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→Set up the orientation of the design in the CAM software
===Set up the orientation of the design in the CAM software===
Now that you've got your design in UCP, double check again that your design looks accurate both structurally and in size. If you left the top of the machine open, you'll notice a red laser underneath the conical head of the cutter. Don't worry - that's just a standard laser pointer! It's there as a guide for you, which you'll now utilize.
[[File:Moving image to laser tool.png|thumb|"To Pointer" button. This tool allows you to move the corner of your design highlighted in blue to the current location of the laser head.]]
#Switch to the Pointer Tool in the far right column of UCP. Now anywhere you click on the virtual bed will cause the machine to send the laser cutter head to ''exactly'' that spot.
##Imagine the laser pointer is aligned with the top left corner of your design.
##Find an area on your stock where you can fit your design.
##Move the laser pointer to that location such that, assuming the laser pointer is the top left corner of your design, it will fit.
#Now switch to the Move Tool in the far right column of UCP.
#Click "To Pointer".
