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Laser point connection issue
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
That’s when I was using my laptop with the USB connection. Now I have an old desktop hooked up to it with a serial connection. I’m trying to set it up to work as a plotter so I can cut directly from Autocad or Fusion 360. If I can get it to show up as a plotter I should be able to make it work. -
Laser point connection issue
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
I did that and nothing happens. The cutter shows up in windows devices and I see the job in the que but no response from the cutter. -
Laser point connection issue
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
Ok I’m back at it. I’ve dusted off my old desktop PC that has a serial port and hooked the cutter up to it. I installed SBE. I can go into windows device manager and can see the cutter. Only problem I have now is drivers. When I open the US Cutter folder and select the laser point cutter and try to install the drivers it says it can’t find a driver for this machine. -
Cutter programming language
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
Ok. I guess I’ll try that next. I have an old computer that has a serial port. I guess I could set that up just for cutting. -
Cutter programming language
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
Will it show up with a serial connection? -
Cutter programming language
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
Will it show up with a serial connection? -
Cutter programming language
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
I guess what I really need to figure out is how to get my vinyl cutter to show up in windows as a plotter. I can send files directly to large format plotters which use the hpgl format. But when I try to plot a design my vinyl cutter isn’t showing in my list of available printers/plotters. -
Cutter programming language
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
No it isn’t. I downloaded Inkscape a couple of days ago but haven’t tried it yet. That was next on my list. I was trying not to add another software between steps. The design software can export G-code for 3D printers and CNC but not a vinyl cutter or graphics format. -
Cutter programming language
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
That’s part of the problem. EPS isn’t an option when I export or save it. -
Cutter programming language
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
I think I have it figured out now. I was saving as a dxf file and was getting a blank file when I imported into SBE. Just took me awhile to find the right settings. -
Does the laser point use HPGL or something different? I’m want to cut directly From Fusion 360 or Autocad.
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Laser point connection issue
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
Cutter seems to be ok now. I haven’t used it for at least 6 years, so I have to learn all over again. I’m not cutting vinyl This time though. I want to cut gaskets. Has anyone done that before? -
LaserPoint (I) Blade Carriage
txturbo replied to haumana's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
I have a mill.....I could make that out of aluminum. -
Laser point connection issue
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
making progress. I went back in to change comm ports in SB and scrolled all the way to the bottom and found one called Blazer COM4- USB serial port. Never saw that one before. Selected that one and now I get a response from the cutter. -
Laser point connection issue
txturbo replied to txturbo's topic in LaserPoint Cutting Plotter Discussion
Ok....what windows added was just the usb serial converter, not the actual cutter. So I need to still get windows to find my cutter.