Post on 12-Oct-2015
An Application Genre for Lasercutting
in Personal Fabrication(Bachelors Thesis Talk)
mediacomputing
group
Thomas Oster, RWTHAdvisor: Dipl.-Inform. Ren Bohne
VisiCut
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OVERVIEW
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Epilog Driver ...other Drivers
LibLaserCut
VisiCut
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LASER MODES
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Vector Raster 3D Raster
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IMPLEMENT A NEW DRIVERThe LaserCutter Interface
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IMPLEMENT A NEW DRIVER
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LaserJob
NameResolutionDimensionsVectorPartRasterPart
3D RasterPart
VectorPart
LineToMoveToSetSpeedSetPower
SetFrequency
(3D) RasterPart
OffsetRasterData
PowerSpeed
The driver interprets the LaserJob
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VISICUT
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MODELING
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Layer 0 Layer 1
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MAPPING
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File
Cut
Engrave 1mm
Engrave 2 mm
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PROTOTYPE 1
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PROTOTYPE 2
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FINAL VERSION
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Drag & Drop
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THE POSITIONING PROBLEM
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THE CAMERALasercutting la WYSWIG
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AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS
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no focus settingno head moving
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VISICUT - WORKFLOW
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SVG, DXF, EPS PLF
VisiCut
Lasercutter
PLF
VisiCut
Home
FabLab
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FUTURE WORK
3D Slices Preview
3D Rendering
Lasercut non planar surface
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FINE TUNING
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A G-CODE DRIVER
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INPUT FILE FORMATS
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PORTABLE LASER FORMAT
Input File (Original Format)Mapping (XML)Transformation (XML)
ZIP Container
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ADVANCED OPTIONS
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MANAGER LASERCUTTERS
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MANAGE MATERIALS
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LASER PROFILES
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DEFAULT MAPPINGS
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INPUT FILE FORMATS
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INPUT FILE FORMATS
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