Anyone had the issue with LightBurn where it won’t burn when sending to the machine. The machine moves as it was working but no laser output. If I pulse the machine from the push button on the front keypad, the laser outputs. I have definitely selected the parts I want cut to output and the keypad shows the right speed and power settings but it doesn’t want to fire the laser.
What do I do?
Basic question, but is the “Output” slider enabled for the layer?
Yes! I’m attaching a screen shot in case it helps.
The head moves like it is printing, the ameter shows current.
What material are you cutting? Does your design have "slow movement’ and the 30% isn’t enough to mark the material? Is the laser/target in focus? What if you send your file to the controller and run it from there?
Wood, it’s cutting and engraving both.
It’s my first project, test one.
Yes it’s focused. Hitting the material.
I’ll have to figure how to send to controller 
Have a look at the following for your options. You have several. 
https://lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/LaserWindow.html
Doesn’t work! Sent it to the controller same problem.
If I use RDworks for same, it keeps giving xylophone error. Seller says no issue in bed size.
Are you saying that you try to send a file using completely different software, RDWorks and head moves like it is printing, the ameter shows current, but not able to get the laser to fire and mark the surface of the target material? This would indicate you have a problem with the hardware since both software produces the same result.
Have you had any success using this machine, regardless of which software used? Can you create and complete a laser job on this system?
It’s a chinese laser, never used for any project. Trying to set it up.
I started with lightburn, When file is sent, head moves like printing, ammeter shows current.
But nothing fires on material (1/4“ wood) power settings are at 30%
When I couldn’t figure that out, I tried RD works. Using both LB and RdW together, RDW gave communication error with controller.
I uninstalled lightburn and worked with RD works. No matter how small the file is, it gives an error for sloppy xy. Tried positioning head at different places, moving the test project, making it as small as possible etc same error. Even when hitting frame same error. Chinese seller says all values looks good in RDworks.
Last night I restored windows to a point where there was only lightburn installed. I’m wanting to give it a try again and see if there’s a setting probably that I’m missing.
With Lightburn I had better results with framing, sending project and everything else other than laser firing on material.
I wish I could post video!
You can post to another service and provide a link. Did LightBurn find the laser or did you add a profile manually? If you used ‘Find my Laser’, what did LightBurn find?
I have it posted on the Facebook “lightburn software community”
I havent done “the find my laser” yet. Let me try that and put up screen pics
If you put a piece of wood under the laser head and press the ‘Pulse’ button on the controller, does it make a mark? If not, your mirrors are likely not aligned and the beam is hitting something within the machine, like the laser head or the side of a mirror mount, before it gets to the wood.
You can - on YouTube, and provide a link to it here.
The mirrors were aligned and tested. I rechecked and if I hit pulse it does Leave a burn mark on the material.
Here’s the link. The laser does fire on pulse. Mirrors are aligned.
running it form Controller.
The laser is not firing still.
Go to Edit > Machine Settings, then all the way to the bottom, unroll the Vendor Settings section, then look to see if Laser 1 is enabled. If not, flip the switch to turn it on.
It was the mirror alignment. It’s great now!
Thank you everyone!
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