What does "quality" mean in cutting master (graphtec)?

[Myles Brewer]

quote Simon Worrall:

Hi
On Cutting Master, if you go to Enable Driver Options there is a box for QUALITY, the choice is 0 – 8.
It doesnt seem to make any difference whether I choose 0 or 8 in this box.
Does anybody know what the “Quality” refers to?

Simon

Hi Simon, if it’s like our antique graphtec CE1000 then it refers to the quality of the corners when its cutting.
If you have a test cut option it cuts a small triangle within a square about 10mm. When you adjust the quality you should see a very small (you may well need a magnifying glass unless your eyes are really sharp!![emoji26][emoji23]) improvement or deterioration in the sharpness and accuracy of the corners of the triangle.

[Simon Worrall]

Thanks Myles. Ill give that a run tomorrow (its night time here in NZ) and see if I can spot any difference!

[Chris Wool]

as i understand it the quality setting is the acceleration speed between points up to its set speed ( called G force ) on some machines.. normal setting is 2 or 1 for very fine work. somewhere in the settings you may have use machine settings ticked so altering CM will do nothing.
you could do some 2 inch letters and alter the quality in the conditions on the machine then you will see that it on setting 8 jerks between points not nice.

to help.. the small triangles test cut is for setting the offset normally 0 as you set whether it has a 09 blade 015 blade which has its own known offset but a 30 or 60 deg blade may need the offset altering..

[Myles Brewer]

quote Chris Wool:

to help.. the small triangles test cut is for setting the offset normally 0 as you set whether it has a 09 blade 015 blade which has its own known offset but a 30 or 60 deg blade may need the offset altering..

I stand corrected Chris :blushing: Well spotted

[Chris Wool]

not to correct you Myles to help as i said.
if you use the 3 triangle test cut will help setting depth and pressure as the the outer triangles are one step lighter and other one step higher pressure. than the middle one which is as set. think i got that the right way round..

chris

[Myles Brewer]

quote Chris Wool:

not to correct you Myles to help as i said.
if you use the 3 triangle test cut will help setting depth and pressure as the the outer triangles are one step lighter and other one step higher pressure. than the middle one which is as set. think i got that the right way round..

chris

No problem Chris, I wasn’t offended [emoji23] [emoji23] . I don’t think mine does a 3 triangle test. Like I said it is pretty much an antique! We’ve had it 16yrs now & I’m pretty sure it was around 6yrs old when we got it! It’s a might bit of kit, basic but it works![emoji106]I’d love to know how many metres it’s cut or plotted