A lot of this is just the way CNC 1018 handles the origin. I think if you were to be able to get your homing setup that would ease things.
I’m reviewing this topic again:
Configuring a 3018 CNC (or other CNC-based laser) for use with LightBurn - FAQ - LightBurn Software Forum
The major relevant portions for you:
Homing and workspace:
The 3018’s usually don’t have homing switches, which means that the zero point of the machine is random, in fact, wherever you have the head when you power the machine will be zero. To set the zero point properly, either power up the machine with the head at the front-left, or jog there and enter this command:G92 X0 Y0The above tells the controller “where you are right now is X0 Y0”.
You might also need to enter:
$10=0As this tells the controller to report position information relative to the origin set by the user, not the machine zero position. With this set, you can use the machine in ‘Absolute Coords’ mode, which is recommended. That and the other ‘Start From’ modes are described here: https://lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/CoordinatesOrigin.html
Looks like you already have $10=0 so covered there.
So move the head to front left, then issue the G92 X0 Y0. Check position in LightBurn after that and it should read 0,0.