Editing Quickstartguide:Laser Cutter (section)

====Preparation tab====
*In this screen you see the entire work field of the laser cutter, with your design superimposed. 
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*Decide where your design needs to be cut on the material and drag it there (if needed). 
**The system shows a '''[+]''' on the screen to indicate where the laser is relative to the work field. You can use this to precisely outline where your design needs to go on your material.
**To move the laser, you can use the arrows on the machine itself.
*Now select the material you're going to work with, on the right.
**There's a number of presets in the list, but maybe not specifically your material. If your material is not there, ask an instructor what to choose instead.
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*Once selected, you can see what colors are assigned to what action and with which properties.
*If you double-click on the material you can adjust the settings (if need be) and you can assign extra colors to different actions (ie. deeper engraving or lighter engraving).
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*A few pointers as to the variables that can be adjusted: 
**Power, from 0% to 100%, and indicates the strength of the laser.
**Speed, from 0% to 100%, and indicates the speed with which the machine will cut or engrave.
**'''The faster the machine goes, the less heavy the impact is on the material (and, obviously, the other way around).''' 
*Click on '''SAVE''' if you're set.
*Once you're satisfied with the result, click ''''PUSH TO LASER'''' in the upper right corner. If the system prompts that the settings were changed, click on '''NO''' (otherwise your previously specified settings will be wiped).