Engrave from bottom to top in Laserworks/RDCAM?

[John Noell]

I am using Laserworks 6 (at least that's what the exe is named, although the "About" in the Help menu says RDCAM).
I want to engrave from the bottom up. I have accidentally done it in the past but don't know what caused it to do it, and cannot get it to do now that I want it. I's appreciate some guidance.

[Bert Kemp]

maybe a screen shot of the laserworks screen , maybe something is checked or unchecked that would make it do it or not.

[Keith Winter]

John what happens if you change the origin to the bottom left in the options? Does that cause it to engrave bottom up?

[Jerome Stanek]

Try the cut optimizer on my screen it is 3 little green squares at the top or listed in the handle drop down. There is a DIR drop down on the right that lets you choose

[Bill Carruthers]

I am using Laserworks 6 (at least that's what the exe is named, although the "About" in the Help menu says RDCAM).
I want to engrave from the bottom up. I have accidentally done it in the past but don't know what caused it to do it, and cannot get it to do now that I want it. I's appreciate some guidance.
Hi John - Just go to Config at the top bar - Click System settings - then put the Laser head where ever you want it in relation to the work piece - if you choose Bottom (either left,right or centre) it will laser from that point up. Just remember to shift it back when your doing another job as it will default to that position till you do so.
Cheers

[Jerome Stanek]

Hi John - Just go to Config at the top bar - Click System settings - then put the Laser head where ever you want it in relation to the work piece - if you choose Bottom (either left,right or centre) it will laser from that point up. Just remember to shift it back when your doing another job as it will default to that position till you do so.
Cheers

On my laser if I do that it still engraves from the start point down.

[Bill Carruthers]

[QUOTE=Jerome Stanek;2544703]On my laser if I do that it still engraves from the start point down.[/QUOTE
Hi Jerome maybe this pic will help - If you set the head as
shown - then locate the piece above the head there can be nothing below to laser on, and it will go from the bottom up- at least mine does:rolleyes:
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[Bill George]

[QUOTE=Jerome Stanek;2544703]On my laser if I do that it still engraves from the start point down.[/QUOTE
Hi Jerome maybe this pic will help - If you set the head as
shown - then locate the piece above the head there can be nothing below to laser on, and it will go from the bottom up- at least mine does:rolleyes:
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I think that just sets where you want to Zero or put as Origin of your laser head, ( I always place mine at the Top Left) the Reverse Scan might be the one you want so it starts top to bottom or bottom to top which ever the case may be. A lot of instructions call the action of the laser as scanning.

[John Noell]

Thanks guys! Bill Carruthers's solution is the one (and only) that works for me. Now I understand how I accidentally did it before. Had a job where I needed to set the head to center-center. Any choice of origin in the middle or bottom row causes it to start at the bottom and "scan" up. The help is much appreciated!!

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