laser Engraving LLC Hi mate, I worked it out...I just needed to select “ungroup” in Ezcad and then it allows me to select individual closed loop parts of the image
Have you ever had an issue with your pen settings on pen 0 changing when you change pen 1 settings? Every time I change a pen's settings it changes all the settings like they're grouped or something but they are not grouped. all individual shapes.
@@USICT I tried that. Only selecting one item at a time and changing the pen settings. Then i click off the work space then click a different object and the settings carry over from the previous object.
Can anyone explain how to run two or more pens on the same mark run over the same logo ? For example with cast iron I have to run one pass at 75% power and a second pass at 15% power, how can I assign the two different pen settings to do it in one mark ?
You have to have 2 different settings in your settings library. Then assign the first 75% as pen 0 (black color) then the 15% as pen 1 (blue color) when you’re hatching the object. Be sure to select 2 hatches as drop down and assign pen 1 to hatch 2. Good luck.
Excellent video. Simple to understand and well explained!
If you want to do one about deep engraving (not 3d scanning, just taking out a deep image) I would watch that and like it too :-)
Thanks for sharing , it's been helpful and looking forward for more of these high quality videos !
Thank you for doing these videos...my laser is actually in transit and I hope to have it in a few weeks. Trying to start the learning curve a little early by watching everything I can on the subject. I must say that I really enjoy your videos as well as your comments and posts on the forums......thank you for taking the time to do this.....it is appreciated.
Thank you - I try to respond as quickly as I can and as time permits. :)
Great video! An idea for next video is how to make autorotate work. There’s lots of responses on forums about this. But each misses just a little of the info needed.
John Griffin awesome idea! Next up then.
Beautiful video. It's very straight forward and easy to understand
CorpseFreak thank you!!
Great job!
I'm using 50 Watt Raycus for engraving and cutting.
Excelente video, gracias x compartir tus conocimientos 😊
Thank you for your explaination sir! Helpful info!
Thanks, best regards from Spain
Love this video, it's so simplistically (is that even a word, lol) explained. Can you assign 1 object multiple pens? For instance, Maybe I want one marking pass on a tumbler, but after that one pass I want to do a "cleaning pass" at different SPF settings. New Subscriber, and just purchased a few things from your site! Thank you!
Yes you can. You assign a different pen to a second hatch and enable it.
Great videos sir
Great video. as always, when I see your video you mention a different option for a variable on Ezcad and I say to myself, self, ask David to make a video about it. So, here I go. You mentioned line distance in hatch settings. Could you make a video explaining the 1. the effect line distance makes in marking vs engraving and 2. what line distances are best for each type of work being done , whether its marking or engraving for a great outcome. Thanks
I can easily do #1 but the varying amount of materials and the desired outcome makes #2 a difficult topic to nail. I’ll try to explain as best I can when I make the video.
Great vid by the way good for people just starting out
Thank you so much Sir!
Great info. Subscribed
Thank you, to the point
Ahoi and thanks for the explanation BUT at the beginning your pens Had different Line distances. How did you save them?
Thank You! You solved my problem of it not saving the settings. I had the object selected and as you said, it just didn't work. Why didn't your pens 'fill' when you had hatches set? and if I want to save pen settings, should I save to a 'default' file name and then open that, then save to new name after I've modified with my images, ect?
I just never programmed the hatches for this and I believe you can use different parameter names (select them from your library) if you save them out. I’ve never done that.
Do you have a video on how to set different pens for ONE DESIGN rather than 3 different designs?
Just center one over the other. As many as you want.
Is there a difference between assigning a pen to the object by double clicking it in the Mark Parameter window vs selecting a pen for the hatch and applying it there?
Ok, thanks! using the pens, if you had a single image but want different results (say multi color shades on a PMag), how do you separate out the different components of your file to be different pen settings? Maybe that requires a more in depth video 🤷🏼♂️
Jammy Place That’s exactly what I want to know too! Have you had any luck finding the info?
Hi, gents. This has to be done at the image layer level - you need to split that out into separate image layers and apply different pen settings to them. Does this make any sense or help any?
Patriot Laser Engraving LLC Thank you for the reply...I felt this would likely be the case but when I create layers in Illustrator and save as a DXF the layers merge when bringing into ezcad. Do I need to import each individual layer separately or is there a way I can import them all at the same time? Many thanks! :D
igetcha69 I’ve only imported them separately in EZCad. Never tried any other way but if I run across a better way I’ll absolutely post it up.
Patriot Laser Engraving LLC Hi mate, I worked it out...I just needed to select “ungroup” in Ezcad and then it allows me to select individual closed loop parts of the image
Thank you great info...
Can you do a vid on how to get a black finish on stainless steel 👌
How to use the pen tool for engraving and cleaning
Have you ever had an issue with your pen settings on pen 0 changing when you change pen 1 settings? Every time I change a pen's settings it changes all the settings like they're grouped or something but they are not grouped. all individual shapes.
Yes. Click off any vectors on the main space to unselect everything. Select the new pen and change settings. It’s a bug.
@@USICT I tried that. Only selecting one item at a time and changing the pen settings. Then i click off the work space then click a different object and the settings carry over from the previous object.
Does the pen tool work with rotary mark?
Yes it applies to any hatch pattern.
Can anyone explain how to run two or more pens on the same mark run over the same logo ? For example with cast iron I have to run one pass at 75% power and a second pass at 15% power, how can I assign the two different pen settings to do it in one mark ?
You have to have 2 different settings in your settings library. Then assign the first 75% as pen 0 (black color) then the 15% as pen 1 (blue color) when you’re hatching the object. Be sure to select 2 hatches as drop down and assign pen 1 to hatch 2. Good luck.