What should a teacher check before approving a student laser file?

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Confirm the document units and final dimensions, page or bed boundary, intended quantity, and material approval.

Confirm the document units and final dimensions, page or bed boundary, intended quantity, and material approval. Then verify that cut paths are vectors, engraving areas are intentional, text is preserved correctly, no required objects are hidden or clipped, and duplicate or overlapping paths are removed. Check operation mapping, placement, cut order where supported, and whether tiny parts could shift. The teacher’s preflight approval decision Top: a machine preview panel with an outlined shape and a filled shape, a double-headed arrow labeled compare, and a student’s proof panel with the same shapes labeled cut and engrave. A note says machine preview, not the design-app view. An arrow leads to a teacher decides panel with two outcomes: approve or return. Below, three checklist cards: basics (units and final dimensions, bed boundary, quantity, material approval), geometry (vector cut paths, engraving intentional, text preserved, nothing hidden or clipped, duplicates removed), and job (operation mapping, placement, cut order if supported, tiny parts may shift). A footer says color, layer and line-weight rules are software-specific, so link to the school’s current template. Compare the preview with the proof Machine preview Student’s proof cut engrave compare Machine preview, not the design-app view. Teacher decides Approve Return Basics Units, final dimensions Bed boundary Quantity Material approval Geometry Vector cut paths Engraving intentional Text preserved Nothing hidden, clipped Duplicates removed Job Operation mapping Placement Cut order, if supported Tiny parts may shift Color, layer and line-weight rules are software-specific: link to the school’s current template. Abstract shapes, not a real job. The teacher looks at what the machine will do, not the design-app view, and compares it with a proof that labels each intended operation. Approve only when the checks pass; otherwise return the file. Finally, inspect the machine preview rather than trusting the design-app view. Compare the preview with a student-provided proof that labels each intended operation. Link the checklist to your school’s current template for color, layer, line-weight and export rules, rather than claiming one convention works everywhere.