Job quality problems
The job ran. The result is wrong. Find your symptom.
The job completed, the machine returned home, but something about the result is off. Pick your symptom.
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- Job is rotated or mirrored: the result has the wrong orientation.
- Output is too light: engraving is faint or cut did not go through.
- Output is too dark: burned the material or charred edges.
- Shifted layers: multiple layers do not align on top of each other.
- Visible banding: horizontal or vertical bands in a fill.
- Edge burns or flares: burn marks at the start or end of paths.
- Inconsistent engraving depth: depth varies across the piece.
- Start position is wrong: head started in the wrong place.
Diagnostic flow
- Is the position wrong? → Start position is wrong or Job is rotated or mirrored.
- Is the burn intensity wrong? → Output is too light or Output is too dark.
- Are there visual artifacts? → Visible banding or Edge burns or flares.
- Are alignments off? → Shifted layers or Inconsistent engraving depth.