Camera Verification

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

@bobmick

my 1400 MM Bed and mounting it at 1100 MM above on the open lid I would be best to use the 90 or 120 camera.

There are a couple of posts that provide greater details but the 120º might be a better choice as 90º would be a little close.

What is the best camera lens to choose for my bed size?

To answer this question requires one additional piece of information: The height above the bed that you plan to mount the camera. LightBurn now has a helper that will do the ugly math for you. Go to Help > Camera Selection Help and the software will use the current workspace size by default, and show you the minimum mounting heights for all the cameras we sell: [image] This number is the absolute minimum required for the camera to see the whole working area. You will need to allow a little …

Visual Guide for Cameras

As many of us are upgrading features on our lasers to include a camera, I thought I would share a guide to complement the math on the LB site. This is a visual guideline in comparison with the lid/bed, which includes brief print instructions in the file. The angles should be fairly close to spot on, but there may be some approximation, depending on your printer/settings. I placed it at the center of the lid in the open position and at the front of the bed to get an idea of coverage at both angle…