One more addition that may save people a ton of grief -using the mouse to lasso a group of objects it only requires you to touch an object to catch it in the lasso. Thatâs why sometimes you move things you donât want to. Once an object or group is selected you need to make sure the cursor changes to a cross + or youâll resize the object(s) instead of moving. That can explain why something might come out bigger or smaller than in the design file. Itâs very sensitive to mouse movement and it may not be obvious that the object has been resized.
Oh. The mouse cursor will be a double-headed arrow if itâs in resize mode. To get to move mode the cursor needs to be in or on an object not just inside the selectionâs bounding box.
This was what I was essentially searching for when we got our forge up and running.
Now I can follow the bouncing ball for a simple trial and error and gain a better understanding of the GFUI.
I just wanted a basic this is how you start and it works in the most basic way, such as this instead of just here is a ruler, look at you go!!!
Why some things worked, and some things seemed not to, I think this will help us gain a better understanding of the GFUI. Thank you @Jules for this.
Okay, youâre welcome guys, and there will be more to come, Iâm just trying to get it a little bit organized into something coherent, so it might take a few days, and this one might change a bit if I add some things I forgot to include.
Are we sure the âturboâ version is just bigger steps. I thought one version was changing threshold and the other contrast before the threshold operation. Is that not the case?
Wow! Thank you so much. I donât have my Glowforge yet, but when I do receive it. This post of instructions/tips will defiantly help me out tremendously! Thank you so much!
I am so appreciative of all of the information you have shared with us. Your projects and write ups have saved so many of us so much time! Thank you for enhancing the Glowforge owner experience.
Is there some sort of shortcut to moving the orders of the cuts? The GUI sucks at this. I click and drag the object, put it below the other object. Sometimes it works but most the time it doesnât. Any ideas?
Are you dragging them straight down? If you tweak your mouse to the side a bit it wonât go. But if you pull it down (click & hold while dragging) it will always work - for Chrome. If youâre using another browser, this is a non-authoritative statement
Indeed, I was going to mention this specifically. As more Glowforges are delivered, Iâm seeing more posts from people having the same problems I had when I first got mine â when I was using Safari. Four I remember off the top of my head: dragging operations did not work, zooming caused misalignment, dragging and dropping files to upload them was broken, and I got a lot of random error messages and was dumped back to the home screen. I donât especially like Chrome, but I was convinced to use it for accessing the Glowforge, and I havenât looked back. When I see someone having these problems, the first thing I question now is what browser theyâre using.
Ideally, Glowforge would get everything working equally well in all supported browsers. But until thatâs done, I think it would be a lot better if they took Safari off the supported browser list and popped up a warning when itâs used to ensure people know there are issues. This is one of those low-effort things that might reduce out-of-the-box frustration enough to make it worth it.
These shortcut references are great. But, the âpanâ interface short-cut (hold SPACE key) doesnât work with my computerâs trackpad. Has anyone else seen this? I am using an HP Spectre x360 13-AC013DX 2-in-1 13.3" Touch-Screen Laptop
This is a great short-cut if you have a mouse, but it appears to be some interrupt issue between the trackpad and the keyboard.
Pan :
Hold down the SPACE bar while dragging, or click the little hand on the top row in the interface.
Saving your custom material settings:
Iâm on week2 now, and my biggest pain point with the Forge is not being able to save custom settings.
But Iâve figured out a way to solve this (not elegant, but works )
Step1:Create your unique material description in any text editor
Step2: Upload to interface
Step3: Create a cut/ score / engrave settings for this material
Step4: Change all of those to ignore
Now youâre done.
Upload what you really want to print. Voila! Now you have your custom material setting.
But @dan this is an easy thing to add. I know there are some reasons for this, but this is my one major pain point because I wonât only cut proofgrade due to my needs.
I thought this should also be its own category, but I canât create one for some reason. Someone that has this ability, please move this to a material settings thread.
Thanks, Edson
You have to have achieved a certain level of forum participation to be able to post a new topic in this section, and itâs automatically determined by the Discourse software, depending on how active you are.
You can recreate a topic for it in the Everything Else category, and then one of the forum regulars can move it. We canât move posts inside a topic, but we can shift an entire topic to other categories for maintenance reasons.
Looks like you found a good workaround for setting up a temporary materials template. Youâd just have to remember to delete whatever you put into it back out before saving.