![]() Make a circle in the middle of the virtual cut mat.Ĭlick on the icon that looks like an apple on the top of the software and then click on “Contour cut wizard”. Make sure that you have the pen tool that came with the cutter installed into the carriage arm.Ĭlick on the icon on the left hand side of the software that looks like a circle, triangle, and square and then click on the circle tool. Be sure that the connection type is set to “Direct USB” and the port is set to the only thing listed in the drop down for port (usually this starts with “vid” and an amalgamation of letters and numbers). Select maker of “Uscutter” and then choose your model in the drop down menu for “model”. The software should ask you to install a cutter. If it does not, please review steps 3 and 4 to make adjustments to the laser offset.Īfter installing and activating the software, click on the icon in the upper left corner that looks like the blade holder. The cutter should draw around the circle exactly on the line of the circle. Once lined up, you should be able to click on “cut” in the software. Use the keyboard as outlined in step 6 to line the laser up with the dot. The cutter now moves back to registration mark 3. ![]() Use the keyboard to line the laser up as outlined in step 6 and then hit next. The cutter should move to or be close to registration mark 2. Once the laser is lined up, hit the “next” button in the software. You can hold down the CTRL key to move it in smaller increments. You will use the arrow keys on your keyboard on your computer to adjust the laser so it is exactly on the dot. The cutter should move the laser pretty close the the dot on registration mark 1. Return to your computer and hit “next” in the print and cut menu. Press the “on/offline” button to put the machine in the offline mode and then line the laser up with the dot on registration mark 3 and hit enter to set the origin point. Press the “laser” button on the cutter to turn the laser on. Points 1 and 2 go toward the back of the machine and point 3 is closest you. It should have printed out 3 registration marks around the image which are numbered. Load in one of the printed circles you printed earlier. The more negative the value for Y the further left the contour will be. The more positive the value for X the further down the contour will be. Please keep in mind that you may need to adjust these settings while calibrating. Once you’re plugged these values in, click on “save” to save those offset values. Here are some stock values that should be either spot on or require a small amount of adjustment In this menu, click on “units” at the top and change the units to “mm”. This is the area where you can make adjustments to the offset to calibrate where the contour is cut during the contour cutting process. After this, click on “calibrate laser” and then “edit values”. Install the included pen tool that came with the cutter into the carriage arm of the unit.Ĭlick on the icon that looks like a pair of scissors over a piece of paper at the to of the program to open up the cut menu and then click on “print + cut” in the bottom left of the menu.Ĭlick on “Print” and send a few copies to a regular desktop printer. After this, enlarge the circle you’ve created so it’s at least 2” by 2”. The cut mat should already be set to 8.5” by 11”, but if it is not, click on “cutter” on the top of the program then click “mat size” and then click on “8.5x11” to set the mat size to standard printer paper size. ![]() Do not change any offset settings from stock on the machine as it can adversely affect using the known good stock offset values used when calibrating the machine within the software.Īfter installing, activating and setting up the cutter within the software, click on the circle from the shapes library to put it in your virtual cut mat. These machines are strictly calibrated within the cutting software. Manual Calibration: There is no manual calibration for either of these series of cutter. Contour Cutting: Titan and Titan 2 Series
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