You can do it by changing the style elements in you svg but it would only work with PG materials.
The entire process is more work than manually setting the steps up in the UI. Once I tried it I immediately forgot the exact details because it was too much work.
Now I just use an ordered palette to set my colors properly. I do engraves then scores then cuts. It works for me, I rarely screw it up, and if I do it’s because I was rushing… my fault entirely.
There are many ways Glowforge could allow us to embed settings that are much simpler but I doubt they ever will. There’s not any financial upside to it, and given that it would make non pg materials more convenient it might actually cut into their business model.
The color scheme and fonts are all quite different from the last time I looked at the ui. On the surface it’s not a major change aesthetically in terms of layout but in terms of visibility – and therefore usability – I think it’s an improvement.
As usual I wish they’d increase the information density, but they are (apparently) still stuck on the unified mobile+desktop interface model. Insisting on a consistent UI across all platforms ties one arm behind their backs for desktop interface design. I’m not really blaming them, it’s much more expensive to support multiple platform-dependent interfaces… but it is a bummer because there’s a lot of low-hanging fruit that could be implemented on the larger real estate of a desktop screen.
As for pan… I never noticed that it wasn’t there. I use the “hold spacebar to pan” trick since I’m on standard keyboard and mouse desktop, but I bet that pan button is key for mobile/touch users. It’s a good thing to have that front and center.
Pan has always worked by just using two fingers on the touchpad. I use a touchpad even on a “desktop” PC, can’t stand a mouse.
Can’t tell a difference in font or colors, and I’m in the UI most days. Weird. Perhaps I haven’t received the update (although the print button has changed…)
They did a refresh and they left the biggest quality of life improvement undone still… Let us temporarily turn off a layer without wiping out its settings. Good grief.
Oh man, that’s a great idea. That’s always bugged me.
I’d also love a “pause” step where you can make the GF just home the laser head for some number of seconds. That, combined with “let us open and close the door while it’s paused without interrupting the job” would be really nice.
That’s actually pretty simple to implement with a couple of magnets. I use it all the time. I think someone even posted a jig here, but I just use tape.
It’s especially handy during pass-thru prints, but I’ve used it mostly for other purposes…
Yeah, but I’d rather not disable the safety aspect of it to accomplish this. It should be a software change on their end: if the machine is paused, the safety interlock warning can be ignored. Not sure why they’ve never done it, but it smells lawyer-y.
True, but I do sometimes have people around my laser who aren’t experienced, and I wouldn’t want them to be able to open the lid while it was in motion or the laser was energized. Just asking for trouble I think.
Again, I agree. Someone asked about engraving 1" material and I wouldn’t have an issue with it, but it’s not something I would suggest a newbie attempt.
One thing that is very sad is that at some point it seems like Glowforge broke @chris1’s beep extension.
Le sigh, why Glowforge doesn’t put sound cues in its interface is just mystifying to me.
As for the extension… it may just be me, my chrome has been acting oddly lately. I should try turning every other extension off or something to try to narrow it down. Anyone else noticed this or is it just me?
I’m surprised it’s worked for so long, all they need to do is change the name of one element or CSS class and it will go bye-bye. Maybe someone is looking out for us.
Just checked again, no changes other than different print button icon. Perhaps they are rolling it out to different users over time. They’ve done that in the past.
