# Lighburn "Fill shapes individually" ignores "sublayers"

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lighburn-fill-shapes-individually-ignores-sublayers/184013>\
**Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\
**Tags:** sublayers\
**Created:** [October 19, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lighburn-fill-shapes-individually-ignores-sublayers/184013 "2025-10-19T20:24:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![p3moto](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/p3moto/32/112805_2.png) [@p3moto](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/p3moto)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lighburn-fill-shapes-individually-ignores-sublayers/184013/1 "2025-10-19T20:24:20Z")

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Hello,

I have 121 single Items in one Layer. i want them to be **sublayer1 “filled”** and then **sublayer 2 “lined”** and **sublayer 3 “lines -0,05mm”** and all individually per item.

BUT with “_Fill shapes individually_” first fills every item individually an THEN makes the lines.

I want it to use every sublayer on one item before it moves to the next.

Workaround: put every item on a single layer sucks: I only have 29 layers (not enough for 121) and as compromise also dont wanna put every 4 items in a layer

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**Author:** ![thelmuth](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/thelmuth/32/73307_2.png) [@thelmuth](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/thelmuth)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lighburn-fill-shapes-individually-ignores-sublayers/184013/2 "2025-10-19T20:36:29Z")

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This can be accomplished using the Shape Properties box and Shape Priority. Select an item, then in shape properties set a priority number. The order starts at 0 and goes up. So if your shapes are prioritized from 0 to 120 they will complete individually before moving to the next one. You must also change the optomization settings to Order by Priority for this to function.

> **[Optimization Settings - LightBurn Documentation](https://docs.lightburnsoftware.com/2.0/Reference/OptimizationSettings/#order-by-priority)**
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**Author:** ![p3moto](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/p3moto/32/112805_2.png) [@p3moto](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/p3moto)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lighburn-fill-shapes-individually-ignores-sublayers/184013/3 "2025-10-19T20:56:42Z")

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> [@thelmuth](#):
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> he order starts at 0 and goes up. So if your shapes are prioritized from 0 to 120 they will complete individually before moving to the next one. You must also change the optomization settings to Order by Priority for this to fun

WOW super fast and good written response! Thanks that helps!!! \<3

workes like described 🙂

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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:** [November 18, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/lighburn-fill-shapes-individually-ignores-sublayers/184013/4 "2025-11-18T20:56:45Z")

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Closed on November 18, 2025, 8:56pm UTC

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