Alignment issue and camera blur

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Yeah, i agree with @dwardio & @jbmanning5 here…I’m not sure that’s using the Snapmarks correctly. The marks need to be burned onto a fixed jig, not separate pieces of scrap. The distance between the snapmarks as burned on the jig, and the distance between the snapmarks in the file has to be exactly the same for the snapping to work.

The other thing is you need to be Scoring the snapmarks onto the jig, not engraving them.

Try this:

Create your file, cut a jig shown like the one below (or you can make it a completely closed rectangle and just drop the box in for engraving.)

The file should contain the jig, the snapmarks on the jig, and the design that goes onto the box or whatever it is you want to engrave.

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  1. Score the Snapmarks on the Jig material.
  2. Cut the Jig.
  3. Remove the cutout and drop the box into the hole.
  4. Set the Snapmarks and Jig Cut to Ignore.
  5. Engrave the design.

If you want to reuse the file, you keep the Jig with the Snapmarks scored on it.
In the file, you can change the Design in the file, but do not touch anything else. Leave the jig in there for aligning purposes, and leave the Snapmarks. Only change the Design part.

Then:

  1. Put the Jig in the bed.
  2. Snap the new file to the Snapmarks on the jig.
  3. Engrave the new design on the box. (Rinse, Lather, Repeat.) :smile:

There are detailed notes on using the Snapmarks for various functions here:

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