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TruCUT RDWorks the Z Position of the Machines Laser (Part 6) Laser Cut Process Mini-Series

When it comes to setting the laser to the correct focal length, then you want to use the Z axis. The Z axis will be used to set the laser up or down position, it can be a tricky task to get the right height, so that's where a guide…

TruCUT RDWorks U Position of the Machines Lasers (Part 5) Laser Cut Process Mini-Series

The U position of the Laser is used for setting the X and Y axis of the starting points origin. There are a few different ways to go about setting the origins location, but this is a nice and simple way of doing that. This…

TruCUT RDWorks the Laser Cut Speed and Power (Part 4) Laser Cut Process Mini-Series

Setting the Speed and Power of the laser will determent if it will be a Cut or an Engrave line. The general rule of thumb for these two options is low speed and high power for cutting, and high speed and low power for engraving. This…

TruCUT RDWorks A Generic Cut Setup Overview (Part 3) Laser Cut Process Mini-Series

When it comes to the topic of setting up your cut and engraving lines, there's a few things to consider. The main things of these values to keep in mind, is that they will differ depending on the materials used, and also the machine…

TruCUT RDWorks (2nd Part) of Designs Visual Language (Part 2) Laser Cut Process Mini-Series

This video will be a continuation of the first part of setting up your design’s visual language. When you are looking at making cutouts that has engraved lines as well, you might have to use this approach when designing. This…

TruCUT RDWorks the Designs Visual Language Setup (Part 1) Laser Cut Process Mini-Series

The great thing about following a visual language is that it makes the design more understandable. Some of the benefits about this method of designing is that you can more easily work in large teams without too much confusion. This…
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TruCUT RDWorks (Mini-Series) on the Laser Cut Process, Video Index about this Feature

This is an index covering a mini-series of videos about the process of cutting designs with laser.Index Below. When it comes to the process of laser cutting, it will vary depending on your desired outcome, but this will give you a great…

TruCUT RDWorks Software the Color Bar and its Location for the Graphical User Interface

The Color Bar in TruCUT RDWorks is very similar to other software, but way simpler to use. Some of you might remember this tool as the Layers Panel or Layer Bar, as it was called in the earlier version.

TruCUT RDWorks Finalizing the Engraved Image (Part 10) Cut and Engrave Mini-Series

Now when you are finally done with the Prepping of the Engraved image then there's two ways to go forward. These two methods of proceeding with the cutting and engraving of the image will vary depending on if your cutter is connected…

TruCUT RDWorks Setup an Engrave Cutout Border (Part 8) Cut and Engrave Mini-Series

When you are working with engraved images, the cutout can be quite an important step to remember, The Cutout borders will vary all depending on your desired application, if you making a coaster, you might want something small as to…

TruCUT RDWorks Refine Engraved Image with Bitmap Tool (Part 7) Cut and Engrave Mini-Series

In some cases when you are working with detailed photographs, you might need to refine the image some more. The Bitmap Handle Tool is designed for getting images even more ready for engraving within the program. This video…

TruCUT RDWorks Importing the Engraved Prepped Image (Part 6) Cut and Engrave Mini-Series

Once you are done with doing the bulk editing of the Engraved Image, it is time to imported it. The importing process is rather simple if you have used the import function before. This video is part of a Mini-Series.Next video…

TruCUT RDWorks (2nd Part) Prepping Images in Gimp (PART 5) Cut and Engrave Mini-Series

The process of prepping images in Gimp, you will notice that it is very similar the Photoshop one. The main things that will vary in the process of prepping images in the two programs, is mostly the transform layers and the general…

TruCUT RDWorks Prep Images for Engraving in Gimp (Part 4) Cut and Engrave Mini-Series

When it comes to free alternatives to the very popular program Photoshop, there's few that will do. The GNU Image Manipulating Program (Gimp) is by far the closest you will get to Photoshop, there are a few other options out there,…

TruCUT RDWorks (2nd Part) Prep Images with Photoshop (Part 3) Cut and Engrave Mini-Series

When it comes to prepping images for engraving, having a more sketch type style has a great final look. You should notice that when you engrave images, the less variation you have in your tones from light and dark the better the final…

TruCUT RDWorks Image Engraving Prep in Photoshop (Part 2) Cut and Engrave Mini-Series

When it comes to Prepping your images for engraving, there's so many programs to choose from. With such a multitude of choices, we will be looking at the one of the most popular ones (Photoshop) and a free alternative. This…

TruCUT RDWorks Choosing an Engrave Image (Part 1) Cut and Engrave Step by Step Mini-Series

When it comes to the topic of Engraving Images, the selection of the image determents the end result. Keeping the importance of selecting the right image in mind, when combining it with a few visual guides will help simplify the process. This…
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TruCUT RDWorks (Mini-Series) Image Engraving Prep, Video Index about this Feature

This is an index covering a mini-series of videos on a few ways to go when prepping your images for engraving.Index Below. When it comes to engraving images, there's normally a few good principles to follow to have a nice and clean final…

RDWorks Software Basics of Exporting Designs (Part 2) Import and Export Mini-Series

If you would like to be able to edit the design within another program, then you could use the Export Feature. When you combine the Import feature with the Export, then you are able to use your designs throughout multiple software’s. This…

TruCUT RDWorks about Importing Files and Design (Part 1) Import and Export Mini-Series

The Import feature is designed for bringing a variation of different file types into the program. Some of the file types are great for more text type shapes, and others again for your more classic bitmaps used for engraving. This…
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TruCUT RDWorks (Mini-Series) Importing and Exporting, Video Index about this Feature

This is an index covering a mini-series of videos about the Import and Export options.Index Below. When you are working across different programs, you will find these two options very useful. PART 1 - Import Files PART…
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TruCUT RDWorks (Mini-Series) Design Type Workflows, Video Index about this Feature

This is an index covering a mini-series video about different Design Workflows that you may use.Index Below. In this series we will be covering a few different design workflows, things like following measurement requirements, all the…

TruCUT RDWorks Measurements on Ellipse Shapes (Part 1) Design Type Workflows Mini-Series

When you are working on a design that uses circular ellipse with strict measurements requirements. Another thing that you may find quite tricky is when you have one ellipse within another, and them having to have equal white spacing…

TruCUT RDWorks Pin Point a Shape onto your Page (Part 2) Design Type Workflows Mini-Series

The method that we going to be covering is great when you want a shape on an exact location. The great thing about this way of doing the alignment is that you have a method that allows for exact placement within the page. This…