We offer several ways to utilize a template file.
If you import a lot from other packages and you use consistent colors, you can create a ‘settings template’ to speed your workflow. Your template will open with a set of “ready to go” colors, like “black is scan, blue is mark, red is cut” for a particular use or machine - you can save multiple templates.
If you save an empty file, LightBurn saves all the cut settings. This allows you to set a preferred palette for a given workflow. Load that “empty palette / template” file and all the cut settings are restored.
You can also save a template with designs intended for output or designs placed on the Tools layer for no-output. This can be helpful for art alignment when using jigs to hold workpieces.