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    Question Uls vls 6.60

    Good morning everyone. I purchased a new VLS 6.60 a few weeks ago and love it so far but I can't seem to find one setting. Is there a way to tell the laser to return to the cursor location instead of the home position after finishing a job? I need to center some parts before starting the job and its nice to do that with the pointer, instead of just guessing where that spot is.

    Also is there a good resource/dedicated message board for ULS? I can't seem to find anything dedicated to them.

    Thanks
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trey Tull View Post
    Also is there a good resource/dedicated message board for ULS?
    Have you tried calling or emailing ULS tech support?
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    I'm not aware of any way to make it go back to where it started. The options are to go home or stay where it ends, best I can tell.

    Plenty of good ULS users on here, post away with questions.
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    Thanks for the responses guys.
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    Not many machines that I'm aware of will do that-- My Triumph software will do this, enter coordinates then hit 'move laser head position'...
    movehead.jpg
    --problem is, the machine doesn't move! - controller thing I'm sure...

    But-most newer machines will show you the machine's X-Y coordinates, I'm sure yours does, my 1997 ULS does...
    --just slew the head manually until it's at the coordinates you want-
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kev Williams View Post
    But-most newer machines will show you the machine's X-Y coordinates, I'm sure yours does, my 1997 ULS does...
    --just slew the head manually until it's at the coordinates you want-
    If it's like mine, it's in the 'focus' tab of the viewer, and you can type in X/Y coordinates and hit 'go to'. Not sure if the values are persistent over a job execution though, so you may need to type them in after every run.
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    Even when I purchased my 8 year old ULS there was documentation online which I (printed out) and spent hours with and with the machine. Its all there, I can not believe you got neither documentation nor training with a new machine?
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    I 'm surprised there isn't a "return to start" setting in your software. Call tech support--it must be there.
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    The only setting that might be useful is "do not return home after job is done" You can then put a finishing point on your artwork in a different colour. It will always stop at that point.
    Another undocumneted tweak is you can jog the laser head with the arrow keys on the keyboard. I use this when positioning 1 of jobs.
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