Open up a design in SolidWorks, and plug in a USB drive into the computer.
Click File, then Save As, and save the file as a .dxf file
A menu will appear on the left of the screen. Under "Views to Export," check the box "Top."
Press the green check mark, and a black background with a white line version of the design will appear. Press save.
Unplug USB
Plug USB into one of the two computers next to the laser cutters
Open up the drawing into Corll Draw
Change units to English (will appear as a pop-up when opening the file)
Click the color dropper symbol, and change the length of the line to 'hairline', and change the color to red
A line that is red means the laser will cut all the way through the material
A black all the way to a light grey line will shade the material to a certain degree
How To Set Up The Laser Cutter
Turn on the laser cutter (if necessary)
On the laser cutter screen, move down to x and y, and press OK
To make sure the laser cutter will cut all the way through the material, use the lip measurement, and make sure it fits snug in-between the material and the laser (use the arrow keypad and press 'z' to move the laser up and down)
Put your material in
...Back To Corel Draw
In Corel Draw, click "print", then click "preferences," then a new window will open
For Acrylic: In materials, choose Acrylic, then in the drop down below Acrylic, choose Cast Acrylic
For Wood: In materials, choose, Wood, Medium Wood, and Birch
Click the red box on the task bar
Press the down pointing arrow looking thing, and press all around your drawing to see if the drawing fits onto the material (the laser will move around the material)
To move the object in Corel Draw, click the thing that looks like a compass
Press start to cut
How To Use The 3D Printer
Save the SolidWorks drawing as an .stl file
Import to Quera using SD cards offered at Monroe
Once everything is set up to you're liking, click "Save Gcode"
Use guidelines next to the computer to set up you're 3D model