¶ Ring Marking
When marking on the inside of a ring, marking beyond the angle of 20° may not be possible.
Take note that it may not be possible to mark beyond the suggested angle and marking position.
¶ Secure the material
- Measure the width and diameter of the ring.
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| Outer marking – Ring outside size | Inner marking – Ring inside size |
- Place the ring properly on the clamp then use the direction key (Z)
buttons to set the laser focus.
¶ L type clamp
※L type clamp is sold separately.
Adjust the angle by turning the fixing knob to the left. Once the angle is adjusted, turn the fixing knob to the right to secure the angle in place.
¶ Rotary Clamp
※Rotary clamp is sold separately.
When marking with a rotary clamp, the material or the clamp itself may sometimes get in the path of the focus pointer or may block the focus pointer. If this happens, use a guide laser as a third focus pointer. L3 has a guide laser available that act as a third focus pointer when the focus pointer is blocked.
Press and hold the [Brightness Adjustment] button for 2 seconds to activate the third focus pointer.
¶ Object position
¶ Engraving direction
The direction of the characters to be engraved on the ring is shown in the picture below. Check the target location (where you want your characters to be engraved on the ring) then firmly secure the ring.
- Double-click “Ring” template in the object property window. When [Insert Rotary Object Template] window appears, select one marking option: outside or inside. Then enter the width and diameter of the ring and click “OK.”
¶ Adding text objects and toolpaths
- The template will appear at the center of the screen. Select
[Text Input] on the toolbar then click at any target area on the work area to enter the text to mark.
- After entering the text, click
[Selection] on the toolbar to enter the object selection mode. Select the text, then edit its size and font. To place the text at the center of the work area, click 
[Center in Page] button.
What is Handle for adjusting gaps between characters?
Handle for adjusting gaps between characters is a function that adjusts gaps between characters by dragging characters to target positions.
- Upon completing the design, click [
Scanned line Toolpath] button. A Toolpath refers to a path way of tools.
- The “Scanned line toolpath” window will appear (as shown in the picture below). Select the tool, toolpath gap and depth then click “Create Toolpath” button.
-Letter-by-letter rotary engraving: Engrave the each text at fixed angle when rotary marking (Text marking only)
- The “Toolpath” object is created with red lines marked or filled on each text (as shown in the picture below). Scroll up the mouse wheel to zoom in the image of the toolpath object to check the line style. You may delete the toolpath object and create a new one if the toolpath is not your preferred style.
¶ Ring Image Scan
● Rotary image scan is used for marking irregularly shaped rings and is optional.
● Before scanning, make sure the laser focus is precisely aligned with the ring surface. If the focus is incorrect, the accuracy of the scan and marking position may be significantly reduced.
● For inner diameter scanning, adjust the rotary angle first, then set the laser focus.
● Enter the ring diameter and width accurately. These values affect the accuracy of the scan results and marking position.
- Tap the [Refresh] button in the camera area to open the [Rotary Image Scan] window.
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Adjust the rotary angle to the value displayed in the program.
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Verify that the laser focus is aligned with the ring surface.
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Tap the [Position Adjustment ◀▶] button to move the "H" displayed on the screen to the desired scan position.
● If the image is not detected properly, adjust the brightness of the internal LED and pointer.
- Select the scan quality. Scan time increases as the setting changes from [Fast] to [High Precision].
- Tap the [▶ Start Scan] button to begin scanning.
- Once the scan is complete, add text or other objects at the desired position, then proceed with laser marking.
[Start marking]
Once the tool is positioned to the center of the material and the laser pointer turns on, use the direction key buttons to position the laser pointer to the engraving area.
The area that the laser pointer points to is where the actual engraving takes place.
The round laser pointer in the middle represents the origin of the height of laser focus.
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Whenever the direction key is pressed, the laser pointer moves up/down/left/right, showing a marking area.
Check if the marking zone is matched with the area on the material to be actually marked. If unmatched, adjust the position, using the direction keys. The laser pointer automatically points to the area where marking takes place (based on the target location on the work area). When the direction key is pressed, the laser pointer moves to the area to be marked (left, top, right or bottom) from its target location. If the marking area needs to be adjusted to the left, press  key to move the pointer to the left.
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After positioning the laser pointer and determining the location of the marking area, click [Start] button on the program or long-press [
] button on the machine (for more than 2 seconds) until the cover closes and the marking process begins.
· Repeat marking: Press and hold button to complete marking, then double-click button to repeat marking on the same material.
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