In the petals example ''reduce direction change" has in fact increased the time by 2 seconds. ... earlier it was 35 seconds. though it is only an estimated time... 12:21
Hello Is there a way to arrange automaticly in Lightburn the shapes into the laser cutting area? For best cutting result and less lost of material? Like they use in the furniture industry for cutting MDF? Or I have to do it by hand, manualy, and arrange doing my best? Thank You!
Very informative video. I'm hoping some of the settings you displayed can help me with my problem. I use Lightburn, with a black and red co2 100W laser. The laser seems to stay on between steps even when returning home. The setting are imaging all at once. This may be the issue?
Is there any way to have Lightburn skip ahead to the next shape? I cut 5mm plywood mostly in one pass...but sometimes there's stubborn sections that take four. So I se it for four passes, then either have to let it burn through all four even if it cut it out in one...or, stop it, make the shape a tool path, then start it again so it can move to the next shape. I'd like to be able to 'fast forward' to the next cut shape if my laser manages to cut it out in one pass.
Thank for the videos, they have been a great help. I have an issue with my fox alien 20W laser, 100% pwr,airassist on and very low speeds, not cutting all the way through 3mm material without having to repeat the job multiple times, Is there a way to cut half way through on one side then flip to cut from the opposite side? what's a good way to index the material to ensure it will repeat the project with minimal off set?
What type of material are you trying to cut through? A 20W diode should have no problem cutting through 3mm wood in a single pass. For quite a few of our projects I am running a single pass with a 10W diode laser. I would verify that the focus distance is being set correctly and that the lens is clean. I would also check the power output settings in our GRBL documentation to see if that helps resolve it for you: docs.lightburnsoftware.com/Troubleshooting-Output.html#power-output-is-not-the-same-as-other-software-grbl Rather than working out a way to create a flip jig I would try to find out what is causing the issue.
@@lightburnsoftware7189 Thank you for the reply, The material I'm cutting 3mm wood panels. however, it can cut through, it;s just not consistent. Lazer is clean, set to 30mm, the work piece is elevated on a cooling rack. I have even lowered the laser to 25mm to see if that would cut the pieces that were hung up. However once the piece is moved? true alignment is near impossible, which actually makes my first question a mute subject. So I'm sure it's more the materials than the laser set up.
First I would like to congratulate you on doing amazing software and keeping the updates coming. Second, I would like to suggest that the new cut optimization settings apply to scans. I do a lot of engraving, and ordering by groups would be godsend. Also, there is a way to "merge" two scan layers in the same movement? I have a dual tone scan engraving of a logo, done multiple times, and it's a waste of time to do one layer, and then the other. The software does it with bitmap engraving, so I don't think it's impossible
I have one problem. I have a small inner circle which I want to cut first. I choose cut inner objects first but my problem is I placed it to cut 10 times so it goes 10 times and burns the wood at the small circle how to avoid that?
At 10:30 in the video you changed the point at the top of the two lines to have have a control line. Can you point me to a video or something that shows how you did that? Or could you explain the hot keys you use in these videos?
@@lightburnsoftware7189 I have watched your video _twice_ and still don't know how to get to the optimization settings window!! If you did not assume that the person watching the video was already an expert your video would be more helpful.
So cut optimization - not cut planner. Some systems have a cut planner and that has nothing to do with this. A cut planner, layout planner, RIP software, etc. actually lets you plan the layout - not just optimize it.
