# Lead-in preview is correct but flips when making the cut

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lead-in-preview-is-correct-but-flips-when-making-the-cut/158264>\
**Category:** LightBurn Hardware Compatibility\
**Tags:** ruida, omtech\
**Created:** [December 2, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lead-in-preview-is-correct-but-flips-when-making-the-cut/158264 "2024-12-02T16:34:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![tim.turner](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@tim.turner](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/tim.turner)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lead-in-preview-is-correct-but-flips-when-making-the-cut/158264/1 "2024-12-02T16:34:32Z")

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OMTech MF2028-80  
Ruida KT332N  
LightBurn 1.7.03

Hello, we are attempting to make some pretty simple gaskets.  
About 50% of the time our lead-in will flip directions cutting into material we need blemish free.  
Has anyone had this issue where your lead in preview is perfect but your laser decides to do something else?  
I’ve read a few topics similar where the solution was creating your own nodes but that hasn’t resolved the issue here.

 ![image (1)](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/c/dca016446423d83d438eb2873ce33fb111c554fc.png)

 ![oof](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/e/2ed664898c8f71c71e338c3de687bb58969c0edd.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![parsec](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/parsec/32/118933_2.png) [@parsec](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/parsec)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lead-in-preview-is-correct-but-flips-when-making-the-cut/158264/2 "2024-12-05T23:59:45Z")

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![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/6/16048855b2971cb4284ae1a8cb90d7b2a678d9ff.png)

Try the following: create 1 (circle) little shape near each lead-in to force a path in Lightburn, also check your Optimization Settings

 ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/f/7f32fbb6545704de86f2d2698f03f5e5b14eb90d.png)

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**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:** [January 5, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lead-in-preview-is-correct-but-flips-when-making-the-cut/158264/3 "2025-01-05T00:00:37Z")

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Closed on January 5, 2025, 12:00am UTC

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