Operation parameters
At a glance
- Per-layer tabs for every visible operation—reorder with drag handles or compact up/down controls
- Cut mode: kerf offset, lead-in/out styles, overcut, multi-pass count, climb vs conventional behavior
- Engrave mode: scan angle, line spacing or lines-per-inch, bi-directional fill, optional cross-hatch, overscan for acceleration headroom
- Shared fields include laser power, feedrate, air assist, and enable/disable per operation
The Operation Parameters dialog holds one tab per visible layer on the active sheet — click the gear icon on any operation row (or right-click → Edit) to open it focused on that layer. Tabs carry the layer's palette swatch for quick identification and update live: assign geometry to a new color and its tab appears, empty a layer and its tab drops. Every operation shares mode (cut or engrave), power (%), feedrate (shown in your machine's units and timebase), air assist, number of passes, and an enable toggle. Length and angle fields accept expressions in your preferred units.
Cut parameters
Kerf offset compensates for beam width (default 0.003 in) — the toolpath offsets half the kerf to the waste side, with climb or conventional direction controlled per contour via Rev Cut Direction. Lead-in can be an arc, a line, or none, with length, radius, and angle inputs; lead-out adds an overcut style on top of arc/line/none, and a separate overcut distance re-traces past the start point to clean up the pierce witness. Number of passes cuts each contour N times before moving to the next — the multi-pass answer for thick acrylic on low-power machines.
Engrave parameters
Scan angle sets the raster direction — any angle, not just 0/45/90. Density is entered as either line interval or lines per inch; the two fields stay in sync (default 100 LPI). Bi-directional fill engraves serpentine instead of returning for every row, cross hatch adds a second pass rotated 90 degrees, and fill link mode chooses between rastering all shapes in one combined family or finishing each region (each letter, say) individually. Overscan extends every row past the geometry so the head is at full speed when the laser fires — leave it at 0 to auto-calculate from your machine's axis acceleration, or set a manual distance.