Locks Surface Z and SET CENTER PLOT while HOME XYZ is completing. Default: 9 seconds.
PRINTER SOUND
LDM sound: ON — START + COMPLETE enabled.
Auto-IP ready.
Jog Controls
Position —
Z STANDARD
Z EXTRA
XY
CANVAS — VIRTUAL PLOT BOUNDARY
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU PLOT
LAN-DEV-MODE · LDM
CANVAS LOCKED
RULER + GRID
1. Compose artwork on Canvas→2. Complete Quick Steps 1–5→3. Run it on the machine
IMAGE REFERENCE — NOT PLOTTED
Layers: IMAGE REFERENCE + VECTOR + TEXT + DRAWING. Image is reference-only and excluded from plotting.
JOB:
1 · HOME XYZ / PLOT STARTING POINT ( X 0 - Y 0 - Z 0 )Run the A1 native machine HOME before establishing the paper reference. After any completed job, HOME XYZ is mandatory again before changing Surface Z.
2 · SURFACE Z — PEN TOUCH PAPERLower Z manually until the pen just touches the paper. This establishes Surface Z.
ACTUAL MACHINE Z—
MATERIAL SETUP — WAIT FOR HOME XYZ
⚠ CALIBRATION RESET REQUIRED Machine XY may still be at TOP LEFT / previous job end position. DO NOT change Surface Z or SET BED/PAPER CENTER from this position.
Z MOVE
DOWN COARSE
DOWN FINE
UP COARSE
UP FINE
3 · SET CENTER PLOT + SURFACE Z (SZ) + MATERIAL READYWith the pen at the physical plot center and Surface Z, save the plotting reference.
SAVED PLOT REFERENCENOT SET
4 · TOOL LIFT + END POSITIONDetected PEN / PLOT. Set travel lift above Surface Z and where XY should finish after the job.
5 · Z MESH — MATERIAL MUST BE READY⚠ INSTALL & SECURE THE ACTUAL PLOT / CUT MATERIAL BEFORE Z MESH. Z Mesh measures the working surface, not the bare plate.
6 · ARTWORK + SAVE TO SDLoad, position, scale and rotate artwork in the ARTWORK workspace.
8 · SAVE TO SDBuild the A1-ready project and transfer it to microSD.
7 · OPEN FILESOpen A1 SD files and choose an existing PROJECT READY package.
AFTER JOB STARTS PAUSE · RESUME · STOP → MACHINE LCD ONLY
Repeat mode will HOME XYZ automatically before returning to the saved Bed/Paper Center. Use only while calibration remains unchanged.
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REPEAT JOB — SAVED CALIBRATION
Repeat Job may automatically HOME XYZ as part of its proven recovery sequence. This HOME does not mean Steps 3–7 must be taught again while the physical setup remains unchanged.
For a changed/new setup: return to STEP 2 HOME XYZ → STEP 3 Surface Z → STEP 4 Bed/Paper Center before continuing.
LDM QUICK GUIDE
CALIBRATE ONCE · SAVE THE JOB · REPEAT WITH THE SAME PHYSICAL SETUP
The saved plotting reference belongs to the paper, tool and machine setup used when that job was prepared.
1HOME + CALIBRATEHOME XYZ → touch paper for Surface Z → save Plot Center → set Tool Lift → optional Z Mesh.
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2PREPARE ARTWORKLoad VECTOR or TEXT, position it on Preview, then confirm the final composition.
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3SAVE + STARTSAVE TO SD & START JOB creates the machine project from the current calibrated setup and locks Preview.
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4REPEATUse LDM REPEAT JOB while calibration is unchanged. A machine-display standalone repeat must use a project containing its own HOME/reference startup.
✓ SAFE TO REUSE THE SAVED SETUP
Same paper/material thickness · same build plate and placement · same pen/blade · same tool extension · nothing physically shifted.
↻ RECALIBRATE FIRST
Paper/material changed · pen/blade replaced or moved · tool extension changed · plate/setup moved · Surface Z is uncertain.
SURFACE Z IS PHYSICAL.A saved Z value is only valid for the setup that created it. HOME establishes machine coordinates; it does not rediscover where the pen or blade touches a changed material.
REPEAT FROM THE A1 DISPLAY
Goal: a saved LDM project can later prepare itself and run without LDM. The standalone project startup must perform HOME/reference preparation before using its saved calibrated Surface Z.
G28 / HOME → INITIALIZE → SAVED REFERENCE → SAVED SURFACE Z → PLOT
Current 2EJ note: this tab documents the intended standalone workflow only; it does not yet inject G28 or change generated 3MF startup G-code. Until that startup is implemented, use LDM REPEAT JOB for the protected repeat sequence.
LDM
Tool Mode
Pen calibration
Calibration can be changed later. V1 uses relative Z lift.
Vinyl / Kiss Cut
Depth offset is software-limited to 0–0.30 mm. With a saved Surface Z Mesh, the blade follows the calibrated physical surface continuously: local Surface Z − Cut Depth while cutting, local Surface Z + Blade Lift while travelling. Use a sacrificial cutting mat and calibrate from zero contact.
SURFACE Z COMPENSATION
Z JOG
CURRENT Z MOVE FROM HOME—
↑ UP COARSE
↑ UP FINE
↓ DOWN FINE
↓ DOWN COARSE
Z MESH: NOT SAVED
Teach workflow: HOME XYZ → manually establish paper center/contact → SET BED/PLATE CENTER → select mesh. PREV/NEXT automatically lifts Z and moves XY to the selected mesh point. At the destination, manually establish SURFACE Z until the pen just touches → CAPTURE CURRENT Z. Automatic teach movement never lowers the pen.
LASER: saved Surface Z Mesh is available for reference but is NOT APPLIED to laser motion.
Motion
Fixed plot-speed choices for predictable pen quality. A1 Normal / Sport / Ludicrous remains a separate printer-side multiplier.
Direct DRAW NOW only. Delay between MQTT G-code sends. Default 10 ms; enter any numeric value. Negative values are treated as 0 ms.
Straight SVG segments stay as one G1 move. Only curves are subdivided.
ON
Recommended ON. When OFF, boundary/safety preflight is bypassed. SET BED/PLATE CENTER remains required as the drawing coordinate reference.
BED/PLATE CENTER: NOT SET — HOME XYZ → jog pen to physical BED/PLATE CENTER → SET BED/PLATE CENTER. SVG X0/Y0 = centered.
No job loaded.
DRAW LOG — load SVG, SET BED/PLATE CENTER, then START DRAW.
START DRAW NOW — LIVE SEND LOG
LIVE SEND LOG — waiting.
ARTWORK
FILES ON CANVAS0 items
List order = pen order. Tool stays at Z LIFT during each hold, then automatically continues. Finish changing the pen before the timer ends. Test with two small files first.
No files inserted yet.
Checked layers, or the active layer if none are checked. CENTER aligns both axes. Locked layers must be unlocked.
Transforms apply to checked layers as a group; with none checked, the active layer is used. Values use the active layer as reference; unchecked layers stay unchanged. Locked selections are protected. CLEAR clears the canvas.
You can also drag the loaded SVG directly in Preview.
JOB IN PROCESS - SAVE & START LOCKED
TRACE
Choose a tracing tool. It opens in a full-screen workspace over LAN-DEV-MODE (LDM). Close it to return here, then import the exported SVG into the normal SVG workflow.
Rapid-Resizer-style local centerline extraction. Processing stays inside LAN-DEV-MODE (LDM).
Choose a line-art image
TRACE: ready for source image.
TRACE OUTPUT: Inside the fullscreen tool use SEND TO PREVIEW or SAVE TO PRINTER SD CARD.
TRACE OUTPUT
After exporting/downloading SVG from SquiggleCam or Pintr:
FTE — FAST TRAJECTORY ENGINE (EXPERIMENT)
Workflow: Upload SVG → position/scale/rotate → BUILD / REFRESH FTE → SAVE GCODE TO SD → start from A1 LCD. FTE.7: BUILD captures the same transformed artwork trajectory used by Preview; preview helper/border geometry is not collected.
V2(FTE).2 uses direct adaptive Bézier math to build a cached master path list from the current paper preview. Normal V2 drawing/SD output remains active and unchanged.
FTE CACHE: EMPTY
FTE2 fast import active — nothing is sent to the A1 by this panel.
SD CARD / FTPS
SD JOB QUEUE
JOB IN PROCESS - JOB ONLY CAN BE PAUSE / RESUME / STOP AT MACHINE DISPLAY
CURRENT JOB FILE —
No plot job sent yet.
SD TRANSFER0%
0 / 0 bytes
PROCESSING…
Preparing A1 and starting plot job…
▶ SHOW SD FILES / CHOOSE OLDER JOB
FILES ON SD
REMOTE START RAW DIAGNOSTIC
RECOVERY / CLEAN STATE
Use this only when an interrupted/bad plot leaves the A1 task context behind. CANCEL is a real A1 Cancel Print; it does not pretend the machine reached FINISH.
Not checked.
Recovery never starts a job. CANCEL sends one standard A1 print.stop only; status refresh is read-only/pushall. Delete is a separate SD action.
V18.64 captures the complete matching A1 ACK plus up to 40 raw post-command reports, final print report, state/error changes and the exact command sent. No automatic retry. A ✓ PROJECT READY package can be verified/started even when its raw .gcode companion is absent. V18.59 builds the companion from your genuine Bambu Studio LDM-RING package, uploads the .gcode.3mf FIRST, then raw .gcode on ONE FTPS connection, and verifies both before SAVE reports success. First test: known-good small square only. PROJECT PACKAGE: NOT CHECKED
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Safe delete recognizes legacy LDM jobs and LDM-###-PLOT-SZ(...)-DD-MM-YY-HHMM.gcode.3mf files.
A1 microSD over implicit FTPS :990. Uses the same Printer IP + LAN Access Code. LCD-friendly filename: plot_XX_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.gcode (XX = running number 01–99).
SD: not tested.
PARAGRAPH TEXT
TEXT ON PREVIEW0 items
No text inserted yet.
Text is generated as single-line stroke geometry for plotting/cutting, not filled outline text.
FONT / GLYPH
CUSTOM FONT
DRAW / EDIT
A: 0 stroke(s) • 0 points • 0 glyphs in font
CHARACTER
A • NOT CREATED
FONT FILE
Draw freely with mouse, stylus, or finger. Each press-and-drag gesture becomes one centerline stroke. Lift and draw again for disconnected parts. Guides mark the baseline, descenders and character spacing; drawing remains freehand without snapping. Font editing sends no machine motion.
Safety
V1.3 never generates heater/extruder commands. Laser mode is simulation-only and generates no laser-on/PWM commands. HOME and physically verify clearance before a real pen test. STOP lifts the pen and disables XYZ motors; it cannot erase already queued printer motion.
LIVE DRAW — PAPER PREVIEW
Draw directly on the paper-sized preview. Existing SVG and text remain visible underneath as reference.
TRACE
V7.GUI.147
V18.42
CENTER PLOT NOT SET
SAVE TO SD & START JOB is waiting for CENTER PLOT.
Jog to the desired physical center, then press once. LDM will set CENTER PLOT and continue SAVE TO SD & START JOB.
LAN-DEV-MODE (LDM)
CONNECT MACHINE FIRST
AUTO FIND IP LOG — ready.
CONNECT LOG\nReady.
SD / FTPS DIAGNOSTIC\nWaiting for A1 connection…
STATUS
LDM · GUIDED SETUP
WELCOME
MACHINE SETUP MENUCheck what is already valid · only redo what changed
1CONNECT MACHINEIP — · MQTT — · SD/FTPS —
CONNECTION LOGWaiting for connection…
Uses the existing LDM LAN scanner.
Live machine / communication status
2HOME XYZWaiting for connection
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MATERIAL SETUPInstall / secure the actual paper or cut material.Z LIFT is the tool-up clearance above the confirmed Surface Z during non-drawing / travel moves.Changing Job Type, Z Lift or Z Lift Speed requires confirmation again
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SURFACE ZFIRST TIME SETUP — Use MANUAL Z JOG to carefully lower the tool until it just touches the material surface. Use that physical touch point to establish Surface Z.
Z JOG ⌄
CURRENT Z MOVE FROM HOME—
↑ UP COARSE
↑ UP FINE
↓ DOWN FINE
↓ DOWN COARSE
EXPERIENCED USER
mm
Z MESH is optional when fixed Surface Z is sufficient. Use Z Mesh to compensate for an uneven surface.
5FINAL STEPPLOT ORIGIN · SAVED XYZNOT SET
FINAL XYZ · NOT READYSET PLOT ORIGIN TO COMPLETE
Final machine setup · verify XYZ and speed before sending
OPTIONAL
SD JOB QUEUE
JOB IN PROCESS - JOB ONLY CAN BE PAUSE / RESUME / STOP AT MACHINE DISPLAY
SD TRANSFER0%
0 / 0 bytes
Elapsed 00:00 · Last activity —
FTPS: WAITING
CURRENT JOB FILE — -null-
WELCOME
Guided setup uses the real LDM machine controls and existing safety interlocks.
COMPLETE THIS STEP FIRST
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PREPARE YOUR MATERIAL
Place and secure the actual plot / cut material on the bed.
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📱 iPad / Remote View
Keep this PC/Mac running LDM and connected to the A1. On the iPad, join the same Wi‑Fi network, then open one of these addresses in Safari.
Finding this LDM host on your LAN…
🔒 MOBILE / BROWSER PASSWORD PROTECTION
Configured only from this host computer. Remote phones/tablets cannot change these settings.
Loading security…
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REPEAT BLOCKED
Explicitly enable EXPERIENCED USER — SKIP STEP 1–5 to repeat without completing Machine Setup again.