Hardware setup
Set up your physical laser for the first time, then keep it dialed in.
The one-time setup that makes everything else work. Most of these guides are run once per machine, but they pay back every job.
In this section
- Machine profiles: create and switch between profiles for different machines.
- Workspace and origin: bed dimensions, workspace origin, job origin.
- Laser pointer offset: measure a separate red-dot pointer's physical offset and choose a safe placement method.
- Rotary setup: configure and safely verify an experimental roller or chuck rotary on a GRBL-family controller.
- Install a camera: mount, focus, and connect a workspace camera.
Order
If you have a brand-new machine, do them in roughly this order:
- Machine profile (create a profile that matches your machine).
- Workspace and origin (verify bed dimensions, workspace origin direction).
- Laser pointer offset (if your machine has a separate red-dot pointer).
- Rotary setup (if you own an attachment; preserve the original wiring and follow the rotary safety limits before enabling it).
- Camera installation (when you are ready for visual placement).
After this, run the Quality tests on a piece of scrap, save results to the Material Library, and you are calibrated.