Start position is wrong
The job started in the wrong place. The head ran but landed off the material or far from where you expected.
You see
You frame, looks good. You start the job. The head moves to somewhere unexpected, far from where the frame was, and starts cutting there.
What is happening
Almost always a mismatch between Start From / Job Origin (in Laser Control) and what you assumed. The frame uses the same settings as the job, so if framing landed in the wrong place too, you probably noticed. But if framing landed correctly and the job did not, something changed between them.
Fix
Check Start From
In Laser Control, look at the Start From dropdown:
- Absolute Coords: uses workspace coordinates directly. The design's canvas position is its bed position.
- Current Position: uses the head's current position when you click Start, plus the Job Origin anchor.
- User Origin: uses the saved User Origin, plus the Job Origin anchor.
If you moved the head between Frame and Start while Start From is Current Position, the job is now relative to the new head position, not where you framed from. Common cause.
Check Job Origin anchor
The 3×3 grid in Laser Control sets which corner of the job's bounding box anchors to the head position (when not in Absolute Coords mode). If you wanted the design's bottom-left to land at the head, set Job Origin to BL (bottom-left).
See Job origin vs workspace origin.
Re-frame after any head movement
If you frame, then move the head, then start, the frame is no longer valid. Always frame right before starting.
Check User Origin
If Start From is User Origin but you have not set one (or you cleared it), the job runs from the default. Set User Origin explicitly with the Move panel Set User Origin button before relying on it.
If the job runs at workspace 0,0 unexpectedly
Suggests Start From is Absolute Coords with the design positioned at canvas (0,0). Either move the design or change Start From.
Verify it worked
- Frame and start, side by side, land at the same place.
- Multiple test runs with the same settings produce consistent positions.