Epilog Zing Laser Won't Cut (New to Laser)

[Scott Memmer]

Hello, I am learning as I go to use my Zing Laser Cutter. Really beautiful machine.

I am cutting through Adobe Illustrator and everything has been going well. Since this is new to me, I've just been cutting regular copy paper, no problem.

I first cut circles at 1.75" diameter and it cut like a champ. Now I am attempting to cut the shape below. As soon as I hit the green GO button on the Epilog, the laser head does not move, and the screen immediately says DONE.

triangle shape for Sawmill Creek.jpg

I spoke to Epilog earler in the day, and they gave me some general guidance for setting up Illustrator.

Here's what they told me to do:

1) Go into Effects > Document Raster Effects Setting:

2) Change Resolution to 600

3) Set Color Model to RGB

When I did all these things with the regular circle, it worked fine.

In the Epilog interface in Setup, I went to Printer Preferences and set the exact same numbers with which I successfully cut the circles.

SPEED 50%
POWER 5%
FREQ 200

I made sure I clicked on Vector.

And...nothing happens.

Is there something else I must set in Illustrator because I am attempting to cut an unusual shape?

Thank you. I know people say to get Corel Draw but I'm pinching pennies, and Illustrator works great for my relatively simple designs.

Thanks in Advance.

Scratching My Head,
Scott