Are you using Absolute Coords?
@MikeyH has a good question, you can set start from to absolute coordinates, current position and user origin. I usually create jigs using absolute coordinates, but then I set it to user origin.
Most of my jigs have a user origin that was designated when the jig was created, so I can just move the head via Lightburn, but I have to press origin on the controllers console. Mine is in the garage, so I send it, then go out into the garage to run it.
This is a screenshot for a tile jig. Move to the origin location and then press origin on the Ruida console.
Generally Ruida controllers are pretty tough, but the problem you describe seems to indicate some type of hardware issue…
We may be able to help. Do you mind posting the .lbrn2 file for us to peruse?
Explain to use, what you’re trying to do. From what I can see you’re lasing an image or design and the second lases over the open spots…
Hang in there.
Yes I am using absolute coordinates
Turn off the Frame switch for the Tool layer and see if that helps.
This is not the CO2 laser, is it? You are using Core Lightburn. I could not find an Abbington 179 laser. There is a K40 machine that does use GRBL, and thus Core. We need to know exactly your setup to diagnose properly.
I am using a monport Reno 65 CO2 laser. I started with a diode laser and upgraded to the monport. I just continued the license, I didn’t know there was a different version for co2 lasers.
Depends on the Monport controller. I think that one has the Ruida controller and the Core version will not control it. If not, you need the Pro License.
UPDATE: It appears the Monport uses GRBL controllers so you should be okay. Did you turn off the Frame for thr Tool Layer?
I removed the frame tool as it wasn’t needed. I homed the laser and used the rubber band frame and was able to frame just the left design as it should. When I framed the same with the square frame tool from the finish point of the rubber band frame it worked fine. So I homed the laser and ran the square frame tool and it outlined where the right image is, which isn’t highlighted. I hope I’m explaining this so you understand and thank you for your help
Can you upload the .lbrn2 file so we can play with it? I think that will be easier than playing what-if with you. Please do not change anything before uploading.
sabres large.lbrn2 (32.2 KB)
Here is the file i am using
There is something strange about that file. I causes my laser to do strange things like home in the wrong corner, although front left is selected in the Origin part.
I need time to play with this to see if I can figure out what it is doing.
Thanks for checking it out. I don’t know if it matters but my machine homes to th right rear just because that’s where the instructions said to home it.
I played with it after fixing my machine size parameters. Your design just barely fit side by side in my setup. I did not resize anything, but I did move them onto the grid.
In the file I attach below, I cannot duplicate what you say happens. Click on left logo, it frames left. Click on right logo, it frames right. Select both, it frames both.
Let us know if this file duplicates your results or duplicates mine.
sabres large.lbrn2 (32.4 KB)
It has a draggable Guide line parallel to the X axis that’s 20 meters long with the Tool layer’s Frame switch set On, which will certainly cause problems if the Ignore out of bounds shapes switch is set Off.
I tried my original file again and the framing worked as it should. right framed right and left framed left. this is what makes this issue frustrating, I may be able to run the engraving of both images together and it will work but then if i try a second pass it does what my original picture showed, wasting time and materials.
I see that guide line. I didn’t put that in the file but I have had that appear on other files i have created. Don’t know how but the ignore out of bounds shaped is on.
That sounds like your Origin is getting shifted. I will try to duplicate on my machine, but I seem to remember some huge run times.
You do that by clicking on the border and dragging it into place. It is called a Guideline.
A draggable guide appears with a click-and-drag from a ruler, which is easy to do just after clicking a tool icon in the row just above the workspace.
Cick-select the guide and hit Del to get rid of it.
I am sorry, but I could not duplicate what happened to you. I had to reduce the designs to 3”, so it would run in 30 minutes, because there was no way I was going to wait 2 hours+.
When finished, I did a circular frame on the left side, then the box frame. I then selected the right side and did a box frame. It framed properly.
Based on your later notes, I am wondering if this was a one time incident, and it did not repeat with the file I uploaded?