Next select the 'Manage' heading to switch to the manage ribbon. If you need to cut multiple parts out at once repeat the previous step and continue to adjust the view placement until satisfied there are no overlaps. Note that so long as the whole cutting surface isn't being used minor adjustment to the position may be easily made in the UCP laser cutting software. Place this approximately where you want it to cut out on the laser bed. To move your drawing click and drag the dashed line around the base view. Double check that your scale is set to '1:1' otherwise your part will not be cut out with the dimensions you used to draw it. Next you may need to adjust which face of the part is face up by using the view cube. Inventor will automatically set the file path to the most recently edited part, however, you may change this by selecting the magnifying glass and navigating to your part file. To place your first view on the drawing select the 'Base' option in the upper left corner. Setting the size to match the cutting surface will avoid any scaling issues that you may run into otherwise. Set the height to 12 inches and the width to 24 inches for the laser cutter currently used by Piedmont VA Community College. Under the 'Size' drop down menu you should choose the option 'Custom Size (Inches)'. Right click on your sheet and select the 'Edit Sheet' option to bring up the menu to change the size of your cutting surface. Step 3: Set the Laser Cutter Dimensions.Control clicking will allow you to select both features then right click and select 'delete'. Next the border and title block need to be deleted so they aren't engraved when you go to cut your part. Step 2: Delete the Border and Title Block.Do this by clicking 'File' then 'New' followed by selecting the 'Drawing' option. The first step after designing your part is to create a drawing file. The tutorial was put together for use by Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) students and staff but should work similarly with other setups. This method circumnavigates the need for Illustrator by enabling the user to 'print' their cut directly from a pdf viewer that enables vector graphics such as Adobe Acrobat. This is a simple tutorial to laser cut parts using Inventor.

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