Patent ID: 8399802

Claim:
A laser processing system for processing a work surface within a working area with a predetermined processing pattern by the use of a laser beam, said laser processing system comprising: a laser generating device for generating a laser beam for processing; a scanning device for scanning a work surface with said laser beam within a two-dimensional scanning area which is defined as a working area by a scannable extent of said scanning device; said scanning device comprising; a beam expander for varying a distance at which said laser beam generated by said laser generating device is focused; a first scanner for deflecting said laser beam coming from said beam expander in a first direction to scan said work surface within said scanning area in said first direction; and a second scanner for deflecting said laser beam reflected by said first scanner in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction to scan said work surface within said scanning area in said second direction; a control section for controlling said laser generating device and said scanning device so as to process said work surface based on laser processing conditions; a processing pattern setting section for setting as said laser processing conditions a processing pattern and a position of said processing pattern within said two-dimensional scanning area; a two-dimensional display device for displaying said two-dimensional scanning area and said processing pattern in two-dimensions positioned at said position within said scanning area and set by the processing pattern setting section; a work setting section for setting as said laser processing conditions a three-dimensional profile of said work surface, said three-dimensional profile being selected from a plurality of predetermined elemental profiles; a data generating section for generating laser processing data for said work surface based on said laser processing conditions set by said processing pattern setting and work setting sections; and a three-dimensional display device for displaying said scanning area in three-dimensions as well as said three-dimensional profile of said work surface superimposed on said scanning area based on data representing said processing pattern and said position of said processing pattern set by said processing pattern setting section and said three-dimensional profile of said work surface set by said work setting section.