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How to prepare files in Trotec Ruby and Adobe Illustrator

This guide will step you through how to use Trotec Ruby and a vector drawing like Adobe Illustrator to prepare a design for laser cutting.

Safety Induction Required
Anyone wishing to use the Laser Cutter in B401B is required to attend a safety induction led by one of the CCI technical staff.

Preparing files for laser cutting is relatively straight forward, and some simple projects can even be made using just the tools built into Ruby.

Adobe Illustrator
This guide will not go into depth about the use of Adobe Illustrator, you can learn about how to use it on LinkedIn Learing which is free to all UAL students and staff.

Security Certificate

You will need administrative privilages to run this process

Before you can login and access the laser cutter you must install the security certificate to ensure that access to the web interface is not blocked by browser security requirements.

  1. Download the certificate
  2. Locate the TrotecRubyCA.crt file in your downloads and open it.

Windows

  1. Windows will ask you to confirm if you want to open the file, press open.

Screenshot of a Windows Security Warning

  1. Windows will show you the details of this security certificate and say it is not trusted. This is because the certificate is issued by Trotec, rather than a global certificate authority. This normal and the certificate should still be installed.

Screenshot of certificate information with option to Install Certificate

  1. Install the certificate on the "Local Machine" and press Next.

Screenshot of certificate import wizard asking where the certificate should be installed

  1. Click "Place all certificates in the following store" and select browse.

Screenshot of Windows asking where to install the screenshot

  1. Select "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and press OK. Screenshot of window listing various certificate stores

  2. Press next.

Screenshot showing the certificate destination is selected

  1. Press finish to complete the installation of the certificate.

Screenshot showing the actions Windows will take when you press finish

  1. Windows will take a few moments and then confirm the outcome. You can now press okay to this prompt and close the certificate information window.

Screenshot confirming the certificate import was successful

macOS

  1. macOS will ask if you want to add the certificate to the Keychain. Ensure "login" is selected and press "Add".

Screenshot of Add Certificates prompt with Keychain: Login set

  1. In the main Keychain app window select "login" on the left, then search for "Trotec" in the top right corner.

Screenshot of main Keychain app window searching the login keychain for "Tro"

  1. Double click on the "Trotec Ruby CA RUBY-G6AUHVM" certificate and expand the "Trust" section. Set "Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)" to "Always Trust"

Screenshot of selecting "Always Trust" for SSL

  1. Close the window to save, and confirm with your admin password or Touch ID.

Login

Trotec Ruby is only supported in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers at this time, to use the laser cutter after being inducted you will be provided with a username (email address) and password.

To access the login screen open the browser and go to https://10.96.134.33:2402.

Screenshot of Trotec Ruby login screen

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