# Dimension changes **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Laser Talk\ **Created:** [December 6, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944 "2022-12-06T21:35:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ferg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/ferg/32/16663_2.png) [@ferg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/ferg)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/1 "2022-12-06T21:35:25Z")
I make cell phone stands. I have occasion to change width of cut outs/slots according to material thickness. I can work in png, svg (preferable) or Illustrator. Must be a quick and easy way to do this to a file without redrawing the entire item. Any ideas welcome. ---
**Author:** ![glenrussell222](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/f07891/32.png) [@glenrussell222](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/glenrussell222)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/2 "2022-12-06T22:05:27Z")
you can ungroup items and select the one you want to adjust…tongue/groove/slot etc…then click edit nodes then change by moving node. or you can click edit nodes, select the nodes you want to change, disconnect those nodes then select each line and adjust length by typing the dimension into the box for height or width. several youtube videos on the topic. ---
**Author:** ![LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/lightburn/32/75577_2.png) [@LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/LightBurn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/3 "2022-12-06T22:16:32Z")
There isn’t yet, but will be soon… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lwfseZd99YU/maxresdefault.jpg "Slot Resizer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwfseZd99YU) ---
**Author:** ![jkwilborn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/jkwilborn/32/63089_2.png) [@jkwilborn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/jkwilborn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/4 "2022-12-06T23:54:59Z")
That is great… 🤯 Many of us have had that specific issue and it’s not an easy fix… This looks like a great update … Thanks… Available in the next version? 😸 ---
**Author:** ![ferg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/ferg/32/16663_2.png) [@ferg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/ferg)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/5 "2022-12-07T00:11:05Z")
Tomorrow maybe? LOL ---
**Author:** ![ferg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/ferg/32/16663_2.png) [@ferg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/ferg)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/6 "2022-12-07T02:09:21Z")
[ ### How-To Resize Boxes and Slots - Lightburn Edition - YouTube ]([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqAU6emUpBc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqAU6emUpBc)) Until OZ get’s finished with his update. I used about three times before getting the hang of it, works great if you follow the instructions on the UTUBE. ---
**Author:** ![SavusavuDigital](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@SavusavuDigital](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/SavusavuDigital)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/7 "2022-12-08T08:57:21Z")
Oz, thank you! You are an intuitive genius! ---
**Author:** ![GJudy](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/gjudy/32/14490_2.png) [@GJudy](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/GJudy)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/8 "2022-12-11T01:17:28Z")
Is there a way to switch between ‘mm’ and ‘in’ in the “Resize Slot in Selection” feature? I missed seeing how to make the change. So far, if I convert my slot dimension to mm, then input it in the software, the slots do change size, but I have to convert both directions. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![jkwilborn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/jkwilborn/32/63089_2.png) [@jkwilborn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/jkwilborn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/9 "2022-12-11T01:28:30Z")
Lightburn works internally with mm, so I suspect they haven’t applied the ‘inch’ option to it yet… It has happened to other ‘functions’ they’ve built… initial release is mm only… so I suspect they know about it working only in mm at this time. 😸 ---
**Author:** ![LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/lightburn/32/75577_2.png) [@LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/LightBurn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/10 "2022-12-11T23:05:49Z")
I keep forgetting that Americans do everything in inches and it’s maddening. 🙂 That’ll be something for the next update, I’m afraid. ---
**Author:** ![ferg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/ferg/32/16663_2.png) [@ferg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/ferg)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/11 "2022-12-12T16:06:15Z")
Using one or the other has never bothered me. In our shop it has always been pertinent to use either/or. Although I haven’t gotten the “slots” program to work for me on a Mac, you do a fabulous job with LightBurn. ---
**Author:** ![jkwilborn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/jkwilborn/32/63089_2.png) [@jkwilborn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/jkwilborn)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2022, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/dimension-changes/83944/12 "2022-12-13T03:14:07Z")
> [@LightBurn](#): > > Americans do everything in inches and it’s maddening I am American and it’s madding to me… Who though the length of someone foot being a useful standard? Not to mention the intelligence of dividing it by 12…? I was told in high school we’d be all metric soon… Since everything around the world is metric along with most of the science work done … And it cost us millions of dollars already… > **[Mars Climate Orbiter - Mars Missions - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory](https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-climate-orbiter)** > > Launch and mission information for NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter, which was unsuccessful due to a navigation error. Guess I’ll have to learn to live with it… 🤯 😸