I’ve been using @cynd11’s A way to improve object placement and it definitely helps. And the room I’m in has no windows so its always the same lighting. But, as the compensation values change with each calibration, sometimes dramatically, it would be helpful to have some additional sanity checking.
@dan, When the Glowforge is “Scanning” the material, after clicking Print on the web interface but before pressing the Go button on the Glowforge itself, there is a red laser pointer used. Can the UI be updated to show that pointer? Then we could see where the laser lands both on screen and on the material and be sure we are positioned correctly.