Dimension and meansure tools

[Stroonzo (Jeff)]

There are some useful built in measuring tools:

How do I measure distances in LightBurn? Is there a ruler?

LightBurn has a built-in ruler, you just know it as the ‘Draw Lines’ tool. Here’s how to use it to measure things. I have a rectangle, slightly at an angle, so I can’t use the normal width and height tools on the main toolbar. [image] Select the ‘Draw Lines’ tool: [image] Hover over the first point of the line to measure until you see the snap cursor, like this: [image] Click to start a line, then drag it to the other end of the line: [image] You’ll notice the snap cursor again, meanin…

Select edge for rotation

OMG, @PCO you just showed me something I never paid any attention to. Forget the math example! Wouldn’t you know the computer (LightBurn) already does it. You were just measuring the wrong side of the angle. Solution = Draw box snapped on upper and lower segments then use those nodes to find angle! WOW. It was right down there this whole time. Look at the bottom of the screen when I draw the two line segments, you will find the same 11 degree angle: [Select edge for rotation - …