Hi to all and best wishes for the new year.
I have a chinese 300w fiber laser on the way and would like to know if any of the guru's on the forum can help me with the data format sent to the laser.
One thing is sure - the Chinese supplier cant.
1... What is the actual data format that rdworks uses when sending data to the laser ? Is it hgpl etc ?
2... Also, what is the standard data format that corel uses when sending data to an epilog co2. ?
I've done a bit of electronics design / software in a past life and wonder if an interface could be made to convert corel output to hpgl etc.
Also considering if I can improve the laser with gekko drive gear etc and using vcarve.
But with fiber metal cutting it appears lots of machines start the focus high, turn the laser on then lower the focus before starting the cut. This may be a preheat measure or something like that.
Any ideas, or links etc to further info would be very much appreciated.
Cheers to all,
Chris