Zmorph VX - Laser Engraving File Preparation

Laser cutting and engraving workow
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Types of workholding solutions
Your workholding solution should be adapted to material and its dimensions to ensure
best results.
Below you can nd most common solutions with pros and cons of every one of them.
Workholding Usable for Ease of use Pros Cons
Double sided
tape
Sheet material
Block material
1/5
-> Cheap
-> Easy to use
-> Does not stick
out above mate-
rial surface
-> Surface must
be scraped of
tape residues
Sheet clamps
(added to
ZMorph VX)
Sheet material 3/5
-> Can be cus-
tom 3d printed
-> Harder to use
-> Only for at,
sheet materials
like plywood
Step clamps
Sheet material
Block material
2/5
-> Allow for
mounting mate-
rials of different
heights
-> Stick out
above material
surface
Vises Block material 2/5
-> Robust
-> Can be cus-
tom 3d printed
-> Must have
custom mount to
CNC worktable
14.4 Laser engraving le preparation
Open Voxelizer 2.0 software, choose ZMorph VX machine and Laser PRO Toolhead.
Click START.