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--- pcb-help_pl [2021/10/07 14:13] – Added solution to pressure error. madeline
+++ pcb-help_pl [2022/06/22 19:05] – Added TMM10i to the list of materials. benh
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   - Overview
   - Q & A
+    - What materials have been successfully etched?
     - Using a "new" material
     - Optimization
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 ===Q & A===
+** What materials have been used successfully? ** \\
+This is a running list of materials that we, or someone we know of, have successfully etched and/or cut. //(Last updated: 2022-06-22)//
+  * 0.5oz (18um)/1oz (35um) copper on FR4 (standard Hive material)
+  * 5mil/0.125mm polyamide (stencils)
+  * Polyester (PET) [Stephan Strassle]
+  * Rogers TMM 10i [Madeline Holda]
 ** Using a "new" material ** \\
-So you have a material that either isn't in the laser's material list, or maybe you just want to play around with the settings. Exciting! Head over to our [[https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/HiveMakerspace/EShrwNPAMH1Cj3cE3pg5h8QB6r3JP-XtLghmQcU96-fNfA?e=Ska4Ud|ProtoLaser: New Material]] document for how to do this.
+So you have a material that either isn't in the laser's material list, or maybe you just want to play around with the settings. Exciting! Head over to our [[https://gtvault.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/HiveMakerspace/EShrwNPAMH1Cj3cE3pg5h8QB6r3JP-XtLghmQcU96-fNfA?e=Ska4Ud|ProtoLaser: New Material]] document for how to do this. You can also see below for optimizing this process.
 ** Optimization **\\
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   * **The bottom/top didn’t etch completely.**
-You can either restart the process entirely (hit the Play button, see figure 32) or right click on “Top Side” (or “Bottom side”) under “Processing” on the left, and click “Process from here” to restart the top (or bottom) side processing with top (or bottom) side alignment.
+You can either restart the process entirely (hit the Play button, see figure 32) or right click on “Top Side” (or “Bottom side”) under “Processing” on the left, and click “Process from here” to restart the top (or bottom) side processing with top (or bottom) side alignment. You can also do this for an individual tool or an individual tool for a single scan field.
   * **The board is/is not flipped in the Processing tab.**
 On the left of the screen, make sure nothing is selected under “Processing”. If there is, hold down either CTRL (on Windows) or the command key (on Mac) and then left click to de-select it. If that doesn’t fix it, you can select either “Bottom Side” or “Top Side” (again, on the left) to force the correct orientation. You can try starting the project over again if this doesn’t solve it as well. Sometimes, the software has bugs.
+  * **The toolpath generates drilling or cutting operations.**
+Usually, this happens because the "supported by ProtoMat" box was not checked when you selected the template. Because the ProtoLaser does not know that you are using the ProtoMat for drilling and contour routing, it will try to do it itself. Reselect the template, making sure this box is checked.
   * **The software throws and "Insufficient pressure" error.**