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    Quick RDWorks question

    Is there a way to have a single vector do 2 passes automatically?

    I know I could duplicate the vector in another color and do it that way but to me that clutters the job.
    I'd like to do 2 passes with just 1 vector.

    Thanks
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    You can copy and paste it right over the top of the first one. It does not need to be a different color. It won't clutter the job at all.
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    I didn't even thing of that.

    2 objects the same color will cut 2 times.

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    I cut 2 passes by copy and paste on top of one another. Some times I will use different colors to change speed and power like when I am using a masking material on acrylic.

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    Or...you could just simply press start again on the laser I do that all the time. I set the power/speed to default (local panel). Adjust locally and run it twice if I wish.


    I frequently send two jobs. One for the scans/dots, etc. And the final one does the cutting. Handy way to do things in case your power wasn't quite enough to cut. You simply run the cut job a second time since it won't include any scan/dot objects.
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