# Engraving depth/power issue, see attached please **URL:** \ **Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\ **Created:** [November 29, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055 "2021-11-29T21:31:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/6/58956e/32.png) [@6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/6of1)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2021, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/1 "2021-11-29T21:31:49Z")
Ruida 6445, 900x600, 100w Co2 I hope someone here can steer me in the right direction to a cure. The issue I am having is hard to explain but here it goes… When I am doing a single layer, vector, Fill engrave I get areas/lines that are not the same depth/power as others. If you look at the picture below the “red” areas are not as deep as the areas between the ovals. ![Image 01a](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/d/bd4bf6ba29552b484543aeb9f06381c23399252b.png) ![image1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/e/4eefe2611584074226a7323f7e65c9a0559b5e03.jpeg) 300 mm/s, Max 18% (less then 10mA) Min 10% ![Image 02 LayerSettings](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/4/c4d99580063592167ebb159907c32f604a1afeb8.png) It seems to do it over long distances that do not contain “On - Off” fire of the laser or scans that are engraved out to both edges. It doesn’t seem to happen in the areas lined in red pic below. ![NotHere](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/4/d48812a20335526865436e9e3ea8d655f0bec5c3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/6/58956e/32.png) [@6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/6of1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/2 "2021-11-30T00:21:31Z")
I ran another test. This time added “end stops” to one of the rows, seen in red circles. They are about 8.5" apart. It still showed a visible lump/high spot in the row just like above pictures. ![StillDidIt](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/6/d6629a788510f678191763d69277bd3aed3ae13c.png) ---
**Author:** ![AnoxinLaser](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/anoxinlaser/32/32838_2.png) [@AnoxinLaser](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/AnoxinLaser)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/3 "2021-11-30T01:06:59Z")
You should set different layers, under each layer set the power of that layer, scan speed, etc ---
**Author:** ![6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/6/58956e/32.png) [@6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/6of1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/4 "2021-11-30T01:12:20Z")
This is one vector, one cut layer. I think my red parts in the top-most pic is confusing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AnoxinLaser](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/anoxinlaser/32/32838_2.png) [@AnoxinLaser](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/AnoxinLaser)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/5 "2021-11-30T01:13:41Z")
You can break it up in your vector file and then set the layers ---
**Author:** ![6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/6/58956e/32.png) [@6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/6of1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/6 "2021-11-30T01:20:17Z")
Just to clarify what you are suggesting…Its late, been a long day, brain is on auto-pilot, lol. You think I should break out the sections that don’t engrave deep/hot enough and do them separately from the rest of the vector that is uniform? ---
**Author:** ![AnoxinLaser](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/anoxinlaser/32/32838_2.png) [@AnoxinLaser](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/AnoxinLaser)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/7 "2021-11-30T01:26:43Z")
Yes, I’m doing the decomposition in RDworkes, as shown in my diagram below ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/d/7dd04adc81bb72b853b0c9990157b3de6c605692.png) ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/6/5605a9934ca929af7cb8dc2d94cf62e377c6852c.png) ---
**Author:** ![6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/6/58956e/32.png) [@6of1](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/6of1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/8 "2021-11-30T01:27:11Z")
It also happened once before on this vector… at the place of this red line ![First time](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/d/6dbe68afd572d58bff41a9b0387e35c3c63d228a.png) 200mm/s 12% power ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/system/32/64335_2.png) [@system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/engraving-depth-power-issue-see-attached-please/53055/9 "2021-12-30T01:27:34Z")
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