Free version not "Laser Mode Compatible"

[Billschoi (william schofield)]

Hello, new to the forum and still on the free trial. Lightburn version supplied is 0.9.19. I believe this version does not support laser mode can I upgrade to a version that does whilst on free trial? as I need to try it on laser engraving text to check if it cures the problem of engraving path lines between characters.
Thanks in advance.

[raykholo (Ray Kholodovsky)]

The trial version of the software is unrestricted. “Laser mode” is a setting that you change on your GRBL device in the firmware:

Configuring a 3018 CNC (or other CNC-based laser) for use with LightBurn

The summary: Turn on Laser Mode to get rid of the travel lines You’re trying to move too fast, which is why you don’t get enough power You need to zero the machine 3018’s are pre-configured for use as CNC machines, not lasers, so their settings and speeds will likely need to be changed to give you acceptable results with LightBurn. To see the existing settings, you can type $$ into the console in LightBurn and press enter, or go to Edit > Machine Settings. Both are showing the same values, b…

[Stroonzo (Jeff)]

You’re running version 0.9.19?

[Billschoi (william schofield)]

That’s the version that came in the download. Why did you expect something different?

[LightBurn (Oz)]

@Billschoi

Why did you expect something different?

I suspect because the current public release is 0.9.16, and we don’t have a 0.9.19 version yet.

[raykholo (Ray Kholodovsky)]

He’s a time traveler!